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Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project

Project
Proponent: 
Toro Energy Limited
Proposal description: 

Toro proposes to revise the Approved Project by developing Millipede and Lake Maitland uranium deposits and developing associated infrastructure. The Proposed Extension would result in the additional direct disturbance of approximately 1,582 hectares (ha) within an additional Development Envelope of approximately 3,891 ha. The Proposed Extension would include open mine pits at Millipede and Lake Maitland, in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) at Millipede, accommodation village, workshop, run-of-mine (ROM) ore pad and associated infrastructure. The Proposed Extension would also include the construction of a haul road between Lake Maitland and the processing plant which forms part of the Approved Project.

Assessment Number: 
2002
Region: 
Mid West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Uranium
Last updated: 
January 9, 2017
Related EPA Media Statement: 
Extension to uranium mine recommended for approval: EPA Report 1580
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au/seven-day-comment-on-referrals/extension-to-the-wiluna-uranium-project
Comment period: 
Tuesday, 25 March, 2014 to Monday, 31 March, 2014
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 7 April, 2014
3. Assessment
Scoping
Public comment on Environmental Scoping Document: 
Monday, 6 October, 2014 to Monday, 20 October, 2014
Comment on this ESD: 
Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project – Environmental Scoping Document
Approved: 
Friday, 13 February, 2015
Bilateral assessment (EPBC Act): 
2014/7138
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 16 November, 2015 to Monday, 8 February, 2016
Make a submission: 
Public Environmental Review - Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1580
Key Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Human Health
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Tuesday, 6 September, 2016
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 20 September, 2016
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 9 January, 2017
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1051

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/extension-wiluna-uranium-project