Organizations and Initiatives (Themes)
The list below provides links to organizations and initiatives working to improve post-mining regeneration practices in a thematic way. We have divided the list into broad geographic areas. This list is updated regularly, so please return often to see who's doing what and where.
INTERNATIONAL
Alliance for Responsible Mining - improving practices in artisanal and small-scale mining
Communities and Small-Scale Mining (CASM) initiative - developing solutions for artisanal and small-scale mining communities and co-ordinating activities of those working in the sector
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) - mining industry assocation for leadership in mining and sustainable development issues
International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) - industry group focused on meeting the challenge of mining and acid drainage
International Mine Water Association (IMWA) - multidisciplinary group linking experts in various aspects of natural sciences, technology and mine water issues
Good practice mining - web portal produced jointly by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UK government's Department for International Development (DFID) and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
International Development Research Centre - Feature: Mine Closure - extensive list of international publications and web-links related to mine closure, created by Canada's International Development Research Centre
CANADA
Mining Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND) programme - industry and government working together on acid drainage in Canada
National Orphaned and Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI) - multistakeholder initiative to address new approaches for dealing with abandoned mines in Canada
USA
Abandoned Mines.Net - web-based initiative to snapshot and catalogue the abandoned mines of New York and New Jersey states
National Summit of Mining Communities - national forum for mining communities to share experiences
Trout Unlimited - works to clean-up polluted waterways, including those affected by mine drainage, and restore native and wild fish populations
Abandoned Mine Lands Portal - multi-level government partnership to raise awareness about abandoned mine lands
Bureau of Land Management's Abandoned Mine Lands Program - Dept of Interior initiative to enhance public safety and improve water quality around abandoned hard rock mines in the western USA
USEPA Abandoned Mine Lands Program -
initiative to facilitate the clean-up of abandoned mine lands
USGS Abandoned Mine Lands Initiative - survey of abandoned hard rock mines, taking a watershed approach, run by the US Geological Survey
EUROPE
Partnership for Acid Drainage Remediation in Europe (PADRE) - European academic network on acid drainage
UK
Nature After Minerals - multi-stakeholder partnership restoring quarries to high biodiversity habitats
ENGLAND
Land Restoration Trust - a partnership of government agencies that works on implementing viable, long-term solutions to post-industrial dereliction