9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MINE CLOSURE
THEME: Transforming Wastes to Resources, in order to Re-value Mining Liabilities in a Changing World.
OBJECTIVE: The global forum for exchanging knowledge and developing capacity to ensure that new mines are designed for compliance, and old sites are closed economically, whilst minimizing environmental and societal impacts.
HOSTED BY: University of the Witwatersrand, Johanesburg (WITS).
FOUNDING BODY: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, University of Western Australia.
COLLABORATING ORGANISATION: Cranfield University, United Kingdom.
MAJOR SPONSOR: THRIP (Technology & Human Resources for Industry Programme), an initiative of the DTI (Department of Trade & industry of South Africa) and the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF).
Date: 01 October 2014 to 03 October 2014Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
More info:
www.mineclosure2014.com
www.saconvention.co.za