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At the International Conference
on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD) in Vancouver in 1997, informal meetings
were held amongst industry, government, consultants and university
representatives to discuss initial ideas on an acid drainage initiative
similar to the Canadian Mining Environment Neutral Drainage (MEND)
Programme – but on a global scale.
An industry committee with representatives
from Canada, Australia and the United States was formed to explore
possibilities. At a meeting in early 1998 attended by 18 companies
and 14 universities, consultants, and government experts, the need
for the creation of a new group - the International Network on Acid
Prevention (INAP) - was strongly endorsed. Conclusions from the
discussions were that:
- It would be useful to develop a knowledge base covering collective
experience from around the world, rather than focus exclusively
on research.
- The need to share industry information on past successes and
failures would be a good basis upon which to build the network.
In April 1998, six companies agreed to formalize the International
Network for acid Prevention (INAP) and the network was officially
launched in October, 1998.
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The International Network for Acid Prevention
