Case studies and examples that

• clearly articulate how consideration of environmental, social or governance aspects in mine planning influenced strategic decisions through the life of mine, particularly in relation to:
  • Closure planning
  • Water management
  • Waste management and disposal
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Decarbonisation
  • Circular economy opportunities
• explore the challenges of stakeholder engagement throughout the mine lifecycle, such as those associated with:
  • Approvals, operations and transition to mine closure
  • Residual risks after closure
  • Human rights
  • Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
  • Building and maintaining relationships with Traditional Owners
  • Personnel turn-over (industry, regulatory authorities, service providers)
  • Role of regional planning frameworks in post-mining transitions

Research, case studies or examples which explore the multiple challenges associated with identifying and selecting a post-mining land use, and with designing and establishing the life-of-mine activities that will deliver a post-mining land use:

• Assessing options, challenging the status-quo and potentially updating regulatory frameworks, including land tenure.
• Including perspectives of multiple stakeholders
• Examples of innovative post-mining land uses
• Economic use of mined land and non-mined land (undisturbed land within mine leases or properties owned by mining company)
• Examples of risk and liability transfer models
• Challenges with achieving a safe and stable landform after mining

Research and case studies which communicate the lessons learnt through site-based experience and provide examples of innovation successes:

• Innovative progressive rehabilitation that delivers benefits such as reduction in financial provision or increased stakeholder involvement and experience
• Technical tools or practices to rehabilitate disturbed land towards agreed post-mining targets: landform and seed management, selection and scheduling of equipment etc
• Innovative monitoring methods (drones, remote sensing, on-ground sensors, Artificial Intelligence) and involvement of non-mining groups in monitoring
• Rehabilitation and closure of non-use management areas, pits and residual voids
• Identification and quantification of estimated rehabilitation costs and residual risks
• Lessons learnt from implementation of PRCPs in Queensland

This session is designed to bring together attendees from the LoM and Waste & Tailings conferences, exploring:

• Implementation of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM)
• Leading practice waste disposal strategies, including waste reduction
• Geochemistry and water quality issues
• In perpetuity design considerations, particularly for Tailings Storage Facilities
• Novel monitoring methods
• Geochemical risks from critical mineral extraction

Research and case studies which explore the multiple challenges associated with emerging and established sustainability standards, along with reporting requirements, such as:

• The Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative (CMSI), a collaboration between The Copper Mark, ICMM, Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and World Gold Council (WGC) to consolidate their responsible mining standards into one global standard with a multi-stakeholder oversight system.
• The new version of the JORC Code, which includes ESG considerations.
• The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), for companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). European law requires all large companies and listed companies to disclose information on risks and opportunities arising from social and environmental issues.
• The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures and the task force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures.

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