A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia

摘要: The Australian landscape is affected by abandoned mines that pose environmental, public health and safety risks. To promote the beneficial reuse, rehabilitation and/or remediation of these sites understand their spatial arrangement, we compiled, classified analysed a country-wide geospatial database all known inactive hard rock mine sites. Following extensive review classification disparate records such have been terminated, neglected or as heritage, plus those under care maintenance in Australia, assessed state-by-state reporting cross-border requirements. This was enabled development Mining Incidence Documentation & Assessment Scheme (MIDAS) can be used to catalogue compare active data regardless conventions. At national level, with four case studies, performed GIS-based analyses environmental risk assessments demonstrate potential uses our database. Analyses considered proximity factors infrastructure sensitive receptors. As Australia struggles manage ongoing technical, socioeconomic challenges effective rehabilitation, insights this national-level may key developing coordinated responses extend beyond state boundaries. Our methodology are easily transferable, thereby encouraging more formalized, systematic widespread documentation worldwide.