Wambo Coal AEMR 2011-2012 - Peabody Energy

2011-2012 AEMR
1.3 Consents, Leases and
Licences
1.3.1 Development Consents
Mining and rail activities at WCPL operate under
various development consents granted by the NSW
Department of Planning & Infrastructure (DP&I),
formally the Department of Planning (DoP), and
SSC. The continued development of open cut and
underground mining activities commenced under
DA 305-7-2003 in November 2004. The construction
of the rail spur, rail loop and train loadout area
commenced under DA 177-8-2004 in January 2005.
Table 1.0 outlines the annual reporting
requirements from DA305-7-2003 and DA177-8-
2004 and where the requirement is addressed in the
AEMR. Table 1.1 provides a historical summary of
development approvals and active development
consents applicable to WCPL.
During April 2011, an application to modify DA177-
8-2004 in accordance with Section 75(W) of the
EP&A Act was lodged by WCPL for the
establishment of a small locomotive refuelling
station adjacent to the WCPL rail loadout facility. At
the time of preparing the 2010-2011 AEMR, no
decision had been made by the DP&I regarding this
modification. On 17 February 2012 an approval was
granted for the refueling facility.
All other development consents, except DA 108/91
granted by SSC, were surrendered by WCPL in
November 2005.
1.3.2 Mining Leases and
Authorisations
WCPL’s current mining leases and authorisations
are listed below in Table 1.2 and shown in Figure
1.2
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