❓ A parliamentary question regarding the water requirements for the Mt Gibson Iron Ltd mine, including the source and impact on aquifers. The Minister for Resources partially answers, deferring some questions to the Minister for Water Resources.
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MT GIBSON IRON LTD
(1) Can the minister detail the fresh water requirements for the proposed Mt Gibson Iron Ltd iron ore mine, including the proposed magnetite slurry pipeline, and where this water will come from? (2) What is the current usage and recharge for the target aquifers? (3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE
(1) Can the minister detail the fresh water requirements for the proposed Mt Gibson Iron Ltd iron ore mine, including the proposed magnetite slurry pipeline, and where this water will come from? (2) What is the current usage and recharge for the target aquifers? (3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(2) What is the current usage and recharge for the target aquifers? (3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
(2) What is the current usage and recharge for the target aquifers? (3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(3) Are any other proposed future iron ore mines also targeting these aquifers? (4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(4) Are there any groundwater-dependent ecosystems dependent on these aquifers? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
I thank Hon Giz Watson for providing some notice of the question. However, questions (2) and (4) should be directed to the Minister for Water Resources. The answers to questions (1) and (3) are as follows - (1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(1) The Mt Gibson iron ore project has an approved water allocation of 5.5 gigalitres per annum from the Tathra field, which sources the Parmelia aquifer. (3) Yes.
(3) Yes.
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