ERC calculator mining – Module 2 transcript
Watch the video Mining ERC calculator training – Module 2 – How to prepare to learn how to prepare an Estimated Rehabilitation Cost.
Welcome back to the training for the 2022 edition of the Estimated Rehabilitation Cost Calculator for mining.
Module 2. In this module we will cover how to prepare an Estimated Rehabilitation Cost.
To get started, go to the Business Queensland website and download the calculator.
You may be prompted to save this to a particular location, or it will appear down the bottom, depending on which browser you're using. Open the Calculator once it is downloaded and you will be taken to the Terms and Conditions of Use pages. By downloading the Calculator, the User agrees to the terms and conditions. Please read these carefully.
In the next tab you will find the Contents page. This tab will allow you to navigate around the Calculator and each subsequent sheet gives you the ability to come back to the Contents page.
The first tab required for starting a calculation is the Registration tab. Here you fill in some of the more general details for the mining activity. This includes: the EA number and holder; tenure IDs and site or project name; as well as the last ERC decision date and current ERC amount, which is used to calculate the difference between the total cost of this ERC and previous ERC amounts.
Further down, the User enters site details and contact information. Specifically the name and details of the assessor, who is the person preparing the Calculator and the name and details of the authorised person who is the person within your organisation who is authorised to submit this calculation to the government.
Below this is the selection of the Waste Levy. The User must select one of the options from the drop-down menu. The options are: Waste levy applies – metro zone or regional zone; waste levy does not apply because the site is not in a waste levy zone; or waste levy does not apply for another reason, in which case the User must add comments.
Once registration is complete, the User can work through the numbered User Input Sheets, entering all the details relevant for their mining activity. We will cover data entry into these sheets in later modules.
Once the data entry is complete, the user can return to the Summary tab to review the rolled-up totals. If site specific Project Management and or Environmental Maintenance and Monitoring values are justified, enter these into the cells in the Summary sheet and provide justification in the space provided. Again, these will be explained further in a later module.
Then at the end of all the sheets the user can review the Quantity Summary sheet. Filters can be used to reduce the number of rows visible.
As always, for more information or specific instructions, please consult the User Guide, which is also available on the Business Queensland website below the download for the Calculator. See you in the next module.
Watch the video: Module 2 – How to prepare.