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Listen along: Transition planning, mine closure for the 21st Century
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Listen along: Transition planning, mine closure for the 21st Century

Carly Leonida reads her July 2024 interview with Dr Pete Whitbread-Abrutat exploring ways that ‘holes in the ground’ can continue to generate value

With a little imagination and careful planning, the end of extraction needn’t mean closure for mines today.

In this episode, learn about:

  • Why innovation in mine closure is such an important topic today

  • What challenges and opportunities repurposing closed sites presents for companies and communities alike

  • How transition planning differs from traditional approaches to mine closure

  • Whether transition planning could become an integral part of the design process for every mining operation

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