Mine closure is a $100+ million project. So why isn’t it managed like one?

January 19, 2026

Mine closure is a $100+ million project. So why isn’t it managed like one?

This week I had a meeting with a client who gets it. They understand that closure is a major project,...
JORC is no longer only just about tonnes and grade.

November 22, 2025

JORC is no longer only just about tonnes and grade.

By: Andrew Hutton, Managing Director, IEMA For Australian mining companies, Competent Persons (CPs) are now operating at the junction of...
Fit-for-Purpose Corporate Mine Closure Standards: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Modern Mining

October 23, 2025

Fit-for-Purpose Corporate Mine Closure Standards: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Modern Mining

By Andrew Hutton In today’s mining landscape, closure planning isn’t a box-ticking exercise. It’s a strategic, regulated, stakeholder-driven process that...
Case Study | How IEMA Turned Climate Risk into a Faster Path to Relinquishment

September 19, 2025

Case Study | How IEMA Turned Climate Risk into a Faster Path to Relinquishment

By the IEMA – Integrating Sustainability, Business & Community A complex industrial closure was approaching the hard part, proving it...
Mapping the Future of Mine Closure: How Spatial Intelligence and AI Are Rewiring the Way We Close Mines

July 30, 2025

Mapping the Future of Mine Closure: How Spatial Intelligence and AI Are Rewiring the Way We Close Mines

By Andrew Hutton (based on work by Will Mitry and Erin Littlewood presented at the 2025 AusIMM LOM Conference, Brisbane....
Cracking the Code on Mining Tenement Relinquishment – we’ve done it! – here’s some tips!

July 18, 2025

Cracking the Code on Mining Tenement Relinquishment – we’ve done it! – here’s some tips!

By Andrew Hutton – Managing Director, IEMA In the world of mining, extraction is only half the story. The other...
NSW Has the Opportunity to Lead on Post-Mining Land Use

June 15, 2025

NSW Has the Opportunity to Lead on Post-Mining Land Use

Andrew Hutton is Managing Director of IEMA, an environmental and closure advisory firm based in regional NSW. He has nearly...
What’s Next for Environmental Reform and Climate Policy in Australia?

May 13, 2025

What’s Next for Environmental Reform and Climate Policy in Australia?

With the federal election behind us, Australia stands at an important crossroads for environmental reform and climate policy. Over the...
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