Financial Assurance (Environmental Protection Act 1994)
Template
Schedule of disturbance (mining activities)
How to use this template
This template should be used to present the calculations when proposing the amount of financial assurance under the Environmental Protection Act 1994. This template has been
designed for use by environmental authority holders who undertake mining resource activities, and to allow for the varying phases of rehabilitation and the associated costs.
Explanatory Notes appear at the bottom of the template and provide further detail and definitions.
Related documents
This template should be used in conjunction with the Guideline: Financial Assurance under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EM1010). Related forms include: (i) Application
for a decision about the amount and form of financial assurance payable (EM910); (ii) Application to amend or discharge the financial assurance held for an environmental
authority (EM875); (iii) Plan of Operations and Compliance Statement for Mining Activities (EM583).
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Disclaimer
While this document has been prepared with care it contains general information and does not profess to offer legal, professional or commercial advice. The Queensland
Government accepts no liability for any external decisions or actions taken on the basis of this document. Persons external to the administering authority should satisfy themselves
independently and by consulting their own professional advisors before embarking on any proposed course of action.
Approved By
Rachel Burgess-Dean
31 May 2013
Signature
Date
Director
Energy Regulation and Implementation
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
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Schedule of disturbance (mining activities)
June 2013
Area category
Unit
rehabilitation
cost ($/ha)
June 2014
Rehabilitation
cost ($000s)
Area (ha)
June 2015
Rehabilitation
cost ($000s)
Area (ha)
Rehabilitation
cost ($000s)
Area (ha)
A=Total lease area (A = B + C + D)
4 500
4 500
4 500
B=Undisturbed area
3 209
3 013
2 613
180
200
245
1 111
1 287
1 642
C=Cleared area
D=Total area of significant disturbance (D = D1 + D2 + D3)
D1=Disturbance category
Active pit
33 000
240
7 920
245
8 085
260
8 580
Tailings
28 000
100
2 800
110
3 080
115
3 220
Rejects/low grade ore
22 000
22
484
25
550
28
616
Waste rock
22 000
300
6 600
325
7 150
440
9 680
Infrastructure
8 000
280
2 240
280
2 240
300
2 400
Stripped topsoil
1 000
105
105
120
120
155
155
Contaminated land remediation
5 000
-
2
10
3
15
Recontoured
4 600
15
69
35
161
80
368
Topsoiled but not seeded
2 000
2
4
23
46
28
56
Other:
D2=Rehabilitation category
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Seeded
Established
260
12
3.1
65
16.9
140
36.4
- Year 0
130
18
2.3
22
2.9
36
4.7
- Year 1
130
15
2
18
2.3
22
2.9
- Year 2
130
2
0.3
15
2.0
18
2.3
Site investigation report costs (if needed)
D3=Successfully rehabilitated
T=Total Rehabilitation Cost
0
2
17
20 230
21 466
25 136
MM=Maintenance and monitoring (5%)
1 012
1 073
1 257
PM=Project Management (10%)
2 023
2 147
2 514
607
644
754
2 327
2 469
2 891
26 199
(not max)
27 799
(not max)
32 552
(max)
CPI (3% of Total Rehab Cost)
G=GST—10% of costs (T+MM+PM) if not included above
Annual rehabilitation cost ($000s)
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Explanatory Notes:
1. Disturbance category—Each row should include the activity type that will result in significant disturbance.
2. Rehabilitation category—Outlines the appropriate steps of rehabilitation for which an annual cost will apply.
 Established—Once the rehabilitation work has been completed it is expected that responsibility for the rehabilitated area continues to require management (e.g.
weeding) for a period of 3 years, after which the area may be considered successfully rehabilitated and rehabilitation work is no longer needed. Information on
what the department considers successful rehabilitation can be found in the Rehabilitation requirements for mining projects Guideline (EM1122).
3. Unit rehabilitation costs—This column should be used to record the cost of carrying out rehabilitation work in dollars ($) per hectare (ha) of disturbance.
 For disturbance categories the costs should be associated with all activities necessary to stabilise and re-establish the landform, this should include removal of
infrastructure, excavation or back filling.
 For rehabilitation categories the costs should be associated with stabilising topsoils and establishing vegetation and should include recontouring landform, reestablishing soil profiles, seeding and management of established vegetation (weeding/fencing).
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