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Hemi Gold Project

Last updated: April 11, 2025

De Grey Mining Ltd proposes to construct and operate the Hemi Gold Project (the Project) located approximately 85 km south of Port Hedland, in the Pilbara Region of WA. The Project involves the excavation of open pits, mine dewatering, surplus water management including reinjection and controlled discharge. Associated supporting infrastructure includes an integrated waste landform tailings storage facility, waste rock landforms, low-grade stockpiles, airstrip, accommodation village, sealed... Read more...

Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning: Revised Proposal - Fimiston South Project

Last updated: February 3, 2025

Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines is seeking to expand the Fimiston Gold mine operations (Fimiston), located 600 kilometres East of Perth, and adjacent to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia. The proposal is a significant amendment to the current Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 2) and Mine Closure Planning, approved under Ministerial Statement 782, operated by Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM). The proposal is for the expansion of the Fimiston operations in... Read more...

Telfer - Havieron Gold Mining Project

Last updated: December 5, 2024

Newcrest Operations Limited proposes to construct and operate the Telfer – Havieron Gold Mining Project (the Project). The Telfer Gold Mine is located about 55 km to the west of the Havieron Gold Mine and 400 km south-east of Port Hedland in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The project includes: The open pit and underground mining and subsequent processing of gold-copper ore at the Telfer Gold with associated infrastructure including a 160 MW natural gas-fired power station,... Read more...

Coyote Gold Mine – Stage 2 (Sandpiper and Kookaburra Open Pits and Haul Road) 280km South-East of Halls Creek

Last updated: February 23, 2024

The proposal, located 280km south east of Halls Creek and 20km west of the Western Australian-Northern Territory border, involves producing approximately 400,000t of ore for gold production from two open pits, Sandpiper and Kookaburra. The ore will be provided for blending with ore from underground mining at the existing operation (Coyote Stage 1). No crushing or processing will be conducted on site and infrastructure will be minimal. Both pits will be mined below the watertable and will not be... Read more...

Winu Project

Last updated: December 22, 2023

Rio Tinto Winu Pty Limited (the Proponent) proposes to develop the Winu Project (the Proposal). The Proposal is a new copper-gold mine located approximately 300 km south of Broome and 320 km east of Port Hedland in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia within both the Nyangumarta people’s and the Martu people’s Native Title Determination Areas. The Proposal conceptual footprint will require the clearing of up to 4,868 ha of native vegetation within a proposed 37,344 ha Development... Read more...

Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension (Stage 3) and Mine Closure Planning

Last updated: September 30, 2020

The proposal is for the continuation of mining operations at the Fimiston site, and expansion and deepening of the Superpit to 600 metres via the Golden Pike Cutback. Additional waste dumps will be created to the north of the pit to contain 140 million tonnes of waste rock. The Fimiston I and II tailings storage facilities and/or the Kaltails tailings storage facility will be expanded to contain the additional tailings. This is a reassessment, pursuant to the Minister's decision to remit... Read more...

Gruyere Gold Project

Last updated: April 18, 2018

Gold Road Resources Limited propose to develop a gold mine know as the Gruyere Gold Project located approximately 200 km north-east of Laverton. The proposal includes clearing of no more than 2,260 ha of vegetation and groundwater dewatering for mining and processing. Read more...

Telfer Project, Power Supply and Infrastructure Corridor, Port Hedland to Telfer Gold Mine, Great Sandy Desert

Last updated: May 2, 2012

The proposal is to supply power to an expanded mining operation at the Telfer Gold Mine. The proposed expansion of the Telfer Gold Mine associated with this proposal is being dealt with separately. That mine expansion is set out in a separate referral to the EPA (Newcrest Mining Limited 2002b). The mine expansion and power supply proposals have been separated because it is likely that the mine and power supply will eventually be operated by different proponents. Nevertheless, the proposals have... Read more...

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