Dugald River Project
The Minerals and Metals Group Pty Ltd (MMG) is the current proponent for the Dugald River Project. The project was previously owned by OZ Minerals Australia Limited. MMG proposed to develop a zinc, lead and silver metals mine located approximately 85 km north-east of Mt Isa and 60 km north-west of Cloncurry, in north-western Queensland. On 11 March 2008 Zinifex Australia Limited applied to prepare a voluntary environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project under section 70 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). This application was approved by the (then) Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) managed the EIS of the project under Chapter 3 of the EP Act.
The status of the process for the assessment of the Dugald River Project is as follows:
The EIS assessment report was issued to the proponent on 15 November 2011 and the EIS process has been completed.
Further information
Copies of publicly available documents can be obtained by accessing the links below:
- Final terms of reference (PDF, 488K)*
- Final terms of reference - Addendum (PDF, 47K)*
- Initial advice statement describing the project (PDF, 1.7M)*
- Public notice (section 51 and 52 EP Act) (PDF, 76K)*
- EIS assessment report (PDF, 1.2M)*
For further information about the EIS process for the Dugald River Project contact the EIS Co-ordinator.
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Last updated 2 December 2011