View notifications of Clearing Permit Applications and Decisions

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety advertises clearing permit applications received and decisions made, each week. Clearing permit applications received are available for public submissions and/or registrations of interest. Clearing Permit decisions made are available for public appeal.

Submissions or Appeals are to be made within the time period specified in the advertisement.

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New Applications

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Clearing Permit System Link	Related Documents	Applicant	Project	Permit Type	Tenure	Shire	Clearing Purpose	Size (ha)	Submission Closing Date
CPS 9720/1	9720/1	Battery Minerals Limited		Purpose Permit	Exploration Licence 80/4944	Shire of Halls Creek	Mineral Exploration and Associated Activities	10 ha	10/06/2022
CPS 9707/1	9707/1	GMA Garnet Pty Ltd	Lynton Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 70/204, 70/1330	Shire of Northampton	Mineral Production and Mineral Exploration	46.33 ha	31/05/2022
CPS 9699/1	9699/1	Aurumin Mt Dimer Pty Ltd	Mt Dimer Gold Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 77/427, 77/428	Shire of Yilgarn	Mineral Production and Associated Activities	3.5 ha	24/05/2022

Submissions for Applications for clearing permits are to be made within the time frame specified in the Advertising Closing Date.
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
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Submissions may be forwarded to Resource and Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety,
100 Plain St, EAST PERTH WA 6004 or email: nvab@dmirs.wa.gov.au.

Amendment Applications

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Clearing Permit System Link	Related Documents	Applicant	Project	Permit Type	Tenure	Shire	Clearing Purpose	Size (ha)	Amendment Requested	Submission Closing Date
CPS 8358/2	8358/2	Australian Garnet Pty Ltd	Balline Garnet Windfarm Project	Purpose Permit	General Purpose Lease 70/253, Miscellaneous Licence 70/178	Shire of Northampton	Wind Farm	5.24 ha	Increase the amount of approved clearing by 3.84 hectares, increase the permit boundary by 3.856 hectares and include additional tenure	14/06/2022
CPS 8833/2	8833/2	Western Areas Limited	Northern Estates Exploration Project	Purpose Permit	Exploration Licences 77/1581, 77/1734, 77/2228, 77/2235, 77/2236, 77/2261, 77/2440, 77/2527	Shire of Yilgarn	Mineral Exploration	23.53 ha	Increase the area authorised to clear by 6.98 hectares and the permit boundary by approximately 70 hectares	10/06/2022
CPS 7551/2	7551/2	Quadrant Northwest Pty Ltd	Varanus Island Project	Purpose Permit	Petroleum Production Licene TL/6	Shire of Ashburton	Petroleum Production and Associated Activities	24.93 ha	Redescribing the permit boundary	27/05/2022

Submissions for Applications for amendments to clearing permits are to be made within the time frame specified in the Advertising Closing Date.
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
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Submissions may be forwarded to Resource and Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety,
100 Plain St, EAST PERTH WA 6004 or email: nvab@dmirs.wa.gov.au.

Granted Applications - New and Amended

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Clearing Permit Sytem Link	Related Documents	Permit Holder & Project	Permit Type	Tenure	Shire	Clearing Purpose	Size (ha)	Permit Duration	Date Granted	Appeals Closing Date
CPS 5128/5	5128/5	Silver Lake (Deflector) Pty Ltd - Deflector Gold Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 59/49, 59/68, 59/356, 59/442, 59/507, 59/522, Miscellaneous Licences 59/49, 59/64, 59/71, 59/160, 59/175	Shire of Yalgoo	Mineral Production and Associated Activities	325 ha	22 December 2012 - 31 December 2028	19/05/2022	9/06/2022
CPS 9417/1	9417/1	Newcam Minerals Pty Ltd - Mt Gould Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Lease 52/236	Shire of Meekatharra	Mineral Production and Associated Activities	95.6 ha	11 June 2022 - 31 October 2027	19/05/2022	9/06/2022
CPS 9495/1	9495/1	Kumina Iron Pty Ltd - Onslow Camp Dunes Project	Purpose Permit	General Purpose Lease 08/80, Mining Leases 08/488, 08/496	Shire of Ashburton	Sand Quarry and Associated Activities	106 ha	11 June 2022 – 10 June 2027	19/05/2022	9/06/2022
CPS 9608/1	9608/1	Redcliffe Project Pty Ltd - Redcliffe Gold Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 37/233, 37/1276, 37/1286, 37/1295, 37/1348	Shire of Leonora and Laverton	Mineral Production and Associated Activities	250.3 ha	11 June 2022 – 10 June 2027	19/05/2022	9/06/2022
CPS 2296/5	2296/5	BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd - Mesa Gap Exploration Project	Purpose Permit	Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964, Mineral Lease 244 SA (AML 70/244)	Shire of East Pilbara	Mineral Exploration, Hydrological and Geotechnical Investigiations, Water Pipelines, Supporting Infrasturucture, Haul Roads and Associated Acitivites.	302 ha	12 July 2008 - 30 November 2033	12/05/2022	2/06/2022
CPS 8046/2	8046/2	Tronox Mining Australia Limited - Wonnerup North Mineral Sands Mine	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 70/360, 70/569	City of Busselton	Mineral Sands Mining and Associated Activities	39.16 ha	28 September 2019 – 27 September 2034	06/05/2022	27/05/2022
CPS 9563/1	9563/1	Lithco No.2 Pty Ltd - Bald Hill Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 15/400, 15/1305, 15/1308, Miscellaneous Licence 15/365	Shire of Coolgardie	Mineral Production	126 ha	28 May 2022 - 28 February 2032	05/05/2022	26/05/2022
CPS 9616/1	9616/1	Pantoro South Pty Ltd - Green Lantern Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Leases 63/36, 63/112, 63/325	Shire of Dundas	Mineral Production and Associated Activities	340.9 ha	28 May 2022 – 27 May 2027	05/05/2022	26/05/2022

