1. Tailings Dams:
The Role of Industry
Guidelines
CDA Saskatoon – 2012
Leon C. Botham, MSCE, P.Eng.
26 September, 2012
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2. Outline
 Industry Concerns / Response
 Canadian Dam Association (CDA)
 International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)
 Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
(PDAC)
 Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
(CIM)
 International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)
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3. Industry Concerns
 Social Licence to Operate
 Regulatory Risk
 Political Risk
 Reputational Risk
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4. Industry Response
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5. CDA – Dam Safety Guidelines
 Identifies need for education of owners,
regulators, managers, operators
 Processes & criteria for management of
dam safety
 Becoming the basis for regulation of
dams in Canada
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6. ICOLD
 Mission
 Setting standards and guidelines
 Leading professional organization advancing dam
engineering
 Assisting nations to meet challenges
 Technical Committees (21 total)
 Tailings Dams & Waste Lagoons
 Dam Surveillance
 Climate Change
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7. MAC – Tailings Management Guidelines
 Tailings Management Framework
 Policy & Commitment
 Planning
 Implementation
 Checking & Corrective Action
 Managing through the life cycle
 Implementing the Framework
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8. MAC - TSM
 Crisis Management Planning
 External Outreach
 Energy Use & GHG Emissions
Management
 Tailings Management
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9. MAC – TSM (cont’d)
 Tailings Management Assessment
 Tailings Management Policy & Commitment
 Tailings Management System
 Assigned Responsibility & Accountability for
Tailings Management
 Annual Tailings Management Review
 Operations, Maintenance & Surveillance (OMS)
Manual
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10. PDAC – e3 Plus
 Principles
 Guidance Notes
 Toolkits
 Environmental Stewardship
 Health & Safety
 Social Responsibility
 Performance Objectives
 Reporting
 Verification
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11. CIM – Centre for Excellence on CSR
 Government of Canada, CSR Action
Plan
 Hosted by CIM
 Multi-stakeholder executive committee
 Warehouse of information
 Policies & regulations
 Toolkits & resources
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12. ICMM – Sustainable Development Framework
 Principles for sustainable development
 Public Reporting
 Independent Assurance
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13. DISCUSSION!
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