PROJECTS

Jack Hills Expansion Project

The Jacks Hills Expansion Project aims to expand current operations from 2 million tonnes to an excess of 25 million tonnes per annum with an expected mine life of 35 years. The current expansion project will require major upgrades and expansion of the current and existing infrastructure. As part of the environmental approval process Crosslands referred the project to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for assessment.

Crosslands' Public Environment Review

The EPA set the level of assessment as a Public Environmental Review (PER). Crosslands has prepared the document in accordance with the requirements outlined under Part IV Division 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Crosslands commissioned extensive surveys to understand the existing environment over a four year period, conducted an environmental impact assessment and identified key environmental factors that require measuring, monitoring and management.

The EPA requires a formal public review to ensure that such proposals are implemented and managed in an environmentally acceptable manner. The PER is subject to a review by stakeholders and the general public for a period of six weeks. At the end of this review period, issues raised in written submissions from the public and government agencies are collated and transmitted to the proponent by the EPA Services Unit. An opportunity then exists for the proponent to provide a response to the issues raised in written submissions, which is then submitted for the EPA’s consideration. The EPA then finalises its assessment report (EPA Bulletin) and its recommendation for consideration by the Minister for the Environment.

Crosslands PER Document will be availble from here soon.