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Airly Mine
Community Consultative Committee (CCC) Presentation
Airly Mine
21st February 2017
1. Introduction
Reporting Period: August – February 2017
Site Name/Location: Airly Mine, Capertee, NSW
Summary of Consents and Licences:
Airly Mine Contact Details:
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Any Change?
DA162/91 (Mod 6) Yes
(Replaced by Development Consent SSD_5581 on 31 January 2017)
SSD_5581 No
ML1331 No
EPL12374 No
A232 No
Position Key Contact Contact Details
Mine Manager Bob Miller (02) 6359 2101
Email: [email protected]
Environment and Community
Coordinator Sam Price
Office: (02) 6359 2108 Mobile: 0427 647 657
Email: [email protected]
2. Operations Summary
Material Approved Limit
(and source)
This Reporting
Period since
previous CCC
(August 2016)
Year to Date Annual
Forecast
Waste Rock/
Overburden N/A N/A N/A N/A
ROM Coal 1.8MT/annum 351kt 73kt 790kt
Reject N/A N/A N/A N/A
Saleable Product N/A 351kt 73kt 790kt
Railing 382kt 25kt 695kt
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Current Workings
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Current & Projected Workings
Overview of 2016 Performance
• Nil environmental “non compliance” recorded
• Production levels exceeded both budget and forecast
• Bord and pillar mining methods employed including:
• Development extended into Genowlan Mesa
• Permanent employment numbers increased from 68 to
72 persons
• Continued to supply domestic customer (Eraring ) and
export customers through PWCS and PKCT.
• Completed exploration drilling programme
• Received PAC decision on Airly Extension Project
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Projections for 2017
Operating context
• Maintain bord and pillar operations
• Undertake a trial development (Panel) beneath
increased depth of cover
- Assess strata conditions and coal quality
- Determine optimum roadway support
• Implement the provisions contained in Airly Extension
development consent.
• Complete feasibility report for Phase 2 Mining
- Option study on equipment selection
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3. Environmental Performance
8 Gang-gang Cockatoo
Airly Mine – Noise Monitoring
• Airly Mine has no specific noise monitoring requirements or noise criteria in either
the Project Approval (DA 162/91) or EPL12374.
• Airly Mine is currently preparing a Noise Management Plan (NMP) in accordance
with SSD_5581.
Airly Mine Adopted Noise Criteria for 2016 Noise Monitoring:
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Airly Mine Adopted Noise Monitoring Criteria
Location Day/Evening/Night Criteria. LAeq,
15minute
Night Criteria. LA1,1minute
Location A N/A N/A
Location B 35 45
Location C N/A N/A
Location D N/A N/A
Location E N/A N/A
Location F N/A N/A
Airly Mine – Noise Monitoring Results
Location Compliant?
Location A IA <30 IA N/A Yes
Location B IA IA IA 35 Yes
Location C <30 35 <20 N/A Yes
Location D IA IA IA N/A Yes
Location E IA <25 IA N/A Yes
Location F IA <30 <30 N/A Yes
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• LAeq,15minute noise monitoring was conducted at Airly Mine on 13th & 14th
November 2016 for locations A, B and D; and on 20th and 21st November
2016 for locations C, E and F.
IA = Inaudible
Airly Mine – Air Quality Monitoring Results
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Location
Air Quality (g/m2/month)
Dust Deposition Gauge Results
Aug 2016 Sep 2016 Oct 2016 Nov 2016 Dec 2016 Jan 2017
DM1 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 1.3 0.8
DM2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 1
DM3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.4
DM4 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.8 2.2
Non-compliance
Compliance
• *Sample contaminated by external factors such as bird droppings.
• Airly Mine has four depositional dust gauges located across site. These gauges are
monitored monthly for compliance.
• Depositional dust monitoring results from the previous CCC meeting (Aug 2016 - Jan 2017)
are provided below.
Airly Mine – Air Quality Monitoring Results
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Airly Mine - Meteorological Monitoring
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Month Total Rainfall (mm) Minimum Temperature (oC) Maximum Temperature (
oC)
Aug-16 43.8 -3.1 19.1
Sep-16 144.2 0.4 19.7
Oct-16 71.6 0.9 26.1
Nov-16 98.2 1.4 30.2
Dec-16 80 5.7 34
Jan-17 37.4 11.7 38.3
Airly Mine – Water Monitoring Results
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Discharge water quality
pH
Total
Suspended
Solids (mg/L)
Electrical
Conductivity
(μS/cm)
Oil & Grease
(mg/L)
January 2016 – January 2017
LDP1 No discharge
LDP2 No discharge
LDP3 No discharge
Non-compliance
Compliance
Airly Mine – Subsidence Monitoring
• An REF has been approved for the installation of another
subsidence monitoring line over the 121 Panel. This will
be installed during February 2017.
