The Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life of Mine Proposal is a significant amendment located approximately 90 kilometres (km) northwest of the town of Newman.
The proposal includes the expansion of operations at the approved Marillana Creek (Yandi) operation to mine the entire Yandi orebody within Mining Lease 270SA. This will include new above and below water table mining, creek crossings, haul and access roads, pipelines and associated infrastructure, and subsequent rehabilitation of disturbed areas.
The proposal is located within the approved 13,158 hectares (ha) development envelope. An additional clearing of up to 95 ha of native vegetation, of which up to 48 ha is riparian vegetation, is proposed. The total disturbance of the approved operations and the proposal is 4,653 ha of native vegetation. The proposal is located within the Banjima Native Title determination area (WCD2014/001).
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