Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPPR04114416 · MT. DOCKERELL MINING PTY LTD
Minerals environmental authority EPPR04114416 (MT. DOCKERELL MINING PTY LTD), Granted. 25 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- MT. DOCKERELL MINING PTY LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions (OCR)
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
25 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
Activities involving machinery may be carried out within 1km of a category A environmentally sensitive area or within 500m of category B environmentally sensitive area. Prior to carrying out activities in a category C environmentally sensitive area, consult with the relevant administering authority. If it is determined through the consultation that additional conditions are necessary, the holder must comply with those conditions.
- A3
Aside from the activities authorised under Conditions A4 to A6, the holder of the environmental authority must not carry out activities in a category A or B environmentally sensitive area.
- A4
The holder of the environmenta! authority may only carry out activities in a category B environmentally sensitive area in the locations depicted in Figure 1 and 2 and described in Schedule A — Table 1 - Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area Permitted Disturbance. Schedule A — Table 1 —- Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area Permitted Disturbance Easting | Northing, |°" Description © - | (GDA94)_ - | (GDA94) -° | Disturbance Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m. ‘eoomesnons | TA | TEM | Access road no greater than 30m long by 5m Proposed Hole 14 wide. Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m. TBA! TBA' Access road no greater than 30m long by 5m Proposed Hole 2 wide. Revenue Proposed Hole 3 Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m Proposed Hole 4 Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m. Proposed Hole 5 Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m. Proposed Hole 6 Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m Proposed Hole 7 Drill pad no greater than 20m by 25m 1. Locations to be provided to the administering authority prior to exploration activities being undertaken.
- A5
Any disturbance within the areas depicted in Schedule G — Figure 1 and 2 and described in Schedule A — Table 1 is not to: a) Exceed a total disturbance area of 0.4ha; b) Damage or destroy any mature trees with a trunk diameter of greater than 25cm
- A6
Any disturbance within the areas depicted in Schedule G - Figure 1 and 2 and described in Schedule A - Table 1 is not to impact adversely on surrounding category A or B environmentally sensitive area.
- A7
The mining activity must not, at any one time, cause more than 10ha of land to be significantly disturbed.
- A8
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised. Not more than 1,000m:can be disturbed at any one location, excluding campsites. Ker AQ A10 A11 Permit Environmental authority EPPR04114416 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. All reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to prevent or minimise environmental harm caused by the activities. The holder of the environmental authority must record and notify the administering authority of any emergency or incident which demonstrates non-compliance with conditions of this environmental authority. Financial assurance A12 Financial assurance must be lodged with the administering authority in the amount, the form and within the time required by the administering authority. Notification of emergencies, incidents and exceptions A13_——- 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.
- A14
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
- A15
The holder of this environmental authority must record all environmental complaints received about the mining activities including: a) name, address and contact number for 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.
- A16
‘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. Permit Environmental authority EPPR04114416 A17_ —- 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 two years of the amendment or change being made, unless a different period is specified in the amended standard or relevant legislation; and 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. END OF SCHEDULE A 4c Permit Environmental authority EPPR04114416 Schedule B — Air
- D1
The holder of the environmental authority must plan and conduct activities on site to prevent any potential or actual release of a hazardous contaminant.
- D2
The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that spills of hazardous contaminants are cleaned up as quickly as practicable. Such spillage must not be cleaned up by hosing, sweeping or otherwise releasing such contaminants to any watercourse, waterway, groundwater, wetland or lake.
- D3
The holder of the environmental authority must, where practical, separate acid producing waste rock from benign waste rock.
- D4
The holder of the environmental authority must dispose of acid producing waste rock in an excavation or pit and backfill as soon as practical. Backfill the excavation or pit containing acid producing waste rock with benign, low permeability material and seal the excavation or pit with a compacted capping layer at least 1m thick.
- D5
The holder of the environmental authority must prevent the spread of Declared Plants by ensuring that all vehicles and machinery are adequately cleaned before taking the vehicles and machinery out of a Declared Plant Area.
- D6
The holder of the environmental authority must not carry out activities within 100m of a Historical, Archaeological or Ethnographic site.
- D7
The holder of the environmental authority must consult with the landowner prior to establishing any new roads and tracks.
- D8
When constructing new roads and tracks, the holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land, vegetation and watercourses is minimised. DS When drilling, excavating or sampling, the holder of the environmental authority must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised.
- D10
~=— The holder of the environmental authority must not drill, excavate or clear vegetation: a) in standing waters, wetlands or lakes; or b) on the sloped banks or within 3m of the top of the bank or 5m of the toe of the bank; or c) within, or on the levee banks of the normal flow channel.
