Under the Mining Act 1978, an environmental report is required for all mining operations that have an environmental reporting condition included on the project’s tenements or recorded on the operations Approvals Statement.
The objectives of the environmental report are to:
- Document mining activities for the reporting year and proposed activities for the following year.
- Document environmental management and rehabilitation activities for the reporting year, and proposed activities and developments in the following year.
- Report on the progress of achieving environmental outcomes and closure outcomes for the site, including the provision of relevant monitoring reports or data.
- Provide an assessment of compliance with conditions.
The Environmental Report Guideline provides an overview of the structure and information required when reporting on mining activities in Western Australia.
Submit an environmental report online:
Reporting environmental compliance for mining operations
DMPE expects the environmental report to include an evaluation of compliance with environmental outcomes, and progress towards achieving closure outcomes. DMPE recommends providing a table which summarises the following information against each environmental outcome outlined in the sites Approvals Statement:
- A summary of monitoring results and environmental performance against environmental outcomes; and
- A list of all relevant monitoring evidence documents (e.g. as built reports, water quality monitoring reports).
Refer to example table is provided.
For activities not yet transitioned to an Approvals Statement under the MDCP framework, (approved under the Guidelines for Mining Proposals in Western Australia (2006), or earlier mining proposal submissions), this section requires detail on performance against approved closure outcomes and performance criteria.
View publicly available summary information
Summary information of all environmental reports submitted online since November 2012 are publicly available via the environmental report Submission Search Tool.
Environment contacts
For assistance in preparing you Annual Environmental Report, speak to an Environment Officer in the relevant region (Goldfields / South / North / Strategic Projects).
Technical issues
For technical issues with the Environmental Assessment and Regulatory System (EARS) please contact our IT Service Desk which is available Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays) between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm (GMT+8).
Phone: +61 8 9222 0777
Email: IT.servicedesk@dmpe.wa.gov.au
General EARS 2 enquiries
Phone: +61 8 9222 3535
Email: EARSManager@dmpe.wa.gov.au
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