Mining industry responds to tabling of federal environmental legislation
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and its members are reviewing proposed legislative changes to the federal environmental assessment process for mining projects, following today’s introduction of legislation to enact the Impact Assessment Act and amend the Navigation Protection Act (renamed the Canadian Navigable Waters Act) and the tabling of legislation earlier this week to […]
Energy Use: GHG Emissions Data 2001-2017
A spreadsheet outlining the GHG Emissions Data of MAC Member Facilities, from 2001 to 2017.
A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities, Third Edition
The third edition of the Tailings Guide is another step in the continual improvement process for tailings management, moving towards the goal of minimizing harm: zero catastrophic failures of tailings facilities, and no significant adverse effects on the environment and human health. The third edition of the Tailings Guide is another step in the continual […]
COI Panel Advisory Statement on Climate Change
Rising to the Challenge: Advisory Statement on Climate Change Issued to MAC and MAC Members The Community of Interest Panel (COI Panel), an independent, multi-interest group that advises the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), has released a statement on actions the association and its members can take to continue addressing climate change. This Advisory Statement, Rising […]
MAC welcomes the next step of the review of federal environmental assessment processes
Today, the Government of Canada announced the members of the Review of the Environmental Assessment Processes Expert Panel and published the panel’s final Terms of Reference. With these actions, the review can begin. “We are impressed by the depth and breadth of expertise amongst the individuals appointed to the expert panel. Several individuals also have […]
Comments on the Draft Terms of Reference for the Expert Panel on CEAA
MAC Submission to the Government of Canada on the draft Terms of Reference for the Expert Panel on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
Mining industry looks forward to participating in federal regulatory review
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to be a full, active participant in the federal government’s review of environmental and regulatory processes. “The mining industry’s experience with the regulatory reforms of 2012 differs from many other sectors. In contrast to others, our sector experienced not less, but more oversight of projects, more stringent requirements, […]
Mining industry supports carbon price to address climate change
Mining Association of Canada releases principles for climate change policy design The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and its members, comprising some of Canada’s largest mining companies, have issued principles for climate change policy design to support an efficient pan-Canadian approach to addressing this important issue. “Today, one of Canada’s largest industries is coming out […]
Letter to the Editor: Federal regulatory oversight of mining strengthened under the Conservatives
MAC response to a Northern Miner editorial, which inaccurately portrayed the federal regulatory environment for mining. The editorial mistakenly describes the Conservative government’s environmental reforms as they relate to mining, prompted perhaps by reading inaccurate news reports, of which there have been many over the years. Regrettably, this has become a common misunderstanding shared by […]
MAC Tailings Management Initiatives
Presentation by Rick Meyers on the state of practice for tailings management at the CIM Convention on May 10, 2015.
