CAPABILITIES

• Social / community engagement
• Repurposing
• Remining
• Mine planning
• Soil amelioration
• Revegetation, ecology, biodiversity
• Landform rehabilitation, economic use
• Water management (erosion) 
• Monitoring and sensing
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Environmental Rehabilitation

Transformative Post-Mining Land Use (PMLU) presents a powerful opportunity to enhance environmental rehabilitation while unlocking sustainable economic value. In line with the Queensland Government’s Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan (PRCP) Guidelines, enviroMETS champions higher-value PMLU options that go beyond traditional remediation, delivering long-term environmental benefits while managing risks effectively.

With over 1,200 abandoned mining-impacted sites across Queensland, rehabilitation efforts face significant funding challenges. The key to success lies in identifying and leveraging economic opportunities that can support large-scale environmental restoration. By enabling innovative PMLUs, we create a pathway to fund and facilitate site remediation.

New technologies now allow reworking of legacy mines, enabling the reprocessing of acid-forming materials into benign substances while recovering critical minerals.

Additionally, landforms and water bodies impacted by mining can be treated and repurposed for new, sustainable uses, such as biodiversity restoration, renewable energy infrastructure, or agricultural productivity.