Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPML00848413 · Queensland Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd
Minerals environmental authority EPML00848413 (Queensland Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd), Granted. 120 conditions indexed. Holds PRC plan P-PRCP-100911351.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- Queensland Industrial Minerals Pty Ltd
- Tenures
- ML80116
- PRC plan
- P-PRCP-100911351 · effective 2025-11-13
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
120 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
This environmental authority authorises environmental harm referred to in the conditions. Where there is no condition or this environmental authority is silent on a matter, the lack of a condition or silence does not authorise environmental harm.
- A2
In carrying out the mining activity authorised by this environmental authority, disturbance of land: a) may occur in the areas marked `A' on the map that is Figure 1 attached to this environmental authority, but only in accordance with condition A3; b) must not occur in the areas marked `B'.
- A3
Any disturbance within the areas marked `A' on the map that is Figure 1 attached to this environmental authority is not to impact adversely on areas marked `B'.
- A4
The holder of this environmental authority must: a) install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority b) maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition c) operate such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient manner d) ensure all instruments and devices used for the measurement or monitoring of any parameter under any condition of this environmental authority are properly calibrated. Monitoring
- A5
Except where specified otherwise in another condition of this environmental authority, all monitoring records or reports required by this environmental authority must be kept for a period of not less than 5 years. Financial Assurance
- A6
The activity must not be carried out until the environmental authority holder has given financial assurance to the administering authority as security for compliance with this environmental authority and any costs or expenses, or likely costs or expenses, mentioned in section 298 of the Act.
- A7
The amount of financial assurance must be reviewed by the holder of this environmental authority when a plan of operations is amended or replaced or the authority is amended. Risk Management
- A8
The holder of this environmental authority must develop and implement a risk management system for mining activities which mirrors the content requirement of the Standard for Risk Management (ISO31000:2009), or the latest edition of an Australian standard for risk management, to the extent relevant to environmental management, within three (3) months of this environmental authority taking effect. Notification of emergencies, incidents and exceptions
- A9
The holder of this environmental authority must notify the administering authority by written notification within 24 hours, after becoming aware of any emergency or incident which results in the release of contaminants not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with the conditions of this environmental authority.
- A10
Within 10 business days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident, or receipt of monitoring results, whichever is the latter, further written advice must be provided to the administering authority, including the following: a) results and interpretation of any samples taken and analysed b) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise unlawful environmental harm c) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident. Complaints Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413
- A11
In the event of a complaint about light from any mining activity that, after investigation, is in the opinion of an authorised person causing a nuisance at a sensitive place, the holder of this environmental authority must take appropriate action to mitigate the nuisance. The holder of this environmental authority must take the action within the reasonable time set by the administering authority.
- A12
The holder of this environmental authority must record all environmental complaints received about the mining activities including: a) name, address and contact number of the complainant b) time and date of complaint c) reasons for the complaint d) investigations undertaken e) conclusions formed f) actions taken to resolve the complaint g) any abatement measures implemented h) person responsible for resolving the complaint.
- A13
The holder of this environmental authority must, when requested by the administering authority, undertake relevant specified monitoring within a reasonable timeframe nominated or agreed to by the administering authority to investigate any complaint of environmental harm. The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results) and abatement measures, where implemented, must be provided to the administering authority within 10 business days of completion of the investigation, or no later than 10 business days after the end of the timeframe nominated by the administering authority to undertake the investigation. Third-party reporting
- A14
The holder of this environmental authority must: a) within 1 year of the commencement of this environmental authority, obtain from an appropriately qualified person a report on compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority b) obtain further such reports at regular intervals, not exceeding 3 yearly intervals, from the completion of the report referred to above; and c) provide each report to the administering authority within 90 days of its completion.
- A15
Where a condition of this environmental authority requires compliance with a standard, policy or guideline published externally to this environmental authority and the standard is amended or changed subsequent to the issue of this environmental authority the holder of this environmental authority must: a) comply with the amended or changed standard, policy or guideline within 2 years of the amendment or change being made, unless a different period is specified in the amended standard or relevant legislation; b) until compliance with the amended or changed standard, policy or guideline is achieved, continue to remain in compliance with the corresponding provision that was current immediately prior to the relevant amendment or change.
- A16
All exploration activities and other mining disturbance carried out on former MDL355 (Appendix 1 - Figure 5 (Overlapping tenures ML80116 and MDL355)) remains the responsibility of the holder of this environmental authority and must be rehabilitated in accordance with the conditions contained in the latest version of the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral development projects.
