Australia: Environmental Protection Authority to assess environmental impacts of Alcoa's mining activities at Huntly and Willowdale mines; incl. co comments
摘要
日期: 2023年12月18日
地点: 澳大利亚
企业
Alcoa - Parent Company , Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) - Subsidiary项目
Huntly mine受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
小区: ( 数字未知 - 澳大利亚 , 采矿 , Gender not reported ) , Ecosystem: ( 数字未知 - 澳大利亚 , 采矿 , Gender not reported )议题
Water pollution , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , 影响评估 , Impact on notable or protected areas , Violation of environmental safety standards信息来源: News outlet
摘要
日期: 2023年12月18日
地点: 澳大利亚
企业
Alcoa - Parent Company , Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) - Subsidiary项目
Willowdale mine受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
小区: ( 数字未知 - 澳大利亚 , 采矿 , Gender not reported ) , Ecosystem: ( 数字未知 - 澳大利亚 , 采矿 , Gender not reported )议题
Water pollution , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , 影响评估 , Impact on notable or protected areas , Violation of environmental safety standards信息来源: 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.