Julia Creek Vanadium and Energy project

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS active
Description	Greenfield vanadium and oil shale mine and processing plant producing 10,571 tonnes per annum of vanadium and 313 million litres per annum of transport fuel over 30 years
Proponent	QEM Limited
Location/s	16 kilometres southeast of Julia Creek, North West Queensland. Map
Local government/s	McKinlay Shire Council
Investment	$1.096 billion
Key features	open-cut vanadium mine mine infrastructure area, product stockpile, waste management facility and water treatment plant processing plant hydrolyser plant and storage substation and transmission line access road and internal tracks off-site accommodation camp, water storage facility and pipelines, and rail infrastructure (if required)
Construction start date	2028
Jobs	600 (construction) 588 (operational)

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Date	Activity
Currently	Draft EIS being prepared by proponent.
25 June 2025	Terms of reference for EIS ( 846 KB) released.
26 April 2025 to 26 May 2025	Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation ( 1.1 MB).
23 December 2024	Australian Minister for the Environment and Water decided the project is a ‘controlled action’. A project that has the potential to have a significant impact on matters of national environmental significance is called a 'controlled action' and requires approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth).
23 December 2024	Gazettal ( 246.3 KB) of ‘coordinated project’ declaration.
11 October 2024	Application, including initial advice statement ( 45.2 MB), submitted.