ABSTRACT
Monitoring will confi rm that management commitments are being met, or not. Monitoring may take the form of direct measurement and recording of quantitative information, such as amounts and concentrations of emissions, for measurement against corporate or statutory standards, consent limits or targets. It may also require measurement of ambient environmental parameters in the vicinity of the mine site using ecological or biological, physical, and chemical indicators. Equally importantly, monitoring programmes are also concerned with socioeconomic interactions, including local liaison activities and the assessment of complaints or grievances.
