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Last updated: December 10, 2021
The Proposal will involve the construction and operation of a new rare earth refinery at Iluka Eneabba Mine Site, located 5 km south of Eneabba townsite and approximately 300 km north of Perth. It will produce approximately 17,500 tpa of individual rare earth oxides and carbonates. The Proposal will utilise the existing Eneabba monazite concentrate, future Iluka feedstocks and third party feedstocks. Products will be transported via road trains from Eneabba to the port of Fremantle for export.... Read more...Last updated: November 9, 2021
The proposal is to extract and process Rare Earth Element ore from four mining pits in the Yangibana Project area. The Project area is located approximately 270 kilometres east-north-east of Carnarvon in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne. The proposal includes mining above and below the ground water table, on-site processing of ore and associated infrastructure. Transport of the product via road to Geraldton port for export is currently proposed. The proposal would include clearing of up to 1,000... 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: September 14, 2021
Hastings Technology Metals Ltd propose to expand the existing approved Yangibana Rare Earths Project, a Rare Earth Elements mine which includes on site processing and associated infrastructure. The expansion involves mining from two additional pits (Yangibana and Auer) and one larger amalgamated pit (Bald Hill-Simon’s Find-Fraser’s). The proposal is located approximately 270 kilometres east-north-east of Carnarvon in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne. The proposal would include total disturbance 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: 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...