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Heavy minerals mine - Beenup

Project
Proponent: 
Mineral Deposits Limited
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to mine about 50ha of farmland per year, by dredging, to produce 500,000 tonnes of heavy minerals annually, for at least 20 years.

The dredge would float on the natural watertable surface and reach to the bottom of the deposit without the need to raise or lower the water table. Minerals would be separated from the ore in a wet concentrator floating behind the dredge and by dry concentration at a dry mill at the north of the site. Sand and fine tailings would be returned to the dredge pond and subsequently rehabilitated to reestablish both pasture and belts of native vegetation.

Assessment Number: 
312
Region: 
South West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Mineral sands
Last updated: 
May 24, 1991
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)
Date published: 
Thursday, 28 September, 1989
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
483
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Heavy minerals mine - Beenup
Date published: 
Friday, 7 December, 1990
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 24 May, 1991
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 140

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/heavy-minerals-mine-beenup