- A17
All reasonable steps must be taken to ensure the exploration activities and other mining disturbance carried out on former MDL355 complies with the eligibility criteria and standard conditions. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Schedule B - Air Dust and particulate matter monitoring
- C1
General waste and regulated waste (excluding tyres) generated by mining activities must be removed to a facility that is lawfully able to accept the waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
- C2
Unless otherwise permitted by the conditions of this environmental authority or with prior approval from the administering authority and in accordance with a relevant standard operating procedure, waste must not be burnt.
- C3
The holder of this environmental authority may burn vegetation cleared in the course of carrying out extraction activities provided the activity does not cause environmental harm at any sensitive place or commercial place.
- C4
Disposing of scrap tyres, resulting from the mining activities, in spoil emplacements is acceptable, provided tyres are placed as deep in the spoil as reasonably practicable and must not compromise the stability of the consolidated landform. Tailing Disposal
- C5
Tailings must be managed in accordance with procedures contained within the current plan of operations. These procedures must include provisions for: a) containment of tailings b) the management of seepage and leachates both during operation and the foreseeable future c) the control of fugitive emissions to air d) a program of progressive sampling and characterisation to identify acid producing potential and metal concentrations of tailings e) maintaining records of the relative locations of any other waste stored within the tailings f) rehabilitation strategy g) monitoring of rehabilitation, research and/or trials to verify the requirements and methods for decommissioning and final rehabilitation of tailings, including the prevention and management of acid mine drainage, erosion minimisation and establishment of vegetation cover. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Schedule D - Noise Noise limits
- D1
The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that noise generated by the mining activities does not cause the criteria in Table D1 - Noise limits to be exceeded at a sensitive place. Table D1 - Noise limits Sensitive place Noise level Monday to Saturday Sunday and Public Holidays dB(A) measured 7am - 6pm 6pm - 10pm 10pm - 7am 9am - 6pm 6pm - 10pm 10pm - 9am as: LAeq adj, 15 35 31 28 35 31 28 mins max LpA, 15 N/A N/A 52 N/A N/A 52 mins Monitoring and reporting
- D2
Noise monitoring and recording must include the following descriptor characteristics and matters: a) LAN,T (where N equals the statistical levels of 1, 10 and 90 and T = 15 mins) b) LAeq, adj, T c) background noise LA90, adj, T d) MaxLpA, T e) the level and frequency of occurrence of impulsive or tonal noise and any adjustment and penalties to statistical levels f) atmospheric conditions including temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and directions g) effects due to any extraneous factors such as traffic noise h) location, date and time of monitoring i) if the complaint concerns low frequency noise, Max LpLIN,T and one third octave band measurements in dB(LIN) for centre frequencies in the 10 - 200 Hz range.
- D3
No blasting is permitted under this approval.
- D4
The method of measurement and reporting of noise monitoring must comply with the current version of the administering authority's Noise Measurement Manual. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Schedule E - Groundwater Contaminant release
- E1
The holder of this environmental authority must not release contaminants to groundwater. Monitoring and reporting
- E2
All determinations of groundwater quality and biological monitoring must be performed by an appropriately qualified person.
- E3
Groundwater quality and levels must be monitored at the locations and frequencies defined in Table -
- E3
Groundwater monitoring locations and frequency and Figure 2 (Location of groundwater monitoring bores) attached to this environmental authority for quality characteristics identified in Table
- E4
- Groundwater quality triggers and limits. Table E3 - Groundwater monitoring locations and frequency Monitoring Location Surface RL Bore Monitoring Formation Frequency Point1 Latitude Longitude (mAHD)2 Depth Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro Monitoring (GDA94, (m) Eluvium above (GDA94, decimal Wateranga Gabbro decimal degrees) Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro degrees) Eluvium above Reference Bores3 Wateranga Gabbro
- MB1
-25.30937 151.825577 To be 15 Monthly Eluvium above
- MB4
-25.307065 151.833768 Monthly Wateranga Gabbro
- MB6
-25.307857 151.838113 confirmed4 (approx.)4 Monthly
- MB9
-25.309832 151.853183 Monthly Eluvium above
- MB11
-25.315457 151.842568 To be 15 Monthly Wateranga Gabbro
- MB12
-25.325103 151.843716 Monthly
- MB15
-25.317439 151.831947 confirmed4 (approx.)4 Monthly Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro
- MB2
-25.306109 151.823657 99 15 Monthly
- MB3
-25.300285 151.830941 Monthly Eluvium above
- MB5
-25.304095 151.835109 (approx.)4 Monthly Wateranga Gabbro
- MB7
-25.303517 151.842028 Monthly
- MB8
-25.29962 151.841893 To be 15 Monthly Eluvium above
- MB10
-25.317825 151.851401 Monthly Wateranga Gabbro
- MB13
-25.330062 151.847442 confirmed4 (approx.)4 Monthly
- MB14
-25.331867 151.844042 Monthly Eluvium above
- MB16
