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Telfer Project, Expansion of Telfer Gold Mine, Great Sandy Desert

Project
Proponent: 
Greatland Pty Ltd
Notice of Change of Proponent: 
PDF icon Notice of Change of Proponent - 161224.pdf
Proposal description: 

This proposal involves the recommencement and expansion of mining at the Telfer Gold Mine to include the mining and processing of 400 million tonnes of gold ore at a rate of up to 23 million tonnes per annum, and the transport of copper concentrate to Port Hedland by road. Key components of the expansion include:

  • expansion of existing underground mining areas and deepening of the existing open pits;
  • extensions to the existing southern waste rock dump and several other dumps;
  • construction of a new tailings storage facility;
  • construction of a new ore processing plant and associated infrastructure;
  • expansion of the capacity of water supply borefields;
  • upgrading of the existing accommodation village to accommodate 650 people; and
  • transport of copper concentrate to Port Hedland via road.
Assessment Number: 
1445
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Gold
Last updated: 
September 16, 2020
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral information Part 1
PDF icon Referral information Part 2
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assessment on referral information (ARI)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 19 August, 2002
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1059
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Telfer Project, Expansion of Telfer Gold Mine, Great Sandy Desert
Date published: 
Monday, 19 August, 2002
Appeals close: 
Monday, 2 September, 2002
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 1 October, 2002
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 606.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 606 - To clear 145 hectares of land to house an additional waste dump and additional topsoil stockpiles – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 7 January 2008.

Attachment 2 to Statement 606 – To increase disturbance impacts, by clearing an additional 11.5 hectares for extension of the existing staggers borefield, and increase to ore production, processing throughput and water supply – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 11 January 2012.

Attachment 3 to Statement 606 – Increase land disturbance area, correct miscalculated land disturbance area, extend waste rock dumps, expand dump leach facilities, amend water supply and administrative changes to key characteristics table – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 28 Jun 2013.

Attachment 4 to Statement 606 – construction of an additional tailings storage facility (TSF8) on an area previously approved for waste rock disposal – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 16 September 2020.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Monday, 7 January, 2008
Wednesday, 11 January, 2012
Friday, 28 June, 2013
Wednesday, 16 September, 2020

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/telfer-project-expansion-telfer-gold-mine-great-sandy-desert