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WHO'S WHO IN MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ROAD MAP TO KEY ACTIVITIES IN MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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This section provides compilation of links to information sources on current and recent activities, new publications, documents, newsletters, related to mining and the environment. If you know of additional resources on these subjects or if you think any other issues should be covered, please send e-mails to minerals.forum@unep.fr

bulletinNatural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Launch of Canadian Kimberley Process Website hosted at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Minerals and Metals Sector - The web site provides background information on the Kimberley Process certification scheme for international trade in rough diamonds and the steps the Government of Canada has taken to allow for the implementation of the certification scheme in Canada.

bulletinEnvironment Australia/ UNEP - Best Practice Environmental Management in Mining: Training Kit

PPK Environment & Infrastructure; Environment Australia Commonwealth Government - Department of the Environment and Heritage, 01 July 2002 ISBN 0-642-99638-5

bulletinInternational Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Newsletter: The ICMM Newsletter is published on a quarterly basis. Its main purpose is to present views on key issues and to provide information on developments related to the environment and to health. For Vol. 5 No. 3 onwards, the Newsletter is available in two formats: a plain, unformatted text version that can be viewed using your browser; and a full-colour graphics version in "pdf" format. The Newsletter is available from http://www.icmm.com/html/pubs_intro.php

bulletinICMM Newsletter

ICMM Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 5 (September 2002) is available in PDF pdf format from http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~ICMMSept3.pdf

ICMM Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 4 (July 2002) is available in PDF pdf format from http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~FinalJuly2.pdf

ICMM Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 2 (March 2002) is available in PDF pdf format from http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~ICMMNewsletterV.1,N.2-March2002.pdf

ICMM Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 2001) is available in PDF pdf format from http://www.icmm.com/uploads/1~ICMMnewsletter.pdf

bulletinEnvironment Australia - Sustainable Minerals Program

Two new products have recently been added to the Sustainable Minerals Program website (http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/mining/), an updated Overview of the BPEM booklet and 9 booklets that have been translated into Spanish.

The Overview booklet can be viewed at
http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/mining/booklets/overview/index.html
and the Spanish booklets can be viewed at
http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/mining/booklets/spanish/index.html (10 September 2002)

bulletinInternational Materials Assessment and Application Center (IMAAC)

New E-books available (Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Christian Beinhoff, Eds.):
- Indicators of Sustainability for the Mineral Extraction Industries
- Mercury in the Tapajós Basin
at http://200.20.105.7/imaac/books.html#english

The following books are available free of charge:
"Sustainable Development Indicators for the Minerals Extraction Industries"

O.- Preface
I. - Working Concepts and Ideas
II. - Mine Case Studies
III.- Country Case Studies
IV.-Regional case Studies

The E-BOOK address is

ftp://200.20.105.7/Indicators_Sustainability/