Extract from Hansard [COUNCIL - Tuesday, 30 March 2010] p1093b-1095a Hon Ed Dermer; Hon Norman Moore

RESOURCES SECTOR — MINES SAFETY INSPECTIONS 85. Hon ED DERMER to the Minister for Mines and Petroleum: I ask this question on behalf of Hon Jon Ford, who is unable to attend in the house at this time. Some notice has been given of the question. I refer to mines inspectors and inspections since 26 November 2009. (1) How many mines inspectors did the Resources Safety division of the Department of Mines and Petroleum have employed on actual mines safety inspections at the start of December 2009, in January 2010 and in February 2010? (2) How many inspections were carried out, and where, in the months of December 2009, January 2010 and February 2010? Hon NORMAN MOORE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. This answer is correct as at 30 March. (1) The number of inspectors of mines employed by the Resources Safety division of the Department of Mines and Petroleum who carried out site inspections during this period is as follows: in December 2009, 29; in January 2010, 25; in February 2010, 32; and in March to date, 26. (2) The number of the site inspections carried out during this period is as follows: in December 2009, 144; in January 2010, 118; in February 2010, 159; and in March 2010—that is, to 30 March 2010—128. I table the attached documents that detail the exact location of each site visit. Please note that some sites were visited more than once. I seek to have that table incorporated into Hansard. Leave granted. [See paper 1881.] The following material was incorporated —

List of locations of each site visited in December 2009

ANT AND SUNDAY HILL PROJECT ESPERANCE SALT/PINK LAKE SALT OPS OREBODY 23/25 ARGO UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION – KARRATHA ARGYLE DIAMONDS AK1 FLYING FOX PERSEVERENCE ARGYLE DIAMONDS UNDERGROUND FLYNN DR – NEERABUP / WA PILLARA LIMESTONE ATHENA UNDERGROUND MINE FLYNN DRIVE – NEERABUP / PINJARRA REFINERY CARRAMAR SAND BANNOCKBURN GOLD PROJECT FROGS LEG PLUTONIC GROUP BINDOON BAUXITE QUARRY GERALDTON PORT BERTH 4,5 QUINNS ROAD – NEERABUP/RCG PTY LTD BODDINGTON BAUXITE MINE GOSNELLS RALEIGH UNDERGROUND BODDINGTON GOLD GROUP GREENFIELDS TREATMENT PLANT RED HILL / HANSON BULLABULLING GOLD OPERATION GWINDINUP SALLY MALAY GROUP BULLEN DECLINE HARLEQUIN DECLINE (CNGC) SALT CREEK MINE BUNBURY GROUP / CABLE HOMESTEAD UNDERGROUND SAND QUEEN MINE BUNBURY PORT AUTHORITY HOMEWARD BOUND SINCLAIR MINE BURBANKS TREATMENT PLANT HOPKINS RD – CARABOODA / LS BLDG SONS OF GWALIA, LEONORA BLOCKS BURBANKS UNDERGROUND PROJECT HORSESHOE MANGANESE MINE SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS BURNAKURA JV PROJECT JACK HILLS GROUP SPINIFEX RIDGE BYFORD / HANSON JANDAKOT PLANT / UNIMIN BYFORD AGGREGATE QUARRY JANET IVY OPEN PIT SUPER PIT CAPE PRESTON IRON ORE PROJECT JUBILEE GOLD MINE THE LAKES CARABOODA THREE MILE HILL PROJECT CARNILYA HILL KELMSCOTT / NAGROM THREE SPRINGS CAROSUE DAM GOLD MINE KOOLAN ISLAND IRON ORE PROJECT TIMONI CATALANO B & S KWINANA NICKEL REFINERY TRIDENT UNDERGROUND PROJECT CAVE ROCKS GROUP LAKEWOOD PLANT WALDON OPEN PIT CENTRAL NORSEMAN TREATMENT LANFRANCHI WALLABY PROJECT PLANT CHIDLOW – GOODS RD SANDPIT LAVERTON OPERATIONS WATTLE AVE EAST – NOWERGUP/CROWN LIMESTONE CLOUD BREAK GROUP WELSHPOOL PLANT / UNIMIN COCKATOO ISLAND LONG – VICTOR GROUP WESCO RD – NOWERGUP/LIMESTONE NATURAL MEEKATHARRA / MERCATOR WESCO ROAD-NOWERGUP/METEOR STONE CUDDINGWARRA TRANSFER SITE MILITARY ROAD/ARCHISTONE WEST ANGELAS

[1] Extract from Hansard [COUNCIL - Tuesday, 30 March 2010] p1093b-1095a Hon Ed Dermer; Hon Norman Moore

CUE OPERATIONS MT MARION WINCHESTER QUARRY DAISY MILANO GOLD MINE MURRIN MURRIN WINDIMURRA VANADIUM PROJECT DAMPIER SALT NGARNGULU – HUDSON RESOURCES WOODIE WOODIE TAILINGS DONGARA LIME OPERATION – NEWMAN – MT WHALEBACK GROUP WORSLEY REFINERY COCKBURN DORAL NIFTY COPPER WYNDHAM PORT FACILITY ELLENDALE MINE OK DECLINE ENEABBA GROUP – ILUKA OREBODY 18 ESPERANCE PORT AUTHORITY

