DOWN TO EARTH
We all know how gravity works … inherently, we know which way is up. We are also all well versed in our world’s push for renewable energy — so-called green energy. And there is growing discssion in ou...
16 Des 202245min
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX with LOIS BOXILL
Lois Boxill is a member of the LDI's Board of Directors for good reason, not the least of which is a unique perspective on how to approach a wide variety of subjects involving mine closure — and her a...
2 Nov 20221h 13min
ANDY ROBERTSON'S LEGACY
Season 2 of Getting Closure continues to explore the principles and people behind responsible mine closure and reclamation, beginning with an interview with a giant in the field, Dr. Andy Robertson. ...
21 Okt 202259min
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FUTURE
Getting Closure heads to the Elk Valley in southeastern British Columbia for its first video episode to explore a mine that's already embraced the basics of landform design. Mike talks with John Pumph...
24 Jun 202150min
LEARNING AND LEADING FROM THE LAND
The first principle of landform design is mine with the end in mind and create a shared vision among the mine, local communities, and Indigenous peoples. In this episode, Mike O'Kane discusses how to ...
5 Apr 202144min
ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
In Episode 3, Mike O'Kane interviews Corinne Unger, an Australia-based specialist in mine rehabilitation and closure planning who has undertaken research on abandoned mines and post-mining land use ar...
10 Aug 202055min
FROM GEOCHEMISTRY TO HOCKEY … AND BACK
In Episode 2, Mike O'Kane interviews Mark Logsdon for the second episode of Getting Closure. Mark specializes in geochemistry and mineralogy, and has worked on some 250 mining projects during a career...
13 Mai 202042min
THE BEAVER
For the inaugural episode of "Getting Closure," Landform Design Institute founder Gord McKenna and Mike O’Kane, Chair of the LDI's Technical Advisory Panel, got together Feb. 12, 2020, at the Fairmont...
18 Feb 202041min
