The nation's largest solar salt project has marked a major milestone in what has been a challenging road through planning stages.
The federal government has given its approval for the largest solar salt project in Australia.A major salt project in WA's Pilbara region has been given final approval from the Commonwealth government, paving the way for jobs and export near Karratha.In an announcement released on Tuesday, BCI Minerals said it had received approval from Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to start operations at its Optimised Mardie Project immediately.
BCI confirmed it would start filling the first three evaporation pools before submitting data to environmental regulators to gain approval to fill the remaining six pools.The project was expected to be the largest of its kind in Australia and would support 750 construction jobs and 140 permanent jobs once completed.
WA resources analyst Tim Treadgold said the development was unlikely to turn many heads within the general market, but salt had recently progressed into a key export mineral."Salt is in demand worldwide for use in a whole variety of chemicals.He said WA was in a prime position to take advantage of the growth in the market.
Mr Treadgold said Mardie's focus on salt, with sulphate of potash as a by-product, was another example of potash projects struggling to get off the ground."There have been six or seven inland potash proposals which have never been able to get far from ground zero."
Export Minerals Pilbara BCI Minerals Tanya Plibersek Optimised Mardie Project David Boshoff Potash Tim Treadgold
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