-25.318271 151.827529 To be 15 Monthly Wateranga Gabbro confirmed4 (approx.)4 Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro To be 15 Eluvium above confirmed4 (approx.)4 Wateranga Gabbro To be 15 Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro confirmed4 (approx.)4 Eluvium above Compliance bore Wateranga Gabbro To be 15 Eluvium above Wateranga Gabbro confirmed4 (approx.)4 Eluvium above To be 15 Wateranga Gabbro confirmed4 (approx.)4 96.3 15 (approx.)4 92.9 15 (approx.)4 To be 15 confirmed4 (approx.)4 To be 15 confirmed4 (approx.)4 To be 15 confirmed4 (approx.)4 To be 15 confirmed4 (approx.)4 To be 15 confirmed4 (approx.)4 Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 1. Monitoring is not required where a bore has been removed as a direct result of the mining activity. 2. RL must be measured to the nearest 5cm from the top of the bore casing. 3. Reference sites must: a) have a similar flow regime; b) be from the same bio-geographic and climatic region;
- E4
Groundwater levels when measured at the monitoring locations specified in Table E3 - Groundwater monitoring locations and frequency must not exceed the groundwater level trigger change thresholds specified in Table E5 - Groundwater level monitoring below. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Table E5 - Groundwater level monitoring Ground water level change threshold (m) 2 Monitoring location 2
- MB13
2 MB14 MB16 Exceedance Investigation
- E5
If quality characteristics of groundwater from compliance bores identified in Table E3 - Groundwater monitoring locations and frequency exceed any of the trigger levels stated in Table E4 - Groundwater quality triggers and limits or exceed any of the groundwater level change trigger thresholds stated in Table E5 - Groundwater level monitoring, the holder of this environmental authority must compare the compliance monitoring bore results to the reference bore results and complete an investigation in accordance with the ANZECC and ARMCANZ 2000. Bore construction and maintenance and decommissioning
- E6
The construction, maintenance and management of groundwater bores (including groundwater monitoring bores) must be undertaken in a manner that prevents or minimises impacts to the environment and ensures the integrity of the bores to obtain accurate monitoring. Schedule F - Water Contaminant release
- F1
Contaminants that will, or have the potential to cause environmental harm must not be released directly or indirectly to any waters as a result of the authorised mining activities, except as permitted under the conditions of this environmental authority.
- F2
Unless otherwise permitted under the conditions of this environmental authority, the release of mine affected water to waters must only occur from the release points specified in Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters and depicted in Figure 3 attached to this environmental authority. Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters Release Point Latitude Longitude Mine Affected Monitoring Point Receiving (decimal (decimal Water Source and waters Pipeline outfall degree, degree, Location Sampling Tap on description QIM-DP1 GDA94) GDA94) pipe at road crossing -25.32152 151.81788 Mine Water Dam 1 Paradise Dam at Spillway Overflow Mingham Creek
- F3
The release of mine affected water to internal water management infrastructure that is installed and operated in accordance with a water management plan that complies with condition F26 is permitted.
- F4
The release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with condition F2 must not exceed the release limits stated in Table F2 - Mine affected water release limits when measured at the monitoring points specified in Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters for each quality characteristic. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Table F2 - Mine affected water release limits Quality Characteristics Release Limits Monitoring frequency Electrical conductivity (-S/cm) 1500 Daily during release (the first sample must be taken pH (pH Unit) 6.5 (minimum) within 2 hours of commencement of release) Turbidity (NTU) 9.0 (maximum) Daily during release (the first sample must be taken within 2 hours of commencement of release) 50 Daily during release (the first sample must be taken within 2 hours of commencement of release)
- F5
The release of mine affected water to waters from the release points must be monitored at the locations specified in Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters for each quality characteristic and at the frequency specified in Table F2 - Mine affected water release limits and Table F3 - Release contaminant trigger investigation levels, potential contaminants. Note: the administering authority will take into consideration any extenuating circumstances prior to determining an appropriate enforcement response in the event condition F5 is contravened due to a temporary lack of safe or practical access. The administering authority expects the environmental authority holder to take all reasonable and practicable measures to maintain safe and practical access to designated monitoring locations. Table F3 - Release contaminant trigger investigation levels, potential contaminants Quality Trigger Comment on Trigger Level Monitoring Characteristic Levels Frequency (g/L) For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD Aluminium 55 guideline Commencement Arsenic 13 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD of release and Boron 370 guideline thereafter Cadmium 0.2 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD weekly during Chromium 1 guideline release Cobalt 1.4 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD Copper 1.4 guideline Iron 300 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD Lead 4 guideline Manganese 1900 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on low Mercury 0.2 reliability guideline Molybdenum 10 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for Nickle 11 ICPMS Selenium 10 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on low Silver 0.05 reliability guideline Uranium 1 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD guideline For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD guideline For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for CV FIMS For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on low reliability guideline For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD guideline For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for ICPMS For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for ICPMS For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for ICPMS Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 10 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on LOR for Vanadium ICPMS 8 For aquatic ecosystem protection, based on SMD Zinc guideline
