Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPVL00351313 · FURA GEMS AUSTRALIA HOLDING PTY LTD
Minerals environmental authority EPVL00351313 (FURA GEMS AUSTRALIA HOLDING PTY LTD), Granted. 65 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- FURA GEMS AUSTRALIA HOLDING PTY LTD
- Tenures
- ML70419
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions (OCR)
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
65 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- B1
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Nature Conservation’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects, except condition 14, which is replaced by conditions B2 to B11 of this environmental authority.
- B2
The environmental authority holder must not undertake mining activities within any Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area Note: The criteria for mining activities forming a Level 7 or Level 2 mining project are identified within the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and subordinate legislation. Under a Level 2 mining project the mining activities are not, or will not be, carried out in a Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- B3
The environmental authority holder must not undertake mining activities within any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area (Attachment 1). Note: The criteria for mining activities forming a Level 1 or Level 2 mining project are identified within the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and subordinate legislation. Under a Level 2 mining project the mining activities are not, or will not be, carried out in a Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- B4
The environmental authority holder must not undertake mining activities within any Category C Environmentally Sensitive Area
- B5
The environmental authority holder must not undertake any mining activities within 2 kilometres of any Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- B6
The environmental authority holder must not have more than 6 ha of disturbance caused by mining activities, at any one time, within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area Note: The criteria for mining activities forming a Level 1 or Level 2 mining project are identified within the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and subordinate legislation. Under a Level 2 mining project the mining activities do not, or will not, at any one time cause more than 10ha of land to be significantly disturbed.
- B7
Habitat trees must be protected.
- B8
Trees or shrubs with nests of birds of prey (raptors) whether active or not, or visibly active non-raptor bird nests must be protected.
- B9
No clearing of mature trees is authorised except with approval of the administering authority.
- B10
—_— Debris from clearing or felling of trees must not accumulate within two (2) meters of any retained tree. \ Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313
- B11
Burning of vegetation is not permitted. Campsites
- B12
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Campsites’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects.
- B13
Campsites must not be established within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area. Contaminant Release
- B14
Mine affected water must not be released to waters. Note: It is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 to unlawfully deposit a prescribed water contaminant (i) in waters or... (ii) at another place, and in a way, so that the contaminant could reasonable be expected to wash, blow, fall or otherwise move into waters. Stormwater and Water Sediment Controls
- B15
~—- The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Erosion and Sediment Control’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects. Bi6 An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan must be developed by an appropriately qualified person and implemented for all stages of the mining activities on the site to minimise erosion and the release of sediment to receiving waters and contamination of storm water.
- B17
Surface runoff must be managed where necessary to minimise sedimentation and erosion.
- B18
Sediment control barriers installed, should be made of non-organic material to prevent the spread of weeds. Dams
- B19
The holder of this environmental authority is authorised to construct two dams with a total combined surface area of 0.14ha.
- B20
Nodam may be constructed below RL226, as identified in Attachment 2.
- B21
= Any dam constructed in accordance with conditions 2 and 3 must only accept mine affected water generated in the wash plant area, as identified in Attachment 2.
- B22
~The holder of this environmental authority must ensure that each dam is designed, constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with accepted engineering standards and is fit for the purpose for which it is intended.
- B23
~The hazard category of each dam must be assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person at least once per year, based on documented evidence sufficient to define or confirm the current nature and extent of environmental consequences for potential failure of that dam. Hazard category is to be determined in accordance with the Department of Mines and Energy's Site Water Management Technical Guideline for Environmental Management of Exploration and Mining in Queensland 1995.
- B24
Dams having a hazard category assessed as significant or high, must be specifically authorised in this environmental authority.
