Grange Resources – Savage River Mine

Project Aim

The project goal was to assist Grange in obtaining regulatory approval for NPUG through the preparation of a high quality, comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).   

What we did

The pitt&sherry project team visited Savage River Mine to discuss the project on-site with Grange’s team and better understand the project and its key environmental issues to be addressed in the EIS.  

An EIS was prepared by pitt&sherry’s environmental consultants to address the Project Specific Guidelines (PSGs) issued by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), Tasmania, for the proposal.

The team worked with Grange and its subconsultants to review subconsultant reports against the PSGs, ensure that information provided would meet the EPA’s needs and implement the integration of the relevant information into the EIS. The EIS included an assessment undertaken by pitt&sherry of other elements, such as waste management and socio-economic issues.  

A Planning Permit Application and supporting report were prepared to address the relevant conditions of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme – Waratah-Wynyard. To support the planning application, a Traffic Impact Assessment was undertaken by pitt&sherry’s traffic engineers to assess existing traffic on the local road network and the potential impact of an increase in traffic from the proposal.  

Throughout the project, pitt&sherry provided key project management and regulator liaison ensuring documentation was submitted in a timely fashion for the securing of permits to provide for continued production at Savage River Mine. 

Key Outcomes

The EIS was submitted to the EPA as the case for assessment in March 2024 was subsequently accepted and advertised. 

The assessment process also involved the submission of the Planning Permit application and associated EIS to the Waratah-Wynyard Council, and the subsequent referral of that documentation to the EPA for assessment.  

This Planning application report demonstrated that the proposal complies with the applicable provisions of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme – West Coast Local Provisions Schedule (the planning scheme). The application was supported by a traffic impact assessment and the EIS.

During the statutory public notification period of 28 days no public representations were made.  

Permit conditions for the proposal are currently being prepared by the EPA.