McArthur River Mine - Overburden Management Project
PROJECT
Overburden Management Project – Draft Environmental Impact Statement – Executive Summary
CLIENT
McArthur River Mine
LOCATION
Australia
OVERVIEW
McArthur River Mining (MRM) is a major open cut operation, developing one of the largest known sedimentary stratiform zinc-lead-silver deposits in the world. MRM is located approximately 65 kilometres (km) southwest of the township of Borroloola by road, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory.
In short, a Project which began with evaluating a geochemical matter associated with the overburden has now informed and influenced the processes for environmental management and operations for the remainder of the mine-life and created greater clarity and planning around long term mine closure and rehabilitation for the benefit of the region.