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Mine Rehabilitation and Closure
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Featuring Presentations by:
• Jackie Sinclair,
Environment and Closure Manager,
A Strategic Outlook:
Progressive Closure Techniques, Stakeholder
Engagement and Closure Sustainability
• Dr Suman George,
Research Fellow,
Golden Pride Project Resolute Tanzania Limited Centre for Land Rehabilitation, University of
• Timothy Duff, Western Australia
Environmental Engineer, • Xuan Nguyen,
Cliffs Natural Resources Senior Environmental Officer,
WA Department of Mines and Petroleum
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• aye Hargreaves,
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NSW Councillor, through Attendance at:
Environment Institute of Australia
and New Zealand
Workshop A:
• listair Lowry,
A Community Engagement at Mine Sites
Senior Civil Engineer,
Golden Pride Project Resolute Tanzania Limited
Workshop B:
• enior Representative,
S Waste Rock Landform Management Plans
WA Department of Mines and Petroleum
Workshop C:
• igel Fisher,
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Research Assistant,
Ongoing and Effective Closure Planning
Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration, Management - A Strategic Framework
University of Newcastle from Tanzania
• r Chaminda Gallage,
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Geotechnical Engineer, Workshop D:
Queensland University of Technology Developing Closure Principles
• r David Doley,
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Research Consultant,
Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation,
University of Queensland
Why Attend Mine
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QLD Manager Mining Industry Liaison,
Rehabilitation & Closure 2011?
Department of Employment, - earn about important new legislation relating to mine
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Economic Development and Innovation closure criteria
• ean Fitzgerald,
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Wildlife Researcher,
land using creative solutions and community engagement
Koala Venture – University of Queensland and Rio Tinto
Coal Australia - Acquire strategies to manage waste rock landforms in
order to achieve long term stability and sustainability at
Organised by: Researched & Developed by: Media Partner: mine closure
- Network with like-minded industry professionals to help
you overcome mine closure and rehabilitation challenges
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2. Who Will Attend
Mine Rehabilitation
and Closure 2011?
Dear Mine Rehabilitation Delegates will be based at mine sites
and Closure Professional, and head offices from across Australia.
Job titles in attendance will include:
• Environmental Superintendents
I am proud to present Mining IQ’s 4th Annual Mine Rehabilitation
• Environmental Officers
and Closure conference 2011 agenda. • Closure Planning Specialists
• Community Relations Managers
This event responds to the changing legislation concerning mine
• Environmental Managers
site rehabilitation and the implications it has for mining companies.
• Government Regulators and Legislators
The conference will also focus on environmental technology and
• Environmental Engineers
stakeholder engagement programs, demonstrating how mining • Reclamation Scientists
companies, organisations and governments can exploit these • Environmental and Closure Consultants
issues as opportunities for growth and development.
Throughout the conference you will hear case study presentations on: Companies that
• New ways of implementing progressive closure plans have previously
• Adapting to environmental and legislative changes over the course
of a mine’s operations attended Mining
• Designing clear and effective closure criteria to help meet industry IQ events include:
guidelines and legislative acts
• Measuring sustainability of land to help reduce technical risks • Aditya Birla
• Alcoa World Alumina Australia
associated with unforeseeable problems during the mine reclamation
• Ambartovy Minerals
and decommissioning stages
• Anglo Coal
• Establishing engagement with community and indigenous stakeholders • A
ustralian Institute of Marine Science
at mine site (AIMS)
• AXM Environmental
• Barrick Gold
All the sessions are delivered by mine closure experts, legislators and
• Bemax Resources Limited
engineers tailored to provide you with new and exciting information • BHP Billiton
and practical strategies. • BMA Coal
• Centennial Coal Company Ltd
I look forward to meeting you at this innovative and fascinating conference.
• Department of Mines and Energy
Register now to be eligible for the $400 Early Bird discount! Book by • Department of Mines and Petroleum
19 April to take advantage of this offer. Simply call 02 9229 1000 or email • EPA QLD
• Magellan Metals Pty Ltd
registration@iqpc.com.au or book online at www.minerehabilitation.com.
