Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348766

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0348766

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Development of Innovative Landform and Closure Designs for Potentially Contaminating Surface Waste Rock Dumps. In Australia, the conventional rehabilitation of mine sites is predicated on the perceived expectation of sparse grazing post-mining. This typically involves flattening the mined landform, topsoiling the surface, and planting pasture grasses, and in some cases has become enshrined in legislation. In Australia's dry climate, grazing is often not a sustainable land use. The aims of the project are to prove that alternative landform design and surface treatment strategies for potentially contaminating surface waste rock dumps are more effective and sustainable than the conventional approach, and through reduced earthworks and the use of waste materials will achieve substantial cost savings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 12-2003

End Date: 06-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $305,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Hydrology Not Elsewhere Classified | Geotechnical Engineering | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Primary mining and extraction processes | Land and water management |

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