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TRIAL MINE-SITE HANDED BACK TO LANDOWNER
The area of private farmland that was used for the trial
mining in 2009/10 was formally handed back to the owner
in November 2013 following successful rehabilitation of the
pastoral land.
Subsequent to the trial shipments completed in March 2010,
the eight hectares of cleared pastoral land was returned to
original land form by replacing the stockpiled overburden
and topsoil. In consultation with the owner during the four
successive growing seasons, BRL has monitored and
gathered data from the rehabilitation process gaining valuable
information for future mining programs.
The hand back of the trial mining land three and a half years
after mining, has demonstrated the compatibility of bauxite
mining with farming operations. In addition, the mining of
bauxite is likely to improve the soil conditions for future
farming operations.
The rehabilitation process provides the knowledge base for
all future mining operations including the Fortuna and Felicitas
deposits which are the current focus areas for development.
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