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Last updated: September 30, 2024
The Proposal involves the reactivation and expansion of a gold mining area approximately 2.5 kilometres south of Coolgardie in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. Key elements include the development of the Alicia open pit, expansion of the Dreadnought open pit and waste rock landform, haul road and ancillary infrastructure. Mined ore will be hauled for processing at the nearby Three Mile Hill plant, with tailings to be deposited in existing tailings storage facilities. A total of... Read more...Last updated: June 6, 2024
Goldfan Limited, the proponent, proposes to mine gold from an open cut mine at Three Mile Hill, approximately 5km north-east of Coolgardie. Mining will be in three stages down to a maximum pit depth of 170m. Read more...Last updated: June 6, 2024
Goldfan Limited submitted a Notice of Intent for the Three Mile Hill Gold Project to the Environmental Protection Authority in May 1989. Following assessment of the Notice of Intent by the Environmental Protection Authority, the Minister for the Environment issued environmental approval, including conditions, on 28 August 1989 ( Ministerial Statement 75 ). This is an inquiry under s46 regarding a request to amend the Statement to enable modification of the gold treatment facility to be able to... Read more...