Mining produces
waste rock dumps and voids which need to be rehabilitated in a cost-effective
manner to ensure that they are safe and environmentally acceptable.
Waste rock is expensive to move, and final landforms should be constructed
as an integral part of mine design to optimise operations throughout
the life of the mine.The
critical values of topographic and substrate parameters necessary to
achieve site stability are not known with any degree of certainty for
some mining operations.
The objective of
this program is to provide a sound technical and cost-effective basis
for selection and design of the optimum final rehabilitated landform
for mines situated in diverse climates and with varying geomorphologies.
Identification
and Management of Dispersive Mine Spoils
Risk
Management Strategies for the Surrender of Open-Cut Coal Mine Spoil Areas
in the Bowen Basin Coalfields
Validation
of a Risk Assessment Model for Tunnel Erosion on Waste Rock Dumps
