The document discusses guidelines from various industry organizations for managing tailings dams and waste facilities. It outlines concerns around social license, regulatory and reputational risk. It then summarizes guidelines from the Canadian Dam Association, International Commission on Large Dams, Mining Association of Canada, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, Canadian Institute of Mining and the International Council on Mining and Metals that provide frameworks and criteria for tailings management, dam safety, and sustainable development.
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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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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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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