• Pillar monitoring in 121 Panel under the subsidence line
will be installed during February 2017
• Extraction in this area will be later in 2017
• Quotes are being sourced for Photogrammetry survey
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Subsidence
Monitoring Line
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Airly Mine Extension Project Update
• The Airly Mine Extension Project was approved on
15/12/16
• Management Plans are currently being prepared and will
be submitted on a staged basis over the next 3-6 months
• An Extraction Plan for first workings within the Cliff Zone
is being prepared
• Other Extraction Plans will follow
• Awaiting Federal Dept. of Environment approval
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Airly Mine 2016 Drilling Program Update
• The drilling program was completed on 20 January 2017
• NPWS have completed the access roadworks and will
do the rehabilitation works
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2016 Shallow Piezometers
• ARP 11 approx. 25m
deep monitoring Lithgow
Seam water level and
quality
• ARP 12 approx. 6m deep
monitoring Grotto
surface/ alluvial water
level and quality
• ARP 14 approx. 6m deep
monitoring Oasis surface/
alluvial flow water level
and quality
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2016 Deep Water Monitoring Bores
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2016 Deep Monitoring Holes
• ARP 13 monitors:
– Upper Permian (Lithgow Seam)
– Shoalhaven
– Devonian
• ARP 14 monitors:
– Narabeen/ Permian boundary
– Shoalhaven
– Devonian
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4. Environmental Management
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Airly Mine – Cultural Heritage
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Historically: Four (4) sites have been undermined
45-1-2746 (Artefact Scatter) - Dec 2010
45-1-2763 (Artefact Scatter) – Mar 2011
45-1-2761 (Shelter) – Jul 2011
45-1-2762 (Artefact Scatter) – Sep 2015
Previous 3 Months: No Sites undermined
Upcoming 3 Months: One site (45-1-2748) to be undermined; a pre and post
monitoring inspection will be carried out as per the ACHMP.
Low level subsidence and tilt as a result of
mining, does not pose a risk of harm to these
sites
Fencing activities completed to help mitigate
against potential harm
Airly Mine – Cultural Heritage
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Airly Mine – Rehabilitation & Land Management
• Airly Mine does not currently have any land available or
subject to rehabilitation works. This is not likely to change until
mine closure.
• Rehabilitation cost estimate review completed in August 2016.
• Weed spraying program implemented and continuing during
summer 2016-17.
• Surrounding Mine owned land continues to be leased out for
agricultural purposes – cattle grazing systems.
• Riparian restoration of Airly Creek on-going.
• Tree screen maintenance conducted as required.
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Airly Mine – Flora, Fauna & Aquatic Ecology Monitoring
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• Flora and fauna monitoring activities were
conducted by RPS in spring and summer
2016.
• Aquatic ecology monitoring activities were
completed at Airly during November and
December 2016.
• Stygofauna monitoring is scheduled for
February 2017.
Glossy-black Cockatoos
Leaf-tailed Gecko
5. Summary of Incidents / Non-compliances
(CCC Period: Aug 2016 – Jan 2017)
Were all conditions of the relevant approval(s) complied with? DA162/91 YES
ML1331 YES
EPL12374 YES
A232 YES
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Statement of Compliance:
Relevant
Approval
Condition # Condition
summary
Compliance
Status
Comment / Description
Nil
Non-compliance Summary:
Incident Summary:
Nature of
Incident
Detail of Incident Detail of Mitigation / Remediation
Nil
6. Community Engagement
• Airly Mine representatives attended and provided updates at the Capertee Valley
Progress Association (CVPA) Monthly Meetings;
• Airly Mine representative cooked the BBQ for the train visit to Capertee on the 21st
August 2016 and for the Australia Day event at the Capertee Hall on 26th January
2017.
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Sponsorship:
• Kandos/Rylstone Show;
• Rylstone Street Feast;
• Capertee Public School;
• Capertee Hall.
7. Community Complaints
• No community complaints were received in 2016 or in January 2017.
• Airly Mine Community Complaints Register is publically available on the Centennial
Coal website.
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Community Complaints Register 2016.
Jan
-16
Feb
-16
Mar
-16
Apr
-16
May
-16
Jun
-16
Jul-
16
Aug
-16
Sep
-16
Oct
-16
Nov
-16
Dec
-16
Jan
-17 Total
Air 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Noise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subsidence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Visual 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Correspondence Regarding Water Flow Gap/ Genowlan
Creek
• Correspondence received from CVA on 23/9/16 stating concerns
over alleged loss of flow in Gap/ Genowlan Creek and requesting
and investigation by Airly.
• GHD conducted a review of Airly operations and measured flows in
Gap Creek
– Mining was being conducted on the west side of Airly Gap at the time
– Water flows continued to be closely aligned with major rainfall events
– Water flow patterns (increase and decrease in flow) have not changed with
mining
• The report concluded there was no evidence of a change in stream
hydrology in Gap/ Genowlan Creek as a result of mining operations
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8. Activities proposed for the Next Period
Environment
o Scheduled monitoring and reporting
Systems
o Continue to prepare environmental management plans.
o Implementation of compliance database.
Water
o Routine monitoring and reporting
Rehabilitation and Mine Closure
o Nil
Biodiversity
o Routine monitoring and reporting
Approvals
o Submit management plans required under the consent
o Submit Extraction Plan for First Workings in the Cliff Zone
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AIRLY MINE
THANK YOU
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