Sustainability in Mining: December 2011
Tuesday, 6 December 2011 Hundreds of thousands of jobs, clean power from fuel cells – Anglo DURBAN (miningweekly.com) - The window of opportunity is "wide open" for South Africa to create hundreds of thousands of new stone and simultaneously obtain a source clean zero-emission power, Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll said in Durban.
The importance of sustainability in mining operations
Sep 16, 2019 · The mining industry holds a number of strengths that mean it can not only follow sustainability guidelines, but play an active part in leading forces for change. Credit: Shane McLendon on Unsplash. As mining companies around the world grapple with cost-reduction schemes and improving site safety, there are a range of key themes emerging that ...
Sustainable Development of Mining Mineral Resources ...
Jan 01, 2013 · Social responsibility, being one of the pillars of sustainable development, concentrates, in the case of mining mineral resources, first of all, on the issue of health and safety, on the care of employee health and the conditions of the workplace (Dubiński 2011).
TSM ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
Mining Association of CanadaSafety and Health Protocol – December 2011 Page 1 of 28. TSM ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL. A Tool for Assessing Safety and Health Performance Introduction. Launched in 2004, Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) is an initiative of the Mining Association of Canada designed to enhance the industry’s reputation by improving its performance.
The mining industry in a sustainable future | SEI
The mining and mineral industries affect all three dimensions of sustainability, both positively and negatively, but without the industry’s contribution, not least to supply materials for a necessary technological transformation of global energy systems, for example, climate change becomes difficult to …
Why sustainability is an important consideration in mining
Sustainability continues to be at the heart of the mining industry, and maintaining this focus will ensure that new methods of extraction are being complemented by sustainable processes that help to maintain the integrity of the area being mined and its local population and offer tangible business benefits.
Sustainability In Mining December
EventsGlobal Mining Suppliers. European Mining Convention EMC 2019 aims at connecting the European mining industry with the rest of the world to reframe sustainability with innovation and experience This event will demonstrate the latest technology and innovative solutions to various stakeholders in the industry to take this opportunity to expand connections launch new
Sustainability Challenge - Sustainable Mining - CDE ...
Dec 11, 2018 · The Mining Sustainability Challenge. Request a callback. 11 December 2018. Image ALT text. Last month CDE Meta was shortlisted alongside mining giants Rio Tinto and Roy Hill Holdings at the Australian Prospect Awards in Sydney. A momentous feat, for a CDE business division that was established in 2017. Mining Sector Executive, Kate Richardson ...
Sustainable Mining - Africa Sustainability Matters
May 25, 2019 · This begs the question as to whether sustainable gold mining can be achieved without affecting the lives of the people living around the mines. Gold mining offers employment and harbours other benefits along with it but Mining is an inherently destructive industry, and the mining effects of even a single operation can have a severe impact on ...
Global Mining Sustainability - Collaboration
We are creating a global network of 24 academic institutions focused on mining and sustainability to derive four pillars of institutional and generational value. This unique network will engage in a broad range of interests including jobs, fundraising, hackathons, games, mentoring, ESG …
The business of sustainability | McKinsey
The mining giant BHP Billiton managed its exposure to emerging regulations by systematically reducing its emissions. The choice for companies today is not if, but how, they should manage their sustainability activities. Companies can choose to see this agenda as a necessary evil—a matter of compliance or a risk to be managed while they get on ...
Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo
Case study. Our study took place in Kolwezi, a city of about 450,000 inhabitants and an important mining centre since the first half of the 20 th century, with large open-pit mines located to the west of the city (Figure 1).The study was initiated because of concern – voiced by local authorities, civil society and non-governmental organizations – about the health risks for people living in ...
Whither Sustainable Mining in Guyana?
Whither Sustainable Mining in Guyana? by Paulette Bynoe, PhD International Conference on Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Management in Africa 5-7 December 2011 University of Ghana Accra 1 . OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION •Demystifying Sustainability and Sustainable mining •Guyana : A Brief Overview
Sustainability | Exxaro
The sustainability strategy, focused on Health, Safety, Environment and Education, of Exxaro, a leading black-empowered mining company in South Africa
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - SSR Mining
4 2018 SSR SUSTAINABILITY REPORT INTRODUCTION MESSAGE As our company continues to grow and evolve, so too will FROM OUR CEO On behalf of the SSR Mining team, I am pleased to present our first annual Sustainability Report. The report outlines our approach to sustainability across a range of topics and summarizes our 2018 sustainability performance.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University ...
fuse sustainability with environmental protec- tion and other lofty goals that, strictly speaking, are not required for sustainable operations. In the search for an answer to the question of what is sustainable mining we will review two groups perspectives of sustainable mining …
Mining .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
To date, it appears that the main constraints to sustainability in the mining sector derive from the ever-increasing demand for mined resources, the consumption of resources (mostly energy and...