Baseline Assessment of Development Minerals | Jamaica
Project Title
Baseline Assessment of Development Minerals in Jamaica
Location
Kingston, Jamaica
All-Island field investigations
Client
ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme
Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP
Date
March 2017 – July 2017
Business Sectors
Mineral Resources
Services (Technical Disciplines)
- Geology
- Mining Law
- Environment
- Health & Safety
- Gender & Social
Project Objectives/Outcomes
- Profile of non-metallic mineral commodities (‘Development Minerals’); sites of extraction and beneficiation, number and type of businesses in sector;
- Review relevant laws, regulations, plans and policies that define the governance framework at local, national regional levels highlighting aspects favorable to, or hindering, the sector ;
- Assess institutional and technical operating environment at national and operational level;
- Conduct environmental, health and safety, and socio-economic impact analysis; gender and human rights;
- Undertake market and value chain analysis for priority Development Minerals in Jamaica.
Our Role
The SLR Team conducted extensive stakeholder engagement with governance, production, capacity building, financial, environmental and market actors across the Development Minerals spectrum. The current mining law and draft Mineral Policy were reviewed and recommendations made to bring them into line with international best practice. The project team visited 54 quarry operations to assess the technical, operational, environmental, social and economic impacts and constraints for Development Minerals in Jamaica; mapped current trends, identified target minerals for development under the programme and developed a 5-year Action Plan to focus efforts in the coming period.
Geoscience Ireland Contact
Dr Deirdre Lewis – dlewis@slrconsulting.com
