❓ Mr. McGowan asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about mine closures since September 2008. The Minister provides a list of 12 mine closures, their dates, and employee numbers.
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(1) Could the Minister please detail the number of mines that have ceased operations since 23 September 2008?
(2) Could the Minister please name the mine that ceased operation?
(3) On what date did the mine cease operation?
(4) How many employees did the mine employ?
(2) Could the Minister please name the mine that ceased operation?
(3) On what date did the mine cease operation?
(4) How many employees did the mine employ?
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Answered
22 February 2010
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
95 days
(1)-(4) The Department of Mines and Petroleum has advised me that information required to be submitted under the
Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
indicates that 12 mines have ceased operations since 23 September 2008.
The mines that closed are shown in the table below.
The Department advises that this table also includes operations that may have been put on care and maintenance during the period. The table does not include completed construction and expansion projects related to ongoing mining operations, the closure of parts of ongoing mining operations, or temporary suspensions of intermittent mining operations.
Operation
Date Ceased
Employees
Meekatharra Gold Operations
09/10/08
70
Cawse Nickel Mine
21/10/08
470
Windarra Nickel Project
31/10/08
25
Copernicus Nickel Mine
17/12/08
40
Blair Nickel Mine
19/12/08
30
Upper Cane Iron Ore Mine
31/12/08
9
Waterloo Nickel Mine
10/01/09
180
Lake Johnston Nickel Operations
16/02/09
300
Windimurra Vanadium Mine
23/02/09
400
Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations
30/04/09
1150
Woogenellup Spongolite Mine
01/06/09
7
Woodline Gold Mine
31/07/09
9
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Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994
indicates that 12 mines have ceased operations since 23 September 2008.
The mines that closed are shown in the table below.
The Department advises that this table also includes operations that may have been put on care and maintenance during the period. The table does not include completed construction and expansion projects related to ongoing mining operations, the closure of parts of ongoing mining operations, or temporary suspensions of intermittent mining operations.
Operation
Date Ceased
Employees
Meekatharra Gold Operations
09/10/08
70
Cawse Nickel Mine
21/10/08
470
Windarra Nickel Project
31/10/08
25
Copernicus Nickel Mine
17/12/08
40
Blair Nickel Mine
19/12/08
30
Upper Cane Iron Ore Mine
31/12/08
9
Waterloo Nickel Mine
10/01/09
180
Lake Johnston Nickel Operations
16/02/09
300
Windimurra Vanadium Mine
23/02/09
400
Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations
30/04/09
1150
Woogenellup Spongolite Mine
01/06/09
7
Woodline Gold Mine
31/07/09
9
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