Project Proponent Du Pont (Australia) Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal is to construct and operate a sodium cyanide plant at Kwinana. The plant would have the capacity to produce 45,000 tonnes of solid sodium cyanide briquettes annually. Sodium cyanide is predominantly used as a leaching agent in the gold extraction process. All solid sodium cyanide currently used in Australia is imported. Assessment Number 242 Region Perth Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Industrial Last updated April 26, 1990 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Date published Friday, 19 May, 1989 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Monday, 5 June, 1989 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER document (PDF, 4.86 MB) PER - Preliminary Risk Analysis (PDF, 5.68 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment Proponent documents Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant Kwinana (PDF, 2.97 MB) Date published Thursday, 1 February, 1990 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Thursday, 26 April, 1990 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 97 (PDF, 218.98 KB)
