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Organization: Posted by the MRF Administrator
Sender: info@ashgate.com
Title: Mining in the New Millennium, Challenges and Opportunities,
2000
URL
Edited by Tad S. Golosinski, A.A. Balkema Publishers, 2252 Ridge
Road, Brookfield, VT 05036, fax 802-276-3837, e-mail info@ashgate.com,
Web site: www.balkema.nl, 315 pp., hard cover, $85 - This book contains
the papers presented at the first American-Polish Symposium on Mining
in the New Millennium. It deals mainly with the Polish mining industry.
The Polish mining industry is Europe's largest. The country produces
a variety of commodities. These include lignite, coal, copper, sulfur
and several industrial minerals. The country's mining industry is
discussed. It has been transformed from a centrally run, government-controlled
industry to a market oriented, economyrun one. In addition to the
Polish mining industry, the book also adresses several issues facing
the global mining industry. Some of the papers discussed monitoring
mine-related disaster areas in Sweden, mining at greater depths
in South Africa, degasifying Australian coal mines and automating
American open-pit mines.
Organization: The Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
Sender: minerals.forum@unep.fr
Title: Environmental Progress Report 1999
URL
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) (http://www.mining.ca)
has released the Environmental Progress Report for 1999. The
report is available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file in English
(1.189Mb) and French
(1.261Mb).
Organization: World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF)
Sender: jon_higgins@hotmail.com
Title: The Triple Bottom Line: Key to Project Success
URL
The following paper was presented by Patrick M. James Chairman
and CEO of Rio Algom Ltd at the World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF).
The WMMF was held during the Mining Millennium 2000 convention and
trade exhibition in Toronto, Canada, between 5-10 March, 2000.
The paper is available as a html document:
'The Triple Bottom Line: Key to Project Success'
Organization: Conservation International
Sender: a.rosenfeld@conservation.org
Title: Lightening the Lode: A Guide to Responsible Large-scale
Mining
URL
The executive summary of a Conservation International Policy paper
on A
Guide to Responsible Large-scale Mining is available.
The papers full citation is:
Rosenfeld Sweeting, Amy and Andrea P. Clark. 2000. Lightening
the Lode: A Guide to Responsible Large-scale Mining. Washington,
DC: Conservation International.
The paper can be obtained by contacting:
Conservation International,
2501 M Street, NW Suite 200
Washington, DC 20037 USA
202-973-2274
fax: 202-887-5188
www.conservation.org
Organization: Australian Journal of Soil Research
Sender: helen.malin@publish.csiro.au
Title: Soil Research for Mine Rehabilitation
URL
Soil
Research for Mine Rehabilitation
A
special issue of Australian Journal of Soil Research
In
Australia and New Zealand, the mining industry generates many challenges
in all aspects of soil science and, in turn, supports substantial
soil research with a wide range of institutions and companies. Much
of that research, and also research relevant to mine rehabilitation
and management, has been regularly published in the Australian
Journal of Soil Research.
Furthermore,
soil structure, erosion, fertility and biology are just as important
for mine revegetation as they are for agriculture, horticulture,
forestry or pastoral industries. Consequently, soil research in
the mining and mineral industry not only draws on knowledge from
other industries and areas of science, but can also make important
contributions towards advancement of soil science knowledge and
experience.
In
recognition of the importance of mine rehabilitation for soil research,
the Australian Journal of Soil Research (Vol. 38, No. 2)
is publishing this year a Special Issue devoted solely to that topic.
Preparation of the issue has been kindly coordinated by Dr Rob Loch
of Landloch Pty Ltd and Dr David Jasper of Centre for Land Rehabilitation,
University of Western Australia.
The
price for special issue is $75.00 and a personal subscription for
Australian Journal of Soil Research for the whole year (6 issues
including the special issue) is only $120.00.
The contents page and abstracts can be viewed at:
http://www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ajsr/recent/toc/v38n2.html
Organization: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
Sender: Andrew.Parsons@unep.fr
Title: Social and Human Rights Policy
URL
This is one of the more progressive policies in the mining industry.
http://www.fcx.com/esp/socpolicy.html
Organization: International Council on Metals and the Environment
Sender: Andrew.Parsons@unep.fr
Title: WTO Rules and the Trade and Environment Interface:
An ICME Assessment
URL
Concerns about global and regional environmental problems as well
as their possible association with rapid economic growth and trade
liberalization have led to increasing pressure to broaden the interpretation
of WTO rules to allow for the greater use of trade measures to achieve
environmental objectives. ICME has prepared this paper both to register
its concerns over the implications of the key proposals for change
and to contribute to international discussions on what are extremely
important issues.
