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level of family diversity was maintained (see LP Water p.44). As it turns out some 12 years after commencement of the mine, water has been the most significant environmental issue. In 2009, the mine was almost forced to temporary shut down due to a lack of water. Figure 2.16 - Cadiangullong Creek Dam Figure 2.17 - Rio Tinto Aluminium Yarwun alumina refinery. Image Source: Rio Tinto A GUIDE TO LEADING PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN MINING 59
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LEADING PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE DEVELO
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Disclaimer This publication has bee
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3.0 DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION 61
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Leading Practi
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viii LEADING PRACTICE SUSTAINABLE D
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The Purpose and La
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Airborne Contaminants, Noise and Vi
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Water Management (LP Water) This ha
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Site water team Corporate managemen
Page 20 and 21: Sustainable Mining There is no one
Page 22 and 23: Mining the resource efficiently. Th
Page 24 and 25: Efficiency SUSTAINABLE MINING PRACT
Page 26 and 27: LOCATION: Vilabouly District, Savan
Page 28 and 29: Leading Practice The handbooks in t
Page 30 and 31: 2.0 PRE-DEVELOPMENT: MINERAL EXPLOR
Page 32 and 33: The application of high standard en
Page 34 and 35: The Business Case for Sustainabilit
Page 36 and 37: The information obtained from these
Page 38 and 39: conditions are appropriate. In NSW,
Page 40 and 41: Such richness also brings challenge
Page 42 and 43: The dunefields of Shelburne Bay had
Page 44 and 45: Community Engagement in the Early S
Page 46 and 47: Baseline studies and social impact
Page 48 and 49: Upon completion of the study, resea
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Page 52 and 53: 2. Reflections on the significance
Page 54 and 55: Engaging with Indigenous communitie
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Page 58 and 59: Geochemical assessment aims to iden
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Page 62 and 63: Evaluating Performance: Monitoring
Page 64 and 65: For these reasons, it is important
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Page 68 and 69: Post-mining & closure Resource deve
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Page 74 and 75: During this stage of a mine’s lif
Page 76 and 77: SUSTAINABILITY IMPACTS Biodiversity
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Page 80 and 81: Community Engagement During Develop
Page 82 and 83: Websites: The internet is effective
Page 84 and 85: The use of ‘selection centre work
Page 86 and 87: An environmental and social impact
Page 88 and 89: For a medium-term monitoring plan,
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Page 94 and 95: As construction proceeds, it is imp
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Page 98 and 99: 4.0 MINING & PROCESSING OPERATIONS
Page 100 and 101: But are noise levels increasing? Th
Page 102 and 103: Conversely, positive and proactive
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Page 106 and 107: are able to show that they take the
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Page 110 and 111: Cyanide Introduction Cyanide is a u
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PCBs from transformers. Australia
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Figure 4.10 - Black shale at Tom Pr
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AngloGold Ashanti also plans to hel
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An international example of steward
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Tailings Management During Mining O
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MINE: Alcoa bauxite mines LOCATION:
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Beyond the operation, poor reputati
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Leading practice operations make th
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Figure 4.21 - Iluka staff engaging
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Site water use Water is used for nu
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Figure 4.24 - Mine dewatering water
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Introduction In a perfect world, mi
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Improved stakeholder engagement in
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MINE: Jarrahdale bauxite mine LOCAT
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Advantages to addressing cumulative
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The company was fortunate to have a
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community unrest and political chan
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Closure planning The quality of min
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Another example of planning for clo
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During the mine’s operation, road
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Barrick Australia’s Timbarra Gold
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Montan Immobilien. In addition, a l
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Managing the Risk of Acid Mine Drai
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limiting its application in Austral
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It is much easier and cheaper to re
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MINE: Berong Nickel Project (Berong
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An example of leading practice in m
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Figure 5.27 - Moonscaping in the Pi
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Topsoil treatments For soils likely
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Figure 5.30 - Original mine dump Fi
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Quantitative risk assessment techni
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Mine tailings rehabilitation and cl
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Cyanide in tailings Cyanide will pe
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REFERENCES AMEC 2010 Interim Code o
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Laurence, D.C. ,2011, “Establishi
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Alkaline cover A soil cover (eg. wa
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Closure A whole of mine life proces
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Downstream method, construction or
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Final void The remnant open pit lef
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Life Cycle A company needs to exami
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Paste tailings Tailings slurry thic
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Rehabilitation The rendering of a s
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Spillway A structure constructed at
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Thickener A device for increasing t
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