Phases

Principles

Actions

Phase 1. Identification of the scope of closure and closure issues

Compliance with international standards and best practices.

A consultative approach.

A dynamic approach to closure and rehabilitation.

Identify early risks associated with closure and rehabilitation.

Integrate rehabilitation and closure planning into mine processes.

Financing the closure plan.

Recognize and manage expectations.

Implement and, progressively rehabilitate

Complete rehabilitation.

Involve the community in planning for mine closure,

Progressively rehabilitate land affected by the operation;

Transfer of infrastructure;

Fallback strategy for staff reduction in order to communicate in mine closure;

Geotechnical stability of impacted sites;

Water and wind erosion control;

Re-establishment of vegetation cover with adapted and profitable species;

Restoration of original biodiversity (net gain).

Phase 2. Designing an initial closure strategy,

Phase 3. Assessment, refinement and progressive remediation;

Phase 4. Final closure and decommissioning;