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A vision of risk in turbulent times The economic downturn has forced businesses globally to negotiate increasingly difficult terrain, but all is not lost	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
African realities In the third and final instalment of his comment on corporate social responsibility, Kevin D’Souza asks: is the reality on the ground conducive to real commitment?	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
Uranium miners struggle to secure regulatory approval The global market for uranium is booming as climate change gives the nuclear-power sector a new lease of life, but, given its intrinsic environmental health problems, there can be tough regulatory obstacles for mining companies.	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
Artisanal gold mining: a dangerous pollutant Industrial pollution is commonly overlooked but still poses a significant threat to human health, particularly in the case of artisanal gold mining	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
The mine site doctor In the first of a series of interviews in MEM, editor Katherine Welch talks to Lesego Rametsi-Dikoma, a doctor working for Anglo Platinum, based in Rustenburg, in the North West Province, South Africa	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
Silver lining MEM editor Katherine Welch investigates the growing use of metals in the medical sector, and the antibacterial properties that make them so useful	Magazine Article	18 Dec 2008 11:42am
Kazakhstan – a missed opportunity Central Asia, and Kazakhstan in particular, has a wide range of metals and minerals deposits. In the immediate, post-Soviet period, the local governments of this region were keen to secure the future of moribund, hitherto loss-making, mining operations.	Feature Article	27 Nov 2008 5:16pm
Waiting for the big wave Earthquakes spell potential disaster for mining companies. Not only do they pose obvious safety risks, but there is the danger that a serious earth tremor could destroy or weaken the installed environmental-protection measures.	Feature Article	27 Nov 2008 5:16pm
COMPANY WATCH: Watermark Global PLC A bold solution to pollution from over a century of mining in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin may also be economically rewarding	Magazine Article	27 Nov 2008 5:16pm
The fundamentals of mine-waste facility audits Mine-waste facilities, and in particular tailings impounds, are often one of the highest-risk aspects of a mining venture	Feature Article	27 Nov 2008 5:15pm
Biodiversity offsets in mining Biodiversity Offset is a creative tool that ensures the development of extractive operations is not conducted at the expense of conservation	Feature Article	27 Nov 2008 5:15pm
Avoiding corporate greening In the second part of his series on CSR, Kevin D’Souza (right) considers the scepticism of both the mining industry and lobby groups when it comes to the role and impact of CSR in the mining sector	Magazine Article	27 Nov 2008 5:15pm
The Gold Squad - Web Exclusive Article! Established in 1907, the Gold Stealing Detection Unit (GSDU), or Gold Squad as it is better know, is the oldest specialist investigation unit of the Western Australia Police. Here MEM takes a look at the unit past and present.	Headline Article	27 Nov 2008 10:14am
A very un-British directive The Mining Waste Directive was introduced in the wake of several serious and high-profile accidents such as the one at Aznalcóllar in Spain a decade ago. Set to be transposed in the UK Rebecca Carriage finds out how the MWD could effect England’s minerals industry	Magazine Article	02 Oct 2008 12:00am
COUNTRY RISK - Mining risk in the commodity boom Recent hikes in food prices illustrate that the commodity boom is no longer limited to natural resources	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am
EHS Guidelines With the objective of making sure its Guidelines met current realities IFC recently asked Golder Associates to conduct a comprehensive review and update of the EHS Guidelines for Mining the EHS Guidelines for Smelting and Refining and the General EHS Guidelines on cross-cutting issues for all industry sectors.	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am
IFC GUIDELINES - Setting the standards INTERNATIONAL Finance Corp (IFC) is the part of the World Bank Group that is responsible for lending to the private sector in developing countries. It is increasingly seen as the global standard setter for corporate behaviour and some of its expectations are set out in its Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Guidelines.	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am
CSR in Africa – the mantra In the first of a three-part series Kevin De Souza (right) comments on how the concept of corporate social responsibility has rapidly infiltrated mining	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am
What is your carbon footprint? As a significant emitter of greenhouse gases mining is gaining increasing attention from NGOs and regulators. CO2 emissions for the mines producing over 90% of the Western world’s base metals are shown using data available for the first time from Minecost.com and Metalytics.	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am
AIDS/HIV - Dealing with the ‘big three’ diseases TB HIV/AIDS and malaria are generally agreed to be the major causes of mortality related to communicable diseases across the world	Magazine Article	11 Jul 2008 12:00am