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Methods & Tools
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Methods & Tools
Mine closure process (overview of different phases and actions)
Material and Substance Flow Analysis (M/SFA)
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
2D Predictivity Mapping
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
Environmental Extended Input Output Analysis (EEIOA)
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Documentation
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Documentation
LCA, LCI, LCIA, LCC: What’s the Difference?
Social Licence to Operate and Corporate Social Responsibility
Compensation concept
Energy Transition
Environmental Impact Assessment EIA
ENVIREE H2020 project website on REE extraction
Mineral deposits of public importance: the MINATURA2020 Approach
Conflict Minerals
3D modelling
Feasibility Study
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Legislation
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Legislation
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014
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Data
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Data
Ecoinvent (environmental data)
European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR)
GEMAS Geochemical mapping of agricultural and grazing land soil
European Commission - European Union (EU) Water framework directive - integrated river basin management for Europe
Mineral Products Association (MPA) - Sustainable communities
Mineral Products Association (MPA) - Natural Resources
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet)
European Commission - The Habitats directive
Mining in the EU, Regulation and the way forward
Official Journal of the European Union - EU directive on Environmental assessments
EO miners
Official Journal of the European Union - EU emissions trading directive
Rio Tinto Limited - Our commitment
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) standard for responsible mining IRMA-STD-001
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - NIOSH Mining
G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Reporting Principles and Standard Disclosures) [2015]
Analysis of existing Environmental Impact Assessment methodologies for use in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
The Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment
Air Pollution in Europe 1997
European Union mine waste directive
European Environment Agency - Land use
CREEA - Compiling and Refining Environmental and Economic Accounts
Knowledge Impact Strategies (Kimpact) - Report on Corporate Social Responsibility in Resource Mining
Lundin Mining Corporation
Environmental Impact of the use of Natural Resources and Products
European Commission - Natura 2000
A Research Agenda for Improving National Footprint Accounts
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Environmental indicators: Typology and overview
G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Implementation Manual) [2015]
Ecological Footprint Explorer
Impacts of European Union (EU) carbon emission trade directive on energy-intensive industries — Indicative micro-economic analyses
Cobalt Development Institute (CDI)
Policy Review on Decoupling: Development of indicators to assess decoupling of economic development and environmental pressure in the EU-25 and AC-3 countries
Carbon Footprint of Nations: A Global, Trade-Linked Analysis
Materials critical to the energy industry (An introduction)
Decoupling, natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth
Central Statistical Office of Poland
The polluter-pays principle and environmental liability
EIONET - European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production: Material Flows, Concepts and Methodology
System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
eurogeosource
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Portal
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Portal
European Soil Data Centre, Soil contamination
Conflict Minerals and Conflict Diamonds
Conflict Minerals and Conflict Diamonds
Raw Materials Information System, Water
Employment, gender balance, child labour and decent work
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Related Concepts
Parent concepts
D6 SUSTAINABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS
Direct subconcepts
Local environmental & health impacts
Regional/global environmental & health impacts
Social impacts
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Articles & Reports
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Articles & Reports
Life Cycle Assessment of Metals: A Scientific Synthesis (Nuss & Eckelman, 2014)
MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public Importance (a)
The Feminisation of Mining
Sairinen et al.. (2012), Responsible mining: A toolkit for the prevention and mediation of conflicts
Characterization of raw materials based on supply risk indicators for Europe
Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review and comparison of indicators frameworks
Life Cycle Assessment and criticality of raw materials: relationship and potential synergies
Social assessment of raw materials supply chains. A life-cycle-based analysis
Potential of life cycle assessment for supporting the management of critical raw materials
Mineral Exploration and Development: Risk and Reward
MINATURA2020 – Mineral Deposits of Public importance (b)
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Other
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Other
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92 /43 /EEC of 21 May 1992
Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011
Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014
Occupational safety and health
A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters (2009/2151(INI))
DIRECTIVE 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009
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Question
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Question
What shall be done for preparing and submitting an EIA study for the development of mineral resources?
What are the environmental impacts of using a specific resource/ raw material in general?
What are possible substitutes for material x in product y and how will this influence the environmental impacts of the product?
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FlowSheet
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FlowSheet
Designation areas and prospecting and mining
Environmental impacts linked to the use of raw materials
Substitution and its possible environmental impact