ProjectProponent: Tronox LimitedProposal description: Tronox Management Pty Limited proposes to develop the Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project, 30 kilometres west from Cervantes, Shire of Dandaragan. The proposal involves the dredge mining of three orebodies: Woolka, Harrier and Kestrel. The proposal will require movement of the mining dredge and ore processing plant (concentrator) from the existing Cooljarloo Mine to Cooljarloo West and back again via flotation across an open channel. Assessment Number: 2024Region: WheatbeltReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Mineral sandsLast updated: January 22, 2021Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals ProjectComment period: Saturday, 25 May, 2013 to Friday, 31 May, 2013Referral documentation: Referral Document - Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project (PDF, 555.7 KB) Preliminary Environmental Review (PDF, 6.89 MB) Flora and Vegetation Assessment (PDF, 681.89 KB) Flora and Vegetation Assessment Appendices A - E (PDF, 1.52 MB) Flora and Vegetation Assessment Figures (PDF, 4.25 MB) Fauna Values of the Project Area (PDF, 2.2 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project (PDF, 133.75 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 10 June, 2013 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: Environmental Scoping Document - Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project (PDF, 3.18 MB)Approved: Friday, 30 August, 2013Bilateral assessment (EPBC Act): 2013/6895 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 29 May, 2017 to Monday, 26 June, 2017Make a submission: Public Environmental Review - Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project Environmental Review documentation: Environmental Review document (PDF, 27.09 MB) Appendix 2 - Environmental Management Plan (PDF, 6.85 MB) Appendix 3 - Terrestrial fauna (Bamford 2015) (PDF, 3.74 MB) Appendix 3 - Fauna investigations at Cooljarloo (Bamford 2015a) (PDF, 4.12 MB) Appendix 3 - SRE report (Bennelogia 2013a) (PDF, 4.99 MB) Appendix 3 - Stygofauna (Bennelogia 2013b) (PDF, 1.45 MB) Appendix 3 - Subterranean fauna desktop and method (Bennelogia 2013c) (PDF, 2.04 MB) Appendix 3 - Wetlands, watercourses and GDE (Syrinx 2013) (PDF, 34.9 MB) Appendix 3 - Peer review of groundwater modelling (CDM Smith 2014) (PDF, 266.84 KB) Appendix 3 - Hydrogeological report (Worley Parsons 2013) (PDF, 38.57 MB) Appendix 3 - Groundwater modelling (Worley Parsons 2015) (PDF, 39.74 MB) Appendix 3 - Soils investigation (SWC 2013) (PDF, 31.8 MB) Acid sulfate soils survey (SWC 2014) (PDF, 16.57 MB) Appendix 3 - Survey intensity assessment (Astron 2015) (PDF, 17.34 MB) Appendix 3 - Dieback (Glevan 2013) (PDF, 2.02 MB) Appendix 3 - Conservation significant flora survey and impact assessment (Mattiske 2017) (PDF, 5.28 MB) Appendix 3 - Paracaleana dixonii targeted regional surveys (Western Botanical 2014a) (PDF, 7.46 MB) Appendix 3 - Conservation significant flora searches (Western Botanical 2014b) (PDF, 4.28 MB) Appendix 3 - Conservation significant flora assessment (Woodman 2013) (PDF, 2.55 MB) Appendix 3 - CLW Flora and vegetation: Part 1 (Woodman 2014) (PDF, 32.99 MB) Appendix 3 - CLW Flora and vegetation: Part 2 (Woodman 2014) (PDF, 29.56 MB) Appendix 3 - CLW Flora and vegetation: Part 3 (Woodman 2014) (PDF, 34.98 MB) Appendix 3 - Conservation significant flora risk assessment (Woodman 2015) (PDF, 1.04 MB) Appendix 3 - Method Statement: additional surveys for significant flora (Woodman 2016) (PDF, 3.72 MB) Appendix 3 - Resolution of unresolved taxa (Woodman 2016) (PDF, 684.21 KB) Appendix 4 - Offsets calculations (PDF, 352.22 KB) Appendix 5 - Amalgamating Tronox Cooljarloo’s Ministerial Conditions (PDF, 825.22 KB) Appendix 6 - Mine Closure Plan (PDF, 18.16 MB) Spatial data (ZIP, 4.09 MB)Proponent response to submissions: Response to submissions - 261020.pdf (PDF, 17.48 MB)Date published (Proponent response to submissions): October 26, 2020 Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A s. 43A notice: Notice of Decision to Consent to a Change to Proposal during Assessment - 15/15/17 (PDF, 630.09 KB) Notice of Decision to Consent to a Change to Proposal during Assessment - 19/12/17 (PDF, 339.15 KB) Statement of Reasons - 19/12/17 (PDF, 952.15 KB) s43A -Notice of Decision-020818 (PDF, 658.69 KB)Date of approval s. 43A: Thu, 02/08/2018 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1692EPA Report: EPA Report 1692 - Cooljarloo West Titanium Minerals Project - assessment report.pdf (PDF, 7.01 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaInland WatersDate published: Wednesday, 11 November, 2020Appeals close: Wednesday, 25 November, 2020 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Friday, 22 January, 2021Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 1158 (PDF, 1021.85 KB)
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