Refining the project footprint

Since referring in 2020, we have made several changes to the proposal to reduce potential impacts. These changes reflect study outcomes, listening to stakeholder feedback and our commitment to continuous improvement. Examples of these improvements include:

Increasing the distance between Jarrahdale townsite and future proposed mining by creating a ~2,600 hectare mining avoidance zone

Significantly reducing the size of the Myara North and Holyoake infrastructure corridors

Maintaining public access to many recreational facilities and surrounding tracks and trails

Ensuring 100 per cent of bauxite mined is refined at our WA refineries to support local jobs and economies

More recently, we have:

deferred plans to mine within the Reservoir Protection Zones in Myara North and Holyoake, with some limited areas still being accessed for infrastructure,
added additional areas from a previous accessed region known as O’Neil into the mine plan

These changes, combined with the reduction of infrastructure corridors, removal of part of the Myara North region near the Monadnocks Conservation Park, and the removal of a proposed area for water storage (ROWS pond) at Pinjarra refinery will result in a reduction in proposed clearing across these areas of more than 800 hectares.

Since referring the Huntly-Pinjarra proposal in 2020, we have reduced the total amount of clearing by over 1,700 hectares.