The Toxic Management of Mining Legacies

Mine rehabilitation and mine closure is at first glance much less “spectacular” than the arrival of a new mine – there are rarely protests, blockades, or election promises when it’s time to close a mine. But it is in these apparently mundane spaces we catch a glimpse of the long-term social and environmental impacts of mining. In this recording, a panel of experts challenge Australia’s current approach to managing mining legacies, embracing ethical, economic, environmental and social perspectives in an exploration of responsible mine closure. For more information about this event click here.Timestamps 00:00 Introductions and Welcome to Country 08:04 Trauma within Indigenous Sámi Communities – Rebecca Lawrence 10:25 Rehabilitation Discourse – Dave Sweeney 15:25 Difficulty of Quantifying the Issue – Mia Pepper 21:22 Language Behind Mining – Gavin Mudd 27:12 Learning from the Most ‘Regulated’ Mine in the World 34:03 Toxic Management of Mining Legacies 36:40 Different Cultural Understandings of Mining 43:30 Mine Design and Changes to Regulatory Systems 48:15 Positive Stories from Communities Reclaiming Power 53:08 How Can Communities Rehabilitate and Engage More Effectively? 1:01:50 Mining Rehabilitation Bonds 1:06:38 Is Australia the Leader in Mining Governance? 1:10:13 Mining’s Impact on Underground Water Sources 1:13:10 Is this an Intergenerational Equity Issue of Species-Scale Proportions? 1:19:50 Closing Statements Speakers Dr Rebecca Lawrence, Sydney Environment Institute Associate Professor Gavin Mudd, RMIT University Mia Pepper, Murdoch University Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Foundation Charles Roche (Chair), Minerals Policy Institute, Murdoch University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.