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Ewington Open Cut Coal Mine, Collie

Project
Proponent: 
The Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The Ewington Coalmine is a proposed open cut coal mining operation which is on the same large scale as the Muja mining operation. The mining method would follow the practices being employed at the Chicken Creek open cut operation near Muja in the Collie Coal Basin. This involves an open cut, strip mining operation using a dragline.

The Collie Basin is a depression within the Archaean basement containing Permian coal-bearing sediments. The Basin covers an area of approximately 274km2 and supports a variety of land uses other than coal mining, such as agriculture, hardwood mining, pine plantations, wildflower harvesting, seed collection, agriculture, power production, tourism, quarrying and recreation.

Assessment Number: 
501
Region: 
South West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Coal
Last updated: 
September 4, 1992
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chairman's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Date published: 
Friday, 3 August, 1990
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Tuesday, 6 November, 1990
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 2 September, 1991 to Monday, 30 September, 1991
Environmental Review documentation: 
Consultative Environmental Review document - Volume 1 (PDF, 25.34 MB)
Consultative Environmental Review document - Volume 2 (PDF, 12.77 MB)
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
612
EPA Report: 
Ewington Open Cut Coal Mine, Collie (PDF, 1.69 MB)
Date published: 
Saturday, 7 March, 1992
Appeals close: 
Friday, 20 March, 1992
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 4 September, 1992
Ministerial Statement: 
Ministerial Statement 282 (PDF, 432.16 KB)

Source URL: https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/ewington-open-cut-coal-mine-collie