Queensland Mining Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans

Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plans are submitted by holders of environmental authorities for mining activities in Queensland. The dataset comprises records from a public register as mandated by sections of the Environmental Protection Act. The row count and column structure are unknown.

Use Cases

• Analyze plan submission trends across mining activity types using the 'Environment Authorities' tag field
• Map the geographic distribution of registered PRC Plans using spatial data inferred from authority records
• Study the adoption timeline of PRC Plans versus other rehabilitation plan types using the 'Last updated' metadata

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an official government public register, ensuring authoritative origin
• Includes records mandated under specific sections (540(1)(a)(iv),(v), (xii) and 540(1)(ab)) of the EP Act
• Managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific column schema are not provided, limiting analytical planning
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data structure and completeness prior to download

Provenance

Source

Queensland Government public register for environmental authorities

Collection Method

Submitted by holders of environmental authorities as required by legislation

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Queensland, Australia