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Mining and Metals

Mining and metals are critically important to society.

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Carry out emergency response planning

Planning for and responding effectively to emergencies is essential for every mining and metals company; to better protect workers, local communities and wider society from harm.

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Prevent fatalities

Health and safety needs to be central to all mining processes – with every practical measure adopted to eliminate workplace fatalities.

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Occupational diseases

Targeting a vision of zero occupation-related fatalities.

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Health risk assessment

Health risk assessments allow operations to identify risks and hazards, develop an understanding of potential health effects and measure exposure to harmful substances.

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Communicable diseases

Mining and metals operations are often located in or near to areas where communicable diseases are common.

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Metals and Minerals

There are thought to be well over 4,000 different minerals, many of which contain metallic elements.

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Why We Need Mining

Nearly every mineral and metal in use today is the product of some form of mining. And demand is increasing.

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Annual Report, 2015

Read our Annual Report for 2015.

Organisational communications

Land Acquisition and Resettlement: Lessons Learned

Providing practical insights based on real experience on how resettlement activities can be done well – avoiding harm to communities and positively contributing to development.

Guidance & toolkits

Demonstrating Value: A Guide to Responsible Sourcing

Demonstrating value offers a set of tools that help mining companies establish sustainable procurement processes and participate in external responsible sourcing programmes.

Guidance & toolkits

Understanding Company–Community Relations Toolkit

Helping mining and metals operations to understand and measure their relationship with host communities, and how to take practical steps to increase community support.

Guidance & toolkits

Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Good Practice Guide

Providing practical tools and case studies to support mining and metals companies in building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples.

Guidance & toolkits

Critical Control Management: Good Practice Guide and Implementation Guide

These guidance documents provide advice on how to identify and manage critical controls that can either prevent a serious incident from occurring or minimise consequences should it occur.

Guidance & toolkits

Annual Report, 2014

Read our Annual Report for 2014.

Organisational communications

Stakeholder Research Toolkit

Providing a methodology for understanding, measuring and monitoring key drivers of reputation among and between stakeholder groups.

Guidance & toolkits

Research on Company–Community Conflict

This research looks at reported incidents of company-community conflict between 2002 and 2013 to deepen our understanding of trends related to the conflict between companies and communities.

Research & briefings

Role of Mining in National Economies: Mining's Contribution to Sustainable Development (2nd Edition)

This edition shows the significant contribution of mining and metals to national economies and provides an update to ICMM's Mining Contribution Index.

Research & briefings

Annual Report, 2013

Read our Annual Report for 2013.

Organisational communications

Community Health Programs in the Mining and Metals Industry

Captures a snapshot of practice in the area of community health, addressing issues ranging from communicable and non-communicable diseases to nutritional deficiencies.

Guidance & toolkits