Appendix D: Mine Closure Plan Checklist (2015)
Please cross reference page numbers from the Mine Closure Plan where appropriate, and provide comments or reasons for No (N) or Not Applicable (NA) answers. For Mine Closure Plan revisions please indicate where updates have been made to the previous revision and a brief summary of the change.
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Has the Checklist been endorsed by a senior representative within the 1 tenement holder/operating company? (See bottom of checklist.) Public Availability Are you aware that from 2015 all 2 MCPs will be made publicly available? Is there any information in this MCP 3 that should not be publicly available? If “Yes” to Q3, has confidential 4 information been submitted in a separate document/section? Cover Page, Table of Contents Does the MCP cover page include: Project Title Company Name Contact Details (including telephone numbers and email E.g. company 5 addresses) name change Document ID and version number Date of submission (needs to match the date of this checklist) Scope and Purpose State why the MCP is submitted (e.g. E.g. As part of as part of a Mining Proposal, a 6 Mining reviewed MCP or to fulfil other legal Proposal requirements) Project Overview Does the project summary include: Land ownership details (include any land management agency responsible for the land / reserve and the purpose for which the land / reserve [including surrounding land] is being 7 managed) Location of the project; Comprehensive site plan(s); Background information on the history and status of the project.
Legal Obligations and Commitments
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Does the MCP include a consolidated 8 summary or register of closure obligations and commitments? Stakeholder Engagement Have all stakeholders involved in 9 N closure been identified? E.g. new stakeholders Does the MCP include a summary or identified and register of historic stakeholder 10 Y 60 stakeholder engagement with details on who has engagement been consulted and the outcomes? register updated E.g. Does the MCP include a stakeholder stakeholder 11 consultation strategy to be Y 61 strategy implemented in the future? included Post-mining land use(s) and Closure Objectives Does the MCP include agreed post- E.g. Updated mining land use(s), closure objectives 12 Y 62 closure and conceptual landform design objectives diagram? Does the MCP identify all potential (or pre-existing) environmental legacies, which may restrict the post 13 mining land use (including contaminated sites)?
Has any soil or groundwater contamination that occurred, or is suspected to have occurred, during 14 the operation of the mine, been reported to DER as required under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003? Development of Completion Criteria Does the MCP include an appropriate E.g. set of specific completion criteria and Completion 15 Y 62 closure performance indicators? criteria further developed Collection and Analysis of Closure Data Does the MCP include baseline data 16 (including pre-mining studies and environmental data)? Has materials characterisation been carried out consistent with applicable 17 standards and guidelines (e.g. GARD Guide)? Does the MCP identify applicable closure learnings from benchmarking 18 against other comparable mine sites?
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impacting mine closure objectives and outcomes (including potential contamination impacts)? E.g. MCP Does the MCP include information updated as a 20 relevant to mine closure for each Y 64 new Mining domain or feature? Proposal was submitted Identification and Management of Closure Issues Does the MCP include a gap analysis/risk assessment to 21 determine if further information is required in relation to closure of each domain or feature? Does the MCP include the process, methodology, and has the rationale 22 been provided to justify identification and management of the issues? Closure Implementation E.g. Updated Does the MCP include a summary of as a new closure implementation strategies Mining 23 Y 66 and activities for the proposed Proposal for operations or for the whole site? the operation was approved Does the MCP include a closure work 24 program for each domain or feature? Does the MCP contain site layout plans to clearly show each type of 25 disturbance as defined in Schedule 1 of the MRF Regulations? Does the MCP contain a schedule of 26 research and trial activities?
Does the MCP contain a schedule of 27 progressive rehabilitation activities? Does the MCP include details of how 28 unexpected closure and care and maintenance will be handled? Does the MCP contain a schedule of 29 decommissioning activities? Does the MCP contain a schedule of 30 closure performance monitoring and maintenance activities? Closure Monitoring and Maintenance Does the MCP contain a framework, including methodology, quality control and remedial strategy for closure 31 performance monitoring including post-closure monitoring and maintenance?
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Financial Provisioning for Closure Does the MCP include costing E.g. Costings methodology, assumptions and updated to 32 Y 67 financial provision to resource closure reflect current implementation and monitoring? market values Does the MCP include a process for 33 regular review of the financial provision? Management of Information and Data Does the MCP contain a description of management strategies including 34 systems and processes for the retention of mine records?
Corporate Endorsement: I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, the information within this Mine Closure Plan and checklist is true and correct and addresses all the requirements of the Guidelines for the Preparation of a Mine Closure Plan approved by the Director General of the Department of Mines and Petroleum. Name: ______Signed: ______
Position: ______Date: ______
(NB: The corporate endorsement must be given by tenement holder(s) or a senior representative authorised by the tenement holder(s), such as a Registered Manager or Company Director)