Written comments in relation to the EIS are invited from any person within the submission period. The submission period commences Monday 2 November 2009 and concludes at close of business on Friday 11 December 2009.
Table 1.2 Project Approval Timetable Project Approval Date Submission of Draft Terms of Reference (TOR) July 2008 Public Comment on Draft TOR August September 2008 TOR Finalised and published October December 2008 Draft Baseline Studies May 2008 March 2009 Finalise Baseline Studies March 2009 Develop Draft EIS and EM Plan October 2008 March 2009 Draft EIS and EM Plan reviewed by Proponent July - August 2009 Submission of Draft EIS to Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) September 2009 DERM decides if Draft EIS meets Final TOR October 2009 Public Comment Period on EIS October 2009 - November 2009 Response to Comments and Submission of Amended EIS December 2009 DERM Assessment Report on EIS February 2010 Draft Environmental Authority issued March 2010 EIS Section 1 - Introduction 1-12 September 2009 Project Approval Date Environmental Authority and Mining Lease Objection Period April May 2010 Granting of Mining Leases June 2010 (estimate only) DERM issues Environmental Authority (if no objections received) 10 business days after the granting of Mining Leases July 2010 Plan of Operations accepted and submit Financial Assurance July 2010
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