RECENT PROJECTS - Environmental

Mining and Quarrying

Mount Pleasant Coal Mine, Muswellbrook, NSW 

Client: Rio Tinto Coal Australia

Mount Pleasant will be a major new coal mine in the upper Hunter Valley producing some 10.5 million tonnes per annum for the export market. EMM prepared applications for approval to modify the original development consent granted by the NSW Minister for Planning, a Public Environmental Report to satisfy Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act requirements and a set of management plans (covering- Noise and Air; Groundwater, Surface Water and Topsoil; and Rehabilitation and Landscaping). The management plans are to ensure sound environmental performance during the operational phase.

Warkworth Coal Mine, Bulga, NSW 

Client: Coal& Allied Industries

A major expansion of this existing open cut coal mine is proposed with new approvals urgently required to ensure continued output and operational efficiency. The extension area contained a number of constraints including the presence of conservation and heritage reserves, and local roads. The solutions derived in the EA included a comprehensive offsets package and on-site rehabilitation plan designed to meet all NSW and Commonwealth requirements.

Mugga Quarry, ACT

Client: Boral

The Mugga Quarry site contains multiple operations including extraction and processing of rock, concrete batching, ashphalt manufacture and materials recycling. EMM prepared and EA and development application for the upgrading of various facilities enabling a considerable increase in production. The main concerns addressed were increased traffic and air and noise emissions; effective management measures were devised for each of these.