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Last updated: February 2, 2009
This assessment is to amend the conditions of Ministerial Statement 559. The previously assessed proposal includes an open-cut lead carbonate mine and processing facilities 30 kilometres west of the Wiluna townsite. The lead carbonate concentrate produced at the mine is transported in sealed bags within locked shipping containers by road from the mine site to Leonora and then by rail to the Port of Fremantle where it is exported. Read more...Last updated: December 4, 2008
The construction and operation of a tourism development on Long Island, Wallabi Group, Houtman-Abrolhos Islands, consisting of visitor lodges (maximum of 60 guests), staff accommodation, communal facilities (including day-visitor facilities), boardwalks and gazebos, a swimming pool, deep water jetty, helipad, wastewater treatment plant, desalination plant and other maintenance/service facilities Read more...Last updated: August 12, 2008
Inquiry under s46 into changing the conditions (time extension) of Ministerial Statement 469 , relating to the construction of a deepwater port at either the “north”, “central” or “south” location. Read more...Last updated: March 13, 2008
The proposal is for the clearing of an area of native vegetation not exceeding 6.5 hectares; the construction of a lease pad (drilling area), access track and camp site; extraction of material from a Reserve Borrow Pit; drilling of petroleum exploration well Freshwater Point 1; and rehabilitation. Read more...Last updated: February 25, 2008
The implementation of a one-year, pilot scale yellowfin tuna seacage aquaculture trial in the Zeewijk Channel, Abrolhos Islands (approximately 75 kilometres west of Geraldton). Read more...Last updated: December 22, 2004
Roc Oil (WA) Limited proposes to develop the Cliff Head Oil Field located approximately 20 kilometres (km) south of Dongara. Read more...Last updated: October 28, 2004
The proposed Denison 3D Seismic survey, which is proposed to commence in the fourth quarter of 2004, will take place within a survey area with an estimated gross area of approximately 394 square kilometres (39400 hectares). Approximately 782 hectares (2% of the gross area) will be directly accessed by survey activities. Approximately 11,455 hectares (29% of the gross survey area) occurs in nature reserves and a further 9,900 hectares (25% of the gross survey area) supports native vegetation. Read more...Last updated: September 8, 2003
Proposal by Mr D Cripps to clear approximately 180 hectares of native vegetation on his farming property (Lots 2 & 3 being portions of Victoria Locations 7967, 6686, 7979 & 10446) 25 kilometres north west of Binnu. Read more...Last updated: October 2, 2002
The proposal is for the construction and operation of a 132 kilovolt transmission line, approximately 80 kilometres in length, from the Cataby substation to the Eneabba substation. Read more...Last updated: July 31, 2002
The Geraldton Port Authority (GPA) proposes to upgrade the Port of Geraldton (otherwise known as the Port Enhancement Project (PEP)) and undertake preparatory works for the Town Beach Foreshore Redevelopment Project. The objective of the PEP is to enable vessels to sail from the port fully laden. Read more...Last updated: March 13, 2001
Inquiry under section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to change conditions of Ministerial Statement 481 published on 13 July 1998 to allow increased nitrogen oxides emissions Read more...Last updated: October 12, 2000
The proposal is for the construction and operation of a dual runway airport within the Kalbarri Airport Reserve, approximately 8 kilometres east of Kalbarri. The proposal also includes the decommissioning and rehabilitation of the present airport site south of Kalbarri. Read more...Last updated: July 13, 2000
Proposal to clear 250 ha of native vegetation on Victoria Location 10641, Coorow-Greenhead Road, Shire of Coorow. Read more...Last updated: March 8, 1999
Westrail (the proponent) proposes to build and operate a 34 km single narrow gauge rail line from Oakajee Industrial Estate to the Mullewa-Geraldton rail line. Read more...Last updated: August 2, 1998
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 a request for an extension of time limit of Ministerial Statement 283 . Read more...Last updated: December 12, 1997
The proposal is to establish the Geraldton Steel Plant (GSP) at Oakajee, 23km north of Geraldton. The GSP will be located within the planned Oakajee Industrial Estate in the Shire of Chapman Valley. The proposal will consist of the following main components: a pellet plant in which the majority of iron ore is converted to pellets suitable for direct reduction; two direct reduction plants for the reduction of pelletised iron ore to direct reduced iron; three electric arc furnaces and tlu·ee... Read more...Last updated: October 13, 1997
The proposal is to to increase the production of Kingstream Resources' recently assessed Mid West Iron & Steel Project Geraldton Steel Plant (GSP), at the Narngulu Industrial Estate south-east of Geraldton, from 1.0 Mt/a to 2.4 Mt/a. Changes are also proposed to the product, specifically that slab steel be produced rather than rolled coil, with resulting changes in the requirement for major plant. Read more...Last updated: October 22, 1996
Inquiry under s46 regarding a request to alter the existing environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 117 to accommodate the following three changes: Extension of the eastern waste rock dump into a section (Six Mile Well block) of the Wanjarri Nature Reserve under an arrangement with the State which involves the permanent addition of a similar area of land to the nature reserve and eventual return of the Six Mile Well Block to the Wanjarri Nature Reserve. Establishment of a downstream... Read more...Last updated: May 8, 1996
The proposal is to develop an upgraded tailings storage facility (TSF) at the Mt Keith nickel mine, located approximately 100 kilometres north of Leinster in the north-eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia Mining. Processing of nickel ore commenced at Mt Keith in 1994. To date, two conventional paddock storage type tailings cells have been used to store tailings, and the proponent has approval to construct an additional two cells. In 1990, a feasibility study into centralised thickened... Read more...Last updated: April 19, 1996
The proposal is for the establishment of an iron ore mine at Tallering Peak, 70km north of Mullewa; transport of iron ore by road and rail to the GSP at Narngulu Industrial Estate near Geraldton; and transport of steel product by road from Narngulu to the Port of Geraldton for export. Read more...