Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative

CONSULTATION NOTE: the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI) is seeking views through the public consultation on how to set the minimum threshold to achieve the Performance Claim. We are seeking to balance the need to set the threshold at a sufficiently high bar such that the Performance Claim is a credible claim of good practice while recognising that it is highly unlikely that any facility will maintain adherence to 100% of the requirements at the Good Practice Level 100% of the time. We are also seeking to encourage large-scale adoption of the standard and setting the threshold at a level deemed highly unlikely to be achieved, especially by small and medium size facilities, will act as a deterrent to uptake and implementation. As such, the CMSI has provided two examples of what a threshold could look like. We are looking for views on these two examples and suggestions for other examples.

Example 1 – 80% Threshold

To apply to obtain a Logo Claim, a facility must meet a minimum level of performance based on the Consolidated Standard. Specifically:

1. Facilities must achieve the Good Practice level of performance in 80% of the applicable Performance Areas; and
2. Foundational Practice in the remaining applicable Performance Areas.

80% is based on the level of the Performance Area, not individual requirements. To count towards the 80% threshold, all requirements in a Performance Area up to and including the Good Performance Level must be met.

Example 2 – 75%/75% Threshold

To apply to obtain a Logo Claim, a facility must meet a minimum level of performance based on the standard. Specifically:

1. Facilities must achieve the Good Practice level of performance in 75% of the applicable Performance Areas; and
2. All remaining Performance Areas must meet Foundational Practice and 75% of the Good Practice requirements

Additional Consultation Questions:

In addition to seeking views on the two examples above and suggestions for other thresholds, the CMSI is also seeking views on the following questions:

1. Beyond the types of claims and reports described above, is a more gradual on-ramp appropriate in the transition to incentivise early and rapid uptake of the Consolidated Standard and avoid companies staying out of the standard until they can meet the high bar for the Performance Claim?
2. Within the example thresholds above, or other thresholds, should there be Performance Areas that must be at Good Practice (for example, the Tailings Management Performance Area) and/or should there be specific requirements within some of the Performance Areas that must be met in order to meet the threshold for the Performance Claim?
3. Is there value in recognising leading practice through a higher-level claim, such as a claim that is attained when Good Practice or Leading Practice is achieved across all Performance Areas? Or, if not a higher-level claim, are there other ways to incentivise the progression from Good Practice to Leading Practice within the Consolidated Standard?