World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account
- Written by Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
Brazilians mourning after a mine disaster.Lucas Landau/AAPThis month, the first global standard to prevent mining catastrophes was released, following the tragic collapse of a tailings dam in Brazil last year which killed 270 people.
People living near or downstream from a mine deserve to know they’ll be safe. While the standard requires...





