Pudmenzky, A, Rossato, L, McIlveen, G & Mulligan, DR 2006, 'Phoenix ⎯ A Mine Environment Data Visualisation and Management System', in AB Fourie & M Tibbett (eds), Mine Closure 2006: Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 773-779, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/605_68
(https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/605_68_Pudmenzky/)
Abstract: Many thousands of dollars are spent by mining companies on gathering and analysing monitoring data from 
mine on-site instrumentation (measuring surface water and groundwater parameters, dust and noise, 
constructed cover performance, meteorological conditions, etc), establishing transects or similar for 
following changes in soil or other substrates, flora and fauna, and many other ad hoc specific purpose 
sampling locations. The resulting documentation is available in many different formats, including site and 
monitoring reports, photos, videos and audio recordings and may be scattered over several geographical 
locations. Surprisingly, very little attention is given to make this complete collection of knowledge available 
when and where it is needed - to the decision makers who are responsible for planning sustainable 
rehabilitation strategies for mine closure and lease relinquishment. To enable researchers, industry and 
regulating bodies alike to develop a holistic view from these large volumes of diverse historic and current 
data and therefore to make informed decisions, a Windows PC based software application named Phoenix 
was specifically developed by the Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR) at The University of 
Queensland.