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Case Studies

Cajamarca y la Incidencia de Minera Yanacocha: Marco para el Desarrollo Sostenible / Cajamarca and the impact of the Yanacocha mine (PDF) - Anida Yupari, UNCTAD, 2002.

Case Studies Illustrating Environmental Practices in Mining and Metallurgical Processes - UNEP/International Council on Metals and the Environment (ICME), 1996. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF).

Case Studies on Tailings Management - UNEP/International Council on Metals and the Environment (ICME), 1998. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF).

Coal Case Study (PDF) - McCloskey Group. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare Romania: Report of UNEP/OCHA Assessment Mission (PDF) - UNEP, 2000.

Environmental and Safety Incidents concerning Tailings Dams at Mines - UNEP/ DHA, 1996. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF).

A Guide to Tailings Dams and Impoundments - design, construction, use and rehabilitation - ICOLD Bulletin 106, UNEP/ International Committee on Large Dams, ICOLD) , 1996. Hardcopy only - Order Form (PDF)

Industrial Clays Case Study (PDF) - Haydn Murray. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

An Integrated Participatory Framework for Sustainable Development: The Case of Namaqualand, South Africa (PDF) - Olle Östensson, UNCTAD. - Presentation of a comprehensive approach to resource development illustrated through an application to Namaqualand in South Africa.

Management of Natural Resources And the Environment In Zimbabwe: The Case of Gold (PDF) - Mr. Oliver Maponga and Mr. Anderson Mutemererwa, The Institute of Mining Research,University of Zimbabwe for UNCTAD, 1995.

Mining for the Future - Dirk van Zyl, Meredith Sassoon, Anne-Marie Fleury, Silvia Kyeyune, MMSD. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Preface and Main Report (PDF)
Ok Tedi Riverine Disposal Case Study (PDF)
Porgera Riverine Disposal Case Study (PDF)
Grasberg Riverine Disposal Case Study (PDF)
References (PDF)

The Mining of Aggregates in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo - José M Coelho. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

Natural Resource Management And Sustainable Development: The Case of The Gold Sector in Ghana (PDF) - Dr Peter Claver Acquah, Environmental Protection Council, Ghana, for UNCTAD, 1996.

Potash Case Study (PDF) - International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA). Prepared for the MMSD Project.

The Washington Agreement on Gold (PDF) - Marcos A. Orellana. Prepared for the MMSD Project.

 


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