This document provides guidance related to the necessary mine closure and reclamation planning activities for new and operating mines. Recommendations are provided on:<\/p>\n
closure and reclamation of a mine site;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
land reclamation and water management;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
stakeholder engagement;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
decision and analysis tools.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The following aspects of closure and reclamation are not addressed in this document:<\/p>\n
infrastructure such as rail lines, ports, off-site ore loaders, power stations, etc. that are associated with the mine operation, but which are not located at the mine site;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
detailed survey, testing or monitoring methods, detailed engineering procedures, detailed product requirements, or detailed construction and operational procedures; occupational health and safety management related to closure and reclamation, construction and exploration activities;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
relinquishment of a closed and reclaimed mine site, or portions thereof, to a party (governmental or private entity) not related to the mine operator;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
specific requirements for dealing with the radiological aspects of mine closure and reclamation, such as those that occur at uranium mining and processing facilities and other mines at which naturally occurring radioactive materials are present; however, the other aspects associated with closure and reclamation of these mines are included in this document; and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
closure and reclamation of abandoned mines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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| 2<\/td>\n | National foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | Foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 4 Closure and reclamation of a mine site 4.1 General 4.2 Tailings storage facilities 4.2.1 General 4.2.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 4.2.3 Approach 4.2.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 4.2.5 Risk assessment 4.2.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 4.2.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 4.3 Water storage facilities 4.3.1 General 4.3.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 4.3.3 Approach 4.3.4 Status and condition assessment 4.3.5 Risk assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 4.3.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses 4.3.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 4.4 Waste rock dumps 4.4.1 General 4.4.2 Objectives 4.4.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 4.4.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 4.4.5 Risk assessment 4.4.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | 4.4.7 Closure and reclamation plan 4.5 Heap leach facilities 4.5.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 4.5.2 Objectives 4.5.3 Approach 4.5.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 4.5.5 Risk assessment 4.5.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 4.5.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 4.6 Open pits 4.6.1 General 4.6.2 Objectives 4.6.3 Approach 4.6.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 4.6.5 Risk assessment 4.6.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | 4.6.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | 4.7 Underground workings 4.7.1 General 4.7.2 Objectives 4.7.3 Approach 4.7.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 31<\/td>\n | 4.7.5 Risk assessment 4.7.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses 4.7.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 34<\/td>\n | 4.8 Mine infrastructure 4.8.1 General 4.8.2 Objectives 4.8.3 Approach 4.8.4 Status and condition assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 35<\/td>\n | 4.8.5 Risk and opportunity assessment 4.8.6 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 36<\/td>\n | 4.8.7 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 37<\/td>\n | 4.9 Temporary closure 4.9.1 General 4.9.2 Objectives 4.9.3 Status and condition assessment 4.9.4 Risk and opportunity assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 38<\/td>\n | 4.9.5 Closure and reclamation alternatives analyses 4.9.6 Closure and reclamation plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 39<\/td>\n | 5 Land reclamation and water management 5.1 Landforms 5.1.1 General 5.1.2 Objectives 5.1.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 40<\/td>\n | 5.1.4 Plan 5.2 Surface preparation 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 41<\/td>\n | 5.2.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 42<\/td>\n | 5.3 Vegetation establishment 5.3.1 General 5.3.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 43<\/td>\n | 5.3.3 Approach 5.3.4 Evaluating site conditions for revegetation: 5.3.5 Selection of revegetation approaches <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 45<\/td>\n | 5.3.6 Revegetation plan 5.3.7 Monitoring and adaptive management 5.4 Water management 5.4.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 46<\/td>\n | 5.4.2 Objectives 5.4.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 47<\/td>\n | 5.4.4 Water management plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 49<\/td>\n | 5.5 Water treatment 5.5.1 General 5.5.2 Objectives 5.5.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 50<\/td>\n | 5.5.4 Design 5.5.5 Operations and maintenance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 51<\/td>\n | 5.6 Covers 5.6.1 General 5.6.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 52<\/td>\n | 5.6.3 Cover design <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 53<\/td>\n | 5.6.4 Modelling and field testing 5.6.5 Monitoring and maintenance aspects specific to covers 5.6.6 Consideration of climate zones <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 54<\/td>\n | 5.6.7 Objectives 5.6.8 Wet and tropical climates 5.6.9 Arid climates 5.6.10 Cold climates <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 55<\/td>\n | 5.6.11 Temperate climates 5.7 Climate change effects 5.7.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 56<\/td>\n | 6 Stakeholder engagement 6.1 General 6.2 Objectives <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 57<\/td>\n | 6.3 Approach 6.3.1 General 6.3.2 Stakeholders identification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 58<\/td>\n | 6.3.3 Special rights holders 6.3.4 Indigenous peoples <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 59<\/td>\n | 6.3.5 Stakeholder mapping 6.3.6 Engagement methods 6.3.7 Response program 6.3.8 Social transition \u2014 Post-closure and reclamation stakeholder agreements 6.3.9 Engagement plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 60<\/td>\n | 6.3.10 Engagement and reporting frequency 7 Decision and analysis tools 7.1 Design levels 7.1.1 General 7.1.2 Objectives 7.1.3 Approach 7.1.4 Conceptual design level <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 61<\/td>\n | 7.1.5 Pre-feasibility design level 7.1.6 Feasibility design level <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 62<\/td>\n | 7.1.7 Detailed design level 7.1.8 As-built documentation 7.1.9 Application of design levels to mine closure and reclamation planning <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 63<\/td>\n | 7.2 Alternatives identification and analysis 7.2.1 General 7.2.2 Objectives 7.2.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 64<\/td>\n | 7.2.4 Technology screening 7.2.5 Options screening <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 65<\/td>\n | 7.2.6 Options analysis <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 66<\/td>\n | 7.2.7 Stakeholder engagement 7.2.8 Documentation 7.3 Designing and operating for closure and reclamation 7.3.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 67<\/td>\n | 7.3.2 Objectives 7.3.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 68<\/td>\n | 7.3.4 Design criteria 7.3.5 Documentation 7.4 Risk assessment and management 7.4.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 69<\/td>\n | 7.4.2 Objectives 7.4.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 70<\/td>\n | 7.4.4 Corporate role in risk management and resilience engineering 7.4.5 Management of change 7.4.6 Assessing the risk of design or operational failure in meeting design objectives 7.4.7 Resilience requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 71<\/td>\n | 7.4.8 Plan 7.5 Cost estimating 7.5.1 General 7.5.2 Objectives 7.5.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 72<\/td>\n | 7.5.4 Level of cost estimates 7.5.5 Cost estimating methodology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 73<\/td>\n | 7.5.6 Guidance for the purposes of cost analysis 7.5.7 Cash flow costs 7.5.8 Financial plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 74<\/td>\n | 7.6 Performance monitoring and reporting 7.6.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 75<\/td>\n | 7.6.2 Objectives 7.6.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 76<\/td>\n | 7.6.4 Scope 7.6.5 Media 7.6.6 Parameters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 77<\/td>\n | 7.6.7 Compliance and action trigger levels 7.6.8 Monitoring plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 78<\/td>\n | 7.6.9 Corrective action plan 7.6.10 Peer review 7.6.11 Revisions 7.6.12 Data collection and reporting 7.7 Adaptive management 7.7.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 79<\/td>\n | 7.7.2 Objectives 7.7.3 Approach <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 80<\/td>\n | 7.7.4 Adaptive management plan 7.8 Application to the long-term care phase <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
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