Heathgate Resources (aka General Atomics) finally released the new Environmental Impact Statement on June 29 (1998) for their proposed development of the Beverley Uranium deposit using the In Situ Leach (ISL) mining technique.
There was over 1,000 submissions to the Beverley EIS!!!!! Supplementary EIS released Oct. 3, 1998.....
(just in case Labour got voted in due to the Coalition's
ideological support for the nuclear industry at any cost, even votes!)Details on how to order below.
Some submissions available include (Acrobat/PDF format) :
Gavin Mudd - Environmental Hydrogeologist, Victoria University of Technology
Download Here (~ 425 kb)Paul Robinson - Environmental Analyst,
Southwest Research and Information Center, New Mexico, USA
Download Here (~ 57 kb)David Noonan - Research / Campaign Manager,
Australian Conservation Foundation (Adelaide Office)
Download Here (~ 22 kb)Peter Schnelbogl - Engineer/Environmental Specialist,
Big Scrub Environment Centre, Lismore NSW
Download Here (~ 208 kb)John Hallam - Anti-Nuclear Specialist Extraordinaire,
Friends of the Earth - Sydney, NSW
Download Here (~ 31 kb)This page is intended to help people and groups prepare their submissions. Some significant resources include :
Proforma Submission - simply sign and snai-mail in! - Click Here The Case Against Uranium Solution Mining - Click Here
An extensive research report outlining the operational and environmental problems with In Situ Leach mining, and documenting these problems across Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, ISL in the USA, as well as a detailed review of Australia's history with ISL. A must to help with your submission!Beverley - Some Questions & Answers - Click Here Contact :
David Noonan
Aust. Conservation Foundation (SA)
Ph (08) 8232 2566 & Fax (08) 8232 2490
120 Wakefield St, Adelaide SA 5000
Email D.Noonan@acfonline.org.auGavin Mudd - (formerly Enviro. Hydrogeologist, VU)
now Research Fellow, Uni of Queensland
Ph (07) 3365 3745 (Uni) or (07) 3846 7453 (H)
Fax (07) 3365 4599
P.O. Box 6405, St Lucia QLD 4067
Email angelb@netspace.net.auTo order a hard copy of the EIS (no electronic copy like Jabiluka, despite GA running a supercomputing facility!!), contact :
Planning SA
Ph (08) 8303 0724
(Int'l +61-8-8303-0724)Write to :
Manager, Environmental Impact Assessment Branch
Planning SA
136 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000or GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5000
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