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The Global Tailings Standard

The mining industry and investment community are collaborating to mitigate a perpetual risk, after a series of high-profile disasters.

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Tailings Management

Expert Opinion Article by Dan Etheredge, General Manager, Klohn Crippen Berger S.A.

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Tom Butler

FORMER CEO, INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON MINING AND METALS (ICMM)

"The writing is on the wall for anyone who thinks that they can get by without paying proper attention to the Global Industry Standard on Tailings."

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Adam Matthews

INVESTMENT TEAM DIRECTOR, CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS BOARD, & CO-CHAIR OF THE INVESTOR MINING & TAILINGS SAFETY INITIATIVE

"The collective realization that waste has been managed as an externality was alarming, and despite the good practice that existed within some companies, this was a sector-wide systemic challenge that needs serious focus from investors."

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Doug Morrison

CEO, CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR MINING INNOVATION (CEMI)

"If we consider waste management in our own households, 30 years ago everything went to landfill, but in time we have learned to re-use and recycle. The same can be said for many industrial business sectors, but the mining industry has not adopted this kind of waste diversion."

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Tom McCulley

CEO, ANGLO AMERICAN PERU

"We are proud of our role in developing the new Global Tailings Standard, having spent a lot of time with the organizations involved to provide experience and input that went a long way to shape the Standard. Quellaveco will meet international standards from day one."

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Eduardo Ruiz

GENERAL MANAGER, AMPHOS21

"Standards for tailings facilities are definitely improving with more automatization, control and monitoring, so this is a segment where we are going to see a lot of work in the future."