Towards a sustainable mining waste management: an ex-ante analysis of a nickel mining project in Narra, Palawan

Issue Date

12-2009

Abstract

Development of nickel mining operation poses negative impacts on the bio-physical environment as well as on human health. The preparation, development, mining, and loading stages generate solid waste materials which if not properly managed are detrimental to the environment. In addition, the use of chemicals and reagents in nickel analysis are generally hazardous and will need to be appropriately managed. Therefore, the proposed waste management plan is geared towards "Zero Waste Mining" through the implementation of various strategies of waste minimization, recycling and reuse. The waste management strategies will cover all the components of the mining projects from the mining area, passing through the transit route, then to the stockyard and finally to the causeway. To ensure that the different strategies are effective and are being properly implemented a waste monitoring and evaluation system must be developed. An effective institutional arrangement, to include the various responsibilities of its respective stakeholders is essential to successfully implement the waste management plan.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Environmental Science and Management

ISSN

0119-1144

Volume

12

Issue

2

Page

57-70

Document Type

Article

College

School of Environmental Science and Management (SESAM)

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

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