❓ Mr. Love asks about mining companies' rehabilitation obligations on private land after mining. The answer outlines the legal requirements for mine closure plans and stakeholder engagement, including landholders.
AnsweredQoN 1556Legislative Assembly
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What are the obligations for mining companies to rehabilitate minesites located on private property, once mining is complete?
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Answered
17 February 2026
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
2 days
The Mining Act 1978 requires tenement holders to prepare mine closure plans that demonstrate how the mine will be rehabilitated and closed in accordance with the Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration’s environmental objectives for rehabilitation and mine closure. These objectives require that mining activities be rehabilitated and closed so they are physically safe for humans and animals, geotechnically stable, geochemically non-polluting/non-contaminating, capable of sustaining an agreed post-mining land use, with consideration for cultural values and without unacceptable liability to the State.
In preparing for closure, mining companies are required to engage with all relevant stakeholders, including any private landholders, to determine agreed post mining land use(s) and closure outcomes.
In preparing for closure, mining companies are required to engage with all relevant stakeholders, including any private landholders, to determine agreed post mining land use(s) and closure outcomes.
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