Mining Financial Models Hide Forever Water Liabilities

In this podcast, we explore why the traditional approach of treating mine water management as a post-closure task is a dangerous myth that often leads to perpetual environmental obligations. For too long, the industry has relied on structural optimism in financial modelling, assuming that water impacts can be easily stabilised after production ends. However, the reality is that water chemistry does not respect corporate timelines, and delaying intervention until closure often means crossing irreversible thresholds where prevention is no longer possible.