Project Proponent CSR Gyprock Fibre Cement Proposal description The proposal is for the mining of a 53-hectare area and processing of approximately 1.3 million tonnes of gypsum recovered from Mining Lease 70/1161 using the facilities currently employed for operations in the adjacent Mining Lease 70/750. The proposal involves dredging and will form a permanent hypersaline water body of approximately four metres maximum depth. Dredging operations are proposed to be undertaken every second year over a 2 to 4 week period to excavate approximately 100,000 tonnes of gypsum. Assessment Number 1619 Region Wheatbelt Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Industrial Last updated March 12, 2012 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 19 December, 2005 3. Assessment Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation Jurien Gypsum PER document (PDF, 28.56 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1219 EPA Report Expansion of Jurien Gypsum Mining Operation Ml70/1161 (PDF, 4.6 MB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Water Hydrological Processes Date published Wednesday, 10 May, 2006 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Wednesday, 27 September, 2006 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 730 (PDF, 802.76 KB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 730 – Change to mining method, increase to quantity of material mined per year – change to proposal approved under s45C on 12 March 2012. Date of approval s. 45C Monday, 12 March, 2012
