MICA Knowledge Base

Footprint methods Economy Wide Material Flow Accounting Material and Substance Flow Analysis (M/SFA) Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) Environmental Extended Input Output Analysis (EEIOA)

Geostatistical Estimates Social Licence to Operate and Corporate Social Responsibility Resource Efficiency Environmental Impact Assessment EIA 3D modelling 3D Modelling (Block) Feasibility Study

MINVENTORY Glencore - Resources and reserves 2015 NAEN reporting code - Russian Code G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Reporting Principles and Standard Disclosures) [2015] Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) definiton standard [2010] International Reporting Template for the public reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, (CRIRSCO) November 2013 Lundin Mining Corporation SME guide for reporting exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves - 2014 The South African code for the reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves (SAMREC) Critical Raw Materials Innovation Network (CRM_Innonet) - Substitution of Critical Raw Materials G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Implementation Manual) [2015] Australasian code for reporting exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves (JORC) Joint Ore Reserves Committee (JORC) reporting code 2012 South African Code for the reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves (The SAMREC Code) Mineral Resources Committee of the Instititution of Mining Engineers of Chile Pan-European Reserves and Resources Reporting Committee - PERC reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves standard 2013 Industrial Minerals Magazine Committee for mineral reserves international reporting standards, International Reporting Template (CRIRSCO) United States Geological Survey : Mineral resource data system Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - The raw materials initiative : meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe Boliden Mineral reserves and resources 2015

SNL Metals & Mining

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Lease renewals Yearly reserves assessment Machinery Consumables Mining environment (e.g., challenging to materials)

Life cycle indicators for resources, products and waste LCA of metals: a scientific synthesis Financial reporting in the mining industry. International Financial, Reporting Standards Mining Community Development Agreements : Source Book, World Bank, 2012 Mineral Exploration and Development: Risk and Reward

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 Circular Economy Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014

What shall be done for preparing and submitting an EIA study for the development of mineral resources? What is the future availability of a specific metal? How much of commodity x will Europe be producing in year x? What is the overall timeframe and cost associated with bringing a commodity to a user?

How to estimate the future availability of a specific metal? Timeframe and cost for bringing a commodity to a user