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The Rehabilitation Gap: Mine Closure Liabilities, Financial Assurance and the Intergenerational Economics of Responsible Extraction
This independent research examines the discrepancy between the long-term costs of mine closure and the financial arrangements protecting communities, regulators and future generations. The paper analyses restoration, water treatment, tailings, regulatory security, accounting provisions and post-mining transitions through comparative evidence. It proposes a CLOSURE Integrity Framework as author analysis, not as a certified standard, and distinguishes dated regulatory observations from hypothetical financial scenarios.
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mine closure · financial assurance · environmental liabilities · ESG
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