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Bellevue Gold Project - Underground Dewatering

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...

Recommencement of Operations at Norseman Gold Project

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...

Irwin Hills Nickel Project Grade Control Drilling

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...

Binduli North Gold Mine

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...

Lancefield Quarry

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...

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