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Public lies, private looting and the forced closure of Grootvlei Gold Mine, South Africa
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2017 Mine closure and acid mine drainage (AMD) are major interrelated challenges facing South Africa’s Witwatersrand gold mines. As a result of mining, the East, West and Central Rand compartments of the Witwatersrand Basin are interconnected, making AMD a ...
Tracey J.M. McKay, Milton Milaras
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Louvicourt Mine – a recent mine closure case study [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mine Closure, 2011 The Louvicourt sulphide deposit, located 20 km east of Val-d’Or, Quebec, was discovered in 1989. Production of copper and zinc concentrates was initiated in 1994 and ceased in 2005 due to exhaustion of the ore body. The ore and some waste rock from mine development were acid-generating.
Ouellet, R. +3 more
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, 2021 The objective of this toolbox is to provide policy makers, governmental administrators, and lawmakers with the information needed to develop a broad governance framework that reduces the risks of an improperly managed mining industry and helps ensure successful mine closure. Every jurisdiction
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Integrated Mine Closure Planning [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mine Closure, 2006 Mining and metals operations are finite activities, whether they last a few years, fifty years or longer. The long-term environmental and social impacts of a site are manifested after closure. However, these are determined by the actions undertaken both during the operations phase and closure phase.
Anne-Marie Fleury, Andrew Parsons
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IEEE Access, 2019 Economic development and population expansion in mining cities have led to a growing scarcity of land for construction and thus the closed mines land reuse is extremely urgent.
Meinan Zheng +4 more
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Aesthetics for mine closure [PDF]
Proceedings of the International Conference on Mine Closure, 2011 There have been several historic attempts to quantify the aesthetics of natural landscapes, and many mines around the world are building reclaimed landscapes with a focus on visual appeal and/or natural appearance. There have been arguments made that form and function are closely linked, and hence mining landscapes should be fashioned to look natural ...
McKenna, G. +5 more
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Mine Sited after Mine Activity: The Brownfields Methodology and Kuzbass Coal Mining Case
Resources, 2019 Operating life of a mine lasts from a few years to several decades. Mine closure occurs once the mineral resource is exhausted, or operations are no longer profitable.
Michal Cehlár +6 more
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Energies, 2020 The closure process of underground coal mines entails specific risks which require a careful liquidation methodology, including the implementation of relevant risk mitigation procedures to identify the key hazards to the environment and humans.
Adam Duda, Gregorio Fidalgo Valverde
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Nunavik Inuit and Raglan Mine: New approaches to closure planning (isulinnisanganut parnasimautiit)
Journal of Political EcologyThis article explores an experimental approach to mine closure planning and community participation that foregrounds the dialogue between technical and legal approaches to the mine and the knowledge and values of affected Indigenous communities.
Arn Keeling, Vanessa Potvin
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A Mine Closure Risk Rating System for South Africa
MiningMine closure is a growing concern in mining countries around the world due to the associated environmental and social impacts. This is particularly true in developing countries like South Africa where poverty, social deprivation and unemployment are ...
Megan J. Cole
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