124SGeneral duties of mining operator

124S General duties of mining operator A mining operator of a mining site has the following general duties in applying for an environmental (mining) licence for a mining activity and in carrying out a mining activity under the environmental (mining) licence: (a) to provide communities that may be affected by the mining activity with information and opportunities for consultation to assist each community's understanding of the mining activity and its potential impacts and benefits, including: (i) any proposal for the remediation and rehabilitation of land as a result of the mining activity; and (ii) any proposal for the closure of extractive operations or mining operations, including the proposed final land use for the mining site; (b) to consult with affected communities, including Aboriginal communities, in a culturally appropriate manner; (c) to consider the principles of ecologically sustainable development in the design of the mining activity; (d) to apply the environmental decision-making hierarchy in the design of the mining activity; (e) to consider the waste management hierarchy in the design of the mining activity. Subdivision 2 Risk criteria, standard conditions and conditions generally