DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY www.nt.gov.au
ADVISORY NOTE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY
REHABILITATION REPORT
TEMPLATE FOR
EXPLORATION OPERATIONS
ADVISORY NOTE
This advisory note outlines the minimum requirements for information to be
included in the submission of a Rehabilitation Report associated with the
Application for Certificate of Closure.
Instructions for use:

An Application for Certificate of Closure is required to be submitted when all
exploration activities associated with an Authorisation have been completed
and rehabilitation has been completed successfully (Section 46 Mining
Management Act).

A Rehabilitation Report should accompany an Application for Certificate of
Closure.

A Rehabilitation Report Template is also available, if required, on the
Department’s website: www.minerals.nt.gov.au/mining.

This Advisory Note is not to be taken as an exhaustive list of the Department’s
requirements, but should be utilised by operators as a guide to the minimum
information required for assessment of closure.

Security will be released by the Department on approval of an Application for
Certificate of Closure and Rehabilitation Report.
 The Rehabilitation Report should be signed off by senior staff (e.g. exploration
manager) who are authorised by the company to endorse close out of the site.
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{OPERATOR/COMPANY NAME}
{YEAR}
REHABILITATION REPORT
FOR
{PROJECT/SITE}
Authorisation Number
**(The Exploration Rehabilitation Report Structure Guide is
available as a guide to this template).
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1.0 OPERATOR DETAILS
Operator Name:
Key Contact
Person/s:
Postal Address:
Street Address:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
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2.0 PROJECT DETAILS
Project Name:
Location:
Site Access:
Authorisation
No:
Mining
Interest/s:
Title holder/s:
Title Status
2.1 MAP OF SITE LOCATION AND LAYOUT
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2.2 HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT
Summary of historical disturbances:
Summary of exploration activities conducted:
Table 1. Drill hole summary.
Year
2010
Tenement
EL12345
Number/Type Number/Type
Depth
Status
15 RC
1500 m
Plugged/Capped
1 x Costean
(50 x 1.5)
1m
Backfilled
Proposed
Drilled/Disturbed
20 RC
1 x Costean
(50 x 1.5)
EL
EL
EL
2011
2012
*(Example only – clear fields and insert company data).
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3.0 REHABILITATION DETAILS
Refer to the Department’s Advisory note entitled ‘Construction and Rehabilitation of
Exploration Drill Sites’ located on the website: www.minerals.nt.gov.au/mining. A
Rehabilitation checklist has been included in Appendix 1 for sign off of rehabilitation works.
3.1 Rehabilitation Methods
Summary of methods for rehabilitation of exploration disturbances:
3.2 Objectives and Targets
Details of status of closure objectives/targets:
3.3 Post Closure Monitoring
Details of post closure monitoring:
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3.4 Remaining Liability
Summary of infrastructure to be retained by landowner:
*Attach supporting documentation in appendix.
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4.0 RADIATION MONITORING
Hole ID
Before date
Dose rate
After date
Dose rate
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Is radiation within
background levels?
Is there subsidence?
Are there weeds?
Are there signs of
erosion?
Is the site
revegetated?
Rehabilitation
Is site nominated for
ongoing monitoring?
Is radiation within
background levels?
Rubbish removed
Access track ripped
Drill pad ripped
Topsoil/vegetation
replaced
Sample bags/core
removed
Hole ID
Sumps backfilled
Date
Drill spoils
buried/backfilled
Drill holes
plugged/capped
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY
www.nt.gov.au
APPENDIX 1 – REHABILITATION CHECKLIST
Post-closure Monitoring
Sign Off / Comments
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DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY
www.nt.gov.au
APPENDIX 2 – GPS COORDINATES
Hole ID
Type
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Depth
Datum
Easting
Northing
Title
Status
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APPENDIX 3 – REHABILITATION PHOTOGRAPHS
Figure 1. Before rehabilitation (drill hole ID and date).
Figure 2. After rehabilitation (drill hole ID and date).
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