MINING LEASE NOTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 – SECTION 252 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 – SECTION 152

Proposed Alluvial Gold Mining Operation – Mining Lease Application Number 100415 - for a term of 10 years.

It is advised that an application has been made for a mining lease and environmental authority under the provisions of the above mentioned Acts, for the mining/purpose of gold and processing plant on the following land parcel within the Charters Towers Regional Council: Lot 521 on PH 1960 Pastoral Holding (Permit and Access)

The application is located at approximately 60 kms north west of Pentland.

The applicant is: Clyde Ian Doxford (100%)

Date and time application lodged: 28 November 2024 at 8:30 am

Mining activities to be carried out include: Alluvial, Colluvial and Eluvial Gold Mining and Processing Plant

Mining lease application documents

The application documents consist of the Application for Mining Lease, copies of or extracts from the application documents, and the endorsed Mining Lease Notice detailing the location and description of the land applied for (including surface area and access), may be downloaded from the Department’s website https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/resources/public-notices-tenders or may be inspected at the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development office, Verde Tower, Level 9, 445 Flinders Street, Townsville QLD 4810 or may be obtained by contacting the local mines assessment hub on (07) 4447 ... or mineralhub@resources.qld.gov.au

Environmental authority documents

The application documents for the proposal consist of the following:

EA0002834 Amendment to a Standard Environmental Authority for a Resource Activity

Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may be inspected at the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation office Level 3, 5B Sheridan Street, Cairns QLD 4870 or may be obtained by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130... or by email on palm@des.qld.gov.au .

Copies of the standard conditions and eligibility criteria for a resource activity can be obtained by accessing the Department of Environment, Tourism Science and Innovation website https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au or by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130... (select option 4) or by email on palm@des.qld.gov.au .

Making a properly made objection/submission

It is advised that any person/entity may make an objection to the grant of the mining lease, and/or a submission about the application for the environmental authority. The objection/submission period, during which objections/submissions can be given, concludes on the 24 June 2025 at 4.30pm (AEST).

A properly made objection and/or submission must be received on or before 4.30pm (AEST) on the last day of the objection/submission period. It must be lodged with the chief executive in writing in the approved form, addressed to the relevant Assessment Hub:

Mineral Assessment Hub

Level 9, 445 Flinders Street

Townsville QLD 4810

PO Box 1752, Townsville QLD 4810

Email: MineralHub@resources.qld.gov.au

A copy of the objection must also be served upon the applicant/s on or before 4:30pm (AEST) on the last day of the objection period at the following address:

Clyde Ian Doxford,

PO Box 115,

Charters Towers, QLD 4820

Objection for the mining lease application:

A properly made objection in respect to the grant of the mining lease is one that:

• is lodged, on or before 4:30pm (AEST) on the last objection day for the application with the chief executive in writing in the approved form;
• states the grounds of the objection and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds
• is signed and dated by each person/entity (i.e. signatory) making the objection; and
• states the name and address of each signatory.

Intending objectors should obtain the approved objection form (MRA-20) by either contacting the relevant assessment hub on (07) 4447 ... or online from the department’s website: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/resources/minerals-coal/authorities-permits/applying/mining-lease-application .

Submissions for the Environmental Authority application:

A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:

• be written or made electronically
• state the name and address of each submitter
• be made to the administering authority stated above
• be received on or before the last day of the submission period
• state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Intending submitters may contact the Department of Environment, Tourism Science and Innovation on 1300 130... to obtain a submission form or obtain a copy from the departments website. https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au