Project Proponent Assessment on Proponent Information – Request for More Information published Notice 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.PDF (PDF, 177.74 KB) Proposal 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 1348 Region Goldfields Esperance Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Gold Last updated December 02, 2025 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Environmental Protection Statement (EPS) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Landforms Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Friday, June 23, 2000 - 12:00 3. Assessment Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation A1348_R0981_EPS_Volume 1.pdf (PDF, 4.88 MB) A1348_R0981_Outback Ecology Services__BASELINEAQUATICASSESSMENT.PDF (PDF, 32.33 MB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS_LAKECAREYDISCHARGESUNRISE.PDF (PDF, 404.58 KB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS_SALT_BASELINE_REV_2.PDF (PDF, 475.9 KB) A1348_R0981_ACTIS-2000_SALT_BASELINE_RE.PDF (PDF, 486.5 KB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_FLORAFAUNALAKECAREY.PDF (PDF, 2.83 MB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_PGSFLORAWALLABY.PDF (PDF, 3.21 MB) A1348_R0981_Curtin_WALLABYFAUNAREPORT0399.PDF (PDF, 168.1 KB) A1348_R0981_DC Blandford_SALINEWATEROPTIONS.PDF (PDF, 465.59 KB) A1348_R0981_URS_FINAL_VOID_ASSESSMENT.PDF (PDF, 34.48 KB) HYPERSALINEFIGURES.PDF (PDF, 4.63 MB) HYPERSALINEREPORT.PDF (PDF, 962.37 KB) PGS99_WASTE_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 3.12 MB) MATERIALSINVENTREPORT.PDF (PDF, 471.54 KB) SOIL_&_LANDF_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 388.87 KB) ASSESSMENTOFWASTEROCK&TAILI.PDF (PDF, 250.42 KB) HYDROLOGY_REPORT.PDF (PDF, 319.72 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 981 EPA Report EPA Report 981 (PDF, 746.18 KB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Landforms Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Friday, June 23, 2000 - 12:00 Appeals close Friday, July 7, 2000 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, August 9, 2000 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Statement 551.pdf (PDF, 1.18 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 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.pdf (PDF, 451.47 KB) Date of approval s. 45C Friday, June 23, 2006 - 12:00 Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 12:00
