❓ Hon Jon Ford asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about safety and environmental inspections, notices, and orders issued at Barrick Gold Granny Smith and Lawlers Mines and Anglogold Sunrise Dam operations over the past three years. The Minister provides some information directly and refers to a tabled paper for further details.
AnsweredQoN 2446Legislative Council
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I refer to the Barrick Gold Granny Smith and Lawlers Mines and Anglogold Sunrise Dam operations, and I ask -
(1) Can the Minister state how many mines record book entries, improvement, provisional improvement and prohibition notices have been issued by Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) inspectors for the last three years at the above referred to operations?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), can the Minister give the details of each notice?
(4) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many works directions, stop work orders, or any issues have been identified by DMP staff concerning matters within the jurisdiction of the
Mining Act 1978 and Regulations 1981
at the above referred to mines?
(5) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many times, and on what specific dates has the above referred to operations, been visited by mines safety inspectors?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many times and on what specific dates has the above referred to operations been visited by DMP inspectors?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
(1) Can the Minister state how many mines record book entries, improvement, provisional improvement and prohibition notices have been issued by Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) inspectors for the last three years at the above referred to operations?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) If yes to (1), can the Minister give the details of each notice?
(4) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many works directions, stop work orders, or any issues have been identified by DMP staff concerning matters within the jurisdiction of the
Mining Act 1978 and Regulations 1981
at the above referred to mines?
(5) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many times, and on what specific dates has the above referred to operations, been visited by mines safety inspectors?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Within the last three years can the Minister state how many times and on what specific dates has the above referred to operations been visited by DMP inspectors?
(8) If no to (7), why not?
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Answered
29 June 2010
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
35 days
2) Not applicable 3) [See tabled paper......] 4) No works direction or stop work order has been issued in the last three years. 5 - 6) See tabled paper referred to in answer 3. 7) For mine safety inspections, see tabled paper referred to in answer 3. Regarding environmental inspections, one inspection of Lawlers Gold Mine was conducted on 12 March 2009, one inspection of Granny Smith Gold Mine was conducted on 2-3 August 2007 and one inspection of Sunrise Gold Mine was conducted on 15 July 2009. No significant issues were noted in the inspection reports. 8) Not applicable Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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