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 (2017)
- A Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities (2019)
- Developing an Operation, Maintenance and Surveillance Manual for Tailings and Water Management Facilities, Second Edition (2019)
- A Guide to Audit and Assessment of Tailings Facility Management (2011)