❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Mines and Petroleum regarding the Jack Hills mine expansion and its potential impact on the area's significant geological formations. The Minister assures that the expansion will not affect the geoheritage site.
AnsweredQoN 10Legislative Council
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JACK HILLS
— MINE EXPANSION
10. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
(1) Is the
minister aware that the Jack Hills area has been granted interim listing status
on the Register of the National Estate as it contains the oldest geological
formations found anywhere on planet Earth?
(2) Will the minister
ensure that the recent expansion of the Jack Hills mine does not cause any
disturbance to these ancient formations, such that it would make future
geological research impossible?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) If yes to (2), what will those
measures be?
— MINE EXPANSION
10. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the minister representing the
Minister for Mines and Petroleum:
(1) Is the
minister aware that the Jack Hills area has been granted interim listing status
on the Register of the National Estate as it contains the oldest geological
formations found anywhere on planet Earth?
(2) Will the minister
ensure that the recent expansion of the Jack Hills mine does not cause any
disturbance to these ancient formations, such that it would make future
geological research impossible?
(3) If no to (2), why not?
(4) If yes to (2), what will those
measures be?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. This
interim listing—place ID 18283—within the Register of the
National Estate is dated 28 October 2003.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) The Jack
Hills mine expansion project is an existing iron ore mine owned by Crosslands
Resources Ltd, located approximately 380 kilometres north east of Geraldton.
The Jack Hills area that hosts the old zircons is not part of the mine
expansion project that shares the same name; it is located about 25 kilometres
to the west-south-west of the Jack Hills mine. Exploration activities around
the geoheritage site are being closely managed to ensure that the geoscientific
values are not detrimentally affected. The specific Jack Hills area with
geoscientific values is also on the Western Australian register of geoheritage
sites.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. This
interim listing—place ID 18283—within the Register of the
National Estate is dated 28 October 2003.
(2) Yes.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) The Jack
Hills mine expansion project is an existing iron ore mine owned by Crosslands
Resources Ltd, located approximately 380 kilometres north east of Geraldton.
The Jack Hills area that hosts the old zircons is not part of the mine
expansion project that shares the same name; it is located about 25 kilometres
to the west-south-west of the Jack Hills mine. Exploration activities around
the geoheritage site are being closely managed to ensure that the geoscientific
values are not detrimentally affected. The specific Jack Hills area with
geoscientific values is also on the Western Australian register of geoheritage
sites.
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