MINE CLOSURE 2007 PROCEEDINGS

Editors: Andy Fourie , Australian Centre for Geomechanics; Mark Tibbett , Centre for Land Rehabilitation, The University of Western Australia; Jacques Wiertz , University of Chile.

904 pages

Mine Closure 2007 is the second in a series of international seminars on mine closure initiated in 2006 in Perth, Australia by the Australian Centre for Geomechanics and the Centre for Land

Rehabilitation, The University of Western Australia. This volume contains the proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Mine Closure held 16–19 October, 2007 in Santiago, Chile, and produced by Gecamin Ltd. A total of 87 peer reviewed papers written by authors from 20 countries are presented in this volume. The publication also includes the four plenary presentations and the opening ceremony keynote address by Andy Fourie and Mark Tibbett entitled “Post-Mining Landforms: Engineering a Biological System”. Industry's enthusiastic support of the seminar denotes the high degree of interest that exists all over the world. The challenge that raises the stage of closure, when the mine has reached the end of its economic life, is becoming increasingly more important and relevant for mining companies. This is not only related to the demanding regulations applied by different countries, but also to industry's own motivation to reach higher standards of health, safety and environmental protection.

The seminar covered the following topics:

• Legal and regulatory requirements

• Social issues

• Criteria for closure

• Mine closure planning

• Costs and financing

• Mine site reclamation and rehabilitation

• Revegetation and phytostabilisation

• Water and acid water management

• Mining waste management and cover design

• Closure under extreme environmental conditions

• Monitoring

• Mining heritage and tourism

The selected papers presented in these proceedings reflect the efforts of the universities, mining and engineering companies, governmental and non governmental agencies towards an improved sustainability of the mining industry through the design and application of advanced criteria, innovative methodologies and new technologies for a responsible mine closure process.

The Third International Seminar on Mine Closure will take place in South Africa in 2008.

If you wish to purchase the Proceedings in Chile please click here .
For all other countries please contact Australian Centre for Geomechanics at acg@acg.uwa.edu.au .