The following documents on the mining sector are available through the UNU website.

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Zambia (PDF) - S. Simukanga. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Lesotho, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe (PDF) - H. Munyanyiwa. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

Mineral Resources: Issues Associated with Their Management for Sustainable Development in Guinea (PDF) - S. Coulibaly. Africa's Natural Resources Conservation and Management Surveys: Summary Proceedings of the UNU/INRA Regional Workshop Accra, Ghana - Ed. J.J. Baidu-Forson, March 1998.

The UNRISD is active in the research and publication of material on the subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Though focused upon the activities of corporations in general, the work is of relevance to the mining sector. Examples of some UNRISD publications include:

Corporate Codes of Conduct: Self-Regulation in a Global Economy (PDF) - Rhys Jenkins.

Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility: Selected Sources of Information (Bibliography and Websites) (PDF) - Renato Alva Pino.

In June 2000, the President of the UN Security Council requested the UN Secretary-General to establish a Panel of Experts on the illegal exploitation of the natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the following mandate (S/PRST/2000/20):

(a) To follow up on reports and collect information on all activities of illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including in violation of the sovereignty of that country;

(b) To research and analyse the links between the exploitation of the natural resources and other forms of wealth in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the continuation of the conflict.

Much of the work of the Panel pertained to mineral resources. Documents subsequently prepared by the expert panel are as follows:

Final report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - United Nations, UN Doc: S/2002/1146, 16 October 2002.

Interim report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - Un Doc: S/2002/565 - 22 May 2002.

Report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - UN Doc: S/2001/357 - 12 April 2001.

Interim report of the United Nations Expert Panel on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - UN Doc: S/2001/49 - 16 January 2001.

Addendum to the report of the Panel of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and Other Forms of Wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (PDF) - UN Doc: S/2001/1072 - 13 November 2001.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee oversees the implementation of the "Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage". They have released a number of documents in relation to mining and world heritage listed areas, including:

Report of the technical workshop on "World Heritage and Mining" / Rapport de l’atelier technique "Patrimoine mondial et l'exploitation minière" (English PDF | Français PDF) - 24th extraordinary session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Switzerland, Doc. code: WHC.2000/CONF.203/INF.7, 21-23 September 2000. - The report features 10 principles agreed upon to underpin the relationship between mining and World Heritage interests.

World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Position Statement on Mining and associated activities in relation to Protected Areas / Document de position de la Commission mondiale des aires protegees (WCPA) sur l'exploitation miniere et les activites concernant des Aires protegees (English PDF | Français PDF) - 23rd session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Doc. Code: WHC.99/CONF.204/INF.14, June 1999.

Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda : State of conservation of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and on the World Heritage List - World Heritage and Mining / Point 10 de l’ordre du jour provisoire : Etat de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial - Patrimoine mondial et exploitation minière (English PDF | Français PDF) - 23rd session of the Committee, Doc. Code: WHC.99/CONF.209/20, 29 November - 4 December 1999.

Item 4 of the Provisional Agenda: State of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List - World Heritage and Mining / Point 4 de l’ordre du jour provisoire : Etat de conservation des biens inscrits sur la
Liste du patrimoine mondial - Patrimoine mondial et exploitation minière (English PDF | Français PDF) - 23rd extraordinary session of the Bureau, Doc. Code: WHC.99/CONF.208/7, 26-27 November 1999.

Review of an Independent Scientific Panel of the scientific issues associated with the proposed mining of uranium at Jabiluka in relation to the state of conservation of Kakadu National Park. Undertaken between 22 April and 13 May 1999 / Etude réalisée par UN comité scientifique indépendant sur les questions scientifiques liées à l’extension d’uranium envisagée à Jabiluka concernant l’état de conservation du Parc national de Kakadu entrepris entre le 22 avril et le 13 mai 1999 (English PDF | Français PDF) - 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee, Doc. Code: WHC.99/CONF.205/INF.3E, 12 July 1999.

State of conservation of Kakadu National Park, Australia: Independent Scientific Panel (ISP) of the International Council for Science (ICSU) Report No. 3, September 2000 / Etat de conservation du Parc national du Kakadu, Australie : Comité scientifique indépendant (ISP) du Conseil international pour la science (ICSU), Rapport n° 3, septembre 2000 (English PDF | Français PDF) - 24th session of the Committee, Doc. Code: WHC.2000/CONF.204/INF.20, 27 November - 2 December 2000

Report of the twenty-fourth session of the World Heritage Committee / Rapport de la vingt-quatrième session du Comité du patrimoine mondial (English PDF | Français PDF) - 24th session of the Committee, Cairns, Australia, Doc code: WHC.2000/CONF.204/21, 27 November - 2 December 2000. - Of specific interest is Annex 15: Recommendations of the Technical Workshop on World Heritage and Mining, held at IUCN Headquarters (Gland, Switzerland), 21-23 September 2000.