Defining An Effective Post-Mining Land Use
Jeff Parshley

Defining post-mining land uses is an essential part of mine closure. Properly selected, the post-mining land use will guide the operator’s closure vision and objectives, and inform the selection of closure methods and technologies.

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Presenting Closure Plans To Communities
Daryl Hockley

The typical mine closure plan is a lengthy report designed to meet all the requirements of owners and regulators, not to mention SRK’s numerous technical specialists. Is it any wonder that the average person has trouble forming a clear picture of the plan’s final results?

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So You Want To Fast Track Your Project
Jeff Osborn, Neal Rigby

The various stages of development from exploration through multiple levels of study, conducting permitting and social license activities, procuring, constructing, commissioning, ramp up, and finally reaching the end goal of a stable producing mineral project can be fraught with complexities that can lead to many frustrations and delays.

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Ultimate Pit Size Selection, Where Is The Optimum Point?
Anoush Ebrahimi

A major step in open pit mine planning and design is to define ultimate expansion of the mine, often called final or ultimate pit.

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Ventilation System Design For The Wassa Underground Mine
Brian Prosser, Keith Wallace

This paper describes a ventilation project at the Wassa gold mine in Ghana. Golden Star (Wassa) (GSWL), a subsidiary of Golden Star Resources, owns and operates the mine.

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