- F6
If quality characteristics of the release exceed any of the trigger levels specified in Table F3 - Release contaminant trigger investigation levels, potential contaminants during a release event, the environmental authority holder must compare the down stream results in the receiving waters to the trigger values specified in Table F3 - Release contaminant trigger investigation levels, potential contaminants and: a) where the trigger values are not exceeded then no action is to be taken; or b) where the down stream results exceed the trigger values specified Table F3 - Release contaminant trigger investigation levels, potential contaminants for any quality characteristic, compare the results of the down stream site to the data from background monitoring sites and (1) if the result is less than the background monitoring site data, then no action is to be taken; or (2) if the result is greater than the background monitoring site data, complete an investigation into the potential for environmental harm and provide a written report to the administering authority within 90 days of receiving the result, outlining (i) details of the investigations carried out (ii) actions taken to prevent environmental harm. Note: Where an exceedance of a trigger level has occurred and is being investigated, in accordance with F6 b (2) of this condition, no further reporting is required during the same event for subsequent trigger level exceedances for that quality characteristic. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413
- F7
If an exceedance in accordance with condition F6 b (2) is identified, the holder of the environmental authority must notify the administering authority in writing within 24 hours of receiving the result. Mine Affected Water Release Events
- F8
Notwithstanding condition F2, the holder of this environmental authority must implement and maintain systems to prevent or minimise the release of mine-affected water to waters.
- F9
Notwithstanding any other condition of this environmental authority, the release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with condition F2 must only take place when the onsite mine water inventory exceeds 150ML of storage in accordance with Table F4 - Mine affected water release rules for the release point(s) specified in Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters. Table F4 - Mine affected water release rules Onsite mine water Maximum release rate Receiving waters/ stream Release Point inventory criteria No release allowed <150ML 200 L/s Paradise Dam at Mingham QIM-DP1 Creek QIM-DP1 >150ML Paradise Dam at Mingham Creek
- F10
The release of mine affected water to waters in accordance with condition F2 must not exceed the Maximum Release Rate for each onsite mine water inventory criterion for discharge specified in Table
- F4
- Mine affected water release rules when measured at the monitoring points specified in Table F1 - Mine affected water release points, sources and receiving waters.
- F11
The daily quantity of mine affected water released from the release point must be measured and recorded.
- F12
Releases to waters must be undertaken so as not to cause erosion of the bed and banks of the receiving waters, or cause a material build up of sediment in such waters. Notification of Release Event
- F13
The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority as soon as practicable and no later than 24 hours after commencing to release mine affected water to the receiving environment. Notification must include the submission of written advice to the administering authority of the following information: a) release commencement date/time b) details regarding the compliance of the release with the conditions of Department Interest: Schedule F Water of this environmental authority (that is, contaminant limits, natural flow, discharge volume) c) release point/s d) release rate e) release salinity f) receiving water/s including the natural flow rate. Note: Notification to the administering authority must be addressed to the Manager and Project Manager of the local Administering Authority via email or facsimile.
- F14
The environmental authority holder must notify the administering authority as soon as practicable and nominally no later than 24 hours after cessation of a release event of the cessation of a release notified under condition F13 and within 28 days provide the following information in writing: a) release cessation date/time b) natural flow rate in receiving water c) volume of water released d) details regarding the compliance of the release with the conditions of Department Interest; Schedule F Water of this environmental authority (i.e. contaminant limits, natural flow, discharge volume) Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 e) all in-situ water quality monitoring results f) any other matters pertinent to the water release event. Note: Successive or intermittent releases occurring within 24 hours of the cessation of any individual release can be considered part of a single release event and do not require individual notification for the purpose of compliance with conditions F13 and F14, provided the relevant details of the release are included within the notification provided in accordance with conditions F13 and F14. Notification of Release Event Exceedance
- F15
If the release limits defined in Table F2 - Mine affected water release limits are exceeded, the holder of the environmental authority must notify the administering authority within 24 hours of receiving the results.
