PIECE ON MINING WASTE
November 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLThe European Commission is to propose an extension of EUenvironmental legislation in the mining sector following completion of aconsultation exercise with interested parties. Brussels said it had decidedto proceed with three priority actions "to improve the safety of mines,relating to industrial risk management, management of mining waste andintegrated pollution prevention and control." The first step, which is likely to be proposed in the next fewweeks, will be to amend the EU's Seveso II Directive to include mineralprocessing of ores, ...
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