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MCA chief executive Tania Constable believes Australia is a leading jurisdiction in sustainable mining practices, including mine rehabilitation and closure. “The implementation and performance of the Australian mining industry in rehabilitation is continuously improving, driven by ongoing investment in rehabilitation practice,” Ms Constable said. “There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to mine rehabilitation but over many years, the industry has worked closely with government and research institutions to develop and share improved practices.” Ms Constable said that leading practice approaches start with establishing a final closure design that balances the needs of government and local community. “Rehabilitation should be integrated into life-of-mine planning, and wherever practical implemented progressively as the mine develops,” she said. In practice, good management…

KIRKLAND Lake Gold’s Fosterville gold mine in Bendigo, Victoria, has been at the vanguard of Victoria’s resurgent gold industry since the discovery of the Eagle zone in 2015. With production for 2018 reaching 356,230oz, and Q1 of 2019 recorded as the most successful quarter of the mine’s history, Fosterville has established itself as a heavy-hitter  outside of the WA dominated gold sector, and one of the country’s most profitable mines. Victoria’s waning gold industry was kick-started when, in 2015, Kirkland Lake discovered exceptionally high-grade gold from deep drilling bellow the Fosterville mine near Bendigo. Since the discovery of the Eagle zone, which contained high-grade visible-gold bearing mineralisation, the mine has improved its overall mineral reserve grade significantly. In 2016, the…