List of locations of each site visited in January 2010

ANDERSON POINT LAWLERS GOLD MINE ARGO UNDERGROUND LONG – VICTOR GROUP BALDIVIS ROAD / ITALIA MADORA BAY – LIMESTONE / ITALIA BELLEISLE U/G MINE MARINERS NICKEL MINE BODDINGTON BAUXITE MINE MOONBEAM OPEN PIT BODDINGTON GOLD GROUP MT CATTLIN LITHIUM BOUNTY GROUP MT CHARLOTTE / CASSIDY SHAFT BRIGHT STAR – BETA GOLD PROJECT MT JACKSON CAMP BROCKMAN MT MORGANS PROJECT BULLANT MINE MT REGAL / HANSON BULLEN DECLINE MURRIN MURRIN BUNBURY GROUP / CABLE NELSON POINT – PORT HEDLAND CAPE LAMBERT PORT OPERATIONS NEWMAN – MT WHALEBACK GROUP CARBONE SOUTH WEST OPERATIONS NULLAGINE IRON ORE PROJECT CAROSUE DAM GOLD MINE O’CONNOR – COMO ENGINEERS CAVE ROCKS GROUP OREBODY 23/25 CORONET PADDINGTON GOLD MINE DAMPIER PORT OPERATIONS / HI PARDOO PROJECT DAMPIER SALT PHILLIPS RIVER PROJECT DARLOT PINJARRA REFINERY DAVYHURST PLUTONIC GROUP EXPLORATION – KARRATHA PORT HEDLAND SALT FAIRYLAND POSTANS QUARRY FINUCANE ISLAND PORT OPERATIONS RALEIGH UNDERGROUND GASKELL SAND PIT RAVENTHORPE NICKEL PROJECT GIDJI ROASTER ROBE RIVER – PANNAWONICA GROUP GOSNELLS SANDSTONE TROY RESOURCES GWINDINUP SONS OF GWALIA, LEONORA HBI PLANT SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS HIGGINSVILLE TREATMENT PLANT ST IVES OPEN PITS HOMESTEAD UNDERGROUND SUPER PIT HORSESHOE MANGANESE MINE TABBA TABBA JAGUAR BASE METALS PROJECT THREE MILE HILL PROJECT JUNDEE GROUP TINDALS U/G KANOWNA BELLE GOLD MINE WALDON OPEN PIT KELMSCOTT / NAGROM WATTLE DAM GROUP KOOLYANOBBING WESTONIA GROUP KWINANA ALUMINA REFINERY WHIM CREEK COPPER KWINANA NICKEL REFINERY WILLOWDALE LAVERTON GOLD PROJECT WILUNA GOLD PROJECT WORSLEY REFINERY

List of locations of each site visited in February 2010.

ABERCROMBIE RD QUARRY – JANDAKOT RD SAND – NLG PADDINGTON GOLD MINE POSTANS AGNEW GOLD OPERATIONS JUBILEE GOLD MINE PARDOO PROJECT ALBANY – WILLYUNG / CEMEX NICKEL SMELTER PERSEVERENCE ANDERSON POINT KAMBALDA NICKEL PORT HEDLAND PORT FACILITY CONCENTRATOR ARGO UNDERGROUND KANOWNA BELLE GOLD MINE PORT HEDLAND SALT ATHENA UNDERGROUND MINE KEMERTON SILICON SMELTER PREMIER BALDIVIS/MILLAR RD KING BAY QUARRY RADIO HILL BANNOCKBURN GOLD PROJECT KOOLAN ISLAND IRON ORE PROJECT RALEIGH UNDERGROUND BELLEISLE U/G MINE KWINANA ALUMINA REFINERY RED HILL / HANSON BETA-HUNT NICKEL GROUP KWINANA BULK TERMINAL SINCLAIR MINE BRIGHT STAR – BETA GOLD PROJECT LAKEWOOD PLANT SMALL QUARRIES LANFRANCHI SONS OF GWALIA, LEONORA BULLABULLING GOLD OPERATION LAVERTON GOLD PROJECT SOUTHERN CROSS OPERATIONS CARABOODA LAWLERS GOLD MINE ST IVES OPEN PITS CARBARUP QUARRY LEINSTER NICKEL OPERATIONS SUNRISE DAM GOLD MINE CARNILYA HILL LEONORA GOLD PROJECT SUPER PIT CATALANO B & S MACPHERSONS GOLD PROJECT TABBA TABBA

[2] Extract from Hansard [COUNCIL - Tuesday, 30 March 2010] p1093b-1095a Hon Ed Dermer; Hon Norman Moore

