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Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life of Mine Proposal

Project
Proponent: 
Covalent Lithium Pty
Proposal description: 

The revised proposal is to develop a pegmatite-hosted lithium deposit at the abandoned Mt Holland Mine Site, in a Development Envelope of 3,996 ha. The Proposal involves new clearing of up to 1,885 ha of native vegetation, and use of existing cleared/disturbed land, infrastructure including a mine pit, waste rock landforms, tailings storage facility, processing plant, airstrip, accommodation village, water storage facilities, power generation infrastructure and associated infrastructure.

The location of the proposal is approximately 100 kilometres (km) south-south-east of the townsite of Southern Cross and approximately 350 km east of Perth, Western Australia.

Assessment Number: 
2387
Region: 
Perth
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Lithium
Last updated: 
February 2, 2024
Current Status: 
Assessment on Proponent Information – Request for More Information published
Assessment on Proponent Information – Request for More Information published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life of Mine Proposal
Comment period: 
Friday, 8 December, 2023 to Thursday, 14 December, 2023
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Covalent_Referral_of_a_proposal_under_s38_1_Expansion_and_LOM.docx.pdf
PDF icon Covalent Lithium ERD R0 Nov 23.pdf
PDF icon Covalent Lithium LoM PCD consolidated 51223.pdf
PDF icon Covalent Lithium LoM PCD Comparison 051223.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1 - Covalent Lithium Environmental Policy (Revised) (Covalent 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 2 - Flora and Vegetation EMP (Revised) (Covalent Lithium 2023b).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 3 - Terrestrial Fauna EMP (Revised) (Covalent 2023c).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 4 - LOM EMP (Covalent Lithium 2023d).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5 - Stakeholders Engagement Register (Covalent 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6 - Vegetation Mapping Report 2 (Mattiske 2023b).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 - Short Range Endemics (SRE) (Bennelongia 2023a).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 - Subterranean Fauna (Bennelongia 2023b).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 - Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey (Ecoscape 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8 - Baseline Soil Assessment Landloch (2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 9 - Hydrology (Surface Water Solutions 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 10 - Hydrogeology (GRM 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 11 - Waste Characterisation (MBS 2023).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 12 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimate Greenbase 2023).pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Additional Assessment Information
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Earl Grey Lithium Project, Life of Mine
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Friday, 22 December, 2023
3. Assessment
Request for further information
Date: 
Friday, 2 February, 2024
File upload: 
PDF icon Request for further information - 020224.pdf

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/earl-grey-lithium-project-life-mine-proposal