Data as at 14 September 2026 · from the Queensland EP Act public register
P-EA-100925014 · WHITE RANGE MINES PTY LTD
Minerals environmental authority P-EA-100925014 (WHITE RANGE MINES PTY LTD), Granted. 24 conditions indexed. No PRC plan.
- Status
- Granted
- Holders
- WHITE RANGE MINES PTY LTD
- PRC plan
- None
- How it was read
- Numbered conditions
- Register
- Register record · Instrument PDF
Conditions
24 numbered conditions read from the current instrument. Page numbers link into the register PDF.
- A1
This environmental authority authorises the activities listed in Schedule A Table A1 - Authorised activities to the extent that they are carried out in accordance with: a) the activity's: i) maximum disturbance size; and ii) maximum scale; and iii) location; and b) Schedule F Figure 1 - Authorised exploration within MDL205, relative to the Category B ESA Schedule A Table A1 - Authorised activities Mine Domain Mine area Max. disturbance Location size (hectare) Mt Joshua camp & Within Category B 0.220 Refer to Schedule F - Figure 1: Authorised exploration within MDL205, laydown ESA relative to the Category B ESA Exploration Within Category B 4.858 Refer to Schedule F - Figure 1: ESA Authorised exploration within MDL205, relative to the Category B ESA Remaining MDL 205 14.921 MDL 205 - not within Category B.
- A2
This environmental authority authorises environmental harm referred to in the conditions. Where there is no condition or this environmental authority is silent on a matter, the lack of a condition or silence does not authorise environmental harm.
- A3
Except where the site-specific conditions apply, the holder of the environmental authority must comply with all conditions in the most recent version of the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral conditions of this environmental authority prevail.
- A4
Written procedures must be developed and implemented by an appropriately qualified person that ensure: a) all potential risks to the environment from the carrying out of the activity are identified and assessed; and b) for each potential risk identified, any necessary measures to prevent or minimise the potential for environmental harm are implemented; and c) staff understand their obligations under this environmental authority and the Environmental Protection Act 1994; and d) environmental risk management procedures are continually reviewed and improved, based on a reasonable risk-management approach.
- A5
The holder of the environmental authority must notify the administering authority by written notification within Permit OFFICIAL Environmental Authority twenty-four (24) hours, after becoming aware of any emergency or incident not in accordance, or reasonably expected to be not in accordance with, the conditions of this environmental authority.
- A6
Within ten (10) business days following the initial notification of an emergency or incident, or receipt of monitoring results, whichever is the latter, further written advice must be provided to the administering authority, including the following: a) results and interpretation of any samples taken and analysed; and b) outcomes of actions taken at the time to prevent or minimise unlawful environmental harm; and c) proposed actions to prevent a recurrence of the emergency or incident.
- A7
The holder of the environmental authority must record all environmental complaints received about the mining activities including: a) name, address and contact number for of the complainant; and b) time and date of complaint; and c) reasons for the complaint; and d) investigations undertaken; and e) conclusions formed; and f) actions taken to resolve the complaint; and g) any abatement measures implemented; and h) person responsible for resolving the complaint.
- A8
The holder of the 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 after the end of the timeframe nominated by the administering authority to undertake the investigation. Record keeping
- A9
Unless otherwise specified by a condition of this environmental authority, records must be: a) kept until surrender of this environmental authority; and b) provided to the administering authority upon request and in the format requested. END OF SCHEDULE A Permit OFFICIAL Environmental Authority Schedule B - Land
- B1
Contaminants must not be released to land.
- B2
Notwithstanding condition A13 of the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral development projects, the holder of the environmental authority is authorised to carry out exploration activities up to and within the Category B environmentally sensitive area (ESA), identified as endangered remnant regional ecosystems, in accordance with Condition B3 - B7 and as illustrated in Schedule F - Figure 1: Authorised exploration within MDL205, relative to the Category B ESA.
- B3
Prior to carrying out activities in the Category C ESA, identified as the Ballara Nature Refuge, consultation with the relevant administering authority must be conducted. If it is determined through consultation that additional conditions are necessary, the holder of the environmental authority must comply with those conditions. Note: Nature refuges are administered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships. Please contact naturerefuge@detsi.qld.gov.au for more information.
- B4
The area of authorised disturbance by exploration activities within the Category B ESA must not exceed 4.858 hectares.
- B5
Significant disturbance caused by clearing for drill pads within the Category B ESA must not exceed 600 square metres at any one drill location. Any new access tracks must not exceed three (3) metres in width.
- B6
The total area of authorised disturbance for the drilling camp and laydown within the Category B ESA at the following locations, must not exceed 0.220 hectares. a) drilling camp centre point: (GDA2020 MGA Zone 54) 453637 mE, 7674599 mN / -21.028814- Lat, 140.553813- Long; and b) laydown centre point: (GDA2020 MGA Zone 54) 453612 mE, 7674551 mN / -21.029248- Lat, 140.553576- Long.
- B7
The disturbance specified in Conditions B4 - B6 must not damage or destroy any mature trees with a diameter breast height of greater than fifteen (15) centimetres.
- B8
Significant residual impacts to prescribed environmental matters, are not authorised on MDL205 under this environmental authority or the Environmental Offsets Act 2014.
- B9
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
- B10
Within the Category B ESA, the holder of the environmental authority must complete the rehabilitation processes on all areas disturbed by exploration activities, apart from those areas being utilised for exploration activities, as soon as practical and prior to the onset of the wet season.
- B11
Rehabilitation of any land disturbed by exploration activities on tenure MDL205 since the date that MDL205 was granted remains the responsibility of the holder of this environmental authority and all rehabilitation must Permit OFFICIAL Environmental Authority be conducted in accordance with the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral development projects and the conditions of this environmental authority.
- B12
No more than 1 ha of active exploration can occur within the Category B ESA at any one time. END OF SCHEDULE B Permit OFFICIAL Environmental Authority Schedule C - Waters
- C1
Notwithstanding condition B14 of the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral excavation or clearing of vegetation for the purpose of establishing tracks and drill pads, within the defined distance of a watercourse, within or on the levee banks of the normal flow channel, which must: a) be a maximum width of twenty (20) metres (m); and b) not to cause erosion of the bed and banks of the watercourse, or cause a material build-up of sediment in such waters; and c) follow the natural contours of the watercourse; and d) only clear grass and/or shrub species.
- C2
The watercourse must be geotechnically and erosionally stable prior to the onset of the wet season.
- C3
The natural watercourse bed and banks disturbed by the construction of tracks and drill pads must be rehabilitated to a profile similar to the pre-disturbance condition. END OF SCHEDULE C Permit OFFICIAL Environmental Authority Schedule D - Waste