EPA Report Number:
1567
Key Environmental Factors:
Date published:
Wednesday, 25 May, 2016
Appeals close:
Wednesday, 8 June, 2016
Date of approval:
Monday, 8 August, 2016
Ministerial Statement:
s. 45C amendments:
Attachment 1 to Statement 1033 - temporary presence of water in mining pits - change to proposal under s45C approved on 21 July 2017.
Attachment 2 to Statement 1033 - Changes:
- Expansion of the Christmas Creek Mine Development Envelope (Depicted by the red line within Figures 1 to 4 of Schedule 1); and
- Changes to the clearing of locally significant vegetation in Table 2 of Schedule 1.
Change to proposal under s45C approved on 12 November 2018.
Attachment 3 to Statement 1033 - Changes:
- Changes to Table 2, removing the time limit for the temporary presence of water in mining pits.
- Approval of presence of water in inactive mine pits.
- Below water table pits are required to be backfilled at cessation of mining to a level which will not allow the formation of permanent lakes.
Change to proposal under s45C approved on 8 July 2019.
Date of approval s. 45C:
Friday, 21 July, 2017
Monday, 12 November, 2018
Monday, 8 July, 2019