Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
EPVX00943213 · ARGO NATURAL RESOURCES PTY LTD
Coal environmental authority EPVX00943213 (ARGO NATURAL RESOURCES PTY LTD), Granted. 19 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- ARGO NATURAL RESOURCES PTY LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions (OCR)
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
19 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- D2
The environmental authority holder is authorised to undertake no more than three (3) drill sites, within the 500 m buffer of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas, in accordance with Attachment 1: Location of EPC 1052.
- D3
The environmental authority holder is not authorised to undertake any mining activities within any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area, in accordance with Attachment 2: Proposed drill locations and access track on EPC 1052
- D4
The environmental authority holder is authorised to undertake approximately 90m in length of an access track, at a width of <5m, totaling approximately 450m? of clearing required (maximum), within the 500 m buffer of any Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas, in accordance with Attachment 2: Proposed drill locations and access track on EPC 1052
- D5
Drilling, Excavation and Sampling The operational area of the individual drill site must not exceed 1500m?.
- D6
Drill holes constructed in accordance with condition D2 are to be located as far as practicable in previously cleared areas.
- D7
Drill holes are limited to less than 250mm in diameter.
- D8
The construction of sumps must not exceed 10m’.
- D9
Activities must not include costeaning or bulk sampling.
- D10
When constructing tracks, the environmental authority holder must minimise disturbance and avoid clearing of trees in or within the 500m buffer and in Category B Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
- D11
Constructed tracks must be less than 5 metres in width, including shoulder width. Permit Environmental authority
- D12
Track construction involving blade clearing of established ground cover vegetation and/or clearing of mature trees is to be minimised.
- D13
Tracks should not be used when soil is saturated and prone to displacement or erosion by vehicle movement.
- D14
All new tracks are to be recorded with GPS and records kept of their location and made available to the administering authority on request.
- D15
Burning of vegetation is not permitted.
- D16
Topsoil and Overburden Management Topsoil stripping is limited to the sump area of 10m2. Where topsoil is removed it must be stockpiled for respreading during rehabilitation.
- D17
Campsites This environmental authority does not authorise a camp on EPC 1052.
- D18
Rehabilitation Rehabilitation must be carried out in accordance with the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects.
- D19
Rehabilitation of disturbance within the 500m buffer and in Category B Environmentally Sensitive Area areas must be completed as soon as practicable, but no longer than three (3) months after completion of the disturbance activity.
- D20
Reporting An annual report must be prepared each year and submitted with each annual return. The report must include a map identifying all exploration activities undertaken to date on EPC 1052. The map is to clearly distinguish between proposed, completed and rehabilitated mining activities to demonstrate compliance with this environmental authority. END OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY Definitions Key terms and/or phrases used in this document are defined in this section and bolded throughout this document. Applicants should note that where a term is not defined, the definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1994, its regulations or environmental protection policies and codes must be used. If a word remains undefined it has its ordinary meaning. Activity means the environmentally relevant activities, whether resource activities or prescribed activities, to which the environmental authority relates. predecessors. Appropriately qualified person(s) means a person or persons who has professional qualifications, training, skills or experience relevant to the nominated subject matter and can give authoritative assessment, advice and Permit Environmental authority analysis to performance relative to the subject matter using the relevant protocols, standards, methods or literature. Boundary means within 1m of the cadastral boundary of the approved place. Category B environmentally sensitive area as per the definitions within the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008. Contaminate means to render impure by contact or mixture. Contaminant A contaminant can be — a) agas, liquid or solid; or b) an odour; or c) an organism (whether alive or dead), including a virus; or d) energy, including noise, heat, radioactivity and electromagnetic radiation; or e€) acombination of contaminants. Disturbed means any area that has had its natural state altered by the action or interference of carrying out an activity associated with the mining project. Environmental authority means an environmental authority under Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Environmental authority holder means the holder of this environmental authority. Environmental nuisance (the Act) is unreasonable interference or likely interference with an environmental value caused by— a) aerosols, fumes, light, noise, odour, particles or smoke; or