View notifications of Clearing Permit Applications and Decisions

The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety advertises clearing permit applications received and decisions made, each week.  Clearing permit applications received are available for public submissions and/or registrations of interest.  Clearing Permit decisions made are available for public appeal.

Submissions or Appeals are to be made within the time period specified in the advertisement.

The weekly advertisements include:

Contacts

Mineral and Petroleum Environment Operations

New Applications

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Clearing Permit System Link Related Documents Applicant Project Permit Type Tenure Shire Clearing Purpose Reason for Re-advertising Size (ha) Submission Closing Date

CPS 10921/1

 10921/1

Brightstar Resources Limited

Menzies Mining Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 29/14, 29/153, 29/154

Shire of Menzies

Mineral production and associated activities

   159.2 8/04/2025

CPS 10968/1

 10968/1

Emerald Resources (WA) Pty Ltd

Dingo Range Gold Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 37/108, 37/519, 37/1167, 37/1309, Miscellaneous Licences 37/144, 37/284

Shire of Leonora

Mineral production and associated activities

  

750 ha

1/04/2025

CPS 10966/1

10966/1

BML Venture Pty Ltd

Phillips Find Gold Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 16/130, 16/168

Shire of Coolgardie

Mineral production and associated activities

  

20 ha

28/03/2025

Submissions for Applications for clearing permits are to be made within the time frame specified in the Advertising Closing Date. 
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
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Submissions may be forwarded to Resource and Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety,
100 Plain St, EAST PERTH WA 6004 or email: nvab@demirs.wa.gov.au.

 

Amendment Applications

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Clearing Permit System Link Related Documents

Applicant

 Project Permit Type Tenure Shire Clearing Purpose Size (ha) Amendment Requested Submission Closing Date Re- advertised Reason

CPS 4677/6

 4677/6

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd

Orebody 31 Exploration Drilling Programme

Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Mount Newman) Agreement Act 1964, Mineral Lease 244SA (AML 70/244)

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral exploration, hydrological investigations, construction and maintenance of communications towers and associated infrastructure

235 ha

Reduce the permit boundary, reduce the amount of clearing to 235 ha, extend the duration of the permit, update the permit holder name and remove condition 5

 1/04/2025  
CPS 10251/2 10251/2

Pilbara Manganese Pty Ltd

Woodie Woodie Manganese Operations

Purpose Permit

General Purpose Leases 45/37, 45/38, 45/39, 45/40, 45/279, 45/280, 45/283, 45/284, 45/332, 45/333, 45/334, 45/335, 46/04, 46/05, Mining Leases 45/107, 45/429, 45/430, 45/431, 45/432, 45/433, 45/517, 45/600, 45/601, 45/602, 45/637, 45/638, 45/639, 45/640, 45/1115, 45/1218, 46/92, 46/93, 46/108, 46/137, 46/150, 46/161, 46/162, 46/383, 46/384, Miscellaneous Licences 45/145, 45/680, 45/688, 46/29

Shire of East Pilbara

Mineral production

458.3 ha

Increase the area allowed to clear by 2.097 ha

 1/04/2025  

CPS 6689/7

6689/7

Robe River Limited

Mesa A to Mesa G Project

Purpose Permit

Iron Ore (Robe River) Agreement Act 1964, Mineral Lease 248SA (AML 70/248)

Shire of Ashburton

mineral exploration, a construction camp, hydrogeological and geotechnical investigations, mine support infrastructure, environmental investigations and associated works.

1,490 ha

  

28/03/2025

increase in boundary 

CPS 8819/3

 8819/3 GMA Garnet Pty Ltd

Lynton Mine Expansion

Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 70/204

 Shire of Northampton

Mineral production and associated activities

22.64 ha

to increase amount of clearing and ament permit boundary and to include additional access tracks

28/03/2025

  

Submissions for Applications for amendments to clearing permits are to be made within the time frame specified in the Advertising Closing Date.  
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
Please note: This website can only be accessed via the Microsoft Edge browser or Internet Explorer.
Submissions may be forwarded to Resource and Environmental Compliance Division, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety,
100 Plain St, EAST PERTH WA 6004 or email: nvab@demirs.wa.gov.au.

