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TableofContents

SCOPEANDAPPLICATION .........................................................................................................................5 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................6

1.1PREPARINGMINESURVEYPLANS....................................................................................................................... 7 1.2SYMBOLS.................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3DUTIESOFAMINEOPERATOR .......................................................................................................................... 8 1.4FUNCTIONSOFACOMPETENTPERSON................................................................................................................ 9 1.5INSPECTIONOFMINESURVEYPLANS .................................................................................................................. 9

2 SURVEYSTANDARDSANDPROCEDURES ........................................................................................11 2.1ORIGINOFCOORDINATES ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.2UNDERGROUNDBASELINE ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.3CONTROLSURVEYSANDSUBSIDIARYSURVEYS ................................................................................................... 11 2.4CORRELATIONOFSURFACEANDUNDERGROUNDSURVEYS.................................................................................... 11 2.5SURVEYRECORDSANDSUPPLYOFSURVEYINFORMATION .................................................................................... 12 2.6REQUIREMENTSBEFORESURVEYBECOMEINACCESSIBLE........................................................................................ 13 2.7SURFACEMOVEMENTANDSUBSIDENCE ........................................................................................................... 13 2.8SURVEYOFBOREHOLES................................................................................................................................ 13

3. MINESURVEYPLAN .......................................................................................................................14 3.1PREPARINGTHEMINESURVEYPLAN ............................................................................................................... 14 3.2UPDATINGTHEMINESURVEYPLAN ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3ARCHIVINGMINESURVEYPLAN ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.4INFORMATIONTOBESHOWNONTHEMINESURVEYPLANS................................................................................... 15 3.5ADDITIONALINFORMATION........................................................................................................................... 18 3.6DOUBTFULINFORMATION............................................................................................................................. 18 3.7CERTIFICATION........................................................................................................................................... 18 3.8CERTIFICATIONHISTORY ............................................................................................................................... 18 3.9CATALOGUENUMBER .................................................................................................................................. 18

4 CLOSINGPLANS .............................................................................................................................19 4.1SUSPENSIONOFOPERATIONS......................................................................................................................... 19 4.2CHARTINGFORSUSPENSION.......................................................................................................................... 19 4.3CHARTINGFORCLOSURE .............................................................................................................................. 19 4.4CESSATIONOFDUTIESOFTHECOMPETENTPERSON.............................................................................................. 19 4.5REPLACEMENTOFMINEOPERATOR ................................................................................................................. 20

5 OTHERMINESURVEYRELATEDPLANS21 5.1PLANSTANDARDSGENERALLY ...................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 COMBININGTWO(2)ORMOREPLANS.......................................................................................................... 21


5.2. ENDORSINGCOMBINEDPLANS.................................................................................................................... 21 5.3. SUBSIDENCEMANAGEMENTPLANS ............................................................................................................. 21 5.4. VENTILATIONPLAN(UNDERGROUNDOPERATIONS).......................................................................................... 22 5.5. FIREFIGHTINGPLAN(UNDERGROUNDMINES) ............................................................................................... 23 5.6. EMERGENCYESCAPEANDRESCUEPLAN(UNDERGROUNDOPERATIONS)................................................................ 23 5.7. SURFACEPLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 23 5.8. SITESERVICESPLAN(UNDERGROUNDANDOPENCUTMINES) ............................................................................. 24 5.9. TAILINGSDAMS/WASTEDUMPAREAS ........................................................................................................ 24 5.10. EMPLACEMENTAREAS.............................................................................................................................. 25 5.11. DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................ 25

6 STANDARDSFORTHEPREPARATIONOFMINESPATIALINFORMATION ..........................................26 6.1PREPARATION............................................................................................................................................ 26 6.2THEMEATTRIBUTENAMESANDDEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 26 6.3THEMEATTRIBUTEALLOCATIONANDFEATURETYPE ........................................................................................... 26 6.4THEMEATTRIBUTECATEGORIES ..................................................................................................................... 26 6.5ATTRIBUTEVALUES ..................................................................................................................................... 27 6.6DATE....................................................................................................................................................... 27 6.7METADATASTATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 27 6.8PREPARATIONOFADDITIONALTHEMES............................................................................................................ 27 6.9PREPARATIONOFADDITIONALATTRIBUTES....................................................................................................... 27

APPENDIXATABLESFORTHEMEATTRIBUTENAMESANDDEFINITIONS ................................................28 TABLE1THEMEATTRIBUTENAMESANDDEFINITIONS............................................................................................. 28 TABLE2THEMEATTRIBUTEALLOCATIONANDFEATURETYPE.................................................................................... 30 TABLE3FILENAMINGCONVENTION ................................................................................................................... 31 TABLE4METADATASTATEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 32

APPENDIXBMEANINGOFKEYTERMS..................................................................................................36 APPENDIXCSAMPLEOFMINESURVEYPLANS......................................................................................40


FOREWORDThisCodeofPracticeonsurveyanddraftingforminesurveyplansisanapprovedcodeofpracticeundersection274oftheWorkHealthandSafetyAct(theWHSAct).

Anapprovedcodeofpracticeisapracticalguidetoachievingthestandardsofhealth,safetyandwelfarerequiredundertheWHSActandtheWorkHealthandSafetyRegulations(theWHSRegulations).

Acodeofpracticeappliestoanyonewhohasadutyofcareinthecircumstancesdescribedinthecode.Inmostcases,followinganapprovedcodeofpracticewouldachievecompliancewiththehealthandsafetydutiesintheWHSAct,inrelationtothesubjectmatterofthecode.Likeregulations,codesofpracticedealwithparticularissuesanddonotcoverallhazardsorriskswhichmayarise.Thehealthandsafetydutiesrequiredutyholderstoconsiderallrisksassociatedwithwork,notonlythoseforwhichregulationsandcodesofpracticeexist.

CodesofpracticeareadmissibleincourtproceedingsundertheWHSActandRegulations.Courtsmayregardacodeofpracticeasevidenceofwhatisknownaboutahazard,riskorcontrolandmayrelyonthecodeindeterminingwhatisreasonablypracticableinthecircumstancestowhichthecoderelates.

Theremayberelatedjurisdictionalspecificlegislatedrequirementsforsurveyinganddraftingplans.Personsshouldinvestigateandidentifythoserequirementsintheirjurisdictionandcomplywiththem,alongsidetheWHSlegislativerequirementsandguidanceprovidedinthisCode.

CompliancewiththeWHSActandRegulationsmaybeachievedbyfollowinganothermethod,suchasatechnicaloranindustrystandard,ifitprovidesanequivalentorhigherstandardofworkhealthandsafetythanthecode.

Aninspectormayrefertoanapprovedcodeofpracticewhenissuinganimprovementorprohibitionnotice.

ThisCodehasbeendevelopedbySafeWorkAustraliainconjunctionwiththeNationalMineSafetyFrameworkSteeringGroupasamodelcodeofpracticeundertheCouncilofAustralianGovernmentsInterGovernmentalAgreementforRegulatoryandOperationalReforminOccupationalHealthandSafetyforadoptionbytheCommonwealth,stateandterritorygovernments.

AdraftofthisCodewasreleasedforpublicconsultationon[tobecompleted]andwasendorsedbytheSelectCouncilonWorkplaceRelationson[tobecompleted].


SCOPEANDAPPLICATIONThisCodeappliestosurveyinganddraftingforthepreparationandreviewofaminesurveyplan(s)andkeepingacopyforinspectionundertheWHSRegulations.ItprovidesguidanceformineoperatorsonhowtoapplytheWHSRegulationsbycoveringthehardcopy,digitalthemes,minespatialinformationandstorageoftheminesurveyplan.Italsoprovidesguidanceonthepreparationofotherplans,whichmaybeusedtopreparetheMineSurveyPlan,byaccessingtheminesstoredsurveydata.

TherequirementsoftheWHSRegulationsforminesurveyplansareintendedtohelpensurethesafetyoftheminebyaccuratelyidentifyingthelocationandfeaturesofminingoperationsandinfrastructure.OperationalsurveyinganddraftingunrelatedtotherequirementsoftheWHSActandRegulationisnotcoveredbythisCode,forexampleengineeringplanspreparedforproductionandrecoverytocalculatestockpileandexcavationvolumes.

AsstatedintheForeword,theCodedoesnotextendtojurisdictionalspecificlegislativerequirementsforthepreparationofminesurveyplans.Mineoperatorsandcompetentpersonsshouldinvestigatewhetherthereanyfurtherlegislativerequirementsandguidanceintheirjurisdiction.

WhoshouldusethisCode?

