Community Update - Keysbrook Project
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EPA Recommends conditional approval for the Keysbrook Project
Olympia Resources is pleased to announce that the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval for the Company’s Keysbrook Mineral Sands project.
The EPA report and recommendations on the project were released on Monday 2 November, completing a critical step in the project assessment and approvals process.
The EPA report has proposed a list of operating conditions – including restrictions on noise, dust and remnant vegetation clearing.
Olympia has modified its plans to accommodate the EPA requirements.
The Company is confident of meeting the conditions and developing a successful project generating benefits for the State and the community.
The proposed conditions will be subject to an appeals process before the final determination by Environment Minister David Templeman.
If the EPA recommendations are accepted, the Company will seek local government clearance to begin development of the project in the second half of 2008.
Details of the EPA recommendations and conditions are available on the EPA website www.epa.wa.gov.au.
Your Questions and Updates
A number of questions about the proposed Keysbrook project have been asked over the past few months. Those questions and Olympia's responses can be found by clicking here. From time to time Community Updates will be published and these can be found by clicking here.
Mining and Processing at Keysbrook.
The mining and processing of the mineral sands deposit at Keysbrook will use a well-proven technique, widely used in Western Australia. The method employs wet screening, then gravity separation, using flowing water to separate the heavy minerals from the sand. To find out more, click here.
Last update: 02-Nov-07
