...Guidelines:

1. Make safety the guiding principle in design, construction, operation, and closure...

2. Ban new tailings facilities immediately upstream from inhabited areas...

3. Ban upstream dams at new mines and close existing upstream facilities...

4. Any potential loss of life is an extreme event and design must respond accordingly...

5. Mandate the use of Best Available Technology for tailings, in particular filtered tailings...

6. Implement rigorous controls for safety...

7. Evaluate and characterize the dam foundation and the tailings and estimate their relationship to risk...

8. Appropriate monitoring systems must be in place to identify and mitigate risk...

9. Ensure the independence of reviewers to promote safety...

10. Towards zero failure after mine closure...

11. Consent of Affected Communities...

12. Grievance procedures and whistleblowers...

13. Emergency preparedness and response...

14. Information regarding mine safety must be made publicly available...

15. Addressing financial risks...

16. Accountability for risk, minimizing consequences, preventing failure, and the consequences of failure must primarily rest with the Board of Directors...