❓ A parliamentary question regarding environmental concerns and operational practices at a mining tenement, focusing on water leaks, waste management, mapping of operations, and rehabilitation efforts. The Minister's response provides details on the issues raised and actions taken by the Department.
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(b) if yes, will the Minister explain why the Department is concerned with leaks from the process water pipeline and the area of ground in square metres that each leak affected; (c) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (d) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘There is a quantity of disused equipment building up around your treatment site. Please prepare an area in which to store this material / equipment in an orderly manner and provide a disposal site for all discarded / unwanted material which must be correctly managed’; (e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(c) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (d) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘There is a quantity of disused equipment building up around your treatment site. Please prepare an area in which to store this material / equipment in an orderly manner and provide a disposal site for all discarded / unwanted material which must be correctly managed’; (e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(d) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘There is a quantity of disused equipment building up around your treatment site. Please prepare an area in which to store this material / equipment in an orderly manner and provide a disposal site for all discarded / unwanted material which must be correctly managed’; (e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’;
(h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(m) if not, why not?
a) Yes b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given. c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given. c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
m) N/A
(c) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (d) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘There is a quantity of disused equipment building up around your treatment site. Please prepare an area in which to store this material / equipment in an orderly manner and provide a disposal site for all discarded / unwanted material which must be correctly managed’; (e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(d) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘There is a quantity of disused equipment building up around your treatment site. Please prepare an area in which to store this material / equipment in an orderly manner and provide a disposal site for all discarded / unwanted material which must be correctly managed’; (e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(e) if yes, will the Minister explain under what section of the Mining Act 1978 the Department can direct the tenement holder to do this and the reasons why the Department requested that it be done; (f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(f) is it correct that part of the letter states ‘Your mining operations have become quite spread out. a. Please provide an up to date tenement diagram to scale, showing exactly where operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring. (This really forms part of your requirements under the Annual Environmental Report, but I emphasize it here) b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’; (g) if not, will the Minister state what was in the letter; (h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
b. In my opinion rehabilitation is not being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining and your attention is drawn tot his point’;
(h) will the Minister explain why the Department is so concerned to request to be shown ‘exactly’ where mining operations have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring; (i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(i) if not, why not; (j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(j) will the Minister state the specific area, in hectares, of mining operations which have occurred, are occurring and will be occurring for each of the relevant years since the tenement holder commenced his operations; (k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(k) if not, why not; (l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(l) will the Minister explain why rehabilitation was not according to the Department being kept to an acceptable stage behind mining; and (m) if not, why not?
(m) if not, why not?
a) Yes b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given. c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given. c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
c) N/A d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
d) Yes e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement. f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
f) Yes g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
g) N/A h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given. i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
i) N/A j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent: SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares) Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
Year Which have Which are Which will be occurred occurring occurring To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 1997 7.82 not given not given To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
k) N/A l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces. m) N/A
m) N/A
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 May 2002
Responded by
Minister for State Development
Response time
28 days
I am advised:
a) Yes
b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given.
c) N/A
d) Yes
e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement.
f) Yes
g) N/A
h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given.
i) N/A
j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent:
SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares)
Year Which have Which are Which will be
occurred occurring occurring
To 1997 7.82 not given not given
To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given
To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given
k) N/A
l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces.
m) N/A
a) Yes
b) Analyses of the process water indicated that it contained high quantities of dissolved salts which may cause adverse environmental impact if allowed to escape into the surrounding country on an extended basis. The area of ground in square metres that each leak affected was not determined and so cannot be given.
c) N/A
d) Yes
e) Section 84. It was requested to be done in order to reduce the unnecessary build up of rubbish and scrap on the tenement.
f) Yes
g) N/A
h) This information is required to demonstrate that operations occurring on the ground are in accordance with approvals given.
i) N/A
j) The following is provided from information supplied by the proponent:
SPECIFIC AREA OF MINING OPERATIONS (in hectares)
Year Which have Which are Which will be
occurred occurring occurring
To 1997 7.82 not given not given
To 1999 11.7 4.7 not given
To 2001 13.4 6.1 not given
k) N/A
l) Too much area which could have been rehabilitated was open to erosional forces.
m) N/A
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