http://206.191.21.210/icme/WTOltd.htm
Organization: Placer Dome
Sender: Andrew.Parsons@unep.fr
Title: Progress and protection: The delicate environmental
balancing act
URL
Speech by John Willson, President and CEO, Placer Dome, 20 May
1997
Contains quotes such as:
"We in Placer Dome have concluded that if a mine cannot afford
the full cost of state-of-the-art systems, then it should not be
developed. There is no trade-off. No mine developer has the right
to impose on an ecosystem damage from acid rock drainage just for
the sake of economic activity, returns to investors, jobs and other
benefits."
"The key message is that there is no room for compromise
in environmental protection."
"Do any of us really think that we would have reached our
present point of espousing environmental excellence without some
pressure in the past from environmental non-governmental organizations?"
http://www.placerdome.com/shared/speechpresent/progprot.html
Organization: Mineral Policy Center
Sender: mpc@mineralpolicy.org
Title: 14 Steps to Sustainability
URL
In our efforts to promote more environmentally responsible mining
practices, Mineral Policy Center has released a critique of Placer
Dome's sustainability policy and 1998 Sustainability Report.
http://www.mineralpolicy.org/PlacerDome.html
Organization: International Federation of Chemical, Energy,
Mine and General Workers Unions
Sender: Andrew.Parsons@unep.fr
Title: Rio Tinto: Behind the Facade - 1998 Stakeholders Report
URL
This second stakeholder report illustrates Rio Tinto's continued
failure to address its responsibilities to its workforce and the
communities in which the company operates and reveals how some of
the problems are getting worse.
http://www.icem.org/campaigns/rio_tinto/stakeholder/index.html
Organization: Department of Minerals and Energy of Western
Australia
Sender: Hugh Jones [h.jones@dme.wa.gov.au]
Title: Guidelines on the Safe Design and Operating Standards
for Tailings Storage
URL
This is the second edition of the Guidelines. Its companion document,
Guidelines on the Development of an Operating Manual for Tailings
Storage, was published at the end of 1998.
http://www.dme.wa.gov.au/prodserv/pub/pdfs/guidtail.pdf
Organization: Fiji Mineral Resources Department
Sender: David Laurence davidl@eng.unsw.edu.au
Title: BEST PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE FIJIAN
MINERAL INDUSTRY
URL
A workshop was held on this subject in Suva, Fiji on May 11-14,
1998. The proceedings have now been published. They are a must for
any professional working in the minerals industry in the Asia-Pacific
region & a valuable resource for environmental managers. For
additional information, see: http://www.natural-resources.org/environment/miscdocs/fiji.htm
Organization: Rio Tinto
Sender: Alan.Emery@riotinto.co.uk
Title: Innovation cuts the cost of being green
URL
In many instances, applying best practice production can allow
a company not only to exceed existing environmental standards but
also to improve competitiveness.
http://www.riotinto.co.uk/re13.htm
Organization:
Sender: William G Prast (william@prast.com)
Title: Tailings Dam Failures - A Matter for Due Diligence
URL
The failure of a tailings dam is the worst single accident that
can happen to a mining company. If a tailings dam fails, mining
stops and the company can be out of business for a very long time
until the problem is solved and new permits are issued. The length
of closure time and the concomitant loss of earnings - and adverse
publicity - is potentially massive.
http://www.natural-resources.org/environment/docs/pdfs/BPpaper.pdf
Organization: Tata Energy Research Institute
Sender: N Deepa <ndeepa@teri.res.in>
Title: Climate Change: Post Kyoto Perspectives from the South
URL
The book assesses the post-Kyoto developments from the perspective
of developing countries. It targets a range of readers by providing
a basic explanation of the science of the problem, the physical
and economic impacts, the political history of the negotiations
on the issue, and the turning point at Kyoto. The second part of
the book examines issues from the Kyoto Protocol that are of direct
concern to the South (for example, the CDM).
http://www.teriin.org/climate/climate.htm
Organization: Tata Energy Research Institute
Sender: N Deepa <ndeepa@teri.res.in>
Title: Clean Development Mechanism: Issues and Modalities
URL
The purpose of the paper is to identify and analyze the major issues
involved in structuring CDM, particularly from the perspective of
a developing country. A possible structure for the CDM has also
been suggested in the event of its coming into place.
