Working Papers

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Australia

North America

South America

Southern Africa

Other Countries

Workshop Reports

Since the completion of MMSD, follow-up reports are being produced, synthesising the research commissioned by the Project. These can be downloaded from the Project Follow-up Reports page.

During the two years of MMSD's existence, a key feature of our work was to commission research around a number of themes related to sustainable development and the mining and minerals sector.

These reports were intended to inform the work of the Project Report and also to stand on their own as Working Papers that provide more in-depth analysis of specific areas of interest.

A large number of these research reports are available from various pages of our website. For convenience, a list of those currently available is now included below and divided under various headings. More reports will be available shortly.

If there is a particular report that you are interested in and that is not listed below, please write to us at mmsd@iied.org to request a copy.

Disclaimer

Topic-based Reports

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001 - Report

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001 - Questions

ProForest
Mining Finance & Sutainability Initative Theme 3: Participation and Governance Structures

Report
(PDF 1.2MB)

Ayres, Robert; Ayres, Leslie; Råde, Ingrid
The Life Cycle of Copper, its Co-Products and By-Products

Ayres, Robert; Ayres, Leslie; Råde, Ingrid
The Life Cycle of Copper, its Co-Products and By-Products
Annexes, Figures, Tables

Report
(PDF 2.25MB)

Figures
(PDF 999KB)

Bass, Steve, IIED
Change Towards Sustainability in Resource Use: Lessons for MMSD From the Forestry Sector

Bastida, Elizabeth
Integrating Sustainable Development into the Legal Mining Frameworks of some Latin American Countries

Blench, Roger, Overseas Development Institute
Biodiversity Issues: The Enabling Environment and Mining

Report
(PDF 318KB)

Brehaut, Henry, Global Sustainability Services Inc
The Community Health Dimension of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries

Report
(PDF 251KB)

Campusano, Raul et al., Cochilo, Chiliean Copper Commission
Research on Mine Closure Policy

Report
(PDF 574KB)

Chaytor, Beatrice, FIELD
The Development of Global Forest Policy: Overview of Legal and Institutional Frameworks

Christman, Patrice; Stolojan, Nicolas
Management and Distribution of Mineral Revenue in Papua New Guinea

Report
(PDF 299KB)

Coelho, José, M
The Mining of Aggregates in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo

Report
(PDF 116KB)

Cosbey, Aaron, International Institute for Sustainable Development
The Links to Trade and Investment Rules

Report
(PDF 254KB)

CRU International
Development of the Minerals Cycle and the Need for Minerals

Report
(PDF 4.5MB)

Downing, Theodore, E.
Avoiding New Poverty: Mining-Induced Displacement and Resettlement

Report
(PDF 408KB)

Downing, Theodore E.; Moles, Jerry; McIntosh, Ian; Garcia-Downing, Carmen
Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Strategies and Tactics for Encounters

Report
(PDF 404KB)

Eggert, Rod
Mining and Economic Sustainability: Community and National Challenges

Fülöp, Sándor; Kiss, Csaba
Information Availability: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector. Review of Systems for Making Information Available

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Report
(PDF 323KB)

Gibson, Ginger
Community Information Needs: Access to Information Through the Mining Life Cycle

Gibson, Ginger, CoDev Canada
Building partnerships: Key elements of capacity building.

Gibson, Ginger; MacDonald, Alistair; Thomson, Ian
Gap Analysis to Inform an Experts’ Workshop on Access to Information: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector

Greene, George; Bregha, François; Meyer, Stephanie; Moffet, John, Stratos Inc.
Planning for Outcomes: A Framework for the Consideration of Options

Greene, George, Stratos Inc.
Voluntary Initiatives and Application to the Mining and Metals Sector

Grieg Gran, Maryanne
Financial Incentives for Improved Sustainability Performance: The Business Case and the Sustainability Dividend

Handelsman, Simon, D
Report on Human Rights and the Minerals Industry

International Fertilizer Industry Association
Report on Human Rights and the Minerals Industry

Report
(PDF 289KB)

Jennings, Norman, S
Improving Safety and Health in Mines: A long and winding road?

