Mineral Law and Policy Papers

The following list of law and policy papers is intended to provide an indication of the variety of research papers, articles, guidelines, codes, etc. that have been published in a wide range of journals, magazines, and books. In particular, the page focuses on voluntary industry initiatives and related activities to promote environmental protection with topics including: sustainable development, codes of conduct/practice, environmental and social reporting, auditing and verification of performance, operating guidelines, corporate culture, self-regulation, and legislative and regulatory frameworks.

Also see information on mineral journals.

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Metals Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance (MERAG). (2007) Published by ICMM, London, UK. (Adobe PDF)

De Schutter, O. Towards Corporate Accountability for Human and Environmental Rights Abuses. (2007) The European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ) Discussion Paper 1 (Adobe PDF)

The Allen Consulting Group, Business for poverty relief: A business case for business action. (2007) Report commissioned by the Business for Poverty Relief Alliance, Melbourne. (Adobe PDF)

Singh, K. Why investment matters: The political economy of international investments. (2007) Publishers: FERN, UK/Belgium The Corner House, UK CRBM, Italy Madhyam Books, India. (Adobe PDF)

Kimberley Process: An Amnesty International Position Paper. (2006). AI Index: POL 30/057/2006 (Public) News Service No: 314 6.

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Good Practice Guidance for Mining and Biodiversity. (2006). Published by ICMM, London, UK. (Adobe PDF)

Almond, F. (2000). Industry Codes of Practice for Cyanide Management: The WWF Position. (Adobe PDF 12KB) UNEP/ICME Workshop on Industry Codes of Practice for Cyanide Management, Paris, France, UNEP.

Annandale, D. (2000). Mining company approaches to environmental approvals regulation: a survey of senior environment managers in Canadian firms. Resources Policy 26(1): 51-59.

Atkinson, J. (1999). An NGO View of the Code. Groundwork March 1999. - Oxfam Community Aid Abroad NGO views on the the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management.

Atkinson, J., A. Brown, et al. (2001). Mining Ombudsman Annual Report 2000-2001, Oxfam Community Aid Abroad. 2001.

Australian Asia-Pacific Mining Network (1998). Principles for the Conduct of Company Operations within the Minerals Industry (MS Word). Bondi Junction, Australian Asia-Pacific Mining Network: 41.

Bomsel, O., P. Borkey, et al. (1996). Is there room for environmental self-regulation in the mining sector? (Adobe PDF), Resources Policy, 22(1-2): 79-89.

Calow, W. (1998). Changing Values, Changing Corporate Cultures: The Way Forward. International Council on Metals and the Environment (ICME). Limited Editions. 2001. - Now the International Council on Metals and Mining (ICMM).

CEPMLP (2001). Global Issues in Corporate Mining Strategy and Government Policy. Seminar on Global Issues in Corporate Mining Strategy and Government Policy, June 2001. (CNPR 5/01) Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee, UK.

Deegan, C. (1998). Environmental reporting in Australia: we're moving along the road, but there's still a long way to go. Environmental and Planning Law Journal August 1998 v15(4): 246-258, Australia. - Focuses on public environmental reporting in Australia with reference to the mineral industry.

Eggert, R. G. (1994). Mining and the environment: international perspectives on public policy. Resources for the Future, Washington DC. USA.

ELI (2000). Pollution Prevention and Mining: A Proposed Framework for the Americas. Washington D.C., Environmental Law Institute.

EPA NSW (2001). Hunter River Salinity Trading Scheme. Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

EPA Queensland (2000). Environmental Management of Mining: Guideline 17 - Financial Assurances for Mining Activities. (Adobe PDF 141KB) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Brisbane, Australia. - Queensland Government. - In particular see Section 3.2.2 on the financial assurance performance discount system for demonstrated good environmental performance that includes recognition of the ISO14000 Environmental Management System for the highest discount.

Evans, G. (2001). Human Rights, Environmental Justice, Mining Futures. Human Rights Law Resources: Human Rights Defender Manual, Diplomacy Training Program. Australia, AustLII.

