Kimberley Mineral Sands has recently commenced operation of the Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project located near Broome, Western Australia.  MBS has been the lead environmental consultant responsible for obtaining a wide range of approvals to enable construction, commissioning and commencement of operations.

Thunderbird Mineral Sands Project Assistance:

• Provision of corporate advice and development of environmental approvals strategies.
• Participation in feasibility and FEED study activities.
• Equator Principle gap assessments and liaison with project financiers.
• Scoping and management of baseline studies to support environmental impact assessment.
• Conducting soil and landform investigations, acid sulfate soil assessment, surface water assessment, waste rock and tailings characterisation.
• Conducting environmental radiation assessments.
• Preparing environmental impact assessment documents for State and Federal approvals for the Mine site and export facilities (Derby and Broome).
• Preparing an Offset Strategy to address impacts on the Greater Bilby.
• Preparing a Fauna Management Plan to mitigate impacts on the Greater Bilby and Dampierland Goanna.
• Undertaking environmental risk assessments to support corporate and regulatory agency needs.
• Preparing Mining Proposal applications.
• Preparing Mine Closure Plans
• Preparing Works Approval and Environmental Licence applications.
• Preparing construction, commissioning and Time Limited Operations completion reports.
• Preparing Safety Data Sheets for mineral sand products.
• Stakeholder engagement and community briefings.
• Managing GIS data relevant to environmental and social aspects of the project.
• Development of a construction EMP and environmental procedures.