Last updated: October 13, 2021
VRX Silica Ltd propose to develop a silica sand mine in the Geraldton Sandplain bioregion of Western Australia, approximately 270 km north of Perth. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 412.2 hectares of native vegetation and will involve sequential mining of sand 8 – 15 metres below the soil surface. Vegetation and topsoil will be relocated to rehabilitation areas using the Vegetation Direct Transfer method. Mining will be undertaken in sections by removing blocks (typically 150m... Read more...Last updated: September 29, 2021
Change to Condition 9 (Rehabilitation) to remove reference to northern portion of Lot 2 Read more...Last updated: September 28, 2021
Ietto Farms proposes to extract sand and limestone from Lots 1498 and 1504 Finn Road, Myalup in the Shire of Harvey. The original extractive industry licence for this proposal expired in July 2014. The proposal would extract sand and limestone from the site, to facilitate road construction projects throughout the southwest of Western Australia. The proposal is located adjacent to Lake Preston, a conservation category wetland and RAMSAR listed wetland. The proposal would require the clearing of... Read more...Last updated: September 20, 2021
Tellus Holdings Ltd are proposing to increase the tonnage of waste accepted at the Sandy Ridge Facility from the current approved (Ministerial Statement 1078) 100,000 tonnes per annum to up to 280,000 tonnes per annum for permanent isolation in the Site’s waste disposal cells. The Proposal will occur within the existing and approved development envelope as outlined in Ministerial Statement 1078 Read more...Last updated: July 28, 2021
Hanson Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Rocla Pty Ltd) proposes to extract sand within Bush Forever Site 390, on mining tenements M70/1142 and M70/1088 approximately 20km South of Perth at Lot 467 Jandakot Road, Banjup (City of Cockburn). The proposal would include: - a development envelope of 9.56 hectares (ha), including 5.63 ha that has been historically cleared; - clearing of 3.93 ha of native vegetation; - sand extraction of 300,000 tonnes over a period of approximately three years; - dry... Read more...Last updated: April 6, 2021
Focus Minerals Ltd propose a small scale operation limited in duration for crushing and screening waste rock material from an existing waste rock dump at the Lancefield Gold Mine area. The proposal is located approximately 250 kilometres north east of Kalgoorlie. There will be approximately 1.5 hectares of clearing for a water pipeline and widening access tracks to support the mobile crushing and screening machinery. Read more...Last updated: September 24, 2020
Change to implementation conditions relating to financial assurance requirements. Read more...Last updated: August 24, 2020
King Street Trust is applying for Planning Consent and an Extractive Industries Licence for sand extraction on Lot 226, Paterson Road, Nambeelup, for a period of 10 years. Lot 226 Paterson Road is approximately 155 hectares (ha) in size. The proposal will require a total of 24.5 ha of proposed disturbance (excavation) including 12.7 ha of native vegetation clearing. The depth of excavation will be between 1 to 5 metres below natural land surface, with the rate of excavation between 50 000 and... Read more...Last updated: December 10, 2019
Questdale Holdings Pty. Ltd. (the proponent) are proposing to clear vegetation for bushfire fuel reduction and to extend an existing sand quarry extraction operation within Lots 2 and 10 Rowley Road, Mandogalup. The proposal area consists of 43.67 hectares (ha) and is located on freehold land. The proponent proposes to extract sand at a rate of 195,000 tonnes per annum for a period of 10 years. Excavated material will be screened prior to loading. The proponent proposes to clear approximately... Read more...Last updated: September 2, 2019
Brikmakers (BGC Australia Pty Ltd) propose to extract clay and sand at Lots 5 and 6 (1728) Great Northern Highway, Bullsbrook. The site was historically used for the grazing of cattle. Therefore, the majority of the site has been previously cleared of vegetation. Several stands of native trees are located mostly to the west of Lot 5 and to the north of Lot 6. The proposal would include the clearing of 7 hectares of native vegetation and excavation of up to 26 metres in depth. Read more...Last updated: August 29, 2019
Italia Stone Group proposes to develop a hard rock quarry at Lot 800 Pruden Road Whitby, approximately 3.5 kilometres east of Mundijong in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The proposed quarry is on freehold land and is for the extraction of 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes of hard rock per annum for a period of 20 years. The material will be extracted by drill and blast methods and hauled by truck to a processing area for crushing and stockpiling on site. Read more...Last updated: May 17, 2019
Doyles Lime Service Pty Ltd proposes limestone and sand excavation approximately 4.5 km north of the Preston Beach townsite, Shire of Waroona. Read more...Last updated: February 5, 2019
The proposal is to construct and operate a dual kaolin (clay) mine and a waste facility, accepting Class IV (Secure Landfill) and a V (Intractable Landfill) waste from all of Australia, including waste from offshore Oil and Gas facilities. The waste would include amongst other things low level radioactive wastes and persistent organic pollutants. The proposal would receive on average 100 000 tonnes of waste per annum for approximately 25 years. The proposal is located 140 kilometres west north... Read more...Last updated: January 11, 2019
City of Karratha are proposing a trial which involves a total of 7,000m 3 of sand renourishment at Dampier Palms Beach using clean coarse sand from the Extraction Area, south of Hampton Oval. Placement of the sand will occur on the beachface, mostly between mean sea level and highest astronomical tide, at two sites either side of a minor rock control at Dampier Palms Beach. The renourishment is proposed to occur in two stages, with: An initial trial renourishment of nominally 3,000m³ based on... Read more...Last updated: December 12, 2018
The proposal is to extend the existing Red Hill Quarry to the west (West Quarry Pit Extension Area A) and north-west (West Quarry Pit Extension Area B) of the current pit, and extend the existing stockpile and dispatch area, and install a quaternary crusher. Read more...Last updated: January 24, 2018
The Shire of Denmark proposes to extend the existing quarry and crush limesand within an A Class Parkland and Recreation Reserve vested in the Shire of Denmark. Read more...Last updated: April 10, 2017
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale proposes to extract gravel from a twelve hectare area known as the Scrivener Road Gravel Reserves. The reserves are located at the top of the scarp south of Serpentine and contain nesting habitat for all three protected black cockatoo species. Extraction is proposed in two hectare stages over a period of thirteen years. Read more...Last updated: January 23, 2017
Request from the Minister of Environment to amend conditions of Ministerial Statement 24. Read more...