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Half time now and as you say 1.0.....yes....come on England.

I can say is I am absolute certainty it will end 3-1 to England.

....( I work with a guy from New Zealand and he says that the more convinced and certain I sound about any outcome, the more his bull****ometer twitches. His Bull****ometer is now nudging 100%!!)....but anyway....come on lads...bring it home!!

I'd better say I'm not certain about Infa........just kidding!

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It is the department’s role to set the acceptable environmental outcome and ensure the proponent has assessed all the potential impacts of the proposed project. In setting these outcomes, the department would consider the projected environmental performance of the project, including any options that would provide better outcomes for the environment. The department may seek specialist advice on the suitability of proposed mining activities, particularly where new and novel technologies and methodologies are proposed.

3. …and are these decisions published for public perusal or further comment.

The project’s EIS assessment report will be made available online at the end of the EIS process. There are various opportunities during the EIS process that the community can view the EIS documents and make comments and submissions on the proposed project. This includes the draft terms of reference stage (section 43 of the EP Act) and when the EIS is released for public comment (section 51 of the EP Act). The proponent must consider all comments or submissions received when revising their draft terms of reference and draft EIS.

4. How much weight is given to the most environmentally friendly option (versus financial or convenience considerations)?

If an alternate or potentially more environmentally friendly methodology or option is identified during the EIS process, the department may discuss the potential to implement this practice, option or methodology with the project proponent. However, it is the responsibility of the proponent to propose the activities and methodologies they wish to undertake as part of the project, including an assessment of avoidance, mitigation and management measures to limit the potential impacts of the proposed project. It is the department’s role to ensure that the proponent has evaluated and adequately assessed the suitability of all proposed mining activities and methodologies before making a decision on whether to allow the proposed project to proceed.

Thanks tvpete
Post 1 (to be continued)

Thank you for your email dated 15 June 2018 regarding the proposed Saint Elmo Vanadium Project (the proposed project). Please see below answers to the questions you posed in your email.

1. Could you please tell me what stage the project is at now?...and what else Multicom has to do before authorisation for physical commencement of project.

On 21 June 2018 the terms of reference for the proposed project were finalised and issued to Multicom Resources Limited (the proponent) as indicated in the graphic below. The final terms of reference (TOR) are available on the Department of Environment and Science (the department) website at:https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/management/impact-assessment/eis-processes/saint-elmo-vanadium-project.html
The proponent now has two years to prepare the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in accordance with the TOR and submit the EIS to the department for assessment.

Before the proposed project could commence, an assessment of the project’s EIS under Chapter 3 of the Queensland Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act) must to be completed. The EIS process is completed when the proponent it given an EIS assessment report for the proposed project (section 60 of the EP Act). The chief executive of the department is responsible for giving the proponent an assessment report on the EIS (section 57 of the EP Act).

Should the proposed project be allowed to proceed on completion of the EIS process, the proponent would also need to be granted an environmental authority (EA) under the EP Act, a mining lease granted under the Queensland Mineral Resources Act 1989 and approval by the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999(Commonwealth) to conduct the proposed mining activity. Any EA issued to the proponent would include conditions for the operation of the proposed project.

2. Who actually makes the decision on how the company should proceed when viable alternative methods of production are given in the EIS (possibly more /less environmentally friendly options).

In accordance with the TOR it is the proponent’s responsibility to describe and adequately assess the environmental suitability of all activities associated with proposed project, including the avoidance, mitigation and management measures to avoid and limit the potential impacts of the proposed project. Fundamental to the EIS process is the requirement for the proponent to assess and evaluate project alternatives, including alternative production methods. The department would expect any project to be conducted in accordance with best practice environmental management, consistent with relevant standards and guidelines, including departmental guidelines available at:https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/management/impact-assessment/eis-processes/eis-tor-support-guidelines.html#critical_supporting_information.

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