Programs for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR) and mine operation plans (MOP)

All mining operations are regulated through approved programs. Mining leases (MLs/EMLs) and miscellaneous purposes licences (MPLs) must be operated in accordance with an approved program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR), while operations on a private mine must be in accordance with an approved mine operations plan (MOP).

When a ML or MPL is granted the tenement holder must submit a PEPR within the required timeframe specified in the lease conditions. Operations cannot commence until an approved PEPR is in place.

MOPs must be prepared in accordance with the regulatory guideline MG12: Mine operations plans:

• MG12: Mine operations plans (MOPs) (PDF 1.7 MB)

PEPRs must be prepared in accordance with the relevant terms of reference:

• Terms of Reference 002 - Extractive mineral quarry PEPRs (PDF 444 KB)
• Terms of Reference 005 - Metallic and industrial mineral PEPRs (PDF 464 KB)

Further information on  PEPRs and MOPs can be found on the Regulatory guidelines page of this website.

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Approved programs

A list of PEPRs and MOPs approved in the last 12 months can be found in the table below.

Note:  All MOPs received prior to the implementation of the new Mining Act and regulations effective 1 January 2021 are listed for reference only, the associated documentation is not publicly accessible. MOPs received after 1 January 2021 are listed above inclusive of documentation.

Previously approved PEPRs can be accessed via the following:

• Georeference section of the South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG)
• South Australia Mining Register

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Change to a mining operation

If a change to existing operations or circumstances is proposed within an existing mining tenement, the tenement holder must submit a change in operations application in accordance with:

• Terms of Reference 025 – Change in operations application (PDF 390 KB)

A list of change in operation approvals approved in the last 12 months can be found in the table below.

All associated documentation can be accessed via the South Australia Mining Register.

• South Australia Mining Register

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