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Leading practice abandoned mine management – how mature is Australia?18 November 2016

Corinne Unger, Senior Research Officer, p/tLife Cycle of Mining and Metals ProgramSustainable Minerals [email protected]

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1. What are abandoned mines?

2. What does ‘leading practice’ look like?

3. How mature is Australia when compared with global leading practices?

4. Barriers to, and opportunities for, greater maturity

Overview

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ABANDONED MINES

…are mines where mining leases or titles no longer exist, and responsibility for rehabilitation cannot be allocated to any individual, company or organisation responsible for the original mining activities.

Source: Strategic Framework for managing abandoned mines (MCMPR/MCA,2010)

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unsafe

unstable impacted communitiesMount Morgan 23.4% unemployment

ABS 2001 census

pollutingUnsustainable land uses

6http://lab.org.uk/artisanal‐gold‐mining‐in‐peru‐blessing‐or‐curse

Artisanal mining ‐ globally

... Unregulated activities with human health, safety, socio‐economic and environmental impacts

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International Legacy Mine Roundtable

International Union for Conservation of Nature/International Council on Mining and Metals (IUCN/ICMM)

Toronto, 2‐3 March 2008

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Churchill FellowshipLeading practice abandoned mine rehabilitation and

post-mining land use

1. International Atomic Energy Agency – Vienna, Austria

2. Wismut – Chemnitz, Germany

3. Lusatian lignite mining region - IBA-SEE, Germany

4. Eden Project Post-Mining Alliance – Cornwall, England

5. National Orphaned /Abandoned Mine Initiative – Ottawa, Canada

6. Crown Contaminated Sites Program – Victoria, Canada

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WISMUT – in‐pit tailings remediation

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WISMUT POST‐MINING LAND USE

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WISMUT interpretation Centre and community focal point

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Lusatia ‐ brown coal mining regionformer East Germany

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Former East Germany, coal mining region, Lusatia

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17IBA‐SEE ‘NEW LANDSCAPES NEW ECONOMIES’

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Eco‐townsMulti‐stakeholder led

projects

Eden Project ‐ local ‘wow’ site

Partnerships, collaboration

Beneficial post‐mining land use

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NOAMI ‐ NATIONAL ORPHANED /ABANDONED MINESINITIATIVE, OTTAWA CANADA

Secretariat + Multi‐stakeholder advisory group

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• One lead agency

• Full liability accounting

• 2 levels of evaluation

• Risk tool

• External review

• Performance reporting

BC Crown contaminated sites program

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SCALE

• Local

• Regional

• State

• National

• International

STAKEHOLDERS

• Government• Industry• NGOs• Research

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Back to 2003.....in Brisbane

A national strategy is needed….

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1. Valuing abandoned mines

2. Data collection and management

3. Risk assessment and management

4. Resourcing and partnership opportunities

5. Information sharing and ‘leading practice’

Strategic Framework 2006-2010 MCMPR/MCAAbandoned Mines Working group

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AM program/web

New AM/legacy programs 2013

Lechner et al, 2011

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Extract from; MIRM mine safety maturity chart in Resources, Energy and Tourism, Leading Practice SD in mining 2008 booklet

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1. Valuing abandoned mines

2. Data collection and management

3. Risk assessment and management

4. Resourcing and partnership opportunities

5. Information sharing and ‘leading practice’

Strategic Framework 2006-2010 MCMPR/MCAAbandoned Mines Working group

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MODEL EVALUATIVE CRITERIA

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INCREASING MATURITY

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1 data/info mgmt

2 jur‐wide knowledge

3 site‐specific data

4 LLP to address AMs

5 LPG to prevent AMs

6 Risk Assessment

7 Leadership/capacity

8 funding

9 beneficial land use

10 heritage cons

11 secondary mining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholder eng

14 comms /networks

Western Australia – 2013 – web‐accessible data

Refer to: Unger, Lechner, Kenway, Glenn, Walton, 2015 “A jurisdictional maturity model for risk management, accountability and continual improvement of abandoned mine remediation programs” Journal of Resources Policy

