INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL-MANAGEMENT IN THE MINING-INDUSTRY

Integrated Environmental Management (IEM) involves the integration of environmental factors into project planning, execution, and operation from inception to final closure and after-care. The objective is to develop the most cost-effective, environmentally acceptable manner in which the project can proceed, and to gain the approval of the authorities and the support of the interested and affected parties (I & APs) for the benefit of the developer, the economy, the people of South Africa and the environment on which they depend.