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MOD 2 - Southern Extension

Singleton Shire

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Extension of the North Pit to access an additional 35 million tonnes of run of mine coal and extension of the approved mine life by an additional 6 years (to 2037)

Attachments & Resources

Modification Application (21)

Response to Submissions (1)

Agency Advice (9)

Additional Information (1)

Recommendation (2)

Determination (3)

Consolidated Consent (1)

Submissions

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Phil Cox
Support
Newcastle , New South Wales
Message
I wish to support the submission to for "Mount Owen's Continued
Operations Project".

I beleive that the continued and extended operations at Mount Owen
mine is essebntial for the continuedceconomic benifit this mine brings
to the region, state and Nation. All the people employed at Mount Owen
mine are locals to the Hunter Valley they support not only thier
families but all economic aspects of the local communities. Mount
OPwen mine has been an excellent corporate citizen of the Hunter
Valley.
Mathew Lane
Support
Muswellbrook , New South Wales
Message
I would like to put forward my support for the Mt Owen Continued
Operations Project. As a local resident this mining extension would go
a long way to supporting the local economy and continue to provide
jobs for the existing workforce.
Beverley Smiles
Object
Wollar , New South Wales
Message
The people of Camberwell must be identified as key receptors of very poor
air quality that will be cumulatively increased by this proposal. They
must be granted acquisition rights if this modification is approved.

The air quality assessment is inadequate.
Charlotte McCabe
Object
tighes hill , New South Wales
Message
I object because the air pollution at Camberwell is already too high.

The remaining residents at Camberwell should be eligible for
acquisition rights

no final voids should be left in the landscape. The company must pay a
bond for total rehabilitation of the site.

we should not be mining any more coal as climate impacts are already
catastrophic. There is no plan to transition away from coal and this
project with significantly impede alternative industries in the area.

Thank you

Charlotte McCabe
David Moran
Object
MIDDLE FALBROOK , New South Wales
Message
4 September 2018


Major Projects Assessment
NSW Department of Planning and Environment


To Whom it May Concern

RE: Mount Owen Continued Operations Project - Modification 2
Resubmission (SSD 5850 MOD 2)

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed Mount
Owen Continued Operations Project - Modification 2 Resubmission (SSD
5850 MOD 2). We are owners and residents of property 112 identified in
the Statement of Environmental Effects (SEE).

The SEE provides assessments on noise and air quality that may impact
the surrounding land uses and sensitive receptors. The modelling for
both air and noise impact on property 112 shows that there is not a
significant impact on the current dwelling location, however the
degree of error in the modelling is not sufficient to conclusively
justify this position given the closeness of the isobars (Appendix 6).
Modelling is also based on a cumulative 24hr measure. Dust or noise
impacts are not predominately destructive over this time scale but
more so in smaller time periods ie hourly. It is also important that
buffer zones to reduce land use conflict are built into the design of
the modification and proponents do not rely on any adjacent rural
landholding for their development's buffer zones. The current design
does not accommodate this. It relies on our rural land used for
agricultural production to absorb the impact.

We request that Mt Owen Pty Limited (Mount Owen), a subsidiary of
Glencore Coal Pty Limited (Glencore), review the current acquisition
approach. Should the modification be approved we request that
conditions of consent incorporate air and noise monitoring at a scale
and detail to accurately reflect our position. Should this show an
impact on our property, not solely the dwelling location, we request
reasonable justification for acquisition referral.



Yours Sincerely



David and Lyndsay Moran
Hunter Communities Network
Object
Land & Environment Planning
Object
Robert McLaughlin
Object
Bulga , New South Wales
Message
Key Points of objection
1. It is imperative that the current high levels of air pollution
regularly recorded at Camberwell are recognised and taken into
account. The World Health Organisation lists particle pollution as a
carcinogen. This community is bearing the cumulative impact of mining
throughout the valley.
There is no threshold below which PM10 does not cause respiratory
symptoms and diseases, and contribute to strokes and heart attacks.
In one example last November PM10 levels were recorded at 229.7 parts
per million.
The National Environment Protection Measure states that levels above
100 are deemed hazardous.
The rolling average for Camberwell that day was 97.3, which is very
poor.
The exceedances are in stark contrast to a 2011 Hunter New England
Health review of Upper Hunter air quality that said five coarse
particle exceedances a year would be acceptable.
About twenty families now live in and around Camberwell, compared to
the 200-plus that lived there in the 1950s when the area boasted some
of Hunter's richest dairy farming country.
2. Residents who can no longer live in the area should be given the
right to demand the mining industry buys their property so they can
settle elsewhere. The remaining private residents of Camberwell should
be eligible for acquisition rights
An extension of mine life to 2037 to produce an additional 35 million
tonnes of coal is unsustainable. The Paris Agreement's long-term goal
is to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2
°C above pre-industrial levels; and to limit the increase to 1.5 °C,
since this would substantially reduce the risks and effects of climate
change. Under the Paris Agreement, each country shall determine, plan,
and regularly report on the contribution that it undertakes to make in
order to mitigate global warming.
No final voids should be left in the landscape. Failure to properly
regulate the rehabilitation of mine sites is creating a toxic legacy,
the New South Wales Government has been warned.
The regulatory system in NSW is creating a massive toxic legacy that
is going to be very difficult for future generations or future
governments to rectify.
A recent report predicts the area of land in New South Wales affected
by unfilled mining voids will eventually be larger than Sydney
Harbour.
Detrimental water impacts are also highlighted in the report, with the
abandoned mining pits forming saline lakes over time. The scale and
the size of these voids will sterilise that land for any future use
for other industries

3. If the current project cannot afford to backfill all pits, it is
economically unviable.
4. A transition plan away from coal mining impacts should be in place
in the Hunter Region before 2030.

