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The availability and affordability of minerals are therefore important considerations for the competitiveness of much of
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Euromines welcomed this initiative wholeheartedly since in the past years a whole array of legislative measures and the lack of public awareness in Europe had made access to raw materials for the extractive industry as well as for the downstream industry more and more difficult and, at the best of
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Euromines' members have set forth and adhere to a series of guidelines for sustainable development in the
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materials - price increases and bottlenecks in supplies – leading in some cases to production shutting down in Europe. This trend is expected to continue in the medium to long term as developing countries seek to improve the living standards of their populations.
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224:- Mining activities invariably have some effect on the environment and the minimization of any such effect shall be integral to the conduct of mining activities.
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these members, more than 42 different metals and minerals are produced. For some metals and minerals, Europe is the world's leading producer.
227:- Members shall seek continual improvement of environmental performance on the basis of sound science and technical and economic feasibility.
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