The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has awarded gold miner Agnico Eagle and uranium producer Cameco this year’s Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) excellence awards in recognition of their innovative sustainability projects focused on community engagement and environmental stewardship.
TSM is a performance-based programme whereby mining operations evaluate, manage and publicly report on critical environmental and social responsibilities. The programme’s main objective focuses on enabling mining companies to meet society’s needs for minerals, metals and energy products in the most socially, economically and environmentally responsible way and it has been highly successful in encouraging more sustainable practices in mining.