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Tutunup Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: October 16, 2024

Iluka proposes to develop the Tutunup Mineral Sands Project, located approximately 195 km south of Perth, and 17 km east of Busselton. The proposal involves mineral sands mining, including the development of mine pits, processing plant, dams for water and clay fines management, material stockpiles and associated supporting infrastructure. Up to 4.02 gigalitres of water would be required to support the proposal. Heay mineral concentrate would be transported for further processing at the Capel... Read more...

Northern Extension to Yalyalup Minerals Sands Project

Last updated: May 24, 2024

The proposal includes the expansion of a mineral sands mine including mine pits with dewatering to facilitate dry mining techniques. Existing processing facilities, services and support infrastructure will be utilised. Mine voids will be progressively backfilled with sand and clay tailings and rehabilitated to pre-disturbance landuse (i.e. pasture). Read more...

Atlas Project

Last updated: May 22, 2024

Image Resources NL is seeking to develop a greenfields mineral sands project, located at Nambung, approximately 18 km east of Cervantes in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA). The proposal includes the progressive development of mine pits, processing facilities, groundwater bores and water management infrastructure, temporary waste dumps, solar drying ponds and associated infrastructure (power supply, communications, workshop, laydown, offices etc.). Two alternative mining methods... Read more...

Bidaminna Project

Last updated: March 8, 2024

Image Resources NL proposes to develop a mineral sands extraction project south of Orange Springs Road, Cowalla (Shire of Gingin). The proposal includes progressive and linear dredge mining of the sand resource operating over a 10-year period and the development of temporary waste dumps and tailings storage, processing facilities, solar drying ponds, water supply infrastructure and associated supporting infrastructure. The proposed mine disturbance area is approximately 950 hectares (ha) within... Read more...

Western Extension to the Keysbrook Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: November 6, 2023

Keysbrook Leucoxene Pty Ltd is proposing to expand its current mining operation for the Keysbrook Mineral Sands Project, which operates under Ministerial Statement Numbers 810 and 1089, to include an additional 511.64 hectares of mining area located immediately west of the current operations. Read more...

Atlas Project (1)

Last updated: August 24, 2021

Image Resources NL is seeking to develop a mineral sands project, located at Nambung, approximately 170 kilometres (km) north of Perth and 18 km east of Cervantes, in the Wheatbelt region of WA. The proposal includes the progressive development of mine pits, processing facilities, groundwater bores and water management infrastructure, temporary waste dumps, solar drying ponds and associated infrastructure. The proposal would require the clearing of up 320 hectares of native vegetation. Read more...

Dongara Titanium Minerals Project (s46) [2217]

Last updated: November 18, 2019

Changes to Condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 953 in order to extend the Time Limit for Authorisation for substantial commencement of the proposal. Read more...

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