GMI (2000). Concept Paper to Create the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM). (MS Word Doc) Global Mining Initiative (GMI), Geneva, Switzerland.

Gould, I. (2000). Opinion: The Code - Driving Change. Groundwork, AMEEF, Melbourne, Australia, September 2000.

Hancock, P. (2001). Sustainable Development and the Australian Minerals Sector. Research Paper 24 2000-01. Parliament of Australia, Parliament Library: Information and Research Services. Commonwealth Government of Australia, Canberra, Australia.

Harsch, B. A. (1999). Consumerism and environmental policy: moving past consumer culture. Ecology Law Quarterly August 1999 v26(3): 543.

Hernandez, A. (1997). Mexico: policy and regulatory framework for mining. Resources Policy, 23: 71-77, Elsevier, Exeter, England.

Hilson, G. and B. Murck (2000). Sustainable development in the mining industry: clarifying the corporate perspective. Resources Policy 26: 227-238, Elsevier, Exeter, England.

Humphreys, D. (2001). Sustainable development: can the mining industry afford it? Resources Policy 27: 1-7, Elsevier, Exeter, England.

ICMM Sustainable Development Charter. International Council On Metals and Mining (ICMM), London, United Kingdom.

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and The World Bank. (2001). Large Mines and the Community: Socioeconomic and Environmental Effects in Latin America, Canada, and Spain. Edited by Gary and Felix Remy., IDRC/The World Bank.

Kruger, L. (2001). Speaking Notes for Mr. Logan Kruger President and CEO of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Limited. For 2001 Mining Week, Minerals Association of Canada (MAC). 2001. - Speech discusses importance of companies earning a 'social licence to operate' from the community.

Lifset, R. (1993). Take it Back: Extended producer responsibility as a form of incentive-based environmental policy. Journal of Resource Management and Technology 21(4): 163-175.

Maponga, O. and P. Maxwell (2000). The internationalisation of the Australian mineral industry in the 1990s. Resources Policy 26: 199-210, Elsevier, Exeter, England.

MCA (2000). Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management. Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), Dickson, ACT, Australia.

MCA (2001). Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management - External Environmental Advisory Group 2000-2001 Annual Report. (Adobe PDF187KB) Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), Dickson, ACT, Australia. - The Advisory group is intended to provide a degree of external oversight and input into the voluntary code of conduct developed by the Australian minerals industry.

Mineral Policy Center, Friends of the Earth - Hungary, et al. (2000). International Mining Environment Groups Call for Strict Oversight of Mining Operations. - Media Release, December 2000.

MMSD Australia (2001). Research - Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project - Australian regional group - Australia. 2001-02.

Myers, J. M. (1999). New Directions for ARET: The Accelerated Reduction/Elimination of Toxics Program in a New Canadian Policy Framework. CAVA - European Research Network on Voluntary Approaches for Environmental Protection.

NQCC (2000). Broadening Our Horizons: An appraisal by the North Queensland Conservation Council of the environmental performance of BHP Cannington. North Queensland Conservation Council (NQCC) and BHP Ltd.

Otto, J.M. and J. Cordes. (2002). The Regulation of Mineral Enterprises: A Global Perspective on Economics, Law and Policy. (PDF) Institute for Global Resouces Policy and Management, Colorado School of Mines, 550pp. A comprehensive text addressing a variety of mineral law and policy issues. Major topics covered in the volume include:mineral policy, mining laws and agreements, conflict avoidance and dipute settlement, bilateral and multilateral arrangements that affect the mineral industry, international investment laws and mineral taxation, and environmental and sustainable development issues. The preface, contents and an order form are available as downloads in Adobe PDF. The book may be purchased through the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF).

Otto, J. M. (1996). Foreword: the Changing Regulatory Framework for Mining Ventures. Journal for Energy and Natural Resources Law 14(3): 251-261.

Otto, J. M. (1997). A national mineral policy as a regulatory tool. Resources Policy 23(1-2): 1-7, Elsevier, Exeter, England.

