Mining policy framework : mining and sustainable development

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Contents

Preamble 4

Origins and Mandate of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development 4

Membership as of 2023 5

The Mining Policy Framework Process 6

1.0. Laws, Policies, and Institutions 7

1.1. Generation and Access to Geological Information 7

1.2. Institutional Frameworks and Capacities 7

1.3. Mining Policies, Codes, Agreements, and Standards 7

1.4. Permitting and Licensing Process 8

2.0. Financial Benefits 9

2.1. Fiscal Regime Design 9

2.2. Fiscal Regime Administration 9

2.3. Management and Distribution of Financial Benefits 9

2.4. Fiscal Transparency 9

3.0. Socio-Economic Benefits 10

Local Economic Benefits 10

3.1. Local Economic Development 10

3.2. Labour Rights, Employment, Training, and Skills 10

Social Benefits 10

3.3. Community Engagement 10

3.4. Community Health, Safety, Adaptive Capacity, and Security 11

3.5. Occupational Health and Safety 11

4.0. Environmental Management 12

4.1. Air and Noise 12

4.2. Water 12

4.3. Biodiversity 12

4.4. Waste 13

4.5. Emergency Preparedness and Response 13

5.0. Post-Mining Transition 14

5.1. Mine Closure Plans 14

5.2. Financial Assurance Mechanisms 14

5.3. Orphaned and Abandoned Mines 15

6.0. Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining 16

6.1. ASM in the Legal System 16

6.2. ASM in the Economic System 16

6.3. Social and Environmental Protections in ASM 17