January 2006 (PDF 2.9 MB) - Barrick Gold Corporation

Cowal Gold Project – Cyanide Management Plan
• Consent Condition 8.8 which requires Independent Environmental Audits to be conducted, as well
as the establishment of an Independent Monitoring Panel. This condition is addressed in
Section 10.
• Consent Condition 9.2 which requires the preparation of an Annual Environmental Management
Report (AEMR). This condition is addressed in Section 9.1.
• Consent Condition 10 which outlines requirements for the receipt, response and reporting of
community comments and complaints. This condition is addressed in Section 8.2.1.
2.2 MINING LEASE 1535
The DMR also has requirements that relate to the use of cyanide as detailed in the Conditions of
Authority for ML 1535. These include:
• Condition of Authority 25 which requires mining operations to be conducted in accordance with a
MOP. This Condition of Authority is referred to in Section 3.2.
• Condition of Authority 26 which requires an AEMR to be prepared. This Condition of Authority is
addressed in Section 9.1.
• Condition of Authority 28 which requires the leaseholder not to use cyanide or any solution
containing cyanide without the prior written approval of the Minister for Mineral Resources and
subject to any conditions stipulated. This Condition of Authority is addressed in Section 1.2.
2.3 EPL 11912 CONDITIONS
The EPA has additional requirements that relate to cyanide management and monitoring as detailed in
Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) 11912. These include:
• Operating condition 04 which requires the tailings storages and contained water storage facilities
to have a basal barrier or impermeable liner with an equivalent permeability of 1x10 -9 metres per
second over a thickness of 1 metre. This condition is addressed in Section 4.2.3.3.
• Monitoring and recording condition M1 which outlines requirements for monitoring records for
samples collected for the purpose of the EPL. This condition is addressed in Section 6.4.
• Monitoring and recording condition M2 which requires the monitoring of CNWAD at a number of
points within the mine site. This condition is addressed in Section 6.4.
• Monitoring and recording conditions M4 and M5 which require the licensee to provide a telephone
complaints line and keep a record of all complaints made in relation to pollution arising from a
licensed activity. This condition is addressed in Section 8.2.2.
• Reporting condition R2 which requires the licensee to notify the EPA of incidents causing or
threatening material harm to the environment. This condition is addressed in Section 9.2.
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