Workshop Program for Mine Rehab Conference 2017Below is the list of workshops held at our 7th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference (2017).
The workshops were scheduled for 3:00 pm on Wednesday 29th March (the day prior to the main conference) at Muswellbrook TAFE, 87 Hill Street, Muswellbrook, and immediately after the conference presentations at 11 am on Friday 31st March with concurrent workshops that ran until 2:30 pm at Muswellbrook RSL, Bridge Street, Muswellbrook. The workshops included: For more information on the workshop convenors please click on the convenors links.
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Workshop Convenors
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Summary of Workshops and Workshop Reports
Landform evolution modelling for mine rehabilitation EAMS-SIBERIA.
Wednesday 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm (N.B. Same time as Mine Tours)
Convenor: Garry Willgoose
Location: Muswellbrook TAFE 87 Hill Street Muswellbrook, Room FF.02
The developers of the leading landform evolution model, EAMS-SIBERIA (the Erosion Assessment and Modelling System), used for the design and assessment of environmentally sustainable mine rehabilitation systems will be give a short course on the latest version (V5) of this software. The course will cover (at a level accessible to mine managers and planners, and government regulators):
Convenor: Garry Willgoose
Location: Muswellbrook TAFE 87 Hill Street Muswellbrook, Room FF.02
The developers of the leading landform evolution model, EAMS-SIBERIA (the Erosion Assessment and Modelling System), used for the design and assessment of environmentally sustainable mine rehabilitation systems will be give a short course on the latest version (V5) of this software. The course will cover (at a level accessible to mine managers and planners, and government regulators):
- The history of soil erosion and landscape evolution models and their strengths and weaknesses
- The principles underpinning the SIBERIA landform evolution model
- The principles of the EAMS mine rehabilitation tool built around the SIBERIA package
- Comparison of EAMS-SIBERIA with other environmental mine rehabilitation tools
- Examples of application of the EAMS-SIBERIA tool in mine rehabilitation practice in Australia and overseas.
- Examples of some advanced applications involved cover design from the uranium mining and nuclear waste industry
Pathways to relinquishment and opportunities to transition to productive alternate land uses.
Friday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm Stream 1
Convenors: Peter Elliott and Donna Pershke
Location: Muswellbrook RSL
Background: Using the relinquishment process to transition to alternate productive land uses potentially has significant benefits for all parties; mining companies, regulators and communities. However, there are also a number of challenges in achieving this transition to the benefit of all. The challenges include:
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to explore the frameworks and pathways which could facilitate transition of mine sites to alternative productive land uses that are acceptable to regulators, valued by the community and provide a more certain route to relinquishment of liability for mining companies. The intent of the workshop is to develop recommendations for improved relinquishment and land use transition processes which will be taken forward by the Tom Farrell Institute for further discussion with interested parties. The workshop will discuss:
Convenors: Peter Elliott and Donna Pershke
Location: Muswellbrook RSL
Background: Using the relinquishment process to transition to alternate productive land uses potentially has significant benefits for all parties; mining companies, regulators and communities. However, there are also a number of challenges in achieving this transition to the benefit of all. The challenges include:
- Current regulatory and land tenure frameworks
- Providing for the long term management of residual risk / liability for a site if a future land use fails
- Lack of current mechanisms to facilitate the alignment of mining companies and investors in post mining land uses, with regional development plans
Purpose: The purpose of this workshop is to explore the frameworks and pathways which could facilitate transition of mine sites to alternative productive land uses that are acceptable to regulators, valued by the community and provide a more certain route to relinquishment of liability for mining companies. The intent of the workshop is to develop recommendations for improved relinquishment and land use transition processes which will be taken forward by the Tom Farrell Institute for further discussion with interested parties. The workshop will discuss:
- Existing frameworks and pathways to mine relinquishment that satisfy stakeholders (government, future landowner and community).
- Who is responsible for different parts of the transition and relinquishment process and where a mining company’s responsibility for facilitating a future land use stops and the new land user’s starts.
- The role of government in facilitating a transition to a productive land use.
- Who needs to be involved in the relinquishment and transition process and why.
- The alternate future pathways for transition and relinquishment that could be possible and current barriers to achieving these pathways now.
- What needs to change in terms of policy and/or practice to achieve alternative pathways and the outcomes identified.
- Recommendations for possible alternate frameworks for relinquishment and land use transition
REPORT: Pathways to Relinquishment Workshop
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New practices to advance mine rehab in the Hunter Valley.
Friday 11:00 am - 2:30 pm Stream 2
Convenors: Simit Raval, Michael Hitch, and Wendy Timms
Location: Muswellbrook RSL
Convenors: Simit Raval, Michael Hitch, and Wendy Timms
Location: Muswellbrook RSL
The Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices are conducting a workshop on practices to advance mine rehabilitation in the Hunter Valley.
This will include:
This will be an interactive workshop with worked examples and discussion.
Participants are requested to bring a notebook computer with Excel.
Presented and facilitated by A/Prof Michael Hitch, Dr Simit Raval, and Dr Wendy Timms.
www.mining.unsw.edu.au
www.acsmp.unsw.edu.au
The Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices are conducting a workshop on practices to advance mine rehabilitation in the Hunter Valley.
This will include:
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainable practices
- Smart sensing for mine environments
- Balancing site water accounts – focusing on aquifer interference and mine discharge
This will be an interactive workshop with worked examples and discussion.
Participants are requested to bring a notebook computer with Excel.
Presented and facilitated by A/Prof Michael Hitch, Dr Simit Raval, and Dr Wendy Timms.
www.mining.unsw.edu.au
www.acsmp.unsw.edu.au
Smart sensing for mine environments - Dr Simit Raval
- Fundamentals of Remote sensing.
- What satellite images are available? How to get it?
- How to perform a basic image analysis and what do we get out of that?
- Emerging sensors and platforms (UAVs/drones) – capabilities and applications for mine environments.
Balancing site water accounts – focusing on aquifer interference and mine discharge - Dr Wendy Timms
- Overview of the Water Accounting Framework. Guide & spreadsheet are here: Minerals Council of Australia
- Worked example of site water account. Participants to use their own PC with Excel
- Summary of site water accounts across Hunter Valley, Timms et al 2016, Water International journal
- How to account for aquifer interference and mine discharge. Tips and tricks discussion
Social License and Sustainability: The cornerstone of corporate social responsibility - A/Prof Michael Hitch
- Redefining Social license
- Applying Principles of social license in mature mining camps
- Actor Mapping and Analysis
- Losing social license