- B25
Where the hazard category of a dam is assessed as significant or high (ie a regulated structure), the holder of the environmental authority must act immediately to ensure: a) the administering authority is advised of the current location and details of that dam; and b) the dam meets the hydraulic performance required of the assessed hazard category within twelve months of that assessment; and \ Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313 c) the dam is authorised within the environmental authority within twelve months of that assessment. Note: the holder of the environmental authority will be required to prepare design plans and certification by a suitably qualified and experienced person that the design of the regulated structure will deliver the performance stated within the design plan to the administering authority as part of the amendment application.
- B26
=‘ The condition of dams must be monitored for early signs of loss of structural or hydraulic integrity, based on the advice of a suitably qualified and experienced person. The methods of monitoring and frequency of monitoring shall be as assessed by that suitably qualified and experienced person, based on the hazard category and particular circumstances of each dam.
- B27
In the event of early signs of loss of structural or hydraulic integrity, the holder of this environmental authority must immediately take action to prevent or minimise any actual or potential environmental harm, and report in writing any findings and actions taken to the administering authority within 28 days of that event.
- B28
~The holder of this environmental authority must not abandon any dam but must decommission each dam such that ongoing environmental harm is prevented.
- B29
Asaminimum, decommissioning must be conducted such that each dam: a) either: i. astable landform, that no longer contains flowable substances, or ii. | approved or authorised under relevant legislation for a beneficial use, or iii. is a void authorised by the administering authority to remain after decommissioning; and b) compliant with the rehabilitation requirements of this environmental authority. Groundwater
- B30
~— The holder of this environmental authority must develop and submit to the administering authority for approval before commencing any mining activities, a scientifically based groundwater monitoring program (‘GWMP'’) capable of detecting significant changes to the levels and quality of the groundwater from the point known as “Kubota Bore”.
- B31
The GWMP must include provision for the environmental authority holder to: (a) accurately monitor the groundwater quarterly and report the results thereof to the administering authority, or otherwise on the request of the administering authority; (b) maintain records of the testing and monitoring carried out on the groundwater; (c) produce to the administering authority on request, such records and data relied on to verify the groundwater monitoring results reported by the environmental authority holder; (d) promptly notify the administering authority and the landholder of any significant changes detected to the groundwater levels or quality; (e) comply with the water sampling method set out in the current edition of the administering authority’s Water Quality Sampling Manual:
- B32
Upon the administering authority approving the GWMP, the holder of this environmental authority must implement the program and comply with its terms.
- B33
= The administering authority shail provide to the landholder a copy of the approved GWMP, and if so requested by the landholder, a copy of the quarterly monitoring results.
- B34
Any change to the GWMP shall be of no effect unless a copy of the proposed change is first given to the landholder and the change is approved in writing by the administering authority. { Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313 Flood Protection Levee
- B35
Design requirements for the levee and adjacent mining excavation include: a) the crest level of the levee crest shall be 1m above the 2010-11 flood event height for the adjacent watercourses; and b) setbacks from the watercourses and mining excavation slopes adjacent to the levee must be maintained, and the mining excavation designed and undertaken such that the levee will remain stable in operation and the excavated slope will have a geotechnical of safety of 1.5 or above based on an accepted engineering stability analyses.
- B36
= The flood protection levee authorised under this environmental authority must be constructed and maintained such that: a)it does not result in increased erosion of the bank or bed of Policemen Creek; b)it does not significantly impact upon riparian or existing remnant vegetation; c) it does not significantly impact upon the Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area (Attachment 1); d) it does not create increased flood levels upstream during operation (afflux) such that damage is caused to the property of others that would not otherwise be caused; and e) the levee itself will not erode, to the extent that the erosion may jeopardise the integrity of the levee, during any flood events.
- B37
=‘ The hazard category of each levee must be assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person at least once per year, based on documented evidence sufficient to define or confirm the current nature and extent of environmental consequences for potential failure of that dam. Hazard category is to be determined in accordance with the Department of Mines and Energy's Site Water Management Technical Guideline for Environmental Management of Exploration and Mining in Queensland 1995.
- B38
—__Levee’s having a hazard category assessed as significant or high, must be specifically authorised by an environmental authority.
