Billion up for rehab fund

WESTERN Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum has returned its one-billionth dollar to the mining industry through its mining rehabilitation fund, which became compulsory in July.

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The MRF was introduced on a voluntary basis in July 2013 to phase out the previous system, under which the government held performance bonds as security to ensure miners met their site closure

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