Mine Closure - Recommended Reading & Useful Links

Recommended Reading

papers related to Alternatives Analysis

• Final Environmental Impact Statement, Zortman and Landusky Mines - provides an example of reclamation alternative assessments and impact evaluations completed for closure of gold heap leach facilities.
• Review of the Multiple Accounts Analysis Alternatives Evaluation Process Completed for the Reclamation of the Zortman and Landusky Mine Sites. paper by Shaw et al.
• A Multiple Accounts Analysis for Tailings Site Selection paper by Robertson and Shaw.
• Alternatives Analysis for Mine Development and Reclamation paper by Robertson and Shaw.

papers related to Risk Analysis and Technical Review

• Assessment and Management of Risks Relating to Covers for Metal Leaching and ARD Mitigation presentation by Robertson and Wels.
• An adaptive Fuzzy Model for Risk Assessment of Mercury Pollution in the Amazon paper by Veiga and Meech.
• Application of Fuzzy Logic to Environmental Risk Assessment paper by Veiga and Meech.
• Technical Flaws in Bankable Documents paper by B.J. Guarnera
• Risk Management in Mining course by F. Oboni.
• MAC Guide to the Management of Tailings Facilities

papers related to Mine Closure and Financial Assurance

• Pre-Mine Closure BAT Survey and Inventory Techniques. a paper by Altenbach et al.
• Counting What Counts paper by F. Solomon.
• The Concept of Custodial Transfer of Mined Land paper by Robertson and Shaw.
• Post Mining Sustainable Use Plans vs. Closure Plans paper by Robertson et al.
• Financial Provisioning for Mine Closure: Developing a Policy and Regulatory Framework in the Transition Economies - a paper by M. M. Nazari.
• Hardrock Reclamation Bonding Practices in the Western United States paper by J.R. Kuipers (large file).
• Hardrock Reclamation Bonding Practices in the Western United States (Executive Summary) paper by J.R. Kuipers (small file).

Useful Links

• Mackay School of Mines - closure of heap leach facilities.
• InfoMine's Publication Database - search for papers related to mine closure.
• Kelian Mine Closure Steering Committee - an example of a website utilized for mine closure information dissemination at the Kelian Mine.
• World Bank Group - IFC: Mine Closure - discussion of mine closure from the World Bank perspective.
• Australian and New Zealand Minerals and Energy Council - Strategic Framework for Mine Closure.
• Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) - Mine Closure Policy.
• Manitoba Mines Branch: Mine Closure Regulation
• Queensland Mining Council: "Mine Closure".
• Mineral Resources: Rehabilitation and Mine Closure.
• The Center for Mine Land Redevelopment.