Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPSL00460513 · BALLYMORE RESOURCES LIMITED
Minerals environmental authority EPSL00460513 (BALLYMORE RESOURCES LIMITED), Granted. 36 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- BALLYMORE RESOURCES LIMITED
- Tenures
- ML100351; ML10340; ML10341
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
36 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- V1
Except for any variations, the conditions of approval for this environmental authority are the standard conditions contained within the document Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for mining lease
- V2
All reasonable steps must be taken to ensure the activity complies with the eligibility criteria and standard conditions. Monitoring and Reporting
- V3
The holder of this environmental authority must, when requested by the administering authority, undertake relevant specified monitoring within a reasonable timeframe nominated or agreed to by the administering authority to investigate any complaint of environmental harm. The results of the investigation (including an analysis and interpretation of the monitoring results) and abatement measures, where implemented, must be provided to the administering authority within 10 business days of completion of the investigation and no later than 10 business days after the end of the timeframe nominated by the administering authority to undertake the investigation.
- V4
Except where specified in another condition of this environmental authority, all monitoring data, records and reports required by this environmental authority or related to environmental management of the activities must be: a) Kept for a period of not less than five years; and b) Provided to the administering authority in the specified format within 10 business days of a request.
- V5
The following information must be recorded in relation to all monitoring required under the conditions of the environmental authority: a) The date and time at which a sample or measurement was taken; b) The location or monitoring point at which the sample or measurement was taken; c) The results of all monitoring and details of any exceedances of the conditions of this environmental authority; and d) Any other details relevant to interpreting the monitoring results (eg stream flow, wind conditions or any unusual observations such as odour or colouration).
- V6
Notwithstanding condition B12 the holder of the environmental authority must record and notify the administering authority of any emergency, incident or monitoring result that demonstrates non- compliance to the standard or variation conditions within this environmental authority. Air
- V7
The holder of this environmental authority must implement and maintain a dust management program which incorporates dust control measures, and monitoring and review processes for continuous improvement of the management of dust resulting from the mining activities. OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority
- V8
The environmental authority holder shall ensure that all reasonable and feasible avoidance and mitigation measures are employed so that the dust and particulate matter emissions generated by the mining activities do not cause exceedances of the following levels when measured at any sensitive or commercial place: a) Dust deposition of 120 milligrams per square metre per day, averaged over one month, when monitored in accordance with the most recent version of Australian Standard AS3580.10.1 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air--Determination of particulate matter-- Deposited matter - Gravimetric method. b) A concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometres (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere of 50 micrograms per cubic metre over a 24-hour averaging time, for no more than five exceedances recorded each year, when monitored in accordance with the most recent version of either: (i) Australian Standard AS3580.9.6 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air-- Determination of suspended particulate matter--PM10 high volume sampler with size- selective inlet - Gravimetric method, or (ii) Australian Standard AS3580.9.9 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air-- Determination of suspended particulate matter--PM10 low volume sampler--Gravimetric method. c) A concentration of particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere of 90 micrograms per cubic metre over a 1-year averaging time, when monitored in accordance with the most recent version of AS/NZS3580.9.3:2003 Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air--Determination of suspended particulate matter--Total suspended particulate matter (TSP)--High volume sampler gravimetric method.
