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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
World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to accountBrazilians mourning after a mine disaster.Lucas Landau/AAP

This 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...

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