reference: ISO/TC 82/SC 7
title: Sustainable mining and mine closure
scope: <p>Standardization of environmental, social and governance aspects of mining to:</p>
  <p><ul><li>minimize the negative impacts from mining through its life cycle and transition to post-mining land use,</li>
  <li>take action to combat climate change and its impacts,</li>
  <li>develop sustainable benefits and opportunities for local and regional communities,</li>
  <li>respect community cultural connections to places,</li>
  <li>adopt a long-term view that ensures inter-generational equity,</li>
  <li>embrace opportunities for innovation by adopting the principles of the circular economy,</li>
  <li>enhance transparency of mining practices.</li></ul>
  Excluded:
  <ul><li>Occupational health and safety aspects related to workplace activities, covered by ISO/TC 283.</li>
  <li>Risk management guidance, provided in ISO 31000.</li>
  <li>Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse, covered by ISO/TC 282/SC4.</li>
  <li>Machinery.</li></ul>
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 147/SC 2
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 282
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 298
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 333
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 147/SC 6
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 282/SC 4
committeeLiaisons: ISO/TC 190
committeeLiaisons: ISO/PC 348