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Last updated: December 8, 2016
PMR Quarries Pty Ltd, trading as WA Limestone, proposes to develop a sand and limestone quarry in the McLarty State forest (pine plantation) at Myalup, 8 kilometres south east of Lake Clifton township. Read more...Last updated: November 30, 2016
The Department of Minerals and Petroleum has referred a Programme of Work application. The application, from Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd, is to undertake an air core drilling exploration programme on M70/1248 and M70/1250. The exploration site is cleared pine plantation to the East of Lake Jandabup. Read more...Last updated: September 6, 2016
The proposal is to develop a granite quarry in Gidgegannup, which is expected to yield up to 500,000 tonnes of rock per annum. The proposal is further documented in EPA Report 1375 and Ministerial Statement 861 . Read more...Last updated: July 4, 2016
Urban Resources Pty Ltd proposes to develop a sand quarry on tenement M70/1262, located in Karnup approximately 48 kilometres (km) south of the Perth Central Business District. The proposal would extract 1.5 million cubic metres over a project life of around five years with a total disturbance footprint of around 42 hectares including the mining area, stockpiles, a haul road and site compound. The proponent has advised that the overall post-mining land use is expected to be consistent with the... Read more...Last updated: April 26, 2016
Brikmakers Pty Ltd proposes to extract clay from Lot 7 Toy Rd Bindoon, within the Shire of Chittering. Approximately 15 hectares (ha) of predominately pasture land will be disturbed for the construction of two clay excavation pits, a stockpile area, two dams, and bunds. Upgrading of a causeway across the Brockman River, which traverses west to east along the southern portion of the property, together with a new crossover to Toy Road is also proposed. Read more...Last updated: May 25, 2015
The proposal is to recommence quarrying at Pivot Hill (M80/618(P) & L80/63(P)). It involves the extraction of up to 45,000 tonnes per year of basalt for use as aggregates in civil works. This would require 4.4 hectares (ha) of clearing of native vegetation in addition to the existing 2.45 hectares of previously disturbed land, within a Mining Lease covering 45 ha. Crushing and screening of aggregates would be undertaken at the site. The proponent has proposed a duration of 10 years... Read more...Last updated: May 20, 2015
The proposal is for the extension of an existing quarry at The Lakes, approximately 16 kilometres east of Mundaring and 47 kilometres south-west of Northam on the Great Southern Highway. The proponent has been operating the existing quarry since 1990. The quarry provides crushed granite for a variety of uses, including concrete, road base and building products. The current quarry comprises an open pit, a crushing plant, noise attenuation bunds, product stockpiles, a water supply dam, a workshop... Read more...Last updated: March 4, 2015
The extraction of silica sands from two new areas and the transfer of the ownership of land which contains the Muchea Limestone Communities Threatened Ecological Community to the conservation estate. Inquiry under s46 in regard to amending Ministerial Statements 703 and 920 . Read more...Last updated: June 12, 2014
Southern Extension of Sandpit, Lot 2 Calinup Road, Gelorup, Shire of Capel. Inquiry under s46 - review of condition 9 - Ministerial Statement 767. Read more...Last updated: April 29, 2013
The development and operation of a quarry. Inquiry under s46 to delete conditions 11, 12 and 17 of Ministerial Statement 706 and condition 6 of Ministerial Statement 872 . Read more...Last updated: December 20, 2012
The proposal is for seven borrow pits in the Millstream Chichester National Park (MCNP) where up to 118 hectares (ha) will be disturbed, of which 90 ha is within the national park and the remainder in the excised rail corridor. All borrow pits within the MCNP are within existing Rio Tinto Iron Ore licence areas granted under the, Mining Act 1978, (Robe River Mining Company is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto) and all borrow material will only be used for projects or portions of projects that are... Read more...Last updated: September 10, 2012
The most significant impact of the proposed resource extraction involves the clearing of 219 hectares of native vegetation. A beneficial outcome of the proposal is the retention of 218ha of remnant native vegetation for conservation purposes, which includes: • Bush Forever sites 293 and 384 (119ha); and • Threatened Ecological Community (FCT 26a) and Priority Ecological Community (FCT24) (99ha). Read more...Last updated: May 30, 2012
The proposal is to clear up to 3.7 hectares of native vegetation for a limestone quarry, to screen the material on-site, re-establish an access road and rehabilitate all of the disturbed areas. 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: 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: 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: March 13, 2000
Aurex Pty Ltd in joint venture with Mr KJ Fitzgerald, proposes to mine gypsum at Red Lake, 46 km north-east of Merredin within Mining Lease application M77/528 which is a vacant Crown land "window" within the Lake Campion "C" Class Nature Reserve 24789. 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: 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...