Aurukun Bauxite project

Project overview

Current stage

• Project assessment report.

Description

• Construction and operation of a greenfield, open-cut bauxite mine, extracting up to 15 million tonnes per year of run of mine (ROM) bauxite ore and associated infrastructure.
• Construction and operation of an accommodation village for up to 280 persons.
• Construction and operation of an instream water supply dam.
• Screening and washing of bauxite ore in an on-site beneficiation plant.
• Construction and operation of a product haul road and coastal loading facility for loading of product bauxite onto a transhipment vessel.
• Transhipment of product bauxite onto an ocean going vessel for export.

Proponents

• Unincorporated joint venture between Glencore Bauxite Resources Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore plc) and MDP Bauxite Pty Ltd (wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation)

Location/s

• Approximately 35 kilometres (km) south of Weipa and 23 kilometres (km) north-east of Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula

Local government/s

• Aurukun Shire Council and Cook Shire Council

Lifespan

• Approximately 25 years (including 2 years construction)

Jobs

• Up to 350 (construction)
• Approximately 400 (operation)

Commonwealth Approval needed

• Yes (accredited assessment process under Commonwealth Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; EPBC 2020/8624), single EIS assessment process for Queensland and the Commonwealth

Environmental impact statement (EIS)

The process for the assessment of this project is as follows:

1. Submission of draft TOR
2. Public notification of draft TOR
3. Final TOR issued (EIS in preparation)
4. Public notification of EIS
5. Proponent responds to submissions
6. Project assessment report

The project assessment report is currently being prepared by DETSI.

View the EIS online. Electronic copies can be ordered by phoning the proponents on +61 7 3833 8500 or emailing aurukun@glencore.com.au

Notices and documents

Publicly available documents can be obtained by accessing the links below or by contacting the proponents on +61 7 3833 8500 or emailing aurukun@glencore.com.au.

• s51-52 public notice
• Final terms of reference (PDF, 1 MB)
• s42 public notice (PDF, 150.1 KB)
• Initial advice statement (PDF, 12.4 MB)
• Draft terms of reference (PDF, 879.4 KB)

For further information about the EIS process for this proposal, contact the EIS Coordinator (Aurukun Bauxite Project) on 13QGOV (13 74 68) or email eis@des.qld.gov.au