2019 Mined Land Rehabilitation Conference
CRC CARE and The University of Newcastle
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Mined Land Rehabilitation Conference 2019
Early bird closes 31st May
The 9th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference (2019) is organised by CRC CARE in conjunction with the School of Environmental and Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle. CRC CARE is an independent organisation that performs research, develops technologies and provides policy guidance for assessing, cleaning up and preventing contamination of soil, water and air.
This annual conference is a significant event on the Hunter Region calendar. It provides an important avenue for promoting best-practice rehabilitation of mined lands.
Based on previous years’ attendance figures (approximately 40% rehab professionals, 20% academic, 20% industry and 20% government), we are anticipating around 300 delegates, making it the largest mining rehabilitation conference in Australia.
This is your opportunity to engage and be engaged.
SAVE THE DATE:
Dates: Wed 19, Thur 20 & Fri 21 June 2019
Venue: NEX. - Newcastle, NSW
This year our event will be held over three days, during which delegates will have the opportunity to participate in various activities, including workshops and mine tours, as well as the main conference.
Wed 19th: Workshops at University of Newcastle NewSpace campus.
Location:
NewSpace City Campus, University of Newcastle,
Cnr Hunter Street and Auckland St,
Newcastle
Thu 20th: Full day conference with presentations, posters and panel session at NEX.; followed by a Gala Dinner.
Location:
Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre (NEX.)
309 King Street
Newcastle West
Fri 21st: Mine Tours
Locations: TBA
This annual conference is a significant event on the Hunter Region calendar. It provides an important avenue for promoting best-practice rehabilitation of mined lands.
Based on previous years’ attendance figures (approximately 40% rehab professionals, 20% academic, 20% industry and 20% government), we are anticipating around 300 delegates, making it the largest mining rehabilitation conference in Australia.
This is your opportunity to engage and be engaged.
SAVE THE DATE:
Dates: Wed 19, Thur 20 & Fri 21 June 2019
Venue: NEX. - Newcastle, NSW
This year our event will be held over three days, during which delegates will have the opportunity to participate in various activities, including workshops and mine tours, as well as the main conference.
Wed 19th: Workshops at University of Newcastle NewSpace campus.
Location:
NewSpace City Campus, University of Newcastle,
Cnr Hunter Street and Auckland St,
Newcastle
Thu 20th: Full day conference with presentations, posters and panel session at NEX.; followed by a Gala Dinner.
Location:
Newcastle Exhibition & Convention Centre (NEX.)
309 King Street
Newcastle West
Fri 21st: Mine Tours
Locations: TBA
Register for the conference
Event registration is now open - Early bird tickets available!
Early bird registration extended to 31st May 2019
Pricing (GST inclusive)
Early bird registration $495, student registration $218.90 (both conference only)
Gala Dinner is $99.
Pricing for workshops has been reduced.
Workshops are now $330 each.
Pricing for mine tours to be announced soon.
Click on the button below to register your place at Australia's premier mined land rehabilitation conference.
Early bird registration extended to 31st May 2019
Pricing (GST inclusive)
Early bird registration $495, student registration $218.90 (both conference only)
Gala Dinner is $99.
Pricing for workshops has been reduced.
Workshops are now $330 each.
Pricing for mine tours to be announced soon.
Click on the button below to register your place at Australia's premier mined land rehabilitation conference.
Engage
The 2019 conference will attract:
- a wide range of people with a professional interest in mined land rehabilitation
- regulatory officers involved in the mining sector, policy development and policy implementation
- new researchers and recent PhD, Masters and Honours graduates
- individuals and organisations representing the mining community and associated supply chains
- researchers and research institutes
- interested members of the broader community
Purpose of the conference
Bringing mine rehabilitation stakeholders together to share our current best practices, to discuss what we do well, what we can improve, and what we would like the future to be.
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Conference Speakers
Conference Speakers - Click on the images below to access speaker abstracts and biographies
Listed Speakers and Presentation Topics
- Ravi Naidu
- Matthew Newton - The Resources Regulator’s approach to ensure the mining industry meets its rehabilitation obligation
- Travis Peake - Ecological Mine Rehabilitation - Preliminary Outcomes of an ACARP-funded Study
- Ingrid Meek - The revegetation strategy at ERA Ranger uranium mine
- Karin Fogarty - Pre- and post-mine land use trends in the New South Wales and Queensland coal industry
- Rob Loch - Towards a broader perspective on design of waste landforms
- Maria Eugenia Cola - Closure modelling and Value creation through planning integration
- Stephen White - Progressive Certification of rehabilitated Land
- Paul Storer - Rebuilding disturbed soils from Construction sites to enhance soil biology providing a self sustaining long term outcome
- Chris Gimber - Clermont Coal Mine Rehabilitation Practices
- Robert Scanlon - Differences in soil ameliorant types change growth and number of trees
- Clayton Richards - The reinstatement of Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land (BSAL) on post mining landforms - An industry update and future directions.
