A new uranium mine earmarked for the Pilbara region of Western Australia has received conditional approval to go ahead from the state government.
On Wednesday, WA’s Minister for Environment, Albert Jacob, announced that Cameco and Mitsubishi Development’s Kintyre uranium project would be allowed to proceed under a number of strict conditions.
The new mine is proposed for a site 60km south of Telfer and 260km northeast of Newman, at the western edge of the Great Sandy Desert.
Cameco Australia managing director Brian Reilly has welcomed Minister Jacob’s decision.
“We are confident the Kintyre project can be constructed, operated and closed in a way which maintains the ecological functions and environmental values in the area and will ensure all regulatory conditions are met,” Mr Reilly said.
“For Kintyre, this means advancing the project through the environmental assessment process, continuing to build strong relationships with stakeholders and identifying additional resources to improve the economics of the project.”
Kintyre is 70% owned by Cameco and 30% by Mitsubishi Development (MDP Uranium Pty Ltd).
The project now needs the approval from Federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt MP, before it can proceed to the construction stage.
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