Clarence

Operated by Centennial: 85% share (joint venture with SK Energy Australia Pty Ltd)

Commenced Operations	1979 and acquired by Centennial in 1998
Location	Western Coalfields near Lithgow, NSW
Mining Method	Underground (Continuous Miner)
Markets	Export and Domestic - thermal coal
Production Approval	3 million tonnes per annum
Transportation	Rail to Port, road to domestic customers
Infrastructure	Coal Preparation Plant, Water Treatment Plant

Main Content

Clarence is an underground coal mine located in the Western Coalfields of NSW near Lithgow.

Utilising the place change partial extraction method of mining Clarence operates a single flexible conveyor train (FCT) and shuttle car panels in order to extract up to 3 million tonnes of coal annually, predominately for the export market.

Safety and Environmental Management is at the core on Clarence’s operations. The mine’s Environmental Management System (EMS) delivers performance against approvals and licence conditions and facilitates continual improvement.

Community Consultative Committee (CCC) meetings are held twice a year to provide a platform for open discussions between representatives of Clarence, the community and other key stakeholder’s on issues directly relating to the mines operation and environmental performance.

Community

Blasting Notifications

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Community Consultation

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Community Consultative Committee

A Community Consultative Committee (CCC) provides a forum for open discussion between representatives of the Company, community, council and other stakeholders on issues directly relating to the mine’s operations, environmental performance and community relations, and keeps the community informed on these matters.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence CCC Meeting Minutes 15th July 2020_Final	79.36 KB	7/23/2020
Clarence CCC Minutes Jan 21 2020	169.64 KB	2/11/2020
September 2019 clarence CCC minutes	117.96 KB	10/15/2019
Clarence July 2019 CCC Company Report	4.39 MB	7/23/2019
July 2019 Clarence CCC Minutes	96.34 KB	7/23/2019
March 2019 Clarence CCC Minutes	47.70 KB	3/21/2019
December 2018 Clarence CCC Minutes DRAFT	98.14 KB	12/14/2018
September 2018 Clarence CCC Minutes	114.91 KB	9/24/2018
June 2018 Clarence CCC Minutes DRAFT	95.78 KB	7/11/2018
February 2018 Clarence CCC Minutes DRAFT	139.36 KB	2/26/2018

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Community Complaints Register

The Clarence Community Information Hotline is (02) 6353 8039. A register of community complaints received by the mine can be viewed in the document below.

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Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Complaints June 2020	151.22 KB	7/8/2020
Clarence Complaints May 2020	151.21 KB	6/10/2020
Clarence Complaints Register April 2020	199.72 KB	5/7/2020
Clarence Community Complaints Register March 2020	199.71 KB	4/14/2020
Clarence Complaints February 2020	200.56 KB	3/18/2020
Clarence Complaints Register January 2020	202.08 KB	2/15/2020
Clarence Community Complaints Register December 2019	202.24 KB	1/23/2020
Clarence Community Complaints Register November 2019	615.45 KB	12/17/2019
Clarence Community Complaints Register October 2019	172.37 KB	11/22/2019
Clarence Community Complaint Register September 2019	123.49 KB	10/15/2019

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Stakeholder Engagement Plan

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Development, Mining and Environment Approvals

The following document(s) relate to the mine’s operating and licence conditions.

Authorisations under the Mining Act

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Consents and Approvals under the EP and A Act

Document Name	Size	Document Date
DA 504-00 Mod 5	1.70 MB	10/15/2019
IIRM GE 76 LCC Consent	755.58 KB	5/1/2019

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Environment Protection Licence

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report June 2019	4.04 MB	7/9/2019
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report June 2019	4.04 MB	7/9/2019

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Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC)

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act is administered by the Federal Government's Department of Environment which is incorporated into the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Populations and Communities.

The EPBC Act requires any person who proposes to undertake an action that will have, or is likely to have, a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance to refer that action to the Minister for a decision as to whether assessment and approval is required under the EPBC Act. This decision is referred to as a ‘controlled action’. Where it is deemed a controlled action, the Minister may approve the action and issue conditions of approval

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Exploration

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Environmental Assessments

Environmental Assessments (EAs) are an assessment of the environmental, social and economic benefits and impacts of a proposed project or modification to an existing project. EAs are regulated by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Colliery Environmental Assessment REA VI Modification Volume 1	10.96 MB	11/21/2013
Clarence Colliery Environmental Assessment REA VI Modification Volume 2	93.37 MB	11/21/2013
Clarence Colliery Environmental Assessment Road Haulage Modification	14.29 MB	11/21/2013

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Environmental Management

Approvals obtained to facilitate mining generally require management plans in consideration of various identified environmental impacts. These plans vary from operation to operation to reflect the operating conditions.

