Life of Mine 2025

Tailings triggers say green but bleed red as NSW audit reveals gaps in monitoring, muddled controls and a dangerous disconnect between plans and practice

When John Stacpoole, inspector of mines at the NSW Resources Regulator, took the stage at the Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings 2025 Conference in Brisbane, he didn’t waste time on pleasantries.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 27, 2025
Safety, Occupational Health, Emergency Response, ESG, Waste Management, Regulatory Adherence, Audit and Inspection, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Central West Region, Cadia Valley

What lies beneath might surprise you as site characterisation gets a tailings-fuelled rethink driven by smarter tools sharper data and braver decisions

At the AusIMM 2025 Life of Mine - Mine Waste and Tailings Conference in Brisbane, a standout panel on site characterisation dug deep into the evolving challenges - and innovations - facing tailings engineers.

By Jamie Wade on July 30, 2025
Efficiency, Process Improvement, Workflow Management, ESG, Waste Management, Regulatory Adherence, Environmental Permits, Sustainable Practices, Mine Closure Planning, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Collaboration with Research Institutions, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Mines & Projects, Case Studies, Exploration, Geoscience data visualisation and analytics, Exploration technologies and methodologies
Australia, Queensland