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Proposed Synthetic Rutile Plant Expansion, Narngulu Industrial Estate, Geraldton

Last updated: December 27, 1989

AMC Mineral Sands Ltd, the mineral sands division of Renison Goldfields Consolidated Limited, proposes to expand its synthetic rutile plant on the Narngulu Industrial Estate located 11 km south-east of Geraldton. After expansion, the synthetic rutile plant will occupy some 47 hectares of the 465 hectare Estate. The expansion will increase synthetic rutile production from 112,500 to 260,000 tonnes per annum. This expansion arises from an increased demand for the synthetic rutile product. Read more...

Eneabba West Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: October 11, 1989

The proposal is to extend AMC Mineral Sands' existing heavy mineral sand mining operation. The proposed extension is 5 km west of the existing operation at Eneabba, which lies 250 km north of Perth. Expansion of the mining operation will necessitate an expansion of the existing dry processing plant at Narngulu near Geraldton. lt is proposed to mine 200 million tonnes of ore over a 14 year period, resulting in a 40% increase in production at the Eneabba operations. Mining of the deposit... Read more...

Busselton mineral sands deposit

Last updated: September 18, 1989

Cable Sands (WA) Pty Ltd has submitted a proposal to mine a deposit of mineral sands approximately 5km to the east of Busselton, near the junction of Vasse and Bussell Highways. Read more...

Mineral sands dry processing plant, Muchea

Last updated: May 3, 1989

In November 1987 the TiO 2 Corporation submitted to the Environmental Protection Authority an ERMP describing a proposal which included the establishment of a mineral sands dry separation plant at a site just north of Muchea on the Brand Highway. The EPA assessed that proposal subject to the implementation of several commitments and recommendations (EPA Bulletin 330, March 1988) and found it environmentally acceptable. Subsequently the proponent submitted a proposal for the establishment of a... Read more...

Mineral Sands Dry Processing Plant Muchea (s46)

Last updated: March 1, 1989

Inquiry under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 to change Condition 7 which currently requires the proponent to prepare an Environmental Management Plan prior to construction Read more...

Titanium Dioxide Pigment Plant Kwinana

Last updated: February 1, 1989

Proposal to establish a 54 000 tonne per year chloride process, titanium dioxide pigment plant at Kwinana. This represents the final stage of a four part vertically integrated mineral sands industry consisting of: a mineral sands mine at Cooljarloo a dry separation plant at Muchea a synthetic rutile plant at Muchea and a pigment plant at Kwinana Read more...

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