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Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant Upgrade, Kwinana

Project
Proponent: 
Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Australian Gold Reagents Pty Ltd (AGR) proposes to expand the capacity of its solid sodium cyanide manufacturing plant from 25 000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 45 000 tpa

Assessment Number: 
1541
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Last updated: 
November 8, 2019
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chairman's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Air
Date published: 
Monday, 11 October, 2004
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 11 April, 2005 to Monday, 9 May, 2005
Environmental Review documentation: 
Public Environmental Review - Proposed Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant Upgrade (PDF, 5.18 MB)
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1186
EPA Report: 
EPA Report 1186 (PDF, 1.34 MB)
Key Environmental Factors: 
Air
Date published: 
Monday, 25 July, 2005
Appeals close: 
Monday, 8 August, 2005
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 29 November, 2005
Ministerial Statement: 
Ministerial Statement 700.pdf (PDF, 4.37 MB)
Post-assessment changes
S45C changes to proposal: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 700 – Increase in the liquid sodium cyanide production capacity from 70,000 to 85,000 tonnes per annum (tpa). Minor changes to the solid sodium cyanide plant facilities to accurately reflect the requirements for achieving the currently approved production capacity of 45,000 tpa – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 4 February 2013.

Attachment 2 to Statement 700 – Remove reference to the storage capacity of liquid sodium cyanide, the storage area for liquid sodium cyanide, and atmospheric emissions of ammonia and hydrogen cyanide and sodium cyanide (combined) – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 4 November 2014.

Attachment 3 to Statement 700:

  • Increase capacity of total liquid sodium cyanide production from 85,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 91,000 tpa
  • Removal of the following elements from the key characteristics table:
    • Location
    • Inputs (Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant)
    • Outputs (Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant)
    • Transport (Liquid Sodium Cyanide Plant and Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant)
  • Updated Figure 1: Regional Location and Figure 2: Site Layout

Changes to proposal approved under section 45C on 8 November 2019.

 

Date S45C: 
Monday, 4 February, 2013
Tuesday, 4 November, 2014
Friday, 8 November, 2019

Source URL: https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/solid-sodium-cyanide-plant-upgrade-kwinana