In europe, successive mining waste accidents spills at the rate of more that one per year in the period 19982000 have shown the high social, environmental and economic risks associated with mining waste. Waste that is produced from the extraction and processing of mining resources is known as mining waste. Cch 3315,39 hereinafter waste from the titanium dioxide industry. The objectives of the mine waste directive are set out in schedule 1 of the regulations. Pollution caused by waste from the titanium dioxide. The abandoned mine site characterization and cleanup handbook handbook is the result of the collective efforts and contributions of a number of individuals. A waste management plan will be a key requirement of the mining waste directive date action 7th july 2009 extended to 30 november 2009 regulations came into effect. This document is meant purely as a documentation tool and. This minimum distance is suggested by the studies on the natural attenuation of the impact generated by mining waste facilities. Abandoned mine site characterization and cleanup handbook.
The european parliament and the council of the eu adopted directive 200621ec on the management of waste from the extractive industries, the mining waste directive mwd, on 15th march 2006. Mining waste directive 200621ec european implementation assessment study in april 2015, the coordinators for the european parliaments committee on the environment, public health and food safety requested authorisation to draw up an owninitiative implementation report on the mining waste directive. The plan sets out the type and quantity of the waste produced, how it is produced and whether there is any treatment performed on it. The directive and regulations require the publication of an inventory of closed and abandoned mining waste facilities which cause serious negative environmental impacts. The definition of hazardous mining waste is closely derived from the definition of hazardous waste in the waste directive 91689eec, while the definition of inert mining waste is specific mwd.
Under the mining waste directive we are required to make this list of sites available to the public. The last point resulted in the mining waste directive. Regulatory framework for the implementation of the mining. During the earliest days of handbook development, mike bishop of epa region 8 lead the effort to develop a superfund mine waste reference document for epa project managers working on mine. The mining waste directiveby norton rose llprelated contentthe department for communities and local government, the welsh assembly government and the department for the environment, food and rural affairs are jointly consulting on proposals for the transposition of the eu directive on the management of waste from the extractive industries. Cch explanation, waste from the titanium dioxide industry, 2 common mkt. Mining waste definition of mining waste by the free. Mining and quarrying netregs environmental guidance.
Introduction the objective of the directive 200621ec on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending directive 200435ec the mining waste directive is to prevent or. While schemes for the after use should be suitably stable and free from adverse environmental impacts in the long term, operators will also need to. Nor should this directive apply to waste resulting from the. Environmental permitting guidance the mining waste directive ref. Enactment of resource and conservation and recovery act rcra 117 pp, 662 k, about pdf epa must perform a detailed and comprehensive study of the adverse effects of solid wastes from active and abandoned surface and underground mines on the environment.
The regulation of mining and mining waste in the european. The mining waste directive mwd was passed into european law in may 2006, with a requirement that it should be adopted into member states law within two years. The mine waste and tailings stewardship conference 2018 was held from 2324 july in brisbane, queensland. Mining waste is composed of both rocks, minerals and waste solutions that are dug up when miners are trying to get to source of the minerals. The mining waste directive came into force in scotland on 1st april 2010, implemented through the management of extractive waste scotland regulations 2010. Directive on the management of waste from the extractive.
The management of waste from extractive industries the mining waste directive200621ec1 the mining waste directive mwd was published in the official journal of the european union on 11 april 2006 and came into force on 1 may 2006. Process guidance note 30812 statutory guidance for quarry processes. Directive 199931ec of 26 april 1999 on the landfill of waste 2 or any other relevant community legislation, as is the case for waste generated at a prospecting, extraction or treatment site and transported to a location that is not a waste facility according to this directive. Regulating environmental impacts of mining in norway. This plan is made binding through the environmental permit. The mining waste directive was adopted in the aftermath of two major accidents involving the spill of hazardous extractive waste in 1998 and 2000. Mining activities in order to make it consistent with the directive 200621ec on the management of waste from extractive industries in the end of the year 20. We record those sites which cause serious harm to water quality and aquatic life. June 2010 briefing note the mining waste directive. Regulatory framework for the implementation of the mining waste directive ref. Heap leaching technique in mining within the context of best available techniques bat 1. On 15 march 2006, the european parliament and council adopted directive 200621ec dealing with the management of waste from extractive industries such as mining and quarrying the directive. As a complement to applicable horizontal eu environmental legislation, a specific framework for the safe management of waste from extractive industries at eu level is in place comprising.
Innovative methods of managing environmental releases at mine sites pdf 92 pp, 269k publications on mining waste management in indian country pdf 16 pp, 634k technical report. The management of such waste should be subject to the provisions of directive 75442eec or of council directive 199931ec of 26 april 1999 on the landfill of waste 9 or any other relevant community legislation, as is the case for waste generated at a prospecting, extraction or treatment site and transported to a location that is not a waste. New mining waste operations must now apply for permits 30th december 2010 last date for applications from operators with existing mining waste operations that do. This document is an excerpt from the eurlex website menu. The second in this series it aimed to be the benchmark for sharing knowledge and experience on mine waste and tailings management, sustainable practice and closure in australia and the rest of the world. Guidance on the management of extractive waste regulations pdf 426 kb codes of practice and guides. Managing the environmental impacts of mining the role of. Mining waste synonyms, mining waste pronunciation, mining waste translation, english dictionary definition of mining waste. Dates action or event notes on significance to mining waste. June 2010 briefing note the mining waste directive the.
This directive was prompted by accidents in spain and romania where cyanide rich liquid suspensions were released from mines after breaches to retaining dams. The directive also takes account of the wider imperatives of the principle of sustainable development, the principles of good waste management and the application of best available techniques. Hardrock versus coal mining greater amount of rock waste complex mineralogy, geology, and alteration halos a variety of mining methods e. Directive 781176, council directive of 20 february 1978 on waste from the titanium dioxide industry, 0.
Mining waste directive 200621 ec 1st edition, information paper this guidance note considers how the mining waste directive mwd applies to the management of extractive waste from landbased extractive industries and the relevant regulatory procedures required for england and wales under the environmental permitting england and wales. In accordance with article 221 of the directive, the commission has adopted by. The key requirement of the mining waste directive is a waste management plan. Where does mining waste fit within the circular economy. It provides measures, procedures and guidance to prevent and reduce, as far as possible, any adverse effects on the environment and human health resulting from the management of extractive waste. In the case of a pond involving the presence of cyanide, the operator shall ensure that the concentration of weak acid dissociable cyanide in the pond is reduced to the lowest possible level using best available techniques and, in any case, at waste facilities which have. Directive 200621ec of the european parliament and of the council on the management of waste from the extractive industries.
Directive 200621ec on the management of waste from the extractive industries the extractive waste directive. Mining waste is the highvolume material that originates from the processes of excavation, dressing and further physical and chemical processing of wide range of metalliferous and nonmetalliferous minerals by opencast and deep shaft methods. Sustainability and mine waste management a snapshot of. Acid mine drainage pdf 52 pp, 180k technical report. Our partners, including defra, the department for communities and local government and local authorities, record those sites where there is potential for serious. In the spirit of the principle of obtaining the free, prior and informed consent fpic. Study on the classification of mining waste facilities pdf. Legislative and regulatory timeline for mining waste. Mining waste directive 200621ec european parliament. Pdf mining waste characterization in the perspective of. The technical working group twg counts more than 150 experts representing member states. Complaint against the norwegian government violation of.