Aquatic ecosystemsMine closure planningPit Lake Why are water quality impacts so relevant to mining? MINING CAN IMPACT WATER QUALITY IN MANY WAYS. For a start, mines often operate in…Cherie McCulloughOctober 8, 2024
Mine rehabilitation Developing completion criteria Mine closure plans (MCPs) detail the post mining land use (PMLU) of landforms constructed during…Cherie McCulloughSeptember 11, 2024
Mine closure planningPit Lake Managing multiple pit lake post-mining land uses (PMLUs) Defining a post mining land use (PMLU) is fundamental to developing an over-arching vision to…Cherie McCulloughJanuary 23, 2024
Aquatic ecosystemsMine closure planningPit Lake Pit Lake Contaminants Pit lakes often present poor water quality as a key hazard Pit lakes are characterised…Cherie McCulloughJune 23, 2023
Mine closure planningPit Lake Remote sampling of pit lake water quality by UAVs (drones) Understanding pit lake water quality is critical to operational management and especially closure planning. …Cherie McCulloughAugust 27, 2022
Aquatic ecosystemsMine closure planning Toxicity of elevated magnesium concentrations in mine waters Mesocosm studies were used for studying whole aquatic biotic communities for site-specific magnesium guideline values…Cherie McCulloughJuly 24, 2020
Mine closure planningPit Lake Studying mine pit lake systems across multiple scales Understanding long term water quality and ecological aspects of pit lakes is important in understanding…Cherie McCulloughApril 7, 2020
Mine closure planningPit Lake Pit lake repurposing and end use development LIABILITIES OR OPPORTUNITIES? Pit lakes can represent significant liabilities at mine closure. However, depending upon…Cherie McCulloughApril 7, 2020
Mine closure planningPit Lake Pit Lake closure criteria Every mine closure plan should contain a clear description of what the next land use…Cherie McCulloughJanuary 11, 2019
Aquatic ecosystems Ecotoxicological assessment of mine waters Toxicity testing is primarily used for determining acceptable chemical concentrations in receiving systems. Testing occurs…Cherie McCulloughJanuary 11, 2019