NOTICE OF APPLICATION RECEIVED UNDER THE HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989
Pursuant to section 33 of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, notice is given that application AUH16-018 has been received from Mount Isa Mines Limited (ACN 009 661 447), Level 38, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney NSW 2000 (Telephone: +61 2 8247 6300; Facsimile: +61 2 9251 4740).
The application relates to the export of up to 45,000 wet metric tonnes of lead copper dross (Basel Code A1020) to Belgium for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds at Umicore Precious Metal Refining.
Written comments on the permit application may be lodged with the Department within 28 days of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Director, Hazardous Waste Section, Department of the Environment and Energy, GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601, or forwarded by email to hwa@environment.gov.au. Respondents should be aware that comments will be shared with the applicant and should not contain commercial-in-confidence information.
Paul Kesby