Changes introduced to the Mining Act 1978 have retained the requirement for mining operations to lodge a Mine Closure Plan (MCP) to the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration (the department).
The form and content of a MCP is now set out in the Mining Regulations 1981 removing the need to have statutory guidelines. Further detail on how to develop a MCP is set out in the department’s ‘Guideline for preparing mine closure plans’.
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