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1、GoldandDiamonds:TheSocialandEnvironmentalImpactsofMiningfortheDiamondRingMPAConference2007KatharinaMarcinNicholasRuder33TableofContentsIntroduction2LifeCycleAssessment3MajorEnvironmentalImpactSummary7MiningSustainabilityInitiatives7CanadianPoliciesandRegula
2、tions11Cases:LeadersandLaggardsintheMiningIndustry13TheCanadianMiningExperience17MajorStakeholders20Recommendations23EliminatingMiningfromtheLifeCycle:GoldenCircleJewellers24Conclusion26References27AppendicesAppendixA31AppendixB3233GoldandDiamonds:TheSocial
3、andEnvironmentalImpactsofMiningfortheDiamondRingIntroductionInordertoexploretheminingindustryinCanadafromaperspectivethataffectsusthroughasymboloflove,unity,andvalue,thediamondengagementringhasbeenchosenastheexampleofhowourdesiresaffectthesocialandnaturalen
4、vironmentofminesaroundtheworld,aswellasinCanada.Thediamondengagementringisnotnecessarytooursurvival;wedonotdependonitfortransportation,betterlifestyles,electricity,oranyothernecessity.Thediamondringisapurelysuperficialobjectthatoursocietyvaluesenormouslytha
5、nkstoveryeffectivemarketingcampaigns.Giventhehighsocialandenvironmentalimpactofgoldanddiamondminingonmillionsofpeoples’livesaroundtheworld,itisimportanttostartquestioningtheimportanceof“bling,”andwhetherdiamondsreallyareagirl’sbestfriend.Thegoldanddiamondin
6、dustryisanimportanteconomicresourceformanycountries.Mostgoldminedisconvertedintojewellerywhichhasbeenhighlyvaluedforover8000years.Thesecondlargestmarketforgoldistheelectronicsindustry,becausegolddoesnoteasilycorrode,andishighlyconductive.Thisindustryaccount
7、sfor8percentofglobaldemandforgold.Chevalier,P.Gold.http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/ms/pdf/nfo/nfo05/gold_e.pdfMostgoldmines(90percent)inCanadaareopen-pit,andhard-rockundergroundoperations.Intermsofgoldproduction,Canadaisrankedeighthintheworld,andexports$3.6Billionay
8、ear.Canadianmineproductionhasdecreasedinthelastseveralyears,butworlddemandcontinuestocreepup.TheriseingoldpricehasnotaffectedCanadianproducersasmuchascanbeexpectedin2005,becauseofthehighCanadiandollar,