SAGES: Systems Approach for Greener, Eco-efficient and Sustainable mineral resource management

SAGES：更绿色、生态高效和可持续矿产资源管理的系统方法

• 批准号: NE/W000466/1
• 负责人: Pablo Rafael Brito Parada
• 金额: $ 5.22万
• 依托单位: Imperial College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FW000466%2F1
• 关键词: SAGES; Systems; Approach; Greener; Eco

Sustainable management of mineral resources requires a balance of economic development and responsible governance on the one side and community benefits together with environmental protection on the other. The Philippines is the world's fifth most mineral-rich country with metal resource assets valued over USD 1 trillion, but their exploitation has not been maximised. Benefits to the country by the resource sector remain <1.4% of GDP since 2006 and mining is perceived negatively by the public. We propose to develop the Systems Approach for Greener, Eco-efficient and Sustainable (SAGES) mineral resource management framework as a unifying framework that will support Philippine mining in its transition into an economically sustainable, socially responsible and environmentally sensitive industry. The core idea behind SAGES is that transforming legacy mines into future mines and mine wastes into secondary resources can simultaneously reduce waste generation, provide additional economic benefits to stakeholders, empower host communities and improve rehabilitation programmes and therefore provide the paradigm shift necessary to stimulate growth of the resource extraction sector in the Philippines. The partnership and project development (PPD) stage is initially organized in six themes: (i) advanced waste characterization; (ii) reprocessing of wastes; (iii) repurposing of by-products; (iv) treatment/remediation of wastewater, mine drainage and polluted soils; (v) rehabilitation and monitoring via bioindicators; and (vi) multi-criteria systems analysis across the mining value chain. These themes will be further streamlined based on the needs and expectations of all stakeholders (mining companies, national and local government units, civil society organisations and host communities), as informed by the PPD process. Stakeholder engagements during PPD will ensure that the SAGES framework i) is customisable and scalable to local contexts; ii) accounts for waste heterogeneity; iii) creates new markets and socio-economic-cultural opportunities; and iv) transforms mining-related activities into reliable tax revenue streams. The SAGES mineral resource management framework also envisions post-mining land uses that are climate- and culture-sensitive instead of traditional "replanting" strategies, an approach that creates value to host communities even after mine closure. The multifaceted problems of the mining and resource sectors can be addressed effectively by pooling together industry leaders, socio-environmental scientists and technology experts and developing an overarching framework capable of integrating, translating and communicating data across various disciplines. The PPD process and refinement of the SAGES mineral resource management framework will be delivered by an international consortium including geology, mineral processing and climate experts from Imperial College London, the Grantham Institute for climate change and the environment and the London Natural History Museum, chemical and systems engineers from De La Salle University, waste management and socio-environmental scientists from Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology and Central Mindanao University, multiple mining companies (Agatha Mining Ventures Inc. and Carmen Copper Corporation) and hydrometallurgists and environmental geochemists from Australia (University of New South Wales and Curtin University). The outcome from the partnership and project development (PPD) stage will be a streamlined SAGES framework specialized for the Philippines, addressing the needs and constraints of all stakeholders. The PPD process will strengthen and further establish partnerships through networking and stakeholder engagements, identify and characterize the decision support tools needed in light of emerging technologies available, and recognize community, government and industry needs and expectations explicitly.

矿产资源的可持续管理要求一方面兼顾经济发展和负责任的治理，另一方面兼顾社区利益和环境保护。菲律宾是世界第五个矿产最丰富的国家，金属资源资产价值超过1万亿美元，但它们的开采尚未达到最大限度。自2006年以来，资源部门给国家带来的收益仍占国内生产总值的1.4%，公众对矿业的看法也很负面。我们建议制定更加绿色、生态高效和可持续的系统方法(SAGS)矿产资源管理框架，作为一个统一的框架，支持菲律宾矿业向经济可持续、对社会负责和对环境敏感的行业转型。SAGES背后的核心思想是，将遗留地雷转化为未来的地雷，将矿山废物转化为二次资源，可以同时减少废物的产生，为利益攸关方提供额外的经济利益，增强东道国社区的能力，并改进恢复方案，从而提供刺激菲律宾资源开采部门增长所需的范式转变。伙伴关系和项目发展阶段最初分为六个主题：(1)先进的废物特性；(2)废物的再处理；(3)副产品的再利用；(4)废水、矿山排水和受污染土壤的处理/修复；(5)通过生物指标进行恢复和监测；(6)整个采矿价值链的多标准系统分析。这些主题将根据所有利益攸关方(矿业公司、国家和地方政府单位、民间社会组织和东道国社区)的需要和期望，根据私营部门发展进程的情况进一步精简。利益攸关方在PPD期间的参与将确保SAGE框架i)可根据当地情况定制和扩展；ii)考虑到废物的异质性；iii)创造新的市场和社会经济-文化机会；以及iv)将与采矿相关的活动转变为可靠的税收来源。圣人矿产资源管理框架还设想了对气候和文化敏感的采矿后土地使用，而不是传统的“重新种植”战略，这种方法即使在矿山关闭后也能为当地社区创造价值。通过将行业领袖、社会环境科学家和技术专家聚集在一起，并制定一个能够整合、翻译和交流不同学科数据的总体框架，可以有效地解决采矿和资源部门的多方面问题。PPD进程和SAGE矿产资源管理框架的完善将由一个国际财团提供，其中包括来自伦敦帝国理工学院、格兰瑟姆气候变化与环境研究所和伦敦自然历史博物馆的地质、矿物加工和气候专家，来自德拉萨尔大学的化学和系统工程师，来自棉兰老岛州立大学-伊利根理工学院和棉兰老岛中央大学的废物管理和社会环境科学家，多家采矿公司(Agatha矿业风险投资公司和卡门铜业公司)，以及来自澳大利亚(新南威尔士大学和科廷大学)的水文冶金学家和环境地球化学家。伙伴关系和项目开发(PPD)阶段的成果将是专门针对菲律宾的精简的SAGES框架，解决所有利益攸关方的需求和制约因素。私营部门发展进程将通过建立网络和利益攸关方的参与来加强和进一步建立伙伴关系，根据现有的新兴技术确定和确定所需的决策支持工具的特点，并明确认识到社区、政府和行业的需求和期望。