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51 data/info mgmt

2 jur‐wideknowledge

3 site‐specificdata

4 LLP to addressAMs

5 LPG to preventAMs

6 Risk Assessment

7Leadership/cap…

8 funding

9 beneficial landuse

10 heritage cons

11 secondarymining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholdereng

14 comms/networks

Queensland

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1 data/infomgmt


3 site‐specificdata

4 LLP toaddress AMs

5 LPG toprevent AMs

6 RiskAssessment7

Leadership/ca…8 funding

9 beneficialland use

10 heritagecons

11 secondarymining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholdereng

14 comms/networks

New South Wales

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6 Risk Assessment


8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondary mining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholder eng

14 comms /networks

Victoria

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4 LLP to addressAMs

5 LPG to preventAMs

6 Risk Assessment

7Leadership/capa…

8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondarymining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholdereng

14 comms/networks

Tasmania

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4 LLP to addressAMs

5 LPG to preventAMs

6 Risk Assessment

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8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondarymining

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13 stakeholder eng

14 comms/networks

South Australia

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4 LLP to addressAMs

5 LPG to preventAMs

6 Risk Assessment

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8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondarymining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholder eng

14 comms/networks

Northern Territory

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4 LLP to addressAMs

5 LPG to preventAMs

6 Risk Assessment

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8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondarymining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholder eng

14 comms/networks

British Columbia, Canada

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8 funding


10 heritage cons

11 secondary mining

12 partnerships

13 stakeholder eng

14 comms /networks

Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland New South Wales

Source: AusIMM, From Start to Finish – a Life-of-Mine perspectiveMaturity of jurisdictional abandoned mine programs in Australia based on web-accessible informationUnger, C J, Lechner, A M, Walton, A, Glenn, V, Edraki, M and Mulligan D R (in press)

2016 web‐accessible data

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• Unclear responsibility• Unaccounted for liability• Accounting standards and/or application of…• Legislative black holes• Inconsistent enforcement of standards• Weak/absent performance measures and performance

reporting on programs• Agencies working in silos …

barriers….

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Legislative ‘black holes’

http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/255/01_Volume_Six_2012_Full_Reportv3.pdf.aspx?Embed=Y

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P 16, 2014

https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/336/01_Managing_Contaminated_Sites_Full_Report.pdf.aspx?Embed=Y

Apply standards

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Section 13.8http://www.floodcommission.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/11717/QFCI‐Final‐Report‐Chapter‐13‐Mining.pdf

Clarify responsibility and liability

Gather meaningful data

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Regulatory framework gaps

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Inconsistent enforcement of standards

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opportunities….cross-functional integration

Implement Strategic Framework for managing abandoned mines

Australian government through COAG (BOTH Energy Council + SC Env and Water)

Minimata Protocol

NEPM, EPBC, ANZECC/ARMCANZ..

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• States and Territories to lead an Australian NOAMI with multi-stakeholder advisory committee to;

– Address legislative barriers

– identify challenges and opportunities in common

– Fund collaborative research

– Share & retain knowledge

– Learn from case studies

– Engage stakeholders

– Develop tools

– Use resources efficiently

– Explore funding mechanisms

Opportunities…

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1. Global case studies demonstrate leading practice2. Policies, programs and performance reporting are needed in all

jurisdictions, in Australia, to progress the maturity of programs3. Sound legislation and robust accounting standards are important

for accountability and good performance4. Some jurisdictions are making progress - NT and WA5. Abandoned mines - largely a state/territory responsibility -

require national leadership for Australia to support an integrated and strategic approach in the long term

6. Beneficial post-mining land uses can result from effective programs and engagement

7. Social license to mine is influenced by the presence of abandoned mines

Conclusions

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Churchill Trust - James Love Churchill Fellowship, 2009

• Co-authors of Resources Policy paper (2015) and Spectrum publication (2016) in press

• CMLR for funding research• Tony Ward, SA DMITRE & Michael Reid, Tasmania,

Environment & Land Management Mineral Resources Tasmania, DIER (for self-assessments)

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