ProjectProponent: Placer (Granny Smith) Pty LimitedProposal description: Proposal to develop the Wallaby Gold Mine. Located on the shore of Lake Carey, a naturally occurring saline wetland approximately 27 km south-west of Laverton. The Wallaby Gold Mine Project includes development of an open cut gold mine, waste rock dumps and infrastructure to support mining on the northern shoreline of the lake. Gold ore produced at the mine will be transported via overland conveyor to an existing processing plant with tailings placed in both an extended and a new tailings storage facility. Dewatering with some discharge to Lake Carey will occur. Assessment Number: 1348Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: GoldLast updated: August 9, 2000Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Environmental Protection Statement (EPS)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 23 June, 2000 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewPublic submissions: Friday, 23 June, 2000Environmental Review documentation: A1348_R0981_EPS_Volume 1.pdf (PDF, 4.88 MB) A1348_R0981_Outback Ecology Services__BASELINEAQUATICASSESSMENT.PDF (PDF, 32.33 MB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS_LAKECAREYDISCHARGESUNRISE.PDF (PDF, 404.58 KB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS_SALT_BASELINE_REV_2.PDF (PDF, 475.9 KB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS-2000_SALT_BASELINE_RE.PDF (PDF, 486.5 KB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_FLORAFAUNALAKECAREY.PDF (PDF, 2.83 MB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_PGSFLORAWALLABY.PDF (PDF, 3.21 MB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_WALLABYFAUNAREPORT0399.PDF (PDF, 168.1 KB) A1348_R0981_DC Blandford_SALINEWATEROPTIONS.PDF (PDF, 465.59 KB) A1348_R0981_URS_FINAL_VOID_ASSESSMENT.PDF (PDF, 34.48 KB) HYPERSALINEFIGURES.PDF (PDF, 4.63 MB) HYPERSALINEREPORT.PDF (PDF, 962.37 KB) PGS99_WASTE_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 3.12 MB) MATERIALSINVENTREPORT.PDF (PDF, 471.54 KB) SOIL_&_LANDF_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 388.87 KB) ASSESSMENTOFWASTEROCK&TAILI.PDF (PDF, 250.42 KB) HYDROLOGY_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 319.72 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 981EPA Report: EPA Report 981 (PDF, 746.18 KB)Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 23 June, 2000Appeals close: Friday, 7 July, 2000 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 9 August, 2000Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 0551 (PDF, 251.95 KB)