Integra Open Cut - Mining Operations Plan Amendment 2

Mining Operations Plan
Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
MINING OPERATIONS PLAN AMENDMENT 2 FOR THE

INTEGRA NORTH OPEN CUT COAL MINE
Doc No:
Doc Owner:
NOC_MOP_0001
Approval:
Signed:
Date:
Revision
Issue Date
Originator
V1
17/04/2012
EMGA Mitchell McLennan
Reviewed
Approved
John Trotter
Andrew Betts
Jason Thomas
Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2
Name of mine
Integra North Open Cut Coal Mine
Mining Titles/Leases
CL382, CL357, ML1437, ML1518, ML1551, ML1630
MOP Commencement Date

Name of leaseholder
30/03/2009
MOP Completion date (nominal)
31/12/2012
See table below
Name of mine operator (if different)
Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Reporting Officer
Andrew Betts
Title
General Manager, Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Signature
Date
Lease Holders
Mining Title
Holder
CL382
VALE Australia (GC) Pty Ltd, JFE Steel Australia (GC) Pty Ltd, JS Glennies Creek Pty Ltd, NS
Glennies Creek Pty Limited, POS-GC Pty Ltd and Maitland Main Collieries Pty Limited
CL357
Camberwell Coal Pty Limited
ML1437
ML1518
ML1551
ML1630
2 of 129
Table of Contents
1.
Page
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 11
1.1
HISTORY OF OPERATIONS ......................................................................................... 11

1.1.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 11
1.1.2
The Operating Company ........................................................................... 11
1.1.3
Integra Underground Coal Mine ................................................................ 11
1.1.4
Integra Open Cut ....................................................................................... 12
1.1.5
North Open Cut ......................................................................................... 14
1.1.6
Integra Mine Complex ............................................................................... 14
1.1.7
Coal Handling and Preparation Plant ........................................................ 15
1.2
PROPOSED OPERATIONS .......................................................................................... 15
1.3
CONSENTS, LEASES AND LICENCES ........................................................................ 16

1.3.1
Consents ................................................................................................... 16
1.3.2
Leases ....................................................................................................... 17
1.3.3
Licences .................................................................................................... 18
1.4
MINE SITE...................................................................................................................... 21
1.5
MINE CONTACTS .......................................................................................................... 21
1.6
MINE GEOLOGY............................................................................................................ 21
1.6.1
Regional Geology ...................................................................................... 21
1.6.2
Geology ..................................................................................................... 22
1.6.3
Resources and Reserves .......................................................................... 24
1.7
LANDOWNERSHIP ........................................................................................................ 25
1.8
CONSULTATION ........................................................................................................... 28
1.9
2.
DOCUMENT PREPARATION ........................................................................................ 29

1.9.1
Overview .................................................................................................... 29
1.9.2
Related Management Plans ...................................................................... 29
PRE MOP ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................... 31
2.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 31
2.2
TOPOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................. 31
2.2.1
Regional Topography ................................................................................ 31
2.2.2
Mine Site Topography ............................................................................... 31
2.3
CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGY .................................................................................. 33

2.3.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 33
2.3.2
Temperature and Humidity ........................................................................ 33
2.3.3
Rainfall ....................................................................................................... 33
2.3.4
Wind........................................................................................................... 33
2.4
AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................. 34
2.5
NOISE ............................................................................................................................ 36
2.6
BIODIVERSITY .............................................................................................................. 40
2.6.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 40
2.6.2
Flora........................................................................................................... 41
2.6.2.1 Vegetation Communities ............................................................ 41
3 of 129
2.6.2.2 Noxious Weeds .......................................................................... 43

2.6.2.3 Threatened Flora Species .......................................................... 43
2.6.2.4 Endangered Ecological Communities ........................................ 43
2.6.2.5 Endangered Flora Populations ................................................... 44
2.6.2.6 Conservation Value of Recorded Species.................................. 44
2.6.3
2.6.4
Fauna......................................................................................................... 44
Biodiversity Offsets .................................................................................... 44
2.7
ABORIGINAL HERITAGE .............................................................................................. 45
2.8
SOILS AND LAND CAPABILITY .................................................................................... 45
2.9
SURFACE WATER RESOURCES ................................................................................ 47

2.9.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 47
2.9.2
Regional and Local Catchments ............................................................... 47
2.9.3
Regional and Local Surface Water Quality ............................................... 49
2.9.4
Mine Site Catchments ............................................................................... 50
2.9.5
Mine Site Water Storage Dams ................................................................. 51
2.10
3.
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES................................................................................... 51
2.10.1
Mine Site and Local Aquifers ..................................................................... 51
2.10.2
Groundwater Quality.................................................................................. 52
2.10.3
Groundwater Usage .................................................................................. 52
2.10.4
Buildings, Infrastructure and Services ....................................................... 52
PROPOSED MINING ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ 55
3.1
EXPLORATION .............................................................................................................. 55
3.2
LAND PREPARATION ................................................................................................... 55

3.2.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 55
3.2.2
Vegetation Clearing ................................................................................... 55
3.2.2.1 Extent of Clearing ....................................................................... 55
3.2.2.2 Clearing Procedures ................................................................... 56
3.2.2.3 Workforce Awareness and Responsibility .................................. 57
3.2.3
Soil Removal ............................................................................................. 57

3.2.3.1 Soil Stripping Methods................................................................ 57
3.2.3.2 Trial Soil Stripping Rehabilitated Areas ................................... 58
3.2.3.3 Soil Stockpiling Methods ............................................................ 59
3.2.3.4 Soil Inventory .............................................................................. 59
3.2.3.5 Workforce Awareness and Responsibility .................................. 60
3.3
CONSTRUCTION........................................................................................................... 61
3.3.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 61
3.3.2
Amenity Bund ............................................................................................ 61
3.3.3
Internal Haul Roads ................................................................................... 62
3.3.4
Water Management Structures ................................................................. 63
3.4
MINING ........................................................................................................................... 64
3.4.1
Mine Layout and Design Criteria ............................................................... 64
3.4.2
Mining Sequence ....................................................................................... 64
4 of 129
3.4.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................. 64

3.4.2.2 Open Cut Area............................................................................ 64
3.4.2.3 Waste Rock Emplacement Areas............................................... 65
3.5
MINING METHODS AND PROCEDURES .................................................................... 66

3.5.1
Open Cut Mining Operations ..................................................................... 66
3.5.2
Blasting ...................................................................................................... 67
3.5.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................. 67
3.5.2.2 Blasting Criteria .......................................................................... 68
3.5.2.3 Blasting Controls and Safeguards .............................................. 68
3.5.2.4 Blast Notification and Inspections .............................................. 70
3.5.2.5 Blast Monitoring and Inspections ............................................... 70
3.5.3
3.5.4
3.5.5
Equipment ................................................................................................. 71
Hours of Operations .................................................................................. 72
Workforce Awareness and Responsibility ................................................. 72
3.6
MINERAL PROCESSING .............................................................................................. 73
3.7
WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 73

3.7.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 73
3.7.2
Waste Rock ............................................................................................... 74
3.7.3
Non-production Wastes ............................................................................. 74
3.7.3.1 General Wastes .......................................................................... 74
3.7.3.2 Oil and Grease ........................................................................... 75
3.7.3.3 Sewage ....................................................................................... 75
3.7.3.4 Scrap Metal and Steel ................................................................ 75
4.
3.8
ROM AND PRODUCT COAL STOCKPILES ................................................................. 75
3.9
WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 76

3.9.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 76
3.9.2
Management Objectives ............................................................................ 76
To achieve the above management objectives, Integra will

implement the water management controls specified in Section
7.3.2. .......................................................................................................... 77
3.9.3
Dams ......................................................................................................... 77
3.10
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ........................................................................................... 77
PROPOSED REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES DURING THE MOP TERM ................................... 79
4.1
STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ............................................................................... 79
4.2
REHABILITATION STATUS AT MOP COMMENCEMENT ........................................... 80
4.3
PROPOSED REHABILITATION STATUS AT MOP FINISH ......................................... 80
4.4
BUILDINGS .................................................................................................................... 81
4.5
REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED LAND ................................................................... 81

4.5.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 81
4.5.2
Rehabilitation Procedures ......................................................................... 81
4.5.2.1 Waste Rock Emplacements ....................................................... 81
4.5.2.2 Water Management Structures .................................................. 83
5 of 129
4.5.2.3 Other Disturbed Areas ................................................................ 83

4.5.3
5.
6.
7.
Summary of Proposed Rehabilitation ........................................................ 83
4.6
WATER MANAGEMENT (REHABILITATED LAND) ..................................................... 84
4.7
OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................... 85
4.8
REHABILITATION MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE ............................................. 85
4.9
REHABILITATION TRIALS AND RESEARCH .............................................................. 86
REPORTING AND REVIEW .......................................................................................................... 87
5.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 87
5.2
REHABILITATED AREAS AND FEATURES ................................................................. 87
5.3
REMAINING FEATURES ............................................................................................... 87

5.3.1
Final Landform........................................................................................... 87
5.3.2
Final Land Use .......................................................................................... 88
5.4
REHABILITATION PLANNING CRITERIA..................................................................... 88
ENVIRONMENTAL AND REHABILITATION RISK IDENTIFICATION ......................................... 93
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONTROLS ........................................................................ 95
7.1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 95
7.2
AIR POLLUTION ............................................................................................................ 95

7.2.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 95
7.2.2
Environmental Management Controls ....................................................... 95
7.2.3
Corrective Measures ................................................................................. 97
7.2.4
Monitoring .................................................................................................. 97
7.2.5
Greenhouse gas ........................................................................................ 98
7.3
WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 99

7.3.1
Introduction ................................................................................................ 99
7.3.2
Environmental Management Controls ....................................................... 99
7.3.3
Corrective Measures ............................................................................... 101
7.3.4
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 102
7.3.5
Groundwater monitoring .......................................................................... 103
7.3.5.1 Overview ................................................................................... 103
7.3.5.2 Standing Water Levels ............................................................. 104
7.3.5.3 Monitoring Groundwater Quality ............................................... 105
7.4
CONTAMINATED POLLUTED LAND .......................................................................... 106
7.5
BIODIVERSITY ............................................................................................................ 106

7.5.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 106
7.5.2
Environmental Management Controls ..................................................... 106
7.5.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 107
7.6
WEEDS ........................................................................................................................ 108

7.6.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 108
7.6.2
7.6.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 108
7.7
BLASTING .................................................................................................................... 108

7.7.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 108
7.7.2
6 of 129
7.7.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 110
7.8
OPERATIONAL NOISE ................................................................................................ 111

7.8.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 111
7.8.2
7.8.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 112
7.9
VISUAL, STRAY LIGHT ............................................................................................... 115

7.9.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 115
7.9.2
7.9.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 116
7.10
HERITAGE ................................................................................................................... 116

7.10.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 116
7.10.2
7.11
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION ................................................................................ 117

7.11.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 117
7.11.2
7.12
BUSHFIRE ................................................................................................................... 118
7.13
HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION .......................................................................... 118

7.13.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 118
7.13.2
7.13.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 119
7.14
METHANE DRAINAGE / VENTILATION ..................................................................... 119
7.15
8.
9.
PUBLIC SAFETY.......................................................................................................... 119

7.15.1
Introduction .............................................................................................. 119
7.15.2
7.15.3
Monitoring ................................................................................................ 120
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 121
PLANS ......................................................................................................................................... 123
Table of Contents
FIGURES
Figure 1.1 Stratigraphy and Coal Seams (Amended)........................................................................... 23
Figure 1.2 Indicative Geological Cross Section .................................................................................... 24
Figure 2.1 Regional Topography (Amended) ....................................................................................... 32
Figure 2.2 Annual and Seasonal Wind Roses ...................................................................................... 35
Figure 2.3 Noise Assessment Group Locations ................................................................................... 37
Figure 2.4 Glennies Creek Catchment (Amended) .............................................................................. 48
Figure 2.5 Glennies Creek Water Quality ............................................................................................. 49
Figure 2.6 Mine Site Catchments (Amended)....................................................................................... 50
TABLES
Table 1.1
Development Consents and Project Approvals ................................................................... 16
Table 1.3
Licences............................................................................................................................... 18
Table 1.4
Plies to be Extracted ............................................................................................................ 22

7 of 129
Table 1.5
Description of Coal Seams within the Pit Shell ................................................................... 24
Table 1.6
Land ownership details ....................................................................................................... 25
Table 1.7
Required Management Plans and Monitoring Programs .................................................... 30
Table 2.2
Mean and Maximum Composite Monthly Rainfall Data ...................................................... 33
Table 2.3
Annual Average Deposited Dust ......................................................................................... 34
Table 2.6
Noise Impact Criteria ........................................................................................................... 38
Table 2.7
Fauna Species Recorded within the Mine Site Fauna Survey Area ................................... 44
Table 2.8
Biodiversity Offset Strategy for the Integra Mine Complex ................................................. 45
Table 2.10 Soil Mapping Unit Descriptions............................................................................................ 47

Table 3.1
Vegetation Communities to be Cleared ............................................................................... 56
Table 3.2
Accountable Positions and Tasks (Vegetation Clearing) .................................................... 57
Table 3.3
Soil Stripping Suitability and Procedures ............................................................................ 58
Table 3.4
Soil Balance ......................................................................................................................... 60
Table 3.5
Accountable Positions and Tasks (Soil Stripping and Stockpiling) ..................................... 61
Table 3.6
Diversion Channel Specifications ................................................................................... 63
Table 3.7
Estimated Waste Rock Placement Volumes ...................................................................... 66
Table 3.8
Indicative Overburden Blast Design Parameters ................................................................ 67
Table 3.9
Blasting Criteria ................................................................................................................... 68
Table 3.10 Blast Monitoring ................................................................................................................... 71

Table 3.11 Typical Mining Equipment ................................................................................................... 71
Table 3.12 Hours of Operation .............................................................................................................. 72
Table 3.13 Accountable Positions and Tasks ....................................................................................... 73
Table 3.14 Provisional Production and Waste Schedule ..................................................................... 76
Table 4.1
Tree and Shrub Species ...................................................................................................... 83
Table 4.2
Summary of Proposed Rehabilitation .................................................................................. 83
Table 6.1
Risk Identification Matrix for Mine Site Activities ................................................................ 94
Table 7.1
Air Quality Corrective Measures .......................................................................................... 97
Table 7.2
Surface Water Corrective Measures ................................................................................. 101
Table 7.3
Glennies Creek Monitoring Frequency and Method .................................................... 102
Table 7.4
Water Monitoring Parameter Suites .................................................................................. 103
Table 7.5
Dam Water Discharge Criteria........................................................................................... 103
Table 7.6
Ground Water Monitoring Program ................................................................................... 104
Table 7.7
Groundwater Level Monitoring Method and Frequency .................................................... 105
Table 7.8
Groundwater Quality Monitoring Parameters Open Standpipe Piezometers ................. 105
Table 7.9
Groundwater Quality Monitoring Method and Frequency ................................................. 106
Table 7.10 Blast Monitoring Locations ................................................................................................ 110

Table 7.11 Blast Impact Assessment Criteria...................................................................................... 111
Table 7.12 Noise Monitoring Locations ............................................................................................... 113
Table 7.14 Bushfire Hazard Activities and Controls ......................................................................... 118
8 of 129
FOREWORD TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT

This document has been amended to incorporate a minor modification to the operation of the Integra
North Open Cut and an extension of the North Open Cut Mining Operations Plan period. Specifically:
Extension of the North Open Cut out-of-pit emplacement to the east and south;
An increase in height from 135m AHD to 141m AHD;
Relocation of the Crib Hut within the North Open Cut out-of-pit emplacement; and
The North Open Cut Mining Operations Plan finish date has been extended from 31 March 2012
to 31 December 2012.
This is the second time the North Open Cut Mining Operations Plan has been amended. Major
amendments are underlined and coloured blue for ease of reference.
10 of 129
1.
Introduction
1.1
History of Operations
1.1.1
INTRODUCTION
The Integra North Open Cut Coal Mine (North Open Cut) (formally referred to as the Glennies Creek
Open Cut Coal Mine) is located adjacent to the Integra Underground Coal Mine (Integra
Underground) (formally the Glennies Creek Underground Coal Mine) and immediately north of the
Integra Open Cut. The Integra Open Cut, formerly referred to as the Camberwell Coal Mine,
comprises two open cut areas, as follows (see Plan1 in Chapter 9).
The former North Pit mining within the North Pit ceased in 1999 and the pit has been largely
backfilled with waste rock. The remaining available areas are undergoing rehabilitation.
The active South Pit - a westerly extension of the South Pit was approved in 2010 under Part 3A
of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
The North Open Cut, in part, abuts the northern boundary of the former North Pit.
Coal from each of the operating coal mines, namely the Integra Underground and the South Pit,
together with that from the North Open Cut, are processed at the Integra Coal Handling and
Preparation Plant (CHPP") from which it is loaded into railway wagons for transportation to
Newcastle for export using the Integra Rail Load-out Facility (Plan 1).
1.1.2
THE OPERATING COMPANY
Prior to August 2006, the Integra Underground was operated by Glennies Creek Coal Management
Pty Ltd and the Integra Open Cut and CHPP by Camberwell Coal Pty Ltd. Each of these Companies
are wholly owned by the parties to the Glennies Creek Coal Joint Venture and the Camberwell Coal
Joint Venture respectively.
In August 2006, those parties agreed to merge the operations of the Camberwell and Glennies Creek
Collieries, with the combined operation to be managed by a new Company wholly owned by the
parties to the Integra Coal Joint Venture. As a result, the North Open Cut, Integra Open Cut and
Integra Underground Coal Mine are currently managed by Integra Coal Operations Pty Limited
(Integra).
1.1.3
INTEGRA UNDERGROUND COAL MINE
Major interest in the development of the coal resource in the vicinity of the Integra Underground
commenced in the mid 1970s with the extensive exploration culminating in the lodgement of a
development application for an underground mine in August 1990. Following a Commission of Inquiry
in mid 1991, development consent was granted in November 1991.
Initial mining operations commenced in October 1996 with major on-site activities commencing in
December 1998. Underground mine development commenced in May 1999. Since that time, the
Integra Underground Coal Mine has been developed in four stages.
Stage 1 Development of three entries in the Middle Liddell seam from the highwall of the
Camberwell North Pit (May 1999 to April 2000).
11 of 129
Stage 2 Development of the five heading Northwest Mains to prove mining conditions, and the
installation of the initial longwall gateroads (June 2000 to date).
Stage 3 Installation and operation of a longwall unit with a maximum face width to date of 250m
and associated development workings (August 2002 to date).
Stage 4 Development of entries to the Barrett seam from the existing Mains development and
the installation of the initial longwall gateroads (Nov 2010 to date).
The surface facilities, located adjacent to the former Oak Park School House, were primarily
established during Stages 1 and 2 (Plan 1).
An application to extend the mining activities at Integra Underground was lodged with the then
Department of Planning (now Department of Planning and Infrastructure (DP&I)) under Part 3A of the
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act). Project Approval 08_0101 was
granted for the application on 26 November 2010. Project Approval 08_0101 was combined with the
Project Approval 08_0102 for an application to extend the Open Cut operations, see Section 1.1.4,
into a single document.
Plates 1.1 and 1.2 display the current components of the existing operations associated with the
Integra Underground Coal Mine.
Mining operations at the Integra Underground Coal Mine produce a high quality, semi-hard coking
coal for the export market, with the current approved coal production level set at 4.5 million tonnes per
annum (Mtpa) Run-of-Mine (ROM) coal.
1.1.4
INTEGRA OPEN CUT
Operations at the Camberwell Coal Mine, as it was then known, commenced in 1991. Since that time,
mining operations have been undertaken within the North Pit and the South Pit. Mining ceased in the
Camberwell North Pit in 1999 and the bulk of the open cut was backfilled, leaving a small section in
the northwestern corner only partially backfilled to enable access to the Integra Underground via
portals in the former highwall.
Mining commenced in the South Pit in 1997. An application for extension of the South Pit to the west
was lodged with the then Department of Planning under Part 3A of the EP&A Act. Project Approval
08_0102 was granted for the application on 26 November 2010. As mentioned previously, Project
Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 were combined in a single document.
That operation is approved to extract up to 4.5Mtpa ROM coal by open cut methods. Views of the
largely backfilled Camberwell North Pit and activities in the South Pit are presented in Plates 1.3 and
1.4.
12 of 129
Plate 1.2:
Plate 1.4:
Plate 1.1:
An oblique aerial view to the

southeast across the Integra
Underground Pit Top Facilities in the
foreground and Integra CHPP in the
middle distance. (Ref: E642-F128)
Plate 1.3:
View to the west across the

rehabilitated northern slopes of the
North Pit. (Ref. E642-F085)
An oblique aerial view to the

northwest towards the Integra
Underground Portal Area and Pit Top
Facilities. (Ref: E642-F019)
View to the north across the South

Pit. (Ref. E642-F118)
13 of 129
1.1.5
NORTH OPEN CUT
Project approval for operation of the North Open Cut was originally granted for a period of 10 years by
the Minister for Planning on 2 December 2008 (Project Approval 06_0073). The approval was based
on the Glennies Creek Coal Mine Open Cut Environmental Assessment prepared by R.W. Corkery &
Co. Pty Limited in 2007. The approval included the following:
Extraction of coal by open cut mining methods from within a pit shell covering approximately 90ha
and from three principal coal seams, namely the Middle / Lower Liddell, the Barrett and the
Hebden seams.
Transportation of ROM coal to the CHPP via a combination of internal haul routes.
Stockpiling of ROM coal at temporary ROM coal stockpile areas located at the top of the active
open cut ramp or within the existing RL100 Stockpile Area, with subsequent transportation to the
CHPP.
Highwall / auger mining from the northern highwall for a maximum length of approximately 300m
using either highwall or auger mining methods to extract coal that would not be amenable to
extraction by open cut mining methods.
Programmed placement of waste rock materials into out-of-pit waste rock emplacement, with
subsequent placement out-of-pit as well as in-pit.
Progressive construction of surface water control structures, including three sediment dams.
Storage and washing of ROM coal and despatch of product coal from the CHPP and placement of
fine tailings material within the existing tailings dams.
Progressive reshaping and rehabilitation of all areas of mining-related disturbance.
A Mining Operations Plan was prepared for the Integra North Open Cut and approved by the then
Department of Primary Industry on 29 April 2009.
The above activities were incorporated into the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 and the
approval time period extended until 31 December 2022.
A modification application to Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 was lodged with DP&I on 5
December 2011. This application was accompanied by an Environmental Assessment (EMGA
Mitchell McLennan 2011) and sought approval for the following:
Extension of the North Open Cut out-of-pit emplacement by 31 hectares.
Increase of the maximum height of emplacements within the North Open Cut from 135 m AHD
(Australian Height Datum) to 141 m AHD.
Relocation of the North Open Cut crib hut approximately 600 m west.
Capping of Tailings Dam 3.
Extension to timeframes stipulated in Conditions 42, 43 and 48 of the Project Approvals 08_0101
and 08_0102.
The modification application (Modification 1) was approved on 19 March 2012.

Those features identified above that are relevant to this MOP are presented on Plan 3 in Chapter 9.
1.1.6
INTEGRA MINE COMPLEX
Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 consolidated the North Open Cut, Open Cut and
Underground operations into a single mining operation known as the Integra Mine Complex. Project
14 of 129
Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 required the surrender of all previous development consents,
including 06_0073 for the North Open Cut.
1.1.7
COAL HANDLING AND PREPARATION PLANT
The CHPP currently has approval to process coal from the Integra Mine Complex until 31 December
2022 for open cut operations and 31 December 2035 for underground mining operations. Plate 1.5
displays the CHPP and Plate 1.6 shows Tailings Dam TD2, the tailings dam currently used to store
tailings from the CHPP.
Plate 1.5:
Plate 1.6:
1.2
View to northwest across Integra

CHPP. (Ref. E642-F140)
View to the southwest across the

Tailings Storage Dam TD2.
(Ref. E642-F106)
Proposed Operations
The proposed mining operations at the North Open Cut will continue to be undertaken generally in
accordance with those identified within the Environmental Assessments that accompanied the
application for project approval and Modification 1 to Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102
(Corkery 2007; EMM 2011).
This document has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the relevant mining titles
and is the second amendment to the initial Mining Operations Plan (MOP) prepared for the North
Open Cut. The term of this MOP is nine months from the commencement date, namely until 31
December 2012. It is envisaged that a consolidated MOP for all open cut operations at the Integra
Mine Complex will be prepared prior to the completion of that period.
In summary, the proposed operations during the term of this MOP will be as follows:
15 of 129
Vegetation removal and soil stripping (and stockpiling) from the footprint of the out-of-pit waste
rock emplacement, the section of the open cut pit shell that will be disturbed during the term of the
MOP and areas required for infrastructure development.
Extraction of waste rock and coal from within the open cut pit shell.
Placement of waste rock, initially within the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement and then within the
out-of-pit and in-pit waste rock emplacements.
Transportation of ROM coal, either directly or via stockpiles within or adjacent to the open cut pit
shell or at the RL 100 Stockpiling Area, to the CHPP.
Progressive rehabilitation of areas of disturbance no longer required for mining related purposes.
1.3
1.3.1
Consents, Leases and Licences

CONSENTS
Table 1.1 presents the development consents and project approvals held by Integra or related
Companies at the time of preparation of this MOP. Note that only those items marked with * relate to
the North Open Cut.
Table 1.1
Issuing /
Responsible
Authority
Development Consents and Project Approvals
Consent/
Date of Issue Expiry
Approval Number
Comments
Minister for Planning
PA 08_0101
26/11/2010
31/12/2035 Project approval to operate

underground mining operations.
PA 08_0102
26/11/2010
31/12/2022 Project approval to operate open cut

mining operations.
PA 06_0073
02/12/2008
01/12/2018 Project approval to operate the North

Open Cut.
PA 06_0213
25/06/2008
25/06/2023 Project Approval for the extraction of

coal from the Middle Liddell Seam
within the Integra Underground.
PA 06_0057
30/01/2007
01/01/2027 Project Approval for the Integra

Underground Coal Mine Surface
Facilities and related activities.
S96(2) modification
105/90/M4
20/10/2006
11/11/2012 Increase coal production from 3.0Mtpa

to 4.5Mtpa, installation of additional
facilities and infrastructure
Singleton Shire Council
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
06/01/2006
06.01.2008 Replacement for Bathhouse 2
DC
07/12/2005
N/A
Hydrocarbon Storage Shed
DC
12/09/2005
N/A
Control Room
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
21/07/2005
Approval to use a
Council Road
01/07/2005
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
02/06/2005
01.06.2010 Office 1
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
02/06/2005
01.06.2010 Office 2
21.07.2010 Conveyor Gantry

Nil
For use of Forest Road to access and

service the Forest Road Ventilation
Shaft Area
16 of 129
Issuing /
Responsible
Authority
Consent/
Date of Issue Expiry
Approval Number
Comments
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
02/06/2005
01.06.2010 Office 3
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
01/06/2005
31.05.2010 Bathhouse 2
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
01/06/2005
31.05.2010 Office 4
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
01/06/2005
31.05.2010 Induction Room
Approval to Occupy
Temporary Structure
01/06/2005
31.05.2010 Office 4
Approval to Demolish
Existing Dwelling and
Shed
13/04/2005
S96(1A) modification
16/02/2005
Approval to use a
Council Road
12/05/2004
DC 719/2003
13/02/2004
Nil specified For Glennies Creek to Ashton Water

Pipeline
S96(2) modification
105/90/M3
28/06/2002
11/11/2012 Construction of Forest Road

ventilation shaft and provision of
power to the shaft
S96(2) modification
105/90/M2
18/12/2001
11/11/2012 Continued use of underground entries

off the North Pit, use of CHPP and rail
loader.
DC 90/2001 (Mod)
13/06/2001
Nil
Alteration / additions to transportable

office building
DC 90/2001
05/04/2001
Nil
For new offices and bathhouse
BA 1/99
26/03/1999
Nil
Dwelling and shed located at Lot 93

DP 752442 Middle Falbrook Road
11/11/2012 Upgrading of portal facilities.

Nil
Nil
For Glennies Creek to Ashton Water

Pipeline
Construction of awning within Integra

Underground Muster Area.
BA 2/99
26/03/1999
S96(2) modification
105/90/M1
16/11/1998
11/11/2012 Development of underground entries

off the North Pit, use of CHPP and rail
loader
Bathroom / office complex
DA 105/90
01/11/1991
11/11/2012 Consent for the operation of the

Integra Underground Coal Mine. This
consent has been modified five times
since it was first granted to allow for
minor modifications/upgrades to the
overall mining operation.
All of the consents listed in Table 1.1 above, other than Project Approval 08_0101, Project Approval
08_0101, DC 719/2003 and any construction or occupation certificates, are to be surrendered in June
2012 in accordance with Schedule 2 Condition 12 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
1.3.2
LEASES
Plan 1 and Table 1.2 present the mineral authorities held by Integra or related Companies.
17 of 129
Table 1.2
Mineral
Authority
Grant Date
Expiry Date
Mineral Authorities
Holder
CL382
12 Nov 1991
11 Nov 2012
VALE Australia (GC) Pty Ltd, JFE Steel Australia (GC) Pty Ltd,
JS Glennies Creek Pty Ltd, NS Glennies Creek Pty Limited,
POS-GC Pty Ltd and Maitland Main Collieries Pty Limited
CL357
27 Mar 1990
27 Mar 2011
Camberwell Coal Pty Limited
ML1437
28 Apr 1999
27 Mar 2011
ML1518
14 Jun 2004
27 Mar 2011
ML1551
10 Jan 2006
27 Mar 2011
ML1630
16 March 2009
16 Mar 2030
1.3.3
LICENCES
Table 1.3 presents the licences held by Integra in relation to the operation of the existing Integra
Open Cut and North Open Cut, the Integra Underground Coal Mine and the CHPP and associated
infrastructure. Note that only those licences marked with * relate to the North Open Cut.
Table 1.3
Issued By
Number
Grant Date
Licences
Expiry/ Renewal/
Comment
Anniversary Date
Environment Protection Licence

Office of
Environment and
Heritage
EPL3390*
27/07/2000
31 August
For coal mining and processing at the

Camberwell Coal Mine, on a scale of
2 million tpa to 3.5 million tpa saleable
coal produced and >5 million tonnes
of coal products loaded.
Dangerous Goods Licences

Work Cover
07-100149001
02/01/2008
08/03/2009
For magazines for explosives,

detonators & on-site diesel storage.
Work Cover
35/034651*
09/03/2005
09/03/2006
For magazines of explosives and

detonators and on-site diesel storage.
485
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
960
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
961
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
1172
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
1173
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
Water Access Licences

NSW Office of Water
Dewatering of the underground mine

workings.
18 of 129
Issued By
Department of
Primary Industries
Bore Licences
NSW Office of Water
( and predecessors)
Expiry/ Renewal/
Comment
Anniversary Date
Number
Grant Date
1242
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
10095
01/07/2004
Perpetuity
WAL874
(240 GS)
31/3/2005
WAL672
(102 GS)
23/3/2005
WAL833 (54
GS)
31/3/2005
WAL797 (12
GS)
1/11/2006
WAL1273
(1.2 SS)
1/11/2006
WAL 10095
(230HS)
11/09/2006
20AL
200530
20AL
200940
20AL
201041
20AL
201231
20BL
167917
20BL
169571
20BL
169573
20BL
169574
20BL
169628
20BL
169629
20BL
169630
20BL
169631
20BL
169632
20BL
169862
20BL
169864
20BL
171507
20BL
171705
20BL
171707
Extraction licences
1/07/2004
1/07/2004
1/07/2004
1/07/2004
15/08/2000
7/03/2005
7/03/2005
7/03/2005
17/08/2007
Groundwater monitoring.
17/08/2007
17/08/2007
17/08/2007
17/08/2007
26/09/2005
26/09/2005
3/09/2007
17/08/2007
17/08/2007
19 of 129
Issued By
Radiation Licences
Work Cover
Expiry/ Renewal/
Comment
Anniversary Date
Number
Grant Date
20BL
171708
20BL
171710
20BL
171720
20BL
171721
20BL
171722
20BL
171813
20BL
171814
20BL
171869
20BL
171870
20BL
171878
20BL
171879
20BL
171880
20BL
171881
20BL
009051
20BL
012970
20BL
169513
20BL
171814
20CA
201232
20CA
200531
20CA
200941
20CA
201042
17/08/2007
17/08/2007
16/02/2008
16/02/2008
16/02/2008
10121
10120
10119
7561
684
683
685
3/04/2008
3/04/2008
15/05/2008
14/05/2013
15/05/2008
5/06/2008
14/05/2013
4/06/2013
5/06/2008
4/06/2013
5/06/2008
4/06/2013
5/06/2008
4/06/2013
-
20/04/1959
10/12/1962
28/02/2005
28/02/2010
3/04/2008
30/06/2017
4/07/2004
1/07/2004
25/02/2018
1/07/2004
1/11/2008
1/07/2004
30/06/2017
9/10/2006
9/10/2006
9/10/2006
20/06/2006
20/06/2006
20/06/2006
20/06/2006
20/10/2008
20/10/2008
20/10/2008
10/07/2012
10/07/2012
10/07/2012
10/07/2012
Density gauges
20 of 129
1.4
Mine Site
Plan 1, located in Chapter 9, identifies the area covered by this MOP (referred to hereafter as the
Mine Site). The boundaries of the Mine Site are as follows.
Southern boundary the southern extent of the out-of pit emplacement.
Eastern and northeastern boundary Stony Creek Road.
Northwestern boundary Middle Fallbrook Road.
Western boundary highwall of the former Camberwell North Pit and eastern boundary of the
RL100 Stockpile Area.
It is noted that all surface disturbing activities associated with the North Open Cut will be undertaken
within the Mine Site. It is also noted that the RL100 Area and Haul Route E, where ROM coal from the
North Open Cut is stockpiled and transported, are not included in the Mine Site. Management of these
areas and activities will be undertaken in accordance with the Integra Open Cut and Underground
water management systems and MOPs.
1.5
Mine Contacts
Personnel responsible for operational and environmental performance at the North Open Cut are as
follows.
Integra Operations Manager Open Cut Grant Clouten.
Technical Services Manager Jason Thomas.
Environmental Superintendent John Trotter.
Sustainability Manager Kieran Plasto.
Environmental Advisor Sam Taylor/Kate Brickhill.
In addition, Carbon Based Environmental Pty Limited has a continuing presence on site in an advisory
and resource role in the form of Colin Davies.
The relevant contact phone number for all of the above individuals is (02) 6570 2111.
1.6
1.6.1
Mine Geology
REGIONAL GEOLOGY
The Hunter Coalfield comprises Permian sediments overlain in the west by Triassic sediments and
overthrust in the east by Carboniferous strata. The Permian sediments have been folded into a series
of generally north-south structures formed by compression of the depositional basin by the New
England Fold Belt. Some of these structures were synsedimentary and active into the Triassic but the
major stresses were taken up by the Hunter Thrust Fault, a continental scale structure. Deposition
was largely controlled by cyclic periods of marine transgression and regression, although syndepositional faulting and folding had some influence.
Two major coal measure sequences are present in the Hunter Coalfield. These are, in ascending
order, the Greta Coal Measures and the Singleton Super Group. These coal measures are separated
21 of 129
by a marine sequence referred to as the Maitland Group. The Singleton Super Group is subdivided
into the Wittingham Coal Measures and the Newcastle Coal Measures which are separated by marine
strata of the Denman Formation. The lower part of the Wittingham Coal Measures is known as the
Vane Subgroup (Figure 1.1).
The Vane Subgroup is subdivided into two formations, namely the coal-bearing Foybrook Formation
and the overlying Bulga Formation. The Foybrook Formation contains up to six potentially minable
coal seams. These are, in ascending order, the Hebden, Barrett, Liddell, Arties, Pikes Gully and
Lemington seams. The coal seams frequently split. Interseam lithologies include siltstone, lithic
sandstone and conglomerate.
1.6.2
GEOLOGY
Of the six coal seams within the Foybrook Formation, three occur within the North Open Cut, namely
the Liddell, Barrett and Hebden seams (Figure 1.2). Within the open cut, these seams are split into
multiple coal plies. These plies are described in Table 1.4.
Table 1.4
Plies to be Extracted
Coal Seam
Ply1
Middle Liddell
190, 180, 170
Lower Middle Liddell
160
Lower Liddell
140,130
Upper Barrett
120
Lower Barrett
105
Upper Hebden
75
Lower Hebden (if recoverable)
60/55
Note 1: Nomenclature consistent with Integra Open Cut nomenclature
The North Open Cut lies on the eastern limb of the generally north-south trending Rixs Creek
Syncline, but the local dip direction is generally to the north and northwest. Collectively, approximately
9.5m thickness of coal is present within the open cut pit shell. The depth of overburden varies from
approximately 10m at the southern subcrop to approximately 100m along the northern perimeter of
the pit shell. Unconsolidated surface material is generally less than 5m thick. Weathering depths
range from 7m to 20m, with some areas of unweathered material at surface.
Both normal and reverse faults associated with a dyke system, referred to as the Camberwell Horst,
have been recorded in the adjacent Camberwell North Pit and a ground magnetic survey showed the
Camberwell Horst to continue into CL382. Displacements of 1m to 2m were recorded in the
Camberwell North Pit parallel to the dyke and en-echelon normal faults truncated by a bedding plane
thrust were observed in the Barrett seam only.
22 of 129
Figure 1.1
Stratigraphy and Coal Seams (Amended)

23 of 129
Figure 1.2
1.6.3
Indicative Geological Cross Section
RESOURCES AND RESERVES
Resource and Reserve Statements for the North Open Cut have been prepared by Coxhead (2006)
and Australian Mine Design and Development Pty Ltd (2007) respectively. Minarco-Mineconsult
prepared a revised statement as at 1st July 2009, dated January 2010. The details of each coal
seam within the proposed open cut are presented in Table 1.5.
Table 1.5
Description of Coal Seams within the Pit Shell
Coal
Seam
Approximate Reserve
(5.7Mt Pit Shell)
Liddell
1.19 Mt
Middle Liddell 0.65m to 2.1m and

thickens to the southeast
Lower Liddell 0.22m to 0.50m
32m
Barrett
2.76 Mt
Upper Barrett <1.0m to 1.7m thinning

to the east
Barrett 0.5m to 1.5m
52m
Hebden
1.76 Mt
<0.2m to 1.1m
62m
Estimated Thickness
Average Depth Below

Surface
Source: Coxhead (2006) and Australian Mine Design and Development Pty Ltd (2007)
24 of 129
1.7
Landownership
Plan 1 presents the landownership status and location of residences in the vicinity of the North Open
Cut. Land indicated as Project related is owned by Integra or a related entity. It should be noted that
the following classes of land are excluded from requirements to achieve the identified noise and air
quality criteria under Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
Project-related land and residences.
Land and residences owned by other mining companies.
Land and residences owned by Government authorities.
The land ownership details of residences in the vicinity are provided in Table 1.6.
Table 1.6
Land ownership details
Landowner Lot and DP

Reference
Land Owner Name
1/125071
Leonard Cox
1332/813851
Darren Philip Cox
100//752455
Leonard Cox
1331//813851
Wayne Geoffrey Cox
93/752455
Dwight Knox Geelan
832/564662
INTEGRA COAL OPERATIONS PTY LIMITED
1/706905
Frank Ferraro
912/794486
911/794486
LINUS JOHN HOGGAN & MAREE ELVA HOGGAN
10
130/752455
Graham Bruce Barnett & Jennifer Barnett
11
4/1057222
Alan Harold Lambkin
12
2/1057222
Wendy May Cooper
13
5/1057222
Wendy May Cooper & Gregory Francis Copper
14
1/603548
Andrew Garvie
15
75/752450
SCOTT HAMILTON ANDREWS
16
3/603548
17
3//195598
Glendell Tenements Pty Limited
18
1/775509
Graham Edward Lambkin
19
381/856227
STEVEN KEITH MCDONALD & LEANNE CARALE MCDONALD
20
101/1124459
Gary David Hamilton
21
383/856227
Anthony John Cox
22
385/856227
DANIEL JAMES COPE & MELISSA AMY FRASER
23
103/1124459
David Arthur Hackett & Pamela Gail Hackett
24
382/856227
JASON CHARLES THOMAS
25
384/856227
CHRISTINE JENSEN
26
384/856227
CHRISTINE JENSEN
27
2//609159
25 of 129

Reference
Land Owner Name
28
20/602363
RODNEY ERROL GARDNER & WILMA JOOY GARDNER
29
4/1065800
PAUL KENNETH LONG & RACHEL ADELL CRAWFORD
30
52/587711
Helen Leila May Castledine
31
51/587711
Dean Thomas Nolan
32
4/600327
33
8/246434
Rodney George Hall & Doreen Ann Hall
34
2//810309
RHA Pastoral Company Pty Limited
35
79/1161577
William Edwin Gardner and Anne Mary Gardner
36
3/600327
37
2/600327
Brian William Cherry & Roselea Ann Cherry
38
1/600327
John Henry Moore & Margaret Rose Moore
39
621/1097524
JUSTIN RICHARD MOLES & AMANDA JEAN NEWTON
40
65/752499
Graeme William Cheetham & Kay Heather Cheetham
41
66/752499
42
66/752499
43
64/752499
Darrell Robert Bridge & Maralyn Kaye Bridge
44
2/810452
Bruce Moran & Janet Mary Moran
45
2/810452
Bruce Moran & Janet Mary Moran
46
1/79387
John Russell Burton & Patricia Dorothy Burton
47
510/1033291
David Neville Bynon & Lynne Agatha Bynon
48
2/626880
Gillian Louise Holmes
49
531/788015
XSTRATA MT OWEN PTY LIMITED
50
511/1033291
Vicki Margaret Conroy
51
No Lot or DP available.
52
103/804053
Hunter Valley Open Cut Examiners PTY Limited
53
532/788015
54
104/804053
55
921/844642
56
7//851867
57
6//851867
58
8//851867
David Martin Moran
59
4//851867
Graham Stanley Watson & Marilyn Jan Watson
60
1/701939
61
3/701939
62
2/770733
63
1/770733
64
1//781057
Gregory James Donnellan
65
1//781057
Gregory James Donnellan
26 of 129

Reference
Land Owner Name
66
1/998045
67
2/780607
68
1//655758
69
112/850054
70
1/780607
71
1/745211
Bruce Howard Richards & Rosalie Ellen Richards
72
2//597205
73
2//802596
74
2/701939
75
2//851867
76
3//851867
MARK ANDREW WATSON & DONNA LOUISE WATSON
77
3/787186
Errol David Upward & Jennifer Upward
78
2/787186
Errol David Upward & Jennifer Upward
79
1/787186
Morris Anthony Porter & Robyn Patricia Porter
80
99/752499
Helen Maria Upward or a Life Estate, Frederick Walter Upward of an estate

in Remainder
102
2/706905
106
122/1067863
ROBERT NOEL BELL & KIM BELL
113
124/1067863
Michael Colin Langdon
100
94/752455
Neil Joseph Smith
101
92/752455
Wayne Charles Garland
103
1/1057222
Alan Harold Lambkin
104
17/752450
105
2//603548
107
123/1067863
108
1/624862
109
1/186744
110
106/752450
111
2/775509
MICHAEL NEIL SARGENT & JANELLE ELIZABETH SARGENT
112
121/1067863
Graham James Nightingale & Carol Ann Nightingale
114
120/1067863
Kenneth Patrick Roots & Mary Louise Roots
115
7001//1050706
Crown Land
115
271//823710
Crown Land
116
1/1164492
2/1164492
3/1164492
David Joseph Hamilton

Christopher Martin Howard & Melanie Elizabeth Seagroth
Gary David Hamilton & Marion Lee Gersbach
117
1/609159
THOMAS ALBERT BREEN & GEOFFREY ALAN BREEN
118
3/1065800
Nell John Carroll & Albert David Castledine
119
1/810452
Matthew Charles Boyce & Samantha Fay Boyce

27 of 129

Reference
Land Owner Name
120
3/810452
Colin Alvin Meyn & Kerry Lindsay Meyn
121
511/1033291
122
511/1033291
123
1/851867
William Edwin Gardner & Anne Mary Gardner
124
13/6830
William Edwin Gardner & Anne Mary Gardner
125
12/6830
126
2/770733
127
1//770733
128
2/780607
129
111/850054
130
112/850054
131
112/850054
132
70//777661
133
71//777661
134
6//246434
135
5//246434
136
2//802596
137
1//802596
138
5//851867
Errol Thomas Foster & Dianne Gayle Foster
139
560/1104561
Kevin John Badior & Javell Pearl Badior
140
239/829334
Four Mile PTY Limited
1.8
Consultation
Integra and/or its representatives have undertaken consultation with the following listed government
agencies in relation to the North Open Cut prior to and during the preparation of the MOP and/or
associated environmental management/monitoring plans. It is noted that the required environmental
management/monitoring plans are in various stages of preparation.
Department of Primary Industries - Mineral Resources (now NSW Trade and Investment
(DTIRIS)).
Department of Environment and Climate Change (now Office of Environment and Heritage
(OEH)).
Department of Water and Energy (now NSW Office of Water (NOW)).
Mr and Mrs Evans (former owners of Property 32 on Plan 1).
Mrs Payne (former owner of Property 36 on Plan 1).
Mr and Mrs Cheetham (owners of Properties 39 to 42, inclusive, on Plan 1).
Mr and Mrs Cherry (owners of Property 37 on Plan 1).
Mr and Mrs Moore (owners of Property 38 on Plan 1).

28 of 129
Mr and Mrs Gardner (owners of Property 35 on Plan 1).
In addition, the members of Integra's Community Consultative Committee were kept informed of the
status of the application for project approval and the preparation of this document.
1.9
Document Preparation
1.9.1
OVERVIEW
The original document was prepared by Mr Mitchell Bland (BSc (Hons), MEconGeol), Principal
Environmental Consultant with R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty. Limited. Peer review was undertaken by Mr
Rob Corkery (BSc (Hons), M App Sc) of the same Company. Mr Bland prepared the first amended
document.
The second amended document was prepared by Rachael Russell (BSc, MEnvP), Environmental
Planner with EMGA Mitchell McLennan Pty Limited. Peer review was undertaken by Luke Stewart
(BAppSc (Hons)) and Brett McLennan (BTP (Hons)) of the same Company.
Mine planning and operational information was provided for the amended document on behalf of
Integra by the following individuals.
Mr Jason Thomas -Technical Services Superintendent Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Mr Sam Taylor and Ms Kate Brickhill - Environmental Advisors - Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Mr Daniel Cherry -Senior Mine Planning Engineer - Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
In addition to the above, the following undertook a review of the document prior to finalisation.
Mr Andrew Betts General Manager - Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
Mr John Trotter - Environmental Superintendent - Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
1.9.2
RELATED MANAGEMENT PLANS
The conditions of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 require the preparation of the
management plans identified in Table 1.6. Copies of these management plans will be provided to
DTIRIS as they are finalised and approved by DP&I in accordance with the requirements of Project
Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102. Table 1.6 also identifies companies responsible for report
preparation of the management plans. It is noted that, where available, a summary of the
management measures identified in the documents listed in Table 1.6 have been included in this
document.
29 of 129
Table 1.7
Required Management Plans and Monitoring Programs
Document
Condition
Number
By When
By Whom
Noise Management Plan
3(10)
End of May 2012
Global Acoustics
Blast Management Plan
3(19)
End of May 2012
Terrock Consulting
Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Management Plan
3(26)
End of May 2012
PAE Holmes
Water Management Plan
3(40)
End of March 2012
EMM
Biodiversity Management Plan
3(44)
End of December
2011
ERM
Heritage Management Plan
3(47)
End of March 2011
Integra
Waste Management Plan
3(54)
End of March 2012
EMM
Rehabilitation Management Plan
3(58)
End of March 2012
EMM
N/A
Integra
Safety Management Plan
App. 10
Drafts of the above plans have been submitted to DP&I by the dates nominated in Project Approvals
08_0101 and 08_0102 and are in the process of being finalised based on feedback received from
DP&I and other stakeholders (where applicable) and to include changes resulting from Modification 1
to the Project Approvals.
30 of 129
2.
Pre MOP Environment
2.1
Introduction
The following sub-sections describe elements of the existing environment within and surrounding the
Mine Site. Particular emphasis is placed on those elements that will be affected during the life of the
North Open Cut. Plan 2 and Figures 2.1 to 2.7 presents the pre MOP environment, ie. the status of
the Mine Site at the commencement of the MOP.
2.2
Topography
2.2.1
REGIONAL TOPOGRAPHY
Figure 2.1 indicates the topography surrounding the Mine Site. The landforms in this area are
dominated by undulating topography and gently sloping river flats along Glennies Creek, with
elevations ranging from 80m AHD to 140m AHD. The most notable topographic feature in the local
area is a prominent ridge which runs in a north-northwest / south-southeast direction 6km north of the
Mine Site. Elevations along this ridge reach 272m AHD at Mount Surprise. Average slopes on the
undulating topography are 1:25 (V:H). Maximum slopes on Mount Surprise are 1:1 (V:H).
Immediately to the north of the Mine Site, on the northern and western side of Glennies Creek, is a
northeast-oriented ridgeline with maximum elevations of approximately 110m to 120m AHD.
The topography within CL357 and areas to the south has been substantially modified by open cut coal
mining activities at the Integra Open Cut (Camberwell) and Rixs Creek Coal Mines. The waste rock
emplacements associated with the North Pit range from approximately 40m AHD within the sump
retained in the North Pit, to a maximum height of 146m AHD, rising approximately 25m to 35m above
the adjacent natural landform. The North Pit and associated in-pit waste rock emplacement is partially
filled with water, with the water level in the sump adjacent to the portals to the Integra Underground
currently at approximately 47m AHD. This water level rises and falls depending on the magnitude of
preceding rainfall events and the demand for water for the Integra Open Cut and CHPP, Ashton Coal
Mine etc. The local topography continues to fall south of the Camberwell and Rixs Creek Coal Mines
to the flood plain of the Hunter River near Singleton.
2.2.2
MINE SITE TOPOGRAPHY
The Mine Site topography in areas unaffected by prior open cut mining activities is gently undulating
(Plan 2). An open northwest-trending valley dominates the northwestern section of the Mine Site
whilst another open northeastern-trending valley dominates the eastern part of the Mine Site.
Possum Skin Dam occurs within part of the northwest-trending valley. The middle section of the Mine
Site is dominated by the active pit and waste rock emplacement. The southern section of the Mine
Site is dominated by the North Pit waste rock emplacement.
Elevations across the Mine Site range from approximately 80m AHD at the eastern and western
extremities, to more than 141m AHD on the waste rock emplacement near the Southern Mine Site
boundary. Natural slopes within the Mine Site are typically approximately 1:25 (V:H), with maximum
slopes of approximately 1:5 (V:H). Slopes on the waste rock emplacements vary from approximately
1:28 (V:H) to 1:5 (V:H).
31 of 129
Figure 2.1
Regional Topography (Amended)

32 of 129
2.3
Climate and Meteorology
2.3.1
INTRODUCTION
Meteorological data has been continuously recorded at the Camberwell Coal Meteorological Station
since 2002 (Figure 2.1). Longer term data is available from the Bureau of Meteorology Singleton
Water Board Station, located 11km south-southeast of the Mine Site.
2.3.2
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
Table 2.1 presents recent average, maximum and minimum monthly temperature and humidity data
from the Singleton Water Board Meteorological Station collected in 2011. In 2011 the average
monthly temperature was highest in January with an average of 22.8C and lowest in July with an
average of 8.3C. Spring was the least humid season in 2011, while Summer was the most humid.
Table 2.1
Jan
Average Monthly Temperatures and Humidity
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Temperature C
Average
22.8
22.7
19.5
14.8
10.5
9.4
8.3
10.1
13.0
14.5
19.4
16.6
Maximum
42.3
40.3
35.0
27.0
22.1
19.2
18.6
23.2
29.2
28.1
33.6
27.9
Minimum
10.1
10.2
9.8
6.1
-0.7
1.1
0.1
1.6
2.6
3.7
7.7
6.6
Relative Humidity %
Average
66.2
65.0
71.6
74.3
72.6
74.1
69.0
73.7
62.9
72.6
72.2
75.2
Maximum
95.0
96.1
96.8
97.9
98.4
98.5
98.8
98.9
100.0
99.0
100.0
100.0
Minimum
9.3
14.7
23.1
25.3
14.8
26.0
29.4
22.8
11.0
18.0
25.0
25.0
Source: Integra Annual Return 2011
2.3.3
RAINFALL
Table 2.2 provides a compilation of rainfall data from 13 Bureau of Meteorology stations in the vicinity
of the Mine Site during 2011. In 2011, June was the wettest month, with a total of 160.4mm rainfall,
and August was the driest month, with a total of 4.2mm rainfall.
Table 2.2
Mean and Maximum Composite Monthly Rainfall Data
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Total
23.2
36.0
77.4
71.0
89.4
160.4
21.2
4.2
91.2
57.8
152.6
31.0
Average
0.7
1.3
2.5
2.4
2.9
5.3
0.7
0.1
3.0
1.9
5.1
1.0
Source: Integra Annual Return 2011
2.3.4
WIND
Wind direction and speed data have been collected since 2002 at the Camberwell Meteorological
Station (Figure 2.1), with the data collected at 5 second intervals and averaged for each 10 minute
33 of 129
interval. The most complete set of annual data is from 2003, where a total of 8 735 hours, or 99.7%
of the potentially available data, was recorded.
Figure 2.2 presents the annual and seasonal wind roses for the Mine Site. The data show two
principal wind directions, with winds from the southeast dominant in Summer and Autumn, and winds
from the northwest dominant in Winter and Spring. The data also indicates that moderate wind
strengths are common, with mean wind speeds of 3.4m/s (12.2km/h). Calm wind conditions occur
between 5.1% of the time during Summer and 18.1% of the time during Spring.
2.4
Air Quality
Plan 1 presents the locations of the existing and proposed dust monitoring stations in the vicinity of
the Mine Site. Table 2.3 presents a summary of dust deposition data for the period July 1999 to June
2008 for deposited dust gauges D2 to D11 and July 2009 to June 2011 for gauges D12 to D14.
Results from all sampling locations, with the exception of gauge D7 and one result for D11, indicate
average annual deposited dust levels between 1.2 g/m2/month and 3.9 g/m2/month. Typically rural
areas in NSW, without any influence from mining activities, would experience deposited dust levels of
between 1 g/m2/month and 2 g/m2/month.
Dust gauge D7 lies within 0.7km of the South Pit, within the Zone of Affectation of the Integra Mine
Complex and high dust levels recorded reflect the nearby activities underway at the South Pit. D11 is
also within the Zone of Affection and the high results in July 2009 to June 2010 are likely to be a
result of mining activities in the vicinity. There were also a number of contaminated samples at D11
which resulted in a non-result for July 2008 to June 2009 (which had 12 contaminated samples) and a
high result in July 2009 to June 2010 (which was based on only two samples over the 12 month
period).
Table 2.3
D2
Annual Average Deposited Dust
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
D8
D9
D10 D11 D12 D13 D14
July 1999 to June 2000
2.2
1.3
2.2
1.2
1.9
4.7
1.6
1.6
2.0
3.3
2.6
1.9
2.8
1.8
1.7
4.7
1.7
1.8
2.1
2.7
2.2
2.8
2.2
1.9
1.8
4.3
2.2
2.4
2.2
3.0
1.9
1.9
2.5
1.5
1.6
4.1
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.8
1.7
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
3.6
2.1
2.1
2.6
3.1
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.2
1.4
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.0
2.6
2.4
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.8
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.1
3.5
2.6
1.8
1.4
1.8
2.0
3.5
2.6
2.6
2.0
3.5
2.6
2.9
1.3
1.2
2.4
4.4
1.8
2.5
2.2
3.9
2.0
2.0
1.6
1.8
1.4
5.7
2.3
3.1
2.8
2.7
2.7
1.8
1.6
1.8
6.1
2.6
3.6
2.7
8.1
2.3
2.4
2.9
2.8
2.3
1.7
1.6
1.6
3.5
2.5
2.8
2.7
3.0
1.9
2.1
2.5
Note: Excludes Contaminated Samples
Units = g/m /month
Bold indicates where the OEH air quality goal of 4g/m2/month was exceeded.
34 of 129
N
NNW
NNE
NW
Annual and seasonal windroses for

Camberwell Meteorological Station (2003)
NE
WNW
ENE
E
4% 8% 12% 16% 20%
WSW
Wind speed (m/s)

>0.5 - 1.5
ESE
>1.5 - 3
SW
>3 - 4.5
SE
>4.5 - 6
SSW
SSE
>6 - 7.5
>7.5
Annual
Calms = 13.8%
NNW
NNE
NNW
NW
NE
WNW
NW
ENE
E
10%
20%
WNW
ENE
E
5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
ESE
WSW
SE
SSW
NE
30%
WSW
SW
NNE
ESE
SW
SSE
SE
SSW
SSE
S
Autumn
Calms = 15.6%
Summer
Calms = 5.1%
NNW
NNE
NW
NNW
NE
WNW
NNE
NW
ENE
NE
WNW
ENE
10% 20% 30% 40%
WSW
5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
ESE
SW
SE
SSW
WSW
ESE
SW
SSE
SE
SSW
SSE
S
Spring
Calms = 18.1%
Winter
Calms = 16.2%
Source: Holmes Air Sciences (2007)
Figure 2.2
Annual and Seasonal Wind Roses
35 of 129
Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) concentrations have been recorded at locations HV1, HV2 and
HV3 since 2001, with PM10 concentrations recorded at HV1 and HV3 since August 2005 (Plan 1).
Average annual concentrations of TSP and PM10 at these locations are presented in Table 2.4.
Table 2.4
Average Annual PM10 and TSP Concentrations

HV1
HV2
HV3
Calendar
Year
PM10
TSP
PM10
TSP
PM10
TSP
2001
35
88
56
2002
49
96
74
2003
45
88
56
2004
44
91
1.
50
1.
2005
23
48
89
23
47
2006
19
35
84
21
51
2007
21
42
111
25
64
2008
21
48
128
22
63
2009
22
55
124
37
73
2010
16
47
89
20
66
2011
17
42
72
21
67
Units = g/m
Note 1: PM10 average from August to December 2005
Bold indicates where the OEH air quality goal of 30 g/m for PM10 and 90 g/m for TSP
3
2.5
Noise
Noise levels in the vicinity of the Mine Site are influenced by a range of sources including various
mining operations and related activities, traffic on local roads, agricultural equipment, stock, wind in
trees, insects and birds.
During the noise assessment undertaken to support application 08_0101 for project approval of the
South Pit western extension, Heggies Pty Ltd identified 18 noise assessment groups in which noise
levels are likely to be similar because of the proximity of residences in each area to the various noise
sources and the topographic setting (Figure 2.3). The noise environment within each area was
established using both attended and unattended noise monitoring.
In 2005 and 2007, automatic noise loggers were positioned at a representative location within the
noise assessment groups (Figure 2.3). The data was subsequently processed in accordance with the
requirements of the Industrial Noise Policy (OEH 2000) to derive the Monday to Sunday ambient
noise levels or rating background level (RBL) presented in Table 2.5.
36 of 129
Figure 2.3
Noise Assessment Group Locations
37 of 129
Ambient Noise Environment - March 20051, 2
Table 2.5
Noise
Location
Assessment
Group
Rating
Background Level
All Noise Sources
Day
LAeq(period)
All Noise Sources
Evening Night Day
Calculated LAeq(period)
Industrial Noise
Amenity
Evening
Night
Day
Evening
Night
80
30
33
34
50
45
45
46-47
43-45
43-47
84
31
34
34
63
62
62
46-54
42-45
42-54
87
33
35
35
56
45
48
44-45
41-42
41-42
95
34
43
32
49
49
47
45-46
41-42
40-41
114
45
41
37
60
56
56
42-54
40-54
38-52
131
34
36
33
51
44
43
42-45
38-41
36-40
110
40
37
34
64
44
44
44-45
41-42
40-45
142
37
37
30
49
44
50
40-40
37-37
35-35
143
32
36
34
54
54
51
41-41
38-39
37-37
10
31
36
32
46
44
44
41-42
38-39
37-39
11
16
33
38
35
51
49
48
41-43
38-39
36-38
12
54
30
34
30
44
46
46
46-48
41-44
40-42
31
31
34
31
53
52
46
43-47
38-45
37-45
45
30
32
30
48
47
42
45-45
40-41
40-41
64
38
40
41
53
53
46
45-46
41-42
40-41
408
32
36
33
54
57
43
45-45
41-41
39-40
73
34
35
35
55
49
43
46-51
42-50
41-50
82
33
39
35
47
64
48
47
43
43
Note 1: Measured noise levels less than 31dB(A) may have a signal to noise ratio less than 5dB(A).
Note 2: Daytime 7:00am to 6:00pm, Evening 6:00pm to 10:00pm and Night-time 10:00pm to 7:00am
Source: Heggies (2009) Table 17
* Units = (dB(A) re 20Pa)
Table 2.6 presents the noise impact criteria specified in Schedule 3, Condition 2 of Project Approvals
08_0101 and 08_0102 which were determined in accordance with the Industrial Noise Policy (OEH
2000).
Table 2.6
Noise Impact Criteria
Noise
Assessment
Group
Location
Day
Evening
Night
Night
Units
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LA1(1 minute)
All
38
38
36
46
All
39
39
37
47
All
40
40
39
49
99,100
39
39
39
47
88,91,95
40
40
40
47
105,161
41
41
41
47
All others
42
42
37
47
104
35
35
35
52
Page 38 of 129
Noise
Assessment
Group
Location
Day
Evening
Night
Night
Units
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LA1(1 minute)
139
36
36
36
52
103
37
37
37
52
121
40
40
40
52
118,154
43
43
43
52
112
45
45
45
52
111
47
47
47
52
All others
50
46
42
52
137
35
35
35
48
133
37
37
37
48
132
38
38
38
48
All others
41
41
38
48
All
45
42
39
49
142
35
35
35
45
All others
42
42
35
45
146, 148, 149
35
35
35
48
143, 144, 145,

147, 150, 151,
152
36
36
36
48
37
37
37
48
3, 4
39
39
39
48
All others
40
40
38
48
40
40
40
47
6, 11
41
41
41
47
42
42
42
49
All others
39
39
37
47
18
35
35
35
45
20, 21
37
37
36
49
19
37
37
37
49
17
38
38
38
49
39
39
39
49
12, 15
40
40
40
49
14,16
42
42
42
49
All others
41
41
39
49
52, 55
35
35
35
45
51, 56
37
37
37
45
53, 57
38
38
38
45
50, 54
39
39
39
45
62
40
40
40
45
All others
38
38
35
45
10
11
12
Page 39 of 129
Noise
Assessment
Group
Location
Day
Evening
Night
Night
Units
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LAeq(15 minute)
LA1(1 minute)
24, 25, 26, 27,

28, 29, 30, 36,
37, 38, 39, 40,
41
35
35
35
46
31
36
36
35
46
42,43
36
36
36
46
32
37
37
35
46
22, 23
37
37
37
46
34
39
39
36
46
35
39
39
35
46
All others
36
36
36
46
All
37
37
35
45
47
39
39
39
45
63
40
40
40
45
All others
37
37
35
45
44, 48
36
36
36
48
49
39
39
39
48
All others
40
40
38
48
65, 66
39
39
39
50
67
40
40
40
50
68
42
42
42
50
All others
40
40
40
50
All
41
41
39
50
Other
All
35
35
35
45
2.6
Biodiversity
2.6.1
INTRODUCTION
The flora assessment for the Mine Site was undertaken for the Glennies Creek Environmental
Assessment (Corkery 2007) by Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants Pty Ltd. The
results of the assessment were presented as Parts 4a and 4b of the Specialist Consultants Studies
Compendium which accompanied the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and
are referred to hereafter as "GCNRC (2007a)" and "GCNRC (2007b)".
The fauna assessment for the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) was
undertaken by Countrywide Ecological Service (CES). The results of that assessment were
presented as Part 3 of the Specialist Consultants Studies Compendium and are referred to hereafter
as "CES (2007)".
Page 40 of 129
A biodiversity assessment was also undertaken for the South Pit western extension Environmental
Assessment by URS Australia in 2009 and was presented as Appendix E of the Environmental
Assessment.
2.6.2
FLORA
2.6.2.1
VEGETATION COMMUNITIES
The flora surveys in GCNRC (2007a)" and "GCNRC (2007b) identified the following eight
communities within the Mine Site (Plan 2).
Tussock Grassland Community
This community occupies approximately 9ha within the Mine Site and is generally dominated by (or
generally comprises) open grassland with scattered areas of Narrow-leaf Ironbark, Grey Box, Bull Oak
and Broad-leaf Ironbark regeneration. Shrub species are dominated by Eastern Cottonbush. Native
groundcover species include Wiregrass, Red Grass, Rock Fern, Barbed Wire Grass, Spreading Flaxlily, Cotton Panic and Native Flax. Exotic ground-cover species include Scarlet Pimpernel, Onion
Grass and Fireweed.
Regenerating Native Woodland / Shrubland Community
This community occupies approximately 29ha within the Mine Site. Since removal of domestic stock
from sections of the Mine Site by the Proponent, areas previously classified as Tussock Grassland
Community have experienced significant regeneration of native tree and shrub species. As a result,
during the July 2007 field surveys, the areas previously classified as Tussock Grassland Community
were re-evaluated and re-classified as Regenerating Native Woodland / Shrubland.
Tree species within this community principally comprise Narrow-leaf Ironbark, Grey Box, Bull Oak and
Forest Red Gum. The density of regeneration is generally greatest in the vicinity of existing, larger
trees.
Shrub species within this community include Broom Bitter-pea, Gorse Bitter-pea, Fan Wattle, Acacia
falcata, Hakea decurrens, Western Boobialla, Pultenaea sp. and Eastern Cottonbush. The spacing
between shrubs varies from between 5m to 10m to less than 1m in places, and in some sections of
the Mine Site, shrubs make the area impenetrable. The heights of shrubs within this community vary
from approximately 80cm to 4m.
Native ground-cover species within this community include Wiregrass, Red Grass, Rock Fern, Barbed
Wire Grass, Panic Grass, Spreading Flax-lily, Cotton Panic, Matrush and Native Flax. Exotic groundcover species include Scarlet Pimpernel, Onion Grass and Fireweed.
Narrow-leaf Ironbark Spotted Gum Forest Red Gum Community
The Narrow-leaf Ironbark Spotted Gum Forest Red Gum Community (Narrow-leaf Ironbark
Community) community occupies approximately 122ha within the Mine Site and is dominated by
Narrow-leaf Ironbark, Spotted Gum, Grey Box and Forest Red Gum trees, with lesser numbers of
Blakely's Red Gum, Bull Oak and Rough-barked Apple. Tree spacing generally varies from less than
1m to around 20m.
Page 41 of 129
Shrub species within this community include Butterbush, Broom Bitter-pea, False Sarsaparilla, Peach
Heath, Silver-stemmed Wattle, Amulla, Coil-pod Wattle, African Boxthorn, Native Olive, Western
Boobialla, Chinese Shrub, Western Golden Wattle and Thyme Spurge.
Common native ground-cover species within this community include Wiregrass, Rock Fern, Tall
Chloris, Yellow Buttons, Barbed Wire Grass, Slender Tick-trefoil, Spreading Flax-lily, Kidney Weed,
Fringe Rush, Native Flax, Matrush, Pomax, Kangaroo Grass and Golden Everlastings. Exotic groundcover species within this community include Spear Thistle, Flax-leaf Fleabane, Red-flowered Mallow,
Fireweed, Prickly Pear and Paddy's Lucerne,
This community is considered a representative of the Central Hunter Ironbark Spotted Gum Grey
Box Forest as defined by Peake (2006).
Rehabilitated Disturbed Land Community
This community occupies approximately 106ha of the Mine Site and comprises land that has been
rehabilitated following disturbance and land used for topsoil storage. With the exception of seedlings
and saplings that have been planted, and occasional Narrow-leaf Ironbark and Forest Red Gum trees
and saplings, there are very few trees within this community. Shrub species include Amulla, Broom
Bitter-pea and Eastern Cottonbush.
Bull Oak Community
This community occupies approximately 21ha of the Mine Site and is dominated by close-spaced Bull
Oak trees, as well as Narrow-leaf Ironbark, Rough-barked Apple and Grey Box in places.
Shrub species within this community include Silver-stemmed Wattle, Kangaroo Thorn, Cough Bush,
Chinese Shrub, Coil-pod Wattle and Western Boobialla.
Native ground-cover species include Wiregrass, Rock Fern, Yellow Buttons, Barbed Wire Grass,
Spreading Flax-lily and Browns Lovegrass.
Disturbed Land
This community includes all areas of currently disturbed land and occupies approximately 57.3ha of
the Mine Site. Areas of current disturbance were not sampled.
In addition to the flora communities identified within the Mine Site, the flora survey identified two
further communities within the biodiversity offset areas as follows.
Swamp Oak Community
This community occupies approximately 33.4ha of the biodiversity offset areas and is generally
restricted to lower-lying locations along drainage lines and creeks. The closely spaced Swamp Oak
dominates this community, with occasional Rough-barked Apple and Grey Box trees present.
Shrubs of Eastern Cottonbush are present where the tree cover is less dense than elsewhere.
Native ground-cover species include Slender Bamboo Grass, Climbing Saltbush, Kidney Weed,
Solanum sp., Red Grass, Purple Wiregrass, Barbed-wire Grass, Oxalis sp., Rock Fern, Ratstail
Grass, Curly Windmill Grass, Yellow Buttons, Common Reed and Saw-sedge.
Page 42 of 129
River Oak Community

This community occupies approximately 1.5ha of the biodiversity offset areas and is dominated by a
gallery of River Oak adjacent to and within Glennies Creek.
Occasional Acacia shrubs have been observed within the community and native ground-cover
species include Umbrella Grass, Curly Windmill Grass, Rock Fern and Cobblers Pegs.
The community is heavily invaded by exotic species including Willows, Olive, Green Cestrum Madeira
Vine, African Boxthorn, Prickly Pear, Ribwort, Fennel, Paspalum, Kikuyu Grass, Fireweed, Chicory,
Wild Stattice, Spear Thistle and Flaxleaf Fleabane.
2.6.2.2
NOXIOUS WEEDS
Five species of noxious weeds were noted within the Mine Site in GCNRC (2007a)" and "GCNRC
(2007b), namely:
African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum);
Green Cestrum (Cestrum parqui);
Mother-of-Millions (Bryophyllum delagoense);
Onion Grass (Romulea rosea); and
Prickly Pear (Opuntia stricta).
2.6.2.3
THREATENED FLORA SPECIES
The desktop literature review by URS (2009) identified five threatened species recorded or predicted
to occur within the locality. In addition, the OEH website indicates that a further 20 threatened
species have been recorded within the Singleton LGA. None of these species were recorded within
the areas surveyed during the flora surveys.
2.6.2.4
ENDANGERED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
The desktop literature review by URS (2009) identified 11 Endangered Ecological Communities that
may occur within the locality. Three EECs were assessed as potentially occurring in the vicinity of the
Mine Site namely:
Hunter Lowland Redgum Forest in the Sydney Basin and NSW North Coast Bioregions;
White Box-Yellow Box-Blakelys Red Gum Woodland (Box-Gum Woodland EEC); and
Lower Hunter Spotted Gum-Ironbark Forest.
None of these communities occur within the Mine Site. However, one community identified by the
NPWS Atlas of NSW Wildlife database as endangered, namely the Lower Hunter Spotted Gum Ironbark Forest, is closely related to the Central Hunter Ironbark Spotted Gum Grey Box Forest
Community. The Narrow-leaf Ironbark Spotted Gum Forest Red Gum Community is considered to
be equivalent to the Central Hunter Ironbark Spotted Gum Grey Box Forest Community. Common
species within the endangered Lower Hunter Spotted Gum - Ironbark Forest include Spotted Gum,
Broad-leaf Ironbark and the shrub Melaleuca nodosa. Narrow-leaf Ironbark trees are only a minor
component of this community.
By contrast, in the Central Hunter Ironbark Spotted Gum Grey Box Forest Community, Narrowleaf Ironbark is very common, Broad-leaf Ironbark is less common and Melaleuca nodosa is absent.
Page 43 of 129
As a result, the Narrow-leaf Iron Bark Spotted Gum Forest Red Gum Community found within the
Mine Site is not regarded as being representative of the endangered Lower Hunter Spotted Gum
Grey Box Forest ecological community.
2.6.2.5
ENDANGERED FLORA POPULATIONS
The desktop literature review by URS (2009) identified three endangered flora populations noted to
occur within the Hunter Valley, namely Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Acacia pendula and Cymbidium
canaliculatum. None of these populations were observed or are predicted to occur in the vicinity of the
Mine Site.
2.6.2.6
CONSERVATION VALUE OF RECORDED SPECIES
The Hunter Bushland Resource Kit (HCMT, 2003) identifies 18 flora species as being of conservation
significance. One shrub species, Acacia decora (Western Golden Wattle), occurs within the Mine Site
and is designated within the Kit as being threatened.
2.6.3
FAUNA
Table 2.8 identifies the number of fauna species recorded during the fauna surveys of the Mine Site,
and lists all the threatened fauna species identified. A complete list of species observed is presented
in Section 5 of CES (2007).
Table 2.7
Fauna Species Recorded within the Mine Site Fauna Survey Area
Number of Species
Amphibians
Native
Exotic
Total
Threatened Species
Nil
60
61
Grey-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis)
Mammals, incl.
bats
19
25
Eastern Freetail-bat (Mormopterus norfolkensis)

Eastern Bentwing-bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanesis)
Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)
Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
Reptiles
11
11
Nil
Birds
Note 1: Three exotic species, the European Red Fox, the European Rabbit and Feral Cat, are also listed as Key Threatening
Processes in the TSC Act.
Note 2: This Figure includes the White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), an EPBC Act listed migratory species.
Source:
2.6.4
Modified after CES (2007) Section 5.
BIODIVERSITY OFFSETS
In accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 41 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, a
Biodiversity Offset Strategy is in place for the Integra Mine Complex. The Strategy includes five
Biodiversity Offset Areas (BOAs), three of which are located within the Mine Site. The Five BOAs and
the vegetation communities contained within are specified in Table 2.8.
Page 44 of 129
Table 2.8
Biodiversity Offset Strategy for the Integra Mine Complex

Vegetation Community Area (Ha)
Biodiversity
Offset Areas
(BOA)
River
Oak
Total
BOA
Size
33.4
1.5
121.1
38.9
9.8
0.4
94.3
33.4
Tussock
Grassland
Regenerating
Native
Woodland/
Shrubland
Narrow-leaf
Ironbark,
Spotted
Gum,
Forrest Red Gum
Northern BOA
28.4
30.9
26.9
Southern BOA
27.8
11.1
Western BOA
10.2
43.1
30.8
Supplementary
BOA
5.8
27.6
Bridgman BOA
Total
2.7
Bull
Oak
Disturbed
Land
Swamp
Oak
35
47
47.4
74
148.1
20.9
0.4
42.4
1.5
334.7
Aboriginal Heritage
The Aboriginal heritage assessment for the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery
2007) was undertaken by HLA Envirosciences Pty Ltd. The results of that assessment were
presented as part 5 of the Specialist Consultants Studies Compendium prepared to support the
Environmental Assessment which is and are referred to hereafter as "HLA (2007)."
A total of 19 sites were identified as containing, or having the potential to contain, archaeological
deposits. In addition, one previously recorded site was also relocated. The locations of these sites
are shown on Plan 2 and a summary of each site is presented in Table 2.9.
In summary, the archaeological sites are predominantly isolated or low density artefact scatters,
consisting mostly of flakes which are interpreted to have primarily been debitage and unlikely to have
been used. Most artefacts were located in disturbed or highly disturbed areas and HLA
Envirosciences (2007) state that the assemblage is typical of the Hunter Valley and is not unique.
2.8
Soils and Land Capability
The Soils and Land Capability assessment for the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment was
undertaken by Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants Pty Ltd. The results of that
assessment were presented as part 6 of the Specialist Consultants Studies Compendium prepared to
support the Environmental Assessment which is and are referred to hereafter as "GCNRC (2007c)."
Two Soil Mapping Units (SMUs) were identified within those sections of the Mine Site to be disturbed
by the planned mining activities (Plan 2). Soils of SMU1 are largely associated with elevated ridges,
with minor occurrences in other areas. SMU2 soils are found on mid to lower slopes and drainage
depressions. A general description of each SMU is provided in Table 2.10.
Page 45 of 129
Table 2.9
Site
Site Type
Number*
Summary of Sites Containing Archaeological Deposits

Site Content
Site Size
(m)
Site Condition
GC1
Artefact Scatter
2 red silcrete flakes and 2 red silcrete flakes
50x50
Highly disturbed
GC2
Artefact Scatter
1 red brown tuff core and 1 grey mudstone flake
40x40
NR
GC3
Isolated Artefact
Orange brown FGS broken flake
Highly Disturbed
GC4
Artefact Scatter
6 tuff flakes of various colours, 1 brown

mudstone flake and 1 red silcrete flake
15x15
Highly Disturbed
GC5
Artefact Scatter
1 red/pink silcrete flake and 1 pink grey tuff

flake
NR
Highly Disturbed
GC6
Artefact Scatter
1 red brown FGS core and 1 red brown tuff

pebble core tool
NR
Disturbed
GC7
Artefact Scatter
1 red FGS flake and 1 chalcedony microlith.
NR
Highly Disturbed
GC8
Artefact Scatter
2 yellow mudstone flakes, 1 brown mudstone

flake and 1 red tuff broken flake.
100x100
Highly Disturbed
GC9
Isolated Artefact
1 yellow/grey silcrete flake.
Highly Disturbed
GC10
Isolated Artefact
1 flake.
Disturbed
GC11
Isolated Artefact
1 red flake.
NR
GC12
Artefact Scatter
7 mudstone flakes of various colours, 1 brown

mudstone core, 1 yellow mudstone blade, 2 tuff
flakes and 1 yellow silcrete flake.
150 elongate
Highly Disturbed
GC13
Artefact Scatter
1 brown mudstone microlith, 1 red/brown flake

and 1 red silcrete flake.
NR
Highly Disturbed
GC14
Artefact Scatter
3 mudstone flakes of various colours.
20x20
Highly Disturbed
GC15
Isolated Artefact
1 grey FGS flake.
NR
GC16
Isolated Artefact
1 red brown mudstone flake.
Highly Disturbed
GC17
Artefact Scatter
17 mudstone flakes of various colours, 2 flakes

of unknown composition, 1 pink FGS core, 1
pink FGS flake and 1 red brown tuff flake.
200 elongate
Highly Disturbed
GC18
Isolated Artefact
1 grey tuff flake
Highly Disturbed
GC19
Isolated Artefact
1 yellow mudstone flake
Highly Disturbed
Note NR = Not recorded

Source: HLA Envirosciences (2007) modified from Section 4.4
* See Plan 2
FGS = Fine Grained Siliceous
Page 46 of 129
Table 2.10
Soil Mapping Unit Descriptions
SMU1
SMU2
Profile
To 210cm deep. Firm to hardsetting surface.
To 247cm deep; firm to hardsetting surface.
Topsoil
10 to 35cm deep. Sandy clay loam, silty clay

loam, sometimes loam or silty clay; usually many
roots; no lime or manganese present; pH 5.0 to
6.0; gravel and stones absent, or some rounded
or angular gravel present, 1-3cm in size; not
mottled; sometimes bleached A2 horizon present;
massive or highly structured.
5-30cm deep. Usually silty clay or silty clay loam,

sometimes loam, clay loam or light to medium
clay textured; many roots, occasionally few; no
lime or manganese present; pH 5.0 - 6.0; angular
and rounded gravel to 3cm present, sometimes
stones to 20cm present, or gravel and stone
absent, gravel layers sometimes discontinuous
and sometimes in lenses; not mottled; usually not
bleached; highly pedal.
Subsoil
Up to four subsoil horizons identified; subsoil

generally comprised clay textured material that is
sometimes gritty; occasionally more sandy
horizons present at the base of the profile; pH
usually within the 4.0 to 7.0 range; usually highly
structured.
Up to four horizons of generally medium to heavy

clay textured material; pH levels reach 9.0 deep
in the subsoil material.
Source: GCNRC (2007c) amended from Section 5.2
The land capability assessment suggests that the land within the Mine Site is currently predominantly
Class V land, with areas disturbed by mining having a land capability of Class M. Class V land is land
not capable of being regularly cultivated, but is suitable for grazing with occasional cultivation. Class
M land is land disturbed by mining.
2.9
Surface Water Resources
2.9.1
INTRODUCTION
Schedule 3, Condition 40 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 requires that a Water
Management Plan be prepared in consultation with the OEH, NOW and DTIRIS and submitted for
approval to DP&I by June 2011. A draft plan was submitted to DP&I in June 2011 and a second draft
in February 2012 in response to comments received on the first draft. A copy of the final plan will be
provided to DTIRIS once approved. This section provides a brief description of the surface water
resources in the vicinity of the Mine Site.
2.9.2
REGIONAL AND LOCAL CATCHMENTS
The Mine Site lies wholly within the Glennies Creek Catchment. Glennies Creek (also known as
FalBrook) is a tributary to the Hunter River which joins the Hunter River near Maison Dieu to the west
of Singleton (Figure 2.4). Glennies Creek is dammed to the north of the Project Site, with Lake St
Clair formed behind the dam.
Page 47 of 129
Figure 2.4
Glennies Creek Catchment (Amended)

Page 48 of 129
Water flows within Glennies Creek were measured prior to the construction of Lake St Clair from 1944
to 1963 at The Rocks Gauging Station, approximately 12.3km to the northeast of the Mine Site
exhibited a mean daily flow of 166ML, with a maximum recorded daily flow volume of 33, 273ML.
There are 21 licensed water extraction points from Glennies Creek between the Middle Falbrook
Road Bridge and Nobles Crossing (Figure 2.4).
Reedy Creek (Figure 2.1) is located to the north of the Mine Site and flows to the north-west into
Glennies Creek approximately 700m upstream of the Middle Falbrook Road Bridge (Figure 2.4).
Reedy Creek is currently unaffected by mining although its headwaters lie within land owned by
Integra. The creek is ephemeral and is predominantly dry after extended periods without rain. Farm
dams in the creek are currently close to full due to rains in the area since approximately June 2007.
2.9.3
REGIONAL AND LOCAL SURFACE WATER QUALITY
Surface water quality within Glennies Creek has been monitored since September 2002 by Integra
(and its predecessors). In addition, NOW also monitors stream flows and water quality in Glennies
Creek at the Middle Falbrook Road Bridge. Figure 2.5 presents the results of surface water
monitoring undertaken for Integra by Geoterra Pty Ltd at locations GC1 (Middle Falbrook Road
Bridge) and GC2 (Nobles Crossing) (Plan 4).
1000
900
EC (uS/cm)
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
24/5/02
20/3/03
14/1/04
9/11/04
5/9/05
GC1
2/7/06
28/4/07 22/2/08 18/12/08 14/10/09 10/8/10
GC2 / W4 / GCSW08
6/6/11
1/4/12
GC3
10
9.5
9
pH
8.5
8
7.5
7
6.5
6
5.5
24/5/02 20/3/03 14/1/04 9/11/04
5/9/05
GC1
Figure 2.5
2/7/06
28/4/07
22/2/08 18/12/08 14/10/09 10/8/10
GC2 / W4 / GCSW08
6/6/11
GC3
Glennies Creek Water Quality
Page 49 of 129
1/4/12
Figure 2.5 indicates that salinity rises in sympathy with increased stream flow. This trend is
particularly evident following the heavier rains that occurred during and since June 2007. Since
September 2002, the pH of surface waters within Glennies Creek has ranged from approximately 6.2
to approximately 9.7.
2.9.4
MINE SITE CATCHMENTS
Three catchments occur within in the Mine Site as indicated on Figure 2.6. Each of these drain to
Glennies Creek as follows.
Catchments AA and BB drain to the northeast across Stony Creek Road to Reedy Creek and then
to Glennies Creek.
Catchment CC drains to the north and northwest and is diverted around Possum Skin Dam before
draining to Glennies Creek via a poorly defined drainage line across the floodplain to the
northwest of the Mine Site.
It is noted that Catchments BB and CC include areas of the Camberwell North Pit waste rock
emplacement within the catchment headwaters.
Figure 2.6
Mine Site Catchments (Amended)
Page 50 of 129
2.9.5
MINE SITE WATER STORAGE DAMS
The principal water storage facilities within and adjacent to the Mine Site are the Portal Sump located
within the largely backfilled North Pit, and Possum Skin Dam. Mine water is also stored in the
adjacent D1, D2 and TD2 dams and these dams will be preferentially used for mine water storage
over the life of the North Open Cut.
The Portal Sump is in direct hydraulic connection with the void space within the waste rock placed
within the former North Pit. As a result, the height of water in the Portal Sump represents the standing
water level within the backfilled void. The Portal Sump and backfilled North Pit is the principal water
storage facility for each of the operations within the Integra Complex and is the repository for mine
water.
Possum Skin Dam is linked to the Portal Sump via a pump and pipe network. The dam provides mine
water storage and evaporation during periods when mine water usage is less than mine water inflows.
In addition, the dam may receive mine water flows from sections of the North Open Cut in-pit waste
rock emplacement. If mine water inflows are directed to Possum Skin Dam, the maximum filling level
of the dam will be reduced from 89m AHD to 87.5m AHD to ensure that the dam retains sufficient
capacity to contain a 1:100 Annual Recurrence Interval (ARI) rainfall event. Possum Skin Dam is
located in an upland valley and a clean water diversion channel designed to carry upland clean water
runoff around the dam is in place. This will be modified during the life of this MOP. The embankment
and spillway have been designed according to NSW Dams Safety Committee requirements to
withstand a probable maximum flood (PMF).
In addition to these storages, a number of farm dams are located within the Mine Site, with all dams
constructed with earthen walls in drainage lines that are Schedule 1 gullies and are small to
moderate size.
2.10
Groundwater Resources
2.10.1
MINE SITE AND LOCAL AQUIFERS
Two aquifer systems exist within and in the vicinity of the Mine Site as follows.
Alluvial Aquifer - This aquifer consists of unconsolidated sediments, particularly gravel and sand,
associated with Glennies Creek. The aquifer generally contains lower groundwater quality and
yields along the periphery of the alluvial material and better groundwater quality and yields closer
to the main creek channel. The maximum thickness of unconsolidated alluvium is approximately
13m.
Permian-aged Aquifer(s) - These aquifers comprise the Permian-aged coal seams and are made
up of a sequence of aquicludes (mudstones and shales), aquitards (sandstones) and aquifers
(coal seams). Permeability of the Permian age coal seams is around 50 to 100 times that of the
associated interburden and overburden materials. Water quality within these aquifers is of a
higher salinity and lower yields than the alluvial aquifers.
Neither the Alluvial or Permian aged-aquifers are listed as vulnerable aquifers under the current
Aquifer Risk Assessment Report (DLWC, 1998).
With the exception of a thin (<5m deep) section of very low permeability clayey alluvium associated
with overbank deposits from Glennies Creek, the Alluvial Aquifer does not occur within the Mine Site.
Page 51 of 129
2.10.2
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
Monitoring of standing water levels and water quality within both the alluvial and Permian-aged
aquifers has been undertaken since 2005. The results of this monitoring are presented in Figures 2.7
and 2.8.
Groundwater quality within the Permian-aged aquifers is poor, with electrical conductivity values of up
to 13,500uS/cm and a pH range between 7 and 8.5.
Groundwater quality within the alluvial aquifer is variable with conductivity values varying between
500S/cm and 16 850S/cm and a pH range from 6.7 to 7.5.
The water quality in both the basement coal measures and the alluvial aquifers is not suitable for
potable use, with the exception of groundwater immediately adjacent to the channel of Glennies
Creek.
2.10.3
GROUNDWATER USAGE
Groundwater within the alluvial aquifer is primarily used for stock, dairy and domestic purposes.
Groundwater within the Permian-aged aquifers is primarily sourced from mine dewatering activities.
Inflows into the Integra Underground are approximately 0.8ML/day to 1.2ML/day.
No groundwater dependent ecosystems were identified within the vicinity of the Mine Site.
2.10.4
BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
The following infrastructure and services exist within the Mine Site.
One 66kVA transmission line from the CHPP to the Integra Underground Surface Facilities Area.
Possum Skin Dam which forms part of the integrated Integra water management system.
Two former road reserves.
Various agricultural fences, gates and small dams.
No buildings occur within the Mine Site. Portable crib hut buildings are located within the out-of-pit
emplacement area. These buildings are to be relocated just west of the out-of-pit emplacement area,
as approved under Modification 1 to the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
Page 52 of 129
16000
14000
E C (uS /cm )
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000
2000
0
5/9/05 24/3/06 10/10/06 28/4/07 14/11/07 1/6/08 18/12/08 6/7/09 22/1/10 10/8/10 26/2/11 14/9/11 1/4/12
1
13
14
15
16
24
TB
9.5
8.5
pH
7.5
6.5
5.5
4.5
3.5
5/9/05 24/3/06 10/10/06 28/4/07 14/11/07 1/6/08 18/12/08 6/7/09 22/1/10 10/8/10 26/2/11 14/9/11 1/4/12
1
13
14
15
16
24
TB
28/3/09
3/12/09
10/8/10 17/4/11 23/12/11 29/8/12
P13
P14
P15
-15
-20
-25
SWL (mbgl)
-30
-35
-40
-45
-50
-55
-60
-65
17/2/05 25/10/05
P1
P2
2/7/06
P5
Figure 2.7
9/3/07
P6
14/11/07 21/7/08
P7
P8
P16
P24
TB
Basement Groundwater Monitoring Results
Page 53 of 129
3500
3000
EC (uS/.cm)
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
24/3/06 10/10/06 28/4/07 14/11/07 1/6/08 18/12/08 6/7/09
GCP10
GCP19
22/1/10 10/8/10 26/2/11 14/9/11
GCP21
1/4/12
GW67291
8
7.8
7.6
pH
7.4
7.2
7
6.8
6.6
16/08/06 15/09/07 14/02/08 9/07/08 2/05/09 2/09/09 27//11/09 19/03/10 16/07/10 24/11/10 29/03/11 4/08/11
GCP10
GCP19
GCP21
GCP22
GCP23
GW67291
-2.0
Water Depth (mbgl)
-3.0
-4.0
-5.0
-6.0
-7.0
-8.0
-9.0
-10.0
21/8/06
GCP9
28/4/07
3/1/08
GCP10
Figure 2.8
9/9/08
GCP18
GCP19
17/5/09
GCP21
22/1/10
GCP22
29/9/10
GCP23
6/6/11
11/2/12
GW67291
Alluvial Groundwater Monitoring Results
Page 54 of 129
3.
Proposed Mining Activities
3.1
Exploration
Four exploration holes are planned to be drilled within the Mine Site area for fault identification and
ground water monitoring to enable consent to be obtained from the Dams Safety Committee for
mining within the Possum Skin dam footprint.
3.2
Land Preparation
3.2.1
INTRODUCTION
Land preparation refers to the sequential clearing of vegetation and stripping of soil prior to the
removal of overburden and interburden.
Plan 3 presents the extent of land preparation during the term of this MOP.
3.2.2
VEGETATION CLEARING
3.2.2.1
EXTENT OF CLEARING
Initial vegetation clearing, namely the removal of trees and large shrubs, to be undertaken during the
site establishment phase will include:
clearing of the footprint of the vegetation and soil stockpiling areas (only those that will be required
initially);
clearing of the box cut area;
clearing of those sections of the footprint of the amenity bund that will be required initially;
clearing of the eastern section of the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement footprint to the edge of
the current tailings dams emplacements; and
clearing of area required for the walls of the sediment dams.
Following the initial clearing operations, annual (or more frequent) clearing campaigns will be
undertaken. These campaigns will involve the clearance of approximately 13ha of area and will,
where practicable, be designed to enable clearing to be undertaken at a time when potential impacts
on fauna are minimised.
Table 3.1 presents the projected areas of each vegetation community to be cleared during the term of
this MOP and over the life of the Mine.
Page 55 of 129
Table 3.1
Vegetation Communities to be Cleared
Community
Area to be Disturbed
This MOP
Life of Mine
Area that will

not be disturbed
Tussock Grassland Community
3.1ha
6.0ha
6.1ha
12.1 ha
Regenerating Native Woodland / Shrubland Community
0.8ha
0.8ha
26.8 ha
27.6 ha
Narrow-leaf Ironbark Community
61.2ha
69.1ha
53.3 ha
122.4 ha
Rehabilitated Disturbed Land Community
88.0ha
93.0ha
23.4ha
116.4 ha
nil
nil
21.2 ha
21.2 ha
6.5ha
9.8ha
52.5 ha
62.3 ha
159.6ha
179.2ha
183.3ha
362.5 ha
Bull Oak Community

Disturbed Land
Total
3.2.2.2
Total Area
CLEARING PROCEDURES
Approximately 65.1ha of vegetation will be removed during the term of this MOP, with a further 88ha
of previously rehabilitated land to be disturbed. Vegetation to be cleared will be generally cleared in
the following manner. These procedures are consistent with the procedures identified in GCNRC
(2007c) and the Species Management Plan prepared by Kendall and Kendall for the Brush-tailed
Phascogale and Grey-crowned Babbler.
All areas to be cleared will be clearly defined and marked prior to clearing.
Hollow-bearing trees will be identified and clearly marked.
Clearing operations will generally be undertaken during late Spring and early Autumn, where
practical, to minimise potential impacts on any fauna frequenting the area of disturbance.
Any vegetation suitable for commercial timber, if present, will be felled and removed prior to the
commencement of the main phase of vegetation clearing.
Trees, with the exception of hollow-bearing trees, will be initially felled using a bulldozer or similar,
with the blade positioned just above the ground to minimise soil disturbance and retain the
groundcover.
Hollow-bearing trees will be allowed to remain for at least two days following removal of nonhollow bearing trees to allow nesting or roosting fauna to leave the area to be cleared.
A qualified personnel will be present during tree felling of hollow-bearing trees to capture any
displaced fauna and to inspect all hollows post-felling to identify and capture any remaining fauna.
A relocation strategy will be in place prior to tree felling to ensure any fauna captured will be
appropriately relocated. .
Smaller vegetation (primarily groundcover) will be scraped up with the topsoil to ensure the
retention of the seed bank and nutrients, as well as to minimise opportunities for erosion and dust
creation between clearing and soil stripping.
Once felled, logs and branches will be cut or broken into manageable lengths and:
o
placed in areas undergoing progressive rehabilitation; and/or
stockpiled within the Vegetation Stockpile Area (Plan 3); and/or
mulched for incorporation into the topsoil for subsequent use during rehabilitation
operations; and/or
placed within the biodiversity offset areas. No vegetation, with the exception of timber
suitable for commercial purposes and vegetation placed within the biodiversity offset
areas, will be removed from the Mine Site.
Page 56 of 129
Appropriate surface water management, erosion and sediment control structures will be installed
around the area that has been cleared to minimise erosion and sedimentation prior to soil
stripping operations commencing.
Appropriate bushfire management procedures, including fire breaks and removal of trees adjacent
to the vegetation stockpile area will be implemented to protect stockpiled vegetation or mulch
from bushfire.
3.2.2.3
WORKFORCE AWARENESS AND RESPONSIBILITY
All relevant members of the workforce will be informed of the vegetation clearing procedures through
toolbox meetings and inductions. The responsibility for the clearing procedures rests with the Integra
Operations Manager Open Cut. Table 3.2 outlines the accountable positions and tasks for vegetation
clearing.
Table 3.2
Position
Accountable Positions and Tasks (Vegetation Clearing)

Accountable Task
Operations Manager Open Cut -
Ensure compliance with Integra Coal Open Cut Safety Management System
and conditions of consent including compliance with the statement of
commitments contained within the Environmental Assessment.
Environmental Advisor
Ensure limit of vegetation clearing is clearly and accurately marked.

Organise pre-clearance survey by a suitably qualified or trained fauna
expert.
Ensure appropriate surface water controls are in place prior to clearing.
Inform bulldozer operator / mining contractor of requirements in relation to
native fauna.
Inspect area prior to and following clearing operations.
Manage any actions required in the event that native fauna is identified
within the area to be cleared.
Bulldozer Operator / Mine

Development Contractor
Ensure vegetation clearing is undertaken with a raised blade to retain

groundcover.
Ensure vegetation clearing is undertaken only within the designated area(s).
Ensure felled timber is stockpiled, mulched and incorporated into topsoil or
directly replaced on rehabilitated areas.
3.2.3
SOIL REMOVAL
3.2.3.1
SOIL STRIPPING METHODS
Section 2.9 identifies the soil mapping units within the Mine Site to be disturbed during the planned
mining activities. In summary, two soil mapping units (SMUs) were identified during the soils
assessment (GCNRC, 2007c), namely SMU 1 which occurs on more elevated rises and SMU 2 which
occurs within the remainder of the soil survey area.
The soil stripping suitability and procedures that will be implemented in areas that have not been
previously disturbed are presented in Table 3.3.
Page 57 of 129
Table 3.3
Soil Stripping Suitability and Procedures
Layer
Material Stripping Suitability
(Thickness)
Area
Soil Stripping Procedures
SMU1
0 20cm
(20cm)
Topsoil
Suitable although there is

texture variation, all SMU1
topsoils can be mixed and
stored in the same stockpiles.
All areas to be
disturbed
including any
soil stockpile
areas.
- Clearly identify the area for stripping.

- Strip soils in identified area to
specified depth and stockpile.
- Do not strip soils when too moist.
20 70cm
(50cm)
Subsoil
Suitable although there is Pit shell and out- - Clearly mark area to be stripped.
texture variation, all SMU1
of-pit waste rock - Strip soils in marked area to
subsoils can be mixed and
emplacement. *1
specified depth (less if bedrock is
stored in the same stockpiles.
encountered).
- Stabilise stockpiles as soon as
possible after forming.
SMU2
0 10cm
(10cm)
Topsoil
Suitable although there are

some textural variations, all
SMU2 topsoils can be mixed
and stored in the same
stockpiles.
10 70cm
(60cm)
Subsoil
Suitable although there are Pit shell and out- - Clearly mark area to be stripped.
textural variations, subsoils
of-pit waste rock - Strip soils in marked area to
from all parts of SMU2 can be emplacement. *2
specified depth (less if bedrock is
mixed and stockpiled
encountered).
together.
- Stabilise stockpiles as soon as
possible after forming.
All areas to be - Clearly identify the area for stripping.

disturbed
- Strip soils identified area to specified
including soil
depth and stockpile.
stockpile areas. - Do not strip soils when too moist.
Note 1: Excluding former Camberwell waste rock emplacement.

Note 2: Excluding former Camberwell waste rock emplacement and areas of disturbance around Possum Skin Dam.
Source: Compiled from GCNRC (2007c) Sections 7 and 8.
In addition to the procedures identified in Table 3.3, the following soil stripping procedures will be
implemented during the term of the MOP.
Areas requiring soil stripping will be clearly identified and marked following vegetation clearing.
Topsoil and subsoil will be stripped/removed using open bowl-scrapers or bulldozers, excavators
and trucks.
Topsoil and subsoil will be stripped to the depth identified in Table 3.3.
Topsoil and subsoil stripping operations will not be undertaken when the soil is too wet in order to
minimise the risk of destroying the soil structure.
3.2.3.2
TRIAL SOIL STRIPPING REHABILITATED AREAS
Following a trial soil stripping program in areas of previous rehabilitation, it was determined that
material that was selectively stripped would be suitable for subsequent use during rehabilitation
operations of areas with low slopes. Other areas were inspected and found to be too rocky and
bony, with thin and poor soil covering, and as a consequence, were determined to be unsuitable for
future rehabilitation.
Page 58 of 129
3.2.3.3
SOIL STOCKPILING METHODS
The indicative soil stockpile location within the Mine Site is shown on Plan 3 in Chapter 9 and is
located on the existing waste rock emplacement in the south-eastern sections of the Mine Site. This
stockpile area is approximately 5.8ha in size.
The identified stockpile areas will provide sufficient stockpiling capacity for the topsoil and subsoil
volumes identified in Section 3.2.3.4.
The location of soil stockpiles remaining in place at the completion of the term of this MOP and to be
developed in any subsequent MOP period will be identified in those documents. However, future
stockpiles will be likely to be located on a shaped section of the North Open Cut in-pit waste rock
emplacement.
The following soil stockpiling procedures will be implemented during the term of this MOP:
Stripped topsoil and subsoil will, where ever practicable, be directly replaced on completed
sections of the final landform. Alternatively, stripped topsoil and subsoil will be placed within soil
stockpiles in the Soil Stockpiling Area (Plan 3 in Chapter 9).
Soil stripped from areas of previous rehabilitation will only be placed as subsoil in areas of the
final landform within the Integra Open Cut identified as areas to be used for grazing operations.
Topsoil and subsoils of each SMU will be stockpiled separately. In addition, soil material
extracted from areas of previous disturbance will also be stockpiled separately, if required.
Soil stockpile areas will be clearly identified and signposted with the SMU and class of soil, i.e.
topsoil or subsoil.
Topsoil stockpiles (with or without incorporated mulched vegetation) will, where practicable, not
exceed 2m in height.
Subsoil stockpiles will not exceed 3m in height.
Stockpiles of soil material recovered from areas of prior disturbance will not exceed 3m in height.
All stockpiles will be seeded following construction using a non-persistent cover crop to reduce
erosion potential and assist in the maintenance of the biological viability of the soil resource.
The stockpile surfaces will be left with a rough surface to assist in runoff control, seed retention
and germination.
The soil stockpiles will be located in a manner that minimises the potential for overland and/or
concentrated surface water flows that may exacerbate stockpile erosion. Where required, upslope
protective earthworks such as contour banks or straw bale protection will be installed.
Where required, silt-stop fencing or similar protection will be placed immediately down slope of
stockpiles and retained until such time as the stockpiles develop a stable cover of vegetation.
Following establishment, soil stockpiles will be signposted to prevent operation of machinery on

the stockpiles and further disturbance of the structure of the stockpiled soil.
Soils within areas of prior disturbance will be stripped in accordance with the procedures identified
in Section 3.2.3.3.
3.2.3.4
SOIL INVENTORY
During the term of this MOP, it is anticipated that an area of approximately 75ha previously
undisturbed land will be stripped of soil to yield an estimated 87,000m3 of topsoil and 443,800m3 of
subsoil. Table 3.4 presents the anticipated soil balance over the 3 years of this MOP.
Page 59 of 129
Table 3.4
Item
Soil Balance
Unit
Period (year)
1
Stripping
Area
Topsoil
ha
49.6
16.5
8.2
31 200
2 800
36 500
16 500
6 800
78 000
7 000
SMU2
219 000
99 000
40 800
SMU1
m3
SMU2
5 250
5 775
21 000
23 100
SMU1
SMU2
Subsoil
SMU1
Placement
Topsoil
Subsoil
SMU1
SMU2
Stockpile Balance
Topsoil
Subsoil
SMU1
m3
31 200
31 200
34 000
SMU2
36 500
47 750
48 775
78 000
78 000
85 000
219 000
297 000
214 700
SMU1
SMU2
Note 1: Assumed nominal replacement thickness, eg topsoil 75mm; subsoil 300mm.
The Soil Stockpile Area will provide sufficient storage capacity for approximately 380,000m3 of soil
material.
3.2.3.5
All relevant members of the workforce will be informed of the soil stripping and stockpiling procedures
through toolbox meetings and inductions.
Table 3.5 outlines the accountable positions and tasks for soil stripping and stockpiling operations,
although it is noted that the overall responsibility for ensuring the soil stripping and stockpiling
procedures are followed rests with the Integra Operations Manager Open Cut.
Page 60 of 129
Table 3.5
Position
Accountable Positions and Tasks (Soil Stripping and Stockpiling)
Accountable Task
Operations
Manager Open
Cut
Ensure compliance with Integra Coal Open Cut Safety Management System and
conditions of consent including compliance with the statement of commitments
contained within the Environmental Assessment.
Environmental
Advisor
Ensure the limit of soil removal and the soil stockpile areas or replacement areas
are clearly marked.
Inspect cleared areas and ensure soil stripping is not undertaken when soil
moisture is too high.
Ensure the destination of stripped soils is clearly identified and the relevant
machinery operator(s) informed.
Ensure a non-persistent cover crop is sown over soil stockpiles retained for more
than of 3 months.
Ensure adequate erosion and sediment control management structures are
constructed.
Implement weed control strategy (if required).
Bulldozer /
excavator
Operator / Mine Development
Contractor
-
Ensure soil stripping occurs only within the defined limits (both in area and
depth).
Ensure the location of stripped soil placement is understood and complied with.
Ensure topsoil stockpiles are no higher than 2m, subsoil stockpiles are not higher
than 3m and the batters do not exceed 1:2 (V:H).
Minimise soil handling and compaction.
3.3
Construction
3.3.1
INTRODUCTION
Construction activities planned during the term of this MOP are presented on Plan 3 and include the
following.
Construction of the Amenity Bund.
Construction of the internal haul roads.
Construction of the water management structures required to ensure no discharge of potentially

sediment-laden water from the Mine Site.
Relocation of the crib hut site located within the out-of-pit emplacement area. One of the crib huts
and ablution blocks will also be replaced. A second 5,000L water tank and a 45 kVa diesel electric
generator will also be installed at the new site.
3.3.2
AMENITY BUND
The Amenity Bund will be constructed using approximately 17,200m3 of weathered overburden
material removed during mining operations within the open cut area. During the initial 3 months of
Year 1, the Amenity Bund will be constructed along the northeastern margin of the open cut, set back
approximately 20m from the southern side of Stony Creek Road (Plan 4).
This component of the bund will be approximately 550m long and will be constructed with a 1m wide
crest width, an outer batter slope of up to 15 for stability and will be approximately 4m high.
Page 61 of 129
Ultimately, this bund will become the toe of a portion of the in-pit waste rock emplacement. As a
result, the inner slope of the bund will be retained at approximately 30 to 35. The outer face will be
shaped and spread with subsoil and topsoil and initially vegetated with a non-persistent cover crop.
Native vegetation will then be established to stabilise the bund in the long term.
Following construction of the section of the Amenity Bund along Stony Creek Road, the bund will be
extended progressively to the west, parallel to the planned open cut highwall, using pre-stripped
overburden. This section of the bund will be of similar dimensions to the section adjacent to Stony
Creek, and the outer toe will be positioned no more than 60m from the highwall of the open cut so as
not to impinge on the biodiversity offset areas. The outer face of this section of the Amenity Bund will
initially be stabilised with a non-persistent cover crop or artificial cover to manage erosion and
sedimentation.
During shaping of the in-pit waste rock emplacement, the adjacent section of the bund will be used as
the toe of the 10 to 14 final rehabilitated emplacement slope
3.3.3
INTERNAL HAUL ROADS
Internal Haul Roads A and D identified in the Environmental Assessment will be constructed during
the MOP period (Plans 2 and 4 in Chapter 9).
Haul Road A will be constructed as indicated on Plans 2 and 4 in Chapter 9. This will be the
permanent haul road and will be located to the southeast of and at a lower elevation than the crest of
the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement, thereby shielding residents to the northwest of the Mine Site
from coal haulage operations.
Haul Route D, which extends from the southern end of the current active pit to the CHPP will be
constructed. A temporary haul road will be constructed between those sections of the Amenity Bund
that are not adjacent to Stony Creek Road and the highwall of the open cut. This haul road will allow
transportation of overburden material from the western section of the active mining area to the in-pit
waste rock emplacement without requiring the haul trucks to descend into the open cut, thereby
considerably reducing the distance required to be travelled. This haul road will be constructed when
the in-pit waste rock emplacement has been extended to a point where it may be accessed from the
highwall. The haul road will be progressively incorporated into the waste rock emplacement.
The internal haul roads, including temporary haul roads with the footprint of the waste rock
emplacement, will be constructed and maintained in accordance with the following parameters.
The width of the road will be a minimum of three and one half times the width of the largest haul
truck, namely approximately 30m wide.
A safety bund, a minimum of half the wheel height of the largest vehicle likely to travel the road or
approximately 1.5m high, will be positioned on the down slope side of all haul roads where the
haul roads are located adjacent to, or traverse, steep slopes.
The gradient of the haul roads will typically be no more than 10% to 12%.
The surfaces of the haul roads will be sheeted with suitable waste rock materials to enable all
weather access.
The haul roads will be routinely maintained and watered to suppress the generation of dust.
All haul roads will be constructed to avoid excessive erosion during rain events. Surface runoff
from Haul Roads A and D and all temporary haul roads will be contained as part of the site water
management system. Surface water runoff from Haul Road D will be managed as part of the
Integra Open Cut and CHPP surface water management system.
Page 62 of 129
3.3.4
WATER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES
Prior to the commencement of land preparation activities, appropriate water management structures
will be constructed to ensure no potentially sediment-laden surface water is permitted to be
discharged from the Mine Site during rainfall events of an intensity less than a 50 year ARI. Plan 5
shows the location and names of these structures at the end of the MOP term and Plan 4 shows how
they will be progressively constructed during the term of the MOP. These structures will include the
following.
Sediment Dams 1, 2 and 3 and associated infrastructure, including a pump and pipe line. Pump
and pipeline will be installed on Sediment Dam 3 and potentially sediment-laden water in
Sediment Dams 1 and 2 will be released using syphons, to flow to Sediment Dam 3 as required,
from where it will be pumped preferentially to Tailings Dam 2 (TD2), Tailings Dam 3 (TD3) or Dirty
Water Dam 1 (D1). In addition, water may be pumped to Possum Skin Dam.
A clean water diversion channel CW Div 1 to the east of the out-of-pit Waste Rock Emplacement
to divert clean water around Sediment Dams 1 and 2.
A clean water diversion channel CW Div 2 to the southeast of the open cut to divert clean water
around the Sediment Dam 3.
A clean water diversion channel CW Div 4 to the west of the developing open cut and Possum
Skin Dam to divert clean water around those structures. Note that this structure will incorporate
some sections of an existing clean water diversion.
Each of the surface water diversion channels described above will be constructed in accordance with
the document Managing Urban Stormwater prepared by Landcom in 2004. Figure 3.2 presents a
schematic cross section through a diversion channel and Table 3.6 presents the construction
parameters that will be implemented by the Company during construction of the channels.
Table 3.6
Structure
ID1
Diversion Channel Specifications
Catchment Channel
Channel
2
Area (ha) Top Width Depth (b)
2
(a) (m)
(m)
Channel
Bank
Bank Top Channel
Bottom Width Height (d) 2
Width
Grade
(c) 2 (m)
(m)
(e) 2 (m)
(%)
CW Div 1
42.5
8.5
0.60
4.0
0.90
1.5
1.3
CW Div 2
3.2
2.9
0.30
0.5
0.65
1.5
3.0
CW Div 4
8.6
4.6
0.45
1.0
0.75
1.5
1.4
Note 1: See Plan 5

Note 2: See Figure 3.2.
Page 63 of 129
Bank Top Width

Dimension (e)
Ru n
of
Channel Top Width

(a)
Channel Depth
(b)
Bank Height
Dimension (d)
Channel Bottom Width

(c)
Figure 3.1
Bank Bottom Width

(f)
Surface Water Diversion Design Features
3.4
Mining
3.4.1
MINE LAYOUT AND DESIGN CRITERIA
Plan 4 presents the progressive development of the open cut and waste rock emplacements during
the term of this MOP. The design of the mine layout has been based on maximising the recovery of
the coal whilst:
avoiding unnecessary disturbance to native vegetation;
satisfying various environmental criteria, especially those associated with noise generated by the
mine; and
ensuring the geotechnical stability of the open cut highwall during the period from commencement
of mining operations to the completion of waste rock placement within each section of the open
cut.
3.4.2
MINING SEQUENCE
3.4.2.1
INTRODUCTION
The sequence of open cut mining and waste rock emplacement has been designed to:
minimise the delay between the commencement of mining operations and removal of initial coal
within each section of the open cut;
maintain a consistent stripping ratio for the life of the mine; and
optimise the haulage distance for the ROM coal and in-pit waste rock to the CHPP and waste
rock emplacement respectively.
3.4.2.2
OPEN CUT AREA
The planned sequence of coal mining within the open cut area during the term of this MOP is
identified on Plan 4. Plan 5 presents further detail on the progressive rehabilitation of the open cut
area and waste rock emplacement.
Page 64 of 129
The mining sequence presented in Plan 4 is based on a production rate of up to 1.5Mtpa. Should the
annual rate of mining and production fail to reach this level, the sequence of mining will not alter,
rather it will simply result in the presented development stages being reached over a longer time
frame.
Mining will continue to progressively move to the west, with removal of overburden material, followed
by extraction of coal. Multiple coal seams will be exposed concurrently.
3.4.2.3
WASTE ROCK EMPLACEMENT AREAS
Plan 4 presents the annual development of the out-of-pit and in-pit waste rock emplacements. Minor
adjustments to the design or sequence presented on Plan 4 may arise as Integra endeavours to
maximise the amount of overburden and interburden placed in the in-pit emplacement.
At the end of the term of this MOP, the out-of-pit and in-pit components of waste rock emplacements
will have footprints of approximately 88ha and 14ha respectively, with the shaped areas exhibiting
final slopes of approximately 10 or less. The out-of-pit component of the waste rock emplacement
will be keyed in to the existing waste rock emplacement to the south of the Mine Site at an elevation
of approximately 141m AHD. The upper surface of the emplacement will be gently undulating, with a
gentle slope to the north of approximately 1:60 (V:H) to 1:30 (V:H) or 1 to 2. The emplacements
will, as far as practicable, be constructed in a manner which minimises the projection of noise from
overburden and interburden transportation and disposal activities towards the residences to the north
and east of the Mine Site, as well as enabling the earliest possible re-profiling and revegetation of the
external batter slopes.
Out-of-pit Waste Rock Emplacement
The out-of-pit component of waste rock emplacement will be developed using overburden and
interburden from the development of the open cut box cut and mining operations. An extension to the
out-of-pit emplacement was approved under Modification 1 to the Project Approvals 08_0101 and
08_01012. The extension area is approximately 31ha and is to be located towards the south and
southwest of the approved out-of-pit emplacement.
Operational controls such as those listed below will, where practicable, be implemented during the
construction of the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement to minimise the propagation of noise towards
residences surrounding the Mine Site.
Placement of waste rock material within the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement will commence
with construction of a perimeter barrier along the eastern margin of the emplacement. This barrier
will be progressively raised as the emplacement is constructed and will serve to shield
overburden dumping operations from residents to the east of the Mine Site.
Waste rock material will preferentially be placed on the margins of the waste rock emplacement
during the day (7:00am to 6:00pm), with placement of waste rock in the centre of the
emplacement during the evening (6:00pm to 10:00pm).
Where practicable, weathered overburden material will be placed on the exposed final outer
batters of the emplacement to provide a more suitable substrate for rehabilitation than the blasted
waste rock.
In-pit Waste Rock Emplacement

