42Information required in work plans—mining work

42 Information required in work plans—mining work

For the purposes of regulation 40(b)(i), the specified information is a description of the mining work to be carried out under the licence which includes—

(a) a description of sensitive receptors in relation to the environment, any member of the public, or land, property or infrastructure in the vicinity of the work; and

(b) a location map of the work plan area and areas within 2 km of the work plan area, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows—

(i) the location of sensitive receptors identified; and

(ii) the extent and status of Crown lands and extent of private lands; and

(iii) residential, commercial and industrial development; and

(iv) public facilities and infrastructure; and

(v) rivers and streams; and

(c) a general description of geological information pertaining to the work, including—

(i) stratigraphy; and

(ii) any adverse geological structures; and

(iii) the minerals to be extracted; and

(iv) the estimated mineral resources and ore reserves; and

(d) a general description of the mine operations including—

(i) the method and scale of extraction; and

(ii) ore processing methods and facilities; and

(iii) waste disposal methods and facilities; and

(iv) stockpiling facilities; and

(v) other mine infrastructure; and

(e) a site map, drawn at an appropriate scale, that shows—

(i) the general layout of the mine, associated facilities and infrastructure; and

(ii) cross-sections and, in the case of an underground mine, long sections of the proposed extraction area; and

(f) in the case of an underground mine, a schematic and description of the workings of underground operations.