The Cornwall Coal Company Pty Ltd, Blackwood 6 Portal Development, Blackwood Colliery

Current Stage

Assessment Commenced

Proposal Details

Client: Cornwall Coal Company Pty Ltd

Premises: Mount Nicholas Road, Cornwall 7215

Activity: 5 (c) a mine producing 1000 tonnes or more of minerals per year.

Class of Assessment: 2B

Important Dates

Assessment Commenced: 13/4/2022

The Proposal

The proposal involves creating a new mining portal and ancillary above‐ground infrastructure including upgrades to Mount Nicholas Road, an access road, a ROM Pad, workshop, office, amenities buildings, and wastewater treatment facilities.​​

Development Application

This proposal was referred directly by Break O’Day Council to the Board of the EPA on 12 April 2022 as a development application (DA number 016-2022) and therefore a Notice Of Intent (NOI) was not required. ​

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.

 The Cornwall Coal Company Pty Ltd, Blackwood 6 Portal Development, Blackwood Colliery - EIS Guidelines (PDF 2Mb)​