Dugald River project
The Minerals and Metals Group Pty Ltd (MMG) is the current proponent for the Dugald River Project. The project was previously owned by OZ Minerals Australia Limited. MMG proposed to develop a zinc, lead and silver metals mine located approximately 85 km north-east of Mt Isa and 60 km north-west of Cloncurry, in north-western Queensland. On 11 March 2008 Zinifex Australia Limited applied to prepare a voluntary environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project under section 70 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). This application was approved by the department who managed the EIS of the project under Chapter 3 of the EP Act.
The status of the process for the assessment of the Dugald River Project is as follows:
- Submission of draft TOR
- Public notification of draft TOR
- Final TOR issued—EIS in preparation
- Public notification of EIS
- Proponent responds to submissions
- EIS assessment report
The EIS assessment report was issued to the proponent on 15 November 2011 and the EIS process has been completed.
Further information
Publicly available documents:
- Final terms of reference (see availability)
- Final terms of reference - Addendum
- Initial advice statement describing the project (see availability)
- EIS assessment report
For further information about the EIS process for the Dugald River Project contact the EIS Co-ordinator.
Available from the library catalogue
The documents referred to on this page are available from the department’s online library catalogue.