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Environment Australia
The Commonwealth Government of Australia, through Environment
Australia's Sustainable Minerals Programme, helps build the environmental
management capacity of industry and regulators through its Sustainable
Minerals publication series. The series includes booklets, a training
kit and
checklists.
The Sustainable Minerals programme (previously known as the Best
Practice
Environmental Management in Mining programme) is a world-renowned
partnership between the mining industry, stakeholder organisations
and
the Australian Government. It aims to help all sectors of the minerals
industry (minerals, coal, oil and gas) to protect the environment
and
to reduce the impact of minerals production.
Since the programme began in 1994, Environment Australia has worked
with
industry partners to produce 23 booklets on a range of topics, from
community consultation to water management and cleaner production.
The
booklets present concise, practical information on how to achieve
environmental management best practice in the minerals industry
anywhere
in the world.
Further information is available on the Environment Australia
sustainable minerals programme website:
[http://www.ea.gov.au/industry/sustainable/mining/index.html]
The booklets and training kit are available below:
•Booklets
•Training Kit
| Best Practice in Environmental Management
in Mining series |
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Recent Booklets
Overview of Best
Practice Environmental Management in Mining - Environment
Australia and UNEP, 2002.
Onshore Minerals
and Petroleum Exploration
- Environment Australia, 1996.
Environmental
Auditing - Environment Australia,
1996.
Managing Sulphidic
Mine Wastes and Acid Drainage
- Environment Australia, 1997.
Noise, Vibration
and Airblast Control - Environment
Australia, 1998.
Landform Design
for Rehabilitation - Environment
Australia, 1998.
Cyanide Management
- Environment Australia, 1998.
Dust Control
- Environment Australia, 1998.
Water Management
- Environment Australia, 1999.
Environmental
Risk Management - Environment
Australia, 1999.
Contaminated
Sites - Environment Australia,
1999.
Cleaner Production
- Environment Australia, 2000.
Energy efficiency
and greenhouse gas reduction
- Environment Australia, 2002.
Mine decommissioning
- Environment Australia, 2002.
Older Booklets
Hazardous Materials Management, Storage
and Disposal - Environment Australia, 1997.
Section
1
- Executive Summary; Contents; Introduction (PDF)
Section
2
- Materials and wastes associated with mining (PDF)
Section
3 - Principles of best practice materials management
(PDF)
Section
4
- Management issues and systems (PDF)
Section
5
- System review and auditing; Conclusion; References
(PDF)
Section
6 - Appendices (PDF)
Environmental Impact Assessment
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; What is EIA?; Methodology; Legislative
requirements (PDF)
Section
2
- Basic elements; Immediate and long term impacts; Making
sure it works; Conclusion; Further reading (PDF)
Environmental Monitoring and Performance
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; Purpose of Environmental Monitoring;
Design of the Environmental Monitoring Program (PDF)
Section
2 - Environmental Performance Assessment; Conclusion;
Further Reading; Appendix (PDF)
Environmental Management Systems
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; Overview of the EMS Components
for the Mining Industry; Integration of the EMS (PDF)
Section
2 - Maintenance of the EMS; Conclusion; Further Reading;
Appendices (PDF)
Mine Planning for Environmental Performance
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; What are the environmental issues?
(PDF)
Section
2 - Mine planning stages; Conclusion; Further Reading
(PDF)
Planning a Workforce Environmental Awareness
Training Program - Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; Communication; Urge; Leadership
(PDF)
Section
2 - Teamwork; Understanding; Recognition; Empowerment;
Conclusion; Further Reading (PDF)
Rehabilitation and Revegetation
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; Principles of Rehabilitation; Research;
Rehabilitation Procedures (PDF)
Section
2 - Rehabilitation Procedures continued; Conclusion;
Further Reading (PDF)
Tailings Containment - Environment
Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - Introduction; Objectives of Tailings Storage;
Site Suitability; Design of Tailings Facilities (PDF)
Section
2 - Operating and Monitoring; Conclusions; References
and Further Reading (PDF)
Community Consultation and Involvement
- Environment Protection Agency, 1995.
Section
1 - What is community consultation?; Why consult?;
What do communities expect and need? (PDF)
Section
2 - How to consult; Conclusion; Further reading
(PDF)
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