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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: 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: 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: 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: 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...Last updated: December 18, 1992
The proposal is to open up a hard rock quarry located about 4km east of Mundijong in the Darling Ranges. For the initial development period of 10-15 years, the quarry and infrastructure would be located on the area of mainly cleared land in the northwestern part of the site. Subsequently, the main granite quarry would be developed on the southern side of Manjedal Brook which will involve the construction of an access track and a crossing. Following release of the EPA's report and... Read more...Last updated: June 23, 1992
Swan Portland Cement propose to quarry limestone and construct and operate a quicklime plant in the Nowergup area, approximately 13 km north of Wanneroo. Read more...Last updated: May 29, 1992
The proposal is to excavate clay on Lots 23 and 51 Apple Street, Upper Swan, west of the Great Northern Highway and about 14km north of Midland. The property, which has been cleared of native vegetation and developed for pasture, is situated about 300 metres south-west of the fenced-off Wildlife Sanctuary at Ellen Brook Nature Reserve and less than 100 metres east of the Upper Swan townsite. The proposed excavation site would be about 120 metres from planned extensions to the Wildlife Sanctuary... Read more...Last updated: May 29, 1992
The proposal is to excavate clay on lots 21 and 22 Apple Street, Upper Swan, immediately west of Great Northern Highway and about 14km north of Midland. Lots 21 and 22, which are mainly cleared of native vegetation and developed for pasture, are situated about 200 metres south of the fenced-off Wildlife Sanctuary at Ellen Brook Nature Reserve and 500 metres east of the upper Swan townsite. The proposed excavation would be within 100 metres of planned extensions to the Wildlife Sanctuary for the... Read more...Last updated: May 29, 1992
The proposal is to excavate clay on Lot 6 Almeria Parade, Upper Swan, west of Great Northern Highway and Ellen Brook Nature Reserve, and about 14km north of Midland. The deposit of highly plastic clay occurs as a shallow clay pan which would be excavated and rehabilitated to a series of interconnecting dams within a three-year period. The clay would be mined in the dry season and carted to Midland for making bricks. Read more...Last updated: May 13, 1992
An application for Renewal of Excavation Licence by Midland Brick Company Ltd was referred to the Environmental Protection Authority by the Shire of Swan in August 1990. the Authority assessed the environmental impact of the proposal by way of a Consultative Environmental Review in conjunction with four other nearby clay excavation proposals which, together with this proposal were thought to potentially impact on Ellen Brook Nature Reserve and to have common regional issues of rehabilitation... Read more...Last updated: March 11, 1992
The proposal is to extend Pioneer's existing hard rock quarry, located three kilometres south-west of Byford, onto an adjoining lot (Lot 2279). The existing facilities would be retained and the rates of extraction would not be expected to change significantly. The proposal is located in a region of forest covering the western edge of the Darling Scarp providing aesthetic and recreational land uses, and is in proximity to expanding urban population areas. Work in the proposed extension... Read more...Last updated: March 6, 1992
Metro Brick (A Division of Bristile Ltd) currently excavate clay for brick making purposes in a quarry located on Part Lot 36 Coondaree Parade, Upper Swan, just east of Great Northern Highway and about 14 km north of Midland. The environmental impact of the project was previously assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority in 1988 prior to the Minister for the Environment setting conditions on the project. An Application for Renewal of Excavation Licence by Metro Brick Pty Ltd was... Read more...Last updated: August 16, 1991
Boral Resources (W.A) Limited has submitted a proposal for an extension to its existing hard rock quarrying operation on the foothills of the Darling Scarp at Maddington. The proposal is for an expansion of the quarry area between and to the east of ihe present quarry workings. This will give the operation a total projected life of a further 90 years based upon current extraction rates. Read more...Last updated: July 19, 1991
The proposal relates to granting of a mining lease 70/423, just north of Bullsbrook. The lease covers the whole of two reserves, a Recreation Reserve (27583) and a Travellers and Stock Reserve (C1651\). A mining lease (described in Part IV, Sections 71 - 85 of the, Mining Act 1978, ) allows the lessee to mine the land for any minerals for an initial period of 21 years. The Minister for Mines may renew the lease for further periods of 21 years and may set conditions for the prevention of injury... Read more...