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Wallaby Gold Mine Project

Project
Proponent: 
GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd
Notice of Change of Proponent: 
PDF icon Statement 551 - Wallaby Gold Mine - Change of Proponent documentation and Gold Mine - GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd - Barrick (Granny Smith) Pty Limited.PDF
Proposal 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: 
1348
Region: 
Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Gold
Last updated: 
December 2, 2025
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Protection Statement (EPS)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 23 June, 2000
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Friday, 23 June, 2000
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon A1348_R0981_EPS_Volume 1.pdf
PDF icon A1348_R0981_Outback Ecology Services__BASELINEAQUATICASSESSMENT.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_ACTIS_LAKECAREYDISCHARGESUNRISE.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_ACTIS_SALT_BASELINE_REV_2.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_ACTIS-2000_SALT_BASELINE_RE.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_Curtin_FLORAFAUNALAKECAREY.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_Curtin_PGSFLORAWALLABY.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_Curtin_WALLABYFAUNAREPORT0399.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_DC Blandford_SALINEWATEROPTIONS.PDF
PDF icon A1348_R0981_URS_FINAL_VOID_ASSESSMENT.PDF
PDF icon HYPERSALINEFIGURES.PDF
PDF icon HYPERSALINEREPORT.PDF
PDF icon PGS99_WASTE_REPORT.PDF
PDF icon MATERIALSINVENTREPORT.PDF
PDF icon SOIL_&_LANDF_REPORT.PDF
PDF icon ASSESSMENTOFWASTEROCK&TAILI.PDF
PDF icon HYDROLOGY_REPORT.PDF
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
981
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 981
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 23 June, 2000
Appeals close: 
Friday, 7 July, 2000
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 9 August, 2000
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 551.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 551 - Change to Schedule 1 approved under s. 45C on 23 June 2006.

Attachment 2 to Statement 551 - Increased proposal life from 2015 to 2051 to allow reactivation of Wallaby Waste Rock Landform to receive waste from Wallaby Underground. Inclusion of a development envelope and contemporary updates to some proposal elements. Change approved under s. 45C on 2 December 2025.

Attachments: 
PDF icon Attachment 2 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf
Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 23 June, 2006
Tuesday, 2 December, 2025

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/wallaby-gold-mine-project