- Alex Watson - Pit Lake Water Quality Modelling at Century Mine
- Chris Waygood - A review of the successes and challenges associated with geomorphic landform design in the Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
- Colin Schiller - Vegetative Stabilisation of batters and Spoil dumps on Asian Pacific Mine Sites
- Scott Sleap - STEM Workforce Development
- Ihsan Noor - Zero Quicklime by Swampy Forest
Conference Program
Please find the Conference Program below for viewing and download
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Poster presenters for Mine Rehab 2019
This year marks the return of the Student Poster Prize with $1000 of prizes. Prizes are awarded for the top posters by students at the conference.
All poster presenters will have 1 minute on stage to introduce themselves and their poster to the delegates. The posters will be on display during the tea and lunch breaks for viewing and for poster presenters to discuss their work with interested delegates.
Note: A limited number of scholarships are available for those students presenting posters to attend the conference. For more information...
For more information for poster presenters and the Student Poster Prize click on the link below.
All poster presenters will have 1 minute on stage to introduce themselves and their poster to the delegates. The posters will be on display during the tea and lunch breaks for viewing and for poster presenters to discuss their work with interested delegates.
Note: A limited number of scholarships are available for those students presenting posters to attend the conference. For more information...
For more information for poster presenters and the Student Poster Prize click on the link below.
This year's Poster Presenters
Our Sponsors and Partners
Principal Sponsors and Partners
CRC Care - Conference Organiser
CRC CARE is an independent organisation that performs research, develops technologies and provides policy guidance for assessing, cleaning up and preventing contamination of soil, water and air.
CRC CARE's innovative research is divided into four complementary programs:
1) Best Practice Policy: More effective, efficient and certain national policy for assessing and remediating contamination
2) Better Measurement: More accurate, rapid, reliable and cost-effective measurement and assessment
3) Minimising Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: New technology, methods and knowledge for assessing risks to human health and the environment
4) Cleaning Up: Innovative clean-up technologies and a wider range of effective management options
CRC CARE is an independent organisation that performs research, develops technologies and provides policy guidance for assessing, cleaning up and preventing contamination of soil, water and air.
CRC CARE's innovative research is divided into four complementary programs:
1) Best Practice Policy: More effective, efficient and certain national policy for assessing and remediating contamination
2) Better Measurement: More accurate, rapid, reliable and cost-effective measurement and assessment
3) Minimising Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: New technology, methods and knowledge for assessing risks to human health and the environment
4) Cleaning Up: Innovative clean-up technologies and a wider range of effective management options
NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer - Major Sponsor
The NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer consults widely with academia, industry and government to ensure scientific knowledge and research can be adapted and used to benefit NSW.
The role of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has two main responsibilities:
1) to foster and encourage a lively state innovation system, particularly by promoting productive links between business, the professions, universities and government
2) to provide independent advice on how to address difficult policy problems that involve engineering or science. Examples include coal seam gas, sea level rise, road tunnel air quality and coal dust emissions.
The NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer consults widely with academia, industry and government to ensure scientific knowledge and research can be adapted and used to benefit NSW.
The role of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer has two main responsibilities:
1) to foster and encourage a lively state innovation system, particularly by promoting productive links between business, the professions, universities and government
2) to provide independent advice on how to address difficult policy problems that involve engineering or science. Examples include coal seam gas, sea level rise, road tunnel air quality and coal dust emissions.
NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment - Major Sponsor
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment helps create great places and experiences for all. We plan for a changing and thriving NSW, inspire strong and resilient communities and regions, and ensure the responsible and sustainable use of our state’s resources. Our Department supports NSW with long-term, strategic planning for the State’s regions, driving well-located housing and employment land, assessing State significant development proposals, and ensuring the planning system is efficient and effective.
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment helps create great places and experiences for all. We plan for a changing and thriving NSW, inspire strong and resilient communities and regions, and ensure the responsible and sustainable use of our state’s resources. Our Department supports NSW with long-term, strategic planning for the State’s regions, driving well-located housing and employment land, assessing State significant development proposals, and ensuring the planning system is efficient and effective.
