Translation of "mining site restoration " (English → French) :

17. Urges the Commission to propose, and the Member States to introduce, legislation that requires the responsible mining company to establish decommissioning plans for new and existing mines and tailings ponds and to set aside sufficient funds for closure, restoration and after-care measures as well as safe and sustainable disposal of mining waste in order to avoid the problem of abandoned mining sites in the future;

Continued efforts aimed at: strengthening the regulatory, institutional or safety culture infrastructure in these countries; evaluating the situation at specific sites, especially in those fields in which local expertise is still lacking, such as long-term safety assessments of existing repositories; storage of spent fuel from nuclear reactors, assessing the environmental threats posed by contaminated uranium mining sites and encouraging their restoration etc.

As to land restoration and management projects, the Institute of Environmental Science from the University of Wales will look into restoration and recreation of bio-diversity on former mining sites.

OTHER DECISIONS Definition of a Community approach to the development of the non-energy mining industry - Council conclusions "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: 1) WELCOMES the Commission communication of 11 November 1992 entitled "The non-energy mining industry: current situation and guidelines for a Community approach", which analyses the follow-up to the Council Resolution of 28 July 1989 on the development of the Community mining industry (1), which highlights the economic importance of this industrial activity and proposes guidelines for a Community approach with a view to strengthening the competitiveness of the non-energy mining ...[+++]industry; (1) OJ C 207, 12.8.1989, p. 1. 2) EMPHASIZES the importance of comprehensive and consistent consideration of the internal and external aspects of a Community approach in this field, taking into account the approach advocated in the most recent guidelines which appear in the Commission communication of 20 November 1990 entitled "Industrial policy in an open and competitive environment: guidelines for a Community approach"; 3) CALLS UPON the Commission to continue its work, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, turning the dialogue with the representatives of the industries concerned and experts from the Member States into its main instrument and studying essentially the issues set out below without any particular priority: (a) improving access to, and updating of, information, both on geological and mining data and on markets, products and other economic factors by improving the Commission structure for providing raw material statistics and by increased co-operation between Member States' geological departments, and the use of their knowledge by the Commission; (b) consideration of the environmental dimension, taking account of the restoration of closed or closing sites, while promoting a balance between the economic interests of the sector and environmental protection requirements; (c) tailoring training st ...

Both programmes cover the following measures: - restoration of the fabric of the coal-mining towns (development and improvement of public spaces in the mining districts) - rehabilitation of large-scale degraded areas (spaces where there is no housing any longer, dumps and discharge areas related to mining activity) - restoration of former industrial land (development of old mining pits as cultural heritage) - technology cooperation between businesses and centres of excellence, information superhighway, raising awareness among small businesses of transmission technologies) - m ...[+++]anagement and protection of water resources (protection of collection sites, restructuring of water distribution, maintenance of the level of the groundwater table) - local organization of tourism (development of industrial tourism, design of tourism products, promotion of tourism supply, etc.) - aid for productive investment by small businesses.

The measures carried out will include: - Environmental improvement of areas seriously damaged by coal mining activity, e.g. i. to improve the environment of areas seriously damaged by coal mining activity; ii. to bring non-productive land and buildings back into productive use iii. to create workspace for loacl businesses in redundant buildings complementing the provision of new purpose built premises iv. to involve, whether possible and appropriate, local skills in restoration and site works. - Construction and servicing of new work ...[+++]space, e.g. i. to help new and existing companies to grow via the provision of modern premises ii. to bring forward a mix of development on industrial sites iii. to encourage follow on private sector investment to create employment iv. to provide advance factories for in-moving companies and local companies wishing to expand.