Richmond-Julia Creek Vanadium Project
Project overview*
EIS status | EIS active |
Description | Greenfield open-cut vanadium mine with a yield of up to 4.2 million tonnes per annum run of mine (ROM) ore mined over 25 years. |
Proponent | Richmond Vanadium Technology Pty Ltd. |
Location/s | Approximately 45 km north-west of Richmond. Map |
Local government/s | Richmond Shire Council |
Investment | $242 million |
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Construction start date | 2025 |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
Date | Activity |
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Currently | Draft EIS being prepared by proponent. |
2 September 2024 | The Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 30 September 2025. |
31 March 2023 | Terms of reference for an EIS ( 782 KB). |
3 December 2022 to 13 January 2023 | Draft terms of reference ( 965 KB) for public consultation. |
10 May 2022 | Gazettal ( 246 KB) of ‘Coordinated project’ declaration. |
24 January 2022 | Australian Minister for the Environment decided the project is a ‘controlled action’. |
12 November 2021 | Initial advice statement ( 61.6 MB), submitted. |
Further information
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Last updated: 03 Sep 2024