ProjectProponent: Du Pont (Australia) Pty LtdProposal description: The proposal is to construct and operate a sodium cyanide plant at Kwinana. The plant would have the capacity to produce 45,000 tonnes of solid sodium cyanide briquettes annually. Sodium cyanide is predominantly used as a leaching agent in the gold extraction process. All solid sodium cyanide currently used in Australia is imported. Assessment Number: 242Region: PerthReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: IndustrialLast updated: April 26, 1990Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewDate published: Friday, 19 May, 1989 3. AssessmentScopingApproved: Monday, 5 June, 1989 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Friday, 28 July, 1989 to Friday, 22 September, 1989Environmental Review documentation: PER document (PDF, 4.86 MB) PER - Preliminary Risk Analysis (PDF, 5.68 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentProponent documents: Solid Sodium Cyanide Plant Kwinana (PDF, 2.97 MB)Date published: Thursday, 1 February, 1990 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Thursday, 26 April, 1990Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 97 (PDF, 218.98 KB)
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