Report
(PDF 177KB)

Joyce, Susan; MacFarlane, Magnus
Social Impact Assessment in the Mining Industry: Current Situation and Future Directions

Lapakko, K
Acid drainage paper

Report
(PDF 280KB)

Loayza, Fernando Careaga, Servicios Ambientales S.A
Access to Information: A Key to Building Trust in the Minerals Sector.
The Government Role

Report
(PDF 231KB)

Marshall, Ian
A Survey of Corruption Issues in the Mining and Mineral Sector

Report
(PDF 285KB)

Martin, TE; Davies, MP; Rice, S; Higgs, T; Lighthall, PC
Stewardship of Tailing Facilities for Sustainable Development

Report
(PDF 1.14MB)

Mate, Kwabena
Communities, Civil Society Organisations and the Management of Mineral Wealth

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McCloskey Group
Coal Case Study

Report
(PDF 206KB)

McDivitt, James
Status of Education of Mining Industry Professionals

Report
(PDF 123KB)
Link to Report
Annex: Directory

Murray, Haydn
Industrial Clays Case Study

Report
(PDF 189KB)

Orellana, Marcos A.
Code of Codes: Compliance Oversight

Report
(PDF 211KB)

Orellana, Marcos A.
The Washington Agreement on Gold

Report
(PDF 211KB)

Orellana Cruz, Marcos A.
Indigenous Peoples, Mining, and International Law

Report
(PDF 264KB)
en español
(PDF 269KB)

Palmer, Alice, FIELD
Voluntary Initiatives and the World Trade Organisation

Report
(PDF 215KB)

Par, Clayton, J
Operational Needs and Realities in the Search for and Development of a Mine

Report
(PDF 229KB)

Phillips, Adrian
Mining and Protected Areas

Report
(PDF 248KB)

Pring, Rock
The Law of Public Participation in Mining and Resources Development

Report
(PDF 240KB)

Rábago, Karl; Lovins, Amory; Feiler, Thomas;, Rocky Mountains Institute (RMI)
Energy and Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Industries

Report
(PDF 836KB)

Stephens, Carolyn; Ahern, Mike
Worker and Community Health Impacts Related to Mining Operations Internationally: A Rapid Review of the Literature

Report
(PDF 672KB)

Switzer, Jason
Armed Conflict and Natural Resources: The Case of the Minerals Sector

Thomson, Ian; MacDonald, Alistair
Access to Information. Corporate Communication Standards, Practice and Issues

Tilton, John E., Colorado School of Mines
On Borrowed Time? Civilization and the Threat of Mineral Depletion

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Mining for the Future. Preface and Main Report

Report
(PDF 313KB)

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Ok Tedi Riverine Disposal Case Study

Report
(PDF 565KB)

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Porgera Riverine Disposal Case Study

Report
(PDF 297KB)

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Grasberg Riverine Disposal Case Study

Report
(PDF 235KB)

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
References

Report
(PDF 173KB)

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Abandoned Mines Working Paper

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Large Volume Waste Working Paper

van Zyl, Dirk; Sassoon, Meredith; Fleury, Anne-Marie; Kyeyune, Silvia, MMSD
Mine Closure Working Paper

Vorhies, Frank; Bertrand, Nick, IUCN
An exploratory paper on economic and financial mechanisms to build synergies and reduce conflicts between mining and biodiversity

Report
(PDF 228KB)

Warden-Fernandez, Janeth
Indigenous Communities and Mineral Development

Report
(PDF 357KB)

Warhurst, Alyson, Mining and Energy Research Network
Sustainability Indicators and Sustainability Performance Management

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Artisanal & Small-scale Mining

CETEM
Projeto Banco de Informações Documentais Sobre Pequena Mineração e Mineração Artesanal (Brasil). Project Database: Documentation of Information about Small and Artisanal Mining (Brazil)

Aspinall, Clive
Small-scale Mining in Indonesia

Bocangel, Danilo
Small-scale Mining in Bolivia: National Study Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development

Bocangel, Danilo
Estudio Regional/Nacional Sobre Pegueña Mineria y Artesanal del Proyecto MMSD (Bolivia)

Bugnosen, Edmund
Country Case Study on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Philippines

Chakravorty, S.L.
Country Paper on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in India

Drechsler, Bernd (ed.), ITDG/Santren
Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region

Gueye, Djibril
Small-Scale Mining in Burkina Faso

Gueye, Djibril
Etude sur les Mines Artisanales et les Exploitations Minieres a petite Echelle au Burkina Faso

Gunson, A.J.; Jian, Yue
Artisanal Mining in the People's Republic of China

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Hentschel, Thomas; Hruschka, Felix; Priester, Michael, Projekt Consult
Global Report on Small-Scale Mining

Hilson, Gavin, Imperial College
A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry

Keita, Seydou
Etude sur les Mines Artisanales et les Exploitations Minieres a petite Echelle au Mali. [Study on Artisanal Mines and the Exploitation of Small-scale miners in Mali]

Kuramoto, Juana R., Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE)
La Minería Artesanal e Informal en el Perú. [Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Peru]

Sandoval, Fabián; Moya, Rolando, Fundacion Ambiente y Sociedad-Ecuador
La Pequeña Minería en el Ecuador. [Small-scale mining in Ecuador]

Susapu, Blasius; Crispin, Geoff
Country Study Report on Small-scale Mining in Papua New Guinea

