❓ Hon Robin Chapple inquires about the progress and accessibility of the Government's inventory of abandoned mines in Western Australia. The Minister provides an update on the inventory's completion status and details how the information can be accessed.
AnsweredQoN 1154Legislative Council
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I understand that the Government embarked some years ago on establishing an inventory of abandoned mines in Western Australia, and I ask -
(1) Has the Government completed the inventory?
(2) If yes to 1, -
(a) would this Minister please table the inventory; and
(b) would the Minister please advise the extent to which the inventory has been published?
(3) If no to (2a), -
(a) why not; and
(b) would the Minister please advise how this inventory can be accessed?
(1) Has the Government completed the inventory?
(2) If yes to 1, -
(a) would this Minister please table the inventory; and
(b) would the Minister please advise the extent to which the inventory has been published?
(3) If no to (2a), -
(a) why not; and
(b) would the Minister please advise how this inventory can be accessed?
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Answered
22 September 2009
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
35 days
(1) Partly, with field documentation of 87% of the 4995 high priority sites completed. High priority sites are defined as those close to main roads and major towns.
(2)
(a) The field documentation for the inventory of abandoned mine sites collected to date is tabled as the attached DVD package [see tabled paper no
].
(b) All information from field documentation work has been published as a DVD package produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia and titled 'Inventory of abandoned mine sites - progress 1999-2007'. In addition, locality and some site information is available on the Department of Mines and Petroleum website using GeoVIEW.WA under Mineral Information.
(3)
(a) Not applicable
(b) See 2 (b) above.
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(2)
(a) The field documentation for the inventory of abandoned mine sites collected to date is tabled as the attached DVD package [see tabled paper no
].
(b) All information from field documentation work has been published as a DVD package produced by the Geological Survey of Western Australia and titled 'Inventory of abandoned mine sites - progress 1999-2007'. In addition, locality and some site information is available on the Department of Mines and Petroleum website using GeoVIEW.WA under Mineral Information.
(3)
(a) Not applicable
(b) See 2 (b) above.
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