TheprincipalusersofthisCodearemineoperatorsandcompetentpersonsinvolvedinthepreparationofminesurveyplans.Themineoperatormayusethiscodetoassistinensuringthattheplansdevelopedbyemployedorcontractsurveyorsmaymeetthemineoperatorslegislativeduty,assetoutinclause675O.

HowtousethisCodeofPractice

ThisCodeincludesreferencestobothmandatoryandnonmandatoryactions.ThereferencestolegalrequirementscontainedintheWHSActandRegulations(highlightedintextboxesinthisCode)arenotexhaustiveandareincludedforcontextonly.

Thewordsmust,requiresormandatoryindicatethatlegalrequirementsexistandmustbecompliedwith.Thewordshouldindicatesarecommendedcourseofaction,whilemayindicatesanoptionalcourseofaction.


1 INTRODUCTIONThiscodeshouldbefollowedbymineoperatorsandcompetentpersonsinallmineswhenpreparingminesurveyplans,whichmayinvolvesurveyors,asrequiredinregulation675O(3)below:

WHSRegulationsChapter10Mines

675OSurveyplanofminemustbeprepared

(3)Theplanmustclearlyshowthefollowing:

(a)thesurveyofthemine,includingdisusedsurveyandboreholes;

(b)thelocationofelectricalinstallations;

(c)thelocationoftelephonesandotherfixedplantassociatedwiththeradioand

telecommunicationssystems;

(d)waterdamsandtailingsdams;

(e)naturalfeaturessurroundingthemine;

(f)placesforthestorageofhydrocarbonsorexplosives;

(g)pointsofentryandexit,includingemergencyexits;

(h)refuges(inanundergroundmine).

Note

Regulation634requiresthemineoperatorofanundergroundmine

toprepareaplanoftheventilationsystemforthemine.

AMineSurveyPlanmayconsistofoneormoresheetsshowingtheentiresurveyofamineinplanorsection.Eachsheetrepresentsapartorwholeofeachmininglevelorseamundergroundoranareaofopencutorquarryingminingoperationsshowninplan.

ThisCodeshouldbeusedwhencompilingaMineWorkingsPlanforeachminingoperation,sothattheplansdatamaybeincludedintheMineSurveyPlan.Mineoperatorsarenotrequiredbyclause675O(3)toprepareaMineWorkingsPlan,butshouldfollowtheadviceintheCodeconcerningmineworkingssoastoshowitclearlyontheminesurveyplan.Theymayalsofinditofassistancewhencomplyingwithanylegislativerequirementsformineworkingplansintheirjurisdiction.TheMineWorkingsPlaninthisCodemayincludeanycrosssectionorlongitudinalsectionsheetsused.


1.1Preparingminesurveyplans

Whenpreparingminesurveyplans,themineoperatormustensurethecompetentpersonreferencesitaccordingtotheWHSRegulationsrequirements:

WHSRegulations


(2)TheplanmustreferencetheminetotheGeocentricDatumofAustraliaandtheAustralian

HeightDatum.

Note

SeethejurisdictionalnoteintheAppendix.

APPENDIXJURISDICTIONALNOTES(MINES)

675O1Ajurisdictionmayomitsubregulation:

3Ajurisdictionmayexcludeaclassorclassesofminesfromsubregulation(2).

Theminingoperationmayoperateonalocalsurveygrid/datum.Howeverallminesurveyplans,includingitsminespatialinformation,mustbecompiledontheMapGridofAustralia1994(MGA94),basedontheGeocentricDatumofAustralia1994(GDA94)values,unlessotherwiseallowedforinajurisdictionbyclause675O(3).

Classesofminesinjurisdictionsexcludedfromtherequirementsoftheaboveclause675O(2)shouldsurveyofftheirlocalgridandprovidetransformationdetails(orsimilar)ontheminesurveyplan.

Arangeofminesurveyingmethodologiesmaybeusedandreferencedtotheabovelegislatedgridsanddatums.Thesemethodologiescaninvolveremotesensingtechnologiessuchas:

photogeometrywithGPScoordinates airbornesensors,whichcaninvolve:

aerialphotographyandphotogrammetricmapping

aeriallaserscanningandterrestriallaserscanning

orthoaerialphotography

Whateverthemethodologyused,itshouldachieveafinalaccuracywithin2metresinordertoprepareanaccurateminesurveyplan.Mineoperatorsshoulddeterminebyriskassessmentthespecificlevelofaccuracytheyrequirefortheirsurveyinganddrafting,havingregardforpublicationssuchastheICSMSP1(seesection2.3ControlsurveysandSubsidiarySurveysbelowformoredetails).

Theminesurveyplanshouldbesectionedintosheetsthatbestfitthemine.Indeterminingthebestfitforthesheetlayoutthecompetentpersonshouldkeepinmindtheneedtoprovideforexpansionofthemineandadjoiningminessurveyplans.


Whereoldsurveysexist,thecompetentperson(s)preparingandmarkingtheminesurveyplanshouldassumetheyconstituteahazardunlessprovenotherwise.Allplansshouldbereferencedwithcautionuntiltheiraccuracyhasbeenverifiedandvalidated.TheWHSRegulationsrequiresthemineoperatortoobtainhistoricalminesurveysoftheminetocarryoutthisverificationandvalidation:

WHSRegulations


(4)Themineoperatorofaminemusttakeallreasonablestepstoobtainhistoricalminesurveys

oftheminetoensuretheaccuracyoftheminesurveyplan.

Historicalminesurveysmaybeobtainedbythemineoperatorfromoneormoreoffollowingsources:

adjoiningmines jurisdictionalregulatorswhostoresuchplans historicalsocietiesormuseums publicorspecialistlibrariesorservices variouswebsitesthatmayprovideplandatabasesorservices

1.2Symbols

Thetechnicalsymbols,signconventionsanddefinitionsforstrataandrocktypesshownontheminesurveyplansandassociatedminespatialinformationshouldbeinaccordancewiththe:

AustralianStandardforMinePlansPreparationandSymbols(AS4368),and AustralianStandardforGeologicalSymbols(AS2916).

IfasymbolisnotprovidedforinAS4368orAS2916thecompetentpersonshouldcreateasuitablesymboltobeshowninthelegendontheminesurveyplan.

1.3Dutiesofamineoperator

TheWHSRegulationsrequiremineoperatorstoensurethatadetailedsurveyplanofthemineispreparedbyacompetentpersonandkeptatthemine.ThisCodesetsoutanumberofwaysinwhichmineoperatorsmaydothis,includingengagingpersonsasrequiredunderWHSRegulationclause675O:

WHSRegulations



(1)Themineoperatorofaminemustensurethatanaccurateanddetailedsurveyplanofthemineispreparedbyacompetentperson.

Note

SeethejurisdictionalnoteintheAppendix.

APPENDIXJURISDICTIONALNOTES(MINES)

675O1Ajurisdictionmayomitsubregulation:

(1)ifotherlawsofthejurisdictionalreadyrequirethis.

2Ajurisdictionmaydefinethetermcompetentpersoninsubregulation(1)asappropriateforminesor

particularkindsofminesinthatjurisdiction.

Nomatterwhichcompetentpersonisusedbythemineoperatortocomplywiththeirlegislativedutyinclause675O,thisCodemayprovideassistancetothosedevelopingtheminesurveyplan.ByfollowingthisCodeanaccurateanddetailedplanmaybedevelopedwhichcomplieswiththeWHSRegulationrequirements.

1.4Functionsofacompetentperson

Thefunctionsofthecompetentpersonshouldincludethefollowing.

Toprepareandreviewminesurveyplansandbringtotheattentionofthemineoperator:o anyvariationintheminesurveyingfromtheminesurveyplanofwhichthe

competentpersonbecomesaware,or

o anyinterferencewithorobstructiontothecompetentpersonsperformanceorfunctions,or

o anydoubtabouttheaccuracyofanyplans,oro conversionofanyplantotheMapGridofAustralia1994(MGA94)

1.5Inspectionofminesurveyplans

TheWHSRegulationsrequirethemineoperatortokeepminesurveyplansandmakethemavailableforinspectionundertheWHSAct:

WHSRegulations

675QSurveyplantobeavailableforinspection

(1)ThemineoperatorofaminemustkeepthecurrentminesurveyplanandallpreviousversionsoftheplanavailableforinspectionundertheAct.

(2)Themineoperatorofaminemustmakethecurrentsurveyplanreadilyaccessibleonrequest


toworkersatthemine.