http://www.teriin.org/climate/cop-cdm.pdf
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Sender: Jane.ELLIS@oecd.org
Title: Monitoring, Reporting and Review of National Performance
under the Kyoto Protocol
URL
This paper identifies actions to strengthen the monitoring, reporting
and review functions that are needed for compliance assessment under
the Kyoto Protocol.
http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/freedocs.htm#mon5
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Sender: Jane.ELLIS@oecd.org
Title: Responding to Non-Compliance under the Climate Change
Regime
URL
Given the legally binding nature of Parties' commitments under
the Kyoto Protocol, purely facilitative approaches to non-compliance
may not be sufficient. This paper summarises the opportunities to
strengthen the regime's ability to identify, prevent and respond
to cases of non-compliance.
http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/freedocs.htm#mon3
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development
Sender: Jane.ELLIS@oecd.org
Title: Status of Research on Project Baselines Under the
UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol
URL
This paper reviews the work that has been done to date on baselines
for the project-based mechanisms: activities implemented jointly
under the UNFCCC; and joint implementation and the clean development
mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol.
http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/freedocs.htm#trad4
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Groundwork
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/groundwk.htm
A quarterly publication updating best practice environmental management
and science in the minerals and energy industries
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: The Global Response to "The Ballast Water Issue":
Implications for Australian Bulk Exports
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ10ab.htm
This research project investigates the international regulatory
and management response to what has been identified as one of the
four greatest environmental threats to the world’s oceans,
the translocation of marine species via shipping, in particular
ships’ ballast water.
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: A Review of Successional Theories, Fire Ecology and
their Relationship to Rehabilitated Bauxite Mines in Western Australia.
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ9abs.htm
Two very important aspects of the identification of completion
criteria for mining rehabilitation are the long-term vegetation
successional trends and the effect of fire on the vegetation composition,
structure and resilience.
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Natural versus Constructed Rehabilitation of Open
Pit Mine Sites Worldwide
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ8abs.htm
A study of both "natural’ and more recent "constructed"
open pit mine site rehabilitation practices worldwide, leading to
the further development of cost-effective, sustainable, engineered
rehabilitation practices for application in Australia.
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: A Review of Selenium and Heavy Metal Contamination
of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, due to Power Generation and
Lead-Zinc Smelting
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ7abs.htm
Lake Macquarie is the largest estuarine lake in New South Wales
and is located on the eastern seaboard of Australia, approximately
85 km north of Sydney. The lake has been subject to anthropogenic
input of heavy metals and metalloids since 1897...
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Environmental Reporting - Issues and Challenges
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ6abs.htm
Outcome of AMEEF Workshop 14 May 1996
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: A Manual of Good Practice for the Use of Biosolids
in Land Reclamation
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ5abs.htm
Biosolids are nutrient-rich organic materials produced during the
biological and physical treatment of wastewater. They were previously
termed as sewage sludge. Biosolids can be beneficially used in land
reclamation...
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Arsenic in the Gold and Base-Metal Mining Industry
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ4abs.htm
Heavy metal contamination of the environment is an issue of current
and growing public concern with respect to human health. other natural
water bodies. Water may be highly acidic or alkaline, and can contain
elevated metal and sulfate levels.
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: A Review of Wetlands for Treating Coal Mine Wastewater,
Particularly in Low Rainfall Environments in Australia
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ3abs.htm
Drainage from coal deposits and other mining activities may degrade
water quality if discharged directly into streams or other natural
water bodies. Water may be highly acidic or alkaline, and can contain
elevated metal and sulfate levels.
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Seed Germination Ecology in Southwestern Western Australia
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ2abs.htm
Germination responses of species from the native plant communities
of south-western Western Australia can be related to syndromes of
life history, fire response, and seed storage, and also to factors
related to environmental stress...
Organization: Australian Minerals & Energy Environment
Foundation
Sender: Brendan Lee ameef@amira.com.au
Title: Pastures, Trees and Shrubs for Rehabilitating Mines
in Queensland
URL
http://www.ameef.com.au/publicat/occpap/occ1abs.htm
Pastures, trees and shrubs, their role and usefulness in stabilising
and rehabilitating mined land, particularly opencut coal mines and
alluvial gold mines in central and north Queensland, Australia
Organization: Western Mining Corporation (WMC)
Sender: sean.wootton@unctad.org
Title: WMC Environment Reports 1995,1996
URL
WMC Environmental reports for: 1995: http://www.wmc.com.au/environ/index.htm
1996: (text version) http://www.wmc.com.au/envrep96/index.htm
or .pdf version http://www.wmc.com.au/acrobat/envrep96.pdf
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