Gold Mine Developments on Lake Lefroy [1809] ProjectProponent: St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty LimitedProposal description: The proposal is to expand existing open-cut and underground gold mining developments within a defined project area on the surface of Lake Lefroy, approximately 20 kilometres south east of Kambalda. The proposal includes the discharge of dewatering to the lake’s surface and the construction of associated mining infrastructure (including open pits and waste rock dumps). Assessment Number: 1809 Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: GoldLast updated: December 30, 2016Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: 1809-ChairDets-210909.pdfPreliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaWaterHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 21 September, 2009 3. AssessmentScopingApproved: Wednesday, 12 May, 2010 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 20 December, 2010 to Monday, 31 January, 2011Proponent response to submissions: Beyond 2010 - Response to Submissions 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1411EPA Report: Gold Mining Developments on Lake Lefroy - Beyond 2010Date published: Wednesday, 3 August, 2011Appeals close: Wednesday, 17 August, 2011 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 16 November, 2011Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 879 Post-assessment changesSection 46 inquiry: Gold Mine Developments on Lake Lefroy (s46)s. 45C amendments: Attachment 1 to Statement 879 – Increase of 348 hectares to the area of disturbance – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 26 March 2014. Attachment 2 to Statement 879 – Increase the boundary of approved Development Envelope; re-align layout of the approved area of disturbance; additional dewatering discharge points; and remove elements of the key characteristics table that are not relevant to the environment or regulated under other legislation - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 30 December 2016. Date of approval s. 45C: Wednesday, 26 March, 2014Friday, 30 December, 2016
