United Nations Resource Management SystemRewriting the resource development story

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The Triad

2

The Sword of Damocles The Phoenix The Hydra

Mining and the societyEroding thrust and confidence

3

Ban on miningMining is seen as an undesirable activity

4

Mining bans have become part of State policies

5

The Challenge

Resources Value ChainA chain or nested dolls?

6

Exploration Evaluation Development Production Processing End service

Policy, legal and

contractual

framework

Sector

organization

and regulatory

institutions

Fiscal design

and

administration

Revenue

management

and distribution

Sustainable

development

implementation

7

Invisible Mining

• New business models needed to:

• Discover of “clusters of value”

• Value-added mineral products and services

• Comprehensive recovery

• Secondary resources from “wastes” – Zero waste

• Water resources

• Land resources

Value beyond minerals

8

From fragile to resilient to antifragile

United Nations Resource Management System

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• Overarching SDG framework

• With reworked United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) as the core

• Long-term policy making and planning

• Shorter-term actions - make resource projects competitive through innovative approaches

• Efficient financial capital allocation

• Reduce environmental burden, carbon foot-print

• Increase collaboration globally

Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Clean water

Clean energy

Economic growth

Innovation

Responsible production

Climate Action

UNFC Resource Management

Principles

Generic Specifications

Environmental and Social Guidelines

Sectoral Management

Specifications and Guidelines

Best PracticesCompetent

Persons

Public disclosure

CodePartnership

A new good story for the minerals sector?

A Global Workspace

10

UN Resource

Management

System

Policy

Social

Metallurgical

Comprehensive

recovery

Environment

Value-

addition

Mining

Infrastructure

Marketing

Legal

Revenue

Site

Closure

Remediation

External

costs

SD

Implementation

Exploration

Economic

Processing

Refining

Sorting

Regulatory

Secondary

resources

Safety

Fiscal

Human

Resources

UNRMS for the WorldThe Hydra?

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• UNFC-UNRMS for Africa, African Union

Commission initiative to develop and implement a unique continental system for the sustainable management of mineral and energy value chain in Africa

• UNFC-UNRMS for Europe, European Commission

led initiative harmonizing the classification and management of raw materials in Europe

• UNFC for Eurasia and Asia-Pacific, connecting the vast and diverse Eurasian landmass and Oceania

• UNFC-UNRMS for the Americas, a comprehensive system sensitive to indigenous cultures and diverse environments of the Americas

Delivered with a new perspective and over 25 years of experience in

developing a universal standard for resource management

Thank you!Harikrishnan Tulsidas

Economic Affairs OfficerUNECE

Date 18 I 10 I 2018, Geneva

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