Landform Design Institute

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Mine reclamation isn’t just about cleaning up, but  about bridging the divide between engineering and biology ... and “bringing something to life again.” We explain on the latest episode of the Getting Closure podcast: https://t.co/te26WBrIrN

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A new episode of Getting Closure is up. Listen to the conversation with Guy Boggs at https://t.co/r5sfn4N0w0

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The demand for Indigenous tourism is exploding in Canada. Meet Keith Diakiw, one of the entrepreneurs who is riding that wave in Alberta, in the latest episode of The True Canadians podcast. https://t.co/rDzrlfUTVP

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The LDI’s new guidance document, Developing a Design Basis Memorandum for Landform Design, gives mines clear direction on how to ensure their operations result in properly reclaimed landscapes. Download a copy at https://t.co/mqJKbc9qPT

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In the latest episode of Getting Closure, Priscilla Nelson of the Tailings Center discusses the state of female involvement in the engineering profession and the importance of being able to "pivot" throughout one's career.
https://t.co/te26WBraCf

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The Getting Closure podcast wraps up its exploration of the principles of landform design with a look at principles 9–12. Listen to host Mike O’Kane and LDI Founder Gord McKenna at https://t.co/te26WBraCf or on your favorite podcasting platform.

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The next episode Getting Closure digs into the nitty-gritty of landform design. Mike O’Kane and Gord McKenna discuss Landform Design Principles 5 to 8, which are all about putting theory into practice. Find links at https://t.co/fyAgr2dd4a.

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In a preview of Season 3 of the LDI’s Getting Closure podcast, Mike and Gord discuss why the 12 principles of landform design are so important.
https://t.co/fyAgr2dd4a

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TThe Landform Design institute (LDI) will hold its fourth annual general meeting online Thursday, February 22, from 5 pm to 6:30 p.m. MST. More details at https://t.co/olrU5WL5a1

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The Board of the Landform Design Institute has set out an ambitious agenda for 2024, after meeting in person for the first time. Details at https://t.co/C6oRoUoAUZ

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Landform designers need more educational opportunities to give them the tools to properly manage mine closure and reclamation, and the LDI is going to give them what they need. That’s the focus of the latest edition of the Landform Design Quarterly: https://t.co/iS7oqFE2lC

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All the latest on the LDI can be found in the Spring 2023 issue of the Landform Design Quarterly. The current issue and all back issues are publicly available at https://t.co/iS7oqFE2lC.

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“Co-reclamation” was the focus of the the keynote presentation at the LDI’s 2023 AGM. That all the other news from the meeting at https://t.co/aNKLKSMYR0

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All LDI members are invited to attend the Institute’s 3rd Annual General Meeting. This year’s guest speaker is reclamation and community engagement specialist Christine Daly. Zoom coordinates and agenda available at https://t.co/EYfbH9WJBt

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Mining practitioners in Canada and abroad are taking a greater interest in coursework that can improve their knowledge of landform design following a successful and sold-out short course held recently in Calgary by the LDI. https://t.co/M3bHplzhND

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Getting Closure welcomes Mark Swinnerton of Green Gravity, an Australian firm that wants to convert decommissioned mines — or at least parts of them — into giant batteries that store electricity. If that sounds fascinating (it should), listen at https://t.co/O10uZuETKd

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In the second episode of the second season of Getting Closure, host Mike O'Kane is joined by LDI Board member Lois Boxill for a discussion that ranges far beyond the mere mechanics and logistics of mine closure. https://t.co/O10uZuETKd

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This Friday is your last chance to register for the the Landform Design Institute’s second in-person landform design short course. The registration window closes October 28 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time. Sign up at https://t.co/GPTxqILhIQ

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Getting Closure, the LDI podcast, is back for another season. The next episode features an extended interview with one of the giants of the business: Dr. Andrew Robertson. Listen on all the usual platforms and at https://t.co/O10uZuFrzL

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Space is still available for the Landform Design Institute’s second in-person landform design short course, slated to run November 2–4, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. Register at https://t.co/ROjQRRLkQE