Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPPR00859613 · SUNGELA PTY LTD
Minerals environmental authority EPPR00859613 (SUNGELA PTY LTD), Granted. 9 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- SUNGELA PTY LTD; THUNGELA RESOURCES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
9 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
The conditions of this environmental authority are in force until a surrender of the authority is accepted pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The conditions apply unless an amendment is approved pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994.
- A2
The environmental authority holder is to give the administering authority a financial assurance in the amount and form and at a time required by the administering authority.
- A3
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects dated January 2001. Schedule B - Additional conditions for Environmentally Sensitive Areas
- B1
The holder of the Environmental Authority must consult with the Administering Authority to identify the specific values that must be preserved within the area identified as an Environmentally Sensitive Area (Endangered Regional Ecosystem). Environmentally sensitive areas identified within and adjacent to MDL 217 and 218 are listed in the table below. Category Land Area Classification General location Category B Endangered Regional Ecosystem Refer to figure 1. (including but not limited to): 11.4.9; 11.5.3 11.4.8; 11.4.3 11.3.3; 11.3.1 11.3.37; 11.3.32 Note: The Endangered Regional Ecosystems are outlined in "The Conservation Status of Queensland's Bioregional Ecosystems", by Sattler & Williams, 1999. Note: Conditions B1-B6 are conditions that override the Standard Environmental Condition (SEC) 13 to the extent that SEC 13 prohibits the holder of the environmental authority carrying out mining activities in, or within 500 m, of an Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area (ie. an Endangered Regional Ecosystem).
- B2
The holder of the Environmental Authority is authorised, subject to the conditions of this authority, to carry out standard mining activities on the relevant tenement in, or within 500 m of, any Endangered Regional Ecosystem. Permit Environmental authority EPPR00859613
- B3
When carrying out mining activities within an Endangered Regional Ecosystem the holder of the environmental authority must do so in accordance with the scale and intensity of activities as outlined below: Site Access Drilling or Seismic Grid Lines 1.1. Spacing of gridlines is not less than 500m apart; and 1.2. Spacing may be reduced to 250m at no more than three specified prospects. Drill sites 1.3. Operational area is no greater than 1000m2; 1.4. Sump size is no greater than 10m2; 1.5. Topsoil stripping is limited to sump area; and 1.6. Clearing of mature trees is prevented or minimised. Tracks 1.7. Spacing between tracks is not less than 500m; 1.8. Existing access and fence line tracks are used where possible and any new tracks are constructed by linking natural clearings where possible; 1.9. Track construction involving blade clearing of established ground cover vegetation and/or clearing of mature trees is prevented or minimised; 1.10. Line of sight clearing is prevented or minimised; and 1.11. Construction of new crossings of major natural drainage lines is prevented or minimised. Other Land Disturbance 1.12. Exploration does not involve costeaning or bulk sampling in areas of Endangered Regional Ecosystems; and 1.13. Establishing exploration camps will not involve clearing areas of Endangered Regional Ecosystems. Equipment use 1.14. Rubber tyred, low ground pressure vehicles and machinery is to be used where possible; and 1.15. Transport of weeds on vehicles and machinery is prevented.
- B4
The environmental authority holder will limit total disturbance within any areas identified as Endangered Regional Ecosystems to a maximum area of 1% of the remnant patch or up to a maximum area of 1000 square metres at any one location.
- B5
In regard to complying with Standard Environmental Condition 42, the holder of the environmental authority must revegetate the areas identified as Endangered Regional Ecosystems with plant species from the same ecosystem type. Consult with the Administering Authority prior to commencing rehabilitation to determine the most appropriate techniques and seed mixture for the specific area. Permit Environmental authority EPPR00859613
- B6
Rehabilitation of all areas disturbed within the Endangered Regional Ecosystem will be completed as soon as practical but no longer than three months after completion of the disturbance activity. END OF CONDITIONS Definitions Words and phrases used throughout this licence are defined below except where identified in the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act 1994) or subordinate legislation. Where a word or term is not defined, the ordinary English meaning applies, and regard should be given to the Macquarie Dictionary. "authority" means environmental authority (mining activities) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. "bed and banks" for a waters, river, creek, stream, lake, lagoon, pond, swamp, wetland or dam means land over which the water of the waters, lake, lagoon, pond, swamp, wetland or dam normally flows or that is normally covered by the water, whether permanently or intermittently; but does not include land adjoining or adjacent to the bed and banks that is from time to time covered by floodwater. "bunded" means within bunding consistent with Australian Standard 1940. "competent person" means a person with the demonstrated skill and knowledge required to carry out the task to a standard necessary for the reliance upon collected data or protection of the environment. "contaminate" means to render impure by contact or mixture. "contaminated" means the substance has come into contact with a contaminant. "contaminant" - a contaminant can be: a) a gas, liquid or solid; or b) an odour; or c) an organism (whether alive or dead), including a virus; or d) energy, including noise, heat, radioactivity and electromagnetic radiation; or e) a combination of contaminants. "control measure" means any action or activity that can be used to prevent or eliminate a hazard or reduce it to an acceptable level. "cover material" means any soil or rock suitable as a germination medium or landform armouring. Permit Environmental authority EPPR00859613 "disturbed" means any area that has had its natural state altered by the action or interference of carrying out an activity associated with the exploration project. "environmental authority" means an environmental authority granted in relation to an environmentally relevant activity under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. "environmental authority holder" means the holder of this environmental authority. "environmentally relevant activity" means an environmentally relevant activity as defined under Section 18 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and listed under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008. "ERE" means an endangered regional ecosystem identified in the database maintained by the department called `Regional Ecosystem Description Database' containing regional ecosystem numbers and descriptions. "financial assurance" means a security required under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 by the administering authority to cover the cost of rehabilitation or remediation of disturbed land or to secure