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Last updated: August 5, 1993
Ransberg Pty Ltd (the proponent) proposes to open up a hard-rock quarry located about 4km east of Mundijong in the Darling Ranges. The Environmental Protection Authority previously assessed the quarry proposal and reported in December 1992 ( Bulletin 662 ). The Environmental Protection Authority concluded that the proposal was environmentally acceptable provided that, before the quarry was expanded such that it would be visible from the Swan Coastal Plain, the proponent obtain further approval... Read more...Last updated: January 29, 1993
The proposal is to extend existing shell grit Reserve No. 41076 northwards to a total of 13.4 kilometres along the beach on the east side of L'Haridon Bight. The extended reserve would be about 197 hectares, more than seven times its current size. The proposal includes a change in extraction method from digging pits to "harvesting" the top 0.3-1.6 metres of shell grit. Reserve No. 41076 is vested in the Shire of Shark Bay for the purpose of "Quarry (Shell Grit)" and is... Read more...Last updated: January 19, 1993
Western Minerals N. L. (the proponent) has identified a bentonite clay resource in a series of lake beds in the Watheroo area, some 250km north of Perth. Approval for mining of all but one of the deposits has already been obtained and approval for processing the ore material is pending normal processes under the Mining Act. One of the lakes, called Lake E, is within the Watheroo National Park and, under the provisions of the Government's Resolution of Conflict policy, an area including... Read more...