
About this course
Overview
Closure is cheapest when it starts long before the last blast. You cover provisioning and costing, progressive rehabilitation while the mine is still running, and the regulatory, environmental and social obligations that decide what leaving responsibly actually means.
What you will be able to do
Learning outcomes
- Draft a mine closure plan
- Build a closure cost estimate and provision
- Schedule progressive rehabilitation activities
- Manage water and land closure risks
- Plan post-closure monitoring and handover
What the course sets out to do
Course objectives
- Develop closure and rehabilitation plans
- Estimate and provision for closure costs
- Implement progressive rehabilitation
- Address environmental closure risks
- Plan for social and post-closure land use
Course content
Modules
01Closure planning
Objectives, regulatory drivers, and life-of-mine closure planning.
02Cost provisioning
Estimating closure liabilities and provisioning over mine life.
03Progressive rehabilitation
Rehabilitating land concurrently with operations to reduce liability.
04Environmental closure
Managing water quality, landform, and contamination at closure.
05Social and land use
Stakeholder expectations and sustainable post-closure land use.
06Post-closure monitoring
Monitoring, maintenance, and relinquishment after closure.
Who it is for
Target audience
Environmental managers, mine planners, and closure specialists responsible for rehabilitation and closure.
Before you start
Prerequisites
Mine environmental, planning or closure responsibility.