Penrice Mine
The Penrice mine produces chemical grade limestone for the Penrice Soda Products Pty Ltd (PSP), Osborne soda ash manufacturing plant. The mine also produces raw stone for cement manufacture, aggregates, and production material for foundry flux, glass and paver manufacture. It is estimated that 75.8Mt in situ marble (of all grades) and 11.6Mt waste will be produced from the pit. The volume of product for external sales was 1.27 Mt during 2007/2008 financial year. Documents and reportsDust Management Plan |
Community Consultation GroupThe Penrice Community Consultation Group (PCCG) provides a forum to discuss the operation of the Penrice Mine, considering community views, interests and concerns related to the mine. About the PCCG Recently added documents and reportsMine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) January-March 2012 (.pdf 2.7Mb) |
| Dust management plan |
The Dust Management Plan fulfils commitments made by Penrice Quarries M to the Penrice Community Consultative Group and the implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan Stage 2.
| Noise Modelling Report |
AECOM's Noise Modelling Report, with results of the survey of existing mobile and fixed plant at the Penrice mine/quarry.
| Groundwater Reports |
Aquaterra and Golder reports and PIRSA's response to and comments on the reports
Note: from 1 January 2012 the Mineral Resources Division, formerly part of the Department for Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA), transitioned to the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy (DMITRE)
| Environment Improvement Program |
- Environment Improvement Program (EIP) Stage 2 (.pdf 1.1Mb)
- Environment Improvement Program (EIP) Stage 1, Review 2 and 3, 26 October 2009 and 15 January 2010 (.pdf 9.4Mb)
- Environment Improvement Program (EIP) Stage 1, Review 2, 26 October 2009 (17 September 2009 and 8 October 2009) (.pdf 3.0Mb)
- Environment Improvement Program (EIP) Stage 1, Review 1, 22 July 2009 and 3 August 2009 (.pdf 1.7Mb)
- Environment Improvement Program, Penrice Mine and Quarry (.pdf 1.4Mb)
| Environment Protection Authority Particle Monitoring |
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston March 2010 (.pdf 676.6kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston, Summary to 31 March 2010 (.pdf 1.6Mb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston February 2010 (.pdf 849.9kb)
- Particle monitoring at Angaston: Summary to January 2010 (.pdf 1.5Mb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston January 2010 (.pdf 742.7kb)
- EPA Particle monitoring at Angaston December 2009 (.pdf 766.6kb)
- EPA Particle monitoring at Angaston November 2009 (.pdf 711.3kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston October 2009 (.pdf 730.5kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston September 2009 (.pdf 705.7kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston August 2009 (659.6kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston July 2009 (.pdf 614.2kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston June 2009 (.pdf 604.2kb)
- EPA: Particle monitoring at Angaston May 2009 (.pdf 582.5kb)
- EPA: Dust monitoring at Angaston 1 April 2009 to 30 April 2009 (.pdf 3.8Mb)
Daily average
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast March 2010 (.pdf 22.5kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast February 2010 (.pdf 22.5kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast January 2010 (.pdf 22.6kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast December 2009 (.pdf 28.3kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast November 2009 (.pdf 23.4kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast October 2009 (.pdf 23.5kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast September 2009 (.pdf 23.9kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast August 2009 (.pdf 22.9kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast July 2009 (.pdf 24.1kb)
- Particle monitoring: daily average at Straight Gate Bed and Breakfast June 2009 (.pdf)
| Environmental reports - external complaints |
- External complaints and corrective actions: 1 March to 9 May 2011 (.doc 52.0kb)
- External complaints and corrective actions: 2 June to 30 October 2010 (.doc 78.5kb)
| Strategic Visual Amenity Plan (SVAP) |
- Penrice Mine Strategic Visual Amenity Plan (SVAP) (.pdf 5.1Mb) April 2010
- Penrice Mine Strategic Visual Amenity Plan (SVAP) (.pdf 6.3Mb) April 2009
| Compliance Reports (MARCRs) |
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) January-March 2012 (.pdf 2.7Mb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) October-December 2011 (.pdf 555kb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) July–September 2011 (.pdf 476.8kb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) April-June 2011 (.pdf 470.2kb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) January-March 2011 (.pdf 466.5kb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) October-December 2010 (.pdf 2.1Mb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) July–September 2010 (.pdf 2.1Mb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) January–March 2010 (.pdf 336kb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) April–June 2009 (.pdf 1.9Mb)
- Mine and Rehabilitation Compliance Report (MARCR) January–March 2009 (.pdf 12.2Mb)
| Mine and Rehabilitation Plan (MARP) |
Note: provisions under the amended Mining Act which came into force on 1 July 2011 legislate specific content requirements for programs for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPRs). All existing MARPs will be deemed to be PEPRs.
For the southern portion of the land west of the pit: sets out the environmental risks, environmental outcomes, criteria and management strategies for associated mining activity
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Mine operations plan/Mine rehabilitation plan (MOP/MARP) Angaston limestone mine October 2011 (.pdf 1.7Mb)
Note: The Appendices are not yet available for download - they will be posted to the website as soon as possible
- Interim Mine and Rehabilitation Plan (MARP) December 2008
Download the complete document: Please note this is a very large document and may take some time to download.
Interim West Miscellaneous Purposes Licence Mine & Rehabilitation Plan (MARP) Angaston Limestone Mine South Australia (.pdf 29.86Mb, opens in new window)
| Other documents |
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/mines__and__developing_projects/approved_mines/penrice_mine
- Page Last Modified: May 4, 2012