Appeals against a grant of a clearing permit , appeals against the refusal to grant a permit, refusal to permit all clearing;
an amendment, revocation or suspension of a clearing permit; or the conditions of permit must be made within 21 days
of the applicant receiving notification of the decision.
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
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Appeals may be lodged online with the Appeals Convenor. For further information about lodging or the appeals process,please visit www.appealsconvenor.wa.gov.au.
If you have any queries, please contact the Office of the Appeals Convenor on (08) 6364 7990 or email to admin@appealsconvenor.wa.gov.au

All Matters Not for Public Comment or Appeal

Clearing Referrals - Not for public comment or appeal

Clearing Referrals proposed under Section 51DA(2) and decision of clearing referrals under section 51 DA(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act)

Referral System Link	Referrer	Location Details	Documents (FTP)	Size (ha)	Decision	Decision Date
REF 9599/1	Diversified Asset Holdings Pty Ltd	Exploration Licence 51/1847 - Shire of Meekatharra	Referral Documents - Index of /permit 9599(dwer.wa.gov.au)	2 ha	Permit Required	15/03/2022
REF 9598/1	Diversified Asset Holdings Pty Ltd	Exploration Licence 51/1846 - Shire of Meekatharra	Referral Documents - Index of /permit 9598(dwer.wa.gov.au)	4 ha	Permit Required	17/03/2022
REF 9605/1	EII Gas Transmission Service WA (Operations) Pty Ltd	Pipeline Licence 60 - Town of Port Hedland	Referral Documents - Index of /permit 9605(dwer.wa.gov.au)	0.0015 ha	Permit not required	24/03/2022

Surrender Applications - Not for public comment or appeal

Application to surrender a clearing permit made under Section 51 MA(1) of the EP Act, and the acceptance or refusal of an application to surrender a clearing permit made under Section 51MA(7) of the EP Act.

Decision to revoke or suspend a clearing permit made under Section 51L (1) of the EP Act.

Clearing Permit System Link	Related Documents	Permit Holder and Project	Permit Type	Tenure	Shire	Size (ha)	Decision	Decision Date
CPS 8763/1	8763/1	Aurenne MIT Pty Ltd - Tim’s Find Project	Purpose Permit	Mining Lease 29/421 Miscellaneous Licence 29/139	Shire of Menzies	424.9 ha	Application Accepted	26/04/2022
CPS 3550/3	3550/3	Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd - Minthdi Spring Project	Purpose Permit	Iron Ore (Hamersley Range) Agreement Act 1963, Mining Lease 272SA (AM 70/272), Miscellaneous Licences 47/18, 47/55	Shire of Ashburton	1.075 ha	Application Accepted and Surrender of Clearing Permit	26/04/2022

Decision to amend a clearing permit under section 51 K(2)(b) - Not for public comment or appeal

Decision to amend a clearing permit under Section 51K(2)(b) of the EP Act on the initiative of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Amendment decisions that are not appealable include CEO-initiated amendments and amendments to give effect to a decision of the Minister for Environment.

Clearing Permit System Link	Permit Holder	Permit Type	Tenure	Shire	Size (ha)	Decision	Decision Date

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