ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING PROCESS IN INDUSTRIAL MINING PROJECT
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https://doi.org/10.11606/gtp.v12i2.111519Keywords:
Project Management, Mining, Environmental LicensingAbstract
Mining projects usually feature some complexity, and often have performance problems associated with increased lead times. In this sense, one of the major bottlenecks, considered as a critical path in the mining project schedules, is environmental licensing. Environmental licensing processes have become increasingly rigorous, with more demanding bodies, requiring a significant period in the project schedules, often leading to considerable impacts on the projects’ implementation. In this context, this work presents an exploratory study carried out in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the objective of surveying the extent of delays in environmental licensing and its causes. In this way, it can contribute to future works in order to propose guidelines to modify licensing processes, regarding project design and development. The exploratory study was based on analysis of the documents contained in 355 environmental licensing processes of fourteen mining companies, formalized with the Minas Gerais licensing body. The results point out that a substantial number of projects have deadlines for obtaining licenses that are much higher than those foreseen in environmental legislation, impacting project schedules. It was also verified a high incidence of request of complementary information on the part of the licensing authorities. Significant part of these requests is due to failures in the characterization of the projects and engineering solutions development. Lack of maturity in the analysis of the environmental impact and its mitigating measures also is an important factor. The work is relevant since the knowledge of deadlines and causes of delay in obtaining environmental licenses allow project sponsors to establish more realistic schedules for the granting of licenses, as well as to drive actions to prevent these requests from occurring, anticipating risks and contributing to streamline the analysis of licensing processes.
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