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Last updated: August 8, 2011
The proposal is for the development and operation of a quarry incorporating excavation of approximately 60 million tonnes of hard rock, approximately 2 million tonnes of gravel and approximately 12 million tonnes of clay from the quarry footprint. Inquiry under s46 in regard to proposed changes to the environmental conditions of Ministerial Statement 706 . Read more...Last updated: April 21, 2011
The proposal is to develop a granite quarry in Gidgegannup, which is expected to yield up to 500,000 tonnes of rock per annum. Read more...Last updated: January 20, 2011
The proposal is to establish a silica sand mining operation at Gnangara, approximately 20 km north-east of Perth. Approximately 80% of the proposed project area is located over State Forest No 65 with the remaining 20% of the area covering private land. The area of State Forest which would be affected by the proposal is zoned 'State Forest' under the Northern Forest Region-Regional Management Plan 1987-1997. This allows for multiple land use including water production. The proposal is... Read more...Last updated: November 19, 2009
This proposal is for the first of two stages of long-term shellsand dredging, involving the continuation of shellsand extraction from specific locations on Success Bank, Parmelia Bank and West Success Bank, Owen Anchorage. Stage 1, as proposed, would create a 1.5km wide by 15m deep seaway through Success and Parmelia Banks by 2014. This stage would require the removal of 168.5ha of seagrass and 264.5ha of shallow bare sand, which can be potential seagrass habitat, to recover 30 million tonnes... Read more...Last updated: November 2, 2009
Midland Brick Company Pty Ltd (Midland Brick) referred a proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) on 3 May 2002 to indefinitely extend the time limit of its environmental approval for its clay excavation operation at Hallet and Copley Roads, Upper Swan and to expand the environmental approval to include Lot 19 Copley Road, Lots 19, 45 and 46 St Albans Road and Lot 100 Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan for further clay excavation operations. The new areas to be included in the... Read more...Last updated: April 28, 2009
The Sand Extraction proposal at Lot 242 Corio Road Pinjarra was initially referred to the EPA in December 1990, and a level of assessment was set at Consultative Environmental Review. Ministerial Statement 198 was published in November 1991, granting approval subject to the implementation of conditions, including Condition 10 which requires the proposal to be substantially commenced within five years of the date of the Statement. The proposal has not been implemented to date. A change to... Read more...Last updated: February 13, 2006
Readymix Holdings Pty Limited proposes to extend its Nickol Bay quarry, located at the southern end of the Burrup Peninsula near Dampier, by an area of approximately 5.2 hectares. Read more...Last updated: December 21, 2005
The Red Hill quarry, located at Lot 11 Toodyay Road, Red Hill has been in operation since late 1997. The quarrying operation involves the extraction of hard rock from the West Pit by blasting and/or excavation by wheeled loader. Quarried rock is then transferred to the onsite crushing and screening plant where it is converted into the various products required in the construction of buildings, roads, railways and other infrastructure. The approval of this proposal in 1991 included two quarry... Read more...Last updated: November 29, 2005
Kemerton silica sand mining revised proposal - additional mining areas and transfer of land for conservation Read more...Last updated: September 14, 2004
Request under section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, by three proponents to extend the time limit of their three environmental approvals for their clay excavation operations in Upper Swan for a further ten years. The operations are located close to each other in Upper Swan, Perth. Read more...Last updated: May 12, 2003
Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd proposal to develop a mineral sands mine in a section of State Forest No.2, near Ludlow. Read more...Last updated: October 31, 2001
Extension of mine area to include an area containing Declared Rare Flora (DRF) and a Threatened Ecological Community (TEC). The proponent has proposed a Resource Access and Conservation Package to enable mining of this area whilst providing biodiversity conservation benefits for the community and the State. Inquiry under s46 into amending the conditions of Ministerial Statement 27 and Ministerial Statement 279 . Read more...Last updated: February 10, 1999
Dredging of approximately 9.1 million tonnes of shellsand from two zones on Success Bank, Owen Anchorage over the period 1997 to approximately the end of 2002. Shellsand of high quality, about 92% calcium carbonate is used by Cockburn Cement Ltd (the proponent) for the manufacture of quicklime and cement products. Read more...Last updated: February 24, 1998
The proposal is to mine 3. 7 million tonnes of shell-sand from a 67ha area of Success Bank over the two year period 1994 - 96. The proposed mining area is along the western side of the developing "second" shipping channel where high grade shell-sand deposits have been defined. The mining will be carried out by a suction dredge and will result in cutting into the bank at the northern end. The seafloor, currently at 3m to 5m depth, will be taken down to approximately 15m depth. Read more...Last updated: February 17, 1997
The proposal is to extend the pit of the Nickol Bay Quarry along the Pistol Range within an area covered by Mining Leases M47/306, M47/331, M47/309, and M47/353. The proposal does not alter the nature of quarry operations carried out at the Nickol Bay Quarry. Read more...Last updated: January 17, 1997
Mr P G Patterson proposes to mine gypsum sand from the dunes along the southern edge of Lake Chinocup, within the Chinocup A Class Nature Reserve. Lake Chinocup is 25km east of Nyabing, the local government centre for the Shire of Kent, and 10km west of Pingrup. Read more...Last updated: October 26, 1994
The proposal is for the development of a silica sand mining operation at Kemerton, approximately 25 kilometres north of the City of Bunbury. The project site is located on private land immediately north of the Kemerton Industrial Park, covering an area of 1,620 hectares. The proponent would exercise an option to purchase the land if the project proceeds, and following the granting of all necessary approvals. The proposal involves the mining and processing of silica sand at the Kemerton site and... Read more...Last updated: September 2, 1994
Swan Portland Cement Ltd received approval from the Minister for the Environment ( Ministerial Statement 267 , 8 June 1992) to develop the quicklime plant and limestone quarry at Nowergup. This is an inquiry under s46 regarding a request to change the above proposal to increase the production capacity of the quicklime plant from the original 230,000 tonnes/annum to 460,000 tonnes/annum, and to increase the rate of limestone quarrying from the approved 450,000 tonnes/annum to approximately 1,000... Read more...Last updated: August 4, 1994
Cockburn Cement Limited (the proponent) proposes to dredge 3.7 million tonnes of shell sand from 67ha of Success Bank over a two year period. The area would be dredged using existing plant and equipment. Of the 67ha that is proposed to be dredged, 17ha has substantial seagrass coverage. Read more...Last updated: August 5, 1993
Ransberg Pty Ltd (the proponent) proposes to open up a hard-rock quarry located about 4km east of Mundijong in the Darling Ranges. The Environmental Protection Authority previously assessed the quarry proposal and reported in December 1992 ( Bulletin 662 ). The Environmental Protection Authority concluded that the proposal was environmentally acceptable provided that, before the quarry was expanded such that it would be visible from the Swan Coastal Plain, the proponent obtain further approval... Read more...