- F16
The environmental authority holder must, within 28 days of a release that is not compliant with the conditions of this environmental authority, provide a report to the administering authority detailing: a) the reason for the release b) the location of the release c) the total volume of the release and which (if any) part of this volume was non-compliant d) the total duration of the release and which (if any) part of this period was non-compliant e) all water quality monitoring results (including all laboratory analyses) f) identification of any environmental harm as a result of the non compliance g) all calculations h) any other matters pertinent to the water release event. Receiving Environment Monitoring and Contaminant Trigger Levels
- F17
The quality of the receiving waters must be monitored at the locations specified in Table F6 - Receiving water upstream background sites and down stream monitoring points for each quality characteristic and at the monitoring frequency stated in Table F5 - Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels. Table F5 - Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels Quality Characteristic Trigger Level Monitoring Frequency Daily during the release pH 6.4 - 7.4 Electrical Conductivity (S/cm) 445 Suspended solids (mg/L) 6.4 Turbidity (NTU) 20 Sulphate (SO42-) (mg/L) 400 (Protection of primary recreation Environmental Value) Table F6 - Receiving water upstream background sites and down stream monitoring points Monitoring Points Receiving Waters Location Description Latitude Longitude Upstream Background Monitoring Points (decimal (decimal degree, degree,
- F18
If quality characteristics of the receiving water at the downstream monitoring points exceed any of the trigger levels specified in Table F5 - Receiving waters contaminant trigger levels during a release event the environmental authority holder must compare the downstream results to the upstream results in the receiving waters and: a) where the downstream result is the same or a lower value than the upstream value for the quality characteristic then no action is to be taken; or b) where the down stream results exceed the upstream results complete an investigation into the potential for environmental harm and provide a written report to the administering authority in the next annual return, outlining 1. details of the investigations carried out 2. actions taken to prevent environmental harm. Note: Where an exceedance of a trigger level has occurred and is being investigated, in accordance with F18 b) of this condition, no further reporting is required during the same event for subsequent trigger level exceedances for that quality characteristic.
- F19
All determinations of water quality and biological monitoring must be performed by an appropriately qualified person. Receiving Environment Monitoring Program (REMP)
- F20
The environmental authority holder must develop and implement a Receiving Environment Monitoring Program (REMP) to monitor, identify and describe any adverse impacts to surface water environmental values, quality and flows due to the authorised mining activity. This must include monitoring the effects of the mine on the receiving environment periodically (under natural flow conditions) and while mine affected water is being discharged from the site. For the purposes of the REMP, the receiving environment is the waters of the Burnett River / Paradise Dam and connected or surrounding waterways within 10km downstream of the release. The REMP should encompass any sensitive receiving waters or environmental values downstream of the authorised mining activity that will potentially be directly affected by an authorised release of mine affected water.
- F21
A REMP Design Document that addresses the requirements of the REMP must be prepared and made available to the administrating authority upon request.
- F22
A report outlining the findings of the REMP, including all monitoring results and interpretations must be prepared annually and made available on request to the administrating authority. This must include an assessment of background reference water quality, the condition of downstream water quality compared against water quality objectives, and the suitability of current discharge limits to protect downstream environmental values. Water reuse
- F23
Mine affected water may be piped or trucked or transferred by some other means that does not contravene the conditions of this environmental authority and deposited into artificial water storage Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 structures, such as farm dams or tanks, or used directly at properties owned by the environmental authority holder or a third party (with the consent of the third party). Annual Water Monitoring Reporting
- F24
The following information must be recorded in relation to all water monitoring required under the conditions of this environmental authority and submitted to the administering authority in the specified format: a) the date on which the sample was taken b) the time at which the sample was taken c) the monitoring point at which the sample was taken d) the measured or estimated daily quantity of mine affected water released from all release points e) the release flow rate at the time of sampling for each release point f) the results of all monitoring and details of any exceedances of the conditions of this environmental authority g) water quality monitoring data must be provided to the administering authority in the specified electronic format upon request. Temporary Interference with waterways
- F25
Destroying native vegetation, excavating, or placing fill in a watercourse, lake or spring necessary for and associated with mining operations must be undertaken in accordance with Department of Natural Resources and Mines (or its successor) Guideline - Activities in a Watercourse, Lake or Spring associated with Mining Activities. Water Management Plan
- F26
A Water Management Plan must be developed by an appropriately qualified person and implemented within three (3) months of this environmental authority taking effect. Stormwater and Water sediment controls
- F27
An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan must be developed by an appropriately qualified person and implemented for all stages of the mining activities on the site to minimise erosion and the release of sediment to receiving waters and contamination of stormwater.
