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Last updated: October 15, 2018
Alcoa proposes to expand the Wagerup Refinery through construction of a third production unit. The proposed production increase to approximately 4.7 Mtpa alumina is to be achieved by a combination of new equipment and upgrade of existing equipment in order to achieve an increase in both capacity and efficiency. As the Wagerup Refinery has been subject to previous assessments, this represents a revised proposal pursuant to s 45B of the EP Act. The current maximum production permitted under the... 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: July 16, 2018
The proposal is to construct and operate a Waste-to-Energy (WtE) and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) at the Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area, Port Hedland. The proposed facility would accept various wastes, recover materials that can be economically recycled via the MRF and convert suitable remaining waste to electrical power in a WtE plant. Read more...Last updated: June 11, 2018
The proposal is for the construction and operation of a technical ammonium nitrate production facility (TANPF) on Site D within the King Bay/Hearson Cove Industrial Estate on the Burrup Peninsula. The proposal is located approximately 13 kilometres north-west of Karratha. Read more...Last updated: April 4, 2018
Griffin Power Pty Ltd, proposes to construct and operate a 200MW coal-fired power station known as the Bluewaters Power Station Phase II (Bluewaters II) adjacent to the proposed Bluewaters Power Station (Bluewaters I) on a site located approximately 4km north-east of Collie. It would be a subcritical coal-fired base-load generation facility with a nominal generating capacity of up to 200MW. The Bluewaters II Power Station would supplement the Bluewaters I Power Station and supply electricity... Read more...Last updated: November 24, 2017
Section 46 Change to Conditions withdrawn 24 November 2017. Read more...Last updated: July 31, 2017
Elan Energy Matrix Pty Ltd proposes to construct and operate a Tyre Resource Recovery Facility to recycle used tyres at 9 Fargo Way Welshpool, approximately 12 kilometres southeast of Perth within a ‘General Industry’ zone in the City of Canning. The proposal will involve thermal processing of used tyres to produce carbon black (material derived from char), steel wire, oil and process gas using an indirect fired thermal conversion unit. The plant will be located within enclosed buildings.... Read more...Last updated: July 17, 2017
The proposal is for the development and operation of the Parker Range Project, located in the Mount Caudan section of the Parker Range within the Shire of Yilgarn. It includes the development and operation of an above and below the watertable greenfields iron ore mine and associated infrastructure. This is an inquiry under s46 into a request to extend the Time Limit of Authorisation of Ministerial Statement 892 . Read more...Last updated: April 3, 2017
The Western Australian Planning Commission and the City of Armadale propose to develop a water-based recreation park incorporating an international rowing course and other facilities including a residential component on land situated on Lake Road in the City of Armadale. Read more...Last updated: January 23, 2017
This proposal is to amend conditions of Ministerial Statement 433 relating to dust where these emissions are appropriately regulated through part V of the EP Act. Read more...Last updated: January 9, 2017
Toro proposes to revise the Approved Project by developing Millipede and Lake Maitland uranium deposits and developing associated infrastructure. The Proposed Extension would result in the additional direct disturbance of approximately 1,582 hectares (ha) within an additional Development Envelope of approximately 3,891 ha. The Proposed Extension would include open mine pits at Millipede and Lake Maitland, in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) at Millipede, accommodation village, workshop, run-... Read more...Last updated: December 21, 2016
Note: In the matter of The Wilderness Society of WA (Inc) –v- Minister for Environment [2013] WASC, the Supreme Court of Western Australia found the Minister’s agreement decision invalid because the EPA’s decision to report was invalid., The proposal is a strategic environmental assessment for a common user LNG hub precinct for future Browse Basin gas processing in the Kimberley Region. Read more...Last updated: December 16, 2016
The proposal is to mine four poly-metallic deposits containing commercial concentrations of uranium and to produce uranium oxide concentrate and other metal concentrates including copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, approximately 240km east-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The proposal also includes the construction of associated mine infrastructure consisting of mine dewatering and reinjection infrastructure (including borefields and pipelines), non-mineralised overburden landforms, run of mine stockpile... Read more...Last updated: November 30, 2016
The Site is approximately 16.9 ha and is proposed to be remediated and regenerated. It was previously mined for building and construction sands and was later used as a licensed “inert” landfill. It has been reported that non-approved waste streams were disposed of at the Site. In October 2010 following a compliance inspection the Site was classified “Contaminated – Remediation Required” under Section 13 of the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 The proponent is proposing to redevelop the area by... Read more...Last updated: November 29, 2016
The proponent, Iron Bridge Operations Pty Ltd (a Joint Venture between FMG Iron Bridge Pty Ltd and Formosa Steel IB Pty Ltd), proposes to construct and operate new infrastructure within the existing Herb Elliot Port Facility, Fortescue Metals Group, Port Hedland. The proposal, Iron Bridge Port Facility, is designed to accept 10 Mtpa of magnetite concentrate slurry from the North Star Magnetite Project, whereupon the slurry would be dewatered and the concentrate product stored within a shed that... Read more...Last updated: September 27, 2016
The construction and operation of the Wagerup Alumina Refinery to a maximum capacity of 4.7 million tonnes per annum and its associated bauxite mining. Inquiry under s46 regarding amendment of the conditions of Ministerial Statement 728. Read more...Last updated: September 20, 2016
The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The proposal involves mining of hematite direct shipping ore (DSO) from a single open pit on the Yendilberin Hills, which form part of the Finnerty Range. Read more...Last updated: September 19, 2016
The proposal is to develop a Waste Transfer and Resource Recovery Facility approximately 10 kilometres from Perth at 25 Jackson Street, Bassendean in the Bassendean Industrial Area. The proposal would include: a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for the processing of co-mingled recyclables; acceptance, short term stockpiling and baling of source separated recycled commodities; glass crusher for management of waste glass from the MRF; a metal shredder for the processing of metal commodities; a... Read more...