Mining and Exploration

Premise have a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team, with a proven track record of delivering excellent outcomes for our resource industry clients. Key to this is our expertise, attention to detail, and focus on successful outcomes.

Premise has a multidisciplinary team across planning, environment and engineering with resource industry projects in NSW led by our Environmental Team Manager, Daniel Drum, who has experience across mining, exploration, government regulation and environmental consulting.

Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, planners and scientists can provide integrated ‘end-to-end’ services for resource clients. Our insights mitigate project risks and maximise returns, from pre-feasibility stages right through to mine closure.

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Daniel Drum

Environmental Team Manager

0421 966 128

daniel.drum@premise.com.au

Planning and Environmental Approvals

Premise provide advice in relation to environmental and planning approval requirements, including:

  • Mining and extractive industry (quarry) developments
  • Ancillary mining activities (AMAs)
  • Assessable prospecting operations (exploration activities)

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We prepare activity approval applications and necessary supporting documentation and consultation, including:

  • Development applications for mining and extractive industry projects
  • Applications for exploration activity approvals (ESF4)
  • Applications for rehabilitation sign-off or review of rehabilitation cost estimate (ESF2)
  • Review of Environmental Factors (REF)
  • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
  • Agricultural Impact Statements (AIS)
  • Statement of Environmental Effects (SoEE)
  • Mining Operation Plan (MOP)
  • Closure Plans
  • Rehabilitation Management Plan (RMP)
  • Rehabilitation Cost Estimate (RCE)
  • Government, stakeholder and community consultation

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Tenement Management
  • Preparation and lodgement of applications for grant, renewal or cancellation for mining leases and exploration licences.
  • Assistance with preparation, review, and lodgement of statutory reports such as Annual Environmental
  • Management Reports (AEMR), Annual Rehabilitation Reports and Annual Activity Reports.
  • Preparation of Community Consultation Strategy documentation and maintaining consultation registers.

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Compliance Management
  • On-site inspections to identify any potential compliance or environmental issues.
  • Auditing to determine compliance with Conditions of Title and any other approvals or management plans.
  • Provide advice in relation to investigations of alleged offences and prepare submissions to Regulators.
  • Preparation of compliance management systems and documentation.
  • Maintaining databases and records for compliance monitoring and auditing.

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MINING AND EXPLORATION

Mine Stockpile

Mine Rehab

DANIEL DRUM – ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM MANAGER

Daniel Drum has over fourteen years of experience as an urban and regional planner in Victoria and New South Wales. During this time Daniel has worked within State Government, Local Government and for a private consulting firm, giving him a broad and comprehensive understanding of the planning system as well as valuable experience in a wide range of projects.

Daniel has recently worked as the Manager of Planning with the Blayney Shire Council. In this position Daniel was responsible for overseeing Council’s statutory and strategic planning functions. Daniel was also directly responsible for the day to day assessment of development applications.

Daniel has also worked with the Orange City Council as a Senior Town Planner. In this position, Daniel’s primary responsibility was the assessment of development applications.

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