The ecology and history of Lake Monger
MiWER investigates the impact on human health of interations with pit lakes
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Understanding Coal Pit Lake Resources within the Collie Basin Project
MiWER investigates the impact on human health of interations with pit lakes
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Water Quality Modelling of Collie Basin Pit Lakes
MiWER investigates the impact on human health of interations with pit lakes
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History of water use in the Perth—Bunbury region
MiWER investigates the impact on human health of interations with pit lakes
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Towards closure of potentially saline pit lakes: understanding biophysical processes for condition assessment and remediation options.
MiWER investigates whether a saline pit lake is a potential closure option.
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Monitoring Strategies for Australian Pit Lakes and Connected Waters
MiWER investigates the impact on human health of interations with pit lakes
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MiWER in the media
2020 Southway, K. (2020) Tackling saline mine pit lakes. Australian Mining Review August 17, 2020, https://australianminingreview.com.au/features/tackling-saline-mine-pit-lakes/ link – interview with Mark Lund 2017 Blanchette, M. and Lund, M.A. (2017) Turning Hazelwood’s empty coal mine into a lake could help heal mining towns. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/turning-hazelwoods-empty-coal-mine-into-a-lake-could-help-heal-mining-towns-74258. link Lund, M.A. and Blanchette, M.L. (2017) Mine Closure: enhancing the prospects for future…
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Opportunities for Sustainable Mining by Beneficial Pit Lake End Uses
Clint McCullough (MiWER), Mark Lund (MiWER) Can Australian pit lakes be used for sustainable enduses for mining companies, communities or the environment? Being a finite abstraction, “sustainable mining” is something of an oxymoron for what is inherently unsustainable activity. Nevertheless, in an era of increasing recognition of environmental and social damage through an…
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Monitoring Strategies for Australian Pit Lakes and Connected Waters
Clint McCullough (MiWER), Mark Lund (MiWER), Lu Zhao (MiWER) Conceptual modelling to better understand ecological risks posed by pit lakes Strategic management of pit lakes as a regional resource and/or liability requires a data collection programme to advise management processes such as environmental and human health and safety. Development of a monitoring and…
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Development of Pit Lake Beneficial End Uses
Clint McCullough (MiWER), Douglas Hunt (Curtin University), Louis Evans (Curtin University) What planning and regulatory involvement if required to develop pit lakes into beneficial end uses? Social licence to mine is encouraging a much greater emphasis on sustainability and contribution to the local community of a post-mining landscape than ever before. Development of a pit lake…