- F28
Stormwater, other than mine affected water, is permitted to be released to waters from: a) erosion and sediment control structures that are installed and operated in accordance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan required by condition F27 b) water management infrastructure that is installed and operated, in accordance with a Water Management Plan that complies with condition F26, for the purpose of ensuring water does not become mine affected water. Onsite Water Storage Monitoring
- F29
Water storages stated in Table F7 - Water storage monitoring must be monitored for the water quality characteristics specified in Table F8 - Water storage quality characteristics at the monitoring locations and at the monitoring frequency specified in Table F7 - Water storage monitoring and Figure 3 attached to this environmental authority. Table F7 - Water storage monitoring Longitude Mine Affected Monitoring (decimal degree, Water Source and Frequency Monitoring Point Latitude (decimal GDA94) Location degree, GDA94) 151.840712 Tailings Dam Quarterly and prior 151.838722 Mine Water Dam to any release in QIM-TD -25.307248 151.84781 Mining Area 1 accordance with QIM-MWD -25.309215 151.849478 Mining Area 2 condition F2. QIM-MA1 -25.307772 QIM-MA2 -25.330887 Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 QIM-MA3 -25.331164 151.835005 Mining Area 3 QIM-MA4 -25.318611 151.823297 Mining Area 4 Table F8 - Water storage quality characteristics Units pH unit Quality characteristics S/cm pH NTU Electrical Conductivity mg/L Turbidity mg/L Sulphate mg/L Nitrate mg/L Total Dissolved Solids mg/L Fluoride mg/L Aluminium mg/L Arsenic mg/L Boron mg/L Cadmium mg/L Chromium mg/L Cobalt mg/L Copper mg/L Iron mg/L Lead mg/L Manganese mg/L Mercury mg/L Molybdenum mg/L Nickel mg/L Selenium mg/L Silver mg/L Uranium mg/L Vanadium mg/L Zinc mg/L Petroleum hydrocarbons (C6-C9) Petroleum hydrocarbons (C10 - C36) Aquatic Ecology
- F30
Within twelve months of this environmental authority taking effect and not less than once every three years thereafter, the holder of this environmental authority must ensure an appropriately qualified person conducts an ecological survey of the aquatic environment to determine the impact of mining activities on: a) the presence and abundance of the aquatic fauna and flora, including the extent of any macrophyte beds capable of supporting lungfish spawning, and lodge a report on the studies with the administering authority.
- F31
The holder of this environmental authority must, wherever reasonable and practical, action recommendations resulting from the ecological surveys. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Schedule H - Land
- H1
Land disturbed by mining must be rehabilitated in accordance with Table H1 - Rehabilitation Requirements and Figure 4. Table H1 - Rehabilitation Requirements Mine Mine Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Indicators Completion Criteria Domain Feature Name Goal Objective All mine domains All mine Safe, Stable, The community and Final Administering authority features Non-polluting future generations Rehabilitation acceptance of Final Sustainable are left with no Report Rehabilitation Report and land use residual liability for Mine Closure Plan application for surrender of site rehabilitation or EA. Non-polluting maintenance. Stakeholder Mine Closure Plan including consultation Decommissioning Plan Stable Full awareness in developed and implemented at community Contamination least 18 months prior to final regarding mine assessment mineral processing onsite. closure concept and Stakeholder consultation timing. Water quality records show ongoing confirmed by engagement and consultation Site is safe for monitoring with local community in humans and closure planning process. animals now and in Water quality Provision of a signed the foreseeable confirmed by statement from affected future. monitoring landowners in the progressive and final rehabilitation reports, There is no impact Engineered commenting on overall from the site on structures to satisfaction with rehabilitation. surface water control water flow Certification in the Final quality. Rehabilitation Report/ Progressive Rehabilitation There is no impact Report that land listed on the from the site on Environmental Management groundwater quality. Register (EMR) has been satisfactorily rehabilitated and Landform design removed from the EMR or a achieves Site Management Plan has appropriate erosion been approved for the land. rates. Concentrations of contaminants at receiving water monitoring locations are consistent with concentrations recorded at background monitoring locations. Compliance with discharge criteria for mine affected water release limits and release contaminant trigger levels. Concentrations of contaminants at compliance groundwater bores are consistent with concentrations recorded at background groundwater monitoring locations. Evidence in Final Rehabilitation Report/ Progressive Rehabilitation Report that required contour
- H2
Rehabilitation must commence progressively in accordance with the plan of operations. Contaminated Land
- H3
Before applying for surrender of a mining lease, the holder must (if applicable) provide to the administering authority a site investigation report under the Act, in relation to any part of the mining lease which has been used for notifiable activities or which the holder is aware is likely to be contaminated land, and also carry out any further work that is required as a result of that report to ensure that the land is suitable for its final land use.
- H4
Before applying for progressive rehabilitation certification for an area, the holder must (if applicable) provide to the administering authority a site investigation report under the Act, in relation to any part of the area the subject of the application which has been used for notifiable activities or which the holder is aware is likely to be contaminated land, and also carry out any further work that is required as a result of that report to ensure that the land is suitable for its final land use under condition H1.
