Global supply chains have become incredibly complex and sophisticated and at the same time, there is a growing awareness of environmental, social, and governance risks from the mining sector.

Although the integration of engineering data within the framework of product data management systems has been successful in recent years, the holistic analysis (from a systems engineering perspective) of multi-disciplinary data or data based on different representations and tolls is still not realized in practice.

PASB strongly believes that a holistic approach is required for eco-restoration, reclamation re-vegetation, and management of heavily disturbed sites by anthropogenic activities such as gold mine tailing dumps. This requires the right approach to identifying the related risks and opportunities and setting up appropriate risk management as well as a comprehensive monitoring system including considerations to create the best situation and output from abandoned mines after the exploration and mining activities.

Based on our pilot prospecting study for mining exploration and development of potential gold deposits at Felda Kechau, Pahang that covers a total area of 794.3 He (from 2017 – 2018), we found out that this area is deposited with placer and hard rock gold. Gold is an important resource and is commonly used in a wide variety of industries, such as jewellery, electronics, medicine, computers, etc. Furthermore, gold is commonly traded as a commodity and is used as a form of investment.

Aligned with the TIM 2021 – 2030 mission coupled with the high concentration of gold deposits in this area, we positively believe this gold exploration project can become one of the major contributors to our Country’s economy, creating job opportunities and to increase the competitiveness of our mineral industry along with other developed mining countries.

Mining has the potential to affect the environment and communities throughout the life cycle of a project. Those impacts, whether direct, indirect, or cumulative, make our project potentially sensitive for regulators, local communities, investors, non-governmental organizations, and employees.

The long-term stability and sustainability of the landforms, soils, and hydrology of the site.

The partial or full repair of ecosystem capacity to provide habitats for biota and services for people.

The prevention of pollution of the surrounding environment.

With the right approach and planning existing mining sites can be used, it can be laid out between agriculture, and forestry. Repurposing can be an important economic opportunity that helps to mitigate negative economic and social impacts during the transition. By achieving this, it will create a new key element for forging a new future, as a cleaner environment and good living conditions can offer new business models.

Our objective is to create beneficial reuse of a closed mining or other industrial operation, whether through value-added reuse of the land (e.g. energy generation or residential use), reuse of infrastructure at another site, or derivative business opportunities that create positive economic activity.