Abstract

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) was the first in the world to develop an externally verified performance system for sustainable mining. This paper proposes adopting a management model that integrates the principles described in the MAC models for safe management of mining tailings facilities, including governance structure and decision making, to systematically and rigorously implement the other principles described in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO 14001) Environmental Management Systems standard and MAC Tailings Guide (MAC 2019a) in an integrated manner.

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