Sonoma Coal Mine EA Amendment Application (A-EA-AMD-100351574)

Closed
11 January 2024 11.59pm
Topic
Environmental licensing and regulation
Type
Public notice and consultation
Region
Whitsundays

An application (A-EA-AMD-100351574) has been received to amend Environmental Authority EPML00707713 for Sonoma Coal Mine. The application relates to an addition of new mining lease ML 700075 to the SCM.

Mining lease notice and environmental authority
Mineral Resources Act 1989 – Section 252
Environmental Protection Act 1994 – Section 152

Proposed Coal Mine – Mining Lease Application Number ML700075 – for a term of 25 years

It is advised that an application has been made for a mining lease and environmental authority under the provisions of the above mentioned Acts, for the mining/purpose of Coal Mining, Conveyor belt, Explosives / magazine, Living quarters / camp, Loading facilities / railway, Mine waste / spoil dumps, Pipeline - water / slurry, Pipeline - water only, Power lines / aerials, Railway, rehabilitation / remediation, Road / access / right of way, Stock pile ore / overburden, Tailings / settling dam, Transport/ conveyor/ vehicular, Transport-vehicular-haul road, Treatment plant / mill site, Water management, Water supply, Workshop / machinery / storage on the following land parcels within the Whitsunday Regional Council:

Lot 4 on SP234989 Freehold, Lot 7 on SP123162 Leasehold

The application is located at approximately 9 kilometres south of Collinsville.

The applicants are: QCoal Sonoma Pty Ltd 75%, JS Sonoma Pty Ltd 9.1667%, CSC Sonoma Pty Ltd 8.3333%, Watami (Qld) Pty Ltd 7.5%.

Date and time application lodged: 25 November 2022, 9.34am

Mining activities to be carried out include: Coal mining, Conveyor belt, Explosives / magazine, Living quarters / camp, Loading facilities / railway, Mine waste / spoil dumps, Pipeline - water / slurry, Pipeline - water only, Power lines / aerials, Railway, rehabilitation / remediation, Road / access / right of way, Stock pile ore / overburden, Tailings / settling dam, Transport/ conveyor/ vehicular, Transport-vehicular-haul road, Treatment plant / mill site, Water management, Water supply, Workshop / machinery / storage

Mining lease application documents

The application documents consist of the Application for Mining Lease, copies of or extracts from the application documents, and the endorsed Mining Lease Notice detailing the location and description of the land applied for (including surface area and access), may be downloaded from the department’s website or may be inspected at the Department of Resources office – Building E, 25 Yeppoon Road, Parkhurst QLD 4702 or may be obtained by contacting the local mines assessment hub on (07) 4936 0169 or CoalHub@resources.qld.gov.au

Environmental authority documents

The application documents for the proposal consist of the following:

  • Application Form – Application to Amend an Environmental Authority
  • EA Amendment Supporting Document
  • Response to information request documents

The application documents may be downloaded from the department’s website.

Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may be inspected at the Department of Environment and Science 99 Hospital Road EMERALD QLD 4720 or may be obtained by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130 372 or by email on palm@des.qld.gov.au

Copies of the standard conditions and eligibility criteria for a resource activity can be obtained by accessing the Department of Environment and Science website www.des.qld.gov.au or by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130 372 (select option 4) or by email on palm@des.qld.gov.au.

Making a properly made objection/submission

It is advised that any person/entity may make an objection to the grant of the mining lease, and/or a submission about the application for the environmental authority. The objection/submission period, during which objections/submissions can be given, concludes on 11 January 2024 at 4.30pm (AEST).

A properly made objection and/or submission must be received on or before 4.30pm (AEST) on the last day of the objection/submission period. It must be lodged with the chief executive in writing in the approved form, addressed to the relevant Assessment Hub:

Coal Assessment Hub

Building E, 25 Yeppoon Road
Parkhurst QLD 4702
PO Box 3679, Red Hill QLD 4701
Email: CoalHub@resources.qld.gov.au

Objection for the mining lease application:

A properly made objection in respect to the grant of the mining lease is one that:

  • is lodged, on or before 4:30pm (AEST) on the last objection day for the application with the chief executive in writing in the approved form;
  • states the grounds of the objection and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds
  • is signed and dated by each person/entity (i.e. signatory) making the objection; and
  • states the name and address of each signatory.

Intending objectors should obtain the approved objection form (MRA-20) by either contacting the relevant assessment hub on (07) 4936 0169 or online from the department’s website:
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/resources/minerals-coal/authorities-permits/forms

A copy of the objection must also be served upon the applicant/s on or before 4:30pm (AEST) on the last day of the objection period at the following address:
QCoal Sonoma Pty Ltd, JS Sonoma Pty Ltd, CSC Sonoma Pty Ltd, Watami (Qld) Pty Ltd
PO Box 10630
Brisbane QLD 4000
jgrieves@qcoal.com.au

In accordance with section 11(2) of the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001, an objector may only serve an objection to the applicant by email if the applicant has specified an email address in the prescribed form for the application for a mining lease. To effect service, the objector must only use this email address and not another email address (for example, not an email address found by searching the internet).

If an email address is not specified in the application form, it is taken that the applicant has not consented to service of an objection by email.

Submissions for the Environmental Authority application:

A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:

  • be written or made electronically
  • state the name and address of each submitter
  • be made to the administering authority stated above
  • be received on or before the last day of the submission period
  • state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Intending submitters may contact the Department of Environment and Science on 1300 130 372 to obtain a submission form or obtain a copy from the department’s website.