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Recommencement of Operations at Norseman Gold Project

Project
Proponent: 
Pantoro South Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Pantoro South Pty Ltd propose to recommence operations of the Norseman Gold Project located adjacent to the town of Norseman, 200 kilometres (km) south of Kalgoorlie. 

The proposal involves extensions to existing mines and excavation of new open pits, associated mine dewatering, onsite ore processing and waste (tailings and waste rock) disposal and the construction of additional supporting infrastructure. The total disturbance footprint of the proposal is 590 hectares (ha), comprising 150 ha within existing disturbed areas and 440 ha of new disturbance, within a Development Envelope of 3530 ha. The proposed life of mine is seven years.

Region: 
Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Rare earth elements
Last updated: 
September 20, 2021
Current Status: 
Decision on whether to assess has been published
Decision on whether to assess has been published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Recommencement of Operations at Norseman Gold Project
Comment period: 
Friday, 21 May, 2021 to Thursday, 27 May, 2021
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form
PDF icon Supporting Document
PDF icon Third Party referral Form - Norseman Gold Project.pdf
PDF icon Third Party referral Letter - Norseman Gold Project.pdf
PDF icon App01_Mattiske Autumn Flora Survey.pdf
PDF icon App02_Mattiske Spring Flora Survey.pdf
PDF icon App03_Biota Scotia Reconnaisance Flora Survey.pdf
PDF icon App04_Invertebrate Solutions Desktop Subterranean Fauna Survey.pdf
PDF icon App05_NGP 2020 MCP Version 2 FINAL.pdf
PDF icon App06_Invertebrate Solutions SRE Survey.pdf
PDF icon App07_Western Wildlife Basic Fauna Survey.pdf
PDF icon App08 _GRM Dewatering and Lake Cowan Discharge.pdf
PDF icon App09_GRM GEV Surface Water Management.pdf
PDF icon App10_GRM Slippers Surface Water Management.pdf
PDF icon App11_GRM Cobbler Surface Water Management.pdf
PDF icon App12_GRM Scotia Surface Water Management.pdf
PDF icon App13_MBS ERA Scotia Dewatering and Cobbler Development.pdf
PDF icon App14_WRM Scotia_Lake_Dundas Baseline Aquatic Biota Report.pdf
PDF icon App15_WRM_Lake Cowan_Cobbler Baseline Aquatic Biota Report.pdf
PDF icon App16_ETA Air Quality Assessment.pdf
PDF icon App17_Herring Storer Acoustic Assessment.pdf
PDF icon APP18_Herring Storer Cobbler Noise Predictions.pdf
PDF icon APP19_DAWE EPBC Protected Matters Search.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Referral examined, preliminary investigations and inquiries conducted. Proposal not to be assessed under Part IV of the EP Act. No advice given (Appealable)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Recommencement of Operations at Norseman Gold Project
Date published: 
Monday, 20 September, 2021

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/recommencement-operations-norseman-gold-project