ÉTAT ACTUEL DE LA PRÉPARATION À LA FERMETURE DES MINES : LES GOUVERNEMENTS SONT-ILS PRÊTS ?

The document finds that while most governments recognize the importance of mine closure, many lack the policies, financial guarantees, and technical capacity to manage the process effectively, leaving them exposed to environmental and social risks.

• A significant majority of analyzed jurisdictions (76%) have a formal legal requirement for mine closure plans, but the quality and oversight of these plans vary greatly. In some cases, plans are "brief, generic and lacking in detail" and are reviewed by staff with limited experience in environmental or social management.
• Financial assurance is widely required (86% of jurisdictions), but only 45% require the full estimated cost of closure to be guaranteed. This gap exposes governments to financial, environmental, and social risks if operators fail to complete closure, potentially leaving the state responsible for remediation.
• Community participation in closure planning is inconsistent; while 23% of jurisdictions show high levels of involvement, 37% report no community participation at all. Only 59% of jurisdictions have policies specifically addressing the social transition and community impacts of mine closures.
• There is a critical lack of record-keeping regarding closed mines, with 75% of surveyed jurisdictions lacking adequate registries of closed mines and surrendered concessions. This loss of data prevents governments and industry from learning from past closure processes.

APA

Stevens, R. (2021). ÉTAT ACTUEL DE LA PRÉPARATION À LA FERMETURE DES MINES : LES GOUVERNEMENTS SONT-ILS PRÊTS ? International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-08/status-mine-closure-readiness-fr.pdf

Chicago

Stevens, Rob. ÉTAT ACTUEL DE LA PRÉPARATION À LA FERMETURE DES MINES : LES GOUVERNEMENTS SONT-ILS PRÊTS ? International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2021. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-08/status-mine-closure-readiness-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stevens2021tat, author = {Stevens, Rob}, title = {{ÉTAT ACTUEL DE LA PRÉPARATION À LA FERMETURE DES MINES : LES GOUVERNEMENTS SONT-ILS PRÊTS ?}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-08/status-mine-closure-readiness-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }