Promoting Good Practice in Post-Mining Regeneration

While the mining industry supplies essential raw materials for our modern lives and a mining operation has enormous potential to contribute to the sustainable development of a region, the real challenge comes when the mine closes and the local community is faced with potentially large environmental liabilities and possible socio-economic collapse. Until recently mine decommissioning and closure activities were not obligatory in most countries, while centuries of inadequate and non-existent mine closure practice have left a huge legacy of derelict mine sites and often impoverished communities. This legacy affects the reputation of the entire mining industry, arguably stifling debate and progress on other aspects of its environmental and social performance.

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The Post-Mining Alliance assists in the development and application of good practice in post-mining regeneration by researching and promoting good practice and facilitating unconventional collaborations, regionally, nationally and internationally.