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Last updated: September 18, 2023
The proposal involves the excavation and processing of a low-grade (2.7%) heavy mineral sands deposit near Keysbrook to produce 920,000 tonnes of Heavy Mineral Concentrate (HMC) over 8 years. An area of 30 hectares (ha) would be progressively mined at any time. Topsoil would be removed and stockpiled for use in rehabilitation. The ore would be excavated and unloaded into a dump hopper located on the pit floor. The ore would be conveyed to a screening plant where oversize material would be... Read more...Last updated: November 8, 2022
Sheffield Resources Limited is seeking approval to develop the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project located on the Dampier Peninsula, approximately 75 kilometres southwest of Derby, Western Australia. The proposal is for a mineral sands operation with an estimated 40 year life of mine. Mineral product will be mined from the Thunderbird Deposit and processed onsite before being transported by road to the Derby Wharf for storage and subsequent export. Read more...Last updated: June 24, 2021
Open cut dry mining of mineral sands and the processing of mined material through primary and secondary concentration plants and dry minerals separation. It includes the construction and operation of associated infrastructure and a modification to the intersection of Brand Hwy with Wannamal Road West. Read more...Last updated: May 17, 2021
Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd is proposing to develop and operate a mineral sands deposit approximately 11 kilometres southeast of Busselton. The proposal includes the development of mine pits and associated infrastructure, wet concentration processing plant, solar evaporation ponds, groundwater abstraction and water management infrastructure and process water pond. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 453.34 hectares within a development envelope of 924.8 hectares. The majority of... Read more...Last updated: May 12, 2021
The proposal is for an open cut mine that will operate over approximately six years and will extract over 2.1 million tonnes (Mt) of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) (mostly zircon and titanium minerals) from the IPL North mineral deposit. Ore will undergo initial onsite processing to produce HMC. Mining will commence at the most southern end of the deposit and progress to the north. It is expected that mining will occur 24 hours/day for the majority of the proposal. Read more...Last updated: January 22, 2021
Tronox Management Pty Limited proposes to develop the Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project, 30 kilometres west from Cervantes, Shire of Dandaragan. The proposal involves the dredge mining of three orebodies: Woolka, Harrier and Kestrel. The proposal will require movement of the mining dredge and ore processing plant (concentrator) from the existing Cooljarloo Mine to Cooljarloo West and back again via flotation across an open channel. Read more...Last updated: July 29, 2019
The proposal is to develop and operate a mineral sands mine approximately 25 kilometres south-east of the township of Dongara in the Midwest Region of Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: January 9, 2017
Lost Sands Pty Ltd (Lost Sands) proposes to develop and operate the Cyclone Mineral Sands Project, located on the northern margin of the Eucla Basin, approximately 317 kilometres (km) north of Eucla and 220 km north of the Trans-Australia Railway. The proposal is for a mining operation to produce zircon and two high titanium mineral products. The conceptual layout of the mine includes open cut pits, mining and processing infrastructure, airstrip, camp and bore fields. The proposal is located in... Read more...Last updated: December 8, 2016
Cristal Australia Pty Ltd proposes the Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Project located approximately 10 kilometres east of Busselton, City of Busselton. The project would involve dry mining and processing of mineral sands ore from the Wonnerup North deposit at a rate of approximately 2.3 million tonnes (Mt) per annum over eight years. Read more...Last updated: March 25, 2015
Inquiry under s46 regarding changing the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 799 . Read more...Last updated: October 16, 2014
The proposal is to develop a mineral sands mine near the Keysbrook township. The proposal involves the extraction and processing of a low-grade heavy mineral sands deposit. This inquiry under s46 is in regard to a request for an extension of time for substantial commencement specified in Ministerial Statement 810 . Read more...Last updated: August 28, 2014
The proposal is to rehabilitate the Beenup Titanium Minerals Project Area located 17km north-east of Augusta in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River. The Beenup Rehabilitation Project is located on retained portions of Mining Leases 70/574 and 70/575. Inquiry under s46 to amend Ministerial Statement 140 . Read more...Last updated: July 30, 2014
The extension of open pit mining of mineral sands by dredging and dry mining adjacent to existing operations. Existing dry mining and processing practices, plant and equipment will be used. Approximately 3.1 million tonnes of ore will be extracted, slurried and processed by the dry mine concentrator to extract heavy mineral concentrate for transporting to the Chandala facilities. Inquiry under s46 to amend condition 7-1 of Ministerial Statement 790 . Read more...Last updated: September 9, 2013
The proposal is to develop a mineral sand mining proposal in the Shire of Capel on the Whicher Scarp, 10 km south of the town of Boyanup. The two deposits (northern and southern) contain over 750,000 tonnes of recoverable heavy mineral concentrate and would be mined using open cut, dry mining techniques involving heavy earthmoving equipment and processed through screening and separation plants. This proposal will involve the clearing of 146 ha of native vegetation. Read more...Last updated: November 24, 2011
The proposal is for the construction and operation of a mineral sands mine at Gwindinup, approximately 25 kilometres south-south-east of Bunbury and between two and ten kilometres south of the town of Boyanup. Read more...Last updated: July 8, 2011
The proposal is to extend the existing Dardanup Mine to allow mining of the Burekup Mineral Sands Deposit located approximately 20 kilometres east of Bunbury, Western Australia. Mining is to depths up to 14 metres below ground level and will require dewatering. Read more...Last updated: March 16, 2009
The extension of open pit mining of mineral sands by dredging and dry mining adjacent to existing operations. Existing dry mining and processing practices, plant and equipment will be used. Approximately 3.1 million tonnes of ore will be extracted, slurried and processed by the dry mine concentrator to extract heavy mineral concentrate for transporting to the Chandala facilities. Read more...Last updated: June 30, 2006
The proposal is to develop a mineral sand mine one kilometre north of the township of Waroona, which is approximately 140 km south of Perth. The area for assessment has been identified as Mining Tenements M70/735, M70/797 and M70/1089. Read more...Last updated: November 10, 2000
The proposal is to mine titanium minerals from Orebodies 27, 200 and 28000, adjacent to the southern mining operations of the existing Cooljarloo Mineral Sands mine, located 10 kilometres north-west of Cataby, Shire of Dandaragan. Read more...