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Coal & Allied – Hunter Valley Operations<br />

and operation and maintenance manuals in place. Table 10 highlights the status of each tailings storage<br />

facility at <strong>HVO</strong>. Figure 8 shows the locations of tailings dams at <strong>HVO</strong>.<br />

Table 10: Tailings Storage Facilities<br />

Name Status Start Date Decommission<br />

Date<br />

Reshape<br />

Date<br />

Rehabilitation<br />

Date<br />

Centre<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

South East<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

North Pit Void<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

Closed and drying<br />

in 2008<br />

Closed and drying<br />

in 2008<br />

Active. Expected<br />

life 15 years<br />

1992 2007 2012 2012<br />

1994 2004 <strong>2009</strong> 2012<br />

2004 2017 2022 2023<br />

Lemington<br />

Dam 5<br />

Suspended with<br />

Lemington CPP<br />

Not in 5<br />

year plan<br />

Not in 5<br />

year plan<br />

Not in 5<br />

year plan<br />

Not in 5 year<br />

plan<br />

Eastern<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

Rehabilitated 1981<br />

(approx)<br />

1997<br />

(approx)<br />

1998 1999<br />

Bobs Dump<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

Active for the last<br />

quarter 2008.<br />

2006 <strong>2009</strong> Not in 5<br />

year plan<br />

Not in 5 year<br />

plan<br />

Western<br />

Tailings Dams<br />

60% capped in<br />

2008<br />

1981<br />

(approx)<br />

1997<br />

(approx)<br />

2007-2008 <strong>2009</strong><br />

Howick<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

Inactive 1981<br />

(approx)<br />

1997<br />

(approx)<br />

2007-2008 <strong>2009</strong>-10<br />

Lemington<br />

Dam 4<br />

Lemington<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

3<br />

Lemington<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

2<br />

Lemington<br />

Tailings Dam<br />

1<br />

Capped in 2008 Unknown 2000 2006-2007 2010<br />

Capped in 2008 Unknown 2000 2006-2007 2010<br />

Rehabilitated Unknown 1994 1995 1996<br />

Rehabilitated Unknown 1984 1992 1993<br />

AEMR <strong>2009</strong> 35

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