❓ Hon Peter Collier asks the Minister for Mines and Petroleum about payments made to Mineral Resources Ltd and Cleveland-Cliffs Resources under the Koolyanobbing mine financial assistance program. The Minister provides details on payment dates and types, but keeps specific royalty payment amounts confidential.
AnsweredQoN 1168Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CLEVELAND–CLIFFS
AND MINERAL RESOURCES — KOOLYANOBBING
1168. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to page 247 of the 2018–19 Annual Report on State Finances .
(1) What payments,
including amounts, have been made directly to Mineral Resources Ltd in relation
to the Koolyanobbing mine financial assistance program?
(2) On what date were the payments
made, and were they in the form of rebates or ex gratia payments?
(3) What payments
have been made directly to Cleveland–Cliffs Resources in relation to
the Koolyanobbing mine financial assistance program?
(4) On what date where the payments
made, and were they in the form of rebates or ex gratia payments?
AND MINERAL RESOURCES — KOOLYANOBBING
1168. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Mines and
Petroleum:
I refer to page 247 of the 2018–19 Annual Report on State Finances .
(1) What payments,
including amounts, have been made directly to Mineral Resources Ltd in relation
to the Koolyanobbing mine financial assistance program?
(2) On what date were the payments
made, and were they in the form of rebates or ex gratia payments?
(3) What payments
have been made directly to Cleveland–Cliffs Resources in relation to
the Koolyanobbing mine financial assistance program?
(4) On what date where the payments
made, and were they in the form of rebates or ex gratia payments?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
The Minister for Mines and Petroleum has provided the following information.
(1) Payments made
under the financial assistance program to Mineral Resources are equivalent to
royalty payments. Royalty payments made by individual projects are
confidential, due to the confidentiality provisions of the Mining Act 1978.
(2) The payments
were made on 3 April, 9 July and 10 September 2019. The payments were ex gratia
payments.
(3) There was one payment of $5
million.
(4) The payment was made on 30
August 2018 and it was an ex gratia payment.
The Minister for Mines and Petroleum has provided the following information.
(1) Payments made
under the financial assistance program to Mineral Resources are equivalent to
royalty payments. Royalty payments made by individual projects are
confidential, due to the confidentiality provisions of the Mining Act 1978.
(2) The payments
were made on 3 April, 9 July and 10 September 2019. The payments were ex gratia
payments.
(3) There was one payment of $5
million.
(4) The payment was made on 30
August 2018 and it was an ex gratia payment.
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