Working Together - How large scale mining can engage with small scale miners Benjamin Davies - ICMM

ICMM member companies African Rainbow Minerals Anglo American AngloGold Ashanti Barrick BHP Billiton Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Goldcorp Gold Fields Lihir Gold Lonmin Mitsubishi Materials Minerals and Metals Group Newmont Nippon Mining & Metals Rio Tinto Sumitomo Metal Mining Teck Vale Xstrata

ICMM member associations Cámara Argentina de Empresarios Mineros (CAEM) Cámara Asomineros Andi - Colombia Cámara Minera de México Cámara Minera de Venezuela (CAMIVEN) Chamber of Mines of South Africa China International Mining Group Cobalt Development Institute Consejo Minero de Chile A.G. Eurometaux Euromines Federation of Indian Mineral Industries Indonesian Mining Association Instituto Brasileiro de Mineraçao International Aluminium Institute International Copper Association (ICA) International Lead Association International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) International Wrought Copper Council International Zinc Association Japan Mining Industry Association Minerals Council of Australia Mining Association of Canada Mining Industry Associations of Southern Africa (MIASA) National Mining Association (NMA) - USA Nickel Institute Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Sociedad Nacional de Minería (SONAMI) - Chile Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía (SNMPE) - Peru World Coal Institute World Gold Council

ICMM’s Sustainable Development Framework

ICMM and ASM Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is often a form of subsistence mining, which provides a direct or indirect livelihood for over 100 million people in the developing world. It often takes place side by side with large-scale mining operations. ICMM members have committed to contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of the communities in which we operate (Sustainable Development Principle 9). ASM miners and their dependents constitute a unique part of these communities. The challenge is how to help legitimize what is sometimes an illegal activity, conducted in poor and unsafe working conditions, but drives the local economy.

Guidance on Good Practice ICMM is developing collaborative solutions to the difficult issues surrounding ASM, by working with governments, NGOs, local communities and others. In 2009, ICMM partnered with Communities and Small-scale Mining (CASM) and IFC’s Oil, Gas and Mining Sustainable Community Development Fund (IFC- CommDev) to develop a key guidance document. ICMM’s work seeks to improve member capacity to positively engage with ASM operators. More broadly, our work demonstrates the business case for this type of engagement and sets ICMM members apart as industry leaders on ASM related issues.

“Working Together” Characterisation – types of ASM, key stakeholders, main issues Building the business case for partnership and engagement Diagnostics, Approaches and Tools

2.4 Technical Assistance Programs Transfer of technology and solutions from LSM to ASM Can include HSE, improved processes, access to markets, business development etc…Use of mercury is a good entry point for developing such a functioning relationship with ASM communities Document sets out a 5-step process: 1. Characterisation of ASM 2.Identify challenges and opportunities for improvement 3.Consider advantages knowledge held by LSM and how it could be transferred 4.Implement solutions 5.Identify opportunities to encourage innovation / collaboration / further training

Conclusions ASM miners are key stakeholders for large scale mining companies This publication and the tools contained will help LSM companies build stronger and more effective engagement with ASM miners Engagement strategies work best when they are tailored to specific conditions The business case for a sound engagement strategy will only strengthen…

Continuing ICMM activity on ASM issues “Working Together” includes suggested approaches and case studies toward more effective controls on mercury used by ASM operators It has been developed as a pilot, so that further testing and gathering of good practices with companies can take place in a next phase ICMM is currently in discussion with World Bank and others regarding future activities of CASM Consistent with its Position Statement on Mercury Risk Management, ICMM is also committed to the responsible management of mercury. This includes a commitment to participate in government-led partnerships to transfer low-to no- mercury technologies into the ASM sector in locations where ICMM companies have operations

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