ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Innovation within the mining industry has always been important as a result of worldwide pressure to improve their practice. The tarnished image, primarily a result of environmental legacies and some more recent events, has resulted in a concentrated world focus on all mining ventures. Financial institutions have developed the Equator Principles which mines must follow to obtain project financing. In today’s heavily scrutinized mining environment, project funding will not get off the ground unless both environmental and sustainability issues are considered and accommodated. Mining companies are currently becoming proactive in their pursuit of new approaches to develop and achieve sustainable goals in line with the goals of the community.
