Schedule 3
In forceAggregate environmental scores for particular resource activities
Schedule 3 Aggregate environmental scores for particular resource activities
section 15(2)
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Environmentally relevant activity | Aggregate environmental score (AES) |
| 1activities under a GHG injection and storage lease under the GHG storage Act | 49 |
| 2a petroleum activity authorised under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 | 126 |
| 3a petroleum activity that is likely to have a significant impact on a category A or B environmentally sensitive area | 126 |
| 4extending an existing pipeline by more than 150km under a petroleum authority | 165 |
| 5constructing a new pipeline of more than 150km under a petroleum authority | 165 |
| 6a petroleum activity carried out on a site that contains a high consequence dam or a significant consequence dam if the dam forms part of the activity | 165 |
| 7a petroleum activity involving injection of a waste fluid into a natural underground reservoir or aquifer | 165 |
| 8a petroleum activity or GHG storage activity, other than an activity mentioned in any of items 1 to 7, that includes 1 or more activities mentioned in schedule 2 for which an AES is stated | 126 |
| 9a mining activity involving drilling, costeaning, pitting or carrying out geological surveys causing significant disturbance | 8 |
| 10investigating the potential development of a mineral resource by large bulk sampling or constructing an exploratory shaft, adit or open pit | 17 |
| 11mining bauxite | 97 |
| 12mining mineral sand | 120 |
| 13mining black coal | 128 |
| 14mining iron ore | 128 |
| 15mining nickel ore | 160 |
| 16mining gold ore | 216 |
| 17mining copper ore | 217 |
| 18mining lead, silver or zinc separately or in any combination | 185 |
| 19mining metal ore, other than a metal ore mentioned in items 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18 | 158 |
| 20clay pit mining, dimension stone mining or mining gemstones (including the material from which gemstones are extracted)— | |
| (a)if the activity involves mining a quantity of material of at least 5,000t but not more than 100,000t in a year | 22 |
| (b)if the activity involves mining a quantity of material of more than 100,000t but not more than 1,000,000t in a year | 39 |
| (c)if the activity involves mining a quantity of material of more than 1,000,000t in a year | 57 |
| 21a mining activity that is an ineligible ERA, other than a mining activity mentioned in items 9 to 20 | 136 |
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