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Australia

MMSD Australia
Facing The Future. The Report of the MMSD Australia Project

Sinclair Knight Merz
Industry-Based Initiatives: Draft Report

Cheney, Helen; Lovel, Roy; Solomon, Fiona
People, Power, Participation: A Study of Mining—Community Relationships

Hancock, Peter; Roarty, Michael
Baseline Assessment Australia Final Report (Draft)

Harding, Lynda; Macdonald, Catherine
Developing New Approaches for Stakeholder Engagement in the Minerals Sector

Satchwell, Ian, ACIL Consulting
Agreements between Mining Companies and Indigenous Communities

Willett, Ken
Managing Australian Mineral Wealth for Sustainable Economic Development: Draft

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North America

MacDonald, Alistair
Industry in Transition: A Profile of the North American Mining Sector

MMSD North America
Learning from the Future: Alternative Scenarios for the North American Mining and Minerals Industry

MMSD North America
Seven Questions to Sustainability: Assessing How a Mine/Mineral Project or Operation Contributes to Sustainability

MMSD North America
Seven Questions to Sustainability: Summary Brochure

MMSD North America
Towards Change. The Work and Results of MMSD North America: Brochure

South America

MMSD South America
FRONT MATTER: Minería y Minerales de América del Sur en la Transición hacia el Desarrollo Sustentable

Report
(PDF 1744KB)

MMSD South America
CHAPTER 1 Introducción

Lagos, Gustavo; Blanco, Hernán; Torres, Valeria & Bustos, Beatriz
CHAPTER 2 Hallazgos y Desafíos de la Investigación

Echevarría, Cristina & González, Patricia
CHAPTER 3 Proceso Participativo, Hallazgos y Desafíos Proceso Participativo, Hallazgos y Desafíos

Enríquez, Juan Carlos (Coordenador General)
CHAPTER 4 Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Bolivia

Barreto, Maria Laura.(Editor)
CHAPTER 5 Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Brasil

Lagos, Gustavo; Blanco, Hernán; Torres, Valeria & Bustos, Beatriz
CHAPTER 6 Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Chile

Sandoval, Fabián
CHAPTER 7 Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Ecuador

Glave, Manuel, A. & Kuramoto, Juana
CHAPTER 8 Minería, Minerales y Desarrollo Sustentable en Perú

MMSD South America
ANEXO 1. Propuesta de Agendas de Investigación y Capacitación para la Región

IIPM/IDRC
ANEXO 2. Metodología del Proceso de Participación: Diversidad de Técnicas hacia un Objetivo Común

MMSD South America
ANEXO 3. El Grupo Asesor de MMSD en América del Sur

Glave, Manuel; Kuramoto, Juana
Proyecto Minerales, Mineria y Desarrollo Sustentable - MMSD - Informe final del Proyecto - Peru [MMSD Peru Final Report]

Enríquez, Juan Carlos
Minería y Minerales de Bolivia en la Transición hacia el Desarrollo Sustentable [MMSD Bolivia Report]

Southern Africa

Ashton, PJ; Love, D; Mahachi, H; Dirks, PHGM, CSIR-Environmentek
An Overview of the Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations on Water Resources and Water Quality in the Zambezi, Limpopo and Olifants Catchments in Southern Africa

(see Research Topic
4 section of MMSD
Southern Africa
website)

Banks, Glen
Papua New Guinea Baseline Study. Final Report

Cawood, FT; Kangwa, S; MacFarlane, AS; Minnitt, RCA
Mining, Minerals and Economic Development and the Transition to Sustainable Development in Southern Africa [including sub-section on Aligning Mineral Wealth with Sustainable Development: The Southern African Perspective]

Chosi, Sam
Local Development

Elias, Ralph; Taylor, Ian
HIV/AIDS, the Mining and Minerals Sector and Sustainable Development in Southern Africa

Granville, Arnold
Baseline Survey of the Mining and Minerals Sector in Southern Africa

Kangwa, John
Privatisation and Social Management

Kapeleus P
Mining and Society in Southern Africa

Musvoto, Aleta Netsai
Gender and Mining: Community

MMSD Southern Africa
Report of the Regional MMSD Process

MPEC
A Case Study of Community Involvement in Developing the Minerals Policy in South Africa

Ranchod, Sarita
Gender and Mining: Workplace

Sonnenberg, Dan; Münster, Frauke
Involuntary Resettlement

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Other Country Reports

Ballard, Chris
Human Rights and the Mining Sector in Indonesia: A Baseline Study

Report
(PDF 473KB)

Banks, Glenn
Papua New Guinea Baseline Study

Report
(PDF 818KB)

Bogdetsky, Valentin (editor)
Mining Industry and Sustainable Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

Report
(PDF 976KB)

Cabalda, M.V; Banaag, M.A.;Tidalgo P.N.T. & Garces R.B.
The Philippine Minerals Industry: A Baseline Study

