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GM A Survey of Corruption Issues in Mining Sector
The purpose of this MMSD report by Ian E. Marshall, 2001 is to provide a survey of corruption issues as they relate to mineral exploration, development and mining operations (referred collectively as 'Mining').
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GM APELL for Mining
APELL is a strategic program that provides detailed guidelines for the development and implementation of highly effective, integrated, and well-practiced emergency response plans in local communities. The website is part of the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics website. It also has many useful links and a section targeted at the mining industry.
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GM BAT for Management of Tailings and Waste Rock
The ‘Reference Document on Best Available Techniques for Management of Tailings and Waste-Rock in Mining Activities’ (EC 2004) covers activities related to tailings and waste-rock management of ores that have the potential for a significant environmental impact. In particular the work sought out activities that can be considered as examples of good practice.
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GM Breaking the Curse: Transparent and Fair Taxes
The report ‘Breaking the Curse: How Transparent Taxation and Fair Taxes can Turn Africa’s Mineral Wealth into Development’ March 2009, has been compiled by a group of African and international civil society organizations concerned about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. This report will argue that transparent and balanced mining tax regimes, as opposed to secret tax deals with individual companies, are the best way to avoid corruption and assure citizens and investors that the rents from mining are being shared fairly.
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GM Coal - Industry as a partner for SD
The purpose of the WCI report, 2002 is to provide information on the progress of the coal industry in implementing sustainable development (SD) principles. To achieve this goal, the report includes a general overview of coal markets and the structure of the coal mining sector.
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GM Coal Remining BMP Guidance Manual
The purpose of this US EPA guidance manual, 2000 is to assist operators in the development and implementation of a best management practice (BMP) plan specifically designed for a particular coal remining operation. This guidance manual also was developed to give direction to individuals reviewing remining applications and associated BMP plans.
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GM Environmental Aspects of P and Potash Mining
Fertilizers are a key factor in sustaining the world's agricultural output. This publication concerns the provision of raw materials for two important mineral fertilizers, phosphate and potash. This report on the environmental aspects of phosphate and potash mining is the fifth in a series published jointly by the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 2001
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GM Measures for investigation of fugitive methane
The ‘Technical measures for the investigation and mitigation of fugitive methane hazards in areas of coal mining’ by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 2001, outline testing and evaluation protocols for methane in wells, dwellings and soils near coal mines and recommends when action is prudent to prevent or mitigate methane accumulation.
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GM Role of Fin.Institutions in Mineral Development
The purpose of this UNEP background paper (The Role of Financial Institutions in Sustainable Mineral Development)is to chart the investment process in the mining industry (from early exploration to mine closure and land reclamation) and to identify the key stakeholders at each stage as well as their role in shaping the environmental and social side of mining projects.
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GM The International Cyanide Management Code
The Code is a voluntary initiative for the gold mining industry and the producers and transporters of the cyanide used in gold mining (International Cyanide Management Institute, 2005). The risks posed by the various forms of cyanide are dependent on the specific species and concentration. Information regarding the different chemical forms of cyanide is found at www.cyanidecode.org/library/cyanide facts/cyanide chemistry. For implementation guidance, visit the link attached.
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GM The role of coal as energy source
This report by the World Coal Institute, 2003 and 2005 explains how coal will continue to make a major contribution to global energy supply in the 21st century.
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GM The UNEP Berlin Guidelines
The first edition of Environmental Guidelines for Mining Operations (Berlin I) was published in 1994, as a useful outcome to the 1991 Berlin Round Table on Mining and the Environment organized by the United Nations and the German Foundation for International Development. Since the publication of the first edition of the Guidelines, continuing changes have occurred within the mining sector - particularly in the evolution of legal, fiscal and regulatory policies, accompanying the trend of liberalization and privatization of the industry. The second edition of the Guidelines (Berlin II) reflects these changes and looks at them in the context of developments in more formal legislation.
The Berlin Guidelines address: mining and sustainable development; regulatory frameworks; environmental management; voluntary undertakings; and community consultation and development; as applied to all stages of a mining operation comprising: exploration; operation; decommissioning; and closure and rehabilitation; and include a section on small-scale and artisanal mining.
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GM TransAPELL UNEP Report 35
This UNEP DTIE Technical Report, “TransAPELL – Guidance for Dangerous Goods
Transport Emergency Planning in a Local Community” has been prepared to provide communities with help in planning for accidents arising from the transport of dangerous goods.
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GM World Bank Group’s Extractive Industries Review
Are there some extractive projects that the World Bank should support in some way? If so, how should those projects be selected, designed and operated to ensure that they reduce poverty and promote sustainable development? The purpose of the sourcebook ‘Sustainable Development Sourcebook for the World Bank Group’s Extractive Industries Review: Examining the Social and Environmental Impacts of Oil, Gas and Mining’ by
Robert Goodland 2004 is to make recommendations, particularly on social and environmental issues relating to extractive industries, to the World Bank Group.
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Guidelines for the use of RUSLE
Guidelines for the Use of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), Version 1.06 on Mined Lands, Construction Sites, and Reclaimed Lands Also available under the eLearning Initiative webpage - RUSLE Tutorials
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