- D11
The holder of the environmental! authority must decommission all non-artesian drill holes, apart from those still required for monitoring purposes as soon as practical, but no later than 6 months after the hole was drilled by undertaking the following actions: a) where practical dispose of all unused drill chips to the hole or to a sump pit and; b) cap the hole at a depth that is appropriate for the previous land use of the area (unless the land owner stipulates a future use which requires the cap to be placed deeper); and c) backfill the hole above the cap with soil or material similar to the surrounding soil or material. Di2 The holder of the environmental authority must isolate non-artesian aquifers where a drill hole intersects more than one water bearing strata by casing or plugging the hole as soon as practical after the hole is no longer required, but no later than 2 months after the hole was drilled, apart from those holes that are still required for monitoring purposes if: a) the flow difference between aquifers exceeds 500 L/hour; and b) the difference in electrical conductivity of water is greater than 10% of the lower value.
- D13
~The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that exploration drill holes that strike artesian flows of water that exceeds 500 L/hour for seven days must be either: 1. decommissioned as soon as practical, but no later than 1 month after the hole was drilled, apart from holes that are still required for monitoring or evaluation purposes. Refer to Report No. SW4 — “Minimum Construction Requirements for Water Bores in Australia”, (ARMCANZ 1997); or ony D14 D1i5 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 Permit Environmental authority EPPR04114416 2. capped to allow for future conversion into a controlled artesian bore by a licensed water bore driller: or 3. converted into a controlled artesian bore by a licensed water bore driller, provided that: a) the land owner has undertaken in writing to accept responsibility for the drill hole; and b) the explorer provides details of the agreement and the drill hole to the Department of Natural Resources and Mines within 30 days of obtaining the landowner’s agreement. The holder of the environmental authority must ensure that exploration drill holes that are to be retained for future mineral resource evaluation purposes are cased and capped. Holes to be retained for more than three years must be capped with steel casing and appropriately identified. The holder of the environmental authority must plan and determine the final position of gridlines and geophysical lines in consultation with the landowner. In Riverine Areas, the holder of the environmental authority must complete the Rehabilitation Processes on all areas disturbed by mining activities, apart from those areas currently being utilised for mining activities, as soon as practical and prior to the onset of the wet season. For all other areas on the mining tenement, the holder of the environmental authority must complete the rehabilitation processes on all areas disturbed by mining activities, apart from those areas currently being utilised for mining activities, as soon as practical and at least within six months of the completion
- E1
Contaminants must not be released directly or indirectly to any waters or groundwaters as a result of the authorised mining activities. Stormwater and water sediment controls
- E2
The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate banks and/or diversion drains to minimise the potential for storm water runoff to enter disturbed areas.
- E3
The holder of the environmental authority must design, install and maintain adequate erosion and sediment control structures wherever necessary to prevent or minimise erosion of disturbed areas and the sedimentation of any watercourse, waterway, wetland or lake. END OF SCHEDULE E IO Permit Environmental authority EPPR04114416 Schedule F - Definitions Words and phrases used throughout this environmental authority are defined below. Where a definition for a term used in this environmental authority is not provided within this environmental authority, but is provided in the EP Act 1994 or subordinate legislation, the definition in the EP Act or subordinate legislation must be used. ‘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. ‘administering authority’ is the agency that administers the environmental authority provisions under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. ‘archaeological site’ is a site that has physical evidence of the past, which has the potential to increase our knowledge of earlier human occupation, activities and events. ‘artesian drill hole’ is an exploration drill hole from which water freely flows at a rate of greater than 500 L/hour for at least 7 days after being drilled. ‘banks’ means the feature which confines major flows within a watercourse. They are steeper than a terrace and are generally of a slope greater than 1:1 on outer bends. ‘bund’ is: a) An earth mound or similar structure (e.g. a concrete block wall), whether impervious or not, constructed to contain spilled material (e.g. petrol, diesel, oil etc.); or b) a structure to prevent or reduce soil erosion. ‘campsite’ is the area encompassing any dwelling, amenities (e.g. toilet block, power generator), sewage or general waste disposal facility and includes the office area and vehicle parking areas associated with a temporary or permanent mining camp. ‘chemical’ means: a) an agricultural chemical product or veterinary chemical product within the meaning of the Agricultural b) and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Commonwealth), or c) adangerous good under the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail d) approved by the Australian Transport Council, or e) alead hazardous substance within the meaning of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 1997, or f} a drug or poison in the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons prepared by the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council and published by the Commonwealth, or g) any substance used as, or intended for use as: i. apesticide, insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, rodenticide, nematocide, miticide, fumigant or related product, or ii. a surface active agent, including, for example, soap or related detergent, or iti. a paint solvent, pigment, dye, printing ink, industrial polish, adhesive, sealant, food additive, iv. bleach, sanitiser, disinfectant, or biocide, or v. a fertiliser for agricultural, horticultural or garden use, or vi. a substance used for, or intended for use for mineral processing or treatment of metal, pulp and