Current Stage
Assessment Completed
Proposal Details
Client: Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd
Premises: 19 Stennings Road, Wynyard 7325
Activity: Silica processing factory
Class of Assessment: 2A
Important Dates
Assessment Commenced: 7/12/2017
Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 9/12/2019
Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 25/2/2019
Assessment Completed: 3/4/2019
The Proposal
Tasmanian Advanced Minerals have proposed to increase production at the Wynyard factory from 45,000 cubic metres per year to 60,000 cubic metres per year with an additional ball mill and screens within the existing factory building.
The proponent has lodged a Development Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) 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 and Public Representations
A copy of the permit application and all plans and other documentation submitted with the permit application (including the EER) was made available for public inspection. The public comment period is 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.
Tasmanian Advanced Minerals, Increase in Production, Stennings Road, Wynyard
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.
Tasmanian Advanced Minerals, Increase in Production, Stennings Road, Wynyard - EAR