Hunter Environmental Institute - Conference Partner
The Hunter Environmental Institute (HEI) was established in 1988 to provide a forum for the interaction of people working in environmentally oriented fields in the Hunter Region. HEI is a non profit organisation, managed by a committee and operating under a formal Constitution.
The Hunter Environmental Institute (HEI) was established in 1988 to provide a forum for the interaction of people working in environmentally oriented fields in the Hunter Region. HEI is a non profit organisation, managed by a committee and operating under a formal Constitution.
Minor Sponsors
AngloAmerican - Minor Sponsor
Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, more electrified world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world – safely, responsibly and sustainably.
Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive mining operations and undeveloped resources provides the metals and minerals that enable a cleaner, more electrified world and that meet the fast growing consumer-driven demands of the world’s developed and maturing economies. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world – safely, responsibly and sustainably.
Global Soil Solutions - Minor Sponsor
Global Soil Systems is a leading environmental consultancy and contractor, with more than 25 years’ experience specialising in mining and industrial rehabilitation and revegetation. With access to a variety of mine specification plant and equipment, our qualified and experienced team offer end to end management of both small and large-scale projects.
Global Soil Systems is a leading environmental consultancy and contractor, with more than 25 years’ experience specialising in mining and industrial rehabilitation and revegetation. With access to a variety of mine specification plant and equipment, our qualified and experienced team offer end to end management of both small and large-scale projects.
Hunter Coal Environment Group - Minor Sponsor
HCEG is a networking group of environmental professionals that: facilitates the exchange of technical knowledge and practices between operatives in environmental management in the coal mining industry of the Hunter Region promotes excellence in environmental management in the
mining industry promotes the benefits and achievements of successful environmental management in the coal mining industry of the Hunter Region.
HCEG is a networking group of environmental professionals that: facilitates the exchange of technical knowledge and practices between operatives in environmental management in the coal mining industry of the Hunter Region promotes excellence in environmental management in the
mining industry promotes the benefits and achievements of successful environmental management in the coal mining industry of the Hunter Region.
Sponsorship and Exhibitor Information
Sponsorship provides excellent networking opportunities and allows the conference to broaden its education program and increase services to attendees. Past Mine Rehab Conference sponsors have been overwhelmingly happy with the sponsorship opportunities, with many continuing their support from year to year.
A survey of 2018 exhibitors found high satisfaction with the organisation of exhibitors, with the majority of respondents interested in exhibiting at a future mine rehab conference and satisfied with the quality of inquiries that were received at their exhibition space.
Click on the following button to find out more about sponsoring and exhibiting at this year's conference and to download the Sponsorship Prospectus.
A survey of 2018 exhibitors found high satisfaction with the organisation of exhibitors, with the majority of respondents interested in exhibiting at a future mine rehab conference and satisfied with the quality of inquiries that were received at their exhibition space.
Click on the following button to find out more about sponsoring and exhibiting at this year's conference and to download the Sponsorship Prospectus.
Exhibitors
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The 2019 Mine Rehab Conference Exhibitors are:
Stem Industry School Partnerships - Booth 0 Landforma - Booth 1 Vital Chemical and Environment - Booth 2 Toolijooa Environmental Restoration - Booth 3 EcoScape Solutions - Booth 4 PGG / DURAVeg - Booth 5 Loop Organics - Booth 6 EnviroStraw - Booth 10 Hunter Land Management - Booth 11 Sky Land Management - Booths 12 & 13 Click on the button below for details on the 2019 Mine Rehab Conference Exhibitors |
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Workshop program
This year brings an exciting program of workshops to Mine Rehab Conference.
The workshops include:
A light lunch will be served as part of the workshop.
For more information on the workshops and the workshop convenors click on the button below.
The workshops include:
- Pathways to relinquishment and opportunities to transition to productive alternate land uses (Wed 9am-3:00pm)
- Understanding acid mine drainage / acid rock drainage and the implications for rehabilitation and closure (Wed 9am-3:00pm)
- Harnessing hyperaccumulator plants to phytoremediate contaminated mining sites (Wed 8:30am-3:00pm)
- Issues in Tropical Forest Rehabilitation Post Mining in Borneo (Wed 1:00pm-4:00pm)
A light lunch will be served as part of the workshop.
For more information on the workshops and the workshop convenors click on the button below.
Mine Tours
Organised by the Hunter Environmental Institute in partnership with CRC CARE.
Join us for an exciting and informative day of networking and education as we take a bus through the Lower Hunter Valley to visit mine rehabilitation, reafforestation and coastal rehabilitation work and acid mine drainage sites.
