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Yangibana Rare Earths Project

Last updated: November 9, 2021

The proposal is to extract and process Rare Earth Element ore from four mining pits in the Yangibana Project area. The Project area is located approximately 270 kilometres east-north-east of Carnarvon in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne. The proposal includes mining above and below the ground water table, on-site processing of ore and associated infrastructure. Transport of the product via road to Geraldton port for export is currently proposed. The proposal would include clearing of up to 1,000... Read more...

Shark Bay Resources Maintenance Dredging

Last updated: October 21, 2021

The proponent, Shark Bay Resources Pty Ltd, operates two solar salt fields and an associated port facility at Useless Loop in the Shark Bay area of Western Australia. The site is located approximately 25 kilometres west southwest of Denham. The proponent is proposing to undertake maintenance and capital dredging of up to 80,000 cubic metres from the entrance channel of the port and seabed levelling of 10,000 cubic metres in the berth pocket to restore navigable depths. The development envelopes... Read more...

Expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort (s. 46) [2128]

Last updated: September 18, 2017

The Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort is located within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area, and adjacent to the Monkey Mia Recreation Zone of the Shark Bay Marine Park. The original resort facilities were established around 1985 and therefore not subject to environmental impact assessment under the EP Act, ., In 2002 a proposal to expand the existing resort area and increase the capacity from 600 to 1200 overnight guests, provide staff accommodation facilities, and upgrade the wastewater treatment plant... Read more...

Expansion of Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort

Last updated: June 29, 2017

The proposal is for the expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, incorporating both construction and operation. There are three primary components to the proposal: increasing the capacity of the Resort from approximately 600 to 1200 guests per night through an increase from its current area of 3.74 hectares (ha) up to 6.84 ha; developing a new staff accommodation precinct of 2.3 ha immediately to the west of the existing Resort area, incorporating accommodation, recreational facilities and... Read more...

Expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort, Shark Bay (s46)

Last updated: December 18, 2012

Expansion of the Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort - Request for amendment to Condition 4 of Ministerial Statement 709 - extension of time limit for substantial commencement. Read more...

Expansion to Limestone Quarry on Mining Lease 08/06 Sub Lease 3H/034, 8 km south-west of Exmouth

Last updated: May 30, 2012

The proposal is to clear up to 3.7 hectares of native vegetation for a limestone quarry, to screen the material on-site, re-establish an access road and rehabilitate all of the disturbed areas. Read more...

Coral Bay Boating Facility

Last updated: October 6, 2006

The proposal is for a boating facility at Coral Bay at one of two potential sites - North Bills Bay and Monck Head. The boating facility would provide launching facilities for trailered vessels and some facilities for commercial vessels., Note:, The sites were assessed separately (as assessments 1186 and 1484) but reported on together. Read more...

Extensions to Exmouth Marina Harbour

Last updated: July 8, 2005

The proposal is to construct a marina, resort and residential/ canal development as a land backed extension to the Exmouth Boat Harbour immediately south of the Exmouth township. Read more...

Dredging of Denham Channel, Bar Flats and the Slope Island Shipping Berth, Freycinet Estuary, Shark Bay

Last updated: November 28, 2002

Shark Bay Salt Joint Venture proposes to dredge the existing shipping channel in Freycinet Estuary, Shark Bay. The channel is used for the transport of salt from the proponent's ship loading facility at Slope Island. The proposal involves maintenance dredging and some capital dredging. Read more...

Upgrade of Useless Loop Road, Shark Bay

Last updated: June 11, 2001

Proposal by Main Roads Western Australia (MRWA) to upgrade sections of the existing Useless Loop Road, Shark Bay. Read more...

Industrial Subdivision of lot 51 Murat Road, Exmouth

Last updated: May 9, 2000

The proposal is to develop an industrial park on Lot 51 Murat Road, Exmouth. It includes the installation of stormwater detention basins, services, roads, fencing and firebreaks and the creation of buffers. Read more...

Construction of additional crystallizer ponds, Useless Loop, Shark Bay

Last updated: June 17, 1999

Proposal to construct additional crystallizer ponds at the existing salt works in Useless Loop, Shark Bay. Read more...

Construction of additional crystallizers, Useless Loop, Shark Bay

Last updated: June 14, 1999

The proposal is to construct a new series (F series) of crystallizer ponds at the northern edge of the existing Shark Bay Salt crystallizers in Useless Loop, Shark Bay. Construction of the new series of ponds will enclose approximately 125 hectares of shallow marine environment up to the boundary of Mining Lease 260 SA, of which some 60 hectares is seagrass. Read more...

Chelonia-1 Chelonia-2 exploration wells, Northwest shelf

Last updated: January 18, 1999

Apache Northwest Pty Ltd proposes to drill two exploration wells, Chelonia-1 and -2 in Permit Area EP 342 which is located at the head of Exmouth Gulf. Both wells will have the same surface location, situated outside the Ningaloo Marine Park, approximately 100 m from the boundary and 4 km to the SSW of South Muiron Island. Read more...

White Opal-1 Exploration Well, Cape Range Peninsula, Shire of Exmouth

Last updated: December 11, 1998

The proposal is to drill a land based exploration well on Commonwealth (Navy) land at Point Murat, Cape Range Peninsula. The well will be drilled directly to intersect a target at a depth of about two kilometres below Ningaloo Marine Park. Read more...

Exmouth boat harbour (formerly Coral Coast Marina, residential subdivision and quarry, Exmouth) (s46)

Last updated: August 7, 1998

Inquiry under s46 regarding proposed modifications to the Exmouth Boat Harbour Development Project. Read more...

Exmouth limestone project barge loading facility, Mowbowra Creek

Last updated: January 19, 1998

The proposal is to construct and operate a barge loading facility south of Mowbowra Creek in the Shire of Exmouth for the export of limestone proposed to be mined from the nearby Whitecrest Limestone Mine. The proponent has indicated that a future proposal to develop a larger shipping facility, including a dredged shipping approach, is envisaged. Such a proposal is not considered as part of this assessment, and will require further environmental impact assessment at a later stage should the... Read more...

Melanie-1 Petroleum Exploration Well, Cape Range Peninsula

Last updated: November 25, 1997

The proposal is to drill and evaluate a land-based exploration well, Melanie-1, on Cape Range Peninsula for a gas and oil target. The proposal does not include any future plans to develop a gas or oil field. The proposed Melanie-1 exploration well is located near the north western tip of Cape Range Peninsula, inland of the Yardie Creek Road and behind the line of hills which form the continuation of Cape Range. The project site, which covers an area of approximately 0.8 hectares, is... Read more...

Limestone mine, quicklime plant and use of existing port facility (Point Murat)

Last updated: November 6, 1997

The proposal includes the following key features: construction and operation of a metallurgical limestone mine; production of quicklime at a quicklime plant to be located at the mine; road transportation of limestone and quicklime through Exmouth; and shipping of limestone and quicklime from the Point Murat jetty. Read more...

Extensions to the Exmouth water supply borefield

Last updated: October 13, 1997

The proposal is to extend the Exmouth water supply borefield, and includes: extending the existing borefield, to the west (equipping existing bores) and to the south (drilling and equipping new bores); increasing the long term supply capacity from approximately 760 million litres per year (ML!yr) to 1,025ML!yr; constructing four dedicated stygofauna monitoring bores (two within the proposed borefield extension and two to the south of Shothole Canyon Road, which has been identified as future... Read more...

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