Otto, J. M. (c.1998). Mining policy, legislation and regulation. (Adobe PDF) Geneva, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Parker, C. (1999). The greenhouse challenge: trivial pursuit? Environmental and Planning Law Journal Feb 1999 v16(1): 63. - Review of the Australian Greenhouse Challenge program, a voluntary, government operated program to reduce industry greenhouse gas emissions in Australia.

Petersen, T. (2001). Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001. (Adobe PDF) PriceWaterhouseCoopers - Global Environmental Solutions and MMSD, Perth, Australia.

Pring, G. R., J. M. Otto, et al. (1999). Trends in International Law Affecting the Minerals Industry (Part I). Journal for Energy and Natural Resources Law 17(1): 39-55.

Pring, G. R., J. M. Otto, et al. (1999). Trends in International Law Affecting the Minerals Industry (Part II). Journal for Energy and Natural Resources Law 17(2): 151-177.

Rae, M. and A. Rouse (2001). Mining Certification Evaluation Project: Independent Certification of Environmental and Social Performance in the Mining Sector. (Adobe PDF 293KB) World Wide Fund for Nature - Australia - Resource Conservation Program, Melbourne, Australia.

Sinclair Knight Mertz Pty Ltd (2001). AMEEF Research Project: Industry Based Initiatives - Draft Report 2001. Sinclair Knight Mertz Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia, 30 November 2001. - Reviews the capacity of voluntary initiatives within the Australian mineral industry to contribute to the development of a sustainable mineral industry.

Solomon, F. (2000). External Verification of the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management: A Case Study. Australian Journal of Environmental Management 7(June): 91-98.

Solomon, F. and PDAP Advisory Group (1999). Counting What Counts: External Verification of the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management. Melbourne, CSIRO Minerals.

Tilton, J. E. (2000). Mining and public policy: an alternative view. Natural Resources Forum 24(1): 49-52, Elsevier.

UNEP (1999). Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on Chile's Mining Sector. (Adobe PDF 492KB) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Economics and Trade Unit, Geneva, Switzerland.

UNEP (2001). Accident Prevention in Mining. Workshop on Environmental Regulation For Accident Prevention: Tailings and Chemicals Management (Adobe PDF 121KB), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris, France.

United Nations. Dept. of Technical Cooperation for Development. and E. Deutsche Stiftung f"ur Internationale (1992). Mining and the Environment: the Berlin Guidelines: a study based on an International Round Table in June 1991. (Adobe PDF 372KB) London, U.K., Mining Journal Books. - The Draft Guidelines have been released seperately to the above report.

Warhurst, A. and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1999). Mining and the Environment: Case Studies from the Americas. International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada.

Wells, R. C. (2001). Voluntary Initiatives for the Minerals Sector - The Australian Experience. MMSD Experts Workshop, Santa Fe, USA.

The World Bank., United Nations Environment Programme, et al. (1994). Development, environment, and mining: enhancing the contribution of the mineral industry to sustainable development. (Adobe PDF 2.3MB) Conference summary. Washington, DC., USA.

The World Bank - Industry and Mining Division. (1996). A Mining Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank Technical Paper No. 345. Washington D.C., World Bank.

The World Bank - Industry and Mining Division. (1992). Strategy for African Mining. World Bank Technical Paper No. 181. Washington DC, World Bank.

WWF (1999). Ore or Overburden? Groundwork, June 1999. AMEEF, Melbourne, Australia. - The first annual independent review by the NGO, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), of the public environment reports produced by participants in the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management, a voluntary industry code of conduct.

WWF (2001). Ore or Overburden II?: WWF's 2nd Annual Scorecard on Australian Mining Company Environmental Reports. Groundwork, March 2001. AMEEF, Melbourne, Australia. - The second annual independent review by the NGO, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), of the public environment reports produced by participants in the Australian Minerals Industry Code for Environmental Management, a voluntary industry code of conduct.

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