Mining Waste Directive

The Directive was introduced into UK legislation in 2008 and the Regulations require a mineral operator to obtain a mine waste permit unless they can prove the overburden and discard from the mine or quarry is to be used in the restoration of the site. As most planning permission require all material that is not to be sold for restoration then the need for a permit can be avoided by the submission of an Extractive Minerals Management Scheme (EMMS). Our engineers are experienced in writing EMMS’s and also designing mineral working to exempt the operator from requiring a mine waste permit.