Beyond the Mine Mouth
The Equator Principles and IFC
Performance Standards
Gaining a Social License to Mine
What is Being Done Internationally
to Craft Such a License
IWith more than 1,900 engineering and technical specialists working on mining projects around the world, we offer our clients insight and experience in every facet of the business. AMEC advances projecConcentrating on Mining …Proving our worth
It’s All About Adding True Value. No two ores, no two mines, and no two minerals processing plants are identical. Which is why our extensive experience anMining companies are learning that corporate responsibility is no longer a choice. Companies are working harder to protect their reputations so they can stay in business.
In this issue of MINING.coBeyond the Mine Mouth:
The Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards
by Gillian Davidson
Our Youth, Our Future – Finding Innovative Ways to Move Forward Together 10
Gaining a Social LicenThe Green Issue:
Beyond the Mine Mouth
The Equator Principles and IFC
Performance Standards
Gaining a Social License to Mine
What is Being Done Internationally
to Craft Such a License
I
With more than 1,900 engineering and technical specialists working on mining projects around the world, we offer our clients insight and experience in every facet of the business. AMEC advances projec
Concentrating on Mining …Proving our worth
It’s All About Adding True Value. No two ores, no two mines, and no two minerals processing plants are identical. Which is why our extensive experience an
Mining companies are learning that corporate responsibility is no longer a choice. Companies are working harder to protect their reputations so they can stay in business.
In this issue of MINING.co
Beyond the Mine Mouth:
The Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards
by Gillian Davidson
Our Youth, Our Future – Finding Innovative Ways to Move Forward Together 10
Gaining a Social Licen
On April 30, 2006, a new generation of social and environmental standards came into effect. These standards were developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the private-sector lending a
new areas such as employee working conditions, community security and health, alongside greater consultation, transparency and accountability. Key requirements and differences are summarized in Table
Whilst it is difficult to map the changes made by banks and lending institutions, and criticism from the NGO sector the ability of the standards to address issues, evidence suggests that changes withi
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Dawn breaks around 4:00 a.m. in August, so it’s already warm and bright outside when the students are awakened by a horn blast just before 7:30, which is
New workers are needed to fill the gaps that upcoming retirements and continued industry growth will create. By turning out well-rounded graduates who are ready to work in the sector, RAP is addressin
A Flood of Opportunities
Anthony Moore was one of 44 students who graduated from the Reclamation and Prospecting Program in early September 2007. Along with all his classmates, he attended workshops
thriving B.C. mineral exploration and mining industry’s increasing demand for skilled workers. Through the environmental monitoring work that students do, RAP also contributes to Provincial efforts to
Metal extraction is an important industry for our modern way of life. However, all phases in the life of a mine can discharge metals to estuaries, rivers, streams, and lakes (Ripley and Redmann, 1978)
methylmercury that underwent bioconcentration and biomagnification. People ate the contaminated fish (Bradl, 2005; Landis and Yu, 2003; Wright and Welbourn, 2002).
Mercury is now known to be a neurot
cadmium interact antagonistically with mercury; the total toxicity of the metal mixture is less than the sum of the toxicities would predict. These other metals protect aquatic organisms from mercury
to cadmium do not grow normally, there will be less food available for aquatic animals (Bradl, 2005; Landis and Yu, 2003; Wright and Welbourn, 2002).
Cellular damage has been observed in the hepatopa
lead-based systems are still found in old buildings in older cities (Wright and Welbourn, 2002). Lead has been used in paint pigments because lead-based paints cling well to wood and lead imparts brig
Further Information on Metal Toxicity
Further information can be obtained about toxic effects of mercury, cadmium, chromium, lead, and other metals that are mined or emitted as by-products of mining
Having a so-called “social license to operate” a mine is an emerging concept within the hard rock mining community. As an abstract idea it has no consensus on definition or application. But, there is
consultants from diverse backgrounds pursuing qualitative projects. Through this book, grounded theory has been thoroughly remodelled. Pulling together diverse traditions in social theory and providin
until they agree on a preferred alternative. This plan of operations is then submitted to the lead regulatory agency and is presented to cooperating agencies and the public at meetings. Too often, fee
having everyone at every level agree on what to do. Similarly, the lead regulatory agency is mandated to be the federal land manager and responsible for decisions on land use allocations based on guid
My paternal grandfather was killed in a rock burst on the East Dagga mine. That was in the mid 1920s; not much has changed on the South African mines since then.
My first job out of university was wi
writing, dissemination, and training in procedures is expensive. My point: if a mine cannot afford such equipment and such procedures, they should not operate. Fact is they are inherently uneconomic b
Twenty-three years of data, compiled by the Health & Safety Committee, focusing attention on the most common causes of exploration accidents, are presented in Safety Guidelines for Mineral Exploration
I was puzzled to see brook trout swimming in a creek below the historic Cripple Creek Mining District in Colorado. When I am in a pristine wilderness, I often wonder about pollution. When I was a chil
Different trout species have different sensitivities to different metals. No one knows why. It may have to do with the animal’s evolutionary path. For example, brook trout, which are derived from Arct
Few industries are attacked as ferociously as the mining industry. But here is a surprise for mining’s critics. The industry expects to pay taxes, obey regulations and executives generally care about
Since the times when mining in Canada was nothing more than excavation of simple pits, carried out by the First Nations, the industry1 in this country has come a long way. Canada is now a world leader
British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan collectively accounted for 32.0% (14,728) of mining jobs. In all mining and mineral processing industries- mining to metal fabrication- the number of employ
In attaining a position as a global mining leader, Canada’s mining companies, invest millions annually (more than Can$500 million in 2005) in research and development, as well as exploration. Canada r
Commodities
The most recent commodity reviews are collated by Natural Resources Canada. The following is a brief overview of each.
