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North Kiaka Quartzite Mine

Last updated: June 30, 2025

Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd is proposing to establish a new quartzite mine approximately 15 km north of Moora, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and 2 km north of the existing mine. The proposal will include the establishment of an above groundwater mine pit, waste rock landform, infrastructure corridor and associated infrastructure. Quartzite would be trucked to Simcoa’s existing smelter in the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area 17 km north-east of Bunbury. It is anticipated the... Read more...

Cambridge Gulf Marine Sand Proposal

Last updated: April 14, 2025

The proposal is to source marine sands from Cambridge Gulf, north of Wyndham in northeast Western Australia, for export to overseas construction projects. The proposal is a vessel-based marine operation with a lifespan of up to 15 years. It does not involve the construction and operation of any shore-based facilities. The operation will involve a Sand Production Vessel (SPV) based generally on the design of a large Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). The proposed operational area (POA) is... Read more...

Hard Rock Quarry, Lot 800 Pruden Road, Whitby

Last updated: March 23, 2025

Italia Stone Group proposes to develop a hard rock quarry at Lot 800 Pruden Road Whitby, approximately 3.5 kilometres east of Mundijong in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The proposed quarry is on freehold land and is for the extraction of 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes of hard rock per annum for a period of 20 years. The material will be extracted by drill and blast methods and hauled by truck to a processing area for crushing and stockpiling on site. Read more...

Extension of Sand Extraction Lot 1001, Lake Clifton Road, Lake Clifton, Shire of Waroona

Last updated: February 12, 2025

Cougar Sand Supplies propose to extend their existing sand and limestone quarry over a period of 10 – 15 years. The quarry is located approximately 7.7 kilometres northeast of the Preston Beach townsite in the Shire of Waroona. The proposal is adjacent to the Myalup State Forest and is within an exclusion area under, State Planning Policy 2.4 - Planning for Basic Raw Materials, . Infrastructure from the existing quarry including a bore, access roads and a mobile crushing and screening plant... Read more...

Limestone Quarry Lot 1794 Finn Rd, Myalup

Last updated: February 3, 2025

MGM Bulk Pty Ltd propose to operate a sand and limestone quarry within an approximately 9.17-hectare (ha) area. It will be excavated to approximately 6 m Australian Height Datum (AHD 1 ) from a maximum height of 16.5 m AHD in five stages, each approximately 2 ha in size. The boundaries of the subject site will be designed with a minimum of 1:4 batters. The proposal is located approximately 20 km north-west of the Harvey town centre. It is anticipated that between approximately 46,000 m 3 and... Read more...

Arrowsmith North Silica Sand Project

Last updated: January 9, 2025

VRX Silica Ltd propose to develop a silica sand mine in the Geraldton Sandplain bioregion of Western Australia, approximately 270 km north of Perth. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 412.2 hectares of native vegetation and will involve sequential mining of sand 8 – 15 metres below the soil surface. Vegetation and topsoil will be relocated to rehabilitation areas using the Vegetation Direct Transfer method. Mining will be undertaken in sections by removing blocks (typically 150m... Read more...

Beharra Silica Sand Project

Last updated: October 14, 2024

Perpetual Resources Limited propose to develop a silica sand mine in the Geraldton Sandplain bioregion of Western Australia, approximately 300 km north of Perth. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 590 hectares of native vegetation and will involve sequential mining of sand above the water table. 100 ha will be cleared within the first two years followed by annual clearing of 20 ha cells and progressive rehabilitation of mined cells. Vegetation and topsoil will be stockpiled for... Read more...

Gravel Mining at Scrivener Road Reserve Serpentine

Last updated: September 13, 2024

The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale proposes to extract gravel from a twelve hectare area known as the Scrivener Road Gravel Reserves. The reserves are located at the top of the scarp south of Serpentine and contain nesting habitat for all three protected black cockatoo species. Extraction is proposed in two hectare stages over a period of thirteen years. Read more...

Sandy Ridge Facility – Alignment of Gate Waste Acceptance Tonnage

Last updated: June 25, 2024

Tellus Holdings Ltd are proposing to increase the tonnage of waste accepted at the Sandy Ridge Facility from the current approved (Ministerial Statement 1078) 100,000 tonnes per annum to up to 280,000 tonnes per annum for permanent isolation in the Site’s waste disposal cells. The Proposal will occur within the existing and approved development envelope as outlined in Ministerial Statement 1078 Read more...

Arrowsmith Central Silica Sand Project

Last updated: May 27, 2024

The proponent (VRX Silica Ltd) proposes to develop a high-grade silica sand mine in the Geraldton Sandplain bioregion of WA, approximately 260 km north of Perth and 20km North-West of Eneabba. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 334 hectares of native vegetation. Vegetation and topsoil would be relocated to rehabilitation areas using a Vegetation Direct Transfer method (VDT). Mining is proposed to occur in blocks (150m x 150m), with up to five blocks being mined each year. The... Read more...

