15Mining construction activity

#### 15 Mining construction activity The expression mining construction activity means: (a) the construction or maintenance of private access roads for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) if the construction or maintenance: (i) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the construction or maintenance; or (b) the construction or maintenance of: (i) tailings dams for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1); or (ii) dams, or other works, to store or contain water that has been used in, or obtained in the course of conducting, a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) and that contains contaminants that preclude its release into the environment; if the construction or maintenance: (iii) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on or at a place adjacent to that place; and (iv) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the construction or maintenance; or (c) the construction or maintenance of dams for the storage of uncontaminated water for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) if the construction or maintenance: (i) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the construction or maintenance; or (d) the construction or maintenance of private airstrips, buildings, plant or equipment for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) if the construction or maintenance: (i) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the construction or maintenance; or (e) the construction or maintenance of power stations or power lines solely for use in a mining operation referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of the definition of that expression in subsection 11(1) if the construction or maintenance: (i) occurs at the place where the mining operation is carried on; and (ii) is carried out by the person who carries on the mining operation or by a person contracted by that person to carry out the construction or maintenance.