Statutory Guidelines for Mine Closure Plans

Guidance
The guidelines for the lodgement of a Mine Closure Plan in conjunction with a Mining Proposal.
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Depending on the submission of a Part 1 or Part 2 Mine Closure Plan of the Statutory Guidelines for Mining Proposals, varying information is required to suit the mining activities.

A Part 1 needs a cover page, project summary, an identification of closure obligations and commitments, stakeholder engagement, baseline and closure data and analysis, post-mining land use(s), closure risk assessment, closure outcomes and completion criteria, closure implementation, closure monitoring and maintenance, financial provisioning for closure, management of information and data and reviewed Mine Closure Plans segments.

A Part 2 closure plan needs a cover page, project summary, post-mining land use and stakeholder engagement, closure outcomes, commitments and implementation and closure monitoring and management segments. A Part 2 Small Mining Operations must be submitted using the form attached to the guidelines.

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