Proposed Cypress Opencast Mine

Solid Energy was granted resource consents by the Environment Court in May 2005 to develop and operate Cypress Opencast Mine.

Solid Energy expects to start developing the new mine in late 2006. About 5 million tonnes of coal will be progressively mined at Cypress over approximately 10 years in two opencast pit covering 105 hectares. A further 155 hectares will be used for overburden disposal, roads, water treatment facilities and associated infrastructure. Vegetation and soils will be stockpiled at the start of mining for use in progressive rehabilitation of the site and for final rehabilitation and monitoring at the end of mine life.

Environment Court Decision May 05 Full Summary:

Decision pages 1-40.pdf (6.3mb PDF)

Decision pages 41-63.pdf (3.7mb PDF)

Conditions pages 1-42.pdf (6.2mb PDF)

Conditions pages 1-65.pdf (4.9mb PDF)

Attachments for Conditions pages 1-24.pdf (4mb PDF)

Attachments for Conditions pages 25-66.pdf (7.2mb PDF)

Executive Summary (55 kb PDF)

Solid Energy stands by its commitment to develop and operate this new mine using environmental best practice and in particular to minimise the impacts of mining on the indigenous flora and fauna.

The Environment Court has acknowledged Solid Energy's draft management plans for both the kiwi and the snail in the area, accepting our proposal to create a predator proof reserve of some 17 hectares and an extensive predator control programme in a wider area.

Solid Energy Draft Environmental Management Plans

These plans will be finalised before the resource consents are given effect and will be implemented in accordance with the resource consent conditions.

Draft Kiwi Management Plan (225kb PDF)

Draft Powelliphanta Patricknsis Management Plan (229kb PDF)

Draft Predator Plan (6.2mb PDF)

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Links referenced

Decision pages 1-40.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/decision-pgs-1-40.pdf
Decision pages 41-63.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/decision-pgs-41-63.pdf
Conditions pages 1-42.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/conditions-pgs-1-42.pdf
Conditions pages 1-65.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/conditions-pgs-1-65.pdf
Attachments for Conditions pages 1-24.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/attachments-for-conditions-pgs-1-24.pdf
Attachments for Conditions pages 25-66.pdf: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/attachments-for-conditions-pgs-25-66.pdf
Executive Summary: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/executive-summary.pdf
Draft Kiwi Management Plan: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/kiwimanagementplan.pdf
Draft Powelliphanta Patricknsis Management Plan: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/patrickensismanagementplan.pdf
Draft Predator Plan: http://www.coalnz.com/index.cfm/3,152,450/predatorcontrolplan.pdf
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