Yalyalup Mineral Sands Project

Overview

Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd proposes to develop and operate a mineral sands deposit approximately 11 kilometres southeast of Busselton.

The proposal includes the development of mine pits and associated infrastructure, wet concentration processing plant, solar evaporation ponds, groundwater abstraction and water management infrastructure and process water pond.

The proposal would include a total disturbance of 373 hectares within a development envelope of 894 hectares. The majority of the disturbance area is on cleared agricultural land.

Why your views matter

At this initial stage of the EIA process, comment is simply sought on whether or not the EPA should assess a proposal and, if so, what level of assessment is considered appropriate.

What happens next

Following the seven day public comment period and consideration of any comments received, the EPA will decide whether or not this proposal requires environmental impact assessment and, if so, what level of assessment will be applied.

The EPA's decisions on level of assessment are released each Monday on the EPA's website.