❓ Hon Robin Chapple questions the Minister for Environment and Heritage regarding perceived preferential treatment given to Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) concerning cyanide regulation in their operating license, compared to other mining operations. The Minister denies any special privilege.
AnsweredQoN 795Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 667 of April 9 2003, and the answers provided -
(1) Given that the Minister has stated for part (6) ‘The majority of licences for gold mining operations in the Swan Goldfields Agricultural Region of the DEP have a condition under Holding Facilities- Contaminated Matter which include the word cyanide’ can the Minister explain why Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd (operator for Newmont Mining and Barrick Mines) have received this special privilege from the DEP over and above various other large and small scale mine sites since late 1999, early 2000 of having the word cyanide removed from their licence condition W1?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(1) Given that the Minister has stated for part (6) ‘The majority of licences for gold mining operations in the Swan Goldfields Agricultural Region of the DEP have a condition under Holding Facilities- Contaminated Matter which include the word cyanide’ can the Minister explain why Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd (operator for Newmont Mining and Barrick Mines) have received this special privilege from the DEP over and above various other large and small scale mine sites since late 1999, early 2000 of having the word cyanide removed from their licence condition W1?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
13 June 2003
Responded by
Minister for Housing and Works representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Response time
29 days
(1) The Department of Environmental Protection has advised that this is not a special privilege granted to KCGM. Consistent with the previous advice, the potential contamination from “cyanide” at KCGM Fimiston is adequately covered by conditions W1, W3 and W4 in the current licence. (2) Answered by (1).
(2) Answered by (1).
(2) Answered by (1).
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