Yes you did … I hadn’t realised you were linking this to delays in EPA approvals.
FWIW here’s the transcript of Flor’s comments :
Refining vanadium concentrates into vanadium oxides is a very complex process and we will always aim to minimize the impact to the environment.
As part of our license to operate we will be doing a noise impact assessment so that we minimize the noise into the environment.
What this means is ensuring we select the correct design of equipment, place them in the right location or maybe put shrouds into equipment so that it reduces the ambient noise.
We are doing air quality assessments to ensure that we minimize our emissions and meet government regulatory requirements.
This is done through modelling, selecting the right equipment and regular monitoring once we are in operations to ensure that we meet our requirements.
With climate change a major concern we are looking at ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
We are looking at introducing green hydrogen into our natural gas supply that is used for the processing plant.
We will be using solar power for energy generation and using vanadium flow batteries for long duration energy storage in the sites that we will be operating in.
It could just relate to the growing need to address environmental social governance issues in developments?
The mine is supposed to be 43km south of Meekatharra on what seems to be a fairly unused road that is not close to any human habitats …. and the EPA approval under appeal relates to this (Ġabanintha) locale not to the Tendinewa (?) processing plant!
Why would noise be a sticking point ? — Even with future development in mind over a long mine life?
cheers
(20min delay)