APPENDIX I: Noise Monitoring Data - Xstrata Coal Mangoola

2 PROJECT APPROVAL AND CRITERIA
A project approval and licence apply to the Mangoola Coal Project.
2.1 Development Consent
Xstrata Mangoola Pty Limited obtained a modification to the project approval in February
2010 (06-0014 MOD 5) to continue open cut mining. Schedule 3, Conditions 3 to 11 of the
approval contains the noise requirements.
The noise sections of the approval are reproduced in Appendix A.
2.2 Environment protection Licence
Mangoola Coal holds an Office of Environment & Heritage (OEH, formerly the Department
of Environment, Climate Change and Water) Environment Protection Licence (EPL) No.
12894 for coal mining, crushing, grinding and separating. Noise requirements are detailed in
L6 of the licence.
The noise sections of the licence are reproduced in Appendix A.
2.3 Noise Monitoring Program
The Noise Monitoring Program (NMP) for Mangoola Coal was finalised in September 2008
and last reviewed in August 2010. The latest version details the monitoring requirements
associated with the operational phase of the mine as well as ongoing construction activities.
2.4 Project Specific Criteria
Activities have been assessed against criteria from Table 1 of the project approval, the limiting
of which are the impact assessment criteria as set out in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1 MANGOLA COAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Location EIS Reference Day
Evening
Night
Night
L Aeq
L Aeq
L Aeq
L A1,1min
A1 162/111 35 34 39 45
A2 192 36 36 39 45
A3 184 37 37 39 45
A4 130/148 39 39 37 45
A5 125A/125B 36/33 35/32 38/37 45/45
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