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Wagoo Hills Vanadium Project and Mingenew Coal Project (s46) [1184]

Project
Proponent: 
Precious Metals Australia Limited
Proposal description: 

The proposal is for the development of a vanadium mining and processing operation 80 kilometres south-east of Mount Magnet and a coal mine near Mingenew to provide a source of energy to the vanadium operation.

Inquiry under s46 regarding changes to the conditions of Ministerial Statement 283 and Ministerial Statement 472.

Assessment Number: 
1184
Region: 
Mid West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Rare earth elements
Last updated: 
December 10, 2019
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification
Date published: 
Friday, 2 January, 1998
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 23 February, 1998 to Monday, 9 March, 1998
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Environmental Review document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
887
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Wagoo Hills Vanadium Project Mingenew Coal Project
Key Environmental Factors: 
Water
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Wednesday, 1 April, 1998
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Thursday, 9 July, 1998
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 481.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 481 – Amendment of key proposal characteristics – change to proposal approved under s45C on 22 October 2007.

Attachment 2 to Statement 481 – Production of iron ore – change to proposal approved under s45C on 30 August 2011.

Attachment 3 to Statement 481 – Increase the ore extraction from 3,900,000 tpa to 4,500,000 tpa (increase of 600,000 tpa) – change to proposal approved under s45C on 10 December 2019.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Monday, 22 October, 2007
Tuesday, 30 August, 2011
Tuesday, 10 December, 2019

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/wagoo-hills-vanadium-project-and-mingenew-coal-project-s46-1184