Wambo Coal AEMR 2011-2012 - Peabody Energy

2011-2012 AEMR
EXCUTIVE SUMMARY
Wambo Coal Pty Limited (WCPL) continued to operate in accordance with its Mining Operations Plans (MOP),
Development Consents, Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) and all other approvals during the 2011-2012
reporting period.
WCPL reported four notifiable environmental incidents during the reporting period in relation to blasting, dam
overflow, dam seepage and elevated dust results.
All environmental monitoring undertaken during the reporting period was in accordance with DA 305-7-2003, DA
17-8-2004, Environmental Protection Licence (EPL) No.529 and approved management plans.
WCPL completed no final rehabilitation in the open cut during the reporting period, however approximately 40ha of
final landform at RL160 was completed and in readiness for topsoil application and seeding early in the next
reporting period. Remedial rehabilitation works of North East Tailings Dam (NETD) continued, during the reporting
period. Construction of Stage 3 of the North Wambo Creek Diversion was nearing completion at the end of the
reporting period.
The WCPL Open Cut moved a total of 34,223,764 bank cubic metres (bcm) of prime overburden to allow the
extraction of 3.949 million tonnes (Mt) of run of mine (ROM) coal during 2011-2012.
The WCPL Underground operation extracted a total 4.797 Mt of ROM coal during the 2011-2012 reporting period.
A total of 5.698 Mt of product coal was produced by WCPL during the 2011-2012 reporting period.
All coal produced from WCPL was railed via the WCPL rail spur and rail line to the Port of Newcastle for export.
There was no change in production methods during this reporting period.
At the current rates of production and assuming no further mining approvals, the Open Cut and Underground mine
has a remaining life of approximately 5 years and 4 years respectively.
WCPL received a total of eighty two community complaints during the reporting period.
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