Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPVX00721613 · BELVIEW COAL PTY LTD
Coal environmental authority EPVX00721613 (BELVIEW COAL PTY LTD), Granted. 29 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- BELVIEW COAL PTY LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions (OCR)
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
29 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- F1
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Land Disturbance’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects, except condition 2, which is replaced by conditions F2 to F3 of this environmental authority.
- F2
The environmental authority holder must ensure that the area and duration of disturbance to land and vegetation is minimised. Not more than 1000m? can be disturbed at any one location, excluding campsites and drill sites.
- F3
The operational area within the drill sites undertaken must not exceed 2500m’? for any one location. Nature Conservation
- F4
In carrying out activities on EPC 1114 all reasonable and practicable measures must be taken to prevent or minimise the likelihood of environmental harm being caused to any Category A, B or C Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
- F5
The environmental authority holder is not authorised to carry out mining activities on EPC1114 in any Category A, B or C Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- F6
The environmental authority holder is authorised to carry out mining activities on EPC1114 within 500 metres of Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas, however, activities involving machinery must not be carried out within i1km of any Category A Environmenially Sensitive Area.
- F7
Prior to commencement of drilling, the locations of the drill sites within 500 metres of the Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas must be supplied to the administering authority in the form of a map including the GPS locations of the drill holes to be undertaken prior to commencement of drilling. Environmental Authority (Exploration or Mineral Development) Non Code Compliant Level 2 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN204122712
- F8
Habitat trees must be protected.
- F9
No clearing of mature trees is authorised except with approval of the administering authority. Fi0 Debris from clearing or felling of trees must not accumulate within two (2) metres of any retained tree.
- F11
Burning of vegetation is not permitted.
- F12
= Whencarrying out mining activities within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area the holder of the environmental authority must do so in accordance with conditions F13 to F40. Drilling, Excavating and Sampling Fi3 The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Drilling, Excavating and Sampling’ { Standard Environmenta! Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects.
- F14
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Exploration drill holes’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects.
- F15
=‘ The environmental authority holder is authorised to undertake no more than 5 drill sites within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- F16
The sumps for drill holes within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must not exceed 19m7. Gridlines and Geophysical Surveys
- F17
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Gridlines and Geophysical Surveys’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects.
- F18
The environmental authority holder is not authorised to undertake 2D seismic survey tracks within Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area. ™ F19 F20 F21 F22 Environmental Authority (Exploration or Mineral Development) Non Code Compliant Level 2 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN204122712 The environmental authority holder is not authorised to undertake 2D seismic survey tracks within Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas. The environmental authority holder is not authorised to undertake 2D seismic survey tracks within 500 metres of the Category A Environmentally Sensitive Areas. The environmental authority holder is authorised to undertake 2D seismic survey tracks within 500 metres of Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. The environmental authority holder must not undertake more than 1.3ha of disturbance within 500m of Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area and avoid clearing mature trees for seismic activities. Topsoil and Overburden Management F23 F24 F25 The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Topsoil and Overburden Management’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects. Topsoil stripping is not authorised within any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. Topsoil stripping within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area is limited to an area no greater than 2500m?. Hazardous Contaminants F26 F27 The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Hazardous Contaminants’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects. Spillage of all chemicals must be controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm.
- F28
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Roads and Tracks’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects.
- F29
Any existing access and fence line tracks must be used.
- F30
Clearing of mature trees for construction of access tracks is not authorised.
- F31
Tracks are not to be constructed greater than 3m in width.
- F32
Spacing of tracks must not be less than 250m. \ rom
- F33
=‘ Track construction involving blade clearing of mature trees is to be prevented.
- F34
= The environmental authority holder must minimise disturbance within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area when constructing tracks. Other !and disturbance
- F35
Exploration within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must not involve costeaning or bulk sampling activities.
- F36
Construction of exploration camps is not authorised in or within any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. Rehabilitation and reporting
- F37
Rehabilitation of areas disturbed by mining activities within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must be completed as soon as practicable, but no longer than 3 months after completion of the disturbance activity.
- F38
The environmental authority holder must revegetate disturbed areas within 500 metres of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with native plant species endemic to the area that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas within 500m of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. “% Environmental Authority (Exploration or Mineral Development) Non Code Compliant Level 2 Mining Project Permit! Number: MIN204122712
- F39
~— All land subject to mining activities must be rehabilitated to a non polluting, safe, stable and self sustaining landform
- F40
= An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return, The report must include details of exploration activities undertaken and details of progressive rehabilitation works completed to demonstrate compliance with conditions F37 to F39. END OF CONDITIONS Environmental! Authority (Exploration or Mineral Development) Non Code Compliant Level 2 Mining Project Permit’ Number: MIN204122712 DEFINITIONS “Artesian Bore” includes a shaft, well, gallery, spear or excavation, and any works constructed in connection with the shaft well, gallery, spear or excavation, that taps an aquifer and the water flows, or has flowed, naturally to the surface. “Authority” means environmental authority (mining activities) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. “Borehole” means either an artesian bore or a subartesian bore. “Campsite” The area encompassing any dwelling, amenities (e.g. toilet block, power generator), sewage of general waste disposal facility and includes the office area and vehicle parking areas associated with a temporary or permanent mining camp. “Costeaning” the digging of a trench of pit across the seam or ore body for exposing, sampling and mapping of the ore body. “Density of cover” in reference to trees and/or shrubs, it means the number of trees or shrubs in a specified area (e.g. 50 trees per square kilometre). With reference to understorey plant species (e.g. grasses and forbs), Se it means the percentage of surface area covered by a particular species. “Disturbed” any area that has had its natural state altered by the action or interference of carrying out an activity associated with the exploration project. “Endangered regional ecosystem” means a regional ecosystem identified as endangered in the database maintained by the administering authority called ‘Regional Ecosystem description database’ containing regional ecosystem numbers and descriptions. “Environmental Authority” means a licence or approval issued by the administering authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 “Environmental authority holder” means the holder of this environmental authority. “Environmentally Sensitive Areas” refers to locations, however large or smail, that have environmental values that contribute to maintained biological diversity and integrity, have intrinsic or attributed scientific, historical or cultural heritage value, or are important in providing amenity, harmony or sense of community. Refer to Appendix A of Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects. “Financial Assurance” means a security deposit, either cash or a bank guarantee that is held by the administering authority to cover the potential: C (a) Costs to rehabilitate areas disturbed by mining activities; and (b) Costs to restore property improvements disturbed by mining activities; and (c) Failure of the tenure holder to pay rents and royalties. “General Waste” schedule 9 of the Environmental Protection Regulation 1998 defines general waste as “means waste other than regulated waste”. Waste rock, overburden and the contents of tailings dams are not included in the definition of general waste for the purposes of these conditions.