Works approval/licence holder Pilbara Minerals Limited
Premises name Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project
Location details Mining Tenement M45/1256
Suburb MARBLE BAR 6760
Local Government Authority East Pilbara Shire
Date issued Thursday, 28 September 2017
Date commenced Thursday, 28 September 2017
Date of expiry Sunday, 27 September 2020
Category
5 - Processing or beneficiation of metallic or non‑metallic ore
52 - Electric power generation
64 - Class II or III putrescible landfill site
70 - Screening etc. of material
73 - Bulk storage of chemicals etc.
85 - Sewage facility
CommentWorks approval granted 28 September 2017
There is a PDF on that page well worthwhile downloading and looking at. Gives the breakdown of all Pilbara Minerals work.....
Here's an extract:
Purpose and scope of assessment
The purpose of this assessment is for the issue of a Works Approval for the construction of a processing plant and tailings storage facility (category 5), power station (category 52), landfill (category 64), crushing and screening plant (category 70), bulk storage of hydrocarbons (category 73) and sewage facility (category 85) to Pilbara Minerals Limited (Applicant) for the Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project (Premises).
The production rate will be 320,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of lithium oxide (spodumene) concentration with an expected life of mine of 35 years. Once operational, the Project is anticipated to operate 24hrs a day, 7 days a week.
This Decision Report assesses emissions and discharges associated with the construction and operation of the following:
Processing Plant;
Tailings Management Facility (TMF) and tailings pipeline infrastructure;
Power Station; Putrescible and inert landfill facility;
Crushing and Screening Facility;
Bulk fuel and chemical storage; and
Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
This assessment has resulted in the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) issuing Works Approval W6051/2017/1 (Issued Works Approval) which is contained in Attachment 1.
3. Background
The prescribed activities of the project are all located on Mining Tenement M45/1256, approximately 90 km south-southeast of the town of Port Hedland and 30 km northeast of the Wodgina Mine. The site is located on Wallareenya Station pastoral lease, an active cattle grazing station.
The application relates to the following Primary Activities at the Premises for the prescribed premises Categories as defined in Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 (EP Regulations) as listed in Table 1. Table 1:
Prescribed Premises Categories Classification of Premises Description Production or design capacity Approved premises production or design capacity or throughput Category 5 Processing or beneficiation of metallic or nonmetallic ore: premises on which —
(a) metallic or non-metallic ore is crushed, ground, milled or otherwise processed; or
(b) tailings from metallic or non-metallic ore are reprocessed; or
(c) tailings or residue from metallic or nonmetallic ore are discharged into a containment cell or dam. 50 000 tonnes or more per year 2 Mtpa per Annual Period Category 52
Electric power generation: premises (other than premises within category 53 or an emergency or 10 MW or more in aggregate (using 15.7 MW, plus 2.2 MW standby 2 standby power generating plant) on which electrical power is generated using a fuel. a fuel other than natural gas) Category 64 Class II or III putrescible landfill site: premises on which waste (as determined by reference to the waste type set out in the document entitled “Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996” published by the Chief Executive Officer and as amended from time to time) is accepted for burial. 20 tonnes or more per year 100 tonnes per Annual Period
Category 70 Screening etc. of material: premises on which material extracted from the ground is screened, washed, crushed, ground, milled, sized or separated. More than 5 000 but less than 50 000 tonnes per year Up to 50,000 tonnes during construction Category 73 Bulk storage of chemicals etc.: premises on which acids, alkalis or chemicals that — (a) contain at least one carbon to carbon bond; and (b) are liquid at STP (standard temperature and pressure), are stored. 1 000 m3 in aggregate 1,036 m3 in aggregate
Category 85 Sewage facility: premises – (a) on which sewage is treated (excluding septic tanks); or (b) form which treated sewage is discharged onto land or into waters.
More than 20 but less than 100 m3 per day 50 cubic metres/day Additional activities which will be occurring at the Premises include:
Mining ore from open pits. This activity is not regulated by DWER and is not included in the scope of this assessment.
Abstraction of groundwater is regulated under the Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (RiWI Act).
Storage and use of explosives is regulated under the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 and Dangerous Goods Safety (Explosives) Regulations 2007.
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