practice through our association with the GMPA ( across six jurisdictions ),” confirms Herzig . “ We ’ re also working with the ICMM ( International Council on Mining & Metals ) because we want to give a voice to individual professionals and what they can bring to the table .” AusIMM held its first forum in Peru in September as a part of Perumin , with the expectation to take the forum around the world thereafter . “ Tailings approaches are region dependent , climate specific , and geologically related in terms of how towns are managed , so it ’ s the best way to talk to professionals about what we ’ re doing to lift standards ,” she says .
Moorhead agrees the role of associations like AusIMM should police and set high technical and ethical standards . “ In Australia you have to be a competent person , a corporate member of the AusIMM or the AIG or a recognised Aussie association ,” he says . “ They all have codes of ethics , and where there are legal processes , companies are addressing issues to keep the individuals around those companies to their codes . As the sector becomes more ticketed , people have to have credentials to sign off on projects as we need to have a very clear and obvious role to protect and maintain standards around the world .”
The mission for AusIMM is clear , to improve standards across the mining sector and make the world a better place .
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