Mining companies are required to return quarried sites to their 'natural character'. But is that enough?
- Written by Shaun Rosier, Practice-based PhD Researcher in Landscape Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
New Zealand has more than 1,100 registered quarries. Some of these mined sites are small, rural operations, but a significant number are large and complex, and within a city’s urban boundaries.
As part of the resource consent application for a mining project, quarry operators are usually issued with a quarry management plan, which outlines...
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