This session, organized by Catalyste+ and BRIMM, is a participatory learning activity based upon a fictitious mining project preparing for closure. The activity introduces participants to the complexities mining projects face at closure and uses consensus building activities to secure a wide range of participant perspectives to rank closure planning priorities. The workshop explores the shift from extraction to value creation at a time in the life of a mine that traditionally meant an end to value. Participants will explore critical questions for effective mine closure.  

Facilitators

• Jocelyn Fraser, Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM), University of British Columbia
• André Xavier, Senior Manager, Natural Resources Management and Sustainable Development, Catalyste+

With the support of

• Carlos Ortega, Environmental Advisor, IGF
• Rob Stevens, Senior Associate, IGF
• Peter Whitbread-Abrutat, Author, 102 Things to do with a Hole in the Ground