MAC releases strengthened tailings management guide
Raises bar for the safe operation, management and closure of tailings facilities The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has released a revised edition of its internationally-recognized A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities. The third edition includes significant updates, which were informed by recommendations from leading experts in the field. For more than two […]
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 […]
Una herramienta para la evaluación del manejo de relaves, 2017
El objetivo de este protocolo de evaluación es brindar orientación a las instalaciones para que completen las evaluaciones del desempeño de la administración de relaves según los indicadores de la iniciativa Hacia una Minería Sustentable (HMS). El protocolo de evaluación establece las expectativas generales para la administración de relaves como parte de la iniciativa HMS. […]
Independent Task Force on Towards Sustainable Mining’s Tailings Management System Tables Report and Recommendations with MAC Board
MAC Board commits to “expeditiously identify how best to integrate the recommendations” The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has received the final report of the independent Task Force it commissioned to review its tailings management requirements and guidance under its Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative. The seven-member, multi-interest Task Force was struck in March 2015 […]
Report of the TSM Tailings Review Task Force
The tailings failure that occurred on August 4, 2014 at the Mount Polley Mine – owned and operated by Imperial Metals, a member of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) – led the Board of MAC to ask: “Are there improvements in the tailings protocols under Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) that could have prevented this […]
Mining Association of Canada forms tailings management task force
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) announced Tuesday it has commissioned an independent, multi-stakeholder expert task force to review its tailings management requirements and guidance documents under its Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a mandatory program for all MAC members, to ensure they are as effective as they can be at preventing tailings dam failures […]
MAC Tailings Management Initiatives
Presentation by Rick Meyers on the state of practice for tailings management at the CIM Convention on May 10, 2015.
MAC strikes an independent task force to review its tailings management program
BC independent panel report on Mount Polley will inform task force’s review The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has commissioned an independent, multi-stakeholder expert task force to review its tailings management requirements and guidance documents under its Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a mandatory program for all MAC members, to ensure they are as effective […]
A Multiple Accounts Analysis for Tailings Site Management
There are numerous stakeholders who are unequally affected by the range of positive and negative impacts associated with all aspects of mining projects, including location, design and management of mine waste. It is widely understood that mining in certain areas can result in long term and unforeseeable impacts. Making decisions on the best available designs […]
Mining industry welcomes the release of BC’s independent panel report on Mount Polley
Panel’s recommendations will be seriously considered by MAC and its members Following today’s release of the BC Government-appointed independent panel’s report examining the August 2014 tailings dam failure at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) commits to review the information and recommendations with a view to enhancing tailings […]
