ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING

The following sections are included:

• INTRODUCTION

  • CHAPTER PURPOSE

  • DEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING

  • ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING TEAM

  • CHAPTER ORGANIZATION

• DEFINING MINERAL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT

  • WASTE ROCK CHARACTERIZATION

  • GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION

  • HYDROGEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION

  • MINIMIZING PROBLEMATIC PROCESS WASTES

• DEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT SITE (BASELINE EVALUATION)

  • PERMITTING RISKS AND PRE-EXISTING POTENTIAL LIABILITIES

  • BASELINE DATA REQUIREMENTS

• DEFINING LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

  • DEVELOPING A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

• DEVELOPING A PERMITTING STRATEGY

  • INTRODUCTION

  • PROJECT-SPECIFIC ISSUES

  • THE KEY PLAYERS

  • THE REGULATORY ATMOSPHERE

  • SELECTING A PROJECT TEAM

  • WHEN TO INITIATE PERMITTING

  • DEFINING PROJECT SCOPE

  • THE PERMITTING SCHEDULE

  • IDENTIFYING FATAL FLAWS

  • AUTHORITY FOR PERMIT DENIAL

  • CONTROVERSIAL PROJECTS

  • UPDATING PERMITTING STRATEGY

  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

• THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS

  • EIS PROCEDURES, CONTENT, AND SCHEDULE

  • MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING

  • SELECTING AN EIS CONTRACTOR

  • ASSESSMENTS VERSUS IMPACT STATEMENTS

• DEFINING PROJECT IMPACTS AND PLANNING RECLAMATION

  • INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

  • EVALUATING PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

  • IMPACT ASSESSMENT

  • MITIGATION

  • RECLAMATION PLANNING

• ENGINEERING FOR PERMITTING

  • THE ROLE OF THE ENGINEER

  • CO-ORDINATING ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING

  • COORDINATING DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, AND PERMITTING

  • ENGINEERING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

• CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE PLANNING

  • CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS

  • REDUCING FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS

  • REDUCING CLAIM POTENTIAL

• PROJECT MONITORING

  • MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

  • AIR QUALITY MONITORING

• PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

  • INTRODUCTION

  • RESEARCH - A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL

  • SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC RELATIONS

  • COUNTERACTING MISINFORMATION

  • WORKING WITH THE MEDIA

  • USING TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • SPOKESPERSON TRAINING

  • CRISIS COMMUNICATION

  • CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY

• POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT

  • PARTICIPATING IN THE ISSUES

  • HOW TO BECOME INVOLVED

  • THE MINING LAW OF 1872

  • ANALYZING LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS

  • SUMMARY

• REFERENCES