Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EA0001475 · CODA MINERALS LTD
Minerals environmental authority EA0001475 (CODA MINERALS LTD), Granted. 18 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- CODA MINERALS LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
18 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
Except where the additional conditions apply, the holder of this environmental authority must comply with all conditions in the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and inconsistencies exist, the additional conditions below prevail.
- A2
The conditions of this environmental authority are in force until surrender of the authority is accepted pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The conditions apply unless an amendment is approved pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Estimated Rehabilitation Cost
- A3
The environmental authority holder must not carry out, or allow the carrying out of, a resource activity under the authority unless: (a) an ERC decision is in effect for the resource activity when the activity is carried out; and (b) holder has paid a contribution to the scheme fund or given a surety for the authority under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018; and (c) holder has complied with the requirements under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 for paying a contribution to the scheme fund, or giving a surety for the authority, as required from time to time
- A4
Where a change in activities will, or is likely to, increase the maximum amount of disturbance caused by the activity, or the estimated rehabilitation cost for the activity, the holder must re-apply for an estimated rehabilitation cost decision. End of Schedule A Permit Environmental authority EA0001475 Schedule B - Additional Conditions
- B1
The holder of the environmental authority must only carry out activities in the locations depicted in Schedule D Figure 1 - Location of Proposed Drill Sites within EPM27042 and EPM27053 and described in Schedule B - Table 1 - Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area, including a 500m buffer, Permitted Disturbance. Table 1 - Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area, including a 500m buffer, Permitted Disturbance Description Easting Northing Disturbance (GDA94) (GDA94) P1 P1-1 403370 7718190 Drill pads no greater than 25m by 20m. P1-2 403420 7718190 Access tracks must not exceed 2.55ha (4m wide) P1-3 403350 7718125 P1-4 403276 7718050 P1-5 403275 7718250 P1-6 403337 7718074 P1-7 403350 7718000 P1-8 403375 7718250 P1-9 403425 7718250 P1-10 403400 7718125 P1-12 403220 7718434 P1-13 403400 7718000 P1-14 403221 7718325 P1-15 403570 7718105 P1-16 403530 7718105 P1-17 403405 7717910 P1-18 403280 7717980 P1-19 403320 7717640 P1-20 402970 7718050 P1-22 403483 7717941 P1-23 403535 7717930 P1-24 403154 7718029 P1-25 403128 7717189 P1-26 403350 7717565 P1-27 403155 7718026 P2 P2-1 403350 7718500 Drill pads no greater than 25m by 20m. P2-2 403550 7718250 Access drill roads must not exceed 2.55ha (4m P2-3 403508 7718030 wide) P2-4 403560 7718025 P2-5 403010 7718380 P2-6 403050 7718500 Permit Environmental authority EA0001475 Description Easting Northing Disturbance (GDA94) (GDA94) P2-7 P2-8 403180 7717770 P2-10 403120 7717936
- B2
Any disturbance within the areas depicted in Schedule D - Figure 1 - Location of Proposed Drill Sites within EPM27042 and EPM27053 and described in Schedule B - Table 1 must not exceed a total disturbance area of 4.75 hectares.
- B3
Any disturbance within the areas depicted in Schedule D - Figure 1 - Location of Proposed Drill Sites within EPM27042 and EPM27053 and described in Schedule B - Table 1 must not impact adversely on surrounding category B environmentally sensitive area.
- B4
Significant residual impacts to prescribed environmental matters, are not authorised under this environmental authority or the Environmental Offsets Act 2014.
- B5
Records demonstrating that each impact to a prescribed environmental matter did not, or is not likely to, result in a significant residual impact to that matter must be: a) completed by an appropriately qualified person; and b) kept for the life of the environmental authority.
- B6
Vegetation clearing of trees with a trunk diameter of greater than 20cm must not occur on EPM27042 and EPM27053.
- B7
Rehabilitation of land disturbed for mining activities must take place progressively and occur no more than 6 months after completion of the exploration activities.
- B8
All waste generated in carrying out the activity must be reused, recycled or removed to a facility that can lawfully accept the waste.
- B9
The holder of this environmental authority must: a) install all measures, plant and equipment necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions of this environmental authority; b) maintain such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient condition; c) operate such measures, plant and equipment in a proper and efficient manner; Permit Environmental authority EA0001475
- B10
d) ensure all instruments and devices used for the measurement or monitoring of any parameter under any condition of this environmental authority are properly calibrated. The holder of the environmental authority must record and notify the administering authority of any emergency or incident which demonstrates non-compliance with conditions of this environmental authority.
- B11
Contaminants must not be released directly or indirectly to any waters or groundwaters as a result
- B12
of the authorised mining activities. The holder of the environmental authority must conduct biannual monitoring of the rehabilitation of activities within Environmentally Sensitive Areas for a minimum of two years.
- B13
Records relating to the ecological inspection prior to clearing within a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must be maintained for the life of the environmental authority.
- B14
Notwithstanding any other conditions of this environmental authority, no activities can be conducted within 100 meters of watercourses with the presence of a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area as confirmed by a suitably qualified person. End of Schedule B Permit Environmental authority EA0001475 Schedule C - Definitions Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section. Where a term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning. `administering authority' is the agency that administers the environmental authority provisions under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. `appropriately qualified person' means a person who has professional qualifications, training, skills or experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and analysis on performance relating to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature. 'disturbed' means any area that has had its natural state altered by the action or interference of carrying out an activity associated with the exploration project. `estimated rehabilitation cost (ERC)' defined under section 300 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. `ERC decision' defined in section 296 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. `holder', for a mining tenement, means a holder of the tenement under the Mineral Resources Act 1989, and the holder of the associated environmental authority under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. `minimise' is to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. `prescribed environmental matters' has the meaning in section 10 of the Environmental Offsets Act 2014, limited to the matters of State environmental significant listed in schedule 2 of the Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014. `rehabilitation' the process of reshaping and revegetating land to restore it to a stable landform. `scheme assurance' means a contribution paid to the scheme fund or a surety given under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 `sensitive place' means: a) a dwelling, residential allotment, mobile home or caravan park, residential marina or other residential b) premises, or c) a motel, hotel or hostel, or d) an educational institution, or e) a medical centre or hospital, or f) a protected area under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Marine Parks Act 1992 or a World g) Heritage Area, or h) a public park or gardens. Note: The definition of `sensitive place' and `commercial place' is based on Schedule 1 of EPP Noise. That is, a sensitive place is inside or outside on a dwelling, library and educational institution, childcare or kindergarten, school or playground, hospital, surgery or other medical institution, commercial & retail activity, protected area or an area identified under a conservation plan under Nature Conservation Act 1992 as a critical habitat or an area of major interest, marine park under Marine Parks Act 2004, park or garden that is outside of the mining lease and open to the public for the use other than for sport or organised entertainment. A commercial place is inside or outside a commercial or retail activity.