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Last updated: December 21, 1991
Proposal to remove an estimated 295,650 m 3 of sand from a pastured hill which runs east-west along the northern boundary of Lot 242 Corio Road, Pinjarra. Read more...Last updated: August 16, 1991
Boral Resources (W.A) Limited has submitted a proposal for an extension to its existing hard rock quarrying operation on the foothills of the Darling Scarp at Maddington. The proposal is for an expansion of the quarry area between and to the east of ihe present quarry workings. This will give the operation a total projected life of a further 90 years based upon current extraction rates. Read more...Last updated: July 19, 1991
The proposal relates to granting of a mining lease 70/423, just north of Bullsbrook. The lease covers the whole of two reserves, a Recreation Reserve (27583) and a Travellers and Stock Reserve (C1651\). A mining lease (described in Part IV, Sections 71 - 85 of the, Mining Act 1978, ) allows the lessee to mine the land for any minerals for an initial period of 21 years. The Minister for Mines may renew the lease for further periods of 21 years and may set conditions for the prevention of injury... Read more...Last updated: July 5, 1991
The proposal is to commence sand mining operations. It is estimated that the area contains 7000 - 8000 tonnes of sand, and all extraction will be confined to the eastern slope or leeward side of the dune. The proposed method of operation is to remove the top one metre of the dune surface and stockpile this separately for future use. The remainder of the dune will be worked, using a front end loader, to ground level. The sand would be loaded directly on to a truck. No equipment of any kind would... Read more...Last updated: May 1, 1991
Proposal to grant an exploration tenement (EL 04/530) to the proponent, Martin Ynema. The application was referred to the Environmental Protection Authority by the Department of Mines because of its environmental sensitivity. Read more...Last updated: February 15, 1991
The proposal involves a small extraction operation using dozers, excavators and trucks in an area which has been subject to similar, though smaller- scale, mining activity in the past. The gypsum occurs within old coastal ridges and the extraction operation would involve clearing the vegetation and topsoil, which would be stockpiled, and mining the gypsum before spreading the topsoil and vegetation back over the area. The Department of Mines has proposed to place a range of conditions on the... Read more...