The following operational controls will, where practicable, be implemented during the construction of
the in-pit component of the waste rock emplacement.
Page 65 of 129
The in-pit waste rock emplacement will be progressively constructed from the eastern section of
the open cut area.
Waste rock material will placed within the emplacement by load and haul or by throw blasting
techniques (see Section 3.6.2).
Waste rock material will be preferentially placed on the upper sections of the emplacement during
the day (7:00am to 6:00pm) and in the deeper sections of the emplacement during the evening
(6:00pm to 10:00pm).
Waste rock material will be transported to the in-pit waste rock emplacement using temporary
haul roads located in the face of the in-pit waste rock emplacement.
The emplacement will be blended into the out-of-pit component of waste rock emplacement to
create the final landform.
Where practicable, weathered overburden material will be placed on the outer batters of the
emplacement to provide a more suitable substrate for rehabilitation that the blasted waste rock
above the natural ground level.
A majority of the waste rock placement during the MOP period will be within the out-of-pit waste rock
emplacement. Placement of waste rock into the in-pit waste rock emplacement will occur as soon as
sufficient pit floor space becomes available. The in-pit waste rock emplacement will be constructed
commencing on the highwall or northern and northwestern side of the open cut to provide a stable
buttress for the emplacement, taking into account the slope of the floor of the open cut (Boyd Mining
2008). The amount of material that will be placed out-of-pit and in-pit during the term of this MOP will
be approximately 15 and 2 million loose cubic metres respectively.
Table 3.7
Estimated Waste Rock Placement Volumes

Year1
Location
Out-of-pit waste rock emplacement
In-pit waste rock emplacement
Total
7.2
4.8
2.4
0.0
1.8
7.2
4.80
4.2
Note 1: Units = million loose cubic metres
3.5
Mining Methods and Procedures
3.5.1
OPEN CUT MINING OPERATIONS
Coal mining will be undertaken using open cut mining methods. Following the removal of vegetation
and soil material, overburden and coal will be removed using a bulldozer, excavator and / or a frontend-loader to a depth where overburden material becomes too competent to be removed using these
methods. Based on drill hole data and experience in the former North Pit, the transition from friable to
non-friable material will occur at depth of between 2m and 10m below the surface.
Once the friable overburden materials are removed, blasting will be required to fragment the waste
rock prior to excavation. Mining methods of the non-friable material will be undertaken as follows.
Holes will be drilled into the overburden, loaded with explosives and blasted to fragment the rock
and to expose the underlying coal seams. Table 3.8 presents the initial blasting parameters to be
Page 66 of 129
adopted at the mine1. A more detailed description of blasting operations is provided in Section
3.5.2.
Following blasting, the overburden will be loaded by excavator or loader into haul trucks and
transported to the active waste rock emplacement area.
Where the interburden thickness is more than 0.7m, it will be blasted and removed in a similar
fashion to that described above. Interburden layers between 0.1m and 0.7m thick will be ripped
and pushed into piles (if required to optimise load-out productivity) by bulldozer before loading to
haul trucks. 0.1m generally represents the practical limit to the separate mining of these layers.
In order to remove the coal, benches will be developed along, and generally perpendicular to, the
length of coal seams exposed through blasting and overburden/interburden removal. As sufficient
coal is exposed, it will be cleaned off, ripped, pushed down slope by bulldozer or excavated and
loaded to haul trucks for transportation to the CHPP either directly, or indirectly via a temporary
ROM coal stockpile or the RL100 ROM Coal Stockpile Area.
Table 3.8
Indicative Overburden Blast Design Parameters
Parameter
Typical Quantity or Range
Blasthole Diameter
127 mm to 229 mm
Blasthole Depth
0.7 m to 15m
Blasthole Burden x Spacing
4 m x 5.6 m to 6 m x 6.5 m
Depth of Stemming
6.2m
Bulk Explosive Type
ANFO
Powder Factor
0.5 kg/bcm to 0.6 kg/bcm
Maximum Instantaneous Charge (MIC)
500kg
Maximum Charge per Hole
40 kg to 500 kg
Initiation System
Nonel or Electronic
3.5.2
BLASTING
3.5.2.1
INTRODUCTION
The number of blasts will be minimised by maximising blast size whilst complying with the
environmental criteria. Typically up to five blasts will be initiated per week, with a maximum of one
blast initiated on any one day.
Blast design will be undertaken by a blasting engineer with loading and firing undertaken by a suitably
qualified and experienced shot firer holding a Blasting Explosives Users Licence issued by
WorkCover NSW and endorsed by DTIRIS. Each blast will be designed to provide an adequate level
of fragmentation with acceptable environmental impact.
Schedule 3, Condition 19 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 requires the preparation of a
Blast Management Plan to be prepared in consultation with OEH. This plan is currently being
finalised, based on feedback received from DP&I on the draft, and will be submitted to DP&I for
approval in May 2012. A copy of the plan will be provided to DTIRIS following approval.
The nominated blast design parameters have been determined using conservative predictive formulae. However, given blast
design is an evolving outcome-oriented process, refinements to blast designs will be implemented on the basis of monitoring
results and the achievement of specific blasting objectives.
Page 67 of 129
3.5.2.2
BLASTING CRITERIA
Annoyance Criteria
Integra will ensure the airblast overpressure and ground vibration impacts comply with the blasting
criteria set out in Schedule 3, Condition 11 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 and detailed in
Table 3.9.
Table 3.9
Receiver
Blasting Criteria
Airblast Overpressure
(dB(Lin Peak))
Ground Vibration
(ppv(mm/s))
Allowable Exceedance
115
5% of the total number of blasts

over a period of 12 months
120
10
0%
Main Northern Railway

culverts and bridges
25
0%
All public infrastructure
50
0%
Residence on privatelyowned land
Blasting will be carried out between the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Saturday in
accordance with Schedule 3, Condition 12 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102. Blasting will
not occur outside these hours except with the written permission of the Director General of Planning
and Infrastructure.
In accordance with Schedule 3, Condition 13 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, Integra will
not carry out more than one blast per day on the Mine Site unless an additional blast is required
following a blast misfire. Integra will also not carry out more than 10 blasts a week, averaged over any
12 month period, within the Integra Mine Complex.
Safety Criteria
Blasting, by its nature, requires rocks to be broken and propelled away from the site of the blast. The
area in which blasted rock should normally fall is referred to as the blast envelope and any rock
propelled beyond the blast envelope is referred to as fly rock. From a safety perspective, a distance of
500m from a blast in a coal mine is typically identified as a safe distance beyond which fly rock is
unlikely to be propelled. This distance is not site specific and consequently is recognised to be
conservative.
Blasting controls described in Section 3.5.2.3 designed to manage fly rock-related risks will be
implemented within 500m of the boundaries of each blast.
3.5.2.3
BLASTING CONTROLS AND SAFEGUARDS
The following operational controls and safeguards will be implemented by Integra to ensure that
blasting-related safety and environmental risks are minimised and appropriately managed.
The Integra Open Cut Explosives Hazard Management plan will be further developed to include
the Integra North Open Cut. This plan will be designed to:
o
manage safety and environmental risks associated with blasting operations, and
ensure that inconvenience to users of Stony Creek Road is minimised.
Page 68 of 129
All blasts will be designed and implemented by a suitably qualified blasting engineer and
experienced shot-firer.
Blast hole spacing, burden distance and stemming length will be carefully selected and
implemented precisely.
Appropriate materials, such as <20mm aggregates, will be used for stemming.
Blast design will ensure that charges detonate in the correct sequence and with inter-row delays
that provide for good progressive release of burden.
The maximum weight of explosive detonated in a given delay period (the maximum instantaneous
charge) will be limited to conservative and proven levels. Initial blast designs will be in accordance
with the indicative parameters identified in Table 3.8.
Blasting mitigation measures will be refined and operating procedures amended to ensure all
environmental criteria are achieved and fragmentation of the blasted material is optimised.
A Blast notice board will be erected adjacent to the active internal access road.
An exclusion zone at least 500m from the boundary of all blasts will be established and people
will be excluded from that zone during the initiation of blasts. This will include closing of Stony
Creek Road when blasting operations are occurring within 500m of the road. In accordance with
Schedule 3, Condition 17 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, approval from Council will
be sought for blasting within 500m of Stony Creek Road. Control measures relating to the closure
of Stony Creek Road are identified below.
In addition to the operational controls and safeguards that will be implemented to manage safety and
environmental risks, the following operational controls and safeguards will be implemented to ensure
inconvenience to users of Stony Creek Road as a result of blasting-related road closures is
minimised.
Appropriate signage will be erected along Stony Creek Road advising of the date and time of the
next blast, nominally 24 hours prior to each blast.
On the same day as each blast, generally in the morning, an automated Short Message Service
(SMS) text message will be sent to the mobile phones of residents who register interest in
receiving such messages advising of blast times.
Where residents are notified via phone of the expected time and size of blast on the day, the
Integra Open Cut Blast notification procedure will be utilised. All residents within 2km of the mine
will be given the opportunity to be included in the notification phone list.
Integra will maintain an up to date blasting schedule on its website identifying the anticipated
dates and times of future blasts.
Stony Creek Road will only be closed immediately prior to the blast being initiated and will be
reopened as soon as the all clear has been given by the shot-firer.
Blasts will be timed to avoid peak traffic periods and interference to school bus timetables.
Blasting times will as far as practicable, be planned in conjunction with those by Ashton Coal
Operations Pty Ltd to ensure that both Glennies Creek and Stony Creek Roads are not closed
during at the same time.
Traffic controllers will be able to request the short-term suspension of a blast to allow emergency
vehicles to pass.
Preparation of a Road Closure Management Plan to the satisfaction of Council and DTIRIS.
In accordance with Schedule 3, Conditions 17 and 18 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102,
Integra will not undertake blasting within 500m of:
Middle Falbrook road or Stony Creek Road without the approval of Council;
The New England Highway without the approval of the Roads and Marine Services;
Page 69 of 129
The Main Northern Railway without the approval of the Australian Rail Track Corporation; and
of any privately-owned land or land not owned by Integra unless:

o
a written agreement with the land owner to allow blasting has been established and DP&I
advised; or
demonstrated to the Director-General that blasting can be carried out without comprising
the safety or people or livestock or damaging buildings/structures and the Blast
Management Plan has been updated to include specific measures that would be
implemented.
3.5.2.4
BLAST NOTIFICATION AND INSPECTIONS
At least 3 months prior to the commencement of blasting, Integra will advise the owners of all
residences within 2km of the Mine Site boundary of Integras intention to commence blasting
operations and their right to have an independent structural inspection of their property; ie. as
required by Schedule 3, Conditions 14 and 15 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
Should a written request be received, a suitably qualified person will be commissioned to inspect the
condition of any building or structure that is the subject of the request. The landowners or residents
will be provided with a copy of the report which will also include blasting impact mitigation measures.
Integra operates a blasting notification procedure, such that residents who request notification are
provided with up-to-date information on blasting operations at the mine by phone on the day of the
blast.
3.5.2.5
BLAST MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS
Airblast overpressure and ground vibration will be monitored at the following locations identified in
Plan 1 in accordance with the specifications presented in Table 3.10.
Lambkin residence;
Noble residence;
Cherry Residence;
Langdon Residence;
Watling residence;
Cheetham Residence;
Jensen Residence;
Bridge Residence;
Dulwich;
Main Northern Railway Line;
Tailings Dam 2 (TD2); and
Possum Skin Dam (PSD).
Page 70 of 129
Table 3.10
Blast Monitoring
Parameter
Units of Measure Frequency Sampling Method
Measurement Location
Airblast
overpressure
dB(Lin Peak)
Every blast
AS2187.2-1993
Not less than 3.5m from a

building or structure
Peak particle
velocity
mm/s
Every blast
AS2187.2-1993
Not more than 30m from a

building or structure
In the event a landowner or resident within 2km of the Mine Site claims that buildings and/or
structures on his/her land have been damaged as a result of Integras blasting activities, Integra will,
within 2 months of receiving the claim, commission an investigation into the claim by a suitably
qualified person whose appointment is approved by the Director-General of DP&I. A copy of the
investigation report will be provided to the landowner or resident. If the investigation report confirms
the landowners claim, and both parties agree with these findings, then Integra will repair the
damages to the satisfaction of the Director-General of DP&I. If either Integra or the landowner
disagrees with the findings of the report then, under the terms of Schedule 3, Condition 15 of Project
Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 either party may refer the matter to the Director-General of DP&I for
resolution.
3.5.3
EQUIPMENT
Table 3.11presents an indicative list of the typical types and numbers of items of earthmoving and
mining equipment which will be used during the term of this MOP, together with their hours of
operation.
Table 3.11
Equipment
Typical Mining Equipment
Use
Proposed Hours of Operation
Major Equipment Open Cut Mine

Up to 2 x Excavators
Waste rock and coal excavation
7:00am to 10:00pm, 7 days per week,

52 weeks per year
2 x Cat 994 front end

loaders
Coal, waste rock extraction and

loading

52 weeks per year
Up to 10 x Cat 789 Rear

Dump Trucks
Coal, waste rock transportation

52 weeks per year
Ripping and preparation of coal

seams, coal and waste rock bench
clean up, drill preparation, shaping
of waste rock emplacement, road
works, general site maintenance

52 weeks per year
Up to
3x D75 drill rigs or
equivalent
Drilling blast holes

52 weeks per year
2 x Cat 16H Grader
General site and haul road

maintenance
Campaign basis - 7:00am to 10:00pm,

7 days per week, 52 weeks per year
2 x Water Truck Cat 773

or 789
Dust suppression and refilling

drilling rigs

1 x Scraper Cat 637
Topsoil and subsoil stripping and
Support Equipment
Up to 3 x D11 Dozer
Up to 2 x D10 Dozer

52 weeks per year
Page 71 of 129
Equipment
Use
Proposed Hours of Operation
rehabilitation works
1 x 50T Excavator or
equivalent Front End
Loader


Up to 6 x 30T rear dump

trucks


Diesel Generators
Pump sump, mobile lighting towers,
The proposed hours of operation will be as per

the campaign requiring generator support, soil
stripping, overburden removal, coal extraction
(7:00am to 10:00pm, 7 days per week)
3.5.4
HOURS OF OPERATIONS
Hours of operation for site development and operations on the Mine Site are shown in Table 3.11.
Hours of operation for individual items of equipment are identified in Table 3.10 above.
Table 3.12
Hours of Operation
Activity
Days of Operation
Hours of Operation
Vegetation clearing and topsoil stripping
5 days a week, during each campaign
7:00am to 10.00pm
Open cut mining (including waste rock and

coal mining)
Monday to Saturday
7:00am to 10:00pm
Sunday and Public Holidays
8:00am to 10:00pm
Rehabilitation Works
7 days a week
7:00am to 10.00pm
Blasting
Up to 10 blasts per week,

Monday to Saturday
9:00am to 5:00pm1,2
Transportation of ROM coal
7 days a week
7:00am to 10:00pm
Note 1: Unless required for blast misfire, emergency or safety reasons.

Note 2: 10 blasts per week limit is for entire Integra Mine Complex.
3.5.5
All members of the workforce will be made aware of the mining methods and relevant procedures
through toolbox meetings and inductions.
Table 3.12 outlines the accountable positions and tasks for mining, although it is noted that the
ultimate responsibility and accountability for ensuring the mining procedures, sequence and design
specifications are followed rests with the Integra Operations Manager Open Cut.
Page 72 of 129
Table 3.13
Position
Accountable Task
Operations
Manager Open
Cut
Mining
Superintendent
Equipment
Operators
Environmental
Advisor
3.6
Accountable Positions and Tasks
Ensure compliance with Integra Coal Open Cut Safety Management System and conditions of consent
including compliance with the statement of commitments contained within the Environmental Assessment.
Ensure that mining remains within approved footprint and production limits.
Ensure all operations are performed in a safe manner and appropriate safety training and equipment is
available to all personnel.
Ensure that all disturbance remains within the approved limits.
Ensure all personnel are informed of their responsibilities in relation to mining.
Ensure all personnel are inducted and have appropriate qualifications / clearances for work undertaken at
the mine.
Ensure all water management structures including the water storage dams, diversion banks and drains are
appropriately placed, constructed and maintained.
Ensure management plans and procedures appended to the MOP and outlined in Section 7 of this report
are up-to-date and readily available.
Undertake site inductions and ensure familiarisation with site-specific requirements such as disturbance
limits, sensitive environmental features and approved mining methods.
Ensure mining undertaken as presented on Plans 4 and 5 of this MOP, or updated mining plans held onsite.
Follow all specific instructions provided by the Manager Mining Engineering or supervisory staff.
Cease work immediately if unsure as to instructions or object of potential archaeological sensitivity
identified.
Wear appropriate safety equipment at all times.
Inspect surface water controls prior to commencement of mining activities.
Ensure all personnel are aware of any environmentally sensitive items or areas on the site.
Ensure management plans and procedures appended to the MOP and outlined in Section 7 of this report
are up-to-date and readily available.
Mineral Processing
Integras CHPP and rail loading facilities are not within the North Open Cut Mine Site. As a result,
operation of these facilities does not form a component of this MOP. These facilities are operated
under the MOP for the existing Integra Open Cut.
3.7
Waste Management
3.7.1
INTRODUCTION
The principal wastes that will be generated by the development of the North Open Cut can be
categorised as non-production and production wastes.
Production wastes comprise waste rock from the development of the open cut mine and reject
material from the CHPP. Reject material will be handled and stored in accordance with the MOP for
the existing Integra Open Cut and is not described further in this document.
Page 73 of 129
3.7.2
WASTE ROCK
Following blasting (or ripping), the overburden / interburden materials will be loaded by excavator or
front end loader into haul trucks and transported to the active waste rock emplacement (load and
haul). Load and haul placement of waste rock material will be supplemented by throw blasting and
carry dozing wherever possible. Throw blasting is designed to project the blasted materials into the
lower areas of the mine void, thereby minimising the volume of material to be loaded and transported
by haul truck. The blasted waste material will then be pushed into its final location by bulldozer or
carry dozer, ie. a bulldozer with a larger than standard, purpose-built blade enabling the interburden
to be lifted and pushed in a reduced friction environment.
The general progression of waste rock placement was described previously in Section 3.4.2.3.
During the term of this MOP, approximately 13.5 million bank cubic metres (Mbcm) (16.2 million loose
cubic metres (Mlcm)) of overburden and interburden material will be mined. Of this material,
approximately 89% or 14.4Mlcm will be placed out-of-pit and 11% or 1.8Mlcm will be placed in-pit.
Approximately 0.1Mbcm of the out-of-pit material will be used in the construction of haul roads and the
amenity bund.
Table 3.13 in Section 3.8 identifies the amount of waste rock material that will be produced annually,
and where it will be placed during the term of this MOP.
Where practicable, weathered waste rock will be placed over the blasted waste rock, minimising the
potential for rock exposure on the surface of the rehabilitated landform and providing a soil profile
more closely reflecting the pre-mining situation and amenable to the establishment of deep rooting
species. The weathered waste rock will also exhibit a greater moisture holding capacity than the
blasted waste rock.
3.7.3
NON-PRODUCTION WASTES
Non-production wastes will include:
general wastes, including food scraps, and routine maintenance consumables;
waste oils and greases;
sewage;
scrap steel and metal; and
other recyclables.
It is noted that the approved North Open Cut Facilities Area will not be constructed during the term of
this MOP. All facilities required for operation of the North Open Cut will be provided by the existing
Integra Open Cut. As a result, the majority of non-production wastes will be generated outside of the
Mine Site and will be covered by the Integra Open Cut MOP. Notwithstanding this, however, a brief
description of how non-production wastes will be managed both within and outside the Mine Site is
presented below.
3.7.3.1
GENERAL WASTES
All paper and general wastes, together with routine maintenance consumables from the daily
servicing of equipment, such as grease cartridges, will be disposed of in 205L drums and 240L mobile
garbage bins located adjacent to the various buildings. Industrial waste collection will be undertaken
as required by a licensed contractor.
Page 74 of 129
Paper and cardboard recyclables will be collected separately and despatched from the site at regular
intervals by an appropriate contractor.
3.7.3.2
OIL AND GREASE
Routine maintenance of mining and earthmoving equipment will generally be undertaken in the
maintenance workshop within the existing Integra Open Cut facilities area, or at equipment
maintenance facilities away from the mine. Within the maintenance workshop, waste oil and grease
will be collected and pumped to bulk storage tanks by oil evacuation pumps.
Waste oil and grease will be stored in a bunded area adjacent to the maintenance workshop and
collected by a licensed waste recycling contractor as required for recycling.
Drainage from the washdown bay will report to an oil separator, with separated oil collected in a
separate storage tank and subsequently collected by a licensed contractor.
3.7.3.3
SEWAGE
Adequate shower, toilet and hand washing facilities are available within the Integra Open Cut
Facilities Area for the use by the North Open Cut workforce, contractors and visitors. These facilities
incorporate a septic sewage system approved by Singleton Council with the effluent irrigated within a
designated waste water utilisation area adjacent to the Facilities Area. These facilities will be serviced
by a licensed waste collection and disposal contractor as required.
A mobile ablutions facility incorporating toilet and hand washing facilities will be included within the
relocated crib hut site. This will allow personnel to use these facilities without the need to return to the
central Integra Open Cut Facilities Area. This facility will incorporate chemical toilet facilities which will
be serviced regularly by a licensed contractor.
3.7.3.4
SCRAP METAL AND STEEL
Scrap metal and steel will be placed within bins located adjacent to the workshop or other areas
where scrap metal is likely to be generated and removed from the site to a metal recycling facility as
required.
3.8
ROM and Product Coal Stockpiles
Mined coal will be preferentially hauled directly from the North Open Cut to the CHPP. At the CHPP it
will be direct fed into the plant or stockpiled as identified in the Integra Open Cut MOP.
Alternatively, where required for operational reasons, ROM coal may be stockpiled in temporary
stockpiles within the active open cut area. The location of these stockpiles will vary as mining
operations progress. However, the stockpiles will be less than 1ha in area and less than 10m high.
Surface water management controls will be designed to ensure any runoff from the temporary ROM
coal stockpile will be contained within the open cut.
Finally, where required, ROM coal may be stockpiled within the RL 100 Stockpile Area which lies
within the area covered by the Integra Underground (Glennies Creek Underground) MOP and will be
managed in accordance with that document. The RL 100 Stockpile Area has adequate capacity for
the temporary storage of approximately 500 000t of ROM coal.
Page 75 of 129
Product coal will be stockpiled within the Product Coal Stockpile Area and will be managed in
accordance with the Integra Open Cut MOP.
Table 3.13 presents the production and waste schedule for the term of the MOP.
Table 3.14
ITEM
Provisional Production and Waste Schedule
Unit
Provisional Cumulative Production During MOP Term
m3
75000
out-of-pit
Mlcm
14.4
in-pit
Mlcm
1.8
ROM Coal
Mt
2.09
Product Coal
Mt
1.17
SOIL
Stripped Topsoil
WASTE ROCK
COAL
3.9
Water Management
3.9.1
INTRODUCTION
Schedule 3, Condition 40 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 requires that a Water
Management Plan be prepared for the Integra Mine Complex. This section provides an overview of
the water management objectives and procedures that will be employed to manage water resources
within and surrounding the Mine Site during the term of the MOP. Additional details will be presented
in the Water Management Plan. A copy of the plan will be provided to DTIRIS following approval by
DP&I.
Sections 2.10 and 2.11 describe the existing water resources within and in the vicinity of the Mine
Site. In addition, Section 3.3.4 describes the water management structures that will be constructed
during the life of the MOP.
3.9.2
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
For management purposes, the water within the Mine Site has been divided into four classes as
follows.
Clean water clean water is runoff from areas that are either undisturbed by mining or fully
rehabilitated.
Sediment Laden water water containing sediment from disturbed ground (not mining).
Mine water runoff from areas disturbed by mining activities and potentially containing high
sediment loads.
Contaminated water water that could potentially contain hydrocarbons, such as wash-down
water from workshop areas. Contaminated water is collected in a sump and treated by an
oil/water separator. Hydrocarbons are collected and transferred offsite by an appropriately
licensed waste management contractor.
The principal objectives of site water management are as follows.
Page 76 of 129
Compliance with legislative requirements.
Support procedures to manage and monitor surface and groundwater associated with the
Complex.
Encourage water reuse and recycling on site.
Provide management mechanisms to minimise the potential for surface water on the Complex to
cause offsite impacts and ensure clean water is diverted about active mining areas where
possible.
Provide management mechanisms to minimise the potential for the Complex operations to impact
upon the hydraulic and chemical properties of the groundwater in the coal measures and alluvium
in the vicinity of the operational pits.
Ensure clean water is diverted away from the mining area wherever possible.
Ensure sediment laden water is captured and transferred back within the mine water system or if
it exceeds the capacity of the system, is treated to meet the required criteria prior to releasing off
site.
Ensure that water captured within the mine water management system (stormwater runoff and
groundwater) or water transferred into this system is managed efficiently and appropriately.
To achieve the above management objectives, Integra will implement the water management controls
specified in Section 7.3.2.
3.9.3
DAMS
There are three sediment dams within the North Open Cut. The capacity of each dam is as follows.
Sediment Dam 1 8.7ML.
Possum Skin Dam is a large evaporative dam located north of the North Open Cut. The dam can
store up to 1500 ML of water pumped out from the North Open Cut or mine water from the
Underground operations. Water from the dam is used for dust suppression and in the CHPP.
There are two tailings dams (TD1 and TD2) located to the south of the North Open Cut out-of-pit
emplacement. A third tailings dam (TD3) will be capped and incorporated in the out-of-pit
emplacement as part of the emplacement extension that was approved under Modification 1 to the
Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
3.10
Hazardous Materials
Integra Coal uses the NONEL or electronic detonator shotfiring systems to blast overburden and
partings. Explosive materials used are Anfo, Heavy Anfo and waterproof explosives. Explosive
components will be delivered separately to the existing storage and magazine area on Integra Open
Cut land to the south of the North Open Cut. Trucks carrying explosives will then be loaded and
dispatched to either operation dependent upon blasting priorities. No explosives will be stored other
than in facilities under existing Integra Coal Operations WorkCover approvals.
Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be retained on-site for all hazardous materials, independent
of the quantity held. Additionally, all contractors will be required to supply MSDS sheets for any
hazardous goods they propose to bring onto the Mine Site.
Page 77 of 129
This page has been left intentionally blank
Page 78 of 129
4.
Proposed Rehabilitation
t h e M O P Te r m
4.1
Stakeholder Consultation
Activities
during
Stakeholders in the rehabilitation of the Mine Site include:
Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd;
surrounding and future landowners;
Singleton Council;
DTIRIS; and
other relevant State government agencies including OEH, NOW and DP&I.
In addition, a number of Aboriginal Community Groups expressed interest in the North Open Cut
during the Aboriginal heritage assessment prepared to support the Glennies Creek Environmental
Assessment (Corkery 2007). Details of consultation regarding the rehabilitation of the North Open Cut
are presented in Part C of that document. In summary, consultation forums which included
discussions regarding rehabilitation and the final landform included the following.
A Planning Focus Meeting held on 5 December 2004 with the following government agencies in
attendance.
o
The former Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (DIPNR)

