Legacy mines

Legacy mines are areas where mining activities happened in the past, but there is no security in place.

This means that the area was either never secured or the previous security has been fully spent.

These sites can include various features like infrastructure and waste rock dumps.

They are also known as unsecured mining activities.

Legacy mines can cause public safety risks and environmental impacts.

Read more about legacy mines on the Northern Territory Government website.

Strategy

A strategic plan was also released to outline the government's short term and long term priorities around legacy mines.

The legacy mines strategic plan identifies 5 key goals.

These goals deliver consistent and transparent decision-making using a risk assessment and evidence-based approach to ensure public confidence in the regulatory system:

• strong governance
• effective stakeholder management
• published inventory of unsecured mining features
• ongoing program of remediation activity
• recognise environmental priorities.

Read the legacy mines strategic plan 2021-2025 PDF (14.7 MB).

Policy

The NT's legacy mines policy guides decision-making about legacy mines when:

• undertaking risk assessments
• prioritising key sites
• conducting investigations
• managing remediation projects.

Read the legacy mines policy PDF (331.1 KB).

Annual Statement

The Annual Statement outlines the activities and achievements of the Legacy Mines Unit and Mining Remediation Fund for the financial year, as well as outlining proposed forward works.

Read the Legacy Mines Annual Statement 2022-23 PDF (773.6 KB).