Telfer-Havieron Gold Mining Project - Additional Information

Newcrest Mining Limited is proposing to expand the Telfer Gold Mine to include the Havieron underground mine, within a development envelope encompassing both the Telfer-Havieron operations and inclusive of haul road for trucking of ore from Havieron to Telfer for processing, waste rock landforms, evaporation ponds and expanded ground water abstraction, for a combined total of 32 million tonnes of ore production. The proposal is located about 400 km south-east of Port Hedland in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia, with the Telfer Mine site located 55 km to the west of the Havieron Gold Mine. 

A Revised Supporting Document (RSD) has been prepared by Newcrest Mining Limited in accordance with Environmental Protection Authority procedures and is released for public review. 

The Level of Assessment was set at Referral Information with Additional Information (3 weeks public review). The RSD described the proposal, examines the likely environmental effects and the proposed environmental management procedures associated with the proposed development.

Copies of the document will be available for examination at: 

Public submissions are to be received by the EPA by Wednesday, 4 December 2024.

Submissions should be made through this portal. 

Alternatively, submissions can be 

Posted to:  

Chair  

Environmental Protection Authority  

Locked Bag 10 

Joondalup DC  WA 6919.