(now DP&I).
Department of Primary Industries - Agriculture (now DTIRIS).
Department of Primary Industries - Mineral Resources (now DTIRIS).
Singleton Council.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Environment Protection Authority)

(now OEH).
Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority.
At the Planning Focus Meeting, a detailed description of the North Open Cut was provided and
feedback in relation to the final landform was sought.
An initial community newsletter describing the North Open Cut and the proposed rehabilitation in
which feedback from the community was sought.
Community information sessions held on 22 March 2005 and 2 May 2006 where further details of
the Project were provided and additional feedback was sought.
Briefings of the Glennies Creek Community Consultative Committee (as it was then) where
feedback was sought from the committee. The progress of the North Open Cut will continue to be
a regular subject of discussion at these meetings.
Page 79 of 129
A meeting held with the then Department of Environment and Climate Change (now OEH) in
relation to the Biodiversity Offset Strategy on 15 November 2007 where the offset strategy and
final rehabilitation of the North Open Cut was discussed.
In addition to the consultation that was undertaken during preparation of the Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment, the following agencies have been, and will continue to be, consulted in
relation to the various management plans required by the conditions of Project Approvals 08_0101
and 08_0102:.
OEH.
NOW.
DTIRIS.
4.2
Rehabilitation Status at MOP Commencement
Rehabilitated areas within the Mine Site are currently limited to the northern batters of the former
North Pit waste rock emplacement. This section of the emplacement has been shaped, surface water
controls installed, clay subsoil spread (in the absence of adequate topsoil) and sections of the
emplacement revegetated.
The majority of the northern face of the North Pit waste rock emplacement will be disturbed by the
North Open Cut out-of-pit Waste Rock Emplacement.
4.3
Proposed Rehabilitation Status at MOP Finish
Plan 5 presents the proposed rehabilitation status at the completion of the term of the MOP (and
includes:
areas of active mining and overburden emplacement;
land under rehabilitation, including areas classified as either:
shaped and covered; or
rehabilitated and under maintenance; and
water management and control structures.
Plan 5 identifies that, with the exception of the outer face of the amenity bund, no final slopes on the
landform constructed as part of the North Open Cut development exceed approximately 10.
The major rehabilitation activities undertaken during this MOP will include the following:
Construction, profiling, topsoiling and completion of revegetation activities of the outer face of the
north-east section of the amenity bund (Year 1).
Construction, profiling, topsoiling and completion of revegetation activates on the upper level
south-western batters of the waste rock emplacement from an elevation of 141m AHD to 120m
AHD (Year 3).
Construction of contour banks on the profiled slopes of the waste rock emplacement. The
contour bank will direct surface waters off the overburden emplacement and into the clean water
management system.
Page 80 of 129
Establishment of a non-persistent cover crop on any long-term soil stockpiles, ie. any stockpile
retained for in excess of 3 months (ongoing).
Rehabilitation activities will continue beyond the term of this MOP to produce the final landform
conceptually described in Section 5 and shown on Plan 6. As a result, a more definitive plan will be
provided in a MOP and/or Mine Closure Plan to be prepared closer to the cessation of mining.
4.4
Buildings
No permanent buildings will be constructed or installed within the Mine Site during the term of the
MOP and none will require removal. However, transportable buildings will be installed as part of the
crib hut site relocation. These buildings will include chemical toilet facilities which will be serviced
regularly by a licensed contractor. These buildings will be removed following completion of mining
operations.
4.5
Rehabilitation of Disturbed Land
4.5.1
INTRODUCTION
The area of land within the Mine Site that will be disturbed during the term of this MOP will be
approximately 160ha, or approximately 74% of all areas to be disturbed over the life of the North
Open Cut. However, of this approximately 100ha comprises previously disturbed land.
Progressive rehabilitation will be undertaken immediately in areas no longer required for miningrelated purposes and will involve shaping of the final landform, construction of surface water
management structures, spreading of soil and revegetation.
This sub-section identifies the rehabilitation procedures that will be adopted during the term of the
MOP, rehabilitation monitoring and maintenance activities, and a summary of the proposed
rehabilitation activities.
4.5.2
REHABILITATION PROCEDURES
4.5.2.1
WASTE ROCK EMPLACEMENTS
Progressive rehabilitation of the waste rock emplacements will be undertaken in the following four
stages.
Stage 1: Waste Rock Placement and Shaping
If geological conditions indicate that overburden or interburden materials may be potentially acid
forming, the suspect material will be tested for chemical characteristics to confirm that the
material is non-acid generating. In the unlikely event that any such potentially acid forming
materials are identified, specific management procedures will be developed.
The waste rock emplacement will be progressively shaped by one or more bulldozers to blend
with the existing landforms (including the existing North Pit emplacement) with undulating slopes
of approximately 1:5 to 1:25 (V:H) (Plan 5). A surveyor will confirm these gradients prior to the
placement of soil and revegetation.
Page 81 of 129
Preference will be given to placing weathered to partly weathered waste rock on the surface of
the shaped landform to avoid exposure of large rocks at the surface and improve the moisture
holding capacity near the emplacement surface.
Stage 2: Subsoil and Topsoil Replacement
Subsoil and topsoil will be placed on the shaped landform in the reverse order to stripping, ie.
subsoil then topsoil, with the materials being preferentially sourced from active stripping areas or,
if no such activity is being undertaken at the time, from previously established stockpiles.
Placed subsoil will be approximately 300mm thick and placed topsoil will be between 75mm and
125mm thick. These thicknesses may be varied slightly if the actual volume of subsoil and topsoil
stripped varies from the volumes identified in Table 3.4 and to reflect the bulking effect of
mulched vegetation incorporated into the topsoil.
The surface of the shaped landform will be even but roughened, with contour lines ripped and
compacted and/or smooth surfaces broken up. This will assist in maintaining soil stability and will
minimise erosion.
Vegetation, including tree trunks and branches not mulched and set aside during vegetation
clearing activities will be spread over the areas to be rehabilitated following soil placement or
mulched and incorporated within the topsoil.
Stage 3: Drainage Installation
Contour banks will be progressively installed on the rehabilitated landform as required. The
heights (effective depths) and cross-sectional areas of the individual banks are identified in
Section 3.3.4.
Stage 4: Revegetation
The topsoiled surfaces will be initially stabilised with a non-persistent cover crop.
Depending on the extent of natural species regeneration from the topsoil, a selection of locally
occurring tree and shrub species sourced, where possible, from seed collected in the vicinity of
the Mine Site, will be established by direct seeding, planting of tube stock or a combination of
both. It is noted that seed from native species surrounding the Mine Site has not been available
for a number of years, presumably as a result of ongoing drought conditions.
Table 4.1 presents a list of the tree and shrub species that will be targeted when re-establishing
native woodland on areas to be rehabilitated. The species used may vary depending on the
availability of the seed/seedlings different species and the success/failure of particular species.
Details related to the actual species planted, the success or otherwise of each species and the
proposed species lists for future revegetation programs will be presented in each Annual
Environmental Management Report.
Subject to the extent of natural regeneration from replaced topsoil, seed of other locally occurring
shrub species will, if required, also be broadcast to encourage the re-establishment of a shrub
layer.
All rehabilitated areas will be protected from stock.
Page 82 of 129
Table 4.1
Tree and Shrub Species
Common Name
Scientific Name
Western Golden Wattle
Acacia decora
Narrow-leaved Ironbark
Eucalyptus crebra
Spotted Gum
Corymbia maculata
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus tereticornis
Bull Oak
Allocasuarina luehmannii
River Oak
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Swamp Oak
Casuarina glauca
4.5.2.2
WATER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES
Rehabilitation of the water management structures will be implemented immediately following

construction and shaping of the structures. Rehabilitation will include the following.
Shaping of the structures to ensure that they meet the required width, height and gradient. In
addition, banks and side slopes will be constructed to ensure that the structures are stable in the
long term. Such slopes will be less than 18 and, where required, would be protected by natural
or artificial covers.
Subsoil and topsoil will be spread as described previously.
Seed or tube stock of the appropriate species will be spread or planted.
4.5.2.3
OTHER DISTURBED AREAS
At the completion of the MOP term, the North Open Cut will have approximately 3 to 5 years of coal
reserves remaining. As a result, other disturbed areas such as haul roads and stockpile areas will
continue to be required for mining-related purposes. However, should any disturbed areas no longer
be required for mining purposes during the term of this MOP, they will be rehabilitated in accordance
with the procedures identified previously.
4.5.3
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED REHABILITATION
Table 4.2 presents a summary of the total area of disturbance at the start and end of this MOP term.
Table 4.2
Summary of Proposed Rehabilitation

Area Affected / Rehabilitated (hectares)
A:
A1
B:
Total Area,
start of MOP
Total Area,
end of MOP
At mine closure
(anticipated)
320
320
320
MINE LEASE AREA

Mine Site Area
DISTURBED AREAS
B1
Infrastructure area (other disturbed areas to

be rehabilitated at closure
including facilities,
roads)
Nil
Nil
B2
Active Mining Area

(excluding items B3 B5 below)
Nil
49.2
Page 83 of 129
Area Affected / Rehabilitated (hectares)

Total Area,
start of MOP
Total Area,
end of MOP
At mine closure
(anticipated)
B3
Waste emplacements,
(active / unshaped / in or out-of-pit)
2.4
72.6
B4
Tailings emplacements
(active / unshaped / uncapped)
Nil
Nil
B5
Shaped waste emplacement

(awaits final vegetation)
Nil26.0
28.4
121.8
29.1
242
ALL DISTURBED AREAS

C
C1
D
REHABILITATION
Total Rehabilitated area1
(except for maintenance)
REHABILITATION ON SLOPES
D1
10 to 18 degrees
NA
4.0
129
D2
Greater than 18 degrees
NA
Nil
5.0
25.1
108
SURFACE OF REHABILITATED LAND
E1
Pasture and grasses
E2
Native forest / ecosystems
NA
4.0
100
E3
Plantations and crops
NA
Nil
Nil
E4
Other (include non-vegetative outcomes)
NA
Nil
Nil
Note 1: Includes areas previously rehabilitated as part of the Integra North Pit operations.
Note 2: Waste rock emplacement associated with the former Integra North Pit.
The values reflect the areas of active disturbance and various stages of rehabilitation presented on
Plan 5 defined as follows.
Active Mining Area - refers to those sections of the open cut where coal recovery or waste rock
removal is occurring.
Active Overburden Emplacement Area - refers to areas of the out-of-pit and in-pit waste rock
emplacements where waste rock placement is occurring and the emplacement has not been
shaped.
Shaped and Covered (with topsoil) - refers to those sections of disturbance where waste rock
placement, shaping and soil replacement activities have been completed.
Rehabilitated and Under Maintenance - refers to sections of the final landform where revegetation
activities have been completed but are being monitored for success of establishment.
Rehabilitation Complete - refers to the sections of the final landform where revegetation has been
achieved.
4.6
Water Management (rehabilitated land)
Management of surface water and groundwater within the Mine Site will be undertaken in accordance
with the Water Management Plan. In summary, water management structures such as contour banks
Page 84 of 129
and drains will be constructed with longitudinal gradients which permit the transfer of water at nonerosive velocities. Consequently, specialised rehabilitation treatments will generally not be required.
Similarly, flumes constructed on the slopes of the waste rock emplacement will be retained and
allowed to revegetate naturally. However, in the event that unacceptable levels of erosion are
observed, fast growing species identified as having a particular soil conservation application and/or
specialised treatments such as bitumen/jute meshing or rock lining will be implemented.
The sediment dams may provide valuable habitat following completion of mining-related activities. As
a result, a decision as to whether these dams will be retained following completion of mining
operations will be made during preparation of the Mine Closure Plan which will be included in the final
MOP for the North Open Cut. Options for rehabilitation of these dams include:
complete removal of the dam walls and rehabilitation of the footprint of each;
breaching of the dam walls to restore natural flow, leaving the bulk of the revegetated dam walls
in place;
lowering of the spillway of each dam to create water storages with reduced volumes; and
retention of the sediment dams as constructed.
The planting of trees and other vegetation around the various water management structures will
enhance the filtration ability of these structures and surrounding areas and minimise the potential for
erosion and sedimentation, as well as encouraging their use by native fauna.
4.7
Other Infrastructure
On completion of all mining-related and associated activities within an area of the Mine Site, Integra
will undertake the following.
Remove, rip or otherwise rehabilitate on-site roads not required for the ongoing management of
the final landform. This may include ripping and reducing the width of the various haul roads and
rehabilitating those sections of the haul roads no longer required.
Rip any hardstand areas or areas compacted through other mining-related activity.
Shape, install appropriate drainage controls, spread subsoil and topsoil and revegetate.
4.8
Rehabilitation Monitoring and Maintenance
Integras commitment to effective rehabilitation will include an ongoing monitoring and maintenance
program throughout and beyond the term of the MOP and life of the North Open Cut. Areas being
rehabilitated will be regularly inspected and assessed against the short and long term rehabilitation
objectives outlined in the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007). During regular
inspections, the following will be monitored:
Excessive erosion or sedimentation from areas with establishing vegetation cover.
Success of initial cover crop or grass cover establishment.
Success of tree and shrub plantings.
Extent of natural regeneration of native species.
Page 85 of 129
Adequacy of drainage controls.
General stability of the progressive or final rehabilitation areas.
It is noted that both the Underground and Open Cut western extension will continue to operate
beyond the completion of the North Open Cut. This will ensure that personnel are available on-site to
undertake and manage post mining rehabilitation and maintenance activities, including but not limited
to the following:
Where rehabilitation success appears limited, maintenance activities will be initiated. These may
include re-seeding and where necessary, re-topsoiling and applying specialised treatments such
as composted mulch to areas with poor vegetation establishment. Tree guards will be placed
around planted seedlings should grazing by native animals be excessive.
If drainage controls are found to be inadequate for their intended purpose, or compromised by
wildlife or vegetation, these will be repaired or replaced.
Temporary fences designed to exclude native fauna will be installed within the areas undergoing
rehabilitation will be installed if grazing appears to be excessive. These fences will be additional
to the perimeter fences which will be constructed to exclude domestic stock such as cattle and
sheep.
In the event that areas of excessive erosion and sedimentation are identified, remedial works
such as importation of additional fill, subsoil or topsoil material, or redesigning of water
management structures will be undertaken.
Integra will take the necessary precautions to prevent the excessive development of weeds within the
rehabilitated areas. Where appropriate, this will include campaign weed spraying prior to the stripping
of topsoil. Appropriate noxious weed control or eradication methods and programs will be undertaken
in consultation with DTIRIS (Agriculture) and / or the local Noxious Weeds Inspector.
The licence holder anticipates that post-mining rehabilitation monitoring and maintenance will be
required for a period of five years following completion of mining operations. Notwithstanding this
however, if required, maintenance will continue until such time as the objectives outlined in Part B15.2
of the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) are met to the satisfaction of the
relevant government agencies.
4.9
Rehabilitation Trials and Research
During the term of the MOP, Integra will continue to undertake progressive rehabilitation of the waste
rock emplacements. Following each rehabilitation campaign, the areas rehabilitated will be monitored
to identify what improvements to the rehabilitation procedures could be implemented to maximise the
level of success for subsequent rehabilitation programs. The results of these reviews of rehabilitation
procedures and success will be presented in each Annual Review.
Page 86 of 129
5.
Reporting and Review
5.1
Introduction
The life of the North Open Cut is anticipated to be up to 8 years with a maximum annual permissible
production rate of 1.5Mt of ROM coal. However, should the annual production rate be less than the
maximum, the life of the North Open Cut would be extended. As the term of this MOP will be three
years and nine months, this document does not include a detailed Mine Closure Plan. Rather, the
mine closure and final rehabilitation commitments made in the Glennies Creek Environmental
Assessment (Corkery 2007) are reproduced.
5.2
Rehabilitated Areas and Features
The rehabilitation of the final landform features beyond the term of this MOP will represent an
extension of the rehabilitation procedures and philosophy outlined in Section 4 of this document, as
refined by monitoring. Longer-term objectives, ie. those to be achieved prior to lease relinquishment
include the following:
Provision of a low maintenance, geotechnically stable and safe landform which blends with
surrounding landforms and provides land suitable for the final nature conservation land use.
A final landform which blends with the surrounding topography such that the visual impact of the
post-mining landform is minimised.
Re-establishment of approximately 213ha of land suitable for nature conservation over the areas
disturbed by the mine.
Management measures in place for the biodiversity offset areas:

o
to ensure the long term enhancement of their biodiversity value for native species;
and
to increase the area of high quality, native vegetation and provide biodiversity
linkages with other rehabilitated and protected areas associated with the Mt Owen,
Glendell, Ravensworth East and Ashton mines to ensure there is a comprehensive
strategic framework for the restoration and enhancement of the landscape over time.
Plan 6 presents the conceptual plan for rehabilitation at lease relinquishment. The information
contained in Plan 6 and this section of the MOP is largely conceptual, with greater detail to be
provided in subsequent MOP(s) and the Mine Closure Plan.
5.3
Remaining Features
5.3.1
FINAL LANDFORM
The conceptual final landform on lease relinquishment as presented in the Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment that supported the application for Project Approval 06_0073 for the North
Open Cut included a backfilled and rehabilitated open cut area and a re-profiled out-of-pit waste rock
emplacement (see Plan 6 in Chapter 9). However, it is noted that the Environmental Assessment
that supported the application for project approval 08_0101 for the Integra Underground (ERM 2009)
identifies that the final north Open Cut void would be used to access the Barrett and Hebden Seams.
As previously mentioned Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, granted in November 2010,
supersede other consents applicable to the land including Project Approval 06_0073.
Page 87 of 129
The major features of the final landform as presented on Plan 6 include the following.
An elevated north-northwest orientated with ridgeline gently undulating upper surface with
elevations from approximately 60m AHD to 141m AHD.
A sloped area either side of the ridgeline with maximum slopes of approximately 1:5 (V:H).
A gently sloped, northwest draining valley in the central section of the in-pit waste rock
emplacement. The upper slopes of the valley will have maximum slopes of approximately 1:5
(V:H).
As indicated previously, Integra may potentially use the open cut void to access the Barrett Seam
for underground mining operations, for water storage or for reject disposal. If this is the case, the
final rehabilitation / final landform may vary from that shown in Plan 6. This issue will be
addressed in a subsequent MOP or Mine Closure Plan.
As indicated previously in Section 4.6, sediment dams 1, 2 and 3 may provide valuable habitat for
threatened species following completion of mining-related activities. As a result, a decision as to
whether these dams will be retained, modified or removed following completion of mining operations
will be made during preparation of the Mine Closure Plan.
The final landform will also incorporate contour / graded banks installed progressively as part of the
water management and rehabilitation programs. The spacing and ultimate dimensions of these
structures is presented in the Water Management Plan.
5.3.2
FINAL LAND USE
The final land use for those areas disturbed by mining related activities within the Mine Site will be
nature conservation.
5.4
Rehabilitation Planning Criteria
Rehabilitation planning criteria for the Mine Site as presented in this section have been taken from
Strategic Framework for Mine Closure (ANZMEC, 2000) to ensure the most appropriate and efficient
rehabilitation techniques are applied. During the preparation of the Mine Closure Plan, advice will
also be sought from representatives of DTIRIS, DP&I, NOW, OEH and specialist consultants
regarding any additional actions that need to be adopted to ensure the continued success of the
rehabilitation program.
An integral part of Integras rehabilitation planning and management will be the application of the
recommendations and procedures set out in the various management plans and monitoring
programs. These plans and programs will, where appropriate, be used to establish the criteria for the
final rehabilitation of the site. The criteria will be presented in greater detail in subsequent MOP(s)
and the Mine Closure Plan.
The rehabilitation planning criteria identified by ANZMEC (2000) are presented below along with
reference to how each will be addressed during the term of this MOP.
1. Rehabilitation and rehabilitation outcomes consistent with the EIS (Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment).
The planned rehabilitation presented in Sections 4 and 5 of this MOP has been based on the
concepts and designs initially presented in the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment. The
development of specific rehabilitation objectives and targets, and measurement of performance of the
Page 88 of 129
mine are included in the Rehabilitation Management Plan prepared for the Integra Mine Complex in
accordance with Schedule 3, Condition 58 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
2. Based on mine closure criteria and rehabilitation outcomes developed through stakeholder
consultation.
A Mine Closure Plan will be developed based on the final landform and land use objectives identified
in the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment, and specific rehabilitation objectives and targets
developed as part of the Rehabilitation Management Plan. The Mine Closure Plan will be developed
following consultation with the local community and government agencies, and the most up-to-date
mine closure criteria produced by DTIRIS or other State or Federal government agencies.
3. Integrates rehabilitated native vegetation with undisturbed native vegetation to provide
larger areas and wildlife corridors.
Approximately 214ha of the rehabilitated areas of the Mine Site will be revegetated with native
species to recreate and extend the locally occurring community types. In addition, Integra will provide
for the long-term security of a further 278ha of remnant native vegetation and habitat corridors
through the implementation of the biodiversity offset strategy. Notably, the offset strategy provides for
the linkage of areas of rehabilitated land within the Mine Site with areas of undisturbed and enhanced
vegetation in the surrounding areas, including vegetation in the vicinity of Reedy and Glennies
Creeks, and with the rehabilitation and offset areas at the Mt Owen, Glendell, Ravensworth East and
Ashton mines.
In addition the offset strategy is consistent with the Synoptic Plan: Integrated Landscapes for Coal
Mine Rehabilitation in the Hunter Valley and the Glennies Creek Catchment Total Catchment
Management Study Management Strategy.
4. Suitable for an agreed subsequent land use as far as possible compatible with the
surrounding land fabric and land use requirements.
The subsequent land use within the Mine Site will be nature conservation. The rehabilitated areas,
together with the biodiversity offset areas, will provide an important area of native vegetation and
habitat for threatened species, including the Grey-crowned Babbler and the Brush-tailed Phascogale.
This final land use has been agreed with OEH and the surrounding community.
5. Addresses limitations on the use of rehabilitated land.
The land capability class of those sections of the Mine Site that will be disturbed by mining operations
will be approximately equal areas of Class V land and Class VII land. In addition, a covenant or other
restriction will be placed over those areas of the Mine Site included within the biodiversity offset areas,
to identify and limit the uses of the land to those consistent with nature conservation.
6. Sustainable in terms of that land use.
GCNRC (2007c) indicated that the response of the soils of the rehabilitated final landform to grazing
will be uncertain. As a result, the licence holder, in accordance with the recommendation of GCNRC
(2007c), will ensure that the rehabilitated areas be used only for nature conservation. According to
GCNRC (2007c), this will be a long-term sustainable land use.
7. Stable and permanent landforms, with soils, hydrology, and ecosystems with maintenance
needs no greater than those of surrounding land (may include waste emplacements, voids,
pits and water-bodies providing that they are part of the accepted final outcome).
Page 89 of 129
The final landform has been designed with slopes generally no greater than (1:5) (V:H). Slopes of 10
are generally considered suitable for rehabilitated final landforms, provided they are well protected
from erosion and sedimentation by water management structure and vegetation.
The rehabilitated areas will be integrated with the surrounding biodiversity offset areas and, once
rehabilitation is complete, will have land management requirements no greater than those areas.
Surface water structures within the rehabilitated areas will be constructed and revegetated in a
manner that will ensure that water will flow at non-erosive velocities and these structures will be
regularly inspected to ensure that they are performing adequately and that they do not require
maintenance that is greater than the maintenance of the surrounding undisturbed land.
8. Securely and safely contain waste substances that have the potential to affect land use or
result in pollution.
No such materials have been identified within the Mine Site. However, should ongoing analysis of
overburden/interburden identify any such materials, they will be managed appropriately.
9. Not present a hazard to persons, stock or native fauna.
The final landform will be created with moderate and stable slopes and as such will not present a
greater than normal risk to persons, stock or native fauna when compared to elements of the existing
landform.
10. Addresses threatened species issues.
A Biodiversity Management Plan has been prepared for the Mine Site in accordance with Schedule 3,
Condition 44 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0101. The plan considers the ongoing protection
and management of threatened species identified as using the Mine Site (or as having the potential to
utilize the Mine Site), in particular the Brush-tailed Phascogale and the Grey-crowned Babbler. The
long-term conservation of 278ha of native vegetation within the biodiversity offset areas, in
conjunction with the rehabilitation of 214ha of native vegetation vicinity of the Mine Site will contribute
to preservation of these species.
11. Addresses heritage issues.
Fifteen Aboriginal heritage sites will be disturbed as a result of mining operations. The artefacts
contained within these sites will be managed in accordance with the Heritage Management Plan,
prepared in accordance with Schedule 3, Condition 47 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0101
and in consultation with local Aboriginal stakeholders. All other identified sites will be managed to
ensure these are not damaged.
12. Clean and tidy, and free of rubbish, metal and derelict equipment/structures, except for
heritage and other agreed features.
All non-production waste materials generated by the mine and associated activities will be disposed of
off-site by waste contractors licensed for this function. All infrastructure not required for ongoing
mining operations will be removed and rehabilitated prior to lease relinquishment.
13. Free from unacceptable air and water pollution, and other environmental effects outside
the disturbed area.
The mine will continue to operate in accordance with conditions imposed by Project Approvals
08_0101 and 08_0101 and the relevant Environment Protection Licence (EPL). Monitoring programs
Page 90 of 129
for air quality, noise, blasting, surface water and groundwater will continue to be implemented with
results reported in the Annual Review and website, Additional monitoring initiatives included within the
management plans. The plans will be provided to the DTIRIS when approved by DP&I. Monitoring will
continue to be implemented to verify compliance with consent and EPL conditions.
Page 91 of 129
This page has been left intentionally blank
Page 92 of 129
6.
Environmental
Identification
and
Rehabilitation
Risk
Table 6.1 presents an Environmental and Rehabilitation Risk Analysis Matrix for Mine Site activities
which identifies the potential for environmental impacts from the various activities to be undertaken
during the term of this MOP, an assessment of the severity of risk from these activities in the absence
of controls and consequently, the extent of control strategy required to prevent or mitigate those
impacts.
In determining the level of risk and the potential impact of an event, consideration was given to the
guidelines for the preparation of a MOP. The level of impact from each of these has, in turn, been
assigned a level of severity based on a scale of 1 to 3, with a grade of 1 corresponding to a low level
of impact in the event of undue circumstances, up to a grade 3 for a severe to catastrophic impact.
The assessed severity levels are by their nature arbitrary. However, in their determination,
consideration has been given to factors such as the duration or extent of the activity (area), the
proximity to neighbours, sensitivity of the surrounding landscape, current and final landform,
geological stability of the environs and the extent and reliance upon regional groundwater by other
users. Consideration has also been given to the likely type of contaminants and potential pollutants
that may arise from an emergency or accidental situation, as well as the potential quantity involved
and the likely duration of the incident.
Some elements of the matrix have been denoted na to indicate they are not applicable for this
particular site or for the process carried out. This has also been extended to incorporate issues that
relate to precedence. For example, the impact of mine development has been assessed as na to
Threatened flora protection given the surface footprint will be stripped of vegetation, topsoil and
subsoil prior to mining commencing. Consequently, the higher risk assessment has been assigned to
the preceding land preparation activity. Table 6.1 identifies the greatest risks as being associated with
land preparation and rehabilitation activities at the site. These risks will be reduced by the application
of management controls as nominated in Section 7.
It can be seen from Table 6.1 that, in the absence of appropriate management procedures, the
potential highest risks are associated with:
land preparation, vegetation and topsoil stripping; and
construction activities including earthmoving.
With the implementation of the nominated management procedures, the risk(s) identified in Table 6.1
will be reduced.
Page 93 of 129
Exploration
Land preparation, vegetation and

topsoil stripping
All construction activities

including earthmoving
Mine development and mining,

surface and underground
Use / maintenance of roads, track

and equipment
Waste rock emplacement

management
Mineral processing facilities and

infrastructure
Ore/product stockpiling and

handling
Tailings impoundment
management
Water management including

storage event contingencies
Hazardous materials and fuel,

handling / spills management
Sewerage
Rubbish disposal
Rehabilitation activities
Rehabilitated land and remaining

features
Table 6.1
Risk Identification Matrix for Mine Site Activities
air pollution, dust /

other
na
na
na
na
na
erosion / sediment
minimisation
na
na
na
na
na
surface water
pollution
na
na
na
ground water
pollution
na
na
na
na
contaminated or
polluted land
na
na
na
threatened flora
protection
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
threatened fauna
protection
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
weed control and