- H5
Minimise the potential for contamination of land by hazardous contaminants. Biodiversity offsets
- H6
The holder of this environmental authority must not impact State Significant Biodiversity Values. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Schedule X - Regulated Structures Assessment of consequence category
- X1
The consequence category of any structure must be assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person in accordance with the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635) at the following times: a) prior to the design and construction of the structure, if it is not an existing structure; or b) if it is an existing structure, prior to the adoption of this schedule; or c) prior to any change in its purpose or the nature of its stored contents.
- X2
A consequence assessment report and certification must be prepared for each structure assessed and the report may include a consequence assessment for more than one structure.
- X3
Certification must be provided by the suitably qualified and experienced person who undertook the assessment, in the form set out in the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635). Design and construction of a regulated structure
- X4
All regulated structures must be designed by, and constructed under the supervision of, a suitably qualified and experienced person in accordance with the requirements of the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635).
- X5
Construction of a regulated structure is prohibited unless the holder has submitted a consequence category assessment report and certification to the administering authority has been certified by a suitably qualified and experienced person for the design and design plan and the associated operating procedures in compliance with the relevant condition of this authority.
- X6
Certification must be provided by the suitably qualified and experienced person who oversees the preparation of the design plan in the form set out in the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635), and must be recorded in the Regulated Dams/Levees register.
- X7
Regulated structures must: a) be designed and constructed in accordance with and conform to the requirements of the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635); b) be designed and constructed with due consideration given to ensuring that the design integrity would not be compromised on account of: (i) floodwaters from entering the regulated dam from any watercourse or drainage line; and (ii) wall failure due to erosion by floodwaters arising from any watercourse or drainage line. c) have the floor and sides of the dam designed and constructed to prevent or minimise the passage of the wetting front and any entrained contaminants through either the floor or sides of the dam during the operational life of the dam and for any period of decommissioning and rehabilitation of the dam.
- X8
Certification by the suitably qualified and experienced person who supervises the construction must be submitted to the administering authority on the completion of construction of the regulated structure, and state that: a) the 'as constructed' drawings and specifications meet the original intent of the design plan for that regulated structure; b) construction of the regulated structure is in accordance with the design plan. Operation of a regulated structure
- X9
Operation of a regulated structure, except for an existing structure, is prohibited unless: a) the holder has submitted to the administering authority: (i) one paper copy and one electronic copy of the design plan and certification of the `design plan' in accordance with condition X6, and Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 (ii) a set of `as constructed' drawings and specifications, and (iii) certification of those `as constructed drawings and specifications' in accordance with condition X8, and (iv) where the regulated structure is to be managed as part of an integrated containment system for the purpose of sharing the DSA volume across the system, a copy of the certified system design plan. (v) the requirements of this authority relating to the construction of the regulated structure have been met; (vi) the holder has entered the details required under this authority, into a Register of Regulated Dams; and (vii) there is a current operational plan for the regulated structures.
- X10
Each regulated structure must be maintained and operated, for the duration of its operational life until decommissioned and rehabilitated, in a manner that is consistent with the current operational plan and, if applicable, the current design plan and associated certified `as constructed' drawings. Mandatory reporting level
- X11
Conditions X12 to X15 inclusive only apply to Regulated Structures which have not been certified as low consequence category for `failure to contain - overtopping'.
- X12
The Mandatory Reporting Level (the MRL) must be marked on a regulated dam in such a way that during routine inspections of that dam, it is clearly observable.
- X13
The holder must, as soon as practical and within forty-eight (48) hours of becoming aware, notify the administering authority when the level of the contents of a regulated dam reaches the MRL.
- X14
The holder must, immediately on becoming aware that the MRL has been reached, act to prevent the occurrence of any unauthorised discharge from the regulated dam.
- X15
The holder must record any changes to the MRL in the Register of Regulated Structures. Design storage allowance
- X16
The holder must assess the performance of each regulated dam or linked containment system over the preceding November to May period based on actual observations of the available storage in each regulated dam or linked containment system taken prior to 1 July of each year.
- X17
By 1 November of each year, storage capacity must be available in each regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems with a shared DSA volume), to meet the Design Storage Allowance (DSA) volume for the dam (or network of linked containment systems).
- X18
The holder must, as soon as possible and within forty-eight (48) hours of becoming aware that the regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems) will not have the available storage to meet the DSA volume on 1 November of any year, notify the administering authority.
