MINING WASTE DEAL
October 1st, 2004 BY KEITH NUTHALLPOLITICAL agreement has been secured in Brussels over a comprehensive directive aimed at improving waste management and disposal standards in Europe's mines and quarries. The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers for the environment said afterwards that mining waste was "a serious and long-lasting threat to the environment and human health if not properly managed." The European Commission, which proposed the legislation, is particularly concerned about the release of metallic pollution, so ore producers are covered by the legislation. It sets ...
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