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Proponent: OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd
Proposal description:
OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd propose to develop the West Musgrave Copper and Nickel Project, located in the West Musgrave Ranges of Western Australia, approximately 1,300 km north-east of Perth near to the intersection of the borders between Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The nearest towns include the Indigenous Communities of Jameson (Mantamaru) 26 km north, Blackstone (Papulankutja) 50 km east, and Warburton (Milyirrtjarra) 110 km west of the proposal.
The proposal includes the development of two copper and nickel deposits via two open pits, with processing facilities, a borefield, temporary and permanent waste landforms, a tailings storage facility, accommodation, airstrip and power infrastructure.
The proposal would require the clearing of up to 3,830 ha of native vegetation within a Development Envelope of 20,852 ha.
The proposed mine life is 26 years.
Assessment Number: 2286
Region: Goldfields Esperance
Referred under EP Act: s38
Last updated: February 4, 2022
Current Status: EPA Report and Recommendations released – appeals open
The West Musgrave Project could make a significant contribution to sustainable mining as a low-emissions open cut mine, producing minerals essential to a low carbon economy.
The Project is located in the Musgrave Province of Western Australia and includes the Nebo and Babel nickel-copper deposits and the Succoth copper deposit. The area is highly prospective for nickel and copper and the West Musgrave Project can unlock this exciting new mineral province.
The Ngaanyatjarra Peoples are the traditional owners of the land.
Profile
Status: Final study phase, Regulatory approvals progressing.
Proposed products: Copper and nickel
Proposed mine rate: 10Mtpa – 12Mtpa
Mine life: ~26 years
Location: Musgrave Province, Western Australia
Proposed mining method: Open pit
Proposed processing method: Conventional crushing, grinding and flotation
A summary of OZ Minerals’ Resources and Reserves are presented below.
OZ Minerals’ Nebo-Babel Mineral Resource statements have been compiled in accordance with the guidelines defined in the Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (The JORC Code, 2012 Edition).
2020 West Musgrave Project Nebo-Babel Deposits Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve Statement and Explanatory Notes as at 9 December 2020
2020 West Musgrave Project Nebo-Babel Deposits Ore Reserve Statement and Explanatory Notes as at 11 February 2020
2020 West Musgrave Project Nebo-Babel Deposits Mineral Resource Statement and Explanatory Notes as at 11 February 2020
West Musgrave Project Nebo-Babel Desposits Mineral Resource Statement and Explanatory Notes as at 12 April 2019
Going Beyond at West Musgrave
Copper and nickel are important minerals for a rapidly growing renewables industry. To get to a zero-carbon future, we need alternative energy sources that require materials like copper and nickel.
Our West Musgrave Project will not only unlock more of this essential material, we will also go beyond what’s currently possible by partnering with our broader industry to find a way to make our West Musgrave Project 100 percent powered by renewables.
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