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 has been received from Mount Isa Mines Limited, Level 1, 340 Adelaide Street, Brisbane QLD 4000. The application relates to the export of up to 5500 wet metric tonnes of lead dross (Basel Code A1020) to the facility operated 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 and road to Townsville, and then shipped by sea, transiting South Africa, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, en route to Belgium.
The transboundary movement would take place in one (1) shipment during the time period specified in the permit, if granted.
Bruce Edwards
Delegate to the Minister
Assistant Secretary
Waste Policy Branch
1 September 2014