Olympic Dam Expansion
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Proponent: BHP Billiton
Proposal description: Expansion of Underground Mine and associated Infrastructure
Status & Documentation: The public consultation period on BHP Billiton’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement closed on Friday 7 August 2009.
Further information is available on the Government Olympic Dam EIS website (http://www.olympicdameis.sa.gov.au/)
| STAGE OF ASSESSMENT PROCESS | DATE | DOCUMENTATION |
| Declaration as Major Development | 15 September 2005 Variation to declaration 14 December 2006 Variation to declaration 10 April 2008 Variation to declaration 21 August 2008 | see Notices in Government Gazette on those dates |
| Release of draft Guidelines / Issues Paper | 21 November 2005 | Draft Guidelines /Issues Paper [PDF 2.3 MB] |
| Public comment on draft Guidelines / Issues Paper | 21 November 2005 - 19 December 2005 | Submissions available for viewing on request to Planning SA |
| Release of final Guidelines (EIS level of assessment determined to be required) | 13 February 2006 (Note: 2 Guidelines documents apply to the preparation of an EIS for this proposal) | Guidelines for an EIS (PDF 383 KB) (13 February 2006) Guidelines for an EIS - Land outside Indenture Land (1 December 2008) |
| Release of EIS by proponent for public comment | The public consultation period on BHP Billiton’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement closed on Friday 7 August 2009. | NT Guidelines - NT transport options only (November 2008) |
| Response by proponent to public and agency comment on EIS document | BHP Billiton is currently preparing a Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement in response to the submissions received. It is anticipated this document will be available early to mid 2010. | |
| Assessment Report by Minister | ||