Rehabilitation after bauxite mining in south-western australia

Alcoa of Australia Ltd. mines bauxite in the Darling Ranges of south-western Australia. The company must operate within major environmental constraints, associated with competitive land uses, to ensure on-going access to ore reserves. A programme has been designed to manage environmental aspects of...

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Published in:Landscape planning 1985, Vol.12 (1), p.75-92
Main Authors: Nichols, O.G., Carbon, B.A., Colquhoun, I.J., Croton, J.T., Murray, N.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Alcoa of Australia Ltd. mines bauxite in the Darling Ranges of south-western Australia. The company must operate within major environmental constraints, associated with competitive land uses, to ensure on-going access to ore reserves. A programme has been designed to manage environmental aspects of mine planning, rehabilitation operations and post-rehabilitation monitoring. This paper describes current pre- and post-mining operational and research programmes. Procedures which minimise land-use conflicts and restore or maintain pre-mining forest functions are outlined.
ISSN:0304-3924
1878-139X
DOI:10.1016/0304-3924(85)90071-1