- X19
The holder must, immediately on becoming aware that a regulated dam (or network of linked containment systems) will not have the available storage to meet the DSA volume on 1 November of any year, act to prevent the occurrence of any unauthorised discharge from the regulated dam or linked containment systems. Annual inspection report
- X20
Each regulated structure must be inspected each calendar year by a suitably qualified and experienced person.
- X21
At each annual inspection, the condition and adequacy of all components of the regulated structure must be assessed and a suitably qualified and experienced person must prepare an annual inspection Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 report containing details of the assessment and include recommended actions to ensure the integrity of the regulated structure.
- X22
The suitably qualified and experienced person who prepared the annual inspection report must certify the report in accordance with the Manual for Assessing Consequence Categories and Hydraulic Performance of Structures (EM635).
- X23
The holder must: a) Within 20 business days of receipt of the annual inspection report, provide to the administering authority: (i) The recommendations section of the annual inspection report; and (ii) If applicable, any actions being taken in response to those recommendations; and b) If, following receipt of the recommendations and (if applicable) actions, the administering authority requests a full copy of the annual inspection report from the holder, provide this to the administering authority within 10 business days of receipt of the request. Transfer arrangements
- X24
The holder must provide a copy of any reports, documentation and certifications prepared under this authority, including but not limited to any Register of Regulated Structures, consequence assessment, design plan and other supporting documentation, to a new holder on transfer of this authority. Decommissioning and rehabilitation
- X25
Dams must not be abandoned but be either: a) decommissioned and rehabilitated to achieve compliance with condition H1; or b) be left in-situ for a beneficial use(s) provided that: (i) it no longer contains contaminants that will migrate into the environment; and (ii) it contains water of a quality that is demonstrated to be suitable for its intended beneficial use(s); and (iii) the administering authority, the holder of the environmental authority and the landholder agree in writing that the dam will be used by the landholder following the cessation of the environmentally relevant activity(ies). Register of Regulated Dams
- X26
A Register of Regulated Dams must be established and maintained by the holder for each regulated dam.
- X27
The holder must provisionally enter the required information in the Register of Regulated Dams when a design plan for a regulated dam is submitted to the administering authority.
- X28
The holder must make a final entry of the required information in the Register of Regulated Dams once compliance with condition X9 and has been achieved.
- X29
The holder must ensure that the information contained in the Register of Regulated Dams is current and complete on any given day.
- X30
All entries in the Register of Regulated Dams must be approved by the chief executive officer for the holder of this authority, or their delegate, as being accurate and correct.
- X31
The holder must, at the same time as providing the annual return, supply to the administering authority a copy of the records contained in the Register of Regulated Dams, in the electronic format required by the administering authority. Permit Environmental authority EPML00848413 Definitions Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Where a term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning. `acid rock drainage' means any contaminated discharge emanating from a mining activity formed through a series of chemical and biological reactions, when geological strata is disturbed and exposed to oxygen and moisture. `affected person' is someone whose drinking water can potentially be impacted as a result of discharges from a dam or their life can be put at risk due to dwellings or workplaces being in the path of a dam break flood. `airblast overpressure' means energy transmitted from the blast site within the atmosphere in the form of pressure waves. The maximum excess pressure in this wave, above ambient pressure is the peak airblast overpressure measured in decibels linear (dBL). `annual inspection report' means an assessment prepared by a suitably qualified and experienced person containing details of the assessment against the most recent consequence assessment report and design plan (or system design plan); (a) against recommendations contained in previous annual inspections reports; (b) against recognised dam safety deficiency indicators; (c) for changes in circumstances potentially leading to a change in consequence category; (d) for conformance with the conditions of this authority; (e) for conformance with the `as constructed' drawings; (f) for the adequacy of the available storage in each regulated dam, based on an actual observation or observations taken after 31 May each year but prior to 1 November of that year, of accumulated sediment, state of the containment barrier and the level of liquids in the dam (or network of linked containment systems); (g) for evidence of conformance with the current operational plan. `annual exceedance probability' or `AEP' the probability that at least one event in excess of a particular magnitude will occur in any given year. `appropriately qualified person' means a person who has professional qualifications, training, skills or experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and analysis on performance relating to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature. `assessed' or `assessment' by a suitably qualified and experienced person in relation to a consequence assessment of a dam, means that a statutory declaration has been made by that person and, when taken together with any attached or appended documents referenced in that declaration, all of the following aspects are addressed and are sufficient to allow an independent audit of the assessment: (a) exactly what has been assessed and the precise nature of that determination; (b) the relevant legislative, regulatory and technical criteria on which the assessment has been based; (c) the relevant data and facts on which the assessment has been based, the source of that material, and the efforts made to obtain all relevant data and facts; and (d) the reasoning on which the assessment has been based using the relevant data and facts, and the relevant criteria.