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MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) (MINERAL INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2019 (SR NO 48 OF 2019) - REG 56

Additional information requirements for the annual return of expenditure and activities—mining licences and prospecting licences

    (1)     For the purposes of regulation 54(d)(iii), the information is—

        (a)     expenditure during the reporting period on—

              (i)     wages and salaries; and

              (ii)     equipment, plant or machinery; and

              (iii)     administration and consumables; and

              (iv)     exploration work; and

              (v)     mining work; and

              (vi)     rehabilitation; and

        (b)     a detailed plan of any underground mine as at the end of the reporting period; and

        (c)     a description and quantities of ore and waste mined and treated during the reporting period; and

        (d)     a description of any development or extensions during the reporting period to surface mine facilities and works; and

        (e)     a description of any shaft or underground development during the reporting period including depth or distance developed; and

        (f)     the most recent mineral resource and ore reserve estimate for the licence; and

        (g)     the total area of land disturbed up to the end of the reporting period, and the proportion of that area in relation to each of the following—

              (i)     pits;

              (ii)     overburden and waste rock dumps;

              (iii)     tailings storage facilities;

              (iv)     infrastructure; and

        (h)     the area of land disturbed during the reporting period.

    (2)     For the purposes of regulation 54(d)(iv), the information is—

        (a)     expenditure during the reporting period on—

              (i)     wages and salaries; and

              (ii)     office-based activities; and

              (iii)     exploration work; and

              (iv)     mining work; and

              (v)     rehabilitation; and

        (b)     a plan of any surface mine facilities and works as at the end of the reporting period; and

        (c)     a plan of any underground mine as at the end of the reporting period; and

        (d)     a description of ore and waste mined and treated during the reporting period; and

        (e)     a description of any shaft or underground development during the reporting period, including depth or distance developed; and

        (f)     the total area of land disturbed up to the end of the reporting period; and

        (g)     the area disturbed during the reporting period.

    (3)     For the purposes of regulation 54(d)(iii) and (iv), the information is details of the environmental management activities undertaken during the reporting period including—

        (a)     the volume and composition of tailings produced; and

        (b)     the volume and composition of other waste streams produced; and

        (c)     a statement outlining whether the licensee has complied with environmental monitoring requirements under the work plan and conditions, including details of any non-compliance that have not otherwise been reported in accordance with regulation 51 (reportable events).

    (4)     For the purposes of regulation 54(d)(iii) and (iv), the information is information relating to rehabilitation including—

        (a)     if the approved work plan for the licence includes the information specified in regulation 43(2)

              (i)     details of rehabilitation undertaken over the reporting period, including any area of progressively rehabilitated land that contributes to achieving the land form set out in the licensee's work plan under regulation 43(2)(b); and

              (ii)     progress that has been made towards the achievement of rehabilitation milestones; and

              (iii)     an estimate of the rehabilitation liability for the licence area at the end of the reporting period; and

              (iv)     the net change in estimated rehabilitation liability from the previous reporting period; or

        (b)     if the approved work plan for the licence does not include the information specified in regulation 43(2)

              (i)     the area of land rehabilitated over the reporting period; and

              (ii)     the percentage of that area that is revegetated with local native vegetation; and

              (iii)     an estimate of the rehabilitation liability for the licence area at the end of the reporting period; and

              (iv)     in the case of a return relating to a mining licence that covers an area of more than 5 hectares, the proportion of the area referred to in subparagraph (i) in relation to each of the following—

    (A)     pits;

    (B)     overburden and waste rock dumps;

    (C)     tailings storage facilities;

    (D)     infrastructure.



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