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Last updated: May 10, 2016
Doyles Lime Service Pty Ltd proposes to develop a limestone and sand quarry on Lots 1001 and 1002 Preston Beach Road North, Preston Beach. The estimated resource is 1,000,000 tonnes of limestone extracted at 50,000 tonnes per year and 150,000 tonnes of sand, extracted at 10,000 tonnes per year. The proposed limestone pit is 7.5 hectares (ha) and the sand pit is 1.5 ha with a 2.5 ha pit identified for the future. The proposal is expected to have a life of 20 years. Preston Beach Road North is... Read more...Last updated: April 26, 2016
Brikmakers Pty Ltd proposes to extract clay from Lot 7 Toy Rd Bindoon, within the Shire of Chittering. Approximately 15 hectares (ha) of predominately pasture land will be disturbed for the construction of two clay excavation pits, a stockpile area, two dams, and bunds. Upgrading of a causeway across the Brockman River, which traverses west to east along the southern portion of the property, together with a new crossover to Toy Road is also proposed. Read more...Last updated: May 25, 2015
The proposal is to recommence quarrying at Pivot Hill (M80/618(P) & L80/63(P)). It involves the extraction of up to 45,000 tonnes per year of basalt for use as aggregates in civil works. This would require 4.4 hectares (ha) of clearing of native vegetation in addition to the existing 2.45 hectares of previously disturbed land, within a Mining Lease covering 45 ha. Crushing and screening of aggregates would be undertaken at the site. The proponent has proposed a duration of 10 years... Read more...Last updated: May 20, 2015
The proposal is for the extension of an existing quarry at The Lakes, approximately 16 kilometres east of Mundaring and 47 kilometres south-west of Northam on the Great Southern Highway. The proponent has been operating the existing quarry since 1990. The quarry provides crushed granite for a variety of uses, including concrete, road base and building products. The current quarry comprises an open pit, a crushing plant, noise attenuation bunds, product stockpiles, a water supply dam, a workshop... Read more...Last updated: March 23, 2015
B & J Catalano propose to develop a granite quarry on Lot 501 Coalfields Road, Wellington, in the Shire of Harvey. The area of disturbance is up to 10 hectares. It is proposed to extract 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes of hard rock per year. The expected life of the operations is 20 years. Rock will be extracted by drill and blast and removal by excavator before being trucked off site. It is anticipated that blasting will occur four times per year. The site is largely cleared. The nearest... Read more...Last updated: March 4, 2015
The extraction of silica sands from two new areas and the transfer of the ownership of land which contains the Muchea Limestone Communities Threatened Ecological Community to the conservation estate. Inquiry under s46 in regard to amending Ministerial Statements 703 and 920 . Read more...Last updated: June 12, 2014
Southern Extension of Sandpit, Lot 2 Calinup Road, Gelorup, Shire of Capel. Inquiry under s46 - review of condition 9 - Ministerial Statement 767. Read more...Last updated: December 9, 2013
The proposal is for sand mining operations within mining tenement M70/1307. The mining tenement has an area of 1178 hectares (ha). The proposed excavation area is located wholly within Myalup State Forest which is vested in the Conservation Commission of Western Australia and managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The State Forest is a pine plantation. Read more...Last updated: September 2, 2013
Onslow Resources Ltd proposes to mine up to 2.3 million tonnes of river sand and shingle in the Ashburton riverbed within the Minderoo Pastoral Lease. Mining will only take place when the river is dry and production will be limited by the rate that material is able to be replenished by flow events. Mining will be confined to replenishable material. The operation is small and low impact within M08/458 and M08/461 and will produce two product lines: sand and aggregate. Read more...Last updated: April 29, 2013
The development and operation of a quarry. Inquiry under s46 to delete conditions 11, 12 and 17 of Ministerial Statement 706 and condition 6 of Ministerial Statement 872 . Read more...Last updated: January 4, 2013
Kemerton Silica Sand Mining Proposal, additional mining areas and transfer of land for conservation - section 46 request for change to implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 703 . Read more...Last updated: December 20, 2012
The proposal is for seven borrow pits in the Millstream Chichester National Park (MCNP) where up to 118 hectares (ha) will be disturbed, of which 90 ha is within the national park and the remainder in the excised rail corridor. All borrow pits within the MCNP are within existing Rio Tinto Iron Ore licence areas granted under the, Mining Act 1978, (Robe River Mining Company is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto) and all borrow material will only be used for projects or portions of projects that are... Read more...Last updated: December 3, 2012
The advice applies to a proposal referred to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) by Capital Recycling on 6 November 2012. The proposal is to extract gravel from Lot M1822 on Diagram 8755 Horton Road, Woottating in the Shire of Northam. The proposal is a small scale gravel quarry which is not operating on a continual basis. The potential impacts of dust, noise and groundwater exposure from this proposal are not considered to be such a significant matter that assessment by the Office of... Read more...Last updated: November 19, 2012
Existing quarry operations (Pioneer No.1) are located on freehold land owned by Pioneer at Lot 11, Neuman Road, Heme Hill in the Shire of Swan. It is proposed to relocate the operation to a new site (Pioneer No.2), within the freehold property, 1.5 kilometres east of the present site in a valley behind the main ridge of the Darling Scarp. Pioneer No.2 is expected to be operational within three years of the date that all necessary approvals have been obtained. The new site has at least 100 years... Read more...Last updated: November 12, 2012
The proposal is for the expansion of Kemerton Silica Sands, with mining operations to expand over entire lease. Read more...Last updated: September 10, 2012
The most significant impact of the proposed resource extraction involves the clearing of 219 hectares of native vegetation. A beneficial outcome of the proposal is the retention of 218ha of remnant native vegetation for conservation purposes, which includes: • Bush Forever sites 293 and 384 (119ha); and • Threatened Ecological Community (FCT 26a) and Priority Ecological Community (FCT24) (99ha). Read more...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...Last updated: February 13, 2012
The proposal is to excavate and process gypsum ore and overburden from mining lease 70/1161. Inquiry under s46 to amend condition 8.1 of Ministerial Statement 730 . Read more...Last updated: September 28, 2011
Proposal by BGC Contracting Pty Ltd and the Dampier Port Authority to develop a quarry and industrial site and set aside land for a heritage and conservation area within the King Bay Eastern Lease Area, Burrup Peninsula. Read more...Last updated: August 8, 2011
The proposal is for the development and operation of a quarry incorporating excavation of approximately 60 million tonnes of hard rock, approximately 2 million tonnes of gravel and approximately 12 million tonnes of clay from the quarry footprint. Inquiry under s46 in regard to proposed changes to the environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 706 . Read more...