The new, broader research will also attempt to get buy-in from affected parties on the best practice framework. While all mining companies are already legally obliged to meet compliance and consent conditions, "how they do it and what they do is sub-optimal", Pope says.
Another aspect to the research is developing ways of predicting the environmental impact before exploration begins, let alone extraction. That way you could have an exploration, development and closure plan providing a clear picture of the economic viability of an identified deposit before work starts.
Research is one thing; enforcing these environmental safeguards is another.
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