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Wingellina Nickel Project

Last updated: November 25, 2024

Hinckley Range Pty Ltd proposes to mine nickeliferous limonite ore from the Wingellina deposit located approximately 1,400 km north-east of Perth in the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku close to the Northern Territory and South Australia borders Read more...

Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Project Stage 2 Expansion

Last updated: April 24, 2024

The proposal is for the Stage 2 expansion of the Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt mining and processing operation (Stage 1), 60 kilometres east of Leonora. The Stage 2 expansion includes the mining of additional ore; an expansion of the processing plant to process additional ore; and the development of additional infrastructure associated with mining and processing of the ore. 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...

Mulga Rock Uranium Project

Last updated: December 16, 2016

The proposal is to mine four poly-metallic deposits containing commercial concentrations of uranium and to produce uranium oxide concentrate and other metal concentrates including copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, approximately 240km east-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The proposal also includes the construction of associated mine infrastructure consisting of mine dewatering and reinjection infrastructure (including borefields and pipelines), non-mineralised overburden landforms, run of mine stockpile... Read more...

Carina Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: September 20, 2016

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The proposal involves mining of hematite direct shipping ore (DSO) from a single open pit on the Yendilberin Hills, which form part of the Finnerty Range. Read more...

Gidji Gold Processing Plant, near Kalgoorlie (s46)

Last updated: June 30, 2016

The proposal is for the operation of a gold concentrate processing plant and associated infrastructure at Gidji approximately 17 km north of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Inquiry under s46 in regard to changing the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 28 and Ministerial Statement 77 . Read more...

Mt Margaret Nickel-Cobalt Project

Last updated: September 14, 2001

The proposal is for a large-scale nickel and cobalt mining and processing operation which will involve the mining and processing of up to 15 million dry tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of lateritic ore to produce approximately 60,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of nickel and up to 8,000 tpa of cobalt. The ore will be mined at Marshall Pool, 55 km south-south-east of Leinster, and Lawlers, 10 km south of Leinster. Read more...

Mining of gold ore from Reward and Northern orebodies adjacent to Mt Charlotte, Kalgoorlie

Last updated: May 31, 1999

Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), operator of Mt Charlotte underground gold mine in Kalgoorlie, proposes to mine two pits adjacent to Mt Charlotte. These pits will uncover the floor pillars of the Reward and Northern orebodies closest to the surface. the underground portions of these orebodies have already been mined as far as possible from underground. Read more...

Nickel/Cobalt ore mining and processing operations, Murrin Murrin

Last updated: June 6, 1996

The proposed nickel/cobalt ore mining and processing operation is located near the former gold mining centre of Murrin Murrin, approximately 60km east of Leonora, in Western Australia. The project involves the establishment of open cut mine pits, a processing plant and associated infrastructure. The project will produce refined products of nickel and cobalt as well as an ammonium sulphate by-product. Read more...

Gold roaster to treat refractory ore, Kanowna Belle mine, Stage 2, 18km north-east of Kalgoorlie

Last updated: December 7, 1993

The proposal is for Stage 2 of the Kanowna Belle Gold Mine, comprising the construction and operation of a sulphide concentrate oxidation plant (roaster) within the existing mine site infrastructure. Stage 2 will provide the necessary facilities to further treat high sulphide containing ores to remove the gold that is not extracted in the Stage 1 plant. Stage 2 will include the addition of a vacuum filter, storage tanks, a roaster, gas train and stack, and additional cyanidation tanks. Read more...

Proposed heavy industrial park at Mungari, 26km south-west of Kalgoorlie

Last updated: July 6, 1993

The proposal is to establish an industrial park at Mungari, 26 km south-west of Kalgoorlie and 13km north-east of Coolgardie. The park is to cater for the development of heavy industry in the Kalgoorlie/Boulder region. A review by the proponent of potential sites in the goldfields identified Mungari as a preferred site because of its apparently low mineral potential, proximity to infrastructure, distance from residences and drainage considerations. Read more...

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