Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/282/REV.1 |
S-Summary§13 |
Suriname |
2013 |
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The gold sector is divided between the Rosebel Gold Mine and a large number of small producers who are effectively untaxed and unregulated despite official efforts to organize them. All gold from the Rosebel Gold Mine is exported for final refining in Canada, with a royalty of 2.25% reserved for the State of Suriname. Although the small producers bring some benefits to the country and the economy, the production methods used can lead to environmental degradation while not being very efficient in extracting gold.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/282/REV.1 |
S-IV§57 |
Suriname |
2013 |
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Mining |
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Although it has been noted that the informal mining sector delivers some benefits to the country, the mining methods used have led to several environmental problems, including deforestation and mercury pollution , and many are relatively inefficient methods of extracting gold.
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Forest
Environment
Pollution
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/282/REV.1 |
S-IV§59 |
Suriname |
2013 |
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Mining |
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According to the Multi-annual Development Plan 2012-2016, the gold sector can be divided into three levels depending on scale: small-scale mining of up to 200 ha, where exploitation rights should be awarded to individuals or families; the medium-scale operations of between 200 and 40,000 ha, where exploitation licences would be available to domestic and foreign companies; and larger than 40,000 ha, where exploitation licences would be granted to international companies in cooperation with the Government. The Plan emphasizes the need to control the small-scale subsector in order to reduce lawlessness and damage to the environment , and to improve its contribution to public finances.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/277/REV.1 |
S-IV§456 |
Argentina |
2013 |
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Mining |
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The legal framework for mining has not changed to any great degree since the previous Review of Argentina; it includes Law No. 24.585 of 1 November 1995 (environmental protection for mining activities).
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/254 |
G-VI§369, 382; S-IV§28-29 |
Ecuador |
2011 |
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Mining |
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The main objectives of the May 2011 National Mining Development Plan consist of encouraging the development of the sector in observance of the national interest, and promoting an economically viable, socially just, environmentally responsible, and technically developed mining industry for the rational utilization of mineral resources and the creation of new development areas
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Environment
Natural resources
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Government TPR; Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/G/251; WT/TPR/S/251/REV.1 |
G-IV§34; S-IV§69, 108 |
Guinea |
2011 |
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Mining |
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The policy goal in this sector is to attract investors while at the same time creating the largest possible number of jobs for Guineans and also protecting the environment, as most mining is in open-cast mines, generally leading to degradation of the soil, destruction of the plant cover and pollution of water by the discharge of industrial waste water, grease and chemicals
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Environment
Pollution
Sustainable
Waste
Hazardous
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/247/REV.1 |
S-IV§77 |
Nigeria |
2011 |
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Mining |
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In 2004, the Federal Government and the World Bank announced the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project in Nigeria aiming to improve the Government's capacity to manage mineral resources in a sustainable way
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/239 |
S-IV§60 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
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Mining |
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A Chinese-owned 20-year nickel and cobalt mine, initially due to start in 2010, was recently delayed due to court action regarding environmental concerns
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/239 |
S-IV§61, 64 |
Papua New Guinea |
2011 |
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Mining |
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The PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd was established in 2002 with the aim to support selected sustainable development programmes, especially in Western province
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/256 |
G-IV§87-8 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2011 |
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Mining |
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Ma'aden was formed as a Saudi joint stock company and performs all of its actions with the utmost concern for human resources, health, safety, environmental and social issues; and is committed to protecting the health and safety of its employees and the environment and implements the legal regulations necessary to do so
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