Environmental Impact Assessment - Mining and the Environment: From Ore to Metal - page 72

Detailed assessment of signii cant impacts, identii cation of mitigation needs, and inputs
to cost/benei t analysis are activities typically aligned with the feasibility study stage of a
mining project. These activities combine to constitute the environmental impact assess-
ment study, which is presented as a set of documents which may include an Environmental

FIGURE 2.1
Links Between Environmental
Assessment and Mining Cycle

Scoping

Environmental assessment is a proc-
ess that in case of mining starts with
an initial environmental scoping and
ends with post operation monitoring.
The Environmental Impact Assessment
study is only one part of the environ-
mental assessment, applied in the fea-
sibility and design stage, or even in the
conceptual stage of mine development.

Assessment of
Project Alternatives

Public Disclosure
and Participation

Environmental
Baseline Surveys

Impact Assessment
and Reporting

Environmental
Action Plan

Detail Design of
Mitigation Measures

Enviromental
Screening, Scoping of
Significant Issues

Pre-feasibility

Feasibility

Exploration/Conceptual
Mine Planning

Design and
Construction

Implementation of
Mitigation Measures and
Environmental Strategy

Monitoring and
Evaluation

Mining
Closure

Mining/Processing

Implementation of
Mitigation Measures and
Environmental Strategy