- V9
The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that vehicles used for transporting bulk materials from mining lease(s), leave the mining lease(s) with appropriate load preparation to minimise the spillage and/or loss of particulate matter and/or windblown dust during transport. Noise
- V10
The environmental authority holder shall ensure that all reasonable and feasible avoidance and mitigation measures are employed so that noise generated by the mining activities does not cause the noise limits calculated in accordance with the criteria in Table 1 - Noise Limits to be exceeded at a sensitive place. Table 1 - Noise Limits Sensitive place Noise level Monday to Saturday Sundays and public holidays (dB(A) 7am to 6pm to 10pm to 9am to 6pm 6pm to 10pm to measured as: 6pm 10pm 7am 10pm 9am LAeq, adj, 15 CV = 50 CV = 45 CV = 40 CV = 45 CV = 40 CV = 35 mins AV = 5 AV = 5 AV = 0 AV = 5 AV = 5 AV = 0 LA1, adj, 15 CV = 55 CV = 50 CV = 45 CV = 50 CV = 45 CV = 40 mins AV = 10 AV = 10 AV = 5 AV = 10 AV = 10 AV = 5 Commercial place Monday to Saturday Sundays and public holidays OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority Noise level 7am to 6pm to 10pm to 7am to 6pm 6pm to 10pm to (dB(A) 6pm 10pm 7am 10pm 7am measured as: LAeq, adj, 15 CV = 55 CV = 50 CV = 45 CV = 50 CV = 45 CV = 40 mins AV = 10 AV = 10 AV = 5 AV = 10 AV = 10 AV = 5 Table 1 - Noise limits notes: 1. CV = Critical Value 2. AV = Adjustment Value 3. bg = background noise level (LA90, adj, 15 mins) measured over 3-5 days at the nearest sensitive receptor 4. To calculate noise limits in Table D1: If bg (CV - AV): Noise limit = bg + AV If (CV - AV) , bg CV: Noise limit = CV If bg > CV: Noise limit = bg 5. In the event that measured bg (LA90, adj, 15 mins) is less than 30 dB(A), then 30 dB(A) can be substituted for the measured background level
- V11
Blasting must: a) Not cause an exceedance of the limits for air blast overpressure or ground vibration peak particle velocity in Table 2 - Blasting noise limits at a sensitive place or commercial place. b) Be restricted to safety and maintenance blasting only between the hours of 6pm and 7am. Table 2 - Blasting noise limits Blasting noise limits Sensitive or commercial place limits 6pm to 7am Airblast overpressure 7am to 6pm 115 dB (Linear) peak 115 dB (Linear) Peak for 9 out of 10 Ground vibration peak consecutive blasts initiated and not greater 2mm/second peak particle velocity than 120 dB (Linear) Peak at any time 5mm/second peak particle velocity for 9 out of 10 consecutive blasts and not greater than 10 mm/second peak particle velocity at any time
- V12
Records must be maintained for any safety and maintenance blasts that are conducted under condition
- V11
b), including: a) the time, date and duration of the blasting event; b) the location of the blasting; and c) why the blasting was necessary. Erosion
- V13
The holder of this environmental authority must, within disturbed areas within the mining tenure(s) a) carry out erosion management to minimise erosion; and b) maintain roads and tracks OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority Waste and Hazardous chemicals
- V14
All waste materials, explosives, hazardous chemicals, corrosive substances, toxic substances, gases, and dangerous goods must be stored and handled in accordance with the current relevant Australian Standard. Where no relevant Australia Standards exists, all materials must be stored within an effective on-site containment system that prevents contamination of land or waters.
- V15
Notwithstanding condition B6, general waste cannot be buried within 100 m of a watercourse. Land
- V16
Prior to undertaking any mining activities, the holder of this environmental authority must obtain an appropriately qualified person(s) to undertake targeted surveys within planned disturbance areas in accordance with the latest version of the Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey Guidelines for Queensland, Ecological Sciences, Queensland Herbarium and the Flora Survey Guidelines - Protected Plants. Wildlife absence of: a) endangered or of concern plant species; and b) endangered or vulnerable wildlife species; and c) actual or potential habitat or nesting trees.
- V17
An appropriately qualified person(s) must prepare a Management Plan for any threatened species identified during the surveys required under V16, to mitigate or minimise potential impacts of mining activities.
- V18
Trees identified as a breeding place in the targeted surveys required under condition V16, must not be disturbed unless a Species Management Program under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 authorises this.
- V19
Rock armouring or appropriate stabilisation of any creek access points must occur to prevent or minimise erosion of disturbed areas both during mining operations and after rehabilitation is completed.
- V20
Significant residual impacts to prescribed environmental matters are not authorised under this environmental authority or the Environmental Offsets Act 2014.
