A guide to leading practice sustainable development in mining

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Airborne Contaminants, Noise and Vibration (referred to in the text as LP ACNV) This handbook addresses issues related to emissions of particulates (dust, diesel and silica), noise and vibration and how they are controlled at mining operations. These issues can have a significant impact on local communities and contribute to concerns about ongoing environment and health risks. Biodiversity Management (LP Biodiversity) This handbook addresses the broad issue of biodiversity management for mining operations, including environment protection and conservation legislation, flora and fauna and environmental offsets. Mining often occurs in or near sensitive natural environments, so biodiversity protection needs to be a key part of the operation’s environmental management program. Community Engagement and Development (LP Community) This handbook addresses some of the key issues around these processes in the minerals sector, offering insights, approaches and practical discussion about the challenges that companies may encounter as they engage with local communities and seek to contribute to their short and long-term development. The handbook is supported by case studies that illustrate how these challenges have been addressed in particular contexts. Cyanide Management (LP Cyanide) Managing cyanide to minimise risks to human health and environmental health represents one of the key challenges facing the mining industry. This handbook addresses principles and procedures for effective and safe cyanide management. The handbook takes a risk management approach and is closely based upon the leading practice principles contained in the International Cyanide Management Code (the Code). Evaluating Performance: Monitoring and Auditing (LP Monitoring) This handbook addresses the ongoing impact of all stages of a resource project from initial planning through development and operation, to closure and rehabilitation. It includes requirements for an environmental impact assessment for a project, development and implementation of environmental management systems, performance, monitoring and auditing, all of which contribute to the company’s social licence to operate. Hazardous Materials Management (LP Hazardous) This handbook outlines the principles to manage hazardous materials in the mining industry. A hazardous material can be defined as ‘any material (biological, chemical, physical) which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals, or the environment when it is improperly handled, used, treated, stored, disposed of or otherwise managed’. Any point in the lifecycle or supply chain can include a hazardous material. A GUIDE TO LEADING PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MINING 3
Managing Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (LP AMD) This handbook addresses management issues related to the environmental impacts and remediation of acid and metalliferous drainage in the mining industry. The problem of acid and metalliferous drainage encompasses all issues associated with the actual and potential environmental effects of sulfide oxidation resulting from mining activities. Its significant potential for long term environmental degradation makes it one of the biggest environmental issues facing segments of the mining industry. Mine Closure and Completion (LP Closure) Poorly closed and derelict (orphaned and abandoned) mines provide a difficult legacy issue for governments, communities, companies and ultimately tarnish the mining industry as a whole. Increasingly, as access to resources becomes tied to industry and corporate reputation, effective closure processes and satisfactory mine completion becomes critical to a company’s ability to develop new projects. Poor planning and inadequate financing invariably increase the costs of closure and decrease overall profitability, hampering a company’s ability to develop new projects. Taking a more integrated approach to mine closure planning, and doing it earlier, can achieve effective mine closure and completion. Mine Rehabilitation (LP Rehabilitation) This handbook outlines the principles and practices of mine rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is the process used to mitigate the impacts of mining on the environment. The long-term objectives of rehabilitation can vary from simply converting an area to a safe and stable condition, to restoring the pre-mining conditions as closely as possible to support the future sustainability of the site. Risk Management (LP Risk) Risk is an unavoidable consequence of mining operations and there is a business case to embrace a robust and comprehensive risk management approach. This handbook addresses issues related to identifying, assessing and managing risk in the mining industry. Stewardship (LP Stewardship) Stewardship involves the care and management of a commodity through its life cycle. Stewardship needs to be an integrated program of actions aimed at ensuring that all materials, processes, goods and services are managed throughout the life cycle in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. Tailings Management (LP Tailings) This handbook addresses tailings management through the life of the project (including planning, design, operation and closure of tailings storage facilities). Tailings are a combination of the fine grained solid material remaining after the recoverable metals and minerals have been extracted from mixed ore and any process water remaining. The physical and chemical composition varies with the nature of the material that is the inherent geophysical and geochemical parameters, and the manner of its processing ie the mechanical and/or chemical transformation process and any activities. Tailings may be stored in a variety of ways, depending on their geochemical properties, the site topography, climatic conditions and the socioeconomic context in which the mine and mill operations are located. 4 LEADING PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY
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Page 3 and 4: Disclaimer This publication has bee
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Page 7 and 8: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Leading Practi
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Page 12 and 13: 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Purpose and La
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Page 20 and 21: Sustainable Mining There is no one
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Page 28 and 29: Leading Practice The handbooks in t
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Page 32 and 33: The application of high standard en
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Page 38 and 39: conditions are appropriate. In NSW,
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For these reasons, it is important
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Risk Management and Exploration Exp
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Post-mining & closure Resource deve
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level of family diversity was maint
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Introduction The development and co
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MINE: Mt Todd LOCATION: Near Kather
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Airborne Contaminants, Noise and Vi
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Biodiversity Management During Deve
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Rather than taking a generic approa
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Step 2: Working in collaboration On
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course was designed to train and pr
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Adjustments for changes in the mine
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indicators of high importance durin
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Operating major mining projects pre
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the earliest stage of development,
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Watercourse diversions In order to
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Figure 3.7 - Morwell River after di
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tailings disposal techniques contin
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Figure 4.2 - Predicted blast overpr
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Responsible management of biodivers
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Leading practice management of wate
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MINE: Pierina Mine LOCATION: Distri
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Weipa - a sustainable approach to t
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Adopting the International Cyanide
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Box 1: Major recent incidents invol
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MINE: Chatree gold mine LOCATION: P
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The audit outcomes also highlight t
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Mercury for gold recovery in small/
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Figure 4.9 - Geological control to
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highest rating group for the whole
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Figure 4.13 - Beverley uranium mine
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from 2.5 - 3.0 tonnes/man-shift to
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Figure 4.17 - Sunrise Dam TSF Taili
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Dry stacking bauxite residue is now
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Once the water is used underground
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The Rio Tinto “Excellence in Wate
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Background Image: Sourced from GOOG
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Company policies and government reg
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5.0 MINE REHABILITATION AND CLOSURE
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Closure involves the implementation
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Biodiversity and Closure Introducti
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e better than the high standard bei
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Figure 5.7 - Pasture and shelter tr
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The Argyle Diamonds case study (see
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support and on site accommodation a
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Having the right information to mak
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Figure 5.13 - Misima after rehabili
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In January 2011, the PNG government
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MINE: Former lignite mines LOCATION
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Fig 5.16: Former Minister Stein Coa
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Figure 5.19 - Rehabilitated mine si
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Figure 5.21 - Pit water treatment p
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Final Rehabilitation Rehabilitation
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Figure 5.23: Aerial view of Area 4
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Landform construction In general, e
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The Hsin-Chen Shan quarry terrain i
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Figure 5.29 - Spreading topsoil at
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Risk Management Risk at closure and
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During the 1980s and 1990s, a numbe
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An example of direct vegetation is
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Water Management Central to a mine
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Department of Resources, Energy and
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GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS Abandoned min
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Biodiversity offsets Conservation a
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Cultural heritage Cultural heritage
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Engagement At its simplest, engagem
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High rate thickener A thickener thr
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NAPP Net Acid Producing Potential,
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Product stewardship This is perhaps
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Risk management process The risk ma
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Sustainable development Sustainable
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