Plansshouldbekeptinaformatsuitablefortheminesotheycanbeviewedandreadilyaccessibletosatisfytheabovelegislativerequirements.Forsomeminesthemostappropriateformmaybeonpaper,whileothersitesmayfindanelectronicformatmoreappropriate.Previousversionsofretainedplansmayhavebeenpreparedunderdifferentgridsystems.Personsinspectingthemshouldbemadeawareofthisbydetailsshownontheplanand/orthroughtherecordssystem.Formoreguidanceonstorageseesection2.5belowSurveyrecordsandsupplyofsurveyinformation.


2 SURVEYSTANDARDSANDPROCEDURES

2.1OriginofCoordinates

Allsurveysshouldoriginatefromtheminebaseline,oranyothermarkincludedinthestatesurveycontrolnetworkthathasastandardofaccuracyconsistentwiththeminebaseline.

ThesurveyoftheminebaselineshouldbeplannedandsurveyedtoClassBstandardsofaccuracyasdefinedinICSMSP1.

Note:foranexistingmine,thecurrentbaselinemarksmayberetained,providedtheyareofadurablenature.

2.2UndergroundBaseline

Eachundergroundminemustestablishundergroundbaselines,insuitablepositionsintheundergroundsurveyandaslongaspracticable,soastoprepareaccurateanddetailedminesurveyplans.Theterminalmarksshouldbestableanddurable.Undergroundbaselinedetailsshouldberecordedonaminesurveyplan.

2.3ControlSurveysandSubsidiarySurveys

Wherenoprescribedaccuracyisdefinedinajurisdiction,eachControlSurveyshouldachieveastandardofaccuracyasprescribedinICSM,SP1toClassDorbetter.WhencalculatingcompliancetoICSMSP1ClassDusingtheformular=c(d+0.2)thisdirectionspecificallydefinesdasthefollowing:d=distancetoanystationinkm,withaminimumvalueof1(km).

Eachcontrolsurveystationshouldbeadequatelyreferencedandsubstantiallymarked.Asfaraspracticablethemarksshouldbeplacedinapositionleastlikelytobedisturbed.

Wheredifferentiallevellingisusedtoestablishtheheightofacontrolmark,ICSMSP1ClassLDshouldbeused.

Subsidiarysurveysshouldbeemployedbythecompetentpersonwherenecessarytowithinafinalaccuracyof2metresofposition.ThisaccuracymaybeachievedusingremotesensingtechniquesandGlobalPositioningSystems(GPS).

2.4CorrelationofSurfaceandUndergroundSurveys

CorrelationbetweensurfaceandundergroundsurveysshouldbeconsistentwithaClassDsurveyasprescribedinICSMSP1,unlessotherwiseprovidedforinjurisdictionalspecificlegislation.

Incorrelationofsurfaceandundergroundsurveys,wheremethodsotherthandirecttraverseareemployedforazimuthorcoordinatetransfer,thesurveysshouldbeshownonaplanseparatefromtheminesurveyplanandshoulddisclosethespecialsurveymethodsemployed.Theplanshouldberetainedattheoperationandthecompetentpersonshouldcertifythatthesurveyshownontheplanisaccurate.


2.5SurveyRecordsandSupplyofSurveyInformation

WHSRegulations

675OSurveyplanofminemustbeprepared(4)Themineoperatorofaminemusttakeallreasonablestepstoobtainhistoricalminesurveysoftheminetoensuretheaccuracyoftheminesurveyplan.675QSurveyplantobeavailableforinspection(1)ThemineoperatorofaminemustkeepthecurrentminesurveyplanandallpreviousversionsoftheplanavailableforinspectionundertheAct.(2)Themineoperatorofaminemustmakethecurrentsurveyplanreadilyaccessibleonrequesttoworkersatthemine.

Themineoperatormustensurethesafepreservationofallminesurveyrecordssoastosatisfytheregulationrequirementssetoutabovetoobtainhistoricalminesurveysandmakepreviousversionsofminesurveyplansavailable.Recordsshouldbekeptatthesurveyoffice,orothersuitablestoragefacility.

Minesurveyrecordsshouldbemaintainedeithermanually(inafieldbookorotherstablematerial)orelectronically.Whereamachineorotherdeviceisrequiredtoaccessthestoreddatathemineoperatorshouldensurethedataisregularlyupdatedtoamediaandformatthatiscurrentlyavailable.

Minesurveyrecordsshouldbepermanentlyrecordedandmaintainedsotheymaybeutilisedforfuturesurveys.

Wheresurveysarerecordedinelectronicformtheinformationrecordedshouldbeconsistentwiththatrequiredforsurveybooks.

Allsurveybooksshouldbemaintainedingoodorderandshouldhavethefollowingdescriptionclearlyandpermanentlymarkedonthecoverandinsidetitlepage:

thenameofthemine, forundergroundmines,thelevelnameandcataloguenumbertowhichthebookrefers,

and

consecutiveindexnumber.

Thefollowingproceduresshouldbeadoptedforentriesintosurveybooks:

allsurveyobservationsandmeasurementsshouldberecordedatthetimeofsurvey; whenamistakeneedstobealteredthereshouldbenoerasure,theerroneousentry

shouldbestruckthroughandthecorrectionwrittenabove

thedatumlineofthesurveyandtheazimuthadoptedshouldbeclearlyindicated lengthsshouldbeenteredatthetimetheyaremeasuredandwherenecessarycorrections

shouldbeclearlyindicated

bearinganddistancefromreferencemarksshouldbeclearlyshown referencemarksandbenchmarksplacedbythesurveyorshouldbenotedwiththe

positionsanddescriptionsshownbyasketchintheappropriatebook


linesremeasuredshouldbesospecifiedandoriginaldistancesandbearingsshown,and thecompetentpersonshouldsignanddatethefieldbookshowingtheworkwas

performedbythemorundertheirsupervision.

Acompleteandseparateduplicateofsuchrecordsshouldbepreservedonpaperordiscorotherpermanentelectronicmedium.Whereamachineorotherdeviceisrequiredtoaccessthestoreddatathemineoperatorshouldensurethedataisregularlyupdatedtoamediaandformatthatiscurrentlyavailable.

Themineoperatorshouldmakeavailableanyrecords(orcopies)totheregulatorybody,whererequired.

Uponsuspensionofminingoperations,allsurveyrecordsrelevanttothepreparationoftheminesurveyplanshouldbepreparedbythemineoperatorforsubmissiontotheregulatorybodyforretention,whererequired.Thecompetentpersonshouldassistthemineoperatortopreparethesurveyrecordsforsubmission.

2.6Beforepartsofaminebecomesinaccessible

Beforeanypartofaminebecomesinaccessible,thepositionofthemineworkingsshouldbeestablishedfromacontrolorsubsidiarysurveybycompetentpersons.

Wheremineworkingsareunabletobesurveyed,thecompetentpersonshouldtakeallreasonablypracticablestepstoassistthemineoperatorinthecompletionoftheminesurveyplan.

2.7SurfaceMovementandSubsidence

Surveysshouldbeundertakentorecordsurfacemovement,includingsubsidenceinducedbymining.

Thesesurveysshouldbecarriedoutunderthesupervisionof,andcertifiedby,thecompetentperson.

Acopyofallsurfacemovementand/orsubsidencesurveydata,includingfieldnotes,shouldberetainedbythemineoperator.

2.8SurveyofBoreholes

Boreholesshouldbeidentifiedbyuniquenameornumberandshouldbeshownontheminesurveyplan.Collarand/orcommencementlocationsofboreholes,shouldbeestablishedfromacontrolorsubsidiarysurvey.Thefollowinginformationshouldbeutilised,whenavailable,fromdirectsurveyorothersourcetodefinethepositionofaboreholeandsuitablyendorsed(forexampleadrillerslogorgeophysicalsurvey):

totallength(ordepth); inclination(ordeclination);and planprojection(bearingorazimuth)whenotherthannearvertical.


3. MINESURVEYPLAN

3.1PreparingtheMineSurveyPlan

Theminesurveyplanmustbepreparedby,orunderthesupervisionof,thecompetentpersonasrequiredbyWHSRegulation675O(1).Inaddition,themineoperatormayberequiredbyjurisdictionalspecificlegislationtosubmitcopiesofthePlantotheRegulatoratcertainspecifiedtimes.

Inpreparingtheminesurveyplan,thecompetentpersonshouldcertifythattheyhavepreparedittosatisfythelegislativerequirements.See3.8Certificationbelowformoredetails.

Inthecaseofanundergroundmine,theminesurveyplanmustcomprisesheetsforeachseamorLevelalongwithotherlayoutdataforthewholeofthemine,assetoutinthisCode.

Inthecaseofanopencutmine,theminesurveyplanmustbecompiledontheOpenCutVoidSheetsalongwithotherlayoutdataforthewholeofthemine,assetoutinthisCode.

