Plans to introduce stricter rules to make mining companies clean-up their mines have prompted several 11th-hour meetings with state government officials this week.

Former Bligh government natural resources minister Stephen Robertson has been called in to mediate negotiations between the government, the Queensland Resources Council and major mining companies, such as BHP and Glencore.

A mining rehabilitation bill will be debated in the Queensland Parliament next week. Credit:Peter Braig

In February, Treasurer Jackie Trad reintroduced the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) bill, which had lapsed when the November 2017 election was called.

It would manage the financial risk to the state if mineral and energy resource tenure holders did not comply with their environmental management and rehabilitation obligations.