Charles Dumaresq

Charles Dumaresq

4 articles
Canada Mining Association of Canada

Biography

Charles Dumaresq is Vice President, Science and Environmental Management with the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). He joined MAC in 2015, assuming a lead role on MAC’s work related to tailings management. He continues to lead work on continual improvement of MAC’s world-leading standard and guidance on tailings management. He was a member of the Advisory Group for the Global Tailings Review that developed the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, released in 2020. He was also a lead author of the International Council on Mining and Metals’ Tailings Management Good Practice Guide, released in 2021. Charles has been the chair of the Steering Committee for the Canadian MEND program since 2015, and from 2002 to 2014, Charles represented Environment Canada on the Steering Committee. Prior to joining MAC, Charles worked for 22 years with Environment Canada, Canada’s federal environmental regulatory agency. He was a subject matter expert on mining, working on regulatory and policy development, reviewing environmental assessments of mining projects, and leading the development of best practice guidance for metal mining. A geologist by training, he has a master’s degree in Earth Sciences. He conducted graduate research examining tailings geochemistry and water quality impacts associated with early 20th century silver mines in northeastern Ontario.

Publications by Year
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In the Wake of Brumadinho – Raising the Bar for Tailings Management
Charles Dumaresq Mining Association of Canada
Technical Session Video
Session B: Tailings Management / Gestion des rejets (part 2)
Symposium 2021 sur l'environnement et les mines - Mines and the Environment
Integrated Tailings Management: Focusing on Safety and Effective Standard Compliance
Alistair Kent Merit Consultants International.
Charles Dumaresq Mining Association of Canada
Michael Davies Teck Resources
Greg Puro Vale
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Short Course
CIM 2022 Convention Vancouver
Overview of the Mining Association of Canada’s Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector
Charles Dumaresq Mining Association of Canada
Environment: Reliance & Adaptability Technical Session
Climate Change and Tailings Management
CIM 2022 Convention Vancouver
Engagement & Communication of Technical Information – Highlights on Tailings & Risk
Karen Chovan CI-RiskDB by Enviro
Alistair Kent Merit Consultants International.
Lynnel Reinson Lynnel Reinson Communications Ltd
Ljiljana Josic AtkinsRealis
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Short Course
CIM Connect 2024 Vancouver