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McKay, A.D. | Lambert, I.B. | Carson, L.
Abstract
Geoscience Australia (GA) has a range of responsibilities in relation to uranium, including provision of technical advice into the Australian Government in support of policy development and decisions on new uranium projects. This presentation illustrates this role in relation to the Australian Government policy that uranium mining be approved subject to world's best practice environmental and safety standards. It discusses the technical advisory produced by GA in 2008 on what this means for in situ leach (ISL) uranium mining in Australia, with particular reference to the Beverley Project in South Australia. This advice was produced for the Departments of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) and Resources, Energy and Tourism (RET), and involved consultation with South Australian Government officials. It drew on experience from ISL mines around the world and made the point that there is not a fixed template for world best practice because the characteristics of individual ore bodies determine the best practice for leaching solutions, well-field technology, uranium recovery, liquid waste management and rehabilitation. Currently, there is a process in train to build on this earlier work to produce formal guidance on best practice ISL in Australia, under a steering group comprising Australian, South Australian, Northern Territory and Western Australian government officials.
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