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Tutunup Mineral Sands Project
Tutunup Mineral Sands Project is a proposed addition to Iluka’s Southwest operations, currently in the Definitive Feasibility Studies Phase. It is located in Tutunup in the South West Region of Western Australia, 195 km south of Perth and will target a chloride ilmenite deposit. MBS Environmental was commissioned by Iluka to provide lead consultant services for State and Federal approvals.
MBS is assisting Iluka with:
- Scoping and review of baseline studies to support environmental impact assessment.
- Ongoing strategic environmental and approval support and advice. Conducting soil and landform investigations, acid sulfate soil assessment, and landscape and visual impact assessment.
- Preparing environmental impact assessment documents for State and Federal approvals for the Mine site.
- Preparing an Offset Strategy to address impacts on threatened flora and fauna.
- Preparing a suite of management plans.
- Preparing the Preliminary Mine Closure Plan.
- Stakeholder engagement and community briefings.
- Managing GIS data relevant to environmental and social aspects of the project.
Tutunup Mineral Sands Project Details
Landscape Visual Impact Assessment
MBS Environmental was commissioned by Iluka to conduct a Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA). The LVIA was undertaken to ensure potential visual and landscape impacts were addressed in project design, environmental impact assessment and closure planning. This was achieved by:
- Gaining an understanding of the regional and local context by examining the social, economic, and environmental factors in the area surrounding the project.
- Undertaking GIS viewshed analysis to identify vantage points and potentially sensitive receptors and to define a study area.
- Conducting a field assessment to physically assess the visual amenities and landscape values in the study area.
- Carrying out a digital analysis to create renderings of site models as a simulation of the predicted visual impacts of the project.
MBS Environmental was appointed as the lead consultants to assist Iluka by conducting an ASS Assessment which involved:
- Desktop collation of previous incomplete data and ASS soil risk mapping for gap assessment and scoping additional works.
- Development of a Sampling and Analysis Programs for the identification of ASS materials which align with the current DWER (2015) ASS guidelines. Performing site visits to sample potential ASS materials using methodologies that align with the current DWER (2015) ASS guidelines.
- Mapping the locations of potential acid sulfate soils.
- Preparing an ASS Management Plan for the treatment and management of ASS materials including processes required for their re-use and/or disposal as landfill waste.
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