Mr Masters questions financial arrangements between Cable Sands' Ludlow mining proposal and the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), specifically regarding payments, rehabilitation, and pine harvesting income. The response indicates no conditions have been negotiated with CALM yet, and no income from pine harvesting is expected.

AnsweredQoN 1590Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 March 2002
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the Environment and Heritage

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(1) What financial payments are generally made to the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) when a mining operation occurs on land controlled by CALM (for example, state forest, national park or nature reserve)?
(2) In the case of the Ludlow mining proposal of Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd, what payments will the company make to CALM and how much money is involved in each payment?
(3) Of the $750,000 'lease' money that Cable Sands claim in their environmental report will be paid to CALM should the mining proceed, how much of this sum will be used to rehabilitate those sections of the Ludlow tuart forest not affected by mining, in particular, the national park areas?
(4) What income will accrue to CALM from the harvesting of pines from the proposed mining area and from other sections of pine plantation within the Ludlow state forest?
(5) How will this income be spent?

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Answered
14 May 2002
Responded by
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
63 days
(2) There have been no conditions negotiated with the Department of Conservation and Land Management for this project. Proposed offsets remain subject to Environmental Protection Authority and Ministerial consideration of the proposal to mine. (3) See (2) above. (4) Nil. (5) Not applicable.
(3) See (2) above. (4) Nil. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Nil. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.

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