Closure and Relinquishment
We plan for the closure and rehabilitation of our mines before they commence operating.
Integrated Mine Closure Planning
We consider the entire mining life cycle when planning mining operations. Our aim is to ensure our people, host communities, environment and other stakeholders are well informed about, and considered in, our mine closure decision making.
Our approach to mine closure planning is being aligned to international good practice, including the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Integrated Mine Closure Good Practice Guide.
Through progressive closure and rehabilitation planning, we return disturbed land to a condition consistent with a final land use that complies with applicable regulatory requirements, and which minimizes our impact on the natural environment.
Reefton Restoration Project
The former Globe Progress Mine, located at Reefton within the Victoria Forest Park on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, transitioned from operations to closure and rehabilitation in 2016. This site is now known as the Reefton Restoration Project.
The Reefton Restoration Project is known for its comprehensive closure and rehabilitation program, with works including removal of process plant and infrastructure, water treatment, waste rock reshaping and landscaping, spreading topsoil and planting trees and pest and weed control.
Further information about the history of mining and closure in Reefton is available here.
Junction Reefs
The Junction Reefs Mine is located 270 kilometres west of Sydney in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales in Australia. The mine is located on undulating, cleared grazing land in a cereal cropping, vineyards, and sheep and cattle grazing region. The site is bisected by the Belubula River with spectacular steep sided rocky ravines.
We acquired the closed and rehabilitated site in 2006 through our acquisition of Climax Mining. Further information about the history of Junction Reefs is available here.
As required under schedule 8A of the NSW Mining Regulation 2016, the Forward Work Program for rehabilitation is available here. The Rehabilitation Cost Estimate (RCE) Summary Form can be found here.
Our annual progress against this plan in the Annual Rehabilitation Report is available here.
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