MMG Australia Limited, Exe Tailings Storage Facility, Rosebery

​​​​The Proposal

The proposal is to construct a new Tailings Storage Facility and associated infrastructure to support the continued operation of the Rosebery Mine. The TSF will allow for approximately 22.1 million tonnes of tailings to be stored which will provide 26 years of tailing storage at the current tailings production rate of 850,000 tonnes per year from Rosebery mine.​

The proponent intends to lodge a permit application with West Coast Council under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993. The proposal will be subject to an environmental impact assessment by the Board of the EPA (the Board) in accordance with the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 (EMPC Act).

​Notice of Intent

 MMG Australia Limited, Exe Tailings Storage Facility, Rosebery - NOI (PDF 37Mb)

​Draft EIS Guidelines and Public Submissions

EIS Guidelines, prepared by the Board, assist the proponent in preparing the case for assessment. The guidelines identify the key issues which, based on the information in the Notice of Intent, are expected to be key issues for the assessment of the proposal.

 MMG Australia Limited Exe Tailings Storage Facility Rosebery - Draft EIS Guidelines (PDF 629Kb)

Public comment on the draft guidelines is invited from 28 February 2026 to 16 March 2026.

Submissions on the draft guidelines must be forwarded in writing to:

Chairperson
Board of the Environment Protection Authority
GPO Box 1550
HOBART   TAS   7001

or by email to: Enquiries@epa.tas.gov.au

Please note that your correspondence may be publicly disclosed unless there is legitimate commercial, national security or environmental reason for confidentiality. If you would like your correspondence to remain confidential, please make a statement to that effect and indicate the basis upon which the request is made.​