Environmental Management Plans, Strategies and Programs

Environmental Management Plans are required under Clarence’s various approval and licence conditions and form part of Clarence’s Environmental Management System (EMS). Management plans are developed and approved in consultation with the relevant government stakeholders.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Mining Operations Plan Clarence Colliery 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2022 Amendment A	61.08 MB	3/11/2019
Western Region Noise Management Plan	18.54 MB	9/11/2018
Western Region Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan	11.88 MB	7/4/2018
Western Region Heritage Management Plan	5.05 MB	7/4/2018
Western Region Noise Management Plan	18.49 MB	7/4/2018
Western Region Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan	5.19 MB	3/31/2017
Western Region Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan	3.23 MB	7/22/2016
Western Region Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Management Plan	11.33 MB	7/22/2016
Western Region Noise Management Plan	11.76 MB	7/22/2016
Clarence Water Management Plan	1.45 MB	2/16/2015

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Mining Operations Plan / Rehabilitation Management Plan

Mining operations in NSW are required, as a condition of an authorisation issued under the Mining Act, to conduct mining operations in accordance with a Mining Operations Plan (MOP) that has been approved by NSW Trade and Investment - Division of Resources and Energy.
The MOP describes the manner in which mining, processing, rehabilitation and reporting are to be undertaken with reference to Management Plans and Procedures. The MOP also establishes relationships to other approval and reporting requirements consistent with development consent, leases and licences.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
2019 MOP Ammendment 2018 to 2022	61.08 MB	5/1/2019
Mining Operations Plan Clarence Colliery 1 January 2018 to 31 October 2022	9.68 MB	11/23/2017
Clarence Colliery Mining Operations Plan	5.39 MB	9/1/2014

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Pollution Incident Response Management Plan

The Pollution Incident Response Management Plan has been developed to satisfy the requirements of the Protection of the Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (POELA Act) which requires the preparation, implementation and publication of a Pollution Incident Response Management Plan.
The objectives of these plans are to provide guidelines and procedures for the effective control and reporting of pollution incidents to all relevant stakeholders.
Whilst personal contact details for the following document are available in the controlled on-site Pollution Incident Response Management Plan, they do not appear in this public document under provision of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Polution Incident Response Management Plan	637.04 KB	7/11/2019

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Subsidence Management

Subsidence Management Plans (SMPs) are prepared by mining lease holders to consider the potential impacts of underground mining and identify measures to manage such impacts. SMPs may contain requirements for the avoidance of damage to particularly significant features, the mitigation of damage, or rehabilitation of subsidence related impacts.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
2019 End of Year Subsidence Report	63.52 MB	4/9/2020
Cla 800 SMP Variation 4 Plan 2	16.39 MB	3/15/2017
Clarence 800 Area SMP Variation 4 Final	42.86 MB	3/15/2017
Clarence 800 SMP Variation 4 Approved Plan	12.62 MB	3/15/2017
Clarence 900 Area SMP	7.16 MB	9/2/2013
Clarence 800 Area SMP	6.87 MB	11/11/2012
Clarence 700 West and 800 Area Subsidence Management Plan Application	12.98 MB	11/1/2011

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Environmental Reporting & Compliance

The following provides a summary of environmental monitoring data undertaken as required by Environment Protection Licences and Approvals. The purpose of this data is to provide the community with meaningful information on the performance of environmental controls.

Annual Reports

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Colliery Annual Review 2018	45.45 MB	3/27/2019
2018 End of Year Subsidence Report	50.91 MB	3/26/2019
2017 Clarence Annual Review	67.22 MB	3/27/2018
Clarence 2017 End of Year Subsidence Report	22.17 MB	3/14/2018
Clarence Colliery Annual Review 2016	49.62 MB	3/8/2017
Clarence End of Year Subsidence Report 2016	10.93 MB	3/6/2017
Clarence Colliery Annual Reivew 2015	4.07 MB	7/29/2016
Clarence 2015 End of Year Subsidence Management Report	25.42 MB	3/10/2016
Clarence Colliery Annual Environmental Management Report 2014	18.89 MB	7/9/2015
Clarence 2014 End of Year Subsidence Report	13.31 MB	3/11/2015

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Environmental Monitoring Reports

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report June 2020	846.83 KB	7/8/2020
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report May 2020	839.74 KB	6/10/2020
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report Apr 2020	964.13 KB	5/7/2020
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report Mar 2020	938.47 KB	4/22/2020
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report Feb 2020	1.10 MB	3/18/2020
Clarence Colliery Environmental Monitoring Report Jan 2020	973.70 KB	2/27/2020
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report December 2019	1.34 MB	1/23/2020
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report November 2019	1.19 MB	1/23/2020
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report October 2019	4.07 MB	11/22/2019
Clarence Environmental Monitoring Report September 2019	760.88 KB	10/15/2019

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Independent Environmental Audits

Independent Environmental Audits are undertaken regularly as a component of each mining approval. The audit is undertaken by a suitably qualified independent expert. The purpose of the audit is to independently assess the environmental performance of the mine and whether it is complying with the relevant requirements of its project approval, any relevant mining lease and environmental protection licence.

Document Name	Size	Document Date
Clarence Indpendent Environmental Audit Action Plan	176.81 KB	4/28/2017
Clarence Colliery Independant Environmental Audit 2016	4.08 MB	7/29/2016
Clarence 2011 Environmental Independent Audit	4.54 MB	6/1/2012

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Transport Records

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Commenced Operations

Location

Mining Method

Markets

Production Approval

Transportation

Infrastructure