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Designing for 1000-Years, Erosion Protection:
Author Christopher E. Sanchez, Steven D. Anderson Organisation Publication date 2002 Keywords 
This paper details the design and construction of tailings waste disposal facility capable of withstanding the elements for a 1000 year period and provide control release of radiological hazards for the term. The example provides a model that others in the uranium industry can follow for final reclamation of uranium processing. The reclamation was a complex correlation of engineering design, regulatory compliance, environmental clean-up, and radiological health and safety. The paper focuses on the engineering aspect of design and construction of erosion protection to satisfy the demands of the 1000-year life that included critical land shaping, runoff controls, erosion controls and overall watershed management to address the long-term stabilization of the radioactive wastes.
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Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines: Mining:
Author International Finance Corporation (IFC) Organisation International Finance Corporation (IFC) Publication date 2007 Keywords
The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry specific examples of good international industry practice. These guidelines are applied whenever a member of the World Bank Group are involved in a project. These industry sector EHS guidelines are designed to be used together with the General EHS Guidelines document, which provides guidance to users on common EHS issues potentially applicable to all industry sectors. The EHS Guidelines contain the performance levels and measures that are generally considered to be achievable in new facilities by existing technology at reasonable costs. Application of the EHS Guidelines to existing facilities may involve the establishment of site-specific targets, with an appropriate timetable for achieving them. The applicability of the EHS Guidelines should be tailored to the hazards and risks established for each project on the basis of the results of an environmental assessment in which site specific variables are considered. The EHS Guidelines for Mining are applicable to underground and open-pit mining, alluvial mining, solution mining, and marine dredging. Extraction of raw materials for construction products are addressed in the EHS Guidelines for Construction Materials Extraction.
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Responsible Jewellery Council - Certification Handbook (G001_2008):
Author Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Organisation Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Publication date 2008 Keywords
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has been established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by promoting responsible ethical, human rights, social and environmental practices throughout the jewellery supply chain. The RJC has developed a common platform of standards for the jewellery supply chain and credible mechanisms for verifying responsible business practices through third party auditing. Certification under the RJC system is based on the Code of Practices (COP ) as the voluntary standards which define responsible practices for business ethics, human rights, social, and environmental issues. The provisions of the COP have been established through reference to national and international law, established international and industry standards, and sound business practice. The system requires members to undergo independent third party verification by accredited third party auditors. A decision on certification is taken on the basis of the results of verification. This document, the Certification Handbook, provides an overview of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) System and the requirements for achieving certification.
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Best Practice Guideline A5: Water Management for Surface Mines:
Author Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Organisation Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa Publication date 2008 Keywords
This Activity Best Practice Guideline (BPG), the fifth in a series of documents dealing with specific mining activities or aspects addressing the prevention and management of impacts, provides guidance on Water Management for Surface Mining activities. This guideline covers the regional water management context within which the mine operates and the links to the mine water balance, with reference to the other BPGs, as applicable. The document is structured as follows: Chapter 2 covers the general principles for Water Management for Surface Mining; Chapter 3 details the objectives and key considerations of the BPG; Chapter 4, together with Appendix A, summarises the current legal framework in South Africa within which Water Management for Surface Mining must be undertaken; Chapter 5 details the regional water management context, and the water management considerations that should be considered by the mine within this context, as well as the water management context and linkages on the overall mine site, and; Chapter 6 covers the water management measures that are specifically applicable to surface mining operations, through the life cycle of the mine operation.
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Best Practice Guideline A6: Water Management for Underground Mines:
Author Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Organisation Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa Publication date 2008 Keywords
This Activity Best Practice Guideline (BPG), the sixth in a series of documents dealing with specific mining activities or aspects addressing the prevention and management of impacts, provides guidance on water management issues associated with underground mines. It excludes water management associated with the subsequent hydrometallurgical processing plant which is dealt with in another guideline. This BPG focuses on when water leaves surface and is sent into the mine shaft for use within the various underground mining operations and ends when wet ore and water and or slurries from the mining operation arrive at the top of the shaft to be sent to hydrometallurgical processing plants for processing or for storage and/or disposal, or for treatment and subsequent reuse back underground. The guideline encompasses: the general principles for water management in underground mining operations; the current legal framework in South Africa; the regulatory water management context; a discussion of the different types of underground mining typically applied in South Africa and the unique water management challenges associated with each; and, discusses water management considerations in typical generic underground mining operations at different stages in a mine life cycle.
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Anglo American S.E.A.T. Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox:
Author Anglo American Organisation Anglo American plc Publication date Keywords
The Anglo American Socio-Economic Assessment Toolbox (SEAT) is intended to help Anglo American operations, as well as others, to benchmark and improve the management of their local social and economic impacts. The SEAT process enables operations to adopt a more strategic view of their interactions in relation to areas such as: local employment; disadvantaged groups; training; procurement and community social investment. The benefits of undertaking a SEAT process include: enabling a more strategic approach to managing socioeconomic impacts and the generation of data to show the local development opportunities created by each operation; supporting operations in undertaking partnerships with governmental authorities and non-governmental organisations to raise the life chances of people in the communities associated with operations; in tackling problems like HIV/AIDS; helping to meet Anglo American’s corporate objective of balancing the depletion of natural resources with the enhancement of local social and human capital; facilitating the development of the social dimension of long-term closure planning; and creating key performance indicators for local and corporate reporting. Not all tools will be relevant to all contexts, and SEAT profiles can be produced through the careful selection of relevant and appropriate tools. Stakeholder engagement is a vital part of the SEAT process and as such features in many of the tools that have been developed.
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