January 2006 (PDF 2.9 MB) - Barrick Gold Corporation

1.2 PLAN OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
Cowal Gold Project – Cyanide Management Plan
The objectives of this Plan are to fulfil the relevant consent conditions by providing:
• measures to contain cyanide contaminated waters entirely within the mine site;
• measures to maintain CNWAD (weak acid dissociable cyanide) levels at the discharge point to the
tailings dams to the levels stated in Consent Condition 5.3(a);
• contingency measures for cyanide reduction; and
• a cyanide monitoring programme.
The CMP is structured as follows:
Section 1: Introduces the Project and outlines the objectives and structure of the Plan.
Section 2: Identifies the Development Consent, Mining Lease and Environmental Protection
Licence conditions applicable to the Plan.
Section 3: Outlines the site management system, plans and studies relevant to cyanide
management.
Section 4: Describes cyanide containment and management measures.
Section 5: Describes wildlife management in relation to cyanide.
Section 6: Describes the cyanide monitoring programme.
Section 7: Outlines contingency measures for cyanide reduction and the process for EPA review
of cyanide levels in the event of wildlife deaths occurring due to cyanide.
Section 8: Summarises stakeholder consultation and complaints receipt.
Section 9: Details reporting requirements for issues related to cyanide management and
monitoring.
Section 10: Outlines auditing and review requirements.
In accordance with the requirements of Consent Conditions 5.3(b) and 8.2(b), the Department of
Mineral Resources (DMR, now part of the Department of Primary Industries [DPI]), Environment
Protection Authority (EPA, now part of the Department of Environment and Conservation [DEC]) and
the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC, now part of the Department of Natural
Resources [DNR]) have been consulted during the preparation of this CMP. The CMP will be prepared
to the satisfaction of the Director-General for Planning, prior to any use of cyanide on the site in
accordance with Consent Condition 5.3(b). In addition, and in accordance with the requirements of
Condition of Authority 28 for Mining Lease (ML) 1535, cyanide or any solution containing cyanide for
the recovery of minerals on the lease area will not be used without the prior written approval of the
Minister for Mineral Resources and subject to any conditions stipulated by the Minister.
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