Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for State Development regarding a potential breach of tenement conditions by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd on Mining Lease 26/353, specifically concerning vegetation clearing near Williamstown Road. The Minister defers answering pending an investigation by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources.

AnsweredQoN 513Legislative Council
Asked
20 March 2002
Portfolio
State Development

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I refer to an incident which I understand occurred on or about November 8 2001 on Mining Lease 26/353 where a front end loader operated by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd employees/contractors was operating removing/pushing earth, soil and clearing vegetation within 100 metres of 7 Williamstown Road -
(1) Is it correct that Mining Lease 26/353 has a tenement condition on it which states ‘Any alteration or expansion of operations within the lease boundaries beyond that outlined in the above documents not commencing until a plan of operations and a program to safeguard the environment are submitted to the State Mining Engineer for his assessment and until his written approval to proceed has been obtained’?
(2) If yes to (1), can the Minister give the specific date, the names outlined in the above documents and the page numbers with the specific text in which the State Mining Engineer gave written approval for the above referred to incident?
(3) If no to (1), will the Minister table a copy of all the tenement conditions?
(4) Has the holder operator of Mining Lease 26/353 breached the tenement condition referred to in (1) above?
(5) If no to (4), why not?

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Answered
17 April 2002
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for State Development
Response time
28 days
(1 to 5) This matter is the subject of a complaint recently made to the Minister for State Development which is currently being investigated by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. The Minister for State Development will provide a written answer to the Hon Member when the investigation is complete.

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