 

Clearing decisions made for public appeal

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Clearing Permit System Link

Related Documents

 Permit
Holder &
Project		 Permit
Type		 Tenure Shire Clearing
Purpose		 Size (ha) Permit
Duration		 Decision Date Appeals
Closing
Date

CPS 10699/1

 10699/1

Urban Resources Pty Ltd - Seismic Road Sand Mine

Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 70/1329

City of Wanneroo

Sand Mining

21.787 ha 

12 April 2025 – 11 April 2035

20/03/2025

10/04/2025

CPS 10767/1

 10767/1

Cavalier Resources Limited -Crawford Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 37/1202 

Shire of Leonora

Mineral production and associated activities

49.5 ha

12 April 2025 – 11 April 2030

20/03/2025

10/04/2025
CPS 9707/4 9707/4

GMA Garnet Pty Ltd - Lynton Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 70/204, 70/1330

Shire of Northampton

Mineral exploration, mineral production, rehabilitation and associated activities

62.34 ha

15 September 2022-14 September 2033

 18/03/2025 8/04/2025
CPS 8756/2 8756/2

Paddington Gold Pty Ltd - Rose Dam South Project

Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 24/182, 24/223, 24/393 and 24/838

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Mineral production and associated activities

142.85 ha

14 March 2020 to 13 March 2030  

 11/03/2025 1/04/2025
CPS 10886/1 10886/1

DBNGP (WA) Nominees Pty Ltd - Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline

Purpose Permit

Lot 5314 on Deposited Plan 220209 (Dampier to Bunbury Pipeline Act 1997), Pipeline Licence 40

Shire of Collie

Supporting infrastructure for meter station

0.314 ha

3 April 2025 – 2 April 2035

 11/03/2025 1/04/2025

CPS 10636/1

10636/1

Fenix Beebyn Pty Ltd - Beebyn-W11 Iron Ore Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Lease 51/869, Miscellaneous Licence 20/92

Shire of Cue

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

262.1 ha

29 March 2025 – 28 March 2030

 06/032025 27/03/2025
CPS 10902/1 10902/1

Zeus Mining Pty Ltd - Garden Gully Project

 Purpose Permit

Mining Leases 51/886, 51/889

Shire of Meekatharra

Mineral Production and Associated Activities

93.96 ha

29 March 2025 – 28 March 2030

 06/032025 27/03/2025

Appeals against a grant of a clearing permit , appeals against the refusal to grant a permit, refusal to permit all clearing;
an amendment, revocation or suspension of a clearing permit; or the conditions of permit must be made within 21 days
of the applicant receiving notification of the decision.
Documents relating to clearing permit applications or decisions can be accessed via the FTP website: https://ftp.dwer.wa.gov.au/permit/.
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Appeals may be lodged online with the Appeals Convenor.  For further information about lodging or the appeals process,please visit www.appealsconvenor.wa.gov.au. 
If you have any queries, please contact the Office of the Appeals Convenor on (08) 6364 7990 or email to admin@appealsconvenor.wa.gov.au

 

All Matters Not for Public Comment or Appeal

Clearing Referrals - Not for public comment or appeal

Clearing Referrals proposed under Section 51DA(2) and decision of clearing referrals under section 51 DA(3) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) 
 
Referral System Link Referrer Location Details Documents (FTP) Size (ha) Decision Decision Date

 

 

Surrender Applications – Not for public comment or appeal

Application to surrender a clearing permit made under Section 51 MA(1) of the EP Act, and the acceptance or refusal of an application to surrender a clearing permit made under Section 51MA(7) of the EP Act.
Decision to revoke or suspend a clearing permit made under Section 51L (1) of the EP Act.  Decision to refuse to grant a clearing permit under Section 51E(5)(b) of the EP Act.
 
Clearing Permit System Link Related Documents Permit Holder and Project Permit Type Tenure Shire Size (ha) Decision Decision Date
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Decision to amend a clearing permit under section 51 K(2)(b) - Not for public comment or appeal

Decision to amend a clearing permit under Section 51K(2)(b) of the EP Act on the initiative of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Amendment decisions that are not appealable include CEO-initiated amendments and amendments to give effect to a decision of the Minister for Environment.
 

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