Report
(PDF 1.32MB)

Chazy Ecofund - Strana Zapovednaya
Republic of Khakassia Baseline Study

Report
(PDF 765KB)
Russian
(PDF 1340KB)

Jackson, Richard
Capacity Building in Papua New Guinea for Community Maintenance During and After Mine Closure

Report
(PDF 442KB)

Tata Energy Research Institute
Overview of Mining and Mineral Industry in India

Report
(PDF 1.32MB)

Wiriosudarmo, Rachman
Baseline Study and Gap Analysis on Mining in Indonesia

Report
(PDF 564KB)

Workshop Reports

MMSD
Report of the Strategic Planning Workshop, 4–6 May 2000, London, UK

Report
(PDF 233KB)

MMSD
Preparing for Implementation Meeting Notes, 24-25 July 2000, Geneva, Switzerland. Hosted by MMSD

MMSD
Report of the Initial Scoping Meeting on the European Regional Process, 5 December 2000, Brussels, Germany

Report
(PDF 233KB)

MMSD
MMSD and Small-Scale Mining in South America, 24 January 2001, Santiago, Chile

MMSD
Minutes of Euromines and Eurométaux Meeting with MMSD, 20 February, 2001, Brussels, Belgium

Report
(PDF 185KB)

MMSD
Finance, Mining and Sustainability Conference Workshop Report, 9 April 2001, Washington DC, USA. Hosted by MMSD, World Bank and UNEP

Darmstadter, Joel, Resources for the Future
The Long-Run Availability of Minerals: Geology, Environment, Economics, 22-23 April 2001, Washington DC, USA. Summary of an Interdisciplinary Workshop

MMSD
Report of the Conference on the Role of Public Participation, 25-27 May 2001, Woodstock, USA

Report
(PDF 233KB)

MMSD
Mining and Biodiversity Workshop Report, 11-12 june 2001, London, UK. Hosted by MMSD

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MMSD
Report of the Armed Conflict Workshop, 11 July 2001, London, UK. Hosted by MMSD and IISS

MMSD
Mining for the Future
Large Volume Waste, 15-17 July 2001, Vancouver, Canada

Report
(PDF 562KB)

MMSD
Large Volume Waste, 15-17 July 2001, Vancouver, Canada, Summary and Recommendations

Report
(PDF 220KB)

MMSD
Seeking Alternatives: Voluntary Initiatives in the Mining Sector Workshop Report, 18 July 2001, Santa Fe, USA

Stewart, Mary, Centre for Risk, Environment and Systems Technology and Analysis
The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Mining, Minerals and Metals, 9-10 August 2001, New York, USA

MMSD
Managing Mineral Wealth Workshop Report:How can the Minerals Sector Support the Development of Minerals Economies and Contribute to Building Sustainable Communities, Especially in the Poorest Countries? 15-17 August 2001, London, UK. Hosted by MMSD

MMSD
Report of the Human Rights Workshop, 6 September 2001, Berlin, Germany

Report
(PDF 233KB)

MMSD
Corruption Issues in the Mining and Minerals Sector Workshop Report, 7 September 2001, Belin, Germany. Hosted by MMSD and Transparency International

MMSD
Worker and Community Health and Safety Informal Experts Meeting Report, 10 September 2001, London, UK. Hosted by MMSD and LSHTM

Report
(PDF 289KB)

MMSD
Reporte sobre el Taller Preliminar de MMSD sobre Pueblos Indígenas y su Relación con el Sector de la Minería, 27-28 Septiembre 2001, Quito, Ecuador. MMSD. Realizado con la colaboración de Iniciativa de Investigación en Políticas Mineras (IIPM/IDRC) y Ambiente y Sociedad (Quito)

Report
(PDF 233KB)

MMSD
Indigenous People and Relationships with the Mining Sector - Preparatory Meeting and Workshop Report, 27-28 September 2001, Quito, Ecuador. Hosted by MMSD, MPRI / IDRC & Ambiente y Sociedad

MMSD
Mining and Biodiversity Second Workshop Report, 25-26 October 2001, London, UK. Hosted by MMSD

MMSD
Report of the Workshop on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining, 19-20 November 2001, London, UK.

MMSD
Access to Information Workshop Report, 29-30 November 2001, Vancouver, Canada. Hosted by MMSD

MMSD
Finance, Mining and Sustainability: Exploring Sound Decision Processes Workshop Report, 14-15 January 2002, Paris, France. Hosted by MMSD, World Bank and UNEP

MMSD
Indigenous People and Mining Workshop Report, 4-6 February 2002. Perth, Australia

Disclaimer

All documents remain the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the MMSD Project, the MMSD Assurance Group, or the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Except where stated otherwise, the copyright for these documents remains jointly with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

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