2019 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Georgius Agricola (1556) : “… the strongest argument of the detractors is that the fields are devastated by mining operations … Also they argue that the woods and groves are cut down, for there is need of an endless amount of wood for timbers, machines, and the smelting of metals. [...] Therefore the inhabitants of these regions, on account of the devastation of their fields, woods, groves, brooks and rivers, find great difficulty in procuring the necessaries of life … Thus it is said, it is clear to all that there is greater detriment from mining than the value of the metals which the mining produces.” Mudd: Mining & Its Growing Environmental Impacts MiningWatch Canada 20th Anni. [...] 2019 10 Economic Resources Economic Resources (U only) Mudd, 2009, Sustainability of Mining in Australia Global Copper’s Growing Endowment 3,750 WORLD 2015 Additional Resources 3,000 2010 Additional Resources 2,250 1,500 Additional Resources 750 1934 Global Assessment Cumulative Production 0 Mudd-Jowitt (2018b) Mudd: Mining & Its Growing Environmental Impacts MiningWatch Canada 20th Anniv. [...] 2019 15 Waste Rock (Cu, Diamonds, U, Brown Coal) Waste Rock (Gold, Black Coal) Mudd, 2009, Sustainability of Mining in Australia Global Mine Waste Estimate (2014) Mudd: Mining & Its Growing Environmental Impacts MiningWatch Canada 20th Anniv. [...] 2019 27 Summary: Mining, SD & CE • Mining provides the metals, minerals and energy the modern world needs & wants … BUT • Mining can present a range of social-environmental-economic benefits and impacts, but the ever increasing scale is making this more complex to assess & manage • Environmental impacts per unit metal / mineral are increasing • Sustainable development requires a thorough approach.
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