DMP Stakeholder Forums – New Mining Proposal Guidelines
DMP will be holding three Stakeholder Forums during February and March in Perth to discuss important aspects of the new guidelines.
New DMP Mining Proposal Guidelines
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) have released proposed new mining proposal guidelines (3.2 MB PDF) for stakeholder feedback as part of the Reforming Environmental Regulations (RER) initiative. The proposed new guidelines are a major change from existing guidelines and … Continued
Update: Review of DMP’s Mine Closure Guidelines 2015
Alan Wright reviews the DMP Guidelines for Preparing Mine Closure Plans – May 2015 Revision.
Update: DMP Online Lodgement and Assessment Fees now ON HOLD
The proposed DMP online lodgement and assessment fees due to be implemented on 1 July 2015 have been put indefinitely on hold.
DMP’s Mine Closure Guidelines 2015
Release of Revision 1 of the DMP’s Guidelines for Preparing Mine Closure Plans.
DMP’s Low Impact Authorised Activities Framework
DMP has released a consultation paper for their proposed Low Impact Authorised Activities Framework which is open for comment until 5pm 28 May 2015.
Reminder: DMP Online Lodgement and Assessment Fees from 1 July 2015
Just a friendly reminder from MBS that new DMP online lodgement and assessment fees will apply from 1 July 2015.
Mining Proposal Reform in WA
Last week MBS attended a briefing by DMP on its Reforming Environmental Regulation (RER) initiative.
WA Environmental Offset Guidelines
The Hon. Minister for the Environment Albert Jacob recently released the WA Environmental Offset Guidelines. These complement the WA Environmental Offsets Policy that has been in place from 2011.
Environmental Regulation Changes for Resource Projects in WA
A number of changes to the regulation of resource projects in Western Australia are being implemented by DMP in 2013 to 2014. The main changes are: The Reforming Environmental Regulation Program, restructuring of environment Functions within DMP, online submission of Annual Environmental Reports and the introduction of the Mining Rehabilitation Fund to replace the current environmental bond system.