Mine Rehabilitation Data for New South Wales with Forecast Activities

The dataset provides information on where mining operations in New South Wales have conducted and forecast ground disturbance and rehabilitation activities. It is submitted by large mine operators to the NSW Resources Regulator to fulfil requirements under Schedule 8A of the Mining Regulation 2016. The data was last updated on 2026-05-13.

Use Cases

• Monitor compliance with rehabilitation regulations based on spatial data submission requirements.
• Analyze landform changes over time based on ground disturbance and rehabilitation activity data.
• Forecast future environmental impacts based on planned disturbance and rehabilitation activities.
• Assess final landuse outcomes following the completion of mining operations.

Strengths

• Data is submitted under a formal regulatory requirement (Schedule 8A of the Mining Regulation 2016).
• The collection is administered and reviewed by the NSW Resources Regulator for assessment purposes.
• The dataset includes both historical activities and forecast future rehabilitation plans.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may contain inaccuracies that require adjustment following the Regulator's assessment process.

Provenance

Source

NSW Resources - Resources Regulator

Collection Method

Submitted by large mine operators as a regulatory requirement.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:54:21.116136; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia