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Satellite gold roaster near Kalgoorlie

Project
Proponent: 
North Kalgurli Mining Limited
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct and operate a new concentrate roasting facility 17 km north north-west of the Kalgoorlie Town Centre.

The proposed roaster would be required to treat approximately 190 000 tonnes per annum of concentrate. This would result in the production of 16 000 kg/hr of sulphur dioxide. A concentrate containing typically 27% iron, 33% sulphur and 35 gram per tonne of gold, would be piped as a slurry to the roaster from the proposed Fimiston Plant. The slurry would then be fed into the fluidized bed roaster. The dry calcined product would be repulped for pumping, pre-leached with sodium cyanide, and then run through a carbon absorption circuit. The waste would be pumped to the tailings dam. The gold-loaded carbon would be transported to the proposed Fimiston Plant for recovery of the gold.

Assessment Number: 
154
Region: 
Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Gold
Last updated: 
May 23, 1988
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Date published: 
Saturday, 10 October, 1987
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Wednesday, 16 December, 1987 to Wednesday, 10 February, 1988
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
327
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Proposed Satellite Gold Roaster
Date published: 
Tuesday, 1 March, 1988
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 23 May, 1988
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 28

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