on the Member States to draw up land use planning policies, including long-term estimates for regional and local mineral demand, to be reflected in national RM policies, which should be based on the strong geological RM know-how present in the various Member States and should not impede trade within the EU or exclude cross-border demand; Notes the important role played by upstream service companies in the context of domestic mining; stresses the importance of stimulating regional or national RM clusters that bring together industry, geological service ...[+++]s, upstream service providers, equipment manufacturers, and mining and refining companies, as well as the transport industry and the social partners, in sustainable mining in Europe, also using new mining technologies;

Notes the important role played by upstream service companies in the context of domestic mining; stresses the importance of stimulating regional or national RM clusters that bring together industry, geological services, upstream service providers, equipment manufacturers, and mining and refining companies, as well as the transport industry and the social partners, in sustainable mining in Europe, also using new mining technologies;

Votorantim is a large industrial conglomerate with activities in sectors including cement and concrete, mining and metallurgy, paper, financial services and chemicals.

When humans use it in industrial processes such as mining and smelting, mercury can be released into the atmosphere or into water in waste streams.

Canada is the only nation in the world that is a world leader in all three areas of the application of nuclear science and technology: uranium mining and milling; medical and industrial isotopes; and nuclear reactor design and construction.

OTHER DECISIONS Definition of a Community approach to the development of the non-energy mining industry - Council conclusions "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: 1) WELCOMES the Commission communication of 11 November 1992 entitled "The non-energy mining industry: current situation and guidelines for a Community approach", which analyses the follow-up to the Council Resolution of 28 July 1989 on the development of the Community mining industry (1), which highlights the economic importance of this industrial activity and proposes guidelines for a Community approach with a view to strengthening the competitiveness of the non-energy mining ...[+++]industry; (1) OJ C 207, 12.8.1989, p. 1. 2) EMPHASIZES the importance of comprehensive and consistent consideration of the internal and external aspects of a Community approach in this field, taking into account the approach advocated in the most recent guidelines which appear in the Commission communication of 20 November 1990 entitled "Industrial policy in an open and competitive environment: guidelines for a Community approach"; 3) CALLS UPON the Commission to continue its work, with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity, turning the dialogue with the representatives of the industries concerned and experts from the Member States into its main instrument and studying essentially the issues set out below without any particular priority: (a) improving access to, and updating of, information, both on geological and mining data and on markets, products and other economic factors by improving the Commission structure for providing raw material statistics and by increased co-operation between Member States' geological departments, and the use of their knowledge by the Commission; (b) consideration of the environmental dimension, taking account of the restoration of closed or closing sites, while promoting a balance between the economic interests of the sector and environmental protection requirements; (c) tailoring training st ...