Maules Creek Coal Mine 2016 Annual Review

MAULES CREEK COAL MINE 2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Table 1 Annual Review Title Block Name of Operation Maules Creek Coal Mine Name of Operator Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd Development consent / Project Approval # Project Approval 10_0138 Name of holder of development consent/project Aston Coal 2 Pty Ltd. approval Mining lease # CL 375, ML1719 and ML1701. Maules Creek Coal JV which comprises: Aston Coal 2 Name of holder of mining lease Pty Ltd (75%), ICRA MC Pty Ltd (15%), J Power Australia Pty Ltd (10%) Water Licence # Refer to Water Licences in Table 1 Aston Coal 2 Pty Ltd, ICRA MC Pty Ltd, J Power Name of holder of water licence Australia Pty Ltd MOP/ RMP start date January 2016 MOP/RMP end date January 2018 Annual Review Commencement Date 1 January 2016 Annual Review Completion Date 31 December 2016 I, Peter Wilkinson, certify that this audit report is a true and accurate record of the compliance status of Maules Creek Coal Mine for the period 1st January 2016 to 31 December 2016, and that I am authorised to make this statement on behalf of Maules Creek Coal Pty Ltd. Note. a) The Annual Review is an ‘environmental audit’ for the purposes of section 122B (2) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. Section 122E provides that a person must not include false or misleading information (or provide information for inclusion in) an audit report produced to the Minister in connection with an environmental audit if the person knows that the information is false or misleading in a material respect. The maximum penalty is, in the case of a corporation, $1 million and for an individual, $250,000. b) The Crimes Act 1900 contains other offences relating to false and misleading information: section 192G (Intention to defraud by false or misleading statement—maximum penalty 5 years imprisonment); sections 307A, 307B and 307C (False or misleading applications/information/documents—maximum penalty 2 years imprisonment or $22,000, or both). Name of Authorised Reporting Officer Peter Wilkinson Title of Authorised Reporting Officer Signature Date Maules Creek Coal Mine 2016 Annual Review TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ................................................................................ 1 2 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 4 2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................... 4 2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 4 3 APPROVALS .............................................................................................................. 8 4 OPERATIONS SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 11 4.1 EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 11 4.2 CONSTRUCTION .................................................................................................................. 11 4.3 MINING OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 11 4.4 COAL HANDLING AND PROCESSING ................................................................................ 12 4.5 OTHER OPERATIONS .......................................................................................................... 12 4.6 NEXT REPORTING PERIOD ................................................................................................ 13 5 ACTIONS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL REVIEW .................................. 14 6 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ....................................................................... 15 6.1 METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING .................................................................................... 15 6.2 AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................................................ 18 6.3 GREENHOUSE GAS ............................................................................................................. 22 6.4 NOISE .................................................................................................................................... 23 6.5 BLAST.................................................................................................................................... 28 6.6 BIODIVERSITY ...................................................................................................................... 31 6.7 ABORIGINAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ................................................................................. 37 6.8 HISTORIC HERITAGE .......................................................................................................... 39 6.9 TRAFFIC ................................................................................................................................ 40 6.10 WASTE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 40 6.11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................................... 41 6.12 VISUAL & LIGHTING ............................................................................................................. 42 6.13 BUSHFIRE ............................................................................................................................. 43 6.14 PUBLIC SAFETY ................................................................................................................... 43 7 WATER MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 44 7.1 WATER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................... 44 7.2 SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................... 45 Page i Maules Creek Coal Mine 2016 Annual Review 7.3 GROUNDWATER .................................................................................................................. 50 7.4 SITE WATER BALANCE ....................................................................................................... 53 8 REHABILITATION ..................................................................................................... 54 8.1 REHABILITATION PERFORMANCE DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ....................... 54 9 COMMUNITY ............................................................................................................. 59 9.1 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ......................................................................... 59 9.2 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS & INITIATIVES ................................................................ 59 9.3 COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS ................................................................................................ 61 10 INDEPENDENT AUDITS ........................................................................................... 63 10.1 MANDATORY ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE AUDIT ............................................................... 63 10.2 EPA & DPE DUST BENCHMARKING STUDY ..................................................................... 63 10.3 LEARD STATE FOREST CLEARING AUDIT ....................................................................... 63 10.4 INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT ......................................................................... 63 11 INCIDENTS AND NON-COMPLIANCES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD ....... 67 11.1 NON-COMPLIANCES ........................................................................................................... 67 11.2 REPORTABLE INCIDENTS OR EXCEEDANCES ............................................................... 67 11.3 REGULATORY ACTIONS ..................................................................................................... 67 12 ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD ................. 68 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 ANNUAL REVIEW TITLE BLOCK ....................................................................................... I TABLE 2 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ....................................................................................... 1 TABLE 3 COMPLIANCE STATUS KEY ............................................................................................ 2 TABLE 4 NON-COMPLIANCES ........................................................................................................ 3 TABLE 5 LICENCES, LEASES AND APPROVALS .......................................................................... 8 TABLE 6 PRODUCTION SUMMARY .............................................................................................. 12 TABLE 7 DEPOSITED DUST MONITORING RESULTS ................................................................ 20 TABLE 8 SUMMARY OF BLASTING RESULTS ............................................................................. 29 TABLE 9 - WATER TAKE ................................................................................................................ 44 TABLE 10 SITE WATER BALANCE (CY 2016) .............................................................................. 53 TABLE 11 REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES .................................................................................. 54 TABLE 12 REHABILITATION STATUS ..........................................................................................

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