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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 820 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 August 2020 by Hon Diane Evers

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

JANGARDUP MINE — ACID SULPHATE CONTAMINATION

820. Hon DIANE EVERS to the minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum:

I refer to mining lease application M70/1385 located adjacent to Lake Jasper.

(1) Is the minister aware that the proposed application is located in an area of very high acid sulphate soil occurrence?

(2) Is the minister aware that the former Jangardup mineral sands mine to the north—M70/362, M70/363 and M70/997—is also located in a similar acid sulphate soil region?

(3) How far from the former Jangardup mineral sands mine has the acid sulphate groundwater plume, caused by former mining operations, migrated offsite from the former mine?

(4) Given that there is acid sulphate contamination of the local groundwater, why is the minister still considering a proposal for a mineral sands mine next to Lake Jasper?

Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:

I thank the member for the question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for Mines and Petroleum.

(1) I am aware that it is within an area identified as an acid sulphate soils risk.

(2) Yes.

(3) The contamination from the Jangardup mineral sands mine is managed and regulated by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003, so this question should be directed to the Minister for Environment.

(4) M70/1385 has been applied for in accordance with the Mining Act 1978. The applicant has not submitted a formal mining proposal for assessment of any environmental concerns by relevant authorities.