How can mining companies leverage innovation to facilitate social transitioning at closure? Peter Whitbread-Abrutat, co-author of 102 things to do with a hole in the ground, has posed the very same question. "We need to think long term for success. A mine is just one short chapter in a landscape’s narrative, and while closure represents the end of that chapter, it should also mark the start of the next interesting, vibrant instalment." ICMMs Integrated Mine Closure Good Practice Guide supports an opportunity-based, iterative closure process that can facilitate innovation to support best-practice social transition for mine operators and stakeholders alike. https://lnkd.in/g8tim6sZ
New article alert 📢 With a little imagination and careful planning, the end of extraction needn’t mean closure for mines today. Carly Leonida and Dr Peter Whitbread-Abrutat explore ways that ‘holes in the ground’ can continue to generate value. https://lnkd.in/gErxNjXg #environment #mineclosure #mining #miningindustry #theintelligentminer Camborne School of Mines Association Rio Tinto Newmont Corporation Anglo American BHP