Tomingley Gold Project
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
25.. ABN: 35 000 689 216 Tomingley Gold Project Response to Submissions Major Project Application No. PA 09_0155 Prepared by: R.W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED March 2012 This page has intentionally been left blank Tomingley Gold Project Response to Submissions Prepared for: Alkane Resources Ltd Telephone: (08) 9328 9411 ABN: 35 000 689 216 Facsimile: (08) 9227 8178 65 Burswood Road Email: [email protected] BURSWOOD WA 6100 PO Box 4384 VICTORIA PARK WA 6979 Prepared by: R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty. Limited Geological & Environmental Consultants ABN: 31 002 033 712 Brooklyn Office: Orange Office: Brisbane Office: 1st Floor, 12 Dangar Road 62 Hill Street Level 19, 1 Eagle Street PO Box 239 ORANGE NSW 2800 BRISBANE QLD 4000 BROOKLYN NSW 2083 Telephone: (02) 9985 8511 Telephone: (02) 6362 5411 Telephone: (07) 3360 0217 Facsimile: (02) 9985 8208 Facsimile: (02) 6361 3622 Facsimile: (07) 3360 0222 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ref No. 616/20 March 2012 R. W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED i ALKANE RESOURCES LTD RESPONSE TO SUBMISSIONS Tomingley Gold Project Report No. 616/20 This Copyright is included for the protection of this document COPYRIGHT © R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty Limited 2012 and © Alkane Resources Ltd 2012 All intellectual property and copyright reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1968, no part of this report may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or adapted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty Limited. ii R. W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED RESPONSE TO SUBMISSIONS ALKANE RESOURCES LTD Draft Report No. 616/20 Tomingley Gold Project 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. ADDITIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT ................................................................. 2 2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 ASSESSMENT OF SITE TGP-ST7 ....................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Background .................................................................................................................. 3 2.2.2 Site Investigations ........................................................................................................ 3 2.2.3 Assessment of Significance ......................................................................................... 5 2.3 ASSESSMENT OF SITE TGP-HS6 ....................................................................................... 6 3. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SUBMISSIONS ................................................................................... 10 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 10 3.2 NARROMINE SHIRE COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 10 3.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.2 Council Road Infrastructure ....................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Water Resources Management ................................................................................. 12 3.2.4 Financial Contributions to Narromine Shire Council .................................................. 18 3.2.5 Management of Potential Adverse Impacts on the Residents of Tomingley Village ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.6 Planning Agreement .................................................................................................. 23 3.2.7 Transparency in Department of Planning and Infrastructure Deliberations .............. 23 3.3 PARKES SHIRE COUNCIL ................................................................................................. 24 3.3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 24 3.3.2 Socio-Economic Assessment .................................................................................... 24 3.3.3 Road Haulage ............................................................................................................ 26 3.4 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY) ....................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 26 3.4.2 Proposed Amendments to the Draft Statement of Commitments ............................. 26 3.4.3 Assessment of the Proposal and Request for Additional Information ....................... 30 3.5 NSW OFFICE OF WATER .................................................................................................. 59 3.5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 59 3.5.2 Water Supply ............................................................................................................. 59 3.5.3 Groundwater Assessment ......................................................................................... 59 3.5.4 Surface Water Assessment ....................................................................................... 61 3.5.5 Monitoring and Mitigation .......................................................................................... 66 3.5.6 Water Licensing ......................................................................................................... 67 3.5.7 Recommended Conditions of Approval ..................................................................... 68 3.6 DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES – DIVISION OF RESOURCES AND ENERGY ...................................................................... 69 3.6.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 69 3.6.2 MINERAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................... 69 3.6.3 MINING TITLE ........................................................................................................... 70 3.6.4 REHABILITATION ..................................................................................................... 70 3.6.5 Final Landform ........................................................................................................... 71 3.6.6 Other Rehabilitation Considerations .......................................................................... 74 R. W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED iii ALKANE RESOURCES LTD RESPONSE TO SUBMISSIONS Tomingley Gold Project Report No. 616/20 3.6.7 Rehabilitation Strategy ............................................................................................... 74 3.7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT – ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES ....................... 75 3.7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 75 3.7.2 Newell Highway Underpass ....................................................................................... 75 3.8 DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES – CATCHMENTS & LANDS ........................ 77 4. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SUBMISSIONS ............................................................................ 78 4.1 LOWER MACQUARIE WATER UTILITIES ALLIANCE ....................................................... 78 5. FINAL STATEMENTS OF COMMITMENTS ................................................................................. 80 6. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................. 103 iv R. W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED RESPONSE TO SUBMISSIONS ALKANE RESOURCES LTD Draft Report No. 616/20 Tomingley Gold Project APPENDICES Appendix 1 Resistograph Tree Ageing for Alkane Resources Ltd. - Dubbo ......................................... 107 Appendix 2 Results of the investigation of TGP-ST7-Tomingley Gold Project and meeting held on the 14th of December 2011 ................................................................................................ 119 Appendix 3 Archaeological Test Excavation Report – Tomingley Gold Project: Archaeological Test Excavations at site TGP-HS6 and further investigation of site TGP-HS5, February 2012 .................................................................................................................... 123 Appendix 4 Additional Benkelman Beam Testing – West Tomingley Road, Tomingley ...................... 157 Appendix 5 Tomingley Gold Project Narromine to Tomingley Pipeline Operational Condition and Ongoing Maintenance Costs.............................................................................................. 163 Appendix 6 OzArk Response to OEH Queries over the Tomingley Gold Project Biodiversity Offset Strategy and BioBanking Credit Calculations ........................................................