Mine Closure and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mine closure is increasingly understood to be a whole of mine life activity with the level of detail and resolution increasing as a mine operation matures.  Post-mining rehabilitation is a permanent legacy of a mining operation. Successful rehabilitation protects a mining company’s reputation and balance sheet.

360 Environmental and Mine Closure and Rehabilitation

360 Environmental provides the following mine closure services to the mining industry to enable successful closure outcomes:

• Closure project management - closure management systems,  documentation of accountabilities, timelines and knowledge retention strategies
• Plant and infrastructure decommissioning and asset disposal
• Stakeholder engagement – a critical element for orderly closure including local communities, government, NGOs and Traditional Owners. Communication is facilitated and sought to understand stakeholder preferences and to manage expectations
• Risk appreciation – identifying, rating and documenting closure risks leading to risk minimisation solutions
• Financial provision – detailed closure cost estimates for informed decision making.

360 Environmental provides the following rehabilitation services to the mining industry to enable successful rehabilitation outcomes.

• Rehabilitation Management Systems – strategies, management plans, guidelines, step-by-step procedures, knowledge retention, auditing.  Completion Criteria – site specific indicators and criteria that are acceptable to all stakeholders.
• Waste containment landform design – characterising, handling, emplacing and containing wastes. Stable permanent slopes – design and construction of permanent landscape features.
• Ecosystem reconstruction – site specific revegetation solutions, seed management (collection, storage, use), fauna habitat enhancement, flora and fauna monitoring, remedial solutions.

• Rehabilitation research – defining key questions from a practitioner perspective, prioritising research responses, experimental design, engaging research institutions.

Experience

The 360 Environmental team have completed a Conceptual Closure and Rehabilitation Strategy as part of the approval process for a major new mining project. Team members have also contributed to other site Closure Plans. We have a multi-disciplinary team of environmental specialists and project managers. We also have cooperative arrangements with non-environmental specialists such as engineers.

The 360 Environmental team has a strong background in mine and infrastructure development rehabilitation. We are able to address all aspects of rehabilitation practice from pre-disturbance to final relinquishment, including on ground works at any scale.

Project Profile

Tropicana Joint Venture – Tropicana Gold Project

Argyle Diamond Mine – magnesium sulphate and stream ecology

Contact

We would be pleased to discuss our skills and expertise in this area. Please contact:

Email: admin@360environmental.com.au

Telephone: +61 8 9388 8360

Download the Mine Closure and Rehabilitation capability document