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Last updated: December 22, 2021
The proponent, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Cliffs), owns and operates iron ore mines at the Windarling Range, the Mt Jackson Range and the Deception Deposit (collectively known as the "Yilgarn Operations") within the Shire of Yilgarn and Shire of Menzies. The Yilgarn Operations are authorised under seven Ministerial Statements issued between 2003 and 2012 by the Western Australian Minister for Environment under section 45(5) of the EP Act. These are: Ministerial Statement... Read more...Last updated: November 8, 2021
The proposal is for the dewatering of up to 1 gigalitre per annum from the existing underground component of the Bellevue Gold Mine, to allow safe access for exploration drilling. This will occur on mining leases M36/24 and M36/25, 40km NW of Leinster. Read more...Last updated: September 20, 2021
Pantoro South Pty Ltd propose to recommence operations of the Norseman Gold Project located adjacent to the town of Norseman, 200 kilometres (km) south of Kalgoorlie. The proposal involves extensions to existing mines and excavation of new open pits, associated mine dewatering, onsite ore processing and waste (tailings and waste rock) disposal and the construction of additional supporting infrastructure. The total disturbance footprint of the proposal is 590 hectares (ha), comprising 150 ha... Read more...Last updated: July 26, 2021
Minara Resources Pty Ltd (Minara) propose to undertake a program of grade control drilling across the southern portion of the Irwin Hills Project, located approximately 85 kilometres (km) south-east of Laverton and approximately 120 km south-east of the existing Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt Project, Western Australia. The proposal would consist of clearing 312 hectares (ha) of native vegetation and utilise 29 ha of existing disturbance within a proposed 935 ha development envelope. The life of... Read more...Last updated: May 18, 2021
Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd proposes to develop a pegmatite-hosted lithium deposit at the abandoned Mt Holland Mine Site. The proposal area is located approximately 105 kilometres south-southeast of Southern Cross, in the Shire of Yilgarn. The proposal is for conventional open-cut mining of the existing Earl Grey pit, and development of associated mine infrastructure. The new mining proposal would utilise some existing infrastructure and disturbed areas. The mining proposal involves disturbance of... Read more...Last updated: May 14, 2021
The Minister has requested the EPA inquire into the question of whether the implementation conditions relating to Offsets in MS 1118 should be changed. The proponent has specifically requested: Amendment of wording of Condition 8-1 (3) to only refer to direct impacts to Ironcaps Banksia individuals. Removal of Condition 8-8 (4) and 8-8 (5), as these conditions refer to protection mechanisms and conservation reserves. Amend Conditions 8-7 to 8-12 to allow a rehabilitation based offset strategy,... Read more...Last updated: May 10, 2021
Norton Gold Fields Pty Ltd propose to develop the Binduli North Project located approximately ten kilometres west of the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder. The proposal includes the expansion of three existing open pits, the development of a new open pit, waste rock dumps, run of mine pads, a heap leach processing facility, processing plant infrastructure and supporting mine infrastructure. The proposal has a disturbance footprint of 924.2 ha which includes 270.1 ha of previously disturbed land and a... Read more...Last updated: May 10, 2021
The Munglinup Graphite Project is located in the South Coast region of Western Australia, approximately 105km west of Esperance, 85km east of Ravensthorpe and 4km north on Munglinup. MRC Graphite Pty Ltd propose to extract graphite from up to six open pits. The proposal will also include a processing plant, tailings storage facility, waste rock landforms, and associated infrastructure. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 350 hectares. Read more...Last updated: April 6, 2021
Focus Minerals Ltd propose a small scale operation limited in duration for crushing and screening waste rock material from an existing waste rock dump at the Lancefield Gold Mine area. The proposal is located approximately 250 kilometres north east of Kalgoorlie. There will be approximately 1.5 hectares of clearing for a water pipeline and widening access tracks to support the mobile crushing and screening machinery. Read more...Last updated: February 1, 2021
Change relates to requirements of condition 7 -1(1) and 7-1(3), and includes an update of Figure 4 and change to Schedule 2 to amend the spatial dataset to reflect the removal of Malleefowl Mound Exclusion Zone for MM23 referred to in condition 7-1(1) Amend conditions 8-1(4) and 8-8(2) to replace the reference to 6,957 individuals of Microcorys sp. Mt Holland (D.Angus DA2397) to 15.93 per cent of the regional population. This proposal was assessed in conjunction with assessment 2279. EPA Report... Read more...Last updated: February 1, 2021
Australian Potash Limited proposes to abstract brine resources to produce a sulfate of potash (SOP) product at the Lake Wells Potash Project. The proposal area is located on and adjacent to the Lake Wells Playa Lake system (salt lake terrain), approximately 160km north-northeast of Laverton in Western Australia. The proposal would include construction of an SOP processing plant, brine abstraction bores, evaporation ponds, raw water bore field, accommodation village and other associated... Read more...