Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd, Far West Deposit, Blackwater Road, West Coast

Current Stage

Assessment Completed

Proposal Details

Client: Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd

Premises: Blackwater Road, Temma 7330

Activity: Mine

Class of Assessment: 2A

Important Dates

Assessment Commenced: 11/7/2017

Case for Assessment Opened for Public Comment: 25/5/2018

Case for Assessment Closed for Public Comment: 13/6/2018

Assessment Completed: 26/7/2018

The Proposal

Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd (TAM) propose to extract up to 20,000 tonnes per annum from the Far West Deposit in Temma, North West Tasmania with material being transported to the adjacent Blackwater facility for processing (screening and blending). The proposal is located wholly within TAM's existing mining lease 6M/2016.

The proponent has lodged a Development Application with a supporting Environmental Effects Report (EER) to Circular Head 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.

Following the public comment period the proponent was required by the Board to prepare a EER Supplement to address issues raised in public and government agency consultation.

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 Pty Ltd, Far West Deposit, Blackwater Road, West Coast - EER

Supplement to the Environmental Effects Report​

The supplement to the EER was prepared by the proponent in response to a request for additional information by the Board.

Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Pty Ltd - Far West Deposit - Blackwater - EER Supplement ​

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 Pty Ltd - Far West Deposit - Blackwater - EAR