Restoration and aftercare

All Glebe Mines Limited mineral extraction sites are worked according to recent modern planning consents. These consents include restoration and aftercare conditions, which have been negotiated with the Mineral Planning Authority. Together with their ecologists, Glebe Mines Limited seeks to achieve a high quality restoration designed to integrate the site back into the National Park landscape. This usually includes a land profile which gives some acknowledgement to the mineral heritage of the location by providing low level residual limestone cliffs along the line of the mineral vein, or restoration back to original ground level. Biodiversity can thus be improved by provision of an increased variety of habitats.

Improvements to the flora are sought by careful choice of seeding and aftercare.

Glebe Mines limited actively support the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) Biodiversity Action Plan in its aim to improve the Biodiversity of the National Park. Glebe Mines actively participate in the Vision Project, which focuses on the area around Cavendish Mill and Longstone Edge. The Company seeks to add environmental value to restored sites and create diverse habitats by working with the PDNPA ecologists.

Glebe Mines limited have a three-tiered restoration policy for extraction sites:

• As part of the phasing of work, there is ongoing progressive restoration that minimizes the physical impact of work as much as possible
• Provision is made in the Company accounts for the accumulation of a progressive restoration fund under policy FRS 12. A provision is made on commencement of extraction, sufficient to ensure the completed restoration of the extraction site.
• The Company volunteers restoration bonds for new extraction sites. This ensures that in the unforeseen situation of Company failure, there is adequate funding to restore the site.