Mining for Closure: Policies, practises and guidelines for sustainable mining and closure of mines

In many instances and especially in the context of economies in transition, it may be appropriate for regulatory agencies and mining companies to broaden the scope of alternative developments that can be investigated.

valuable species; to remove all infrastructure such as houses and roads; social service facilities and so forthmay be counterproductive. Indeed, such plans may severely limit the potential for development of post-mining sustainable uses with adequate poten- tial for financial yield (Robertson, 1998).

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MINING FOR CLOSURE