Resources Learn how ICMM is promoting leading environmental and social practices to encourage better industry performance. Nature: Position Statement Nature loss is a critical global challenge, placing the survival, health, wellbeing and livelihoods of people, ecosystems, and our global economy at significant risk. Organisational communications 17-Jan-2024 Understanding Perceptions of Mining: Insights from general public respondents GlobeScan’s online Radar survey on business and society was conducted across markets in 2023, with customised questions asked in 17 markets focusing on what respondents thought of mining in general. Research & briefings 12-Dec-2023 Member Disclosures on Progress Towards Conformance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management We are pleased to share the considerable progress that ICMM members have made towards conformance with the Standard. Content Organisational communications 5-Aug-2023 Tailings Reduction Roadmap The 'Roadmap' provides strategic directions on how to accelerate the development and adoption of technologies capable of reducing tailings production. Guidance & toolkits 22-Sept-2022 Adapting the ICMM Tailings Management Good Practice Guide into Training Materials Training materials to build capacity and raise awareness of why tailings management is so important, and to illustrate what good governance and engineering practices look like Guidance & toolkits 15-Feb-2022 Conformance Protocols: Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Protocols to help operators and independent third parties assess the implementation of the requirements of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, and ultimately demonstrate conformance. Organisational communications Guidance & toolkits 6-May-2021 Tailings Management: Good Practice Guide This guidance supports the safe and responsible management of tailings with the ultimate goal of eliminating fatalities and catastrophic events. Guidance & toolkits 6-May-2021 Mining with principles at Anglo American's Los Bronces copper mine Anglo American has launched a pilot photovoltaic plant, built over a tailings pond at its Los Bronces copper mine in Chile. Case Studies 15-Feb-2021 Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Underpinned by an integrated approach to tailings management, the Standard aims to prevent catastrophic failure and enhance the safety of mine tailings facilities across the globe. Organisational communications 5-Aug-2020 Review of Tailings Management Guidelines and Recommendations for Improvement A review of corporate-level tailings storage facility management across the ICMM membership, including standards, guidelines and risk controls, governance and emergency preparedness. Research & briefings 5-Dec-2016 Tailings Governance Framework: Position Statement Enhancing focus on the key governance elements necessary for maintaining the integrity of tailings storage facilities (TSFs). Organisational communications 5-Dec-2016 What causes tailings, and what can we do to reduce their impact on nature? While mining uses less than 0.1 per cent of the world’s land, its impact can be considerable in ecologically and culturally sensitive areas. ICMM members are committed to helping work towards a nat... Case Studies Content