Aluminium
Aluminium-bearing ore (bauxite) is not mined in Canada
mine development in British Columbia where construction was suspended in November 2007. Original 2006 construction costs were estimated to be US$2 billion, however when development was suspended the f
The consolidation recently in mining places the industry in a better position to negotiate commodity prices. Declining reserves also help in this respect, but production has to be replaced with reserv
Uranium is an important source of energy. It provides about 16% of the world’s electricity supply. With world population growing and energy consumption expected to rise—especially in developing countr
Collectively, the eight largest uranium mines market 64.7% of the world’s uranium in 2006, with the top three contributing to more than a third of world production (World Nuclear Association - see Tab
2010. This is in addition to the Trekkopje project in Namibia which AREVA acquired through the friendly takeover of Uramin (completed in August 2007). Trekkopje is expected to come online this July a
McArthur River Mine
The McArthur River mine (owned – 69.8% by Cameco and 30.2% by AREVA) produced 73% of Canada’s uranium in 2006. An underground mine that began operating in December 1999 and requir
flooded area was successfully sealed off in February 2008. Remediation is still underway, with production expected in 2011.
Midwest
Initially to be an underground mine using ground freezing and w
to the world’s richest uranium deposits—where over 40 companies hold uranium exploration titles and half of which are actively conducting exploration, often in joint ventures. Expenditures for uranium
partners Rimfire Minerals and Fronteer Development Group. Strateco Resources, Nova Uranium and Ditem Explorations are working in the Otish Mountains, as are Cameco and AREVA. In the Elliot Lake area,
distance between the source of the radiation and the worker, 2) placing shielding between the source of the radiation and the worker, and 3) reducing the amount of time that the worker is exposed to t
Some call them headgears, others call them headframes.Without one, no mine is really a mine. Open pits impress by their size and plunge into the earth, but even the most swirling open pit is no visual
Phelps Dodge Mine, Jerome, Arizona 2004
Headgear detail, Worthington (Sudbury), Ontario 2006
Headframe, pumphouse and dry. Totten Mine, Worthington (Sudbury), Ontario 2006
Totten Mine, Worthi
Above: Lift winding gear of an abandoned coal mine in South Wales
Below: Death Valley Mine near Cima, California. Photo courtesy of Tom Schweich
South Crofty Tin Mine in Pool, Cornwall U.K.
Gold mining head gear in Johannesburg South Africa
Forbes Reef (1900), courtesy of
Swaziland Digital Archives
Left:
Nicholas McDiarmid, Mining
Mining health and safety, or at least the absence thereof, it is a perfect topic for blogging. It is almost too easy: every day there is copious news of gruesome deaths; mine mangers and owners failin
Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global Funds, has a bullish outlook for gold. It just depends upon the price of oil. Holmes sat down with InfoMine in the fall for an interview. Part one of the interview can b
The 2007 Mining & Metals IT survey reveals a shift in focus for information technology (IT) organizations from 2004, according to the Gartner Group‘s last survey. In 2004 the emphasis was on business
technical systems has reached a new high and it shows that industry CIO’s are willing to be part of the business, not just acting a supplier to the business. Due to wide variations in percentages of t
Mining Industry Focus Shifts Towards Production and Operations IT Charts
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Cameco is the world's largest uranium producer accounting for about 21% of world production from its mines in Canada (northern Saskatchewan) and the US. Centerra Gold, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cam
Cameco controls ownership of the world's largest high-grade reserves and low-cost operations in northern Saskatchewan, Canada’s ore grades are up to 100 times the world average.
Currently the compan
106 A.D. somewhere up in the Transylvanian Alps. The summer day came to an end bringing a resolution to the long Roman siege of the mountainous Dacian capital fortress.
It was the end of a long war
belongings and a few wax tablets - describing their socio-economic and private life - were recovered by other generations of gold miners.
At about the same time local fishermen started retrieving gol
A few moments later bullets passed through the wooden door ending his dreadful collaboration with the communist secret police. Decades later the bullet ridden door could still be seen lying against a
stop the project by refusing to sell the land of their ancestors. Also, some political parties’ representatives have started to talk about trying to pass a law that would forbid the use of cyanide in
Knelson Concentrators are the key component of the full gravity solutions provided by KGS. Established in 1978, the Knelson Concentrator has revitalized the use of gravity separation technology in the
Customization is key for successful integration of new screens into aggregate, mining and construction operations.
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EduMine has a wide range of courses on environment, community and safety issues. Each course provides online learning and certification tailored to the requirements of mining communities, and online c
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This is a course for managers, professionals, students and concerned stakeholders in mining who require an understanding of the concepts and issues of sustainable de
This book should be on the desk of every miner, manager, worker, and consultant. It is a superb collection of papers entitled Mine Health and Safety Management. It is available from the SME and throug
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