TheLevelSheets,SeamSheetsandVoidSheetsmustbecompiledatascalethatbestreflectstheminesurveywithsufficientclarityandnumberofsheetstocovertheextentofthesurveyandnecessaryadjacentsurvey.

Whennewsheetsoftheminesurveyplanarebeingpreparedandanypartofthepreexistingmineiscompleted,anoutlineofthepreexistingmineworkingsmaybedrawnandthenewplansheetendorsed,withreferencetoanypreviouslypreparedminesurveyplansfordetail.

Shouldthepreexistingmineworkingsbecomeactive,orusedforaccessinanareapreviouslyshowninoutline,thepreexistingmineworkingsmustbetransferredinfulltotheminesurveyplan.

3.2UpdatingtheMineSurveyPlan

Exceptwherethemineisconsideredsuspendedorclosed,theWHSRegulationsrequiretheMineSurveyPlantobeupdated,assetoutintheWHSRegulationChapter10Miningclause675Pbelow:


Part10.5MineSurveyPlans675PReviewofsurveyplan(1)Themineoperatorofaminemustreviewand,asnecessary,revisetheminesurveyplan:(a)ifitnolongeraccuratelyreflectstheworkingsthathavebeencarriedoutatthemineortheworkingsthatareproposedtobecarriedoutatthemine;or(b)iftherearereasonablegroundstobelievethattheminesurveyplanisnotaccurate;or(c)atleastonceevery12months.(2)Subregulation(1)(c)doesnotapplyiftheminingoperationsatthemine:(a)havebeendiscontinuedformorethan12months;or

(b)aresuspendedandhavesuspendedformorethan12months.

Thelegislationintendsthattheoperatorhasadetailedandaccurateminesurveyplancompiledbyacompetentperson.Thiscanbeachievedbysurveyingtheminingoperationsonanongoing


basis,orannually,andupdatingtheplansinresponsetothefindings.Iftheminingoperationsarenotsubjecttomuchchangethemineoperatormaybesatisfiedwithconductinganannualreview.

3.3Archivingminesurveyplan

Ahardcopyforarchivingofminesurveyplansshouldbeproducedonstableanddurablematerial.

Thehardcopymustcompriseallsheetsonwhichsurveyhaveoccurredforminesurveyplans.

3.4InformationtobeshownontheMineSurveyPlans


Part10.5MineSurveyPlans


(3)Theplanmustclearlyshowthefollowing:

(a)thesurveyofthemine,includingdisusedsurveyandboreholes;

(b)thelocationofelectricalinstallations;

(c)thelocationoftelephonesandotherfixedplantassociatedwiththeradioand

telecommunicationssystems;

(d)waterdamsandtailingsdams;

(e)naturalfeaturessurroundingthemine;

(f)placesforthestorageofhydrocarbonsorexplosives;

(g)pointsofentryandexit,includingemergencyexits;

(h)refuges(inanundergroundmine).

Note

Regulation634requiresthemineoperatorofanundergroundmine

toprepareaplanoftheventilationsystemforthemine.

Inadditiontotheminesurveyplanrequirementssetoutinclause675O(3),generalinformationthatmustorshouldbeincludedonminesurveyplansforbothundergroundandopencutminesforaccuracyanddetailsincludethefollowing:

OnallminesurveyplansRequiredforWHSRegulations

Adjacentmineworkingsanoutlineofallmineworkingsinanydirection.Itisrecommendedthatonlythosewithin100metresofthecurrentminebeingworkedshouldbeshown.

Barriersandrestrictedzones Boreholeinformation:


o WhereitisnotpracticaltoshowallBoreholesontheLevelSurveysheet,aseparate"BoreholePlan",whichshouldbecomepartoftheminesurveyplan,shouldbeproducedasanoverlay.

o AreferenceontheLevelSurveySheetisrequiredtoindicatetheexistenceofanyBoreholePlansheet.

o AllBoreholesshouldbeidentifiedastotypeandname.o Anyboreholeremovedbytheminingprocessorisinthevoidisnotrequired

tobeshown.Remnantstubsoftheseholesthatmaypresentahazardtofutureminingoperationsshouldbeshown.

CadastralParcels MGAGridLines Miningleaseorconsentboundaries Stateregulateddams

OnallminesurveyplansRecommendedforcompleteness

MiningApprovals/Acceptances(ifapplicablefromjurisdictionallyprescribedlegislation) PotentialsourcesofInrushtobeshown(outlinedingreen). Surveycontrolstationsincludingbenchmarks Surveyedgeologicalfeaturesallknownoutcrops,subcrops,faults,dykes,cinderbelts,

andothersignificantdislocations,assurveyed

Mineoperationboundaries

UndergroundminesLevelSheetsRequiredforWHSRegulations

Development. Mineundergroundaccessmineshafts,rises,winzes,adits,anddeclines. Stopes. Inferredblock/sublevelcavezoneofinfluence Datelines(dashed)indicatingtheextentofsurveyalongwiththedateandinitialsof

thecompetentperson.

Workinglevelfloorheights. Levelnames. Allmajorventilationdevices.

UndergroundminesSeamSheetsRequiredforWHSRegulations

Development. Mineundergroundaccessdrifts,mineshaftsandadits. ExtractedAreas.


Datelines(dashed)indicatingtheextentofsurveyalongwiththedateandinitialsofthecompetentperson.

Workinglevelcontoursatnotgreaterthan5metreintervals. Panelnames. Allmajorventilationdevices

Opencutmines(OpenCutVoidPlans)RequiredforWHSRegulations

Voidcontoursatnotgreaterthan5metreintervals. Voiddetailline(breaklines)

SheetheadingInformationRequiredforWHSRegulations

Thenameofthemine. TheminesurveyplanCatalogueNumber,whereavailable Thenameofthelevel/seambeingrepresented. Thenumberofthesheetandthenumberofsheetsthatmakeupthemineoperation.

MapssurroundareainformationRequiredforWHSRegulations

Thereductionratioandagraphical(bar)scaletogetherwithastatementthatallmeasurementsareinmetres

Ascheduleofsymbolsusedontheparticularsheet Asheetindexshowing(averticallevelindexmaybenecessary)

o allthesheetsnecessarytocoverthemineoperationsboundary;ando thenumberofeachsheet;ando theparticularsheetshownbyaheavyoutline;ando theoutlineofminesurvey.

Astatementorschedulecertifyingtheaccuracyofthesheet,including:o nameandsignatureofthecertifyingcompetentperson;ando certifyingcompetentpersonsidentification/authorisation/certificatenumber;

and

o dateofthecertification.

MapsurroundareainformationRecommendedforcompleteness

Anorthpointindicatinggridnorth Ascheduleofendorsementsmadebythecompetentperson Theoriginoflevelsandthegridbearingandterminalsurveystationsofthemine

baselineorsurveycontrolmarksusedforsurveyswithinthesheet


Ascheduleorschedulesofsurveymarksandbenchmarkscontainingtheiridentification,coordinatesandheight

Forundergroundmines,ascheduleofshafts,rises,winzes,boreholes,withcoordinatesandheightsofthecommencingandfinishinglocations

Foropencutmines,ascheduleofboreholesshowingnames,coordinatesandheightsofthecollar

3.5AdditionalInformation

Thecompetentpersonmustshowontheminesurveyplananyadditionalinformationrequiredbytheregulatorinajurisdiction

Anyadditionalinformationdiscoveredby,orindicatedto,thecompetentpersonwhichmaypresentahazardeithertothemine,adjacentminesorpersonsinthoseminesshouldberecordedontheminesurveyplan.

3.6DoubtfulInformation

Whereanyinformationshownontheminesurveyplanisconsideredtobeindoubt,thecompetentpersonshouldidentifyandendorsethisinformation.

3.7Certification

Unlessprescribedbyjurisdictionallegislation,thefollowingcertificationshouldbeutilisedbyacompetentpersontoensureadetailedandaccurateminesurveyplan:

thehardcopyoftheminesurveyplanshouldbecertified(signinganddating)bythecompetentpersoninthecertificationofaccuracyschedule;

thecompetentpersonbysigninganddatingthecertificationofaccuracyscheduledeclares:

o theminesurveyplanhasbeenprepared;ando thesurveysshownontheminesurveyplanhavebeencompletedtoan

accuracyassetoutinPart10.5oftheWHSRegulationsandexplainedinthiscode

3.8Certificationhistory

Theminesurveyplanshouldhaveascheduleofcertificationofaccuracyassetoutin3.7above,showingthecertificationdetailsforeachplanupdatedbyacompetentperson.

