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Last updated: January 6, 2020
The proposal is to develop a nature-based campground within Lots 62 and Lot 303 Dirk Hartog Island. The proposal would include up to 23 bare earth campsites, and 3 camp-kitchen/ablution blocks to facilitate up to 80 people in camping accommodation, and the construction of vehicle access roads and firebreaks, as well as other associated infrastructure. Read more...Last updated: December 10, 2019
The proposal involves land clearing and mining below the base of weathering for the recommencement and extension of the Windimurra Vanadium Mine which ceased operations in 2004. The mine and associated infrastructure are located approximately 80 kilometres south-east of Mount Magnet, in the Shire of Mount Magnet. Read more...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...Last updated: November 22, 2019
Changes to conditions 3-1 and 3-2 of Ministerial Statement 911 in order to extend the time limit of proposal implementation. Read more...Last updated: November 18, 2019
Changes to Condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 953 in order to extend the Time Limit for Authorisation for substantial commencement of the proposal. 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: June 24, 2019
Salt Lake Potash proposes to develop the Lake Way SOP Demonstration Plant. The proposal is ocated in and around Lake Way, approximately 25 kilometres south of Wiluna. The proposal will extract and evaporate natural brines to produce up to 50,000 tonnes per year of Sulphate of Potash (SOP). The activities and infrastructure include: On-playa infrastructure – brine extraction trenches; pond infrastructure; and associated pipework. Off-playa infrastructure – processing plant, process water... Read more...Last updated: February 18, 2019
The proponent has requested consideration be given to removal of condition 9, which is the spider monitoring program. The Minister noted, that during the assessment of the proposal, offsets were proposed by the proponent but were not conditioned in Ministerial Statement 805. As part of this inquiry, the Minister requested that consideration is given to the application of offsets to the proposal and whether they should be included as a condition. Read more...Last updated: September 25, 2018
Rosslyn Hill Mining Pty Ltd is proposing to expand their operations at Paroo Station to install a hydrometallurgical facility to convert lead carbonate concentrate to lead metal (ingots). The proposal is located 30 km west of Wiluna (Shire of Wiluna). The proposal includes an additional clearing of approximately 400 hectares, and the exportation of the product through the Port of Fremantle. Read more...Last updated: December 21, 2017
The proposal is for clearing of access tracks and clearing, leveling and cut and fill of drill pads for exploration drilling on the Mungada Ridge of the Midwest Region of Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: December 21, 2017
Proposal by Sinosteel Midwest Corporation Limited to mine hematite ore at Koolanooka Hills and at two locations at Mungada (part of the Blue Hills Range), to reinstate the Mungada Haul Road to its original width and construct an accommodation camp at Old Karara Homestead. Read more...Last updated: December 13, 2017
The proposal is to construct and operate a magnetite iron ore mine, processing plant and associated infrastructure, linear infrastructure corridor accommodating the raw water pipeline to the borefield near Mingenew, and access road to Morawa, in the Midwest region of Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: July 27, 2017
Tungsten Mining NL proposes to extract and process tungsten and molybdenum from the Mulgine Hill and Mulgine Trench deposits at Mount Mulgine over a period of 15 years. The proposal is located approximately 15 km north east of Rothsay, within the Shire of Perenjori. The proposal is partially located: on M59/425, which was previously mined for gold as part of the Minjar Gold Mine Project within the former Warriedar pastoral station, which is managed for conservation purposes by the Department of... Read more...Last updated: July 17, 2017
The Department of Fisheries, on behalf of the Minister for Fisheries proposes to create an ‘Aquaculture Development Zone’ to provide a management precinct for prospective future aquaculture proposals within State Waters, approximately 75 kilometres west of Geraldton within the Fish Habitat Protection Area of the Abrolhos Islands. The strategic proposal area has been selected by the proponent to maximise suitability for marine finfish aquaculture, and minimise potential impacts on existing... Read more...Last updated: June 28, 2017
Sinosteel Midwest Corporation proposes an expansion of its existing operations at the Blue Hills Iron Ore Mine, involving the construction and operation of two new mine pits and waste rock dumps. A new processing plant and additional road infrastructure will also be established. The EPA set the level of assessment on the Blue Hills Mungada East Expansion Project by Sinosteel Midwest Corporation, as an Assessment on Proponent Information, category B (environmentally unacceptable). Following the... Read more...Last updated: June 28, 2017
The proposal is to construct and operate two iron ore mines, haul roads and mine infrastructure in the Yilgarn area of Western Australia, 100 kilometres north of Southern Cross. The EPA set the level of assessment on the Jackson 5 and Bungalbin East Iron Ore Project by Polaris Metals Pty Ltd, as an Assessment on Proponent Information, category B (environmentally unacceptable). Following the appeal period and the Ministers subsequent determination on the Appeals received, the Minister remitted... Read more...Last updated: May 22, 2017
In response to matters raised in the 7-day public comments on the referral, the proponent provided the following clarifying information: 1. Proponent consultation with the Shire of Irwin; 2. Rehabilitation Monitoring Report for the Redhill South 01 well site; 3. Proponent response to 7-day public comments. Read more...Last updated: March 22, 2017
Westralian Iron Pty Ltd proposes to develop three bulk sample pits at Koolanooka South (Figure 1). The project site is located approximately 20 kilometres (km) due east of Morawa and 370 km north of Perth. Bulk sampling is required to assist with future planning and design for the proposed development and to provide sufficient material for a test regime to fully understand the characteristics of the ore to enable an efficient Magnetite processing plant to be designed. The bulk sampling... Read more...Last updated: March 20, 2017
The CSIRO is proposing to construct and operate the SKA-1 Low Frequency Aperture Array. The SKA -1 Low Frequency Aperture Array would be constructed at the SKA Telescope on Boolardy Station approximately 315 km northeast of Geraldton in the Murchison region. The proposal for the SKA – Low Frequency Aperture Array includes a total disturbance of 608 hectares for construction of the Array, access tracks and infrastructure. Read more...