A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs

Unger, C J; Lechner, Alex M.; Kenway, J.; Glenn, V.; Walton, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.10.008

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“…Accordingly, the Ministers agreed to hold a multi stakeholder workshop on the 'Orphaned/Abandoned Mines in Canada' in June 2001 in Winnipeg. This workshop reviewed issues around orphaned/abandoned mine sites in Canadian jurisdictions and identified five themes for discussion, including (1) building a national inventory, (2) community perspectives, (3) setting standards and rational expectations, (4) ownership and liability issues, and (5) identification of funding models [14]. The NOAMI working group determined that 'orphaned or abandoned mines are those mines for which the owner cannot be found or for which the owner is financially unable or unwilling to carry out clean-up'.…”

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A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia

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The Australian landscape is affected by abandoned mines that pose environmental, public health and safety risks. To promote the beneficial reuse, rehabilitation and/or remediation of these sites and understand their spatial arrangement, we compiled, classified and analysed a country-wide geospatial database of all known inactive hard rock mine sites. Following extensive review and classification of disparate records of such sites that have been terminated, neglected or classified as heritage, plus those under care and maintenance in Australia, we assessed state-by-state reporting and cross-border rehabilitation requirements. This was enabled by the development of the Mining Incidence Documentation & Assessment Scheme (MIDAS) that can be used to catalogue and compare active or inactive mine data regardless of reporting conventions. At a national level, and with four case studies, we performed GIS-based spatial analyses and environmental risk assessments to demonstrate potential uses of our database. Analyses considered the proximity of sites to factors such as infrastructure and sensitive environmental receptors. As Australia struggles to manage the ongoing technical, socioeconomic and environmental challenges of effective mine rehabilitation, the insights enabled by this national-level spatial database may be key to developing coordinated responses that extend beyond state boundaries. Our classification and methodology are easily transferable, thereby encouraging more formalized, systematic and widespread documentation of abandoned mines worldwide.

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A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia

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“…Lechner et al (2016b), using spatial data and the Queensland financial assurance calculator, estimated the rehabilitation financial liability for operating surface coal mines in the Fitzroy Basin, Australia, to be more than $4.349 and $5.461B AUD, with some rehabilitation liabilities omitted due to the spatial data method applied. Financial assurance is a type of financial security provided to the An attribute of negative mine legacies, is incomplete remediation, with responsibility by default relegated to governments and communities (Unger et al, 2015). Unger et al (2015) note that incomplete remediation may be due to premature cessation of operations, inadequate regulatory requirements, insufficient funds, or inadequate community engagement to agree upon and meet closure expectations.…”

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“…Financial assurance is a type of financial security provided to the An attribute of negative mine legacies, is incomplete remediation, with responsibility by default relegated to governments and communities (Unger et al, 2015). Unger et al (2015) note that incomplete remediation may be due to premature cessation of operations, inadequate regulatory requirements, insufficient funds, or inadequate community engagement to agree upon and meet closure expectations. A deeper cause may however be due to the lack of legislation and sustainable responsibility being applied to these early mines.…”

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“…The model is based on the Culture Ladder by Hudson (2007) developed for Health, Safety and Environment in the oil and gas industry and as adapted by Unger et al (2015) for the evaluation of abandoned mine rehabilitation programs. been used for 'intelligent' rehabilitation planning, e.g.…”

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“…Rehabilitation maturity model for evaluation of mine rehabilitation guidelines and mine approval consultant rehabilitation reports with emphasis on a) rehabilitation planning, integration and risk determination and b) regulatory approval requirements (Adaptation of (Hudson, 2007;Unger et al, 2015)).…”

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Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa and Australia: Maturity and opportunities for improvement

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Highlights • A maturity model for surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning is presented • The model was applied to mine rehabilitation guidelines and approval reports • Guidelines and approval reports are vulnerable to adequate, but not yet resilient • Legislation may be contributing to immaturity for some aspects of planning • Upfront planning and analysis in dynamic mining environments are discussed

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Legacy Issues and Abandoned Mines

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A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs

Cited by 39 publications

References 7 publications

A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia

A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia

Surface-strip coal mine land rehabilitation planning in South Africa and Australia: Maturity and opportunities for improvement

Legacy Issues and Abandoned Mines

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