Brazil adopts Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative
Published by John Williams,
Editorial Assistant
Global Mining Review,
Instituto Brasileiro de Mineração (IBRAM), the national mining association in Brazil, today announced that it will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a corporate social responsibility programme developed by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) to improve environmental and social practices in the mining industry.
IBRAM joins six other mining associations around the world, including the second in Latin America, in adopting TSM, an increasingly internationally recognised standard for responsible mining. MAC freely shares TSM with other countries seeking tools to improve the environmental and social performance of their mining industries, including tailings management, engagement with civil society and enhanced transparency and accountability. IBRAM, with MAC’s support, will tailor TSM’s performance areas to reflect the unique aspects of its domestic mining sector and commits to TSM implementation over the next five years.
According to Flávio Ottoni Penido, IBRAM’s President, TSM is a necessary response by Brazil’s mining sector after the tragic tailings dam failures in Brazil in the past few years. TSM is recognised by many international experts to include international best practices in tailings management, safety and health and other priority areas. “By adopting TSM, we are committing to raise the standards of our industry. TSM will help our mining sector become more transparent, earn the confidence of Brazilian society and achieve its full potential.”
MAC and its members launched TSM in 2004. Implementation of the programme is mandatory for all MAC members’ Canadian operations, but many voluntarily apply it to their international sites.
TSM requires mining companies to annually assess their facilities’ performance across eight important areas, including tailings management, Aboriginal and community outreach, safety and health, and biodiversity conservation. The results are freely available to the public and are externally-verified every 3 years to ensure what has been reported is accurate.
To ensure TSM reflects the expectations of civil society and industry stakeholders, it was designed and continues to be shaped by an independent, multi-interest advisory panel. As part of its implementation, IBRAM will implement a similar advisory body to provide this oversight function.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/environment-sustainability/17092019/brazil-adopts-canadas-towards-sustainable-mining-initiative/
You might also like
Epiroc’s Simba production drill rigs achieve milestone in LKAB’s Malmberget mine
Four of Epiroc’s teleremote-controlled Simba E6 C WL production drill rigs have surpassed 1 million drill metres in LKAB’s Malmberget iron ore mine in northern Sweden.