3.9Cataloguenumber

Anyregulatorybodycataloguingsystemlegislatedforinajurisdictionshouldcontinueforeachmine.Thisuniquenumberistobeclearlyidentifiedontheminesurveyplanoranysubsequentcopybyacompetentperson.


4 CLOSINGPLANS

4.1Suspensionofoperations

Whereaminehassuspendedoperations,themineoperatorshouldhavetheminesurveyplanchartedtothedateofsuspension.

4.2ChartingforSuspension

Theseproceduresshouldbefollowedinthecaseofthesuspensionofamine:

Theminesurveyplanshouldbecharted,datedandsignedbythecompetentpersontothedateofsuspension.Thecompetentpersonshouldplaceabrokenlinearoundtheextentofthesurvey,whichshouldbedatedandinitialled.

Thenote"ChartedtodateofSuspensionistobeshownwiththedateandthecompetentperson'ssignatureinthescheduleofcertificationofaccuracy.

4.3ChartingforClosure

Theseproceduresshouldbefollowedinthecaseoftheclosureofamine:

Theminesurveyplanshouldbecharted,datedandsignedbythecompetentpersontothedateofclosure.Thecompetentpersonshouldplaceabrokenlinearoundtheextentofthesurvey,whichshouldbedatedandinitialled.

Thenote"ChartedtodateofClosureistobeshownwiththedateandthecompetentperson'ssignatureinthescheduleofcertificationofaccuracy.

4.4Cessationofdutiesofthecompetentperson

Whenthenominatedcompetentpersonpermanentlyceasesduties,theminesurveyplanshouldbecharted,datedandsignedbythecompetentperson.

Thenote'ChartedtodateofCessationofdutiesofthecompetentperson'istobeshownwiththedateandthecompetentpersonssignatureinthescheduleofcertificationofaccuracy.

Thecompetentpersonbysigninganddatingdeclares:

Theminesurveyplanhasbeenprepared. Thesurveysshownontheminesurveyplanhavebeencompletedtoanaccuracyadvisedin

thiscode.

Whenceasingdutiesatamine,aftercertificationofanyplanshasbeencompleted,thecompetentpersonshouldproduceahardcopyoftheminesurveyplanandacopyoftheminespatialinformationelectronicallyforretentionatthemine.

Theoutgoingcompetentperson,withtheconsentofthemineoperator,shouldtakeacopyoftheminesurveyplanandminespatialinformationfortheirownrecords.


Theincomingcompetentpersonshouldmakeacopyoftheminesurveyplanandminespatialinformationforarecordofcommencementofwork.

4.5Replacementofmineoperator


Part10.1Preliminary

615Appointmentofmineoperator

(2)ThemineholdermustgivethemineoperatorallrelevantinformationheldbyorunderthecontrolofthemineholderthatmayreasonablyberequiredbythemineoperatortodischargethedutiesimposedonthemineoperatorundertheActandtheseRegulations.

Example

Aminesurveyplanpreparedandkeptunderregulation675O.

(3)Themineoperatorofaminewhoceasesorintendstoceasebeingthemineoperatormustensure,sofarasisreasonablypracticable,thatallrecordsthemineoperatorhaskeptundertheActandtheseRegulationsaregiventothemineholder,orthepersonwhoistobecomethenewmineoperator,fortheminebeforethenewmineoperatorcommencesinthatrole.

Example

Aminerecordpreparedandkeptunderregulation675T.

Note

ThenewmineoperatorwillberequiredtokeeptherecordsforatleasttheremainderoftheperiodthattheActortheseRegulationsrequiretherecordtobekept.

Whenthemineoperatorceasestooperatetheminetheyshouldupdatetheminesurveyplanandprovidetheupdatedplantotheincomingoperatorand/ormineholder,asrequiredbyclause615above.


5 OtherMineSurveyRelatedPlansItisrecommendedthatthefollowingplansshouldbepreparedandutilisedforminingoperationsandpossiblyinthepreparationoftheminesurveyplan(s).TheonlyexceptiontothisistheVentilationPlanwhichmustbepreparedbythemineoperatorundertheWHSRegulations.Theminingoperatormaygeneratefurtherplansforthepurposesofemergencyresponseorongoingminemanagement.Oneormoreoftheseplansmayalsoberequiredbyjurisdictionallyspecificlegislation.

5.1Planstandardsgenerally

AnyplandraftedbythecompetentpersonshouldbepreparedinaccordancewiththerelevantAustralianStandard,inparticular,butnotlimitedto:

*AS4368AustralianStandardforMinePlansPreparationandSymbols

*AS1100.1011992TechnicalDrawingGeneralPrinciples

*AS2916AustralianStandardforGeologicalSymbols.

5.2 Combiningtwo(2)ormoreplansThecompetentpersonmaycombinetwo(2)ormoreofthefollowingplansprovidedlegibilityofthecombinedplanisretained.

5.2. EndorsingcombinedplansIfacombinedplanisprepared,itshouldbecertifiedandendorsedbyacompetentpersonauthorisedbythemineoperatortodosoontheirbehalf.Insomejurisdictions,theMineManager(orotherstatutoryofficial)mayberequiredbylegislationtoalsocertifytheplan.

5.3. SubsidenceManagementPlansTheseplansmayberequiredbyminingleaseconditionsandarepreparedinaccordancewiththeregulatorybodyguidelinesorrequirementsinthejurisdiction.PlanspreparedunderthejurisdictionspecificguidelinesshouldalsobepreparedtobecompatiblewiththestandardsrecommendedbythisCode.Allsuchplansshouldbecertifiedbythecompetentpersonandsuitablyendorsed.Insomejurisdictions,theMineManager(orotherstatutoryofficial)mayberequiredbylegislationtoalsocertifytheplan.

Regulatorybodiesmayalsopublishguidancenotesforapplicationsrequiredunderjurisdictionalspecificlegislationandthesubsidencemanagementplanprocess.Personsinvolvedindevelopingtheplanshouldrefertothisadditionalguidance.


5.4. VentilationPlan(undergroundoperations)

WHSRegulations

634 Ventilationplansforundergroundmines

(1) Themineoperatorofanundergroundminemustensurethataplanoftheventilationsystemforthemineisprepared.

(2) Theventilationplanmustshow:

(a) thedirection,courseandvolumeofaircurrents;and

(b) thepositionofallairdoors,stoppings,fans,regulatorsandotherventilatingplantandstructuresatthemine.

(3) ThemineoperatormustensurethatacopyoftheventilationplanisavailableforinspectionundertheAct.

Theventilationplanshouldbecompiledtomeettheselegislatedrequirements.

Theplanshouldalsoshowventilationrequirementsatascalethatbestreflectsthemineworkingsandventilationapplianceswalls/stoppings,trapdoors,auxiliaryfans,boosterfansandairreadingstations(withairqualityandquantity),inrelationtotheminesurvey.Theplanshouldalsoshowthelocationsoffixedgasmonitoringplant.

Alegendshouldbeshownontheplandepictingsymbolsusedtogetherwithagraphicalrepresentationofthescale.

ThisplanshouldbereviewedasaminesurveyplaninaccordancewithWHSRegulation675Passetoutbelow:


675PReviewofsurveyplan

Themineoperatorofaminemustreviewand,ifnecessary,revisetheminesurveyplan:

(a) whentherehasbeenasignificantminemodification;and

(b) atleastevery3monthsinrelationtothepartsoftheplanthatidentifypointsofaccess,exitsandrefuges;and

(c) otherwiseatleastannually.

Significantminemodificationsthatmaycauseamineoperatortoreviewandpossiblyupdateaventilationplancouldincludenewexcavationareasorifareasarenolongeraccessedandventilated.Forlarger,morecomplexand/orhazardousminingoperations,theventilationplandetailsshouldbeupdatedmonthly.


5.5. FireFightingPlan(UndergroundMines)Afirefightingplanshouldbepreparedforallundergroundpartsofanoperation.Thefirefightingplanshouldbecompiledgenerallyatascalethatbestreflectsthemineworkingsandfirefightingappliances.FirefightingappliancesshouldberepresentedbysymbolsinaccordancewithAS4368.

Theplanshouldshowpositionsinwhichpipemains,hydrants,isolationvalves,firesubstationsandfiredepotsaresituated.Thisplanshouldalsoshowthepositionofventilationwalls/stoppings,trapdoors,regulators,seals,preparedsealsites,overcasts,aircrossings,ventilationdoors,beltconveyors,mainelectricsupplycables,fixedelectricalapparatus,highvoltagecablesandswitchgear,telephonesandthedirectionofventilationintheroadways.

