INGLENOOK EXPLORATION PROJECT - Centennial Coal · 2017. 4. 26. · November 2016 Newsletter No 6....
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PROJECT
• Surfacewaterandgroundwatermonitoringhascontinuedthroughouttheyear.Thisworkallowsverificationoftheresultsfromthewatercensuswhichwascompletedin2010.
• RenewalapplicationsubmittedforLicenceA414.
• CCCvisittotheMinesRescueStationinLithgowinMarchandscheduledmeetingcompletedinSeptember.
• Baselinesurfacewaterqualitysamplingwasundertaken28September.
• Baselinegroundwaterqualityandlevelsamplingwasundertaken28September.
• Baselineremotevibratingwirepiezometerdataiscollectedremotelyonadailybasis.
• Baselineweatherdataisremotelycollectedonadailybasis.
Thepurposeofbaselinedatacollectionistobuildanunderstandingoftheexistingenvironmentthroughthecollectionofenviornmentalmonitoringdata.Thisenvironmentalmonitoringdatamaybeusedinafutureenvironmentalassessment.
ACTIVITIES COMPLETED IN 2016
• Continuebaselineenviromentalmonitoringforweather,surfacewaterandgroundwater.
• ExplorationprogramproposestocompletesevenboreholesacrossEL7431andEL7432in2017.ThisprogramisawaitingbudgetapprovalbyCentennialmanagementbeforeitcanbeconfirmed.
ACTIVITIES PROPOSED FOR 2017
INGLENOOK EXPLORATION
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COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE UPDATECommunityConsultativeCommittee(CCC)Meetingswereheldon22Marchand20September2016.Thekeymattersdiscussedinclude:
• Baselineenvironmentalmonitoringdatacollection.
• Thecurrentcoalindustrydownturn.• Therenewalprocessforexplorationlicences.• Centennialscommitmenttofuture
explorationdrillingontheproject.
DuringtheMarchCCCavisittotheWesternMinesRescueStationinLithgowwascompleted.ThevisitwaswellreceivedbythecommitteemembersandgaveallmembersanappreciationoftheundergroundcoalminingenvironmentthroughtheVirtual3DSimulator.ForfurtherinformationontheWesternMinesRescueStationpleasephonethereceptionon0263501000. www.minesrescueservices.com
Inglenook Exploration Project CCC Members
MargaretMacDonaldHill-CCCChairJulieMoloney-NSWDepartmentofIndustryRepresentativeCrRayThompson-LithgowCityCouncilRepresentativeEsmeMartens-CommunityRepresentative&Mid-WesternRegionalCouncilRepresentative MitchellClapham-CommunityRepresentativeNevaLilley-CommunityRepresentativeJolieskeLips-Community & Running Stream Water Users Association RepresentativeGregBanning,ThomasDubos,AlannaRyan-CentennialCoalRepresentatives
TheCCCwillcontinuetomeetin2017withthenextmeetingcurrentlyscheduledfor21March2017.TheCCCwillbenotifiedifexplorationdrillingistoresumeontheProject.
AcopyoffinalisedCCCmeetingminutesareavailableonCentennialCoal’swebsitewww.centennialcoal.com.au.
ExplorationLicencesEL7431,EL7432andEL7442wererenewedforafurthertermoffive(5)yearsinNovember2015byNSWTrade&Investment.TheExplorationLicencesprovidetheholderwiththerighttoconductexplorationactivitiessuchasthedrillingofboreholestorecovercoalsamples.
AnapplicationwithNSWTrade&InvestmentfortherenewalofA414wassubmittedinJune2016.ApprovalisexpectedbyDecember2016.
STATUS OF EXPLORATION LICENCES
Figure 1: Inglenook Exploration Project - Exploration Licence Locations
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