management
na
na
na
na
na
operational noise
na
na
na
na
na
vibration and air blast
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
visual amenity, stray

light
na
na
na
na
na
na
Aboriginal heritage
na
na
na
natural heritage
conservation
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
spontaneous
combustion
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
bushfire
na
na
na
na
na
mine subsidence
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
hydrocarbon
contamination
na
na
na
na
na
methane drainage /
venting
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
na
public safety
na
na
na
na
na
Issue
Note: 1 = Low Impact
2 = Moderate Impact 3 = Catastrophic impact na = not applicable
Page 94 of 129
7.
Environmental Management Controls
7.1
Introduction
The environmental management controls that will continue to be implemented during the term of the
MOP are described below. These have been drawn from:
the final Statement of Commitments as presented in Appendix 10 of Project Approvals 08_0101

and 08_0102;
the conditions associated with Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102; and
accepted industry/operating standards.
This section addresses each of the potential environmental impacts listed in Table 6.1, to the extent
necessary to reduce the risk of each to an acceptable level. Where an Environmental Management
Plan or Monitoring Program has been or will be prepared for a particular environmental risk, reference
is made to the relevant plan or program. A number of the Management Plans mentioned in this
Chapter have not yet been finalised and are currently with DP&I for approval. If required, the
Consolidated MOP to be prepared for the Open Cut in December 2012 will incorporate any changes
made to these plans.
This section also describes the monitoring that would be undertaken during the term of the MOP. It is
noted, however, that a number of the proposed monitoring locations occur on private land. As a result,
or for other operational reasons, Integra may be required to modify the location of the nominated
monitoring locations. Where the monitoring locations are identified in an approval or licence, Integra
would seek the agreement of the relevant government agency prior to relocating the monitoring
location. In all cases, the reason and justification for the relocation would be presented in the Annual
Review.
7.2
Air pollution
7.2.1
INTRODUCTION
An Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan was submitted to DP&I in accordance with
Schedule 3, 26 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102. The plan is currently being revised in
consultation with DP&I and OEH and will be resubmitted to DP&I before the end of May 2012. A copy
of the plan will be provided to DTIRIS once approved by DP&I.
7.2.2
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
The draft Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan includes the following preventative
management controls, categorised by activity.
Vegetation Clearing
Ensure limit of vegetation clearing is clearly and accurately marked.
Ensure appropriate surface water controls are in place prior to clearing.
Page 95 of 129
Ensure the clearing of vegetation is undertaken with a raised blade to retain groundcover.
Ensure the clearing of vegetation is undertaken only within the designated area(s).
Ensure felled timber is stockpiled, mulched and incorporated into topsoil or directly replaced on
rehabilitated areas.
Soil Stripping
Ensure tracks used by topsoil stripping equipment during the loading and unloading cycle are
watered.
Ensure the limit of soil removal and the soil stockpile areas are clearly marked.
Inspect cleared areas and ensure soil stripping is not undertaken when soil moisture is too low or
high.
Ensure the destination of stripped soils is clearly identified and the relevant machinery operator(s)
informed.
Ensure a non-persistent cover crop is sown over soil stockpiles retained for more than 3 months.
Ensure adequate erosion and sediment management structures are constructed.
Implement weed control strategy (if required).
Ensure soil stripping occurs only within the defined limits (both in area and depth).
Ensure the location of stripped soil placement is understood and complied with.
Ensure topsoil stockpiles are no higher than 2m, subsoil stockpiles are not higher than 3m, and
the batters do not exceed 1:2 (V:H).
Minimise soil handling and compaction.
Overburden and emplacement areas
Spray with watercart up to turn around point.
Select emplacement area for use based on visual observation of wind and weather (e.g. highest
emplacement area is not to be used in high winds).
Rehabilitation Areas
Reshape and seed groundcover.
Water until groundcover is established.
Coal Handling Facilities
Maintain unsealed coal handing areas in a moist condition using water carts to minimise windblown and traffic-generated dust.
Haul Roads
Clearly define all haul roads, especially were they cross overburden emplacement areas.
Routinely maintain and water haul roads to suppress the generation of dust.
Rip and re-vegetate obsolete haul roads.
Inform water cart operators of active working areas.
Visual check of haul road dust.
Minor Roads
Minor road development will be limited and locations clearly defined.
Watering of minor roads Minor roads used regularly for access etc, to suppress the generation of
dust.
Page 96 of 129
Rip and re-vegetate obsolete roads.
Drilling and Blasting Activities
Use of water injection during drilling operations.
Use of adequate stemming during blasting.
Ensure no blasting when weather conditions are likely to result in unacceptable blasting impacts
upon receivers.
Loading of Overburden
Minimise the drop heights between excavator buckets and trucks carrying overburden materials.
Loading and Unloading of Coal
Ensure automatic water sprays and wind shields in use.
7.2.3
CORRECTIVE MEASURES
Integra will implement the following corrective measures described in Table 7.1 to ensure the risk of
air quality-related issues are managed during the life of this MOP.
Table 7.1
Air Quality Corrective Measures
Timing/Trigger
Measure
Visible dust from haul roads
Relocate water cart operations to control haul road dust
High winds
Relocate overburden emplacement operations away from elevated

levels
Dust emissions above wheel arches of

haul trucks
Increase watering of haul roads
Dust emissions are >1 times above the

truck height while being loaded
Increase material moisture
Dust emissions are above the truck cabin

roof during overburden dumping
Increase material moisture/move to lower emplacement areas
Dust emissions are above the drill height

of drilling rig
Ensure water application is adequate
Excessive dust generation from exposed

material stockpiles or other exposed areas
Increase watering
Excessive/prolonged generation of
exhaust fumes
Turn equipment engines off when not required
7.2.4
MONITORING
In summary, Integra will implement the following air quality monitoring during the term of this MOP.
Continued operation of the existing Meteorological Station;
Continued operation of the existing two high volume TSP monitors (HV1 and HV3);
Continued operation of the existing three high volume PM10 monitors (HV2, HV4 and HV6)
Page 97 of 129
Continued operation of the existing two TEOM PM10 monitors (TE1 and TE2); and
Continued operation of the current network of 13 dust deposition gauges.
Plan 1 presents the location of each of the monitoring locations.

The Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan includes a number of operational response
measures to the air quality monitoring program described above:
Operate in accordance with the Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan and
implement procedures contained within this management plan.
Ensure the air quality and meteorological monitoring equipment is maintained and results are
routinely analysed.
Receive report and respond to any complaints in relation to air quality through the 24-hour
complaints line.
In the event of an Air Quality Alarm:

o
report the results to the Open Cut Examiner
investigate the source
ensure corrective measures identified in this plan are completed
Evaluate the prevailing weather conditions to ensure that wind speed and wind direction will not
result in excess dust emissions leaving the site
Report the results if any air quality monitoring in accordance with the Conditions of Consent.
Ensure that all relevant employees and contractors are given adequate training in environmental
awareness, legal responsibilities, and air quality control methods.
Investigate the source of any problem dust emissions and implement the appropriate mitigation
and control measures, or modify operation, as appropriate.
Record any corrective action and report to the Environmental Superintendant who is to maintain a
record of all significant reactive and proactive actions.
Report all complaints to the Environmental Superintendant who must record the complaint in
addition to the response and actions taken.
Report significant reactive and proactive actions taken to minimise on-site dust generation on
website.
Investigate the any relationship between short-term dust episodes and the frequency of dustrelated community/employee complaints. Report results on website.
The results from the dust monitoring program will be regularly reviewed to ensure the data being
collected is meaningful. Where appropriate, the program will be adjusted in consultation with the
OEH. Operating/management measures will be modified on the basis of this monitoring, where
appropriate.
7.2.5
GREENHOUSE GAS
No GHG monitoring is proposed. However, as per the requirements of the draft Air Quality and
Greenhouse Gas Management Plan, Integra will maintain records of diesel usage and product coal
shipments from which GHG emissions may be calculated. The following management measures are
included within the draft Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan:
Page 98 of 129
Install a modular mining system. Modular Mining monitors machine locations, minimises truck
wait time, maximises production by machine utilisation, cycle times, loading times; and links
the production and maintenance systems.
Develop a system to ensure dump trucks are fully loaded for each load prior to hauling to
maximise productivity and efficiency with regard to the amount of fuel used per unit of
material moved.
Install a Historian System Database to enable electronic data to be captured and used
efficiently and effectively. Installation of a wireless network to assist in data transfer of the
network of monitoring equipment.
Investigate biodiesel use where possible, including procurement (sustainable agriculture),

transport, onsite storage and OEM suitability.
Review haul road maintenance and materials used in main haul roads to reduce rolling
resistance and decrease fuel consumption.
Manage operation such that greenhouse gas emissions on the environment are minimised.
Implement energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction initiatives throughout the life of the
development.
Consider the efficiency of all new and upgraded mobile and fixed equipment during
procurement for fuel powered equipment.
Ensure equipment will be maintained to retain high levels of energy efficiency.
Report emissions and abatement strategies annually as part of the internal environmental
reporting and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting obligations and in the Annual
Review.
7.3
Water Management
7.3.1
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 40 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, a Water
Management Plan was prepared in consultation with DECCW, NOW and DTIRIS and provided to
DP&I for approval before the end of June 2011. The plan was revised in consultation with DP&I and
OEH and resubmitted to DP&I for approval in February 2012. A copy of the plan will be provided to
DTIRIS once approved.
7.3.2
Integra will implement the following management objectives to ensure the risk of potential erosion and
sediment-related issues are managed during the life of this MOP.
Ensure the segregation of mine or potentially sediment-laden surface water from clean surface
water or water flowing from undisturbed sections of the Mine Site and surrounding areas.
Ensure on-site containment of all mine water to an ARI rainfall event of 1 in 50 years (ARI 50).
Ensure that clean water is permitted to flow around disturbed sections of the Mine Site to natural
drainage
These objectives will be achieved through implementation of the following management controls.
These controls have been divided into existing, design and operational controls.
Existing Controls
Page 99 of 129
Continued operation of the existing surface water management structures, including the following
structures.
o
Diversion of clean water from the upper reaches of Martins and Blackwell Creeks to
Station Creek and then Glennies Creek via a clean water channel through the site.
Retention and evaporation of mine water in the following dams:
D1.
Tailings Dams TD1.
Possum Skin Dam.
the Portal Sump within the North Pit.
It is noted that these structures are primarily associated with the Integra Open Cut or
Underground and, as a result, are covered by the MOPs for those operations.
Preferential use of mine water for mining-related purposes or export to surrounding mining
operations.
Once diversion of surface water from the areas of disturbance associated with the North Open
Cut are diverted to Possum Skin Dam, maintenance of the water within the dam at near the
maximum operating or filling level of 87.5m AHD to maximise evaporative losses, where required.
Use of clean water diversions to divert clean water away from disturbed areas and Sediment
Dams 1, 2 and 3. This includes diversion of the drainage line to the east of the out-of-pit
emplacement.
Mine water diversions have been constructed to collect runoff from disturbed areas of the
southern and upper eastern slopes of the waste rock emplacements into Sediment Dams 1 and 2.
Flows from the lower south-eastern slopes of the out-of-pit waste rock emplacement and eastern
in-pit waste rock emplacement will be diverted to Sediment Dam 3.
Runoff from the northern and western slopes of the in-pit and out-of-pit waste rock emplacement
is directed to either the North Open Cut or Possum Skin Dam.
Design Controls
Construction of clean water diversion channels to divert clean water away from disturbed sections
of the Mine Site. These will be constructed to divert clean water around the Sediment Dams and
Possum Skin Dam (see Plans 4 and 6).
Construction of dirty water catch drains to collect potentially sediment-laden runoff from areas
disturbed by mining-related activities prior to the completion of rehabilitation. These will be
progressively constructed on completed sections of the waste rock emplacement as shaping
operations are completed.
Construction of all containment and diversion structures, including spillway and discharge points,
to the standards identified in The Blue Book - Managing Urban Stormwater (MUS): Soils and
Construction published by Landcom in 2004.
Operational Controls
Construct all required sediment and erosion control structures prior to commencing ground
disturbing work.
Maintain the Sediment Dams in an empty state during dry periods.
Inspect and maintain all surface water management structures monthly and following rainfall
events of more than 25mm in 24 hours to identify signs of potential erosion or sedimentation and
determine the remaining sediment storage capacity.
Remove accumulated sediment from within sediment containment structures when 20% of the
capacity of the structure has been lost.
Page 100 of 129
Pump water within the Sediment Dams following rainfall to Tailings Dam TD1, Possum Skin Dam,
or other dirty water storages.
Reduce the maximum operating level of Possum Skin Dam by 1.5m to 87.5m AHD once water
has been diverted from disturbed areas associated with the North Open Cut to account for the
increased catchment.
Pump rainfall water that collects in the active sump within the North Open Cut to either the North
Pit Sump or Possum Skin Dam.
Progressively rehabilitate the waste rock emplacements, followed by removal of dirty water
diversion structures once rehabilitation is complete.
7.3.3
CORRECTIVE MEASURES
Integra will implement the following corrective measures described in Table 7.2 to ensure the risk of
potential erosion and sediment-related issues are managed during the life of this MOP.
Table 7.2
Surface Water Corrective Measures
Timing/Trigger
Measure
Surface water quality trigger activated
Sample and analyse discharge water and assess against relevant

guidelines
Storm water flow exceeds drain or dam

design capacity
Increase the capacity of the drain or dam to accommodate the

observed flow
A discharge of sediment laden water

occurs
Assess the cause(s) of the discharge and take appropriate measures

to correct any deficiencies in the design or operation of the system
A discharge of saline water occurs
Assess the cause(s) of the discharge and take appropriate measures

to correct any deficiencies in the design or operation of the system
Inflows to sediment containment dams

exceed design capacity
Allow the dams to discharge via their spillways
Disturbed catchments have been

observed that require rehabilitation
Restore the affected areas following preparation of a post mining

rehabilitation plan
Changes to catchment areas/yields

occur in comparison with the premining regime
Restore pre-mining run-off characteristics in the natural water courses
Surface cracking and injury to people,

stock or native animals occur
Remediate the affected area(s)
There are observed adverse effects on

overland surface drainage and ponding
Carry out additional work if required
Adverse impacts on stream bed and

bank stability / erosion are observed
Remediate, as follows, if required:
Mine spoil dumping is proposed to

encroach on the Station Creek
diversion channel
grade back unstable unconsolidated banks to their angle of

repose and revegetate
apply the appropriate revegetation technique to subsidence

cracks
revegetate denuded areas
rectify subsidence effects on fencing and deny cattle access
Consult with NOW and obtain approval before any dumping occurs
Page 101 of 129
7.3.4
MONITORING
Integra will implement the monitoring program presented in Table 7.3 during the term of this MOP.
The parameters that will be monitored at each monitoring location are presented in Table 7.4.
Table 7.3
Site
Glennies Creek Monitoring Frequency and Method
Site Identifier
Monitoring
Suite1
Monitoring
Frequency
Method
Glennies Creek Monitoring Locations

Middle Falbrook Rd
Bridge
GC1
Suite 3 / Flow
Monthly
Field sample of water
Middle Falbrook Rd
Bridge
DWE Stn
210044 (GC1)
Suite 3 / Flow
Daily
water level logger/

meters
Nobles Crossing
GC2 / GCSW08
Monthly
Mine Site and Integra Open Cut and Underground Locations

Portal Sump
GCSW02
Water Depth
Weekly
Water level monitoring

staff or gauge
Portal Sump
GCSW02
Suites 4 & 5
Monthly
Possum Skin Dam
GCSW03
Water Depth
Weekly
Water level monitoring

staff or gauge
Possum Skin Dam
GCSW03
Suite 3
Monthly
Possum Skin Dam

Seepage Collector
GCSW04
Volume + Suite 3
Monthly
Visual / field sample of

water
Possum Skin Dam

Sediment Pond
GCSW05
Water Depth +
Suite 3
Monthly or as
required
staff /gauge + field

sample of water
Potable Water Supply
GCSW07
Water Flow +
Suite 6
Monthly
flow meter + field

sample of water
Sediment Dam 1
SD1
Water Depth +
Suite 3
Monthly

sample of water
Sediment Dam 2
SD2
Water Depth +
Suite 3
Monthly

sample of water
Sediment Dam 3
SD3
Water Depth +
Suite 3
Monthly

sample of water
Water supply to North

Open Cut
Water Volume
Daily
flow meter
Discharge from Portal

Sump
Water Volume
Daily
flow meter
Off-site supply to other

mines
Water Volume
as required
flow meter
Farm Dams
various
Water depth +
Suite 1
Six Monthly
visual + field sample of

water
Note 1: See Table 7.2.
Page 102 of 129
Table 7.4
Suite
Water Monitoring Parameter Suites
Analytes
Conductivity and pH (field measurements)
(Suite 1) + Total Dissolved Solids, Alkalinity, CaCO3 Saturation Index, Ca, Cl, Mg, Na, K, SiO2,
Fe, Sodium Adsorption Ratio, Total N, Total P
(Suite 1) + Total Dissolved Solids, Na, K, Ca, Mg, F, Cl, SO4, HCO3, NO3, Total N, Total P, Cu,
Pb, Zn, Ni, Fe, Mn, As, Se, Cd, Cr (Totals)
(Suite 2) + Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
(Suite 1) + Biological Oxygen Demand, E Coli, Streptococci, Faecal Coliforms
(Suite 1) + E Coli
Water Depth
To be measured by survey or by fixed water depth posts.
Water Volume
To be measured by in-line meters.
Table 7.5 presents the indicative criteria that will be used to determine surface water impacts
associated with any discharge of surface waters from the Mine Site. These criteria, and any additional
criteria will be adjusted to ensure that they are consistent with the Environment Protection Licence
and any other licence or approval that is issued in relation to the North Open Cut. The recorded
values for all other parameters will be plotted to identify any trends and the results summarised in the
Annual Review.
Table 7.5
Dam Water Discharge Criteria

50th Percentile 70th percentile limit
Parameter
100th percentile limit
pH
6.5 to 8.5
Total Suspended Solids (mg/L)
35
50
120
Turbidity (ntu)
50
Salinity - as EC (uS/cm)
800
Grease and Oil (mg/L)
10
Note 1:
salinity value derived from ANZECC (2000) limit for irrigation
7.3.5
GROUNDWATER MONITORING
7.3.5.1
OVERVIEW
The groundwater monitoring program has been designed to monitor groundwater impacts and to
provide data that enable comparison of the actual impacts of the Complex with those predicted in the
Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007).
Page 103 of 129
Table 7.6
Ground Water Monitoring Program
Timing/Trigger
Monitoring activities will be
undertaken in accordance with
the frequency/timing indicated in
the text below and in Tables 7.7,
7.8 and 7.9.
7.3.5.2
Measure
Responsibility
The groundwater monitoring program specifically Environmental

provides for the collection of information relating to:
Advisor
Impacts on groundwater levels on neighbouring

properties and any beneficial groundwater users;
Impacts on groundwater dependent ecosystems

associated with the alluvial aquifers of Glennies
Creek, Station Creek, Bettys Creek and Main
Creek; and
Impacts of the developments on groundwater

quality.
The current and proposed groundwater monitoring
program will continue with ongoing review and
possible modification of the program as further data
are obtained and interpreted.
STANDING WATER LEVELS
Piezometers, bores and private wells included in the groundwater monitoring program include the
Foybrook Formation basement coal measures as well as the Glennies Creek, Station Creek, Bettys
Creek and Main Creek alluvium groups as shown in Table 7.7 and Plan 1.
Water level transducers and loggers provide twice daily monitor water levels in the following
piezometers:
North Open Cut / Integra Underground Glennies Ck Alluvium in GCP9, 10, 19, 21 and 22;
North Open Cut basement coal measures in GCP6 and 8;
In addition, multi level vibrating wire piezometers are installed and sealed in boreholes, with a
minimum of twice daily measurement of water head pressure in:
GCP35, GCP37, SGD 644 and SGD 645 in the Open Cut Project Area.
Downloading and re-initiation of the open standpipe loggers is conducted bi-monthly (every 2 months)
with manual water level measurement, whilst the vibrating wire piezometer loggers will be
downloaded annually.
It should be noted that piezometers GCP1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 15 and GCP TB are within the proposed area
of disturbance or within the pit outline of the North Open Cut and may be removed in the process of
mining. Piezometer GCP16 has already been mined through and no longer exists. As a result, each
piezometer will be removed from the monitoring suite as and when they are decommissioned.
Page 104 of 129
Table 7.7
Groundwater Level Monitoring Method and Frequency
Monitoring Site
Sampling Method
Frequency
Units
Water level logger / dip meter
Twice daily / bimonthly
mbgl
GCP1, 2, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15,

19, 20, 23, TB
Dip meter
Bi-monthly
mbgl
Well GW67291
Dip meter
Bi-monthly
mbgl
Water level logger / dip meter
Twice daily / bimonthly
mbgl
Dip meter
Bi-monthly
mbgl
Vibrating wire piezometer array
Twice daily / annual

download
pressure (m
head)
Dip meter
Bi-monthly
mbgl
GCP6, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22
GCP25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32,

34, 36
GCP24, 27, 28, 32, 38
GCP 35, GCP 37, SGD644,
SGD645
Richards Bore
NOTES:
- mbgl = metres below ground level

- Missing bore numbers are either not drilled or not used (GCP3, 4, 33) or have been removed/destroyed
- Private Wells GW49285 and GW11543 no longer exist and have not been included in this WMP
- Where they are required, any new bores will be installed by suitably licensed drillers after obtaining the relevant
licence from NOW.
-Bimonthly is every 2 months
7.3.5.3
MONITORING GROUNDWATER QUALITY
Table 7.8 presents the parameters to be measured, their units and frequency of monitoring for the
groundwater quality monitoring program in all open standpipe piezometers.
Groundwater samples will be collected annually from selected piezometers and analysed at a NATA
registered laboratory for major ions and selected metals.
Monitoring will continue for 3 years following cessation of mining or longer if required by OEH, DTIRIS
and NOW.
Table 7.8
Groundwater Quality Monitoring Parameters Open Standpipe Piezometers

Analytes
EC, pH
Units
Frequency
S/cm, pH units
Bi-Monthly
(EC, pH) + TDS, Na, K, Ca, Mg, F, Cl, SO4, HCO3, NO3, S/cm, pH units + mg/L
Total N, Total P, hardness, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Fe, Mn, As,
Se, Cd, Cr (Totals)
Annually
The frequency of monitoring will be reassessed after mining of specific areas is complete as it may be
possible, depending on results, to reduce the sampling frequency.
Groundwater locations in the monitoring program are shown in Table 7.9 with the sampling method
and frequency.
Page 105 of 129
Table 7.9
Groundwater Quality Monitoring Method and Frequency
Monitoring Site
Sampling Method
Frequency
GCP1, 2, 3s, 3d, 4s, 4d, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14,

15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, GCPTB, GW67291,
Richards Bore
Pumped or bailed sample
Every 2 months
GCP1, 2, 3s, 3d, 4s, 4d, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14,

15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, GCPTB, GW67291,
Richards Bore
Pumped or bailed sample
Annually
7.4
Contaminated Polluted Land
No contaminated or polluted land has been identified within the Mine Site and as such no specific
management controls or monitoring procedures are required. The greatest risk for the contamination
or pollution of land as a result of the planned mining activities is associated with the potential for fuel
or oil spills or leaks. Section 7.14 documents the management controls to be implemented by Integra
in the event of a hydrocarbon spill or leak.
7.5
Biodiversity
7.5.1
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 44 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, a

Biodiversity Management Plan was prepared in consultation with OEH and submitted to DP&I for
approval before the end of December 2011. A copy of the plan will be provided to DTIRIS once
approved.
7.5.2
Integra will implement the following management objectives, categorised by activity, to ensure the
risks to biodiversity are managed during the life of this MOP.
General
Prepare and implement the Biodiversity Management Plan in accordance with Project Approvals
08_0101 and 08_0102 (currently with DP&I for approval) and the Species Management Plans for
the Brush-tailed Phascogale and the Grey-crowned Babbler, as identified in the Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007).
Vegetation Clearing and Soil Stripping
Clearly define and mark areas to be cleared.
Restrict the removal of native vegetation to those areas required for operational purposes during
the next twelve month period.
Preferentially clear vegetation in early autumn to avoid impacts on nesting fauna and over
wintering bats and threatened fauna within the Mine Site.
Inspect hollow-bearing trees for arboreal mammals, nesting birds and roosting bats prior to
removal of the trees. When located, individuals will be relocated to an appropriate location within
the biodiversity offset areas.
Page 106 of 129
Install plastic tubing around the trunks of trees or other mechanism to prevent reoccupation
following inspection of the hollow-bearing trees between the time of the visual inspection and the
commencement of tree clearing operations.
Clear the larger vegetation by bulldozer with the blade positioned just above the ground. Remove
remaining vegetation with the topsoil.
Relocate suitable cleared vegetation, where practicable, to undisturbed areas or areas

undergoing rehabilitation. Alternatively, stockpile vegetation material for later use during
rehabilitation operations or mulch vegetation for incorporation into stockpiled topsoil.
Where/when feasible and warranted, spray areas where topsoil is to be stripped to reduce the
subsequent occurrence of weeds in rehabilitated areas.
Land Preparation and Mining Operations
Erect appropriate fences to exclude domestic stock from the biodiversity offset areas and areas
undergoing rehabilitation and prevent access by fauna to active mining areas and areas
undergoing rehabilitation.
Provide a means whereby Brush-tailed Phascogales nesting in trees within the footprint of the
Sediment Dams have free access to the area surrounding the dam should the trees become
surrounded by water.
Land Management Operations
Continue pest and weed control programs within the Mine Site and the biodiversity offset areas,
targeting in particular European Red Fox, European Rabbit, feral cat and noxious weeds.
Rehabilitation and Biodiversity Offset Operations
Develop and implement an Offset Revegetation and Rehabilitation Plan to ensure appropriate
staged rehabilitation for the BOAs;
Ensure progressive rehabilitation of disturbed mine areas is carried out in accordance with final
landform design.
Rehabilitate disturbed areas with seed or seedlings of the species listed in Table 4.1.
Preferentially utilise locally collected seed for use during rehabilitation.
Remove cattle and other livestock from the BOAs, and extinguish any livestock leases on these
Areas.
Erect nesting boxes suitable for the Brush-tailed Phascogale in trees adjacent to Glennies Creek
in accordance with the procedures identified in the Species Management Plan.
Erect roosting tubes suitable for microbats in trees within the biodiversity offset areas.
Exclude stock from the BOAs and areas undergoing rehabilitation.
Engage a suitably qualified revegetation and rehabilitation contractor to undertake enhancement

of the BOAs, including establishment of vegetation in an area of approximately 10ha adjacent to
Glennies Creek, within the Northern and Supplementary Biodiversity Offset Areas and
revegetation of a 20m wide corridor on the southern side of and adjacent to Stony Creek Road.
Develop and implement a Weed and Pest Management Plan for the BOAs.
Install and maintain fencing around remnant vegetation and habitat.
7.5.3
MONITORING
Ongoing monitoring of revegetation within the BOAs will be undertaken to inform revisions to the
management plans and any required alterations to management practices in accordance with the
Biodiversity Management Plan. Monitoring is to be undertaken by a suitably qualified contractor.
Page 107 of 129
A Species Management Plan, for the management of the threatened Brush-tailed Phascogale and
Grey-crowned Babbler, is included within the Biodiversity Management Plan.
An annual faunal survey will be undertaken, including the following.
Inspection and observation of hollow-bearing trees or nesting boxes for use by Brush-tailed
Phascogales or honey-bees.
Inspection of known nests of the Grey-crowned Babbler to determine if they are in use.
Undertaking transect searches for the Grey-crowned Babbler.
Recording random observation of the Grey-crowned Babbler on the Mine Project Site.
Use of sand plot surveys and infrared cameras to determine the use of the subject site by feral
predators.
7.6
Weeds
7.6.1
INTRODUCTION
Weed management at the North Open Cut will be undertaken in accordance with the Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and the Statement of Commitments in Appendix 10 of the
Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_01012.
7.6.2
The appropriate noxious weed control methods and programs will be undertaken in consultation with
the DTIRIS (Agriculture) and/or the local Noxious Weed Inspector. This program of inspection and
eradication will continue as part of the post-mine ongoing maintenance program.
7.6.3
MONITORING
Integra will continue to implement an annual weed inspection program which will be undertaken by a
suitably licensed and experienced weed control contractor. This program will be followed by
implementation of a planned weed removal program.
7.7
Blasting
7.7.1
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 19 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, a Blast
Management Plan was submitted to DP&I. The plan is currently being revised in consultation with
DP&I and OEH and will be resubmitted to DP&I before the end of May 2012. A copy of the plan will be
provided to DTIRIS once approved.
7.7.2
Integra will implement the following management objectives, categorised by activity, to ensure
blasting activities are managed during the life of this MOP.
Page 108 of 129
Implementation of the Blast Management Plan to ensure the safety of employees and the public
and adherence with Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102.
Restrict blasting between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to Saturday unless blasts
outside this time are required for misfire re-blast, emergency or safety reasons.
Undertake blast design and implementation by a suitably qualified blasting engineer and
experienced shot-firer to ensure ANZECC Guidelines met at all non-project related residences
surrounding the Mine Site.
Monitor each at the locations identified in Section 3.5.2.5.
All blasts will be designed and implemented by a suitably qualified blasting engineer and
experienced shot-firer.
Blast hole spacing, burden distance and stemming length will be carefully selected and
implemented precisely.
Appropriate materials, such as <20mm aggregates, will be used for stemming.
Blast design will ensure that charges detonate in the correct sequence and with inter-row delays
that provide for good progressive release of burden.
The maximum weight of explosive detonated in a given delay period (the maximum instantaneous
charge) will be limited to conservative and proven levels. Initial blast designs will be in accordance
with the indicative parameters identified in Table 3.8.
Blasting mitigation measures will be refined and operating procedures amended to ensure all
environmental criteria are achieved and fragmentation of the blasted material is optimised.
A Blast notice board will be erected adjacent to the active internal access road.
An exclusion zone at least 500m from the boundary of all blasts will be established and people
will be excluded from that zone during the initiation of blasts. This will include closing of Stony
Creek Road when blasting operations are occurring within 500m of the road. Control measures
relating to the closure of Stony Creek Road are identified below.
In addition to the operational controls and safeguards that will be implemented to manage safety and
environmental risks, the following operational controls and safeguards will be implemented to ensure
inconvenience to users of Stony Creek Road as a result of blasting-related road closures is
minimised.
Appropriate signage will be erected along Stony Creek Road advising of the date and time of the
next blast, nominally at least 24 hours prior to each blast.
An automated Short Message Service (SMS) text message will be sent to the mobile phones of
residents who register interest in receiving such messages advising of blast times.
Where residents are notified via phone of the expected time and size of blast on the day, the
Integra Open Cut Blast notification procedure will be utilised. All residents within 2km of the mine
will be given the opportunity to be included in the notification phone list.
Integra will maintain an up to date blasting schedule on its website identifying the anticipated
dates and times of future blasts.
Stony Creek Road will only be closed immediately prior to the blast being initiated and will be
reopened as soon as the all clear has been given by the shot-firer.
Blasts will be timed to avoid peak traffic periods and interference to school bus timetables.
Blasting times will as far as practicable, be planned in conjunction with those by Ashton Coal
Operations Pty Ltd to ensure that both Glennies Creek and Stony Creek Roads are not closed
during at the same time.
Traffic controllers will be able to request the short-term suspension of a blast to allow emergency
vehicles to pass.
Page 109 of 129
Implementation of the Road Closure Management Plan to the satisfaction of Council and DTIRIS.
7.7.3
MONITORING
The airblast and ground vibration from all blasts are monitored with an automatic triggering system at
the locations identified in Table 7.10 and Plan 1. The locations were chosen to reflect the closest or
potentially most affected residences. Monitoring at each of these residences will be subject to
landholder agreement. If such agreement cannot be obtained, monitoring will be undertaken at a
nearby residence. In the event that any identified monitoring location becomes project-related,
monitoring would be undertaken at a nearby residence, subject to landholder approval.
Table 7.10
Residence/Monitoring Location1
Blast Monitoring Locations

