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Dragline operating at night at Coppabella Mine

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Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation is undertaken progressively on Macarthur Coal’s minesites and commences as soon as possible after disturbance ceases or areas are identified as no longer reserved for infrastructure or subject to further disturbance. Provision for the cost of infrastructure is made in the financial statements.

 

Rehabilitated area at Moorvale Mine 

 

Rehabilitation involves reprofiling the area and replacing the stockpiled topsoil. Revegetation activities – involving seeding, fertilising and mulching – are undertaken just prior to the wet season to maximise the success rates of revegetation.
 
Coppabella Mine has extended its funding to Stage 2 of an Australian Centre for Mining and Environmental Research (ACMER) project involved in researching procedures to improve the identification and management of the dispersive soils typically found at the mine. The project objectives include predicting erosion risks, providing recommendations on the most suitable placement of dispersive topsoil and managing existing spoil dumps. The research findings will be used to refine the rehabilitation program at the mine.