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Mine design and planning. Supporting documentation - mining plans
Mines And Minerals (Safety, Health And Environmental) Regulations, reg. 30 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The statement required under section 36 (3) (h) of the Mines and Minerals Act shall include the following as appropriate to the work proposedCAP. 226.
(a) a regional map showing the location of the mine property;
(b) a plan at a scale of 1:10,000 or less showing topographic contours, claims, leases or licences, streams, existing and proposed buildings, roads, railways, power transmission lines, pipelines, and the locations of all proposed mining undertakings;
(c) descriptions, design data, and details of geology and ore reserves, surface mining,
roadways, waste rock or overburden dumps,
stockpiles, processing plant and facilities,
93 tailings transport and impoundment, water storage and transport, silt check containments for runoff;
(d) the methods to be followed in the construction of haulage roads; and Mining work system.
(e) detailed plans of any proposed underground developments and workings and a plan of surface installations in relation to the proposed Mining work
(2) The report and plan of the work system shall be prepared taking into consideration the safety of the public, the health and safety of persons involved in the work, and protection of the environment, and be designed so as to make it as practicable as possible to mine possible ore zones which might be affected by the plan.
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