November 2004 (PDF 11.6 MB) - Barrick Gold Corporation

Cowal Gold Project – Noise Management PlanIn addition:• Consent Condition 3.4(a) provides for the preparation of a Flora and Fauna Management Plan(FFMP):The Applicant shall prior to commencement of construction prepare a fauna management plan tocover the mining lease area and monitoring of bird breeding areas as identified by the Applicantin consultation with NPWS. The plan shall be prepared in consultation with NPWS, NSWFisheries and EPA, and be to the satisfaction of the Director-General. The plan shall include, butnot be limited to:(x) details of monitoring the mine’s impacts particularly on birdlife in bird breeding areasidentified by the Applicant in consultation with NPWS, threatened fauna and flora, and fishand aquatic invertebrates around Lake Cowal, and outline contingency measures shouldimpacts be identified as occurring.This condition is addressed in Section 8.2.• Consent Condition 8.1 provides:The Applicant shall continue meteorological monitoring by utilising and maintaining the existingweather station on site. The data shall be particularly used for predicting noise, dust and blastingimpacts on nearby residences, and bird breeding identified by the Applicant in consultation withNPWS.This condition is addressed in Section 6.1.• Consent Condition 8.7 establishes the requirements for a Community Environmental MonitoringConsultative Committee (CEMCC) and is reproduced in full and addressed in Section 13.• Consent Condition 8.8 establishes the requirements for an Independent Environmental Audit andan Independent Monitoring Panel. This condition is reproduced in full and discussed in Section14.• Consent Condition 9.2 establishes reporting requirements and is reproduced in full and discussedin Section 17.• Consent Condition 10 outlines the requirements for receipt and response to communitycomplaints. This condition is reproduced in full and discussed in Section 12.• Consent Condition 11 outlines property acquisition requirements and is reproduced in full anddiscussed in Sections 15 and 16.1.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPEThe primary objective of this NMP is to establish a noise management strategy for the Project thatcomplies with the development consent conditions, through the:• identification of relevant noise standards;• identification of potential noise sources and impacts;• identification of noise management and mitigation measures;• development of a noise monitoring programme;• establishment of proactive and responsive noise management protocols; and• establishment of community consultation protocols.HAL-02-07/1/NMP01-P/17/11/04 3 BARRICK