• Minerals Council of Australia
• MMG
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Newcrest Mining LTD
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• Northgate Minerals
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Conference Director save • Paddington Gold Pty Ltd
$40
– Mine Rehabilitation and Closure 2011 0! • Parks Water & Environment
Mining IQ • Peabody Energy
• Rio Tinto
• Sinclair Knight Merz
• SRK Consulting (Australasia) Pty Ltd
• Sundance Resources
“Very informative and valuable”
Glen Pryce, Superintendent, Xstrata Copper
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Tarong Energy
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3. Conference Agenda Day 1 Tuesday 28 June 2011
8.30 Registration and Refreshments 2.00 Reporting Effectively and Efficiently about the Closure Plan
• nvironmental compliance and inspections of mine
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9.00 Opening Remarks from Conference Chair sites
• onsidering cultural heritage issues in the mining
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9.10 Opening Keynote: Waste Rock Dump Closure in a process
Developing Society • stablishing lasting relationships with your industry
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• essons learned over time – rehabilitation success
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but water management failure • ocumenting and managing mine closure progress
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• Identifying and addressing root cause of problems – how it can help for future plans
• orrective action – retrofit of water management
C Oskar Kadletz, QLD Manager Mining Industry Liaison,
structures Department of Employment, Economic Development and
• ssues arising when planning for retrofit –
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availability of auxiliary equipment, availability of
materials and availability of experienced personnel 2.40 Roundtable Discussion: Bond Relinquishment – Is
to design and implement in Tanzania it Possible in Today’s Political and Environmental
Jackie Sinclair, Environment and Closure Manager, Landscape?
Golden Pride Project Resolute Tanzania Limited • ine closure and the relinquishment of bonds
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today is less of a technical challenge, and more
9.50 Identifying Target Points of Successfully Rehabilitated Eco- of a management one. One part of this process
Systems for the Benefit of Regulators and Mine Owners is the integration of mine closure practices into
• etting the original eco-system back – how to
G everyday habits in order to decrease the time taken
identify if it is possible before commencement of to relinquish bonds. What preparation can be
operations integrated every day to help achieve this process?
• ase study example -Alcoa bauxite site operation in
C • hat are the major challenges faced when liaising
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Western Australia, an example of good practice with government in order to prove outcomes are
• omparing and contrasting against bench markers
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and successfully decommissioned sites bonds?
Dr. David Doley, Honorary Research Consultant, • ow can a closure team efficiently measure the
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Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, site’s environment during operations to ensure they
University of Queensland are meeting relinquishment objectives? What are
the best tools and strategies applicable?
10.30 Morning Tea and Networking Opportunity Facilitated by the conference chair
11.00 DOUBLE SESSION: Mine Closure Guidelines in Western 3.20 Afternoon Tea and Networking Opportunity
Australia
• ddressing changes in reporting when legislation
A 3.50 A Case Study on the Development of a Waste Rock
changes Landform
• trategies to effectively demonstrate to regulators
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your progress planning process
• easuring your criteria against end land-use
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objectives • Practical solutions when working in remote areas
• voiding costly remedial earthworks late in the
A Timothy Duff, Environmental Engineer,
project lifecycle Cliffs Natural Resources
• nderstanding nationally and internationally
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industry leading practices 4.30 Closing Comments from the Chair and End of Day One
Xuan Nguyen, Senior Environmental Manager and
another Senior Representative, 4.50 Workshop A: Community Engagement at Mine Sites
WA Department of Mines and Petroleum Facilitator: Faye Hargreaves, NSW Councillor,
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
12.20 Lunch and Networking Opportunity
1.20 Panel Discussion: A Study into Environmental
Considerations Post Closure “Eye-opening and a
valuable networking
• tudying progressive rehabilitation strategies of
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disturbed areas
• pplying new research to improve site remediation
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of contaminated areas
• anaging the disposal of wastes resulting from the
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opportunity”
mining activities John Ford, Environmental Officer, Newcrest Mining
Joined by key speakers from the day
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4. Conference Agenda Day 2 Wednesday 29 June 2011
9.00 Opening Remarks from Conference Chair R
oundtable discussions ensure peer to peer learning.
