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Measures in legislation to provide safety protection from stimulated in situ bioleaching

  • Health and safety
  • Land-use planning
  • Permitting processes / policy integration
  • Reporting official statistics
  • Socio-economic and environmental impact assessments

Challenge the practice is addressing: Legislation must include specific measures related to in situ bioleaching to ensure environmental, health and safety protection.

Concrete practice to achieve the expected goal: Many specific measures are provided for the topics of: waste management and emissions, environmental and health protection (including radioactivity and water protection), closure of In Situ Leaching operations, drilling and hydraulic fracturing, use and management of other chemicals than those used in hydraulic fracturing, impacts of microbiology, safe working environment.

Expected impact/goal of the practice: ISL legislation that would be robust to ensure protection of the environment and health and safety.

Who is the target user group of the practice/intervention or implementing the practice/intervention? Policy makers

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Source
BIOMOre Deliverable Number 5.3: Review of legislation and BREF documents for the environmentally safe exploitation of stimulated in situ bioleaching
Year
2016
Data item type
Practice base
Practice type
Industry
Format
Report / document
Learning relevance
Guidelines / guidance document
Commodity
Metalliferous minerals
Extractive life-cycle
Exploitation phase
Post-exploitation phase (i.e. rehabilitation)
Sustainability scope
Planning beyond the mine life
Workers well-being
Water stewardship
Land-use and biodiversity
Waste management
System change potential
Many specific measures are provided for the topics of: waste management and emissions, environmental and health protection (including radioactivity and water protection)