Strategic Overview of Acid Rock Management and Remediation at Savage River

摘要

An innovative partnership, the Savage River Rehabilitation Project (SRRP), between the Tasmanian Government and Grange Resources (Tasmania) Limited, has led to the remediation of the Savage River in North Western Tasmania. Prior to the Savage River Mine initially closing in 1996, the Savage River was biologically dead for 30 kms downstream due to the impacts of acid rock drainage and high sediment loads. Following the development and implementation of the Goldamere Act, which provided indemnities against past pollution, Goldamere Pty Ltd, now Grange Resources (Tasmania) Limited, purchased the operation from the Tasmanian Government in 1996 and commenced mining in November 1997. The SRRP is funded by both Grange Resources (Tasmania) Limited (Grange) under a purchase price agreement which allows Grange to undertake remediation contracts for the Crown (Tasmanian Government) to "work off' the