Time to look at mine closure plans

THE Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies is putting the systems that govern mine closure and post-mine transitions under the microscope as it looks for ways to sustainably transform regions post-mining.

Former mines at WA ghost town Wittenoom still pose environmental hazard 60 years after end of mining.

30 August 2021
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Less than 5% of closed mines have successfully transitioned through to post-mining land use in Australia, despite mine closure and relinquishment being an essential part of responsible resource

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