Abridged Checklist for Facilities with OHSAS 18001 Certification
Facilities that have achieved certification to the OHSAS 18001:2007 Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems will have already demonstrated to the registrar that they meet many of the criteria contained in the TSM Safety and Health Self-Assessment Protocol. For each of the 5 TSM indicators, this abridged checklist identifies those TSM criteria that […]
How one CEO built a thriving and sustainable mining operation
Sean Boyd follows a simple guiding principle: treat the land and its people with respect.
TSM Biodiversity Conservation Framework, 2020
The conservation of biodiversity is a commitment in MAC’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Guiding Principles. MAC members recognize that access to land and a company’s social license depend upon responsible social, environmental and economic practices and that there is a strong business case for supporting biodiversity conservation. MAC members believe that mining, conducted in consultation […]
TSM Biodiversity Conservation Management Protocol, 2020
The purpose of the assessment protocol is to provide guidance to facilities in completing their evaluation of biodiversity conservation management against TSM indicators. The assessment protocol sets out the general expectations for biodiversity conservation management as part of the TSM initiative. This protocol supports implementation of the TSM Mining and Biodiversity Conservation Framework. As with […]
Norway adopts Canada initiative for sustainable mining
Norsk Bergindustri (Norwegian Mineral Industry), the national mining association in Norway, announced on Monday that it will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a corporate social responsibility program developed by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) to improve environmental and social practices in the mining industry.
Norway adopts Canada’s initiative for sustainable mining
TSM is a corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme aimed at enhancing social practices in the mining industry. Credit: Jeremy Reding. Norway’s national mining association Norsk Bergindustri has announced it will adopt the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. TSM is a corporate social responsibility programme aimed at enhancing environmental and social […]
Norway Adopts Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining Initiative
Norsk Bergindustri (Norwegian Mineral Industry), the national mining association in Norway, today announced that it will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a corporate social responsibility program developed by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) to improve environmental and social practices in the mining industry. Norsk Bergindustri joins seven other mining associations around the […]
Protocolo de manejo de relaves de HMS, 2019
La versión anterior del Protocolo de manejo de relaves (el Protocolo), con fecha de noviembre de 2017, incluyó los requisitos para la preparación para emergencias como parte del indicador 5 y se refirió al Desarrollo de un Manual de operación, mantenimiento y monitoreo para las instalaciones de manejo de relaves y de recursos hídricos (la […]
Guía para el manejo de depósitos de relaves
La versión 3.1 es una actualización a la tercera edición de la Guía para el manejo de depósitos de relaves (la Guía para relaves), publicada en noviembre de 2017, que alinea con la segunda edición de Desarrollo de un manual de operación, mantenimiento y monitoreo para el manejo de depósitos de relaves y aguas asociadas […]
Demand, commitments position Canada’s mining sector for success – MAC
Recent commitments to mining, particularly the new Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration and the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP), show great promise for the country’s mining sector, Mining Association of Canada (MAC) CEO and president Pierre Gratton said last week, in his yearly address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade.