I, MIKE SMITH, as the then acting Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment and Energy (the Department), then delegate for the Minister for the Environment and Energy (the Minister), provide this statement of reasons for my decision of 17 February 2017, under subsection 130 (1) and section 133 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act), to approve the proposed action by Big Island Mining Pty Ltd (the proponent) to expand the gold mining operation at the existing Dargues Gold Mine (approved as EPBC 2010/5770), located at Majors Creek, New South Wales [as described in EPBC Act referral 2015/7539; variation request received 16 September 2015 and accepted 23 October 2015] (the proposed action) (see Annexure B).
Statement of Reasons for Approval Dargues Mine 2017-04-14 (3MB PDF)
