The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will progress De Grey’s Hemi gold project.
This next step will see the EPA asses the project on referral information followed by a public review process.
De Grey recently incorporated this approval pathway into the timeline development for the project.
“This outcome allows for timely development of secondary approvals and De Grey will continue to work closely with regulators, including at a federal level, to satisfactorily conclude the approvals process in support of the future development of the project,” De Grey said in an announcement.
The Hemi gold project is located approximately 85km south of Port Hedland in WA. According to the EPA, the project will involve the excavation of open pits, mine dewatering and surplus water management.
De Grey received the mining leases for Hemi in September this year, covering the Hemi deposits, proposed mining area and processing plant site.
“The grant of the Hemi mining lease is another significant milestone for De Grey and further demonstrates the company’s systematic approach to de-risking the Hemi gold project,” De Grey managing director Glenn Jardine said in September.
“For De Grey shareholders and potential financiers this is a critical approval on the pathway to bringing Hemi into production.”