Adam Hockley
Support
Adam Hockley
Support
Aaron Statham
Comment
Aaron Statham
Comment
Carolyn Barlow
Object
Carolyn Barlow
Object
RYLSTONE
,
New South Wales
Message
I object to this proposal on the following grounds
1. The proposal will produce an unacceptable amount of dust in the mining process and the dust, containing dangerous levels of heavy metals will travel many kilometres and endanger health of local residents.
2. There will be acid mine drainage due to mining of heavy metal sulphides and this will cause heavy metal pollution of Lawson Creek for tens of kilometres.
3. The project requires a pipeline extracting water from an already heavily harvested waterway, the Goulburn River.
4. The project will place large numbers of trucks on the Rylstone-Lue-Mudgee Road which poses an unacceptable risk to other local road users on a rural road which is unsuitable for large volumes of heavy vehicles.
5. The mine is only a few kilometres from a public school and dust and noise pollution will endanger the health of students.
6. The mine is situated in the midst of known koala habitat.
7. For the amount of risk to health of people and environment, there is little compensation in terms of local employment.
1. The proposal will produce an unacceptable amount of dust in the mining process and the dust, containing dangerous levels of heavy metals will travel many kilometres and endanger health of local residents.
2. There will be acid mine drainage due to mining of heavy metal sulphides and this will cause heavy metal pollution of Lawson Creek for tens of kilometres.
3. The project requires a pipeline extracting water from an already heavily harvested waterway, the Goulburn River.
4. The project will place large numbers of trucks on the Rylstone-Lue-Mudgee Road which poses an unacceptable risk to other local road users on a rural road which is unsuitable for large volumes of heavy vehicles.
5. The mine is only a few kilometres from a public school and dust and noise pollution will endanger the health of students.
6. The mine is situated in the midst of known koala habitat.
7. For the amount of risk to health of people and environment, there is little compensation in terms of local employment.
Name Withheld
Object
Name Withheld
Object
BEROWRA
,
New South Wales
Message
We (my family) have been visiting and staying at Lue for ~40 years. We recently (early July 2020) had our family reunion in Lue. This involved 3 generations of family members, youngest 2 years old. The property we stay at relies solely on tank water. I firmly believe the proposed mine will create health risks to the residents of Lue and Mudgee as the materials are being trucked through the town. The air borne dust generated will exclude the reliance of Lue residents being able to use their rain water tanks due to contaminates. Will Silver Mines Limited (SVL) pay compensation for say 50 years of water being trucked in from Mudgee, 40 klm's away? I would think not.
Have the Department of Fisheries been contacted ? There are native fish in the local creeks and I have personally caught freshwater catfish from the local creeks.
SVL should also be providing a substantial Bank Guarantee up to the government, say $50M, to guarantee rehabilitation of the site. A Bank Guarantee for say a $1M they may walk away from as it would cost them more for the rehabilitation.
SVL should also be paying for a substantial upgrade of the road between Lue & Mudgee as the mining trucks will have a impact with wear and tear on the road.
Noise will have a major impact for the residences of Lue!
This project is NOT in the interests of the environment.
Have the Department of Fisheries been contacted ? There are native fish in the local creeks and I have personally caught freshwater catfish from the local creeks.
SVL should also be providing a substantial Bank Guarantee up to the government, say $50M, to guarantee rehabilitation of the site. A Bank Guarantee for say a $1M they may walk away from as it would cost them more for the rehabilitation.
SVL should also be paying for a substantial upgrade of the road between Lue & Mudgee as the mining trucks will have a impact with wear and tear on the road.
Noise will have a major impact for the residences of Lue!
This project is NOT in the interests of the environment.
Paris Maggs
Support
Paris Maggs
Support
WAVERLEY
,
New South Wales
Message
The project will be great for jobs in the region and bring an economic boost to local businesses.
Christopher HOWE
Support
Christopher HOWE
Support
KANDOS
,
New South Wales
Message
I am writing this submission in support of Bowdens' Silver Mine. I have resided in the Rylstone/Kandos area all my life and have slowly watched the industries dwindle.
Jobs lost and families having to leave the area in search of other employment. This mining industry will have great benefits for many people in the local area with stability of employment, which will economically benefit our local businesses.
I have been a miner for 33 years and witnessed best practice methods to limit environmental damage on the country side. Bowdens' will be supervised by strict government regulations set in place to limit the environmental impact to both flora and fauna within the designated mine site.
Jobs lost and families having to leave the area in search of other employment. This mining industry will have great benefits for many people in the local area with stability of employment, which will economically benefit our local businesses.
I have been a miner for 33 years and witnessed best practice methods to limit environmental damage on the country side. Bowdens' will be supervised by strict government regulations set in place to limit the environmental impact to both flora and fauna within the designated mine site.
Name Withheld
Support
Name Withheld
Support
LEURA
,
New South Wales
Message
I would like this project to go ahead. Chiefly because it is in a first world juristiction where environmental monitoring and enforcement are some of the best in the world.
Australia is a relatively uncorrupt society which will have a large demand for renewable energy, requiring 16tonnes of silver per GW of solar produced.
This project can stand to benefit not only Austrlalians but globally assist in maintining available metal supply to avert larger predicted global catastrpohies and supporty the development of engery supplies in developing countries. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/energy
Not approving this project may deny future generations the opportunities to an affordable renewable future. Additionally one way to redress the economic burdens of education/housing/training, unfairly placed on youth today is to provide employment in viable industries where they can also rely on their local support networks. Locally this project provides diversification of income to regions that are susceptable to drought and enables farmers to stay on their farms by providing diverse employment oppotunites who in tern support regional Australian businesses in times of need.
Australia is a relatively uncorrupt society which will have a large demand for renewable energy, requiring 16tonnes of silver per GW of solar produced.
This project can stand to benefit not only Austrlalians but globally assist in maintining available metal supply to avert larger predicted global catastrpohies and supporty the development of engery supplies in developing countries. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/energy
Not approving this project may deny future generations the opportunities to an affordable renewable future. Additionally one way to redress the economic burdens of education/housing/training, unfairly placed on youth today is to provide employment in viable industries where they can also rely on their local support networks. Locally this project provides diversification of income to regions that are susceptable to drought and enables farmers to stay on their farms by providing diverse employment oppotunites who in tern support regional Australian businesses in times of need.