ProjectProponent: Simto Pty LtdProposal description: The Environmental Protection Authority has assessed a proposal to grant exploration licences 69/163 and 69/164 over an area from Point Malcolm, east of Esperance, eastwards past Israelite Bay along the Great Australian Bight. Both applications impinge on the A Class Nuytsland Nature Reserve. An exploration licence (described in Part IV, Sections 57- 70 of the Mining Act 1978) allows the licensee to explore for all minerals in or under the land. The granting of the licence by the Minister for Mines provides the holder of the licence with security of tenure for five years and the right to enter the licence area to conduct exploration activity according to conditions placed on the licence. The licence area must be halved at the end of the third and fourth years and there are obligatory expenditure commitments. Assessment Number: 266Region: Great SouthernReferred under EP Act: s38Last updated: July 19, 1991Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewDate published: Wednesday, 12 August, 1992 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 533EPA Report: Application for exploration licence 69/163,164 Israelite Bay area (PDF, 241.68 KB)Date published: Friday, 21 June, 1991 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Friday, 19 July, 1991Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 155 (PDF, 158 KB)