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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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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
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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 interpretation Centre and community focal point
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Lusatia ‐ brown coal mining regionformer East Germany
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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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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
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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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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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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
2 jur‐wideknowledge
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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2
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51 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
Victoria
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51 data/info mgmt
2 jur‐wideknowledge
3 site‐specific data
4 LLP to addressAMs
5 LPG to preventAMs
6 Risk Assessment
7Leadership/capa…
8 funding
9 beneficial landuse
10 heritage cons
11 secondarymining
12 partnerships
13 stakeholdereng
14 comms/networks
Tasmania
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51 data/info mgmt
2 jur‐wideknowledge
3 site‐specific data
4 LLP to addressAMs
5 LPG to preventAMs
6 Risk Assessment
7Leadership/capacity
8 funding
9 beneficial land use
10 heritage cons
11 secondarymining
12 partnerships
13 stakeholder eng
14 comms/networks
South Australia
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51 data/info mgmt
2 jur‐wideknowledge
3 site‐specific data
4 LLP to addressAMs
5 LPG to preventAMs
6 Risk Assessment
7Leadership/capac…
8 funding
9 beneficial landuse
10 heritage cons
11 secondarymining
12 partnerships
13 stakeholder eng
14 comms/networks
Northern Territory
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51 data/info mgmt
2 jur‐wideknowledge
3 site‐specific data
4 LLP to addressAMs
5 LPG to preventAMs
6 Risk Assessment
7Leadership/capa…
8 funding
9 beneficial landuse
10 heritage cons
11 secondarymining
12 partnerships
13 stakeholder eng
14 comms/networks
British Columbia, Canada
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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 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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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
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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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