Abbreviations and acronyms

ABNT

Brazilian Association of Technical Norms

ANM

National Mining Agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração)

ANVISA

National Health Regulatory Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária)

ASM

Artisanal, small-scale mining

AUD

Australian Dollar

BRL

Brazilian Real

CADE

Economic Defence Management Board, Brazil (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica)

CAGED

General Registry of Employed and Unemployed (Cadastro Geral de Empregados e Desempregados)

CETEM

Centre of Mineral Technology, Brazil (Centro de Tecnologia Mineral)

CFEM

Financial Compensation for the Exploration of Mineral Resources (Compensação Financeira pela Exploração de Recursos Minerais)

CNRH

National Council of Water Resources (Consehlo Nacional de Recursos Hídricos)

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COCHILCO

Chilean Copper Commission

CODELCO

Chilean National Copper Corporation

CONAMER

National Commission on Better Regulation (Comisión Nacional de Mejora Regulatoria)

CPRM

Geological Survey of Brazil (Serviço Geológico do Brasil)

DEM

Department of Energy and Mining, South Australia

DF

Federal District (Distrito Federal)

DGDM

General Directorate of Mining Development, Mexico (Dirección General de Desarrollo Minero)

DGM

General Directorate of Mines, Mexico (Dirección General de Minas)

DIA

Environmental Impact Statement

DNPM

National Department of Mineral Production (Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral)

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

ENAMI

National Mining Enterprise, Chile

ENAP

National School of Public Administration (Escola Nacional de Administração Pública)

EPA

Environmental Protection Authority, South Australia

FIFOMI

Mining Development Trust, Mexico (Fideicomiso de Fomento Minero)

FNDCT

National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil (Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico)

FNMA

National Envieronmental Fund, Brazil (Fundo Nacional do Meio Ambiente)

FOB

Free on board

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GUT

Gravity-Urgency-Tendency

IBAMA

Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Instituto Brasileiro do Médio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis)

ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

INEGI

National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía)

LOA

Annual Budget Law, Brazil (Lei Orçamentária Anual)

MDNP

Mineral Development Network Platform

ME

Ministry of Economy (Ministério da Economia)

MME

Ministry of Mines and Energy (Ministério de Minas e Energia)

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MXN

Mexican Peso

NBR

Brazilian Norm (Norma Brasileira)

NOM

Mexican Offical Standards (Norma Oficial Mexicana)

NMX

Mexican Standards (Norma Mexicana)

NSW

New South Wales

NSW-RR

New South Wales Resource Regulator, Australia

PAINT

Annual Plan for Internal Audits (Plano Annual de Auditoria Interna)

PMD

Mining and Development Programme (Programa Mineração e Desenvolvimento)

PROFEPA

Federal Environmental Protection Agency, Mexico (Procuraduria Federal de Protección al Ambiente)

Radar

Network for the Articulation of Regulatory Agencies, Brazil (Rede de Articulação das Agências Reguladoras)

RAIS

Annual Report of Social Information (Relação Annual de Informações Sociais)

RAL

Annual Mining Report (Relatório Annual de Lavra)

RCA

Environmental Qualifications Resolutions

RIA

Regulatory Impact Assessment (Análise de Impacto Regulatório)

RPSB

Periodic Review of Dam Safety (Revisão Periódica de Segurança de Barragem)

SE

Ministry of Economy, Mexico (Secretaría de Economía)

SEMARNAT

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales)

SERNAGEOMIN

National Service of Geology and Mines, Chile

SGM

Mexican Geological Service (Servicio Geológico Mexicano)

SICOP

Porcess Control (Sistema de Controle de Processos do DNPM)

SIGBM

Integrated System for the Management of Mining Dams Safety (Sistema Integrado de Gestão de Segurança de Barragens de Mineração)

TAH

Annual Tax per Hectare (Taxa Annual por Hectare)

TCU

National Court of Accounts (Tribunal de Contas da União)

ZAS

Self-rescue zone