Although mining depletes non-renewable natural capital, the process of mining can provide with careful stewardship of mining revenues and theprioritization of infrastructure development, the basis for developing other types of capital, for example, in the form of public infrastructure. Public infrastructure supportssociety broadly, and enables economic activity, but may encompass facilities that are required for the development of mines.The objective of this note is to identify good practice in mining, which enables the development of public infrastructure alongside of mining activities. Its main focus is the relationship between the infrastructure that is built to support mining and that which serves society. The „good practice‟identified is mainly in form of policy advice although there are a few examples in which such practice has been implemented successfully.

Good Practice Note: Public Infrastructure and Mining

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Date: 2011

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Although mining depletes non-renewable natural capital, the process of mining can provide with careful stewardship of mining revenues and theprioritization of infrastructure development, the basis for developing other types of capital, for example, in the form of public infrastructure. Public infrastructure supportssociety broadly, and enables economic activity, but may encompass facilities that are required for the development of mines.The objective of this note is to identify good practice in mining, which enables the development of public infrastructure alongside of mining activities. Its main focus is the relationship between the infrastructure that is built to support mining and that which serves society. The „good practice‟identified is mainly in form of policy advice although there are a few examples in which such practice has been implemented successfully.

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