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Global Dialogue on Mining, Metals and Sustainable
Development
Thirty-eight nations have confirmed their support
for a Global Dialogue on mining, metals and sustainable development,
strengthening the Type II partnership initiative led by the governments
of Canada and South Africa at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD).
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| June 2003 |
Accident Prevention and Preparedness at Mine
Sites
Two years ago, in response to a number of serious accidents at
mine sites, UNEP published with the assistance of the mining industry
an international
handbook on 'APELL in Mining'.
A recent informal workshop in Geneva on 14 May 2003 reviewed again
how some leading companies, mining associations and other institutions
are dealing with the situation of potential accidents at mine sites.
The workshop brought together managers, officials and experts to
review practical examples of APELL implementation, and to define
further work that needs to be done. (link to workshop report on
http://www.uneptie.org/pc/apell/events/miningworkshop.html).
A number of examples of APELL application are included in the report,
including an explanation of the International
Cyanide Management Code.
The workshop concluded that more needs to be done to promote the
application of APELL or similar procedures in the industry, and
that teaching institutions have an important role in raising awareness
and training on this issue. The workshop also provided input to
the International
Council for Metals and Mining (ICMM) which has recently developed
an APELL work programme for its members.
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May 2003
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APELL for mining workshop
Dedicated to the mining sector, an informal workshop to develop
and improve the Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local
Level (APELL) was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland
on 14 May 2003.
Please click
here for more information on the APELL for mining workshop.
This workshop occured as a side event of the Senior-Level Expert
Advisory Group Meeting on APELL, which took place at the Palais
des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 15 to 16 May 2003. Please
click
here for more information on this meeting.
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March-April 2003
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Title: Global Mercury Assessment Report
This report responds to the request of the Governing
Council of UNEP, through GC decision 21/5, that UNEP undertake
a global assessment of mercury and mercury compounds, in cooperation
with other members of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound
Management of Chemicals (IOMC).
As part of the implementation of GC decision 21/5, UNEP established
a Global Mercury Assessment Working Group to assist in the drafting
and finalization of this report. Further information on the Report
can be found here.
This report will be forwarded to the Governing Council for consideration
at its 22nd
session in February 2003.
mercury-assessment-report.pdf
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MB)
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Oct-Nov
2002
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Author: Paul L Younger, Professor of Hydrogeochemical Engineering,
School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle,
NE1 7RU, UK
Mine waste or mine voids: which is the most important
long-term source of polluted mine drainage?
younger1102.pdf
(38 KB)
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Oct-Nov
2002
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Author: Wayne M. Shinya, Senior Policy Analyst,
Industry Canada
Title: Certification Initiatives in the Minerals
Industry
CertificationPaper.pdf
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Sep-Oct
2002
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Author: John B Gammon. Assistant Deputy Minister,
Mines and Minerals, Government of Ontario
Title: Dealing with the Legacy Issue - lessons
from 12 years' experience in Ontario: Be Creative; Be Flexible and
Be Strict !
Legacy-Issue-gammon.pdf
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July-Aug 2002
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Author: Golder Associates Pty Ltd.
Title: REPORT TO UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT
PROGRAMME GIVING GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING TAILINGS REGULATIONS
Description: This is the report on tailings
regulation that Golder Associates was commissioned by the United
Nations Environment Programme in January 2001 to produce. It could
be used as guidance by regulatory jurisdictions in the development
of the own tailings regulation regime.
golder0802.pdf
(90 KB)
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May-June 2002
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Author: James McDivitt
Title: STATUS OF EDUCATION OF MINING INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONALS - MMSD WORKING PAPER (February 2002)
Description: "Over the next 50 years the
world will use five times the mineral resources that have been mined
to the year 2000" (AusIMM). If this is even close to being
true, serious and concerted steps must be taken to assure the future
of the mining industry, and of the professionals who service it.
This report covers overview on the changing pattern of mineral industry
education, the survey and directions, roles of stakeholders, eLearning,
etc. The
report is available in PDF
format (386 KB) and also available from MMSD
Working Paper website.
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Title: ALUMINIUM REPORT (excerpt)
Description: Prepared by the International
Aluminium Institute, Facilitated by UNEP DTIE For the World Summit
on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg 2002
ALUMINIUM
REPORT.pdf
(517 KB)
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Title: STEEL REPORT (excerpt)
Description: Prepared by the International
Iron and Steel Institute Facilitated by UNEP DTIE For the World
Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg 2002
STEEL
REPORT.pdf
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Title: COAL REPORT (excerpt)
Description: Prepared by the World Coal Institute
Facilitated by UNEP DTIE
For the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg 2002
COAL
REPORT.pdf
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Author: Neil Gunningham
Title: OPTIONS FOR REGULATIONS TO INTERFACE
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES: Integration of environmental
management systems into legislation in the oil and gas industry
Description: Although this paper has been written
with reference to the oil and gas sector, the principles are relevant
to the mining and minerals sector.
optionsfor
regs-oil.pdf
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Authors: Jean-François Luc, Manager, Health
Canada, Wayne M. Shinya, Senior Policy Analyst, and John Szabo,
Economist, Industry Canada*
Title: HOW PATENT INFORMATION CAN CONTRIBUTE
TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
BIXpaper.pdf
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Author: D. Salatic University of Belgrade,
Faculty of Mining and Geology, Yugoslavia
Title: POSSIBILITY OF MINERAL PROCESSING CREATING
A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT IN THE BALKAN
Description: IX Balkan Mineral Processing Congress, Istanbul,
Turkey, September 2001 Proceedings - pp. 555-558
SalaticPlenary.pdf
(375 KB)
* Posted by permission of the author and the Congress organiser
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Authors: Michelle Pressend, Doctor Mthethwa,
Mathews Hlabane, and Ibinini Mara Group of Environmental Monitoring
(GEM) and Environmental Monitoring Group (EMG) Witbank Office
Title: BREAKING COMMUNICATION BARRIERS BETWEEN
COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY MINING AND THE MINING INDUSTRY IN SOUTH
AFRICA
Communication.pdf
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Authors: PHILIP PECK, International Institute
of Industrial Environmental Economics Lund University and KNUD SINDING,
Department of Environmental and Business Economics, University of
Southern Denmark
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-REPORTING IN THE
MINING INDUSTRY
selfreport.pdf
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Author: Mr Dick Wells, Executive Director Minerals
Council of Australia
Title: Voluntary Initiatives for the Minerals
Sector - The Australian Experience Presentation (MMSD Workshop,
Santa Fe, USA, 18 July 2001)
Wells_Santa_Fe_Speech.pdf
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