I implore the Commissioners to reject this application.
Robert McLaughlin
Bulga 2330 NSW
Attachments
AnneMaree McLaughlin
Object
Bulga , New South Wales
Message
Key Points of objection
1. Residents who can no longer live in the area should be given the
right to demand the mining industry buys their property so they can
settle elsewhere. The remaining private residents of Camberwell should
be eligible for acquisition rights
An extension of mine life to 2037 to produce an additional 35 million
tonnes of coal is unsustainable. The Paris Agreement's long-term goal
is to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2
°C above pre-industrial levels; and to limit the increase to 1.5 °C,
since this would substantially reduce the risks and effects of climate
change. Under the Paris Agreement, each country shall determine, plan,
and regularly report on the contribution that it undertakes to make in
order to mitigate global warming.
No final voids should be left in the landscape. Failure to properly
regulate the rehabilitation of mine sites is creating a toxic legacy,
the New South Wales Government has been warned.
The regulatory system in NSW is creating a massive toxic legacy that
is going to be very difficult for future generations or future
governments to rectify.
A recent report predicts the area of land in New South Wales affected
by unfilled mining voids will eventually be larger than Sydney
Harbour.
Detrimental water impacts are also highlighted in the report, with the
abandoned mining pits forming saline lakes over time. The scale and
the size of these voids will sterilise that land for any future use
for other industries

2. It is imperative that the current high levels of air pollution
regularly recorded at Camberwell are recognised and taken into
account. The World Health Organisation lists particle pollution as a
carcinogen. This community is bearing the cumulative impact of mining
throughout the valley.
There is no threshold below which PM10 does not cause respiratory
symptoms and diseases, and contribute to strokes and heart attacks.
In one example last November PM10 levels were recorded at 229.7 parts
per million.
The National Environment Protection Measure states that levels above
100 are deemed hazardous.
The rolling average for Camberwell that day was 97.3, which is very
poor.
The exceedances are in stark contrast to a 2011 Hunter New England
Health review of Upper Hunter air quality that said five coarse
particle exceedances a year would be acceptable.
About twenty families now live in and around Camberwell, compared to
the 200-plus that lived there in the 1950s when the area boasted some
of Hunter's richest dairy farming country.
2. Residents who can no longer live in the area should be given the
right to demand the mining industry buys their property so they can
settle elsewhere. The remaining private residents of Camberwell should
be eligible for acquisition rights
An extension of mine life to 2037 to produce an additional 35 million
tonnes of coal is unsustainable. The Paris Agreement's long-term goal
is to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2
°C above pre-industrial levels; and to limit the increase to 1.5 °C,
since this would substantially reduce the risks and effects of climate
change. Under the Paris Agreement, each country shall determine, plan,
and regularly report on the contribution that it undertakes to make in
order to mitigate global warming.
No final voids should be left in the landscape. Failure to properly
regulate the rehabilitation of mine sites is creating a toxic legacy,
the New South Wales Government has been warned.
The regulatory system in NSW is creating a massive toxic legacy that
is going to be very difficult for future generations or future
governments to rectify.
A recent report predicts the area of land in New South Wales affected
by unfilled mining voids will eventually be larger than Sydney
Harbour.
Detrimental water impacts are also highlighted in the report, with the
abandoned mining pits forming saline lakes over time. The scale and
the size of these voids will sterilise that land for any future use
for other industries

3. If the current project cannot afford to backfill all pits, it is
economically unviable.
4. A transition plan away from coal mining impacts should be in place
in the Hunter Region before 2030.

I implore the Commissioners to reject this application.
AnneMaree McLaughlin
Bulga 2330 NSW
Attachments
Hunter Environment Lobby Inc
Object
East Maitland , New South Wales
Message
Please acknowledge receipt of HEL submission by return email
Attachments
Marg McLean
Object
Singleton , New South Wales
Message
I object to this proposed modification to extend the impact of Mt Owen
Coal Mine.
pdf file attached
Attachments
Hunter Business Chamber
Support
Broadmeadow , New South Wales
Message
Please see file attached.
Attachments
Name Withheld
Object
camberwell , New South Wales
Message
See attached
Attachments
Name Withheld
Object
Camberwell , New South Wales
Message
See attached
Attachments

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Project Details

Application Number
SSD-5850-Mod-2
Main Project
SSD-5850
Assessment Type
SSD Modifications
Development Type
Coal Mining
Local Government Areas
Singleton Shire
Decision
Approved
Determination Date
Decider
Executive Director

Contact Planner

Name
Lauren Evans