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Winu Project

Project
Proponent: 
Winu Services Pty Ltd
Notice of Change of Proponent: 
PDF icon Notice of proponent revocation and nomination (during assessment).pdf
Proposal description: 

Winu Services Pty Ltd (the Proponent) proposes to develop the Winu Project (the Proposal). The Proposal is a new copper-gold mine located approximately 300 km south of Broome and 320 km east of Port Hedland in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia within both the Nyangumarta people’s and the Martu people’s Native Title Determination Areas.

The Proposal conceptual footprint will require the clearing of up to 4,868 ha of native vegetation within a proposed 37,344 ha Development Envelope. The Proposal involves but is not limited to an open pit that extends below the water table, ore processing facilities, ore and topsoil stockpiles, Waste Rock Landforms, Tailings Storage Facility, bore field(s) and associated infrastructure.

Concentrate will be transported by truck via the access road and Great Northern Highway to port by a third party for export. Doré (unrefined gold bar) is expected to be transported via the regular air charter.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document - September 2025.pdf
Assessment Number: 
2386
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Copper
Gold
Last updated: 
November 18, 2025
Current Status: 
Environmental Scoping Document approved
Environmental Scoping Document approved
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Winu Project
Comment period: 
Wednesday, 6 December, 2023 to Wednesday, 13 December, 2023
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral form
PDF icon Winu Project Proposal Content Document.pdf
PDF icon Winu Project Referral Supporting Document.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Winu Project
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Friday, 22 December, 2023
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon ESD Approved.pdf
Approved: 
Tuesday, 18 November, 2025
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon s. 43A Notice - 030925.pdf
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Wed, 03/09/2025

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/winu-project