- V21
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.
- V22
Mining activities are not permitted to occur within: a) the two (2) historic tailings dams as shown in Figure 1: Surface Water Monitoring Locations; b) Kelsey Creek Water supply dam; or OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority c) a 100m buffer zone in all directions of the Background/Control site as specified in Table 3 - Surface water monitoring sites.
- V23
No mining of minerals is permitted in the bed and banks of Kelsey Creek. Surface waters
- V24
Prior to undertaking any mining activities upstream of SW1, the holder of this environmental authority must: a) engage an appropriately qualified person to establish an appropriate Background/Control site in accordance with the requirements specified in ANZECC & ARMCANZ 2000; and b) lodge an amendment application pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to nominate the Background/Control site into Table 3 Surface water monitoring sites.
- V25
The receiving waters must be monitored at the locations and at the frequency specified in Table 3 - Surface waters monitoring sites for the parameters prescribed in Table 4 - Receiving Waters Quality Objectives. Table 3 - Surface water monitoring sites Monitoring Sites Location (GDA2020 MGA Monitoring Frequency
- SW1
(Background/Control site) z55) Monthly during natural flow conditions
- SW2
Monthly during natural flow conditions
- SW3
Easting Northing Monthly during natural flow conditions
- SW4
Monthly during natural flow conditions
- SW5
(La Di Da Creek) 645728 7737555 Monthly during natural flow conditions 646237 7737914 646275 7738196 646607 7738396 648216 7741024
- V26
If a water quality indicator measured at a monitoring site specified in Table 3 - Surface water monitoring sites exceeds any water quality objective specified in Table 4 - Receiving Waters Quality Objectives the holder of this environmental authority must compare this result to the Background/Control site specified in Table 3 - Surface water monitoring sites and: a) If the quality measured at a monitoring site is equal to or less than the quality measured at the Background/Control site, no further action is required; or b) If the quality measured at a monitoring site is greater than the quality measured at the applicable Background/Control site, have an appropriately qualified person complete an investigation into the cause of the deterioration in water quality and the potential for environmental harm and submit a written report to the administering authority within 20 business days outlining: i) details of the investigation carried out including any assumptions and limitations of the investigation; ii) findings of the investigation including an explanation of the cause identified; iii) recommendations of the investigation; and iv) actions taken to comply with the conditions of the environmental authority and to prevent environmental harm OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority
- V27
Monitoring and sampling must be carried out by an appropriately qualified person, in accordance with written procedures and must address the requirements of the latest version of the following documents unless otherwise approved by the administering authority: a) for waters and aquatic environments, the latest version of the Queensland Government's Monitoring and Sampling Manual - Environmental Protection (Water) Policy.
- V28
The holder of this environmental authority must engage an appropriately qualified person to develop, document, and implement a surface water and sediment monitoring plan to monitor, identify and describe any adverse impacts to environmental values of receiving waters. Table 4 - Receiving Waters Quality Objectives. Indicator Unit Water Quality Objective pH pH unit 7.5-7.8a Electrical Conductivity (EC) -S/cm 463a Sulfate mg/L 4c Fluoride mg/L 2.4d Aluminium - Dissolved mg/L 0.055b Arsenic (AsV) - Dissolved mg/L 0.013b Boron - Dissolved mg/L 0.94b Cadmium - Dissolved mg/L 0.0002b Copper - Dissolved mg/L 0.0014b Chromium - Dissolved mg/L 0.001b Cobalt - Dissolved mg/L 0.0014b Iron - Dissolved mg/L 0.8c Lead - Dissolved mg/L 0.0034b Manganese - Dissolved mg/L 0.06c Mercury - Dissolved mg/L 0.0006b Nickel - Dissolved mg/L 0.011b Selenium - Dissolved mg/L 0.005b Silver - Dissolved mg/L 0.00005b Zinc - Dissolved mg/L 0.008b Hardness mg/L Major cations and anions mg/L For interpretation purposes Notes: a Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019 - Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives Basins 122, 123 and 124, including all surface waters of the Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins, and adjacent coastal waters - Lethe Brook sub catchment fresh waters (moderately disturbed) bANZG (2018) trigger levels for 95% aquatic ecosystem protection for slightly to moderately disturbed ecosystems. c Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019 - Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives Basins 122, 123 and 124, including all surface waters of the Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins, and adjacent coastal waters - Table 4: Drinking water EV d Environmental Protection (Water and Wetland Biodiversity) Policy 2019 - Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins Environmental Values and Water Quality Objectives Basins 122, 123 and 124, including all surface waters of the Proserpine River, Whitsunday Island and O'Connell River Basins, and adjacent coastal waters - Table 11: Stock watering EV. OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority Groundwater
