ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994
Section 152
Application notice
Eloise Copper Mine
Resource activity: Mining activity relating to a mining lease
It is advised that AIC Copper Pty Ltd has lodged an application for a major amendment to an environmental authority and a PRCP schedule in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994.The environmental authority and PRCP schedule being amended are EPML00818113 and P-PRCP-100923537.
The application relates to 529.54 ha of land, located off the Oorindi McKinlay Road, approximately 60 kilometres (km) southeast of Cloncurry, Queensland in the McKinlay Shire Local Government Area (LGA).
The resource activity is proposed to occur on the following tenure(s) and will involve:
- All activities will occur on existing Mining Leases (MLs), ML 90064, ML 90086, ML 90155, ML 90080 and ML 100304.
- The amendment includes: i) the construction of a new Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) via upstream raise of existing TSF cells TD1/2, TD3 and TD4 (TD7); ii) two upstream raises of the TSF cell TD5; iii) construction of a mine affected water dam (Water Storage Dam) within the footprint of the TD5 Temporary Materials Stockpile/Borrow Pit; iv) expansion to the TD5 Temporary Materials Stockpile/Borrow Pit to access rehabilitation material for the TSF; v) administrative removal of any reference to the Process Water Pond; and vi) addition of Mining Lease 100304 onto the environmental authority and PRCP.
The application documents for the project consist of joint Environmental Authority and Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan Amendment Application Form, Environmental Authority Amendment Supporting Information Report, Response to an Information Request for an Environmental Authority and Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan Amendment Application, Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan, and Progressive Rehabilitation and Closure Plan Schedule.
Application documents may be inspected or accessed at https://www.aicmines.com.au/projects/environmental-authority/submission-documents/. and at https://environment.qld.gov.au/management/activities/non-mining/regulation/environmental-authority/current-ea-applications. Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may also be obtained by emailing info@aicmines.com.au to arrange a hard copy to be posted to you.
Copies of the standard conditions for the resource activity can be obtained by accessing the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation website https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au or by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130 372 (select option 4) or by email on palm@detsi.qld.gov.au.
It is advised that any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 21/05/2026 to 18/06/2026. Submission must be received on or before 4.30pm on the last day of the submission period. Submissions must be sent to:
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science, and Innovation
Minerals and Northern Compliance, Environmental Services and Regulation
PO Box 7230, Carins QLD 4870
ESCairns@detsi.qld.gov.au
Attention: Assessment Manager
The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation as administering authority shall accept all properly made submissions and may accept written submissions even if they are not properly made. A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:
- be written or made electronically
- state the name and address of each submitter
- be made to the administering authority stated above
- be received on or before the last day of the submission period
- state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.
Submission may be made using the Submission form: Application or amendment application for an environmental authority / PRC plan / PRCP schedule (ESR/2015/1617). If you wish to make submissions electronically, please use submission form (ESR/2015/1617) as a guide about the matters that are to be included.
Enquiries about the application can be made directly to:
Attn: Eloise EA and PRCP Amendment
Suite 3, 130 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA 6008
Email: info@aicmines.com.au
Phone: +61 (8) 6269 0110