Appendix C - Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment - Peabody Energy

Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
North Wambo Underground Mine Modification
undertaken on Wednesday 4 April 2012 by Gillian Goode and Ali Byrne, in partnership with representatives
from Buudang, Cacatua Culture Consultants and Widescope Indigenous Group and accompanied by David
Rankin, Environment and Community Co-ordinator Wambo Coal Mine.
Survey units were described for each survey area (Figure 6-1). In particular, exposure and ground surface
visibility were reported to ensure comparability of survey results between different areas of the local
landscape and to contextualise survey results. Areas with high visibility and exposure generally have
extensive land surface disturbance, generating higher quantities of exposed archaeological material that is
not in situ. Conversely, areas with low visibility and minimal exposure, particularly due to undisturbed native
vegetation coverage, are generally more intact landscapes and thus more likely to contain in situ
archaeological deposits but such sites may not be as easy to identify.
Six survey units were identified in the project area (SU1 to SU6) (Figure 6-1). Ground surface exposure and
ground surface visibility were recorded and analysed for each survey unit. Ground surface visibility was
recorded as a percentage range (refer Table 11) and sample fractions for the survey units and landforms
were also calculated (as shown in Tables 12 and 13). A summary of the Aboriginal cultural heritage sites
identified in the project area is shown in Table 14. Site co-ordinates were recorded with a hand held DGPS.
Site cards were generated for all newly identified sites for registration on the AHIMS database.
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