67 / 120
MINING FOR CLOSURE
49
valuable species; to remove
all
infrastructure such
as houses and roads; social service facilities and so
forthmay be counterproductive. Indeed, such plans
may severely limit the potential for development of
post-mining sustainable uses with adequate poten-
tial for financial yield (Robertson, 1998).
In many instances and especially in the context
of economies in transition, it may be appropriate
for regulatory agencies and mining companies to
broaden the scope of alternative developments that
can be investigated.