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Brazil’s Deadly Dam Collapse Could Force the Mining Industry to Change
Thirty large-scale mining companies scored an average grade of just 22 percent when it came to tracking, reviewing, and taking action to reduce tailings risk, according to a report released this month by the Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF).
Bloomberg BusinessweekMiners score poorly on effective tailings oversight: RMF report
The independent non-profit Responsible Mining Foundation (RMF) has released new details found in its 2018 Responsible Mining Index report that revealed that a large percentage of the world’s biggest miners are not tracking their tailings risk management measures.
Mining MagazineHalf of the world’s biggest miners do not keep track of their tailings risk management measures
Following last month’s tailings dam disaster at Vale’s Córrego do Feijão mining complex, which left at least 140 dead, the Responsible Mining Foundation issued a statement highlighting the findings of its 2018 Responsible Mining Index report related to miners’ tailing dams.
Mining.comMany Toronto-listed miners don't disclose environmental and social info
Many Toronto-listed junior and mid-tier mining companies do not properly disclose environmental, social and governance information related to their mine sites in Australia, Burkina Faso, Canada, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Kyrgyz Republic, and Suriname.
Mining.comNew study questions responsible public disclosure by mining companies
A new study by the Responsible Mining Foundation reveals weak disclosure of environmental, social and governance information by Toronto-listed small and mid-tier companies with mine sites in Australia, Burkina Faso, Canada, the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Kyrgyz Republic, and Suriname.
Mining Review AfricaRelaciones comunitarias y empleo preocupan poco a las mineras
El Índice Minería Responsable 2018 analizó 6 criterios de desempeño de las 30 empresas mineras más grandes del mundo. Algunas de sus subsidiarias tienen operaciones en el Perú.
La RepublicaNetherlands Minister for Foreign Trade launches Responsible Mining Index
Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms. Sigrid Kaag, launches the first global Index on responsible mining.
Mining.comBenchmarking is a powerful tool to make mining responsible
The initiator of the new Responsible Mining Index says he hopes it will fuel change by showcasing the best-in-class and spotlighting those that need to raise their game.
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