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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.

The weekly advertisements include:

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Mineral and Petroleum Environment Operations

New Applications

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Clearing Permit System Link Related Documents Applicant Project Permit Type Tenure Shire Clearing Purpose Reason for Re-advertising Size (ha) Submission Closing Date

CPS 10224/1

 10224/1

Agnew Gold Mining Company Pty Limited

Hidden Secret Expansion Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 36/27, 36/32, 36/53, 36/314

Shire of Leonora

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

  

35 ha

22/12/2023

CPS 10325/1

 10325/1

IGO Newsearch Pty Ltd

Osmond Valley Exploration Project

 Purpose Permit

Exploration Licences 80/4608, 80/5199

Shire of Halls Creek

Access road

  

2.7 ha

22/12/2023

CPS 10341/1

10341/1

Spartan Resources Limited

Dalgaranga Gold Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 59/749, Miscellaneous Licences 59/141, 59/142, 59/151, 59/152, 59/153, 59/167, 59/168, 59/169, 59/170

Shire of Mount Magnet, Shire of Yalgoo

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

  

1,200 ha

19/12/2023
CPS 10417/1 10417/1

AWE Perth Pty Ltd

Eremia Well Site Project

 Purpose Permit

Petroleum Production Licence L 1

Shire of Irwin

Decommissioning of well

  

0.3205 ha

19/12/2023
CPS 10388/1 10388/1

Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd

Pilgangoora Lithium Project

 Purpose Permit

General Purpose Lease 45/351, Miscellaneous Licence 45/404, 45/411, 45/416, 45/430, 45/449, 45/473, 45/484, 45/485, 45/517, 45/555, 45/614, 45/695

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral Production and Associated Infrastructure

   1,000 ha 8/12/2023

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 Re- advertised Reason
CPS 9707/3 9707/3

GMA Garnet Pty Ltd

Lynton Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 70/204, 70/1330

Shire of Northampton

Mineral exploration, mineral production, rehabilitation and associated activities

61.45 ha

Increase amount of clearing and permit boundary

19/12/2023

  

CPS 8293/2

 8293/2

Big Bell Gold Operations Pty Ltd

Cue Gold Operations

 Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 21/10, 21/89, 21/97, 21/122, 21/123

Shire of Cue

Mineral Production

26.87 ha

 To extend duration of the permit by five years

1/12/2023

  
CPS 5990/2 5990/2

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd

Orebodies 21 and 22 Project

 Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1972, Mineral Lease 244SA (AML 70/244)

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral exploration, geological and hydrogeological investigations, weather masts, LiDAR, and associated activities

190 ha

To extend the permit duration to 30 November 2034, extend the period in which clearing is authorised to 30 November 2029, extend the final reporting date to 30 November 2034, add weather masts and LiDAR to the purpose for which clearing may be done, update the permit holder name to BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd, and decrease the permit boundary by 1.14 hectares

 8/12/2023  

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 10184/1

 Permit

Beacon Mining Pty Ltd - Geko Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 15/621, Miscellaneous Licence 15/355

Shire of Coolgardie

Mineral Production

90 ha

23 December - 31 July 2028

30/11/2023

21/12/2023

CPS 10309/1

 Permit

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd - Dampier Desalination Plant Project

 Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Hamersley Range) Agreement Act 1963 (Lot 24 on Deposited Plan 241372, Lot 26 on Deposited Plan 241372, Lot 32 on Deposited Plan 47815, Lot 38 on Deposited Plan 241372, Lot 43 on Deposited Plan 241372, Lot 54 on Deposited Plan 243163, Lot 150 on Deposited Plan 242287)

City of Karratha

Desalination plant, pipelines and associated infrastructure

13.5 ha

23 December 2023 – 22 December 2033

30/11/2023

21/12/2023

CPS 10311/1

 Permit

Sayona Mining Limited - East Kimberley Graphite Project

 Purpose Permit

Exploration Licence 80/4511

Shire of Halls Creek

Mineral Exploration

0.35 ha

23 December 2023 – 31 December 2028

30/11/2023

21/12/2023

CPS 6900/2

 Permit

Tuma Holdings Pty Ltd - Goods Road Sand Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 70/836, 70/1113

Shire of Northam

Sand Extraction

5 ha

22 April 2017 – 22 April 2027

28/11/2023

19/12/2023
CPS 8175/3 Permit

Pilgangoora Operations Pty Ltd - Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 45/78, 45/333, 45/511, 45/1256, Miscellaneous Licences 45/402, 45/411, 45/413, 45/414, 45/417, 45/421, 45/429, 45/430

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

1,730.1 ha

3 November 2018 - 31 December 2028

28/11/2023

19/12/2023

CPS 9383/3

 Permit

Aurenne MIT Pty Ltd - Mt Ida Gold Project

Purpose Permit

Exploration Licences 29/790, 29/921, 29/970, 29/971, 29/973, 29/993, 29/1007, 29/1008, 29/1014, 29/1016, General Purpose Leases 29/29, 29/30, 29/31, 29/32, Mining Leases 29/150, 29/151, 29/421, Miscellaneous Licences 29/137, 29/139, 29/145, 29/153, 29/154, 29/157, 29/158, 29/159, 29/160, 29/161, 29/168, 29/169, 29/170

Shire of Menzies

Mineral exploration, mineral production and associated activities

1,000 ha

1 March 2022 – 28 February 2027

21/11/2023

12/12/2023
CPS 5879/3 Permit

Atlas Iron Pty Ltd - Mt Webber DSO Project – Dalton Pit

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 45/1197, 45/1209

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

115 ha

22 February 2014 – 22 February 2029

 16/11/2023 7/12/2023
CPS 10259/1 Permit

Liontown Resources Limited - Kathleen Valley Lithium-Tantalum Project

 Purpose Permit

General Purpose Lease 36/52, Mining Leases 36/265, 36/459, 36/460, 36/696

Shire of Leonora

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

146.3 ha

9 December 2023 - 8 December 2028

 16/11/2023 7/12/2023

CPS 2283/7

 Permit

Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd - Greater Broadway Project

Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Rhodes Ridge) Agreement Authorisation Act 1972, Temporary Reserves 70/4193, 70/4882, 70/4883, 70/4884

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral exploration, resource definition drilling and associated activities

355 ha

23 May 2008 – 31 December 2032

14/11/2023

05/12/2023

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 10276/1 Alcoa of Australia Limited Mineral Lease 1SA Referral 12 ha Permit Required 24-08-2023

 

 

Surrender and Refusal 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.  Decision to refuse to grant a clearing permit under Section 51E(5)(b) of the EP Act.
 
Clearing Permit System Link Related Documents Permit Holder and Project Permit Type Tenure Shire Size (ha) Decision Decision Date
CPS 2551/4 2551/4

Robe River Mining Pty Ltd

Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Robe River) Agreement Act 1964 Mineral Lease 248SA (AML 70/248)

Shire of Ashburton

32.1 ha

Application Accepted and Surrender of Clearing Permit

22/08/2023
 

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

Related

Documents

Permit Holder and

Project

Permit

Type

 Tenure Shire

Size

(ha)

 Permit Duration Decision Date

CPS 10080/2

 Permit

Beach Energy (Perth Basin) Pty Ltd - Beharra Springs Projec

Purpose permit

Petroleum Production Licence L11

Shire of Irwin

4.87 ha

19 August 2023 – 18 August 2043

   5/10/2023
 

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