CAVE ROCKS GROUP MANDOGALUP SAND PIT TELFER GROUP CHANDALA – MUCHEA DRY PLANT MARINERS NICKEL MINE TINDALS U/G CLIFFS NICKEL PROJECT MINDIJUP SILICA SAND PROJECT TRIDENT UNDERGROUND PROJECT COBBLER POOL MINJAR GOLD PROJECT TURNER RIVER / CEMEX COSMOS NICKEL MINE MOORA / SIMCOA WESCO ROAD SAND PIT DAMPIER PORT OPERATIONS / HI MOORE REIVER WESCO ROAD-NOWERGUP/METEOR STONE DARLOT MT CATTLIN LITHIUM WEST ANGELAS DORAL MT CHARLOTTE / CASSIDY SHAFT WHITE FOIL GOLD PROJECT ESPERANCE PORT AUTHORITY MT KEITH NICKEL OPERATIONS WILLOWDALE EXPLORATION – KARRATHA MT MAGNET ORBICULAR GRANITE WODGINA QUARRY FAIRPLAY OPEN PIT MUJA/EWINGTON 11 WOODIE WOODIE GROUP FLYING FOX MURRIN MURRIN WOODIE WOODIE TAILINGS GASKELL SAND PIT NELSON POINT – PORT HEDLAND WOOGENELLUP GELORUP – BUNBURY / CEMEX NEWMAN – MT WHALEBACK GROUP WORSLEY REFINERY GORDON SIRDAR PROJECT NIFTY COPPER Yandi I & II NORTHAM QUARRY YANDICOOGINA / HILL D GREENBUSHES GROUP OK DECLINE YARRIE GWINDINUP OREBODY 18 HUNTLY BAUXITE MINE OTTER JAGUAR BASE METALS PROJECT

List of locations of each site visited in March 2010 to date (26.3.2010)

ANT AND SUNDAY HILL PROJECT GRANNY SMITH GOLD MINE MT MARTIN OPEN PIT ARGO UNDERGROUND GREENBUSHES GROUP MT MORGANS PROJECT ARGYLE DIAMONDS AK1 HAMPTON BOULDER JUBILEE PIT MT WELD RARE EARTHS MINE ATHENA UNDERGROUND MINE HARLEQUIN DECLINE (CNGC) MURRIN MURRIN BELLEISLE U/G MINE HIGGINSVILLE TREATMENT PLANT NARNGULU BIG ROCK QUARRY – NEWMAN HOMESTEAD UNDERGROUND NARNGULU – HUDSON RESOURCES BLACK SWAN NICKEL MINE HOPE DOWNS GROUP NARNGULU SR PLANT – ILUKA BODDINGTON GOLD GROUP HOSE MINE NICKOL BAY QUARRY BRIGHT STAR – BETA GOLD PROJECT HUNTER ST STRIPPING PLANT OK DECLINE BROCKMAN JACK HILLS GROUP ORANGE GROVE BULLEN DECLINE JUNDEE GROUP ORIENT WELL PROJECT BUNBURY GROUP – CABLE KANOWNA BELLE GOLD MINE PERSEVERENCE BUNBURY PORT AUTHORITY KEMERTON SILICA SAND PROJECT RADIO HILL BUNBURY PORT TERMINAL KOOLANOOKA GROUP RALEIGH UNDERGROUND CAPE LAMBERT PORT OPERATIONS KUNUNURRA / GUERINONI RED HILL / HANSON CAPE PRESTON IRON ORE PROJECT KUNUNURRA / WOODHEAD ROBE RIVER – PANNAWONICA GROUP CARBONE SOUTH WEST OPERATIONS KWINANA NICKEL REFINERY SALT CREEK MINE CENTRAL NORSEMAN TREATMENT LAKEWOOD PLANT SINCLAIR MINE PLANT CHANDALA – MUCHEA DRY PLANT LEFROY GOLD TREATMENT PLANT SMALL QUARRIES CHRISTMAS CREEK IRON ORE GROUP LEINSTER NICKEL OPERATIONS SONS OF GWALIA, LEONORA CLOUD BREAK GROUP LEONORA GOLD PROJECT SUNRISE DAM GOLD MINE DAISY MILANO GOLD MINE LONG – VICTOR GROUP TALLERING PEAK GROUP DAMPIER PORT OPERATIONS / HI MAGELLAN MINE THREE SPRINGS FAIRPLAY OPEN PIT MARANDOO TINDALS U/G FLYING FOX MILITARY ROAD/ARCHISTONE WALKAWAY / CEMEX FROGS LEG AREA C GROUP WATTLE DAM GROUP GELORUP – BUNBURY / HANSON MOOLART WELL – DUKETON GROUP WHITE FOIL GOLD PROJECT GERALDTON PORT LEASE 14 MOORE RIVER WILBINGA – MILITARY RD LOT 1 GERALDTON PORT LEASE 17 MT CATTLIN LITHIUM WILUNA GOLD PROJECT GERALDTON PORT LEASE 21 MT CHARLOTTE / CASSIDY SHAFT WORSLEY REFINERY GNANGARA ROAD / ROCLA MT MARION

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