Welcome to Country
Turrbal People,

Welcome from Conference Chair
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Welcome from AusIMM
Stephen Durkin, AusIMM

Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening
Hon Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources

Keynote | The Experience of Traditional Owners through the Argyle Mine Closure
Kia Dowell, Gelganyem Limited

Q&A with Session Chair
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Cobalt, copper tailings and the circular economy: A case study from the Capricorn Copper Mine, North-west Queensland Minerals Province
Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Exploring the applicability of responsible research and innovation for mine transitions
Amelia Lee Zhi Yi, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Economic Analyses (EA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on repurposing of mine waste via geopolymerisation technology
Samar Amari, Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC)

Q&A with Session Chair
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Developing a regional data catalogue to support the technical assessment of post-mining land use
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Shifting post-mining land use planning from mine site to regional scale
Sandy Worden, The University of Queensland

Maximising regional opportunities for in-pit tailings disposal for Queensland coal mines
Kate Baker, Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

From 'closing a mine' to 'transitioning a community' - evolving from specific post mining land uses to a holistic post mining vision
Chris Gimber, ERM

Initiating collaborative planning for post-mining land use in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley
Tira Foran, CSIRO

Q&A with Session Chair
Danielle Kyan, SRK Consulting

Keynote | Embracing sustainable and responsible sourcing: Australia’s role in the global minerals supply chain
Harrison Mitchell, RCS Global Group

Q&A with Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP

Whole of mine planning – Evolution Mount Rawdon case study
Amanda Forbes, Deswik

Moving beyond net present value project evaluation to achieve environmental, social and governance goals for mine operations and closure
Howard Simpson, ERM

Incorporating the true costs and opportunities of rehabilitation and closure in project selection, design and approvals
Charissa Tomlin, ERM

Q&A with Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP

Design and calibration of a climate resilient Type B (Adapted) sediment basin at the Dugald River Mine in the North-West Queensland Minerals Province
Gemma Green, MMG Dugald River Mine

Management of riverine disposal of tailings and waste rock for AMD control at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine
Russell Schumann, Environmental Geochemistry International

Risks beyond relinquishment – quantifying post-relinquishment management and maintenance costs
Michael Cramer, Accent Environmental

Q&A with Session Chair
Jeremy Durbin, WSP

Panel Facilitator | Indigenous Participation in Life of Mine Planning
Kia Dowell, Gelganyem Limited

Panellist | Indigenous Participation in Life of Mine Planning
Stephen van Leeuwen, Healing Country

Panellist | Indigenous Participation in Life of Mine Planning
Fiona Haslam McKenzie, Healing Country

Panellist | Indigenous Participation in Life of Mine Planning
Jim Walker, CRC TiME

Panellist | Indigenous Participation in Life of Mine Planning
Christian Miller-Sabbioni, Healing Country

Day 1 Closing Remarks
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

WSP Sponsor Speech
Raina Hattingh, WSP

Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Keynote | Reflections on mine rehabilitation in Queensland
James Purtill, Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Q&A with Session Chair
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Queensland’s open-cut coal mine void rehabilitation planning practices: challenges and opportunities
Megan Clay, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

The role of the regulator in promoting a highly reliable mining industry
Layla Howe, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority, reducing the risk for Victoria, Australia
Jennifer Brereton, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority

Q&A with Session Chair
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Keynote |
Chris McCombe, Minerals Council of Australia

Q&A with Session Chair
Alex Thin, SRK Consulting

Contour drains and benches - are they an effective long-term runoff and sediment control method?
Greg Hancock, The University of Newcastle

Quantifying the influence of weathering on erosion and degradation of post mining landforms
Dimuth Welivitiya, University of Newcastle

Polymer-amended tailings dewatering technology for desired closure outcomes
Bob Boshrouyeh, Okane Consultants

Q&A with Session Chair
Alex Thin, SRK Consulting

Assessing the effectiveness of erosion predictions from a landform evolution model with field observations from a rehabilitated landform
John Lowry, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Supervising Scientist Branch

High-resolution erosion modelling using the RUSLE: An application to open cut coal mine operations
Pascal Bolz, Sustainable Minerals Insitute

Traceability of native seed for mine rehabilitation
Bill Fuller, Australian Seeds Authority

Traceability of native seed for mine rehabilitation
Harley Thomas, Trust Provenance Pty Ltd

Diavik Diamond Mine North Country Rock Pile: An example of integrated mine planning for successful progressive reclamation
Veronica Knott, Rio Tinto

The role of scale in prediction of mine drainage chemistry
Mansour Edraki, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Alternative mineral processing strategies for copper- gold tailings management
Roneel Narayan, The University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Rebecca Colley, GHD

Can biocements stabilise tailings dams?
Alan Levett, WSP

Eight years of ACARP research on rehabilitation of challenging mine sites: Practical application in the era PCRPs
Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering

The importance and abundance of lichens and mosses on the restored landscape in the nickel-copper city of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Peter Beckett, Laurentian University

Envisioning the rehabilitation of assets through co-design and gamification
Stephanie Grant, GHD

The critical pool levels for the Yallourn Mine determined using the MGRI methodology
Sanjive Narendranathan, GHD

Q&A with Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Rio Tinto

Keynote | Transition from mine closure to regeneration
Rudolph Botha, Anglo American

Q&A with Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Rio Tinto

Day 2 Closing Remarks
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Day 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Claire Côte, Sustainable Minerals Institute

Keynote | Blazing the 'trail' to knowledge value
Sonia Winter, BHP

Q&A with Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd

Climate change risks to mine closure – Planning for a range of impacts
Nevenka Bulovic, The University of Queensland

Dynamic influences of optimisation on emissions
Philip Bangerter, Orchardman Pty Ltd

Microalgae in mining: environmental and social opportunities
Alan Levett, WSP

Synergies between renewable-powered mines and community development programs throughout the mine life cycle and post-closure
Ludovic Rollin, SRK Consulting

Q&A with Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd

Keynote | Mining - Critical to a clean energy future
Marghanita Johnson, Australian Aluminum Council

Q&A with Session Chair
Shauna Maguire, Veracio

Viable and feasible decarbonization; Tent Mountain Coal Mine re-purposing for the clean energy economy
Ben Saffron, GHD

Getting your cut off grade policy right for better ESG outcomes
Jayson Tolley, AMC Consultants

Q&A with Session Chair
Shauna Maguire, Veracio

Panel Facilitator | Decarbonisation
Neil McIntyre, The University of Queensland

Panellist | Decarbonisation
Greg Fisk, BMT

Panellist | Decarbonisation
David Rissik, Deloitte Risk Advisory

Panellist | Decarbonisation
Anna Wiley, BHP

Conference Close
Glen Corder, The University of Queensland