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Covalent Lithium Hydroxide Refinery

Last updated: November 25, 2024

The proposal is for the construction and operation of a Lithium Hydroxide Refinery at Lot 15 Mason Road, Kwinana within the Kwinana Industrial Area, approximately 31 km south of the Perth Central Business District. The Proposal will process spodumene ore concentrate, to produce battery grade Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate, primarily for use in Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles. The proposal would require a total of 11.2 hectares of native vegetation clearing within a 76 hectare... Read more...

Lynas Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility

Last updated: February 1, 2022

Lynas Kalgoorlie Pty Ltd (Lynas) propose to construct and operate a new Rare Earths Processing Facility at Lot 500 Great Eastern Highway, Yilkari and a By-product storage facility on Common Reserve 8767, Yarri Road, Parkerston in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The Rare Earths Processing Facility will process rare earth concentrate from the Mt Weld mine to produce a rare earth carbonate for export. Read more...

Wagoo Hills Vanadium Project and Mingenew Coal Project (s46) [1184]

Last updated: December 10, 2019

The proposal is for the development of a vanadium mining and processing operation 80 kilometres south-east of Mount Magnet and a coal mine near Mingenew to provide a source of energy to the vanadium operation. Inquiry under s46 regarding changes to the conditions of Ministerial Statement 283 and Ministerial Statement 472 . Read more...

Section 46 Change to Conditions - Rare Earths Mining and Benefication at Mt Weld, Laverton and Secondary Processing at Meenar, Near Northam – Ministerial Statement 476

Last updated: November 24, 2017

Section 46 Change to Conditions withdrawn 24 November 2017. Read more...

Barrambie Vanadium Project

Last updated: October 22, 2012

To develop an open-cut vanadium mine and process plant at Barrambie, 75 kilometres north-west of the Sandstone townsite and 116 kilometres south-east of Meekatharra Read more...

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