Kudardup Extractive Industry

Last updated: May 15, 2023

The proposal is for extractive industry on Bussell Highway, Kudardup, in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River. The proposal is based on the Application for Development Approval, June 2020 (ADA) appended to the Shire of Augusta Margaret River’s Planning Approval / Consent No. P220293. The proponent has identified a reduced scope to only include extraction of sand from Cells 7, 8 and 9 (gravel extraction for cells 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 is excluded). All other activities within the ADA, including... Read more...

Lots 2 and 10 Rowley Road, Mandogalup

Last updated: September 6, 2022

Questdale Holdings Pty. Ltd. (the proponent) are proposing to clear vegetation for bushfire fuel reduction and to extend an existing sand quarry extraction operation within Lots 2 and 10 Rowley Road, Mandogalup. The proposal area consists of 43.67 hectares (ha) and is located on freehold land. The proponent proposes to extract sand at a rate of 195,000 tonnes per annum for a period of 10 years. Excavated material will be screened prior to loading. The proponent proposes to clear approximately... Read more...

Quarry at Lot 150 Clydesdale Road, Grass Valley (2)

Last updated: August 1, 2022

Resource Group (WA) Pty Ltd proposes to construct and operate a hard rock quarry at the location of Grass Valley, 17 kilometres east of Northam WA. The project will process blasted rock from the quarry into smaller sized proportions suitable for use in concrete, roadworks and other civil works. The operation will produce no more than 70,000 tonnes of saleable product per annum. Products will be transported from the quarry by road using truck and semi-trailers, both locally and to various sites... Read more...

Beatons Creek Fresh Rock Expansion

Last updated: July 11, 2022

The Proposal is located in the east Pilbara region of Western Australia within a development envelope of 718 ha and clearing no more than 270 ha. The Beatons Creek Gold Project is currently operating under relevant approvals and permits of the Environmental Protection Act (Part V) and Mining Act 1978 (Mining Act). The Fresh Rock Expansion proposes to mine deeper into the fresh rock resource including below the water table, enabling mining to continue at Beatons Creek. The proposal includes: •... Read more...

Gidgegannup Granite Quarry (S46) [2342]

Last updated: May 30, 2022

The requested change relates to condition 3 of Statement 1035 (as relevant to Statement 861) for an extension to the Time Limit for Proposal Implementation. Read more...

Limestone and Sand Quarry Lot 1002 Preston Beach

Last updated: April 5, 2022

Doyles Lime Service Pty Ltd proposes limestone and sand excavation approximately 4.5 km north of the Preston Beach townsite, Shire of Waroona. Read more...

Port Beach Sand Nourishment via Dredging

Last updated: March 28, 2022

The City of Fremantle and Fremantle Ports propose to undertake up to 150,000 cubic metres of maintenance and capital dredging from a portion of Fremantle Ports deep water entrance channel and nourish Port Beach with the dredged material. The proposal footprint is 60.27 hectares, located 1.6 kilometres from the Cottesloe Reef Fish Habitat Protection Area. The proposal could impact on the environmental factors of benthic communities and habitats, marine environmental quality, coastal processes... Read more...

Southern Extension of Sandpit, Lot 2 Calinup Road, Gelorup, Shire of Capel (S46) [2264]

Last updated: February 2, 2022

Change to Condition 9 (Rehabilitation) to remove reference to northern portion of Lot 2 Read more...

Southern Extension of Sandpit, Lot 2 Calinup Road, Gelorup, Shire of Capel

Last updated: January 31, 2022

APH Contractors proposes to extract approximately 2.2 million bank cubic metres of sand from 22.87 hectares over a period of 20 years at an annual extraction rate of 100,000 – 120,000 tonnes per year. Sand will be extracted to a maximum depth of 20m Australian Height Datum (AHD). It is proposed that sand extraction will continue from east of Gelorup Hill and move progressively southwards in 18 sand extraction blocks, each between one and two hectares. Embankments will be restored to 1:4 (14o)... Read more...

Sand and Limestone Extraction, Lots 1498 and 1504 Finn Road, Myalup

Last updated: September 28, 2021

Ietto Farms proposes to extract sand and limestone from Lots 1498 and 1504 Finn Road, Myalup in the Shire of Harvey. The original extractive industry licence for this proposal expired in July 2014. The proposal would extract sand and limestone from the site, to facilitate road construction projects throughout the southwest of Western Australia. The proposal is located adjacent to Lake Preston, a conservation category wetland and RAMSAR listed wetland. The proposal would require the clearing of... Read more...

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