Theplanshouldbereviewedand,ifnecessary,updatedatnogreaterthanthreemonthlyintervalsandpossiblymorefrequentlydependingontheminingoperations.

5.6. EmergencyEscapeandRescuePlan(undergroundoperations)Theescapeandrescuesurveyplanshouldbecompiledgenerallyatascalethatbestreflectstheminesurveyandescapeandrescueappliances.Theplanshouldincludeallsurveyoftheminetoenabletheselfescapeand/orrescueofpersonnelfromanywhereinthemine.

Thisplanshouldshowmainandaccessroads,themeansofexitingfromeachpartoftheminetothesurface,allselfescapesystems,refugechambers,firstaidstations,telephonestations,beltconveyors,anygasdrainagemainsandbranches,knownfalls,accumulationsofwater,stowageidentifiedasnonpassable.

Thisplanshouldalsoshowanyinformationfromthefirefightingplanandtheventilationplanoranyadditionalinformationidentifiedasnecessaryforthedealingwithanemergencyattheoperation.

ForrelatedguidanceonemergencyforcurrentandclosedminesrefertotheCodesofPracticeforMineClosureandEmergencyPlanning.

5.7. SurfacePlanThesurfaceplanshouldbekeptatthemine.Thesurfaceplanshouldbeofascaletobestrepresentthesurfacefeaturesofthemineandshouldcovertheareaswhereminingoperationshavebeenorarebeingcarriedoutandincludenonminingactivities.

Theplanmaybemaintainedasspatialinformation.Topographymaybeshownifitaddstotheinterpretationoftheplan.

Inthecaseofanundergroundmine,thesurfaceplanshouldshowallstreets,roads,reservoirs,swamps,waterbodies,unconsolidatedsurfacedeposits,railways,mainpipelinesandanyotherfeaturewhetherofthesameorofadifferentkindwhich,ifdisturbedbyminingoperations,islikelytocauseriskstothesafetyofthemine.

Inthecaseofanopencutmine,thesurfaceplanshouldshowallstreets,roads,reservoirs,swamps,waterbodiesandanyotherpermanentfeaturewhetherofthesameorofadifferentkindwhich,ifdisturbedbyminingoperations,islikelytocauseriskstothesafetyoftheopencutsurvey.

Thisplanshouldbeupdatedasoftenasdeemednecessary.


5.8. SiteServicesPlan(undergroundandopencutmines)Thesiteservicesplanshouldbeatasuitablescale.SymbolsusedshouldbeinaccordancewithAS4368.Compilationshouldbegenerallyandtheplanmaybemaintainedasspatialinformationsoitmaybeaccessedandprovidedinviewsthataresuitable.

Thisplanshouldshowonlysurfaceimprovementsandinfrastructurethatarepartofthemine,includingbutnotlimitedto:

buildingsincludingadministration,bathhouseandworkshops,mineaccesspoints(portals,shafts,ramps);

mineaccessroadsincludingparkingareas; processingplantsandstockpiles; powerreticulationincludingsubstationsandalloverheadpowerlines,withoperating

voltagesannotatedasapplicable(refertoappropriateAustralianStandardsforfurtherguidance);

waterreticulation; compressorsandcompressedairreticulation; gasreticulation; sewermains; treatmentplantsandtranspirationareas; telephoneandothercommunicationslines,cablesanddevices; magazinesincludingbufferzones; firefightingequipmentincludingfirestations,hydrants,extinguishers,depots; hazardousmaterialslocations; damsandsurfacedrainage; boreholeswhichmaybeusedforgastesting; underground/buriedservicesandcablelocations; anyinformationwhichmayassistinthecaseofanemergency; monitoringsystemsandassociatedcables.

Topographymaybeshownifitaddstotheclarityandunderstandingoftheplan.

Thisplanshouldbeupdatedasoftenasdeemednecessary.

5.9. TailingsDams/WasteDumpAreasTheseplansshouldbepreparedinaccordancewithanyrelevantguidelinesinajurisdiction.

TheguidancecontainedinthisCodeshouldbeusedwhendevelopingtailingsorwastedumpplans.

Theplanshouldbecertifiedandsuitablyendorsedbyacompetentperson.


5.10. EmplacementAreasTheseplansshouldbepreparedinaccordancewithanyrelevantguidelinesprovidedinspecificjurisdictions,ifapplicable.Theplanshouldbecertifiedandsuitablyendorsedbythecompetentperson.

5.11. DeclarationAplanreferredtoinSection5ofthiscodeshouldhaveanappropriateareaontheplanallocatedforcertificationbyacompetentperson.Insomejurisdictions,theMineManager(orotherstatutoryofficial)mayberequiredbylegislationtoalsocertifytheplan.Certificationshouldindicatetheoriginoftheinformationandthattheinformationshownontheplanistrulyrepresented.


6 STANDARDSFORTHEPREPARATIONOFMINESPATIALINFORMATION

6.1PreparationMinespatialinformationfortheminesurveyplanshouldbepreparedby,orunderthesupervisionof,thecompetentperson.

TheminespatialinformationshouldbepreparedtothestandardsrecommendedbythisCodeand/orjurisdictionalregulator.

Theminespatialinformationmaycomprisedigitalfilesofthewholeofthemine.Digitalfilesshouldbein3Dformatandshouldbecompatiblewiththesoftwareoftheregulatorybody,iftheyarerequiredtobesubmittedtothem.

6.2ThemeAttributeNamesandDefinitions

AppendixATable1identifiesattributenamesanddefinitionsthatshouldbeusedforallminespatialinformationthemes.

Attributenamesarenottoexceedtencharactersinlength.Allthemenames,attributenamesandindividualattributevaluesmaybeineitherupperorlowercase.

Underscoresshouldbeusedtojoinmultiplewordsasgapsarenotpermissible.

6.3ThemeAttributeAllocationandFeatureType

Allobjectsinathemeshouldhaveattributesattachedandbeofthesamefeaturetype(e.g.point,line,orpolygon).TherecommendedthemesarelistedinAppendixATable3withcorrespondingattributesandfeaturetypesthatshouldbeusedtorepresentthethemespatially.

Insomeinstancesaminespatialinformationthememayneedtoberepresentedbymorethanonetheme.Forexample,boreholelocationswouldnormallybepointsforverticalboreholesandlinesforhorizontalorinclinedboreholes.Wheremultipleshapesshouldbeusedtorepresentatheme,andaseparatethemeiscreated,attributefieldsshouldbeconsistentwiththatparticularminespatialinformationtheme.

6.4ThemeAttributeCategories

Minespatialinformationthemesattributesaredividedintothreecategories.TheattributecategoriesareasfollowsandtheattributenamesforeachcategoryareidentifiedinAppendixATable3.

Coreattributesarethoseattributesthatarecommontoallthethemesandincludesuchattributesasminename,cataloguenumber,datethethemedatawaschartedto,andthepersonchartingthethemedatatotheminesurveyplan.

Additionalattributesarethoseattributesthatareuniquetoaparticularthemeormaybecommontoseveralthemes.Attributesthatarecommontoseveralthemesmayincludetypeofsurveyandwhenthesurveyweredrivenormined.


Metadataattributesareattributesthatarerequiredtobeattachedtothethemesonlywhentheyarewrittenelectronically.

6.5AttributeValues

Wherepossible,standardattributevaluesshouldbeused.ThisshouldallowotherusersofthethemestodevelopstandardenquiriesthroughtheirGISsoftware.Valuesforallattributesshouldbeattachedforallobjectsinthetheme.

AllthemesshouldbepreparedusingthedatabaseformatspecifiedinAppendixAtable2.Numberswithdecimalvaluesshouldbestoredasfloatingnumber.Allothernumbersshouldbestoredasintegersorcharacters.

6.6Date

Dateattributesshouldbeindatabaseformat'character'andbeintheform"dd/mm/yyyy"wheredateofsurveyareaccuratelyknown,generalformatmonthyear(May2006)orasatimeperiod(19502000orpre2000)whenthechartedperiodcannotbeaccuratelyshown.

6.7MetadataStatements

Themetadatastatementshouldincludeinformationsuchasversiondate,custodianname,coordinatesystem,accuracy,potentiallimitationsfordatause,definitionsofanycodesusedwithinthedatasetandanyotherinformationaboutthedatathatisnotevidentintheattributesattachedtothetheme.

Thecompletedmetadatastatementshouldbedisseminatedwiththedatasetthatitdescribes.Itmaybeonedocumentsectionalisedforeachminespatialinformationoraseparatedocumentforeachtheme.Wheretwoormorethemesoragroupofthemeshavethesamemetadata,asinglemetadatastatementmaybepreparedthatclearlylistsallthemesrelatingtothestatement.

