The decommissioning and rehabilitation of the Nabarlek uranium mine, northern Australia

摘要

The Nabarlek uranium mine is located in the aboriginal area of West Arnhem Land~1 in monsoonal Northern Australia and operated from 1979 until 1989. Decommissioning was carried out in 1994-95. several features of the Nabarlek story are considered unique and offer interesting approaches for consideration in other mine rehabilitation programs. The Nabarlek ore body was mined in a single campaign during the dry season of 1979. Ore was stockpiled on a specially prepared site while the mill was built. Milling took approximately ten years.