Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalMining Lease Conditions 1 May 2007No. Condition Audit Verification Compliance CommentsNotice to Landholders1 Within a period of three months from the date of grant/renewal of thislease or within such further time as the Minister may allow, the leaseholder must serve on each landholder of the land a notice in writingindicating that this lease has been granted/renewed and whether thelease includes the surface. An adequate plan and description of thelease area must accompany the notice.Mining, Rehabilitation, Environmental Management Process(MREMP) Mining Operations Plan (MOP)2 (1) Mining operations, including mining purposes, must be conductedin accordance with a Mining Operations Plan (the Plan) satisfactory tothe Director-General. The Plan together with environmental conditionsof development consent and other approvals will form the basis for:-(a) ongoing mining operations and environmental management; and(b) ongoing monitoring of the project.(2) The Plan must be prepared in accordance with the Director-General's guidelines current at the time of lodgement.(3) A Plan must be lodged with the Director-General:(a) prior to the commencement of mining operations (including miningpurposes);(b) subsequently as appropriate prior to the expiry of any current plan;and(c) in accordance with any direction issued by the Director-General. Underground MiningOperations Plan Nov 2005to Nov 2012 Open Cut MiningOperations Plan July 2010to June 2016 Guidelines and Format forPreparation of MiningOperations Plan Version 3,January 2006 Underground MiningOperations Plan Nov 2005to Nov 2012 Open Cut MiningOperations Plan July 2010to June 2016YesYesYesYesLandholder notification occurred prior to commencement of theWDP.A Mining Operations Plan for the open cut was prepared byWambo for the period July 2005 to June 2010 and submitted tothe DPI on 8 September 2005.WCPL has two current Mining Operations Plans (MOP‟s), onefor the Open Cut and one for the Underground:The current Open Cut Mining Operations Plan for July 2010 toJune 2016 was prepared in accordance with the DII‟sGuidelines and Format for Preparation of Mining OperationsPlan Version 3, January 2006 and was approved by the DII onthe 29 June 2010.The MOP for the Underground was approved by the DII inNovember 2005 for the period November 2005 to November2012.A Mining Operations Plan (MOP) for the open cut wasprepared by Wambo for the period July 2005 to June 2010. Acurrent Open Cut Mining Operations Plan for July 2010 to June2016 was approved by the DII on the 29 June 2010.TheUnderground MOP was approved by theDME in November 2005 for the period November2005 to November 2012.trevor brown & associates 124applied environmental management consultants