ProjectProponent: GSM Mining Company Pty LtdNotice of Change of Proponent: Statement 551 - Wallaby Gold Mine - Change of Proponent documentation and Gold Mine - GSM Mining Company Pty Ltd - Barrick (Granny Smith) Pty Limited.PDFProposal description: Proposal to develop the Wallaby Gold Mine. Located on the shore of Lake Carey, a naturally occurring saline wetland approximately 27 km south-west of Laverton. The Wallaby Gold Mine Project includes development of an open cut gold mine, waste rock dumps and infrastructure to support mining on the northern shoreline of the lake. Gold ore produced at the mine will be transported via overland conveyor to an existing processing plant with tailings placed in both an extended and a new tailings storage facility. Dewatering with some discharge to Lake Carey will occur. Assessment Number: 1348Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: GoldLast updated: December 2, 2025Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Environmental Protection Statement (EPS)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 23 June, 2000 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewPublic submissions: Friday, 23 June, 2000Environmental Review documentation: A1348_R0981_EPS_Volume 1.pdf A1348_R0981_Outback Ecology Services__BASELINEAQUATICASSESSMENT.PDF A1348_R0981_ACTIS_LAKECAREYDISCHARGESUNRISE.PDF A1348_R0981_ACTIS_SALT_BASELINE_REV_2.PDF A1348_R0981_ACTIS-2000_SALT_BASELINE_RE.PDF A1348_R0981_Curtin_FLORAFAUNALAKECAREY.PDF A1348_R0981_Curtin_PGSFLORAWALLABY.PDF A1348_R0981_Curtin_WALLABYFAUNAREPORT0399.PDF A1348_R0981_DC Blandford_SALINEWATEROPTIONS.PDF A1348_R0981_URS_FINAL_VOID_ASSESSMENT.PDF HYPERSALINEFIGURES.PDF HYPERSALINEREPORT.PDF PGS99_WASTE_REPORT.PDF MATERIALSINVENTREPORT.PDF SOIL_&_LANDF_REPORT.PDF ASSESSMENTOFWASTEROCK&TAILI.PDF HYDROLOGY_REPORT.PDF 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 981EPA Report: EPA Report 981Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsTerrestrial Environmental QualityTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Friday, 23 June, 2000Appeals close: Friday, 7 July, 2000 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 9 August, 2000Ministerial Statement: Statement 551.pdf Post-assessment changess. 45C amendments: Attachment 1 to Statement 551 - Change to Schedule 1 approved under s. 45C on 23 June 2006. Attachment 2 to Statement 551 - Increased proposal life from 2015 to 2051 to allow reactivation of Wallaby Waste Rock Landform to receive waste from Wallaby Underground. Inclusion of a development envelope and contemporary updates to some proposal elements. Change approved under s. 45C on 2 December 2025. Attachments: Attachment 2 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdfDate of approval s. 45C: Friday, 23 June, 2006Tuesday, 2 December, 2025
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