Guides & Manuals

The Mining Association of Canada offers complementary Guides and Manuals for several site-specific issues to help Canadian mining companies adopt industry best practices, and to comply with government regulations and requirements of relevant protocols under the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program.

Note: Spanish versions of the tailings and crisis guides are available. The tailings guides are available in Portuguese.

Tailings Facility Management:

• A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities (2021)
• A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities (2019)
• A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities (2017)
• Developing an Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual for Tailings and Water Management Facilities, Version 2.1 (2021)
• Developing an Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual for Tailings and Water Management Facilities, Second Edition (2019)

Crisis Management:

• Crisis Management and Communications Planning Reference Guide (2016)

Energy and GHG Emissions Management:

• Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector (2021)
• Energy and GHG Emissions Management Reference Guide (2014)

Site-Level Grievance and Community Response Mechanisms:

• A Practical Design and Implementation Guide for the Resource Development Industry (2015)