Environmental & Sustainability Aspects of Mining - for Non-Environmental Executives

Course Objectives

Key Learning Outcomes

• Analyse the environmental/social risks in planning, construction, operation and closure of a mining project
• Identify interactions between mining and the environment
• Examine the real meaning and impacts behind key terms such as:
  > Sustainability, bio-diversity, acid rock drainage, ground water management, EIS, stakeholder involvement and community development as they relate to the mining industry
• Identify and review significant environmental issues – in Australia and elsewhere
• Understand the requirements of the Equator Principles and how these influence projects in developing countries
• Examine key differences in the project approvals process in Australia and neighbouring countries
• Environmental management; the current situation – what is being achieved and what are the remaining challenges

About the Course

Many environmental issues such as the Sustainability Concept and the Equator Principles are poorly understood by those responsible for making key project decisions. This course aims to remedy this situation.

The course commences with a review of case histories which illustrate environmental risks that are encountered, particularly for 'Greenfield' projects in areas with little experience of mining.

The main environmental issues are identified and discussed, with particular reference to the relative importance of each issue in different geographic and political situations. Currently popular ‘buzzwords, catch cries and mantras’ such as sustainability, ground water management, acid rock drainage, bio-diversity and stakeholder involvement, are de-mystified, with explanations of how these terms are used by different groups, including opponents of mining.

The Equator Principles (EP) and Performance Standards are described and discussed, showing how they can affect a new mine development and how difficult it may be to meet EP objectives.

A brief overview of the environmental approvals process in Australia and neighbouring countries highlights some of the cultural and political influences that prevail – again illustrated with case studies based on genuine project experience.

The topic of environmental management is addressed in terms of the issues that can be managed routinely (without risk), those that require critical attention and those which may prove intractable.

Who Should Attend

• Senior mining company executives
• Directors of mining companies
• Financial industry executives responsible for evaluating mining projects
  

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Participants receive "Mining & the Environment – From Ore to Metal"
RRP $260

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