In this session, each table will be set a closure
9.10 The Important of Reconstructing Functional Soils and scenario, and have to work through how they would
Specific Management at Mine Closure go about addressing the individual challenges in each
• he benefits of reconstructing soil microbial diversity
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to ensure sustainability and effective environmental on their decisions and the rationale behind them.
monitoring • ining operations can have detrimental effects to
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• utrients vs. Microbes – using more sustainable
N native flora and fauna – What are the best practices
applications in reducing the disruption of habitats and breeding
• ealthy soils equal healthy vegetation - explaining
H grounds of animals and plants?
the best methods of achieving sustainable soil for • oil types – how to effectively manage different soil
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long-term success at mine site types and compositions (e.g. acid soils and dispersive
Nigel Fisher, Research Assistant, clays) to improve the rehabilitation time period
Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Restoration, • ow to measure the sustainability of a mine’s
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University of Newcastle environment during operations?
Facilitated by the conference chair
9.50 Geotechnical Applications of Mine Operations
• ustainability of open cut mines – slope, monitoring
S 2.40 Best Practices for Developing Correct Closure Criteria
and design stability and Managing Environmental Adversities
• Sustainability of tailing dams • tudying progressive rehabilitation strategies of
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• ehaviour of mine tailings and how to reuse the
B disturbed areas
material for other construction • pplying new research to improve site remediation
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Dr Chaminda Gallage, Geotechnical Engineer, of contaminated areas
Queensland University of Technology • anaging the disposal of wastes resulting from the
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mining activities
10.30 Morning Tea and Networking Opportunity Dr Suman George, Research Fellow,
Centre for Land Rehabilitation, University of
11.00 Developing a Strong and Productive Relationship with the Western Australia
Community
3.20 Afternoon tea and networking
• nderstanding community expectations to avoid
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tokenistic engagement
• tilising opportunities to build positive community
U 3.50 Panel Discussion: Managing Post-closure Challenges:
relationships Knowing when your Site is Safe to Humans and Wildlife,
• onsistency in community engagement across all
C Non-Polluting and Stable
projects • mplementing pollution control measures to monitor
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• dentifying and strengthening current community
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engagement techniques • ecognizing the importance of research and
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Faye Hargreaves, NSW Councillor, monitoring in restoring landscapes
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand • dentifying soils, local land use, native vegetation
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and wildlife populations and understanding the
11.40 Managing Fauna Throughout the Life of A Mine: A 20-year importance of how they impact upon the outcomes
Case Study of Koalas on Coal Mines in Central Queensland of your objectives
between The University of Queensland and Rio Tinto Coal Joined by key speakers from the day
• mportant lessons for the general management
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of fauna on mine site 4.30 Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair and End of
• oala movement and habitat utilisation on
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mine sites
• Adaptive approaches to vegetation clearance 4.50 Workshop B: Waste Rock Landform Management Plans
• Effective habitat rehabilitation strategies – Successfully Managing Acid Rock Drainage Waste
• The benefits of community engagement Material In Order To Meet Closure Criteria
Sean Fitzgerald, Wildlife Researcher,
Facilitator: Timothy Duff, Environmental Engineer,
Koala Venture – University of Queensland and Rio Tinto
Cliffs Natural Resources
Coal Australia
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5. Workshops
Mid-Conference Workshops Post-Conference Workshops
Workshop A: Workshop C:
Tuesday 28 June 2011, 4.50pm – 7.50pm Thursday 30 June 2011, 9.00am – 12.00pm
Community Engagement Ongoing and Effective Closure Planning Management
at Mine Sites – A Strategic Framework from Tanzania, Africa
A serious challenge during and post operations is community engagement This workshop will provide a resource for the mining industry about practical
which is often complex and challenging. This interactive workshop will teach steps to create good rehabilitation outcomes. It will demonstrate how ongoing
you about specific methods, strategies and practices to help you and your remediation techniques deployed in Africa ultimately led to faster mine closure
company deal with stakeholder engagement at mine closure. and bond relinquishment. Issues covered include:
• Introduction to the workshop • Employing effective environmental management systems
• Principles of community engagement • reative solutions – using what you’ve got at hand and learning to
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• Constructing a community engagement strategy compromise to give you an acceptable outcome
• Tools and techniques for community engagement • Using community liaison techniques and strategies
• Small group work on project scenarios / case studies
Facilitator: Jackie Sinclair, Environment and Closure Manager,
Facilitator: Faye Hargreaves, NSW Councillor, Golden Pride Project Resolute Tanzania Limited
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand Jackie Sinclair started working in the field of Environmental Management
Faye Hargreaves is a community engagement specialist with over in 2001 at a thermal power station in Queensland. After a solid grounding
12 years’ professional experience. She has worked as a consultant gained there in EMS, land and project management she moved into gold
to all levels of Government and a variety of markets across the private sector. mining. Jackie has worked for Resolute Mining Limited for 6.5 years as an
Environmental Officer in Queensland and then Environment Manager at their
Through her energetic work on major projects, often within integrated project operation in Tanzania.
