Mine Closure 2013
Global conference on responsible mine closure to take place next week at the Eden Project in Cornwall
MINE Closure 2013 – a global meeting on responsible mine closure – will take place within the world heritage mining landscape of Cornwall at the Eden Project, itself a former quarry, from 18–20 September 2013. The event will focus on how to improve the environmental and social outcomes when mining operations cease.
Now in its eighth year, the international Mine Closure conference series has once again attracted a wealth of industry experts from around the world to present research findings and share best practice around minimizing the impacts of mine closure.
Previously held in Australia, South Africa, Chile and Canada, this is the first time the meeting has been held in Europe, where Cornwall’s rich mining heritage, with its many different examples of post-mining regeneration, will provide a natural home for the 2013 event.
With its focus on mine closure and its socio-economic and environmental legacies, the event is expected to appeal specifically to engineers, reclamation specialists, community-engagement practitioners, environmental scientists, mine managers and planners, and economists.
Speakers will include, among others: Bill Adams, chief advisor on areas under land management at Rio Tinto; Aiden Davy, deputy president of the International Council on Mining and Metals; and Sir Tim Smit, co-founder of the Eden Project.
Sponsored by Rio Tinto, Anglo American, SRK Consulting and Wardell Armstrong International, Mine Closure 2013 will include three days of conference sessions and additional days of practical workshops and field trips.
Jeff Parshley, principal geologist with SRK Consulting, said: ‘At SRK, we believe sharing experiences and knowledge more broadly throughout the industry is the best way for any discipline to evolve.
‘We see the focus of this year’s conference in combining the technical side of mine closure with social responsibility as the logical next step in the evolution of mine closure. As the venue, the Eden Project is a perfect example of this amalgamation.’
For more information visit www.mineclosure2013.com
