Glencore document suggests mine site could revert to NT before rehabilitation complete

Exclusive: Risk assessment table indicates Glencore may have little or no involvement after McArthur River Mine's life ends

A mine expansion proposal by Glencore appears to include handing responsibility for the McArthur River Mine site to the Northern Territory government just 50-100 years into an expected 1,000-year rehabilitation and monitoring process.

Glencore is proposing to expand its operations in Borroloola for another 20 years from 2018 and, according to its draft environmental impact statement, that expansion would require up to 300 years of rehabilitation and management, and about 900 years of monitoring.