- B39
Where the hazard category of a levee is assessed as significant or high (ie a regulated structure), the holder of the environmental authority must act immediately to ensure: a) _ the administering authority is advised of the current location and details of that levee; and b) the levee meets the hydraulic performance required of the assessed hazard category within twelve months of that assessment; and Cc) the levee is authorised within the environmental authority within twelve months of that assessment. Note: the holder of the environmental authority will be required to prepare design plans and certification by a suitably qualified and experienced person that the design of the regulated structure will deliver the performance stated within the design plan to the administering authority as part of the amendment application.
- B40
~—— The condition of constructed levees including the surface area between the non-creek side of the toe of the levee and the end wall crest of the open-cut mining pit should be monitored for surface cracks and must at a minimum be inspected and assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced person at least once per year between the months of May and October inclusive (i.e. during the ‘dry’ season and before the onset of the ‘wet’ season), and at any time if alarming, unusual or otherwise unsatisfactory conditions are observed. Regulated Structures
- B41
The holder of this environmental authority is not authorised to construct any regulated structures. Roads and Tracks
- B42
‘The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Roads and Tracks’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects.
- B43
Existing access and fence line tracks must be used where possible Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313 B44‘ The holder of the environmental authority must consult with the landowner prior to establishing any new roads and/or tracks.
- B45
— Any new tracks are to be constructed by linking naturally cleared or disturbed areas and must be less than five (5) meters in width.
- B46
All new tracks are to be recorded with a Global Positioning System and records kept of their location and made available to the administering authority on request.
- B47
Track construction involving blade clearing of established ground cover vegetation is to be minimised.
- B48
_—s Tracks should not be used when soil is saturated and prone to displacement or erosion by vehicle movement.
- B49
All tracks, including water course crossings, must be commissioned and operated in accordance with the Code of practice for native timber forest production (2002). Waste Management
- B50
The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Waste Management’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects, except condition 22, which is replaced by condition B44 of this environmental authority.
- B51
All waste must be removed and disposed of offsite. Topsoil and Overburden Management
- B52
~The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Topsoil and Overburden Management’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects.
- B53
~— Topsoil stockpiles must not exceed 4 metres in height.
- B54
Overburden stockpiles must not exceed 4 metres in height.
- B55
__—s‘ The spillage of any topsoil or overburden must be controlled in a manner that prevents environmental harm. Infrastructure
- B56
All infrastructure, constructed by or for the environmental authority holder during the licensed activities including water storage structures, must be removed from the site prior to surrender, except where agreed in writing by the post mining land owner / holder. Rehabilitation
- B57
~—- The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the ‘Rehabilitation’ Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Mining Lease Projects.
- B58
= Rehabilitation of areas disturbed by mining activities within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area must be completed as soon as practicable, but no longer than 6 months after completion of the disturbance activity.
- B59
~—s The environmental authority holder must rehabilitate disturbed areas within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area with native plant species endemic to the area and buffel grass that will promote the same vegetation type and density of cover to that of the surrounding undisturbed areas both in and within 1 kilometre of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area.
- B60
= All land subject to mining activities must be rehabilitated to a non polluting, safe, stable and self sustaining landform and in accordance with Table 1: Rehabilitation schedule. Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313 Table 1: Rehabilitation schedule Disturbance typ Road(s) and e Areas within one | Infrastructure General Riparian areas {1} kilometre of track(s) excavations & drainage any Category B lines Environmentally Sensitive Area Tenure ID Post mine Native vegetation | Light intensity | Light intensity Light intensity Native habitat & land use grazing grazing grazing riparian vegetation Post mine Flat Flat Drainage line, land land revegetated revegetated land low lying & description land land riparian areas Post mine Vi VI Vi Vl N/A land capability classification Projective 30-50 Weediness 30-50 30-50 30-50 cover range is no greater than | Weediness is Weediness is Weediness is no | Weediness is no (%) 5% higher than no greater no greater than | greater than5% | greater than 5% adjacent than 5% 5% higher than higher than higher than background higher than adjacent adjacent adjacent landholders adjacent background background background groundcover’ background landholders landholders landholders landholders groundcover' groundcover" groundcover' groundcover' Species mix | Appropriate native | Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate vegetation and native native native vegetation native buffel grass vegetation vegetation and | and buffel grass vegetation and and buffel buffel grass buffel grass Note’. Weediness includes weeds that are declared plants as defined under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002. Note: The holder of this environmental authority is required to comply with all obligations under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002 or subsequent legislation.
- B61
An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include details of the mining activities undertaken and details of progressive rehabilitation works completed to demonstrate compliance with rehabilitation requirements of the environmental authority.
- B62
=‘ The environmental authority holder must complete rehabilitation of disturbed areas to the satisfaction of the administering authority.
- B63
An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include details of the mining activities undertaken and details of progressive rehabilitation works completed to demonstrate compliance with rehabilitation requirements of the environmental authority.
- B64
= The environmental authority holder must complete rehabilitation of disturbed areas to the satisfaction of the administering authority.
- B65
In accordance with the Water Act 2000, the holder of this environmental authority is permitted to destroy vegetation, excavate and fill watercourses to establish temporary crossings when there is no flow. Works shall remain in place for no longer than four (4) weeks. Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313
- B66
___ The following areas must be securely fenced by the environmental authority holder: (a) all active mining areas, including mining pits, tailings dams and machinery areas; (b) all areas undergoing rehabilitation; and (c) all bunded areas while those areas are in the process of being vegetated, up and until the time that those areas are capable of supporting grazing.
- B67
_—‘ The following areas must not be fenced, and the landowner must have free access to manage the balance lands and to graze cattle in the following areas, at all times: (a) all areas not the subject of active mining; and (b) all bunded areas that have been vegetated and are capable of supporting grazing. Permit Environmental authority EPVL00351313 Definitions “authority” means environmental authority (mining lease) under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. “active birds nests” means birds are nesting or there are eggs in the nest or hollow. SUCCeSSOr. “cover material” means any soil or rock suitable as a germination medium or landform armouring “bund” see “levee”. “certification”, "certifying" or “certified” by a suitably qualified and experienced person in relation to a design plan or an annual report regarding dams, means that a statutory declaration has been made by that person and, when taken together with any attached or appended documents referenced in that declaration, all of the following aspects are addressed and are sufficient to allow an independent audit at any time: a) exactly what is being certified and the precise nature of that certification. b) the relevant legislative, regulatory and technical criteria on which the certification has been based; c) the relevant data and facts on which the certification has been based, the source of that material, and the efforts made to obtain all relevant data and facts; and d) the reasoning on which the certification has been based using the relevant data and facts, and the relevant criteria. “construction” or “constructed” in relation to a regulated structure includes building a new dam or levee and modifying or lifting an existing dam or levee, but does not include investigations and testing necessary for purposes of preparing a design plan. “dam” means a land-based structure or a void that contains, diverts or controls flowable substances, and includes any substances that are thereby contained, diverted or controlled by that land-based structure or void and associated works. A “dam” does not mean a) a fabricated or manufactured tank or container, designed and constructed to an Australian Standard that deals with strength and structural integrity of that tank or container. b) an otherwise dry mining pit/sump used for the storage of water. “density of cover” - In reference to trees and/or shrubs, it means the number of trees or shrubs in a specified area (e.g. 50 trees per square kilometre). With reference to understorey plant species (e.g. grasses and forbs), it means the percentage of surface area covered by a particular species “design plan” is the documentation required to describe the physical dimensions of the regulated structure, the materials and standards to be used for construction of the regulated structure, and the criteria to be used for operating the regulated structure. The documents must include all investigation and design reports, plans and specifications sufficient to hand to a contractor for construction, and planned decommissioning and rehabilitation