NA 066

DIN Standards Committee Nonferrous Metals

CEN/TC 477
Sustainable production of raw materials from mining related activities

Standardization for sustainability aspects of production of raw materials from mining related activities covering the whole value chain from exploration, extraction, treatment, smelting, refining, other processing, as well as recycling and mine closure and reclamation, to minimize the negative impacts from mining through its life cycle. Sustainability includes environmental, social, economic and governance aspects of the raw material production and may also include carbon- and environmental footprint, circularity, material efficiency and traceability. Excluded: • Energy raw materials, i.e. coal, oil and gas • Aspects covered by CEN/TC 472 ‘Rare earth’

National mirror committee of CEN/TC 477

Committee ID Name
NA 066-03-11 AA Rare Earth