Summary: The mining of a 53-hectare area and processing of approximately 1.3 million tonnes of gypsum recovered from Mining Lease 70/1161 using the facilities currently employed for operations in the adjacent Mining Lease 70/750. The proposal involves dredging and will form a permanent hypersaline water body of approximately four metres maximum depth. Dredging operations of approximately four metres maximum depth. Dredging operations are proposed to be undertaken every second year over a 2 to 4 week period to excavate approximately 100,000 tonnes of gypsum. The proposal is further documented in schedule 1 of this statement.
Attachment 1 to Statement 730 – Change to mining method, increase to quantity of material mined per year – change to proposal approved under s45C on 12 March 2012.
Release Date: 27 September 2006
Status: Final
Report Number: 0730
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