6.8PreparationofAdditionalThemes

AdditionalthemesshouldbeconsistentwiththisCode.

6.9PreparationofAdditionalAttributes

Anyadditionalattributes(includingformats)shouldbedevelopedconsistentwiththisCode.

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APPENDIXATABLESFORTHEMEATTRIBUTENAMESANDDEFINITIONSThefollowingtablesprovidestandardsforminespatialinformationtoberecordedonminesurveyplans,whicharecategorizedasthemes.Theyprovideconsistencyinthedepictionofinformationonaplan

Table1ThemeAttributeNamesandDefinitions

AttributeName DescriptionDatabaseFormat

MaxLength

InputValue Example OptionsList

Caution Warningonuseoftheme Character 254

Compulsoryandshouldbeintheformdescribedintheoptionslist.

Thisthemeshouldnotbereadinisolation.Itisoneofmanydigitalthemes.

Chart_dateDatethefeaturewasinsertedintothetheme

Character 10 Chartordetermined 30/11/2005

ChartorPersoninsertingthefeatureintothetheme

Character 50 Chartordetermined JoeBloggs

DescriptDescriptionoffeatureand/ortheme.

Character 100 Chartordetermined

Endorse Featurestatus Character 254 Chartordetermined

Height Height(AHD) Character 20 Chartordetermined 123.123

LevelorSeam_Name

NameofUndergroundMininghorizonorseamworked

Character 20 Chartordetermined Level980

Minimum_RLMinimumRL(AHD)onundergroundlevel

Character 50 Chartordetermined 100

Maximum_RLMaximumRL(AHD)onundergroundlevel

Character 50 Chartordetermined 120


Table1ThemeAttributeNamesandDefinitions

AttributeName DescriptionDatabaseFormat

MaxLength

InputValue Example OptionsList

Mine_nameNameoftheoperationrelatingtotheMWP

Character 50 ChartordeterminedAcmeColliery

Cat_No CatalogueNumber Character 10 Chartordetermined MWP123

ProviderCompetentpersoncertifyingthespatialinformation.

Character 50 Providerdetermined

Source Featurestatus Character 50SelectfromOptionsList

Minesurvey,Othersurvey,Digitised,CADdrawn,Calculated,Coordinateentry,Minerecords,Departmentrecords,Mininglease,PlanningApproval,MiningApproval,other

Status Featurestatus Character 50SelectfromOptionsList

Working,Discontinued,Abandoned,Current,Final,Destroyed,Inprogress,Temporary,Sealed,Open,Adoptedbymine,Flooded,Indicated,Inferred

Themename Nameoftheme Character 50 Providerdetermined

WorkStartDatewhensurveyfirstcommencedinthishorizon


WorkFinishDatewhensurveycompletedinthishorizon



Pageneedsdeleting

Table2ThemeAttributeAllocationandFeatureType

ThemeNameUndergroundorOpenCut

DescriptionFeatureType

MinimumAttributes

MineSurveyWalls

UndergroundExtentofsurveyateachlevelorseamofanundergroundmine

PolygonMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,LevelorSeamName,MinimumRL,MaximumRL,WorkStart,WorkFinish,Status

MineSurveyFloor

UndergroundFloorspotheightstakeninundergroundsurvey

PointsMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,LevelorSeamName,MinimumRL,MaximumRL,WorkStart,WorkFinish,Status

MineSurveyRoof

UndergroundRoofspotheightstakeninundergroundsurvey

PointsMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,LevelorSeamName,MinimumRL,MaximumRL,WorkStart,WorkFinish,Status

MineSurveyExtraction

UndergroundExtentofextractionateachlevelorseamofanundergroundmine

PolygonsMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,LevelorSeamName,MinimumRL,MaximumRL,WorkStart,WorkFinish,Status

OpenCutVoidOutline

OpenCutExtentofsurveyofthemine.

PolygonsMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,LevelName,MinimumRL,MaximumRL,WorkStart,WorkFinish,Status

OpenCutVoidPointss

OpenCutExtentoftheOpenCutvoiddepictedbyspotheights

PointsMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,Height,Status.

OpenCutVoidBreaklines

OpenCut

BreaklinesoftheOpenCutvoiddepictingedgeofvoid,rampedges,topsandtoesetc

LinesMineName,CatalogueNumber,ChartDate,Source,Endorse,Chartor,Descript,ThemeName,Caution,Provider,Height,Status.


Table3FileNamingConvention

Themename Filenamedefinition Example

MineSurveyWalls ug_wall_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]wall_CAT701_Dec2008(MineSurveyOutlinethemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

MineSurveyFloor ug_floor_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]floor_CAT701_Dec2008(MineSurveyOutlinethemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

MineSurveyRoof ug_roof_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]roof_CAT701_Dec2008(MineSurveyOutlinethemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

MineSurveyExtraction ug_extract_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]extract_CAT701_Dec2008(MineSurveyOutlinethemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

OpenCutVoidOutline void_out_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]extents_CAT701_Dec2008(MineSurveyOutlinethemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

OpenCutVoidPoints void_pts_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]Void_pts_CAT701_Dec2008(OpenCutVoidPointsthemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)

OpenCutVoidBreaklines void_break_[CATnumber]_[Chart_date]Void_break_CAT701_Dec2008(VoidBreaklinesthemeforCAT701chartedDecember2008)


Table4MetadataStatement

Category Element Definition

Theme Themename(userinput) Themefilename.(userinput)

Features FeatureType Point,lineorclosedpolygon.(userinput)

DepartmentReference CatalogueNumber Minesurveyplancataloguenumber,ifapplicable.(userinput)

MineOperator Corporationorindividualpersonthatoperatesthemine.(userinput)Custodian

MineNameandAddress Thenameandpostaladdressofthemine.(userinput)

Description Abstract Briefsummarydescriptionofthecontentofthetheme.(userinput)

DateofFirstVersion Whenthethemewasfirstcreated.(userinput)DataCurrency

DateofthisVersion Dateofthisversionofthetheme.(userinput)

Progress Thestatusoftheprocessofthemecreation.(userinput)ThemeStatus

Maintenanceandupdatefrequency

Frequencyofchangesoradditionsmadetothetheme.(userinput)

Storeddataformat Theformatinwhichthethemeisstoredbythecompetentperson.(userinput)Access

Availableformattype Theformatinwhichthethemeisavailable.(userinput)




Access(contd)Accessconstraints Restrictionsorlegalprerequisitesthatmayapplytotheaccessanduseofthetheme

includinglicensing,liability,andcopyright.(userinput)

Lineage Abriefhistoryofthesourceorproductionthetheme.(userinput)

AccuracyStatement AbriefassessmentoftheclosenessofthelocationofobjectsinthethemeinrelationtotheirtruepositionontheEarth.

AccuracyAttribute Arankingthatbestdeterminesthepositionalaccuracyforaparticularfeatureinthetheme.

1:Errorellipsenogreaterthan100mm

2:100mm500mm

3:500mm2m

4:2m10m

5:Greaterthan10m

LogicalConsistency Abriefdescriptionofthedegreeofadherenceoflogicalrulesofdatastructure,attribution,andrelationships.(userinput)

DataQuality

Completeness Anassessmentoftheextentandrangeinregardtocompletenessofcoverage,attributionsandverification.(userinput)

Attributes(All) Attributesattachedtoeachfeatureobjectinthetheme.

Listeachattributeattachedasadatafieldtothefeaturesinthetheme.

Caution Warningastouseofthetheme.

Chart_date Thedatethefeatureobjectwasrecordedontheminesurveyplan.




Chartor Personrecordingfeatureobjectontotheminesurveyplan.

Descript Descriptionoffeatureobject.

Endorse Referencetoafieldbookorotherappropriatenotation

Height Height(AHD)offeature.

HorizonName Nameoftheundergroundhorizon.

Minimum_RL MinimumRLoftheundergroundhorizon.

Maximum_RL MaximumRLoftheundergroundhorizon.

Mine_name Nameofthecollieryrelatingtotheminesurveyplan.

MWP_No RegulatorCatalogueNumberoftheminesurveyplan.(asapplicable)

Provider SurveyorprovidingthethemetotheRegulator.

Source Wherethefeatureobjectwassourcedfrom.

Status Thestatusofthefeatureobjectintheminesurveyplan.Wherethefeatureobjectwassourcedfrom.

Theme_name Thenameofthetheme.

Work_start Thedateworkcommencedinanundergroundhorizon.

Work_finish Thedateworkcessedinanundergroundhorizon

Miscellaneous No.offeatures: Numberofindividualfeatures,forexample,500boreholes




SourcePathname: Datalocation.Thisnotrequiredbutmaysupportinternaldatamanagement.

