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Rudi Maxwell

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

Hundreds of mines are expected to close and require rehabilitation in coming decades. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

There are tens of thousands of inactive and unrehabilitated mine sites across Australia but only 15 examples of repurposed mined land, a report has found.

National science agency CSIRO believes Australian businesses can become leading suppliers of mine closure solutions, and the situation presents particular opportunities for Indigenous and regional communities.

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