ProjectProponent: Doral Mineral Sands Pty LtdProposal description: Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd is proposing to develop and operate a mineral sands deposit approximately 11 kilometres southeast of Busselton. The proposal includes the development of mine pits and associated infrastructure, wet concentration processing plant, solar evaporation ponds, groundwater abstraction and water management infrastructure and process water pond. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 453.34 hectares within a development envelope of 924.8 hectares. The majority of the disturbance area is on cleared agricultural land. Assessment Number: 2141Region: South WestReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Mineral sandsLast updated: May 17, 2021Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project Comment period: Monday, 13 November, 2017 to Monday, 20 November, 2017Referral documentation: Referral Form (PDF, 1.15 MB) Supporting Doc Part 1 (PDF, 1.83 MB) Supporting Doc Part 2 (PDF, 4.81 MB) Supporting Doc Part 3 (PDF, 3.84 MB) Supporting Doc Part 4 (PDF, 6.26 MB) Supporting Doc Part 5 (PDF, 7.02 MB) Supporting Doc Part 6 (PDF, 2.78 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project (PDF, 192.55 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 8 January, 2018 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: CMS17233-ESD Approved-290519.pdf (PDF, 2.23 MB)Approved: Wednesday, 29 May, 2019 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 22 June, 2020 to Monday, 20 July, 2020Make a submission: Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project - Public Environmental ReviewEnvironmental Review documentation: Environmental Review Document (PDF, 3.55 MB) Appendix 1 - Environmental Scoping Document.pdf (PDF, 2.38 MB) Appendix 2 - DAWE Referral Decision.pdf (PDF, 427.21 KB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part1.pdf (PDF, 9.55 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part2.pdf (PDF, 7.05 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part3.pdf (PDF, 9.16 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part4.pdf (PDF, 9.83 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part5.pdf (PDF, 8.39 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part6.pdf (PDF, 7.12 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part7.pdf (PDF, 9.28 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part8.pdf (PDF, 9.49 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part9.pdf (PDF, 7.29 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part10.pdf (PDF, 8.93 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part11.pdf (PDF, 9.62 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part12.pdf (PDF, 9.66 MB) Appendix 3 - Mine Closure Plan_Part13.pdf (PDF, 3.95 MB) Appendix 4A - Flora and Vegetation 2020a_Part1.pdf (PDF, 9.69 MB) Appendix 4A - Flora and Vegetation 2020a_Part2.pdf (PDF, 9.73 MB) Appendix 4A - Flora and Vegetation 2020a_Part3.pdf (PDF, 7.22 MB) Appendix 4b - Flora and Veg Survey 2017.pdf (PDF, 2.59 MB) Appendix 4C - Targeted Flora and veg survey 2020b.pdf (PDF, 13.09 MB) Appendix 4D - GDE Assessment pdf.pdf (PDF, 2.83 MB) Appendix 4E - GDE Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 5.76 MB) Appendix 4F - Dieback Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.04 MB) Appendix 5. Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_Part1.pdf (PDF, 6.81 MB) Appendix 5. Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_Part2.pdf (PDF, 9.03 MB) Appendix 5. Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_Part3.pdf (PDF, 9.94 MB) Appendix 5. Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_Part4.pdf (PDF, 9.91 MB) Appendix 5. Acid Sulfate Soils Management Plan_Part5.pdf (PDF, 3.08 MB) Appendix 6A - Fauna Assessment.pdf (PDF, 2.54 MB) Appendix 6B - Habitat Tree Assessment .pdf (PDF, 9.14 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part1.pdf (PDF, 9.58 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part2.pdf (PDF, 9.8 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part3.pdf (PDF, 10 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part4.pdf (PDF, 9.71 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part5.pdf (PDF, 9.9 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part6.pdf (PDF, 9.55 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part7.pdf (PDF, 9.39 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part8.pdf (PDF, 9.87 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part9.pdf (PDF, 1.85 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part10.pdf (PDF, 8.82 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part11.pdf (PDF, 9.4 MB) Appendix 7A - Hydrological Assessment_Part12.pdf (PDF, 3.24 MB) Appendix 7B - Surface Water Assessment.pdf (PDF, 923.31 KB) Appendix 7C - Site Water Balance 2020b.pdf (PDF, 1.41 MB) Appendix 7D - Surface Water Discharge Assessment.pdf (PDF, 528.08 KB) Appendix 7E- GWOS.pdf (PDF, 11.14 MB) Appendix 8 - Noise Assessment.pdf (PDF, 4.28 MB) Appendix 9A - Ethnographic Assessment.pdf (PDF, 2.71 MB) Appendix 9B - Archaeology Assessment.pdf (PDF, 2.98 MB) Appendix 10. NGER Emmisions and Energy Threshold calcs.pdf (PDF, 