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 an application was received on 10 June 2015 from Mount Isa Mines Limited (ACN 009 661 447), Level 38, 1 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Telephone: +61 2 8247 6315; Facsimile: +61 2 9251 4740.
The application relates to the export of up to 20 000 tonnes of lead copper dross (Basel Code A1020) to the facility operated by Umicore Precious Metal Refining, located at 14, A. Greinerstraat, B 2660 Hoboken in Belgium. The waste is destined for recovery operation R4 – Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
The waste will be transported by rail or road to Townsville, and then shipped by sea in containers, transiting China, Malaysia, Egypt, Morocco, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Germany, en route to Antwerp, Belgium from where it will travel by inland waterway to the recovery facility.
The transboundary movement would take place in up to 20 shipments during the time period specified in the permit, if granted.
Bruce Edwards
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch