KEEPING IT CLEAN economic case to be explored with the Green Mining Initative , something that Zinck admits is one other aspect of the GMI .
“ A lot of the practices or best practices and what we call green mining technologies have cost savings and cost advantages when you apply them and look at energy efficiency ,” says Zinck .
“ Energy is one of the biggest costs for any mining operations and at the same time of reducing energy consumption you ’ re reducing environmental impact
particularly greenhouse gas emissions and generally energy consumption as a whole .”
The GMI is led through NRCan but is a multi-stakeholder initiative in that it has an external body that acts as an advisory council . This council is made up of industry representatives from the Canadian mining industry , consultants , academics and other various government officials .
This collaborative effort allows oversight on the projects that are delivered through the initiative as well as ensuring that all vested interests are
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