This is a great networking event. Over 80 percent of survey respondents last year's mine tour were satisfied with the networking opportunities it provided.
Join us for an exciting and informative day of networking and education as we take a bus through the Lower Hunter Valley to visit mine rehabilitation, reafforestation and coastal rehabilitation work and acid mine drainage sites.
This is a great networking event. Over 80 percent of survey respondents last year's mine tour were satisfied with the networking opportunities it provided.
When and Where
Friday 21st June 2019 Departing from NEX in King Street at 08:15 AM sharp and returning to NEX by 4pm – please ensure that you are at NEX by 8:00am at the latest.
Friday 21st June 2019 Departing from NEX in King Street at 08:15 AM sharp and returning to NEX by 4pm – please ensure that you are at NEX by 8:00am at the latest.
Westside Mine Pit Lake
First up we visit Glencore’s remarkably well rehabilitated Westside mine. The mine area has been reshaped to remove any high walls and covered with topsoil and seeded with native vegetation. The rehabilitated mine site has second generation flora and seven threatened species of wildlife have been observed.
AMD at Neath
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The acid test - Neath creek water
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Following this, we will have lunch on the bus as we drive to Neath to see the constructed efforts built to attempt rehabilitation of the sulphuric acid-polluted creek downhill from an old spoils pile at the Neath Colliery site. We will park on-site and take a 5 00m walk through the bush on Crown Lands near Cessnock to view the Tailings dumped at this site, which have recorded sulphur content as high as 10.5%.
Next stop is a tour of Kooragang/Ash Island near Newcastle to see the outstanding reafforestation work of the Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project (KWRP) and to view offset lands reconstructed for shorebird habitat and amphibian habitat. This is one of the largest active coastal rehabilitation projects in Australia, undertaken to compensate for the loss of fish, shorebird and other wildlife habitat in the Hunter estuary caused by 200 years of draining, filling and clearing. The wetlands feature expanses of mangrove and saltmarsh and in non-tidal areas, riparian woodlands, remnants of lowland floodplain rainforest and ephemeral, freshwater wetlands.
Next stop is a tour of Kooragang/Ash Island near Newcastle to see the outstanding reafforestation work of the Kooragang Wetland Rehabilitation Project (KWRP) and to view offset lands reconstructed for shorebird habitat and amphibian habitat. This is one of the largest active coastal rehabilitation projects in Australia, undertaken to compensate for the loss of fish, shorebird and other wildlife habitat in the Hunter estuary caused by 200 years of draining, filling and clearing. The wetlands feature expanses of mangrove and saltmarsh and in non-tidal areas, riparian woodlands, remnants of lowland floodplain rainforest and ephemeral, freshwater wetlands.
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Requirements
For your safety, you are required to wear enclosed shoes, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. It is recommended you wear sunscreen and a hat. Cameras, phones and photography are allowed. We are hopeful of dry weather but please plan your attire for the contingency for wet weather as the walk at Neath is some 500 metres return. Please bring a water bottle.
Cost: $80 (lunch included)
For your safety, you are required to wear enclosed shoes, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt. It is recommended you wear sunscreen and a hat. Cameras, phones and photography are allowed. We are hopeful of dry weather but please plan your attire for the contingency for wet weather as the walk at Neath is some 500 metres return. Please bring a water bottle.
Cost: $80 (lunch included)
Accommodation
There is a range of different accommodation options available in Newcastle, ranging from Hotels, Inns, Terraces and Apartments, Airbnb, Bed & Breakfasts, and Holiday Parks.
For more information on accommodation options...
For more information on accommodation options...
Holiday Inn Express Newcastle is located 10 minutes walk (800 metres) from the Conference Venue NEX and offers discount rates for conference delegates.
Holiday Inn Express is located in Newcastle West at 514 King Street, Newcastle and is brand new having opened very recently.
Holiday Inn Express is located in Newcastle West at 514 King Street, Newcastle and is brand new having opened very recently.
Travelodge Hotel Newcastle is located 5 minutes walk (350 metres) from the Conference Venue NEX and offers a 15% discount rate for conference delegates off their best available public accommodation rates of the day.
Travelodge Hotel is located in Newcastle West at 12 Steel Street, Newcastle.
Travelodge Hotel is located in Newcastle West at 12 Steel Street, Newcastle.
Quest Newcastle is located 4 minutes walk (300 metres) from the Conference Venue NEX and offers a discount rate for conference delegates.
Quest Hotel is located in Newcastle West at 575 Hunter St, Newcastle.
Quest Hotel is located in Newcastle West at 575 Hunter St, Newcastle.
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