Olympic Dam Expansion
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Proponent: BHP Billiton
Proposal description: Expansion of Underground Mine and associated Infrastructure
Status & Documentation: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) under preparation by the proponent (External link to proponent site with information about their preparation of the EIS: http://www.olympicdameis.com/)
| 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 | Guidelines for an EIS (PDF 383 KB) |
| Release of EIS by proponent for public comment | EIS under preparation by the proponent. The proponent has a website with information about their preparation of the EIS: http://www.olympicdameis.com/ | |
| Response by proponent to public and agency comment on EIS document | ||
| Assessment Report by Minister | ||
