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Last updated: June 30, 2025
Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd is proposing to establish a new quartzite mine approximately 15 km north of Moora, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and 2 km north of the existing mine. The proposal will include the establishment of an above groundwater mine pit, waste rock landform, infrastructure corridor and associated infrastructure. Quartzite would be trucked to Simcoa’s existing smelter in the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area 17 km north-east of Bunbury. It is anticipated the... Read more...Last updated: April 14, 2025
The proposal is to source marine sands from Cambridge Gulf, north of Wyndham in northeast Western Australia, for export to overseas construction projects. The proposal is a vessel-based marine operation with a lifespan of up to 15 years. It does not involve the construction and operation of any shore-based facilities. The operation will involve a Sand Production Vessel (SPV) based generally on the design of a large Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). The proposed operational area (POA) is... Read more...Last updated: March 23, 2025
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: February 12, 2025
Cougar Sand Supplies propose to extend their existing sand and limestone quarry over a period of 10 – 15 years. The quarry is located approximately 7.7 kilometres northeast of the Preston Beach townsite in the Shire of Waroona. The proposal is adjacent to the Myalup State Forest and is within an exclusion area under, State Planning Policy 2.4 - Planning for Basic Raw Materials, . Infrastructure from the existing quarry including a bore, access roads and a mobile crushing and screening plant... Read more...Last updated: February 3, 2025
MGM Bulk Pty Ltd propose to operate a sand and limestone quarry within an approximately 9.17-hectare (ha) area. It will be excavated to approximately 6 m Australian Height Datum (AHD 1 ) from a maximum height of 16.5 m AHD in five stages, each approximately 2 ha in size. The boundaries of the subject site will be designed with a minimum of 1:4 batters. The proposal is located approximately 20 km north-west of the Harvey town centre. It is anticipated that between approximately 46,000 m 3 and... Read more...Last updated: January 9, 2025
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...