ApplicationEnvironment: Developmentenvironment.

Projection: Name: MapGridAustralia(MGA94)

Zone: MGA[zone](userinput)

Units: Metres

Datum: GeocentricDatumofAustralia1994(GDA94)

Ellipsoid: GRS80

Metadatadate Metadatadate Dateonwhichthemetadatarecordwascreatedormodified.(userinput)

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APPENDIXBMEANINGOFKEYTERMSInthiscodethefollowingwordsandtermshavethemeaningsindicated:

Abandoned

Amineisanabandonedminewheretheworkingofthemine,ordeposithavebeendiscontinued,andnotmerelysuspended,andthereisnocareandmaintenanceinplace.

Adit

Meansahorizontalornearhorizontalentrancetoamine.

Attribute

Adatabasefieldattachedtoafeatureobjectinathemeusedtodescribespatialdataandisalsoknownasobjectdata.

AustralianHeightDatum(AHD)

AHDisthedatumsurfaceapproximatingmeansealevelthatwasadoptedbytheNationalMappingCouncilofAustraliainMay1971.

BenchMarks

Marksestablishedatorinaminefromwhichthelevels(heights)oftheminesurveyaredetermined.

Borehole

ABoreholeincludesanyhole(whethervertical,horizontal,inclined,oracombinationofthese),thatmayaffectthesafetyofthemine,drilledfor:

a) exploration,

b) gasorwaterdrainage,

c) augerholes,

d) fortransportofmaterialsincluding(butnotlimitedto),sand,inflammablematerials orfuels,cement,slurry,sewageorwater

e) services(forexamplepower,waterandotherservices)or

f) anyotherpurpose.

Aboreholedoesnotincludeblastholesfromtheworkingsectionthatdonotintersectanotherworkingsectionofanundergroundmine.

BoreholePlan

Aplanorplanspreparedasanadditiontotheminesurveyplanwheredensityofboreholesaffectstheclarityoftheminesurveyplan.

CareandMaintenance

Discontinuedminesurveyaresaidtobeundercareandmaintenancewhereminingissuspendedandwhentheminesurveyaremaintainedinagenerallysafeandaccessiblecondition.

Competentperson

Acompetentpersonwhoisnominated/appointedbythemineoperatortoberesponsiblefortheconductofsurveysandpreparationofplansforthemine,whichmaybebasedonthembeingregistered/authorised/certifiedinthejurisdiction(refertoclause675O)


Certification

Awrittenstatementoraschedulesignedbythecompetentpersonattestingthatthesurveyingproceduresandplanpreparationfortheperiodcertified,havebeencarriedoutpursuanttothestandardscitedbythiscode.

ControlSurveys

SubstantiallymarkedsurveysformingaclosednetworkcompletedinaccordancewithICSMSP1.

CrossSectionSheet

WhereprescribedbyStatelegislation,asheetpreparedaspartoftheminesurveyplanforopencutorundergroundoperations,whichshowsthecrosssectionsreferredtoontheplansheetsoftheminesurveyplan.

Development

Inrelationtoaminingoperation,includesallworkundertakentoopenupaminebydrivingdevelopmentopeningsorprestrippinganopencutbodyofore.

Endorsement

Anotationcreated,initialledanddatedbythecompetentperson,drawingattentiontoanyaspectofthecompilationoftheminesurveyplanorMineSpatialInformationthatisconsiderednecessaryorinformative.

GeocentricDatumofAustralia(GDA)

AdatumsurfaceapproximatingtheshapeoftheearthssurfacethatwasadoptedbytheInterGovernmentalCommitteeforSurveyingandMappinginMay1990.

HardCopy

Planspreparedonadurablemedium.

ICSMSP1

TheInterGovernmentalCommitteeonSurveyingandMappingSpecialPublication1"StandardsandPracticesforControlSurveys".

Inrush

Anunplannedoruncontrolledfloodofliquid,gasormaterialintothesurveyoftheminehavingthepotentialtocreateahazard.

Potentialsourcesofinrushincludetidalwaters,impoundedwaters,rivers,streams,dams,reservoirs,aquifers,unconsolidatedsurfacedeposits,adjacentminesurvey,bulksamplelocationsorothernaturalormanmadefeaturewhetherthesameorofadifferentkindwhich,ifdisturbedbyminingoperations,mayputthemineorpersonsatthemineatrisk.Thisdefinitionincludesanymaterialthatflowswhenwetorflammableornoxiousgases.


Level

Inrelationtoanundergroundminingoperation,areasetofsurveybrokenintovaryinghorizonscomprisingofanetworkofdevelopmentroadwaysandextractionareas.Connectionsmayexistbetweentheselevelsviaboreholes,shafts,rises,raises,winzesorotherdrives.

LongitudinalSectionSheet

WhereprescribedbyStatelegislation,asheetpreparedaspartoftheminesurveyplanforopencutorundergroundoperations,whichshowsthelongitudinalsectionsreferredtoontheplan.

MapGridofAustralia1994(MGA94)

MapGridofAustralia,thatis,arectangularcoordinatesystemusingaUniversalTransverseMercatorprojectionwithzones6degreeswideandbasedontheGeocentricDatumofAustralia.

Metadata

Informationaboutdataandisusedtoinformtheuserofthelineage,accuracyandlimitationsthatmayexistwithinthedata.Theaimofmetadataistoenabletheendusertoworkwiththedatawithaknownlevelofconfidence.

MineBaseline

Apermanentlymarkedsurveylinederivedfromorpartofthestatesurveycontrolnetwork.

MineSurveyPlan(MSP)

AminesurveyplankepttoaccuratelyshowthepositionoftheMineworkings.

MineSpatialInformation

Digitalfilescontaining3Dminesurveydataintheformofdigitalinformation

OpenCut

Amethodofextractingrockormineralsfromtheearthbytheirremovalfromanopenpit.

OpenCutVoid

Allexcavations,rampsanddisturbedground;includeinsitublastedmaterialwithinanopencutmine.

Reportingperiod

Thereportingperiodforsubmissionofplanstoajurisdictionalregulatorshallbeasrequiredbytheregulatorybodycoveringtheoperation.

Seam

Anycoalbearingstratumorcombinationthereofminedasadiscreteentity.

Shaft

Meansanopeningintoaminehavinganinclinationtothehorizontalof15ormorethroughwhichpersonsormaterialsareraisedorlowered,orwhichisusedasamainintakeoroutletforventilation.

Stope

Meansanexcavation(otherthandevelopmentsurvey)madeforthepurposeofexcavatingore.


SubsidiarySurvey

AsurveybasedonControlSurveystodevelopthesurveyofaMineortolocatethepositionofthesurveyofaMine.

Insomecases,consideredasasecondarysurvey

Supervision

Whenasurveyiscarriedoutthecompetentpersonshouldexercisesuchpersonaloversightanddirectionoftheworkasisnecessarytoensurethatthecompetentpersonhastheknowledgetocertifyallaspectsofthesurveyandthatthesurveyhasbeencarriedoutinaccordancewithsoundprofessionalpracticeandthiscode,orequivalent.

SurveyRecords

ForthepurposeofthisCode,surveyrecordsshouldbetakentomeananyplan,surveyorspatialinformationandincludesfieldbooks,levelbooks,coordinatebooks,calculationsandanyothernotebooks,sheetsorplansusedforrecordingrelevantsurveydata,allsurveyobservations,andcompilationswhetherrecordedorstoredinwritten,photographic,digitalorelectronicform.

SuspendedMine

Anydiscontinuanceofallworkataminingoperation(whereminingissuspendedbuttheoperationiskeptonCareandMaintenance,seedefinitionabove).

Themes

Setofstandardiseditemsofinformationorsymbolsusedonaminesurveyplanforconsistencyandaccuracy(seeappendixAfordetails)

Transformation

Amathematicalprocesstochangecoordinatesfromonedatumtoanotheronaplan,withdetailsrecordedtoshowtherelationship.

Underground

Anyminingoperationsbeneaththenaturalsurfaceoftheearth.

UndergroundBaseline

Apermanentlymarkedsurveylineestablishedinundergroundsurvey;fromwhichundergroundsurveysaredeveloped.TheundergroundbaselineistobeconnectedbyControlSurveytotheMineBaseline

Winze

Meansaverticalorsteeplyinclineddevelopmentexcavateddownwardsfromadriveorcrosscut.


APPENDIXCSAMPLEOFMINESURVEYPLANS

NSW DTI Revised Version of Surveying and Drafting for Mine Survey Plans 29 Feb 2012

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