Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

aemcWambo Coal Mine, Rail Loop and Coal LoaderIndependent Environmental Audit – Minister’s Condition of ApprovalProperty Investigations4/21 If any landowner within a 2 km radius of the site claims that his/herproperty has been damaged as a result of blasting at thedevelopment, the Applicant shall:(a) within 28 days of receiving this claim in writing, commission asuitably qualified person whose appointment has beenapproved by the Director-General to investigate the claim; and(b) give the landowner a copy of the property investigation reportwithin 14 days of receiving the report.If this independent investigation confirms the landowner‟s claim, andboth parties agree with these findings, then the Applicant shall repairthe damages to the satisfaction of the Director-General.If the Applicant or landowner disagrees with the findings of theindependent property investigation, then either party may refer thematter to the Director-General for resolution.If the matter cannot be resolved within 21 days, the Director-General shall refer the matter to an Independent Dispute ResolutionProcess (See Appendix 2SUBSIDENCE - Subsidence Management Plan Wambo Seam UndergroundFirst Workings SubsidenceManagement Plan, Mar 2005 Letter from DPI re WamboFirst Workings SMP LW1, 21Oct 2005 North Wambo UndergroundMine SubsidenceManagement Plan, Mar 2006 Letter from DPI re NorthWambo Underground MineSubsidence ManagementPlan, 8 Mar 2006NAThere have been no claims for damages caused by blasting, fromresidents within a 2km radius of the site.A Subsidence Management Plan for 2005 to 2012 for firstworkings in the Wambo Seam was approved by DPI- MineralResources in October 2005 with mining commencing inNovember 2005.The SMP for Second Workings was lodged in March 2006 andwas approved on the 11 December 2006.This SMP covers underground mining activities for the nextseven years for longwall panels 1 through to 6 (LW 1-6), andincludes the management of environmental impacts associatedwith subsidence.The modification to consent granted 28 February 2011 acceptedan update of the existing subsidence management process withinthe development consent to reflect current requirements underdevelopment consents and project approvals for "ExtractionPlans", rather than Subsidence Management Plans.trevor brown & associates 52applied environmental management consultants