THE MODEL MINING CODE
leaders and ministers considering revising policies ,” says Gourley .
A further example of the way in which WIOML engages with the right people is through an agreement established with the University of Dundee in which it will send its masters students to WIOML as means of creating a deeper connection with the academic community .
The Model Mining Code is not the first mining code established across the industry , nor will it be the only iteration from WIOML . “ It ’ s the first iteration and we have no intention of letting it stagnate ,” says Gourley There are examples of mining codes adopted across the industry that look very similar to the model mining code and WIOML will continue to look at what is successful in the policy codes of Australia , Canada , the US etc . and incorporate those key elements into the model mining code in a way that is easily adoptable across different jurisdictions .
“ It is designed to say : these are key principles and key reasons as to why these principles are important . This looks at fairness in licence and license allocation for example , so it ’ s
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