Sustainable development in mining industries

which all mining operations may be evaluated in terms of their comparative performance on sustainable development terms. The SDF will need to be used by mining companies to demonstrate commitment to sustainable development, and may be submitted to regulators at the time of seeking clearance or renewal or extension

[Show full abstract] sustainable development in the mining industry and defines the requirements for an assessment methodology designed to implement such a development. Selected multi-criteria

Dec 03, 2013 The role of the mining industry in implementing the SDGs will be discussed at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York on 27 September by a panel of experts including Helen Clark (Administrator, UNDP), the Hon. Christopher Yaluma (Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development, Zambia), H.E. Didier Reynders (Deputy Prime Minister and

Oct 26, 2015 26 Oct 2015 - Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) Geneva, Swizerland. Minerals are essential for modern living, and mining is still the primary method of their extraction. To date, it appears that the main constraints to sustainability in the mining sector derive from the ever-increasing demand

2 Mining and sustainable development 25 3 Impacts of mining during the life of a mine 29 3.1 Mineral exploration phase 30 3.2 Mine development phase: mine design and construction 30 3.3 Mining operations phase: mining and mineral processing 34 3.4 Mine closure phase 37 4 Orienting legal frameworks towards sustainable development 39

Sep 16, 2019 Ultimately, for mining companies to survive, sustainable practices should be at the heart of operations. Many firms are beginning to understand that in order to maintain economic viability, it must take an environmentally and socially responsible approach at all levels of the operation

Aug 03, 2018 Mining, land restoration and sustainable development in isolated islands: An industrial ecology perspective on extractive transitions on Nauru Martin J. Clifford , 1 Saleem H. Ali , 1, 2 and Kazuyo Matsubae 3

Nov 25, 2014 Mining & Metals in a Sustainable World 2050 5 Executive Summary The world is transforming – mining and metals can shape its own agenda Mining and metals are essential to global economic and social development and are connected to almost all industry value chains. As an inherently long-term investment, a long-term perspective is crucial

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national and local companies. In Guyana, UNDP convened policy discussions on good practices of extractive sector governance, which fed into the ongoing development of a national strat-egy for extractive industries. In the recent past supported UNDP Liberia and Sierra Leone in rebal-ancing the asymmetries in oil and mining contract

This paper examines sustainable development in the corporate mining context, and provides some guidelines for mining companies seeking to operate more sustainably. There is now a burgeoning literature that examines sustainable development in the context of minerals and mining, most of which is concerned with sustainability at global and

Sustainable Development = economic growth + environmental protection + social equity “We will make sure the reinvigorated mining industry comes hand in hand with the full protection of the environment and a sturdy umbrella of social and economic returns for host

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 114 Ministry of Mines 12 Sustainable Development Framework 12.1 The Mining sector in India has shown tremendous scope for growth keeping in view the fact that the country has sizeable potential for mineral wealth and demand from manufacturing sector continues to expand. It is however recognized that

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The mining industry impacts positively and negatively across the SDGs, and the nature and quantum of the impact depends on mining practices. Mining can foster economic development by providing opportunities for decent employment, manufacturing, increased fiscal revenues, and infrastructure linkages

Jun 29, 2016 The Mining Industry and Sustainable Development April 2016 It is a common perception that the mining and minerals industry is polluting and environmentally hostile. This impression is based on the

Mining and the Sustainable Development Goals. In September 2015, the UN member states agreed on a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which represent the global agenda for equitable, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable economic development until 2030. Mining companies have the potential to become leading partners in achieving the

The report found that the mining and minerals industry has made major advances towards sustainability but the sector faces new challenges, as governments in the global South reassert control over their natural resources, while at the same time lacking the capacity to ensure mining can contribute to sustainable development

Dec 01, 2000 Business. 2012. The main objective of this paper is to examine sustainable development in the corporate mining context, and provide some guidelines for mining companies seeking to operate more sustainably. There is…. 1. Adaptive governance of resources and environment in mining areas: a review. H. Yuan

Mining companies reported on a greater proportion of indicators (52%) than oil and gas companies (45%). Categories such as closure, water consumption, and community well-being showed high temporal variability for both industries. The inconsistently reported or under-reported subjects may prevent stakeholders from understanding the full impact