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Appin Mine Biodiversity Management Plan Biodiversity Management Plan Appin Mine APPIN MINE BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLAN This document UNCONTROLLED once printed Document ID APNMP0115 Version 1.0 Page 1 of 62 Last Date Updated January 2021 Next Review Date January 2024 Biodiversity Management Plan Appin Mine Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Objectives .................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Scope ........................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Environmental Management System ............................................................................ 6 1.4 Consultation ................................................................................................................. 6 2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................... 6 3. LEGISLATION AND PLANNING .......................................................................................... 7 3.1 Project Approval ........................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Relevant Legislation ..................................................................................................... 7 3.3 Guidelines and Standards ............................................................................................ 8 4. DEFINITIONS ....................................................................................................................... 8 5. CLEARING OF NATIVE VEGETATION................................................................................ 9 5.1 Approved Clearing Limits.............................................................................................. 9 5.2 Management Actions .................................................................................................. 10 6. VENTILATION SHAFT 6 .................................................................................................... 12 6.1 Current Status ............................................................................................................ 12 6.2 Description of VS6 Site ............................................................................................... 12 6.3 Site Management ....................................................................................................... 16 6.4 VS6 Biodiversity Offset Strategy ................................................................................. 20 7. APPIN EAST MINE SAFETY GAS MANAGEMENT PROJECT ......................................... 21 7.1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 21 7.2 Rehabilitation.............................................................................................................. 21 7.3 Offset Provision .......................................................................................................... 21 8. OTHER PROJECTS ........................................................................................................... 22 8.1 Appin West Surface Water Tanks Upgrade ................................................................ 22 8.2 Brennans Creek Dam Water Pipeline Upgrade ........................................................... 22 8.3 Appin West Turning Circle .......................................................................................... 22 9. OFFSET AREAS ................................................................................................................ 23 10. REPORTING AND REVIEW ............................................................................................... 23 10.1 Annual Review ........................................................................................................... 23 10.2 Non-Compliance, Corrective Action, and Preventative Action ..................................... 24 10.3 Review of BMP ........................................................................................................... 24 This document UNCONTROLLED once printed Document ID APNMP0115 Version 1.0 Page 2 of 62 Last Date Updated January 2021 Next Review Date January 2024 Biodiversity Management Plan Appin Mine 10.4 Audits ......................................................................................................................... 24 11. ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................... 26 12. REFERENCES.................................................................................................................... 27 13. FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ 29 Figure 1: Location of VS6 .................................................................................................... 30 Figure 2: Vegetation Mapping of VS6 Study Area ............................................................... 31 Figure 3: Vegetation Management Zones in the VS6 Study Area ........................................ 32 Figure 4: Biodiversity Offset Areas – Appin Mine................................................................. 33 14. APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 34 Appendix 1: Project Approval Conditions: Biodiversity Management ................................... 34 Appendix 2: EPBC Approval Conditions: Biodiversity Management .................................... 37 Appendix 3: Management Actions, Performance Criteria, Corrective Actions and Timeframes – VS6 ...................................................................................................... 38 Appendix 4: Resilience Assessment – VS6 ......................................................................... 50 Appendix 5: Flora Recorded in VS6 Study Area .................................................................. 52 Appendix 6: Fauna Recorded in VS6 Study Area ................................................................ 55 Appendix 7: Credit Retirement Report ................................................................................. 56 Appendix 8: Revision History............................................................................................... 58 Appendix 9: Agency Consultation ........................................................................................ 59 Appendix 10: Management Plan Approval - DPIE ............................................................... 61 Appendix 11: Management Plan Approval - DAWE ............................................................. 62 This document UNCONTROLLED once printed Document ID APNMP0115 Version 1.0 Page 3 of 62 Last Date Updated January 2021 Next Review Date January 2024 Biodiversity Management Plan Appin Mine DOCUMENT REVISION LOG Persons authorising this Plan NAME TITLE DATE Chris Schultz Superintendent Environment January 2021 Document Revisions REVISION DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES DATE 1.0 New document incorporating previous Attachments and new January 2021 document number. See Appendix 8 for version history. Incorporates comments from regulatory agencies as provided. Persons involved in the review of this Plan EXP NAME TITLE COMPANY DATE (YRS) Chris Schultz Lead Environment South32 IMC 24 27/01/2021 Nicola Curtis Principal Approvals South32 IMC 7 27/01/2021 Cody Brady Principal Approvals South32 IMC 4 19/11/2020 David Gregory Specialist Environment South32 IMC 12 20/11/2020 This document UNCONTROLLED once printed Document ID APNMP0115 Version 1.0 Page 4 of 62 Last Date Updated January 2021 Next Review Date January 2024 Biodiversity Management Plan Appin Mine 1. INTRODUCTION Appin Mine incorporates the underground mining operations, which extract coal from the Bulli Seam, and associated surface activities, including the West Cliff Coal Preparation Plant (WCCPP) and Coal Wash Emplacement Area (CWEA). Appin Mine is located approximately 25 kilometres (km) north-west of Wollongong in New South Wales. Appin Mine is owned and operated by Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd (ICHPL), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of South32 Limited. Appin Mine, Cordeaux Colliery and Dendrobium Mine (and associated facilities) collectively operate as South32 Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (IMC). ICHPL received Project Approval 08_0150 (the Project Approval)1 from the Planning Assessment Commission of NSW under delegation of the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure2 on 22 December 20113 for current and proposed mining of the Bulli Seam Operations (BSO) for the next 30 years, and production of up to 10.5 million tonnes per annum of run of mine (ROM) coal. This approval incorporates underground mining, transport and coal wash emplacement activities undertaken 24 hours a day, seven days per week. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Approval 2010/5722 was issued by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DESEWPaC) on 1 April 2011 for the construction and operation of a mine ventilation shaft, access road and associated infrastructure. The Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) has been prepared to detail the measures to manage biodiversity
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