ProjectProponent: Magellan Metals Pty LtdProposal description: This assessment is to amend the conditions of Ministerial Statement 559. The previously assessed proposal includes an open-cut lead carbonate mine and processing facilities 30 kilometres west of the Wiluna townsite. The lead carbonate concentrate produced at the mine is transported in sealed bags within locked shipping containers by road from the mine site to Leonora and then by rail to the Port of Fremantle where it is exported. Assessment Number: 1690Region: Mid WestReferred under EP Act: s46Industry sector: LeadLast updated: February 2, 2009Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public NotificationExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Magellan Lead Carbonate Project (PDF, 34.27 KB)Date published: Monday, 2 February, 2009 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1276EPA Report: Bulletin 1276 - Magellan Lead Carbonate Project - Inquiry under s46 to amend Ministerial Statement 559 (PDF, 1.79 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Subterranean FaunaHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 10 December, 2007 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementComments: Ministerial Statements 559 and 783 have been superseded by a Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions under s46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, released by the Minister for Environment on 23 February 2011. Date of approval: Monday, 2 February, 2009Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 783 - Magellan Lead Carbonate Project (PDF, 57.88 KB)
Printer-friendly version