The Good Practice website is designed to provide access to a library of good practice guidelines, standards, case studies, legislation, and other relevant material relating to the mining and metals sector that are leading examples of their kind globally. The library contains nearly 350 items, and users can retrieve information on a wide range of topics, including:
- prospecting, mining and mine closures
- metals use, processing and fabrication
- biodiversity, regulation, human rights, community issues, risk management, reporting, health and safety, and materials stewardship
- small-scale artisanal mining.
The objective of this site is to provide a resource for guidance on the implementation of good practice at mining and metals operations around the world. The target audience for the website is people who are directly and indirectly involved in the design, operation and regulation of mining and metals facilities.