Australia: Environmental Protection Authority to assess environmental impacts of Alcoa's mining activities at Huntly and Willowdale mines; incl. co comments
Résumé
Date indiquée: 18 Déc 2023
Lieu: Australie
Entreprises
Alcoa - Parent Company , Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) - SubsidiaryProjets
Huntly mineConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Communauté: ( Chiffre inconnu - Australie , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported ) , Ecosystem: ( Chiffre inconnu - Australie , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Pollution des eaux , Environnement propre, sain et durable , Etude d'impact , Impact sur les aires d'importance ou protégées , Non-respect des mesures de sécurité environnementaleType de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 18 Déc 2023
Lieu: Australie
Entreprises
Alcoa - Parent Company , Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) - SubsidiaryProjets
Willowdale mineConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Communauté: ( Chiffre inconnu - Australie , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported ) , Ecosystem: ( Chiffre inconnu - Australie , Exploitation minière , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Pollution des eaux , Environnement propre, sain et durable , Etude d'impact , Impact sur les aires d'importance ou protégées , Non-respect des mesures de sécurité environnementaleType de source: News outlet
"Environmental Protection Authority will assess Alcoa's bauxite mining at Huntly and Willowdale mines in Darling Range", 18 December 2023
WA's environmental watchdog will for the first time conduct a 'rigorous' assessment of US mining giant Alcoa's bauxite operations amid concerns about its impact on Perth's drinking water and the state's jarrah forests.
The review will shine a spotlight on Alcoa's Huntly and Willowdale operations south of Perth in the Darling Range — and will be the first time Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has undertaken a public study of the area…
The mining company has been under fire recently, after the WA Government ordered the company to better protect Perth's nearby supply of drinking water — and conservationists raised concerns about the impact of clearing in the state's jarrah forest.
There were more than 2,500 public submissions to the EPA, which chairman Matthew Tonts said 'overwhelmingly' called for the company's operations to be formally assessed.