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Minerals progressive rehabilitation and closure plan

P-PRCP-100785995 · CHINOVA RESOURCES CLONCURRY MINES PTY LTD

PRC plan P-PRCP-100785995 for CHINOVA RESOURCES CLONCURRY MINES PTY LTD (EPML00701913), minerals. Current schedule final milestone 2063-12-10; 29 rehabilitation and improvement areas. 1 applications, including information requests and replies.

Environmental authority
EPML00701913
Holders
CHINOVA RESOURCES CLONCURRY MINES PTY LTD
Tenures
ML2454; ML2566; ML2688; ML2689; ML2690; ML2691; ML2692; ML2693; ML2694; ML2732; ML2733; ML2734; ML2735; ML2736; ML2737; ML2738; ML2745; ML2746; ML90043; ML90061; ML90215; ML90217
Plan versions
P-PRCP-100785995 (effective 2026-07-23)
Current schedule final milestone
2063-12-10
Areas in current schedule
29 · 464 ha

Schedule versions

VersionEffectiveFinal milestoneAreasDocument
1 (current)2026-07-232063-12-1029Schedule PDF

Rehabilitation and improvement areas

From the current schedule's tables. Land use categories are keyword groupings; the schedule's wording is shown beneath.

AreaActivitiesHectaresPost-mining land useFirst milestonePage
RA1rehabilitationMount Elliott – Waste Rock Dump3.3Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/203621
RA2rehabilitationMount Elliott – Mount Elliott Southern SD, Mount Elliott Exploration SD, Mount Elliott Evaporation Dam, Mount Elliott WRD Containment Dam, Mount Elliott Infrastructure, Mount Elliott ROM area size (ha)GrazingLow Intensity GrazingCommencement of first22
RA3rehabilitationMount Elliott – Mount Elliott Subsidence, Mount Elliot Infrastructure, Mount Elliott Portal, Other Roads3.7Native ecosystemNative vegetation10/12/203623
RA4rehabilitationMt Elliott – Other Roads21.96Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/205924
RA5rehabilitationLady Ella – Waste Rock Dump5.41Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/203625
RA6rehabilitationLady Ella – Lady Ella Northern SD, Lady Ella SD, Lady Ella Southern SD, Lady Ella ROM, Lady Ella ROM Dam, Lady Ella Ore Stockpile4.51Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/203626
RA7rehabilitationLady Ella – Other Roads7.41Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/205627
RA8rehabilitationMerlin – ROM and WRD12Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/204128
RA9rehabilitationMerlin – Merlin Concentrator, Merlin Infrastructure, Merlin Paste Plant, Merlin PAF Dam 2, Merlin 1 Environment Dam (General Infrastructure), Merlin 3 Environment Dam (WRD), Merlin 2 Environmental Dam (ROM and WRD), Merlin SD (North of WRD), Merlin SD (Paste Plant), Merlin Soil Stockpile area size (ha) first milestone:GrazingLow Intensity Grazing29
RA10rehabilitationMerlin – Merlin Infrastructure, Merlin Portal0.89GrazingLow Intensity Grazing10/12/204130
RA11rehabilitationMerlin – Merlin Roads6.4Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/206331
RA12rehabilitationMount Dore – Waste Rock Dumps (North and South) and Heap Leach Area70.2Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/204332
RA13rehabilitationMount Dore – Mt Dore ROM/Agglomerator/Crusher, Mt Dore Process Plant, Mt Dore Process Ponds, Mt Dore ROM/Process/Heap Leach Surrounds, Mt Dore ROM Dam, Mt Dore North WRD Environment Dam 1, Mt Dore North WRD Environment Dam 2, Mt Dore North Environment Dam, Mt Dore North WRD Soil Stockpile, Mt Dore North Pit Soil Stockpile, Mt Dore South WRD Soil Stockpile, Mt Dore South Pit Soil Stockpile, Mt Dore Process Plant Soil Stockpile, Mt Dore Leach pad Soil Stockpile, Donghui Village (formerly Mt Dore Camp), Mt Dore Equipment Parking, Mt Dore Laydown Area area size (ha) first milestone:GrazingLow Intensity Grazing33
RA14rehabilitationMount Dore – Exploration, Other Roads, Donghui Village Roads, Haul Road18.42Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/204334
RA15rehabilitationStarra – Eastern and Southern Tailings Storage Facilities91.91Native ecosystemNative vegetation10/12/203635
RA16rehabilitationStarra – 257 WRD S, 257 WRD W, 251 WRD, 244 WRD E, 244 WRD W, 222 WRD, 222 WRD N, 276 WRD, Starra 254 WRD, Starra 254 PAF Cell, Starra 222 WRD Extended, 251 Ore Stockpile, 222 Copper Oxide, 276 ROM, Starra 254 ROM, Heap Leach, 244 Pit, Starra 244 Pit PAF Cell size (ha) first milestone:Native ecosystemNative Vegetation36
