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Exploring the ESG Ecosystem with a Focus on Mine Water Management

Session: ENVIRONMENTAL: SUSTAINABILITY AND ESG DISCLOSURES | Room 155B

With the rising focus of stakeholders on ESG principles, this paper explores how ESG commitments in the mining industry can impact water-related studies for existing and new projects, and whether a better job can be done with reflecting the implications of these commitments in mine water management. Our perspective is the water-focused practitioner involved in characterizing pre-mining baseline conditions, estimating water consumption and quality for proposed projects, and managing mine water at active operations. We investigate the frameworks within the evolving and expanding ESG ecosystem and the connections to water management in mining. We first create an inventory of ESG frameworks by reviewing 28 mining companies’ sustainability disclosures and the ESG literature. We then classify these frameworks and identify water-related components of particular interest to the water-focused practitioner. Finally, we examine how the ESG commitments can influence the inputs, methods and outputs related to mine water management.

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Presenters

Terry Braun

Terry has over 30 years of professional experience in mining and environmental projects. Terry's practice incorporates various elements of environmental compliance activities as well as engineered solutions to potential environmental liabilities at mining and other industrial operations. Terry leads multi-disciplinary project teams tasked with producing engineering studies in accordance with public disclosure requirements (i.e., Canada and U.S.) as well as internal due diligence reviews on behalf of clients. His areas of specialization include evaluation of base metal and industrial mineral commodities, mine closure planning, design, and financial provisions.

Cansu Perdeli Demirkan

Cansu Perdeli Demirkan is a 2020 SRK Scholarship recipient. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Earth Resources Development Engineering Program under the Mining Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines. She has four years of work experience in private sector companies as an environmental engineer and consultant, during which she worked on projects that promoted sustainable and responsible practices in several industries, including mining. Her current research focuses on assessing and reporting mining companies’ contributions to sustainable development.