Mine Closure 2025 Themes
Mine Closure 2025
23-25 September 2025 | Luleå, Sweden
Vision for Mining: Mine for Closure
Mining with the end in mind. Mine closure is recognised as a critical foundation for responsible mining. Join us as we delve into the latest advancements in mine closure planning and innovative practices against the backdrop of the Nordic north’s climate extremes.
As the mining industry plays a pivotal role in the green transition and critical raw material supply, we invite you to consider a holistic approach – one that integrates the design of both mines and their post-mining landscapes and peoples.
We will examine the balance between natural and novel landform design approaches, investigate closure strategies tailored for extreme scenarios, and analyse the relationship between economic factors, social transitions and sustainability, among other themes.
Acknowledging that mine closure is a dynamic challenge influenced by shifting economics, climate change, technologies, and stakeholder expectations, we aim to foster a forward-thinking dialogue on the mine operations’ responsibility for shaping resilient productive landscapes of the future.
Responsible…
- … operations for closure
- … closure objectives and criteria
- … financing
- … landform design and long-term stability
- … social planning and transition
- … biodiversity and nature outcomes
- … mine closure strategies for extreme conditions
- … capacity building
- … use of artificial intelligence (AI)
See more details on these themes below:
Responsible…
- … operations for closure
Practices and implementation of closure outcomes during mine operation
Approaches and techniques integrating closure with production
- … closure objectives and criteria
Acceptable risk and failure modes
Dealing with legacy requirements
Stakeholder needs and desires
- … financing
Financial models for mine closure
Circular economy opportunities or costs?
Closure cost estimation
Financial security and levy approaches
- … landform design and long-term stability
Landform and landscape design, geomorphology
Geotechnical performance over time
Integrated geochemical, geohydrology, and hydrotechnical interactions
Approaches to climate change resilience
- … social planning and transition
Consultation, engagement, participation or collaboration
Stakeholder engagement, communities, indigenous people, and regulators
Where have positive social and stakeholder legacies post-mining been achieved?
Innovative implementation and verification of closure measures for transition of land
- … biodiversity and nature outcomes
Ecosystem restoration
Achieving nature positive mine closure outcomes
Landform and habitat design
Innovative technologies and techniques for monitoring and impact assessing
- … mine closure strategies for extreme conditions
What innovative closure strategies have been taken for extreme conditions
Arctic/freeze and thaw/permafrost conditions
Seismically active conditions
Extreme aridity or extreme rainfall
Approaches to the changing climate with more frequent and larger extremes
- … capacity building
How to build the capacity to understand what good mine closure is and what is now possible
Within the industry – engineers, accountants, finance directors
Within regulators, consultant and mine service industries, investors, non-governmental organisations, host communities, and affected indigenous peoples
- … use of artificial intelligence (AI)
Where is it used and where can it be used?
Is it a distraction or a useful tool?
Mine production and landform construction optimisation
Communication and engagement with post-closure landscapes and economies.
Case studies are encouraged.