- V29
Within 12 months from the effective date of the environmental authority the holder of this environmental authority must develop, document, and implement a groundwater management plan. The groundwater management plan must: a) identify potential sources of contamination to groundwater from the activity; and b) ensure that all potential groundwater impacts due to the activity are identified, monitored, and mitigated; and c) include groundwater bore monitoring which includes reference groundwater quality data; and d) ensure that adequate groundwater monitoring and data analysis is undertaken to achieve the following objectives: (i) detect any impacts to groundwater levels due to the activity. (ii) detect any impacts to groundwater quality due to the activity. e) determine compliance with condition V26; and include an appropriate quality assurance and quality control program; and f) include a review process to identify improvements to the program that addresses any comments provided by the administering authority.
- V30
Mining activities must not cause the concentration of any groundwater quality parameter measured in accordance with condition V25 to exceed the 80th percentile for five consecutive sampling events or the 95th percentile for three consecutive sampling events. 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. '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. `airblast overpressure' means energy transmitted from the blast site within the atmosphere in the form of pressure waves. The maximum excess pressure in this wave, above ambient pressure is the peak airblast overpressure measured in decibels linear (dBL). `blasting' means the use of explosive materials to fracture: a) rock, coal and other minerals for later recovery, or b) structural components or other items to facilitate removal from a site or for reuse. `commercial place' means a workplace used as an office or for business or commercial purposes, which is not part of the mining activity and does not include employees' accommodation or public roads. OFFICIAL Permit Environmental authority `disturbed' means land that has been impacted by mining activities and includes: a) compacting, removing, covering, exposing or stockpiling of earth b) removal or destruction of vegetation or topsoil or both to an extent where the land has been made susceptible to erosion c) carrying out mining within a watercourse, waterway, wetland or lake d) the submersion of areas by tailings or hazardous contaminant storage and dam/structure walls e) temporary infrastructure, including any infrastructure (roads, tracks, bridges, culverts, dam/structures, bores, buildings, fixed machinery, hardstand areas, airstrips, helipads etc) which is to be removed after the mining activity has ceased f) releasing of contaminants into the soil, or underlying geological strata. However, the following areas are not included when calculating areas of `disturbance': i. areas off lease (e.g. roads or tracks which provide access to the mining lease) ii. areas previously disturbed which have achieved the rehabilitation outcomes iii. by agreement with the administering authority, areas previously disturbed which have not achieved the rehabilitation objective(s) due to circumstances beyond the control of the mine operator (such as climatic conditions) and disturbance that pre-existed the grant of the tenure. iv. areas under permanent infrastructure. Permanent infrastructure includes any infrastructure (roads, tracks, bridges, culverts, dam/structures, bores, buildings, fixed machinery, hardstand areas, airstrips, helipads etc) which is to be left by agreement with the landowner v. disturbance that pre-existed the grant of the tenure. `environmental offset' has the meaning in section 7 of the Environmental Offsets Act 2014. `minimise' is to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. `natural flow' means the flow of water through waters caused by nature. `peak particle velocity (ppv)' means a measure of ground vibration magnitude which is the maximum rate of change of ground displacement with time, usually measured in millimetres/second (mm/s).