DPI Update (Issue 32)

Work Plan Guidelines

The updated work plan guidelines for quarry sites of a size greater than 5Ha and 2 metres in depth (G3 guidelines) are now available at the DPI Minerals and Petroleum website.

Accompanying the guidelines is a client work plan checklist to assist in the production of the work plan. Major additions/changes to the G3 guidelines include updated information for the work plan proposal, natural resource information, an environmental management plan and updated plan, section and rehabilitation drawings.

To facilitate the introduction of the work plans Minerals and Petroleum held an industry forum on the 29th November 2007. The forum was attended by consultants, quarry representatives and department district managers.

Thanks go to the CMPA, Institute of Quarrying and Bell Cochrane and Associates for their invaluable assistance in producing these guidelines.

www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Rehabilitation Audit

A Progressive Rehabilitation audit was carried out by the Minerals and Extraction Operations group, from September to November 2006.

The purpose of the audit was to identify the extent of the mines and quarries sampled that progressively rehabilitated their sites, and whether the rehabilitation performed was in accordance with the approved rehabilitation plan. A total of 59 sites were audited across Victoria. The audit findings indicate that 56% of the visited sites were carrying out rehabilitation on their sites. There is a lot of scope for industry to improve compliance in relation to progressive rehabilitation. The audit also highlighted that the standard of rehabilitation could also improve.

WA Proposals & Variations

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