%0 Conference Paper %A Roldan, C.F. %A Purvance, D. %D 2011 %T San Martin Mine in Honduras – from closure to sustainability %P 461-470 %E A.B. Fourie, M. Tibbett & A. Beersing %C Alberta %8 18-21 September %B Mine Closure 2011: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Mine Closure %X The closure of San Martin gold mine in Honduras has become a showcase for Goldcorp operations located in undeveloped countries, where the challenges of closing a mine are not only technical but also social. San Martin facilities have been converted from an open pit/heap leaching operation to a productive farm and hotel open for ecotourism, both managed by a non-profit Foundation. This paper describes the closure process of the mine and the key factors to achieve a sustainable post mining project including: concurrent reclamation, topsoil management, sulphides encapsulation, erosion prevention and drainage systems, and hydro-geologic modelling; and the challenges to convert a closed gold mine into a sustainable project that continues to provide economic opportunities for the surrounding communities. %1 Perth %I Australian Centre for Geomechanics %U https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/1152_114_Roldan/ %R 10.36487/ACG_rep/1152_114_Roldan