RA17rehabilitationStarra – 276 Portal, 251 Portal, 276 Infrastructure, 244 Subsidence, 222 Air-rises (2)1.31GrazingLow Intensity Grazing10/12/203638
RA18rehabilitationStarra – Starra 254 Oxide / Low Grade, Starra 222 ROM, Old Selwyn Mill, 276 SD W, 257 Northern SD, 251 Southern SD, 222 Northern SD, 222 Western SD, 222 Southern SD, Eastern TSF Duck Pond, Eastern TSF Seepage Pond, Selwyn Pregnant Liquor Pond, Selwyn SD, 254 ROM Dam, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 1, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 2, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 3, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 4, 222 Soil Stockpile, Starra 254 (Topsoil Stockpile), Borrow Areas, 254 Explosive Magazines (2), Selwyn Precinct Offices & Ablutions, Selwyn Precinct Waste Trench, 222 Offices & Ablutions, 222 Water Truck Fill, 222 Batch Plant, Starra RO Plant, Starra STP, Starra 254 LG Stockpile Pond, Starra 222 ROM Pad Pond, 254 Turkeys Nest, 276 Soil Stockpile, Merlin-Osborne Power Line, 254 Water Truck Fill Point, 254 Dewatering Pipeline, Selwyn Precinct Workshop, Selwyn Precinct Go-Bay, Selwyn Precinct Warehouse, Selwyn – 222 Powerline, 222 Fuel Storage Power Generation, 222 Offices & Ablutions, 222 Jacking Pad, 222 Laydown/UG Power Generation, 222 STP, 222 RO Plant, 222 Header Tank, Tailings Line, Merlin-Osborne Water Line, Tailings Pipeline Access Road, De-watering Line, Selwyn Precinct Raw Water, Starra 254 Dewater / Waste, Selwyn Precinct Dewatering Pipeline, Selwyn to Starra 222 Raw Water Pipeline, Starra 222 Raw Water Pipeline, Starra 222 Dewater / Waste Pipeline size (ha) 222 Western SD, 222 Southern SD, Eastern TSF Duck Pond, Eastern TSF Seepage Pond, Selwyn Pregnant Liquor Pond, Selwyn SD, 254 ROM Dam, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 1, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 2, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 3, 254 WRD Sediment Dam 4, 222 Soil Stockpile, Starra 254 (Topsoil Stockpile), Borrow Areas, 254 Explosive Magazines (2), Selwyn Precinct Offices & Ablutions, Selwyn Precinct Waste Trench, 222 Offices & Ablutions, 222 Water Truck Fill, 222 Batch Plant, Starra RO Plant, Starra STP, Starra 254 LG Stockpile Pond, Starra 222 ROM Pad Pond, 254 Turkeys Nest, 276 Soil Stockpile, Merlin-Osborne Power Line, 254 Water Truck Fill Point, 254 Dewatering Pipeline, Selwyn Precinct Workshop, Selwyn Precinct Go-Bay, Selwyn Precinct Warehouse, Selwyn – 222 Powerline, 222 Fuel Storage Power Generation, 222 Offices & Ablutions, 222 Jacking Pad, 222 Laydown/UG Power Generation, 222 STP, 222 RO Plant, 222 Header Tank, Tailings Line, Merlin-Osborne Water Line, Tailings Pipeline Access Road, De-watering Line, Selwyn Precinct Raw Water, Starra 254 Dewater / Waste, Selwyn Precinct Dewatering Pipeline, Selwyn to Starra 222 Raw Water Pipeline, Starra 222 Raw Water Pipeline, Starra 222 Dewater / Waste Pipeline size (ha)GrazingLow Intensity Grazing10/12/203639
RA19rehabilitationStarra – Lake Wyche12.04Water, diversions and flood landformsWater Storage10/12/205943
RA20rehabilitationStarra – Permanent Infrastructure, including access tracks and haul roads, Selwyn Boilermakers Workshop, Starra Workshop, Laydowns, concrete pads, Starra raw water tank, Selwyn Fuel Storage, Starra offices administration, 276 Infrastructure187.51Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/204344
RA21rehabilitationVictoria – North Pit1.6Water, diversions and flood landformsWater Storage10/12/203645
RA22rehabilitationVictoria – Victoria WRD, Victoria WRD2, Victoria South Pit, Victoria Ore Stockpile8.49Native ecosystemNative Vegetation10/12/203646
RA23rehabilitationVictoria – Victoria Sediment Basin, Laydowns1.12GrazingLow Intensity Grazing10/12/203647
RA24rehabilitationVictoria – Other Roads2.48Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/205648
RA25rehabilitationMount Cobalt – Other Roads2.96Infrastructure, industrial or residentialRetained Infrastructure10/12/203649
IA1improvementLady Ella - PitNUMA or voidNUMA10/12/203656
IA2improvementStarra 222 - PitNUMA or voidNUMA10/12/203657
IA3improvementStarra - 254 PitNUMA or voidNUMA10/12/203658
IA4improvementMount Dore – North and South open pitsNUMA or voidNUMA10/12/204359

Application A-PRCP-NEW-100785960

Received
2021-10-29
Extensions
1 (to 2026-03-01)
Plan effective
2026-07-23
Days from receipt to plan effective
1728
Register
Application record
1 documents on the register