TSM Excellence Awards 2023 – Environment English
US mining advocates look north and like what they see
When members of Congress speak glowingly of Canada, it is most typically progressive members envious of the nation’s gun laws or single-payer health care system. But many members who have expressed their frustrations with the U.S. mining permitting system have pointed to the Great White North as a model to be emulated.
Seizing the Moment: Canadians Want More Mining – Can We Deliver?
By now it is a foregone conclusion that in order for net-zero to be achieved, the increased adoption of low carbon technologies is essential, with mining propelling the current seismic energy transition. Electric cars cannot exist without lithium, nickel and cobalt, nuclear energy without uranium, wind turbines and solar panels without copper, zinc, iron and […]
COI Panel Spring Meeting Report 2022
The Community of Interest (COI) Advisory Panel (“the Panel”) is an independent, multi-interest group that oversees the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program, serving as an external source of knowledge and experience. For the first time since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Panel held a hybrid meeting. This […]
Opportunities for Public Comment – Summer/Autumn 2022
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is leading the development of a new standard on inclusive and respectful workplaces, as part of the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program. This draft protocol is being developed in collaboration with the Minerals Council of Australia and its members, with the support of other TSM partner associations. MAC has […]
TSM Newsletter – Volume 1
What’s new in sustainable mining
Opportunities for Public Comment – Summer/Autumn 2022
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is leading the development of a new standard on inclusive and respectful workplaces, as part of the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program. This draft protocol is being developed in collaboration with the Minerals Council of Australia and its members, with the support of other TSM partner associations. MAC has […]
Responsible tailings management – the need for good governance
The Mining Association of Canada expands its Tailings Management Protocol, part of its Towards Sustainable Mining program
We have to do better’: Why Canada’s main mining lobby wants its members to get serious about workplace culture
Failure to do so could exacerbate a chronic shortage of skilled labour, says the Mining Association of Canada
ESG 101: A primer
Everyone is still talking about ESG. Companies are producing ESG reports, governments have ESG policies, investors are ranking companies based on their ESG performance, and the list goes on. But that does not mean that everyone gets ESG. To be honest, the ESG field is changing and maturing so fast that there is not necessarily a firm definition or system for […]
