A review of mine closure planning and practice in Canada and Australia

S. M. Zobaidul Kabir, Fazle Rabbi, Mamta B. Chowdhury, Delwar Akbar

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    Abstract

    This paper reviews mine closure practice in Australia and Canada and provides similarities, dissimilarities and common shortcomings of mine closure practice. Closure of mine with appropriate planning is a recent move as a part of sustainable mining practice and both Canada and Australia have developed requirements for mine closure process. By reviewing ten site-specific closure plans against international good practice criteria, this study finds that in general, both the countries share key requirements of mine closure; hence comply with good practice of mine closure planning. However, there are some common shortcomings of existing mining closure planning practice in Canada and Australia. These include inadequate social impact assessment, community consultation, inadequate analysis of alternative options, and the monitoring of post-closure activities. Finally, recommendations were made to improve the closure plans in both countries.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)140-159
    Number of pages20
    JournalWorld Review of Business Research
    Volume5
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • coal mines and mining
    • mine closures
    • Canada
    • Australia

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