Current Stage
Public Comment Closed on Case for Assessment
Proposal Details
Client: ABx Group Limited
Premises: DL 130 Bauxite Project
Activity: quarry and materials handling
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 16/11/2022
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 1/6/2024
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 18/6/2024
The Proposal
The proposal is to extract up to 50,000 cubic
meters of material per year via excavation, to produce mostly bauxite products.
The proposal includes screening of most material and crushing of a small
portion of the extracted material (up to 1,000 cubic meters per year).
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Meander Valley Council.
The application was referred to the Board of the Environment Protection Authority (the Board) for assessment under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPCA).
Notice of Intent
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - NOI (PDF 21Mb)
Environmental Effects Report Guidelines
EER Guidelines have been prepared by the Board to assist the proponent to prepare a case for assessment. Based on the information
contained in the Notice of Intent, the guidelines identify the key issues
which are expected to be relevant to the assessment of the proposal.
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - EER Guidelines (PDF 582Kb)
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) were made available for public consultation. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Effects Report
The purpose of the EER is to provide a source of information upon which interested individuals, groups, government agencies and the Board may consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.
The EER was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EER which were provided by the Board.
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - EER (PDF 6Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix A (PDF 12Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix B (PDF 8Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix C (PDF 5Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix D (PDF 136Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix E (PDF 2Mb)
ABx Group Limited, DL 130 Bauxite Project, Reedy Marsh - Appendix F (PDF 961Kb)