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Mike Bartlett
Manager Hydrogeology & Hydrology
Roy Hill 

Mike is a hydrogeologist with over 20 years experience in the mining, oil and gas, urban development and contaminated land industries.

 

Mike is the Manager of Hydrogeology and Hydrology at Roy Hill, a Western Australian owned Pilbara mining company. 

 

He has a Masters in Hydrogeology and has worked as a hydrogeologist within Australian and Africa over the past 16 years. Mike is an advocate for sharing knowledge and the of growth technical expertise in within our geoscience community.

 

Mike believes in a future where our industry works together to thoughtfully manage water resources, respecting the traditional owners vision for their country and preserving the beauty of the environment we are so lucky to work in.

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Planning for Pilbara’s Future – Strategies for climate resilience and sustainable water management in resource-rich regions.

ABSTRACT

The responsible management of surplus water in the operational mining environment can be challenging.
Reinjection of excess water back into the local groundwater aquifers is the preferred option for environmental sustainability, however it comes with its own set of environmental risks.

With groundwater injection, a key risk is water table rise which can saturate tree roots and impact priority fauna and the habitat it provides for wildlife.

This presentation will outline how Roy Hill has integrated innovative automation of the injection bore control units to ensure that vegetation impacts do not occur.

We will detail how a thorough understanding of the groundwater aquifers at the injection sites is integral to sustainable environmental management and provide details of the monitoring networks we use to manage our surplus water disposal

 

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Mines and Environment acknowledge the traditional custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures, and to Elders both past and present.

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