SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MINING PROGRAMME

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MINING PROGRAMME

• 2007 Chamber of Mines Sustainable Development
  Conference
• Sandton Sun Hotel, 17 October 2007

Elize Swart Department of Minerals and Energy
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Purpose of the SDM Programme

• Develop a draft Framework for Implementing
  Sustainable Development in the South African
  Mining Sector
• Develop draft Sustainable Development indicators
  to monitor the contribution of the South African
  mining sector towards Sustainable Development
  and
• Undertake specific projects / programmes to
• ensure progress made on specific mining outcomes
  in the 2002 WSSD Johannesburg Plan of
  Implementation and
• facilitate the achievement of Key Strategic
  Objectives and the vision for SDM.

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Process followed Strategic Framework for
Implementing Sustainable Development in the SA
Mining Sector

• A situation analysis on current Sustainable
  Development initiatives on a national, regional
  and international level was done where specific
  linkages with such initiatives were established
• Linking SDM Framework with National Strategy for
  Sustainable Development (DEAT) also the model
  adopted for mining is based on model for SD used
  by DEAT but it has also been integrated with the
  concept of various other models used
  internationally and
• An constraints analysis was done specifically for
  the SA mining sector in achieving objectives of
  SD.

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Process followed Strategic Framework for
Implementing Sustainable Development in the SA
Mining Sector

• Initial and ongoing specialist studies and
  research undertaken
• Governance, biophysical, mine legacies, mine
  pollution footprint
• Small scale mining women in mining, HIV/AIDS,
  mine health and safety challenges and
• Financial risk, economics, beneficiation, BEE.
• Proposed vision and 7 Key Strategic Objectives
  for SDM were formulated
• SDM Indicator project as a subset of the SDM
  Framework
• Implementation Plan for SDM and
• Wide distribution of the Discussion Document
  comment and revision

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Linkages with NSSD (DEAT)
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Initial constraints analysis of SA mining
sector(ongoing)

• Governance (high)
• Lack of definition and clear understanding of
  SDM.
• Lack of co-operation and commitment to SD.
• Absence of formal indicators to measure the
  mining sectors SD performance.
• Economic (high)
• Current fluctuations (particularly negative
  trends) lead to poor SD, particularly within the
  economic and social realms.
• Legal (high)
• MPRDA, 2002 Timeframes, lack of guidance,
  timeframes on conversions impact negatively on
  sustainability of the industry.

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Initial constraints analysis of SA mining
sector(continue)

• Biophysical (high)
• Poor rehabilitation and management of impacts.
• Mining financial (high)
• Delays in conversions of mining rights are
  severely hampering sustainability of industry.
• Delays in finalising of royalty aspects
  problematic.
• Other (high)
• Pending and ongoing - consultation with
  stakeholders.

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Vision for SDM

• By 2010, the SA mining sector is contributing
  optimally to sustainable development.
• This contribution is further articulated into a
  number of key strategic objectives, goals and
  projects leading to desired outcomes.
• Optimally is defined as the most effective,
  efficient and favourable contribution by the
  mining sector to sustainable development, taking
  into account the social, economic, biophysical
  and governance opportunities and constraints
  facing the South African mining sector, as
  determined and endorsed either through
  stakeholder consensus or the majority stakeholder
  view.

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The Key Strategic Objectives (KSO) of SDM

• That the Sustainable Development Strategy of the
  South African Mining sector is effectively
  communicated, linked to national and
  international strategies and that it reflects the
  priorities, values, principles and aspirations of
  the country. Furthermore, that Government has the
  required capacity to ensure outcomes and that
  co-operative governance is realised.
• To ensure that the Sustainable Development
  strategy and policy transcend, and is valid
  beyond, the Government of the day and reporting
  requirements.
• That community empowerment, environmental and
  social rights are central tenets of the sector
  and that all those operating within the mining
  sector earn a social license to do so.

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The Key Strategic Objectives (KSO) of SDM
(continued)

• That the Sustainable Development strategy
  facilitates a shift to the sustainable end
  states, including a progression from resource to
  knowledge-based economies and a consideration of
  life cycle and cumulative aspects within the
  sector.
• That the Sustainable Development strategy
  promotes economic diversification in existing and
  future mining industries and that the effects of
  globalisation are fully considered.
• That the Sustainable Development Policy
  acknowledges the continued role of the industry
  in socio-economic empowerment and creates policy
  conditions to ensure its continuation.
• That value extraction from South African minerals
  sector benefits vulnerable groups and value
  addition from South African mineral resources are
  maximised locally.

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Goals for SDM

• I. Enabling South Africans to make balanced and
  informed decisions regarding the extraction of
  mineral resources and their utilisation.
• II. Enabling South Africa to measure and assess
  progress towards sustainable development
  objectives in the minerals sector.
• III. Minimizing the impacts and risks of mineral
  resource development, use and management on the
  health and safety of South Africans.
• IV. Optimising environmental management in the
  sector.
• V. To develop and improve tools and mechanisms to
  ensure improved compliance in the sector and to
  improve regulatory capacity.
• VI. Poverty alleviation and mineral resource
  development.
• VII Enabling SA to have a beneficiation strategy
  which promotes growth and competitiveness and
  works towards closing the gap between the 1st and
  2nd economies.

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1.2 Industry Stakeholder projects
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DMEs intentions

• Thus, the principle intention of this document is
  to (i) request input and comment from industry
  and stakeholders to be part of the development of
  a South African mining sector SD framework (ii)
  to request that industry and stakeholders provide
  examples and descriptions of ongoing SD
  programmes, projects and initiaves to be part of
  this document series. These will act as
  examples and a demonstration the South African
  mining sectors journey to sustainability.
• This document, iterative and living, will be
  updated every year and form the ulitmate
  reporting tool for, inter alia, the United
  Nations and South Africas SD commitments.

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Next steps - SDM Framework

• SD Committee of the Mineral and Mining Boards
  endorsement for distribution.
• Ministerial endorsement for distribution.
• Comprehensive consultation process with industry
  and stakeholders.
• Progress reporting from IGFMMSD to UNCSD.
• Progress reporting to DEAT.
• Implementation, updating and refining ongoing,
  iterative
• UNCSD reporting 2010 and beyond.

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Specific programmes

• Beneficiation strategy
• Outcomes of Mine Health and Safety Summit
• Women in Mining Project
• Colloquium 8 and 9 November 2007 (DME, CSMI/WITS,
  Mintek and CSIR)
• Guideline/Learning Tool to be developed for
  industry (2008/09)

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Specific programmes (reduce pollution footprint)

• Derelict and ownerless mines
• Development of National Strategy containing a
  database, ranking system, health, safety and
  environmental hazards, 1st order cost estimate.
  
• Cumulative mining impacts
• Legislative amendments MPRDA, 2002 (old order
  rights, closure procedure, regional closure
  strategies, closure planning as part of EMP,
  financial provision reporting, monitoring and EMP
  performance assessment reporting).
• Regional Closure Strategies
• Mine Water Management and Sustainable Closure
  Strategies
• Strengthen environmental and SL Plan enforcement
• Site inspection Audit Tool
• GIS Decision-making support system
• Guidelines
• Training - Courses (WITS)

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• Thank you for your attention