ENVIRONMENT

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.

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

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 development....

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