ProjectProponent: Hinckley Range Pty LtdProposal description: Hinckley Range Pty Ltd proposes to mine nickeliferous limonite ore from the Wingellina deposit located approximately 1,400 km north-east of Perth in the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku close to the Northern Territory and South Australia borders Assessment Number: 1986Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: NickelLast updated: September 1, 2016Related EPA Media Statement: EPA recommends conditional approval for new nickel mine - Report 1568Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Wingellina Nickel Project, Near Wingellina Town, Shire of NgaanyatjarrakuComment period: Tuesday, 15 October, 2013 to Monday, 21 October, 2013 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewPreliminary Environmental Factors: Air QualitySocial SurroundingsHuman HealthFlora and VegetationSubterranean FaunaTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 4 November, 2013 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: Environmental Scoping Document - Wingellina Nickel Project (PDF, 1.13 MB)Approved: Friday, 11 July, 2014 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 14 September, 2015 to Monday, 9 November, 2015Make a submission: Public Environmental Review - Wingellina Nickel ProjectEnvironmental Review documentation: Public Environmental Review - Wingellina Nickel Project (Part 1) (PDF, 19.13 MB) Public Environmental Review - Wingellina Nickel Project (Part 2) (PDF, 32.42 MB) Public Environmental Review - Wingellina Nickel Project (Part 3) (PDF, 45.06 MB)Proponent response to submissions: Proponent Response to submissions Wingellina (PDF, 295.85 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1568EPA Report: Report 1568 - Wingellina Nickel Project (PDF, 3.05 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Air QualityFlora and VegetationDate published: Monday, 20 June, 2016Appeals close: Monday, 4 July, 2016 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Thursday, 1 September, 2016Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 1034 - Wingellina Nickel Project (PDF, 1.59 MB)
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