Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Hellyer Gold Mines
Premises: Hellyer mine off Cradle Link Road, Waratah 7321
Activity: Waste depot
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 29/11/2017
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 3/11/2018
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 5/12/2018
Assessment Completed: 8/2/2019
The Proposal
Hellyer Gold Mines proposes to construct and operate an additional Tailings Storage Facility.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan (DPEMP) to Waratah-Wynyard 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).
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the DPEMP) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Development Proposal and Environmental Management Plan
The purpose of the DPEMP 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 DPEMP was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of a DPEMP which were provided by the Board.
Hellyer Gold Mines, Tailings Storage Facility, Guildford - DPEMP
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report has now been completed and can be viewed below. The report contains the permit conditions required by the Board to be included in the land use permit, if a permit is granted, by Council.
Hellyer Gold Mines, Tailings Storage Facility, Guildford - EAR