Economy
Stawell Gold Mines must complete EES: Planning Minister
Malcom Hirst’s update to A plea for help from Stawell, Victoria We have been notified that the Minister has called for an EES and await the draft scope. Many thanks for all your help and support.
STAWELL Gold Mines must complete an environmental effects statement before its Big Hill Enhanced Development Project can be considered for approval.
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The mine will take the next step towards open cut mining Stawell landmark Big Hill following an announcement by Planning Minister Matthew Guy earlier today.
Mr Guy said the mine would need to complete an environmental effects statement before its Big Hill Enhanced Development Project could be considered for approval.
Stawell Gold Mines general manager Troy Cole welcomed the decision.
“This announcement provides us with clarification; we now know which approvals path we need to follow,” he said.
“Now that we have received the EES referral decision our parent company, Crocodile Gold Corporation, has more information on which to base its commercial decision about whether the Big Hill Enhanced Development Project will proceed through the EES approvals pathway.”
Mr Cole estimates the project would take four to five years to complete and use the gold resource adjacent to Stawell Gold Mines’ current underground operations, which are expected to wind down by the end of the year.