202 KB) Appendix 11 - Offset Calculations.pdf (PDF, 219.3 KB) Fig 1_1 Regional Location.pdf (PDF, 3.28 MB) Fig 1_2 Site Location.pdf (PDF, 4.07 MB) Fig 1_3 Lot Details.pdf (PDF, 4.03 MB) Fig 2_1 Transport Route.pdf (PDF, 2.26 MB) Fig 2_2 Environmental Geology Surface.pdf (PDF, 473.81 KB) Fig 2_3 Water Management.pdf (PDF, 3.96 MB) Fig 2_4 Conceptual Hydrology.pdf (PDF, 2.12 MB) Fig 2_5 Soil Landscape Systems.pdf (PDF, 771.97 KB) Fig 2_6 Veg Complexes.pdf (PDF, 523.41 KB) Fig 2_7 Wetlands.pdf (PDF, 2.47 MB) Fig 2_8 Other Devs.pdf (PDF, 4.84 MB) Fig 4_1A Vegetation Units.pdf (PDF, 3.86 MB) Fig 4_1B Regional Vegetation Units.pdf (PDF, 2.51 MB) Fig 4_2 Vegetation Condition.pdf (PDF, 3.93 MB) Fig 4_3 Cons_Sig Veg.pdf (PDF, 3.95 MB) Fig 4_4 Introduced Flora.pdf (PDF, 3.96 MB) Fig 4_5 Phytophthora.pdf (PDF, 3.93 MB) Fig 4_6 GDE Vegetation Units.pdf (PDF, 4.12 MB) Fig 4_7 GDE Vegetation Units Detail.pdf (PDF, 2.57 MB) Fig 4_8 Habitat Habitats.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_11Average Water Table Elevations.pdf (PDF, 4.43 MB) Fig 4_12 Selected Hydrographs.pdf (PDF, 3.62 MB) Fig 4_13 Average Water Table Elevations Leederville.pdf (PDF, 4.49 MB) Fig 4_14 Drawpoints.pdf (PDF, 3.97 MB) Fig 4_15 Drawpoints.pdf (PDF, 4.06 MB) Fig 4_16 Surface Water Catchments.pdf (PDF, 2.12 MB) Fig 4_17 Sabina_abba Hydrographs.pdf (PDF, 1.53 MB) Fig 4_18 Local_Catchment_Surface_Drainage.pdf (PDF, 4.12 MB) Fig 4_19_Superficial_Winter Period.pdf (PDF, 3.91 MB) Fig 4_20_Superficial_Summer Period.pdf (PDF, 3.91 MB) Fig 4_21_Leederville_winter Period.pdf (PDF, 3.9 MB) Fig 4_22_Leederville_summer Period.pdf (PDF, 3.89 MB) Fig 4_23 Surface Water Monitoring Locations.pdf (PDF, 4.14 MB) Fig 4_24a Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q3_21.pdf (PDF, 4.06 MB) Fig 4_24b Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q4_21.pdf (PDF, 4.06 MB) Fig 4_24c Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q1_22.pdf (PDF, 4.06 MB) Fig 4_24d Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q2_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24e Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q3_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24f Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q4_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24g Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q1_23.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24h Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q2_23.pdf (PDF, 3.92 MB) Fig 4_24i Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q3_23.pdf (PDF, 3.9 MB) Fig 4_24j Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q4_23.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24k Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q1_24.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_24l Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q2_24.pdf (PDF, 3.89 MB) Fig 4_24m Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q3_24.pdf (PDF, 3.89 MB) Fig 4_24n Dry Drawdown_Mining_Q4_24.pdf (PDF, 3.86 MB) Fig 4_25a Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q3_21.pdf (PDF, 4.18 MB) Fig 4_25b Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q1_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_25c Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q2_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_25d Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q4_21.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_25e Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q3_22.pdf (PDF, 3.89 MB) Fig 4_25f Wet Drawdown_Mining_Q4_22.pdf (PDF, 3.88 MB) Fig 4_26 Leederville Drawdown Dry.pdf (PDF, 3.81 MB) Fig 4_27 Leederville Drawdown wet.pdf (PDF, 3.81 MB) Fig 4_28 Potential Drawdown Superficial.pdf (PDF, 4.18 MB) Fig 4_29 Leederville Aquifer.pdf (PDF, 4.33 MB) Fig 4_30 Yarragadee drawdown Leederville users.pdf (PDF, 4.2 MB) Fig 4_31 Potential_drawdown_yarra.pdf (PDF, 4.31 MB) Fig 4_32 Noise sensitive residence.pdf (PDF, 4.61 MB) Fig4_9A WRP Habitat.pdf (PDF, 2.03 MB) Fig4_10 A BCk Habitat rev 3.pdf (PDF, 3.29 MB) Fig4_10 B BCk Habitat Rev 3.pdf (PDF, 3.21 MB) Fig4_10 BCk Habitat Rev 3.pdf (PDF, 3.9 MB) Fig4_10 C BCk Habitat Rev 3.pdf (PDF, 3.34 MB) Fig4_10 D BCk Habitat Rev 3.pdf (PDF, 3.65 MB)Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): June 22, 2020Proponent response to submissions: CMS17233-Response to Submissions-201120.pdf (PDF, 8.37 MB)Date published (Proponent response to submissions): November 20, 2020 Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A s. 43A notice: CMS17233-S43A Notice-090120.pdf (PDF, 3.62 MB)Date of approval s. 43A: Thu, 09/01/2020 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1695EPA Report: EPA Report 1695 - Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project (PDF, 4.05 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsFlora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaInland WatersDate published: Monday, 18 January, 2021Appeals close: Monday, 1 February, 2021 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Monday, 17 May, 2021Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 1168 (PDF, 1.1 MB)
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