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Planning for closure in the oil sandsMine closure designer Neeltje Slingerland argues that better tailings planning now will mean a smoother – and cheaper – path to reclamation

Mine closure designer Neeltje Slingerland argues that better tailings planning now will mean a smoother – and cheaper – path to reclamation

By Gillian Woodford

September 03, 2019

Neeltje Slingerland in the field. Courtesy of Neeltje Slingerland

Abandoned mines first caught Neeltje Slingerland’s attention when she was an earth sciences undergraduate. “I thought, ‘This is such an opportunity,’” she said. “Something really should be done with these.”

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