Mine Planning

There is ample history of poor, or lack of, mine planning that has left us with difficult to manage legacies. Similarly, there are opportunities offered by new processing technologies and essential mineral demand that could be exploited had waste rock or tailings logistics been better planned.

As the re-purposing of the Kidston site demonstrates, early planning could have embedded components of its different second life as a pumped hydro facility into the mine operations as they progressed.

We will facilitate research and promote planning innovation collaborations that lead to better long-term planning of mine material movement and landforms.