Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd
Premises: Renison Bell 7469
Activity: Waste treatment and disposal facility
Class of Assessment: 2B
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 26/10/2020
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 25/9/2024
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 24/10/2024
The Proposal
Bluestone Mines Joint Venture Pty Ltd proposes to construct a non-acid forming aggregate storage facility to receive Non-Acid Forming (NAF) waste rock for permanent storage above ground. The waste contains some sulphide bearing minerals and therefore there is the potential for leaching of salts and metals under neutral pH conditions.
The proponent has lodged a Permit Application with a supporting Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to West Coast 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
Permanent Non-Acid Forming Aggregate Storage Facility, Renison Bell - NOI (PDF 3Mb)
Environmental Impact Statement Guidelines
EIS 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.
Permanent Non-Acid Forming Aggregate Storage Facility, Renison Bell - EIS Guidelines (PDF 353Kb)
Public Exhibition of Documentation
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EIS) were made available for public inspection. The public consultation period has now closed.
Environmental Impact Statement
The purpose of the EIS 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 EIS was prepared by the proponent on the basis of the Project Specific Guidelines for preparation of an EIS which were provided by the Board.
Permanent Non-Acid Forming Aggregate Storage Facility, Renison Bell - EIS (PDF 24Mb)
Environmental Assessment Report and EPA Decision
The environmental assessment report (EAR) 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.
Permanent Non-Acid Forming Aggregate Storage Facility, Renison Bell - EAR (PDF 2Mb)