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Explore the successful coexistence of farming and mining, showcasing Queensland's integrated systems that allow both industries to thrive above and below ground. Learn about approaches for mutual respect, engagement, and long-term planning fostering economic, social, and environmental values. Discover how Australia ensures harmony between agriculture, cultural heritage, mining, and environmental conservation, offering insights for sustainable development.
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A future in farming? Coexisting with mining Andrew Barger Director - Industry Policy ABARES Outlook Conference 2 March 2011
Coexistence, not conflict • Respect and engagement on the ground, rather than headline-grabbing stunts. • Queensland systems allow coexisting land uses, simultaneously and sequentially. • Uses above the soil: • farming, cultural heritage, environmental, urban, infrastructure (power, telecommunication, water etc). • Uses below the soil (“mining”): • Open cut, underground, coal seam gas, underground gasification, geothermal, carbon capture and storage.
Australia’s two great primary industries can continue to co-exist. • Industry’s view • Exploration is not mining. • Objective assessment on merits, not blanket bans. • Integrated land plans for current and future generations. • Plan to maximise economic, social, cultural and conservation values. Once were coal mines. Thriving sorghum at Peabody’s Wilkie Creek Mine, February 2011