teams, Faye delivers client and community outcomes that reflect her passion
for people and the environment. She appreciates the value, knowledge The current life of mine in Tanzania sees mining cease in mid-2012, therefore
and support that projects can gain from effective engagement with local she has spent considerable energy and resources on effective closure planning
communities. and sensitisation of public and government to the concepts of mine closure.
This has given Jackie the opportunity to personally negotiate the terms of their
Faye is a member and Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) of the Statutory Mine Closure Plan.
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ). She supports
the development of improved practice in environmental management, and has During this workshop she will share lessons learned in practical waste rock
been an active contributor to the development of the environmental profession dump closure, the realisation of benefits from thorough closure planning and
both in NSW (as Secretary of the NSW Division Committee for nine years) and how open communication with stakeholders and valuing their input is vital
nationally (Faye currently represents NSW on the National Council). Faye is in gaining credibility and buy-in for the closure process. These lessons have
committed to continuing professional development herself, and frequently applications across all cultures and regulatory frameworks.
attends training seminars, including those provided by the EIANZ and the
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). 12.00 Lunch and Networking Opportunity
Workshop B: Workshop D:
Wednesday 29 June 2011, 4.50pm – 7.50pm Thursday 30 June 2011, 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Waste Rock Landform Management Plans – Developing Valuable
Successfully Managing Acid Rock Drainage Waste Closure Principles
Material in Order to Meet Closure Criteria
This interactive workshop is a demonstration into effective techniques to help In mine environments today there are a number of completion criteria,
you and your rehabilitation team deal with mine closure in remote areas. Waste performance standards and regulatory obligations that a mine must fulfil
Rock Landforms (WRL) is a major liability for any mining operation, especially to ensure the ultimate outcome of land use are achieved. This workshop
when trying to achieve closure. This workshop will study the key components will provide new information about how to create practical and achievable
any WRL must exhibit in order to achieve closure are long term stability and rehabilitation outcomes. Issues covered:
sustainability.
• How to determine completion variables at mine closure
• nderstanding those issues commonly encountered when excavating and
U • Introducing new supporting research to help identify closure success
transporting materials such as oxidation of sulphidic minerals i.e. acid rock • Why closure criteria can fail
drainage (ARD) which can lead to metalliferous drainage (MD)
• nderstanding both physically and chemically the materials that will be
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Facilitator: Dr Suman George, Research Fellow,
stored within and on the outer surfaces of a WRL
Centre for Land Rehabilitation, University of Western Australia
• Conceptual closure plans for feasibility studies and approvals
Dr George is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Land Rehabilitation at the
University of Western Australia (UWA), a leading centre that specialises in
Facilitator: Timothy Duff, Environmental Engineer,
land rehabilitation research, consultancy and education. He has a PhD (UWA/
Cliffs Natural Resources
CSIRO) in Soil Science investigating soil phosphorus dynamics associated with
Tim Duff graduated from WA School of Mines in 2008 with a degree land use changes in south-western Australia.
in Mining Environmental Engineering. Since graduating, Tim has He has been involved with various land rehabilitation projects: Australian
worked for Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore at their Koolyanobbing operations. Research Council Linkage project (CLR, University of Western Sydney
His current role as Environmental Engineer is improve the environmental and BHP’s Worsley Alumina) investigating novel strategies for optimising
performance across the operation in key areas including exploration, fertilizer input coupled with organic residue for sustainable reconstruction of
rehabilitation, hydrocarbons and water management. jarrah forest ecosystem, bioremediation studies at Barrow Island, WA (CLR
and Chevron) and CO2 geosequestration project with the Gorgon natural
gas venture. He is also involved with consultancy work for various mining
companies and supervises Honours and Masters students.
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