Tool: Monitoring, Measurement and Inspections
This tool provides an overview of the typical needs for monitoring, measurement and inspections, to be considered when developing programmes for closure and post closure monitoring. This knowledge will inform all aspects of the closure plan, from setting the vision and objectives to designing engagement programmes, evaluating risks, selecting closure actives and defining success criteria.
Step Guide
STEP
1
Monitor socioeconomic indicators (p76) that have been agreed upon through community visioning or regional planning processes. These indicators can include:
- Income generation and financial wellbeing
- Economic diversification
- Post closure land use/rehabilitation attainment
- Social investment program performance
- Local migration trend
STEP
2
Water monitoring (p77) in closure can be divided into measurements related to quantity and quality. Quantity-related measurements include both measurements of flow rates and levels
STEP
3
To fully monitor the site’s terrain (p78) evaluate the physical stability of the site, with visual inspections, surveys, instrumentation, soil analysis and remote sensing
STEP
4
Ecological monitoring (p79) is generally referenced to baseline data and involves a wide range of activities to monitor the conditions of organisms living on the closed mine site following the completed closure activities
STEP
5
As an extension to your monitoring processes, air quality monitoring (p79) can be included. This generally concerns dust generation from tailings facilities or other areas of fine-grained deposits
STEP
6
Download and answer key questions to ask about your knowledge base (p16)
STEP
7
Identify and rectify any gaps these questions raise in your knowledge base