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Tailings and Mine Waste Management

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Safe containment, structural integrity and long-term stewardship of tailings, waste rock and processing residues from extraction and refining, including dam safety and closure.

notation	`01.11`
broader (up)	unece:ecological-resilience
scopeNote	Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management; ICMM Tailings Governance Framework; IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining; ASI Performance Standard; Towards Sustainable Mining. Distinct from waste minimization, which is about generating less waste rather than containing what extraction unavoidably produces.

Mappings & provenance

relatedMatch	sdg:12
relatedMatch	sdg:6

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