Approximate Minimum Distance to Open Cut Pit Shell
11
1200m (Lambkin)
33
1700m (Hall)
37
1250m (Cherry)
62
1600m (Noble)
113
1500m (Langdon)
Possum Skin Dam (PSD)
600m
Tailings Dam 2 (TD2)
600m
(Watling)
Note 1:
see Plan 1
Note 2:
Existing Integra Open Cut Monitoring location. Does not appear on Plan 1.
The wave traces of the measurements recorded are inspected to ensure they are of a blast event and
not due to a false trigger such as wind velocity, person/animal movement or stray electric currents.
The peak values measured of blast events are compared to the airblast overpressure and ground
vibration impact assessment criteria presented in Table 7.11.
Page 110 of 129
Table 7.11
Blast Impact Assessment Criteria
Parameter
Allowable Exceedance
Air-blast Overpressure
Air-blast Overpressure Level (dB(Lin Peak))
115
5% of the total number of blasts in a 12 month period
120
0%
Ground Vibration
Peak particle velocity (mm/s)
5
5% of the total number of blasts in a 12 month period
10
0%
In addition to monitoring the ground vibration and air overpressure of each blast at the locations
nominated in Table 7.10, Integra will also:
observe flyrock/blast rock distribution for each blast; and
video each blast to assist in the interpretation of results.
The blast monitoring procedures identified above will be implemented for all blasts for the term of this
MOP.
7.8
Operational Noise
7.8.1
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 10 of Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, a Noise
Management Plan was submitted to DP&I. The plan is currently being revised in consultation with
DP&I and OEH and will be resubmitted to DP&I before the end of May 2012. A copy of the plan will be
provided to DTIRIS once approved.
7.8.2
Integra will implement a range of noise control and management measures to reduce operational
related noise emissions. This section outlines the noise control and management measures that will
be implemented as well as commitments already in place.
Current Noise Control Measures in Place
Use of broadband reversing alarms on existing and future equipment adjusted to meet
occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements.
Replacement of and acquisition of new plant and equipment with low noise performance, where
possible.
Correct and efficient operation of all machinery working in the Major Surface Facilities Area.
Regular servicing and maintenance of all machinery.
Education of all drivers hauling materials (deliveries) on the public road network through nearby
residential areas.
Continual awareness of improvement and noise reduction opportunities.
Page 111 of 129
Registering all noise related complaints to identify actions that may be necessary to further
reduce noise emissions from the site.
Continuous Noise Improvement for Future Developments

In addition to the management measures described above there may be opportunity to implement a
continuous noise improvement program involving an Acoustical Design, Procurement, Construction
and Commissioning process for all future significant upgrades and replacements including:
Noise limits and acoustical specifications:

o
best available technology noise limits for each stage of development; and
environmental and OHS acoustical specifications for all equipment types.
Desktop design validation and supplier shop testing:

o
equipment suppliers must demonstrate acoustical conformance during tender phase;

and
environmental and OHS acoustical shop testing during procurement phase.
In situ acceptance testing:

o
environmental and OHS acoustical field testing during plant commissioning; and
refitting and or replacement in the event of non-compliance.
Computer-based acoustical modelling:

o
acoustical modelling of installed plant using actual achieved SWLs; and
preparation of detailed acoustical compliance report for each Stage of development.
Noise emission monitoring and reporting:

o
on-site and off-site operator-attended

acoustically significant plant.
noise
surveillance
measurements
of
In the event of community concerns:
7.8.3
prompt response and targeted noise monitoring where required; and
refinement of on-site noise operating procedures where practicable.
MONITORING
A Noise Monitoring Program has been prepared in accordance with Schedule 3 Condition 10 of
Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 and is included within the Noise Management Plan.
Noise monitoring comprises the following components.
Real-time noise monitoring.
Quarterly attended noise monitoring.
Real-time Noise Monitoring

Real-time noise monitoring is used as an internal noise management tool for Integra operators. A realtime monitor is located at Residence 33 (See Plan 1) and monitoring is undertaken 24 hours per day,
7 days per week. The real-time noise monitor is programmed to record noise levels and a graphical
summary of the previous 24 hours of noise sent to mine staff via email on a daily basis. Real-time
noise monitoring includes an alarm function whereby noise data is processed and compared against
trigger levels. The noise investigation trigger will be initiated when LAeq(15 minute), exceeds>2 dBA.
Page 112 of 129
The protocol for responding to noise investigation triggers includes:
Examination by the Environment and Community Advisor, or delegate, of the noise levels and the
audio to determine whether the noise is related to the operations, following notification of the
activation of a noise investigation trigger.
Investigation by Integra into the possible causes and potential solutions for high operational
related noise events.
Review of real-time monitoring data by the Environment and Community Advisor to check the
effectiveness of response to noise investigation triggers.
Real-time monitoring will be managed by onsite personnel who have been trained in the operation of
the real-time monitor and should the need arise, measurement will be analysed by a suitable qualified
acoustical consultant.
Attended Noise Monitoring
Attended noise measurements and recordings will be conducted quarterly to quantify the intrusive
noise emissions from the Complex, including processing and transportation operations as well as the
overall level of ambient noise. Attended measurements will be performed and analysed by a suitably
qualified acoustical consultant directly engaged by Integra.
Attended monitoring will be conducted for 15 minute periods during the daytime, evening and nighttime periods at sites representative of the residences identified in Table 7.12 and Figure 2.3.
Table 7.12
Note 1:
Noise Monitoring Locations
Noise Assessment Group
Residence/Monitoring Location1
80
87
105
139
109
10
10
11
16
47
73
See Figure 2.3.
The operator shall quantify and characterise the maximum (LAmax and LA1(1minute)) and the
average (LAeq(15minute)) intrusive noise level from operations and transportation (on site) over a 15
minute measurement period. In addition, the operator shall quantify and characterise the overall
levels of ambient noise (i.e. LAmax, LA90) over the 15 minute measurement interval.
The monitoring results will be used to assess the operations against the performance indicators and
performance criteria detailed in Table 2.6.
Page 113 of 129
All noise measurements will be accompanied by both a qualitative description (including cloud cover)
and quantitative measurements of prevailing local weather conditions throughout the survey period
drawn from the on-site weather station. Meteorological measurements will be guided by the
requirements of AS 2923-1987 Ambient Air-Guide for Measurements of Horizontal Wind for Air
Quality Applications and OEH. The nearby Integra Meteorological Station is programmed to
continuously record the meteorological parameters as shown in Table 7.13.
Table 7.13
Meteorological Measurement Parameters
Measured Parameter
Unit
Sample Interval
Mean wind speed
km/hr
15 minute
Degrees
15 minute
mm
15 minute
Mean wind direction

Aggregate rainfall
Mean air temperature
15 minute
The attended monitoring procedures will be conducted generally in accordance with the following:
1
Monitoring will be carried out by an independent expert accredited by the Association of

Australian Acoustical Consultants (ie not by Integra staff) and will be conducted quarterly.
Monitoring will be conducted in accordance with Australian Standard (AS) 1055:1997

Acoustics Description and Measurement of Environmental Noise and the INP (OEH
2000).
All acoustic instrumentation employed throughout the monitoring program shall be

designed to comply with the requirements of AS IEC 61672.1:2004 Electroacoustics Sound level meters - Specifications and carry current National Association of Testing
Authorities or manufacturer calibration certificates.
The instrument will be set to A-weighting, fast response and measurements of LAeq(15
minute) will be taken at each location identified in Table 7.9. Each measurement will be
stored at a sampling rate of no greater than 5 seconds for further analysis.
Instrument calibration will be checked before and after each measurement survey, with
the variation in calibrated levels not to exceed 0.5 dBA.
The monitoring will be carried out in campaigns of approximately one weeks duration and
will include at least two 15 minute samples during each period at each location per
campaign.
Field notes will be taken during each measurement period recording the time and
duration of noise events, noise sources, instantaneous noise levels and the frequency
range of identified site noise sources. Where an obvious noise exceedance is detected,
the consultant will notify the Environmental Advisor or OCE, if outside normal working
hours, of the exceedance immediately and obtain relevant information as to the possible
source of the exceedance, ie. malfunctioning equipment, additional activity contributing to
noise levels, etc. to ensure appropriate reporting and action on the exceedance.
Extraneous noise sources will be filtered from the measured signal and the LAeq(15minute) level attributable to the mine activities will be identified and compared with the
relevant criteria.
Details regarding plant configuration, survey interval, weather conditions, extraneous

noise sources, monitoring locations and times of measurement will be recorded for
inclusion in the noise monitoring report.
10
During the period of attended noise monitoring, the data collected by the real-time
monitoring described above, will also be recorded for comparative purposes.
Page 114 of 129
Contingency Plan
In the event that a noise criteria detailed in Table 2.6 is considered to have been exceeded, either
through results of the monitoring, program or where additional monitoring has been requested by a
potentially affected resident, Integra will implement the following Contingency Plan:
The exceedance of the noise criteria will be reported to the Environmental Superintendant within
24 hours of assessment completion.
The Environmental Superintendant will report the likely exceedance to the Manager Mining
Engineering as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the exceedance.
Integra will report the exceedance of the noise criteria to OEH and DP&I as soon as practicable
after Integra becomes aware of the exceedance.
Integra will identify an appropriate course of action with respect to the identified impact(s), in
consultation with specialists and OEH, as necessary. For example:
o
proposed contingency measures; and
a program to review the effectiveness of the contingency measures.
Contingency measures will be developed in consideration of the specific circumstances of the

exceedance and the assessment of environmental consequences and may include the following:
Noise Acquisition Criteria exceedance:

o
Cumulative Noise Acquisition Criteria exceedance :

o
Integra would acquire land where noise emissions exceed the criteria in Schedule 3,
Condition 3 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, upon receiving a written
request from the landowner.
Integra would acquire land where cumulative noise emissions (noise from the Integra
project combined with noise generated by other mines in the area) exceed the criteria in
Schedule 3, Condition 5 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102, upon receiving a
written request from the landowner.
Additional Noise Management Measures Criteria exceedance:

o
Integra would implement reasonable and feasible noise mitigation at residences where
noise emissions exceed the criteria in Schedule 3, Condition 6 of the Project Approvals
08_0101 and 08_0102, upon receiving a written request from the landowner.
7.9
Visual, Stray Light
7.9.1
INTRODUCTION
Management of visual amenity and stray light associated with the North Open Cut will be undertaken
in accordance with the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and the Statement
of Commitments in Appendix 10 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_01012.
7.9.2
The following controls will be implemented to manage visual amenity and impacts related to stray
light:
Progressively rehabilitate the Mine Site such that the area of cleared or non-vegetated areas will
be minimised.
Page 115 of 129
Sow a non-persistent cover crop over areas to be rehabilitated prior to the establishment of native
vegetation and soil stockpiles to be retained for more than 3 months.
Construct the amenity bund along Stony Creek Road during development of the initial box cut.
Extend the amenity bund parallel to the highwall of the open cut as the area disturbed by miningrelated activities increases.
Ensure that the shaped overburden emplacements are constructed in accordance with the final
landform identified in Plan 6 and, to the extent practicable, mimic the existing topographic
features.
Minimise the extent of land disturbance / clearing to that required for the subsequent twelve
months of mining operations.
Undertake progressive rehabilitation of all disturbed areas within the Mine Site.
Maintain the Mine Site and associated areas of disturbance in a clean and tidy condition at all
times.
Position floodlights to minimise emission of stray light and use only when required. Where the
use of floodlights is required, they will be directed away from adjacent residences.
Construct haul routes as far as practicable such that headlights from haul trucks are not directed
towards residences.
7.9.3
MONITORING
No visual or stray light monitoring is proposed.
7.10
Heritage
7.10.1
INTRODUCTION
A Heritage Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with Schedule Condition 47 of
Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_0102 in consultation with OEH, the Aboriginal community, the
Heritage Branch, Council, local historical organisations and any relevant landowners. The plan is
currently with DP&I for approval. A copy of the plan will be provided to the DTIRIS once approved.
7.10.2
The Indigenous Heritage Assessment that was undertaken to support the Glennies Creek
Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) identified 19 sites of Indigenous heritage significance
within and surrounding the Mine Site. In addition, one previously registered site, namely AHIMS # 372-0803, is recorded within the Mine Site boundary. Integra anticipates that approximately 17 of these
sites will be disturbed by the North Open Cut.
Integra, in consultation with the local Aboriginal community, will implement the following management
controls to manage the risks associated with the development of the North Open Cut:
Artefacts associated with all identified sites, with the exception of Sites GC11 GC10 and AHIMS #
37-2-0803 will be document and salvaged by the local Aboriginal community, with the assistance
of an archaeologist. The collection process will involve visually searching the area in direct
proximity of the recorded GPS coordinates for each site. Each artefact location will be staked
with flagging tape. Subsequently, individual artefacts will be photographed, measured, their
Page 116 of 129
precise location recorded using a digital GPS ( 1 m) and each artefact numbered. Artefacts will
then be collected and retained in an appropriate keeping place.
The collected artefacts will be placed within a keeping place in a section of the Mine Site that will
not be disturbed by future mining operations. The artefacts will be placed on the surface of the
soil at an identifiable location and the GPS coordinates recorded. Integra will erect a fence
around the keeping place to ensure it is adequately protected from unanticipated activities.
In addition, Aboriginal skeletal remains are highly significant and are protected under State legislation.
Should remains be found, work will cease immediately and consultation with the OEH, NSW Police,
NSW Coroners Office and the Aboriginal communities will be undertaken immediately to decide on
the best course of action. If Aboriginal remains are discovered, these actions will include either:
1
the preservation of the remains in situ; or
the detailed recording and recovery of the remains by qualified personnel in conjunction
with the Aboriginal communities.
Negotiations with the Aboriginal community will address the issues of appropriate temporary storage
and eventual reburial.
7.11
Spontaneous Combustion
7.11.1
INTRODUCTION
Management of spontaneous combustion at the North Open Cut will be undertaken in accordance
with the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and the Statement of
Commitments in Appendix 10 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_01012.
7.11.2
Testing of coal within the seams to be mined indicates that the coal has low to medium propensity for
spontaneous combustion. However, as there have been no identified incidents of spontaneous
combustion with the Integra Underground and Open Cut Operations since production commenced,
the risk of spontaneous combustion of the exposed coal from the North Open Cut is considered to be
low.
Notwithstanding the above, Integra will implement the following management measures to minimise
the risk of spontaneous combustion within the Mine Site:
Minimising the length of time coal is held in stockpiles.
Monitoring coal stockpiles for signs of spontaneous combustion.
Immediately reporting incidents.
Extinguishment by excavation, spreading and saturation with water.
Management of risks associated with spontaneous combustion within the ROM and product coal
stockpiles at the CHPP and product loading facility is and will continue to be managed in accordance
with the MOP for the South Open Cut.
Page 117 of 129
7.12
Bushfire
Integras activities within and in the vicinity of the Mine Site that may increase the risk of fire, and the
controls proposed to limit the risk posed by these are presented in Table 7.14.
Table 7.14
Bushfire Hazard Activities and Controls
Activity
Possible Ignition Source
Safeguards and/or Controls
Blasting
Coal dust
Ejected Shot
Refuelling
Spilt fuel ignited by spark
Product
Stockpiling
Spontaneous Combustion
General
Activities
Cigarette disposal
Rubbish, eg. glass, metal.
7.13
Hydrocarbon Contamination
7.13.1
INTRODUCTION
Remove all coal from the vicinity of the area to be

blasted.
Clear vegetation away from blast (>20m).
Blast design to be undertaken by qualified personnel.
Inspection of blast conducted prior to initiation.
Blast Management Protocol to be prepared and
followed.
Water truck to be available following each blast to
douse any smouldering vegetation etc.
Where practicable, use diesel rather than petrolpowered equipment.
Refuelling undertaken within designated refuelling
areas or other designated areas within the Mine Site.
Vehicles to be turned off during refuelling.
No smoking policy to be enforced within and adjacent
to refuelling areas.
Fire extinguishers maintained within site vehicles and
at the refuelling areas.
The coal has a low to moderate propensity for
spontaneous combustion.
Stockpiles to be regularly inspected and watered.
Stockpile height and volume to be controlled to limit
the duration that coal is retained in stockpiles.
No smoking policy to be enforced in designated areas
of the Mine Site.
Focus on housekeeping to be maintained by mine
management.
Water cart available to assist in extinguishing any fire
ignited.
All site vehicles to carry a fire extinguisher.
Management of hydrocarbon contamination associated with the North Open Cut will be undertaken in
accordance with the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and the Statement of
Commitments in Appendix 10 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_01012.
Page 118 of 129
7.13.2
As noted previously, the approved North Open Cut Facilities Area will not be developed during the
term of this MOP. Rather, Integra will utilise the existing Facilities Area at the Integra Open Cut. As a
result, no hydrocarbons will be stored within the Mine Site and most mobile equipment will be
refuelled within the Integra Open Cut Facilities Area. However, larger and less mobile pieces of
equipment such as the excavators, bulldozers and drill rigs will be refuelled in place within the Mine
Site. As a result, the following environmental management controls will be implemented within the
Mine Site by Integra.
Mobile equipment will be refuelled within a cleared level section of the Mine Site using properly
designed fuel transportation vehicle(s).
Equipment to manage a hydrocarbon spill will be available during all refuelling operations,
whether fixed or mobile.
Refuelling operators will be trained in appropriate refuelling and spill management procedures to
ensure the risk of hydrocarbon spills or contamination is minimised.
The refuelling truck will be equipped with appropriate hydrocarbon spill management equipment.
7.13.3
MONITORING
In the event of a hydrocarbon spill, the affected area will be regularly inspected to ensure there is no
on-going effect on the land that will prevent it from being successfully rehabilitated.
7.14
Methane Drainage / Ventilation
As an open cut mine, no gas ventilation controls are necessary for the North Open Cut.
7.15
Public Safety
7.15.1
INTRODUCTION
Management of public safety in and around the North Open Cut will be undertaken in accordance with
the Glennies Creek Environmental Assessment (Corkery 2007) and the Statement of Commitments in
Appendix 10 of the Project Approvals 08_0101 and 08_01012.
7.15.2
The following environmental management controls will be implemented to minimise the potential for
impacts on public safety:
Maintenance of existing fencing around those sections of the perimeter of the Mine Site that are
accessible to the public.
Position security/warning signs at strategic locations (particularly along Stony Creek and Middle
Falbrook Roads) around or within the Mine Site indicating the presence of earthmoving and
mining equipment, deep excavations and steep slopes. The positioning of signs will depend on
the location of the mining activities at any one time.
Signs identifying blasting procedures and times will be installed adjacent to internal haul roads
that allow access to the Mine Site, as well as on Stony Creek and Middle Falbrook Roads. The
Page 119 of 129
signs will be positioned to alert employees/visitors entering the Mine Site and passing motorists of
the proposed time of blasts on at least 24 hours prior to a blast being initiated.
Employee induction in safe working practices and regular follow-up safety meetings and reviews.
Where internal haul roads are adjacent to steep slopes, installation of bunds along the downslope
margins of these haul roads to a minimum half the wheel height of the largest item of mobile
equipment on-site.
Implement appropriate controls with respect to the use of explosives to ensure compliance with
statutory requirements at all times.
Ensuring that the blasting contractor utilises correct blasting procedures to contain the fragmented
rock within the design blast envelope and to minimise the generation of excessive ground and air
vibrations.
Ensure all earthmoving equipment complies with the Mine Design Guideline (MDG) 15 and is
fitted with appropriate safety equipment, eg. rollover protection structures and seatbelts, an
operating reversing alarm (or other approved warning device) and an approved location and
method of operation for the fire suppression system, all of which will be maintained in a good
condition and operated safely at all times.
Strictly complying with all mining lease, project approval and licence conditions.
7.15.3
MONITORING
None is required or has been proposed.
Page 120 of 129
8.
References
ANZECC, 2000. Strategic Framework for Mine Closure, Australian and New Zealand Environment
and Conservation Council, Canberra.
Australian Mine Design and Development Pty Ltd, 2007. Coal Reserves Integra North Open Cut.
Boyd Mining, 2008. Report R01 Barrier Pillar Design Review V9_W2003 0612008.
Countrywide Ecological Service (CES), 2007. Fauna Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra
Coal Operations Pty Ltd (Volume 2 - Part 8 of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
Coxhead, 2006. Geological Summary and Statement of Coal Resources Integra North Open Cut
Coal Project.
Department of Land and Water Conservation, 1998. Aquifer Risk Assessment Report.
Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants Pty Ltd (GCNRC), 2007a. Flora Assessment,
prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd (Part 4a of the Specialist Consultant
Studies Compendium).
Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants (GCNRC), 2007b. Biodiversity Offset Assessment
(focusing on the Vegetation Communities), prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
(Part 4b of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
Geoff Cunningham Natural Resource Consultants (GCNRC), 2007c. Soils Survey and Land Capability
Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd (Part 6 of the Specialist
Consultant Studies Compendium).
Environment Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd (ERM), 2009, Proposed Integra Underground
Coal Project Environmental Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd.
Hunter Catchment Management Trust, 2003. Hunter Bushland Resource Kit. A Guide to Managing
Vegetation on Private Land in the Hunter Catchment. Hunter Catchment Management Trust, Tocal.
Heggies, 2007. Noise Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd
(Volume 2 - Part 6 of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
HLA Envirosciences Pty Ltd, 2001. Coal Handling and Preparation Plant Upgrade Camberwell Mine
Statement of Environmental Effects.
HLA Envirosciences Pty Ltd, 2007. Aboriginal Heritage Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra
Coal Operations Pty Ltd (Volume 2 - Part 9 of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
Holmes Air Sciences, 2007. Air Quality Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal
Operations Pty Ltd (Volume 1 - Part 5 of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
Landom, 2004. Managing Urban Stormwater, Soils & Construction, Volume 1.
Office of Environment and Heritage, 2000. Industrial Noise Policy.
Peake, T.C., 2006. The Vegetation of the Central Hunter Valley, New South Wales. A Report on the
Findings of the Hunter Remnant Vegetation Project. Volumes 1 and 2. Hunter Central Rivers
Catchment Management Authority, Paterson.
Page 121 of 129
PSM Australia Pty Ltd, 2007. Surface Water Assessment, prepared on behalf of the Integra Coal
Operations Pty Ltd (Volume 1 - Part 7 of the Specialist Consultant Studies Compendium).
Page 122 of 129
9.
Plans
Page 123 of 129

Integra Open Cut - Mining Operations Plan Amendment 2

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Integra Open Cut - Mining Operations Plan Amendment 2

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Mining Operations Plan

Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd

MINING OPERATIONS PLAN AMENDMENT 2 FOR THE

EMGA Mitchell McLennan

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

Integra North Open Cut Coal Mine

CL382, CL357, ML1437, ML1518, ML1551, ML1630

MOP Commencement Date

MOP Completion date (nominal)

See table below

Name of mine operator (if different)

Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd

General Manager, Integra Coal Operations Pty Ltd

Camberwell Coal Pty Limited

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

HISTORY OF OPERATIONS ......................................................................................... 11

PROPOSED OPERATIONS .......................................................................................... 15

CONSENTS, LEASES AND LICENCES ........................................................................ 16

MINE CONTACTS .......................................................................................................... 21

DOCUMENT PREPARATION ........................................................................................ 29

CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGY .................................................................................. 33

AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................. 34

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

2.6.2.2 Noxious Weeds .......................................................................... 43

ABORIGINAL HERITAGE .............................................................................................. 45

SOILS AND LAND CAPABILITY .................................................................................... 45

SURFACE WATER RESOURCES ................................................................................ 47

LAND PREPARATION ................................................................................................... 55

Soil Removal ............................................................................................. 57

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

3.4.2.1 Introduction ................................................................................. 64

MINING METHODS AND PROCEDURES .................................................................... 66

MINERAL PROCESSING .............................................................................................. 73

WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 73

ROM AND PRODUCT COAL STOCKPILES ................................................................. 75

WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 76

To achieve the above management objectives, Integra will

STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ............................................................................... 79

REHABILITATION STATUS AT MOP COMMENCEMENT ........................................... 80

PROPOSED REHABILITATION STATUS AT MOP FINISH ......................................... 80

REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED LAND ................................................................... 81

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

4.5.2.3 Other Disturbed Areas ................................................................ 83

Summary of Proposed Rehabilitation ........................................................ 83

WATER MANAGEMENT (REHABILITATED LAND) ..................................................... 84

OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................................................... 85

REHABILITATION MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE ............................................. 85

REHABILITATED AREAS AND FEATURES ................................................................. 87

REMAINING FEATURES ............................................................................................... 87

AIR POLLUTION ............................................................................................................ 95

WATER MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................ 99

CONTAMINATED POLLUTED LAND .......................................................................... 106

BIODIVERSITY ............................................................................................................ 106

WEEDS ........................................................................................................................ 108

BLASTING .................................................................................................................... 108

Mining Operations Plan

Integra North Open Cut Mine Amendment 2

Monitoring ................................................................................................ 110

OPERATIONAL NOISE ................................................................................................ 111