Overview
Primary Gold Pty Ltd is proposing to recommence open-cut gold mining across two mine sites, Rustlers Roost and Quest 29, located in the Mount Bundey region, approximately 100 km south east of Darwin, via the Arnhem Highway.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
- Notice of Decision to accept proponent initiated EIS referral – 23 February 2021 PDF (422.3 KB)
- Notice of Decision and Statement of Reasons – 11 May 2021 PDF (125.5 KB)
- Terms of Reference for an EIS – 11 May 2021 PDF (419.7 KB)
Public consultation
Statutory notice (25 February 2021)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 25 February 2021 inviting public comment on a proponent initiated EIS referral submitted by Primary Gold Pty Ltd for the Rustlers Roost and Quest 29 open cut mine redevelopment.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 9 April 2021. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
Submissions received
| Submissions received on the referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF (639.1 KB) |
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | PDF (307.9 KB) |
| Department of Health | PDF (94.9 KB) |
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade – Resources | PDF (1.0 MB) |
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade – Tourism | PDF (96.0 KB) |
| Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities | PDF (150.6 KB) |
| Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet | PDF (91.1 KB) |
| Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services | PDF (174.2 KB) |
One anonymous submission was received in relation to the referral and has been withheld from publication in accordance with regulation 269 of Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
Referral - Proponent initiated EIS documents
| Document | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral Form | PDF (109.8 KB) |
| Referral Main Report | PDF (9.8 MB) |
| Statement of Reasons | PDF (292.0 KB) |
| Draft Terms of Reference | PDF (449.9 KB) |
Stage 2: Assessment
Significant variation (section 51)
NT EPA notices about the significant variation
- NT EPA Notice of decision to accept significant variation of proposed action – 26 August 2021 PDF (1.8 MB)
- NT EPA Notice of decision and statement of reasons about assessment of significant variation – 5 October 2021 PDF (104.8 KB)
Public consultation on a significant variation
Statutory notice (30 August 2021)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 30 August 2021 to invite public comment on a notice of significant variation submitted by Primary Gold Pty Ltd for the Rustlers Roost and Quest 29 Open Cut Mine Re-development.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 24 September 2021. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 170(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Submissions received on the significant variation | Type |
|---|---|
| Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF (407.8 KB) |
| Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | PDF (489.6 KB) |
| Department of Health | PDF (73.5 KB) |
| Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade - Resource | PDF (1.3 MB) |
| Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics | PDF (592.8 KB) |
Significant variation documents
| Significant variation | Type |
|---|---|
| Significant variation form | PDF (197.6 KB) |
| Significant variation - Main Report | PDF (7.8 MB) |
Draft environmental impact statement
NT EPA notice about the draft environmental impact statement
Public consultation on a draft environmental impact statement
Statutory notice (8 November 2021)
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 8 November 2021 to invite public comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rustlers Roost and Quest 29 Open-Cut Mine Redevelopment.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 13 January 2022. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 133 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Submissions received on the Draft EIS | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Government authority submissions | ||
| 1 | Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 408.9 KB |
| 2 | Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security | PDF 2.3 MB |
| 3 | Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade | PDF 2.2 MB |
| 4 | Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics - Transport | PDF 40.3 KB |
| 5 | Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Service | PDF 105.6 KB |
| Public submissions | ||
| 6 | Environment Centre NT (ECNT) | PDF 156.8 KB |
Documents
| Draft Environmental Impact Statement | Type |
|---|---|
| Declaration form | PDF 713.5 KB |
| Executive Summary | PDF 3.2 MB |
| Sections 1 to 4 – Introduction, Regulatory context, Stakeholder engagement and Project description | PDF 17.6 MB |
| Sections 5 and 6 – Existing environment and risk assessment | PDF 4.8 MB |
| Section 7.1 – Terrestrial environmental quality | PDF 4.3 MB |
| Section 7.2 – Terrestrial ecosystems | PDF 8.0 MB |
| Section 7.3 – Hydrological Processes | PDF 5.4 MB |
| Section 7.4 – Inland water environmental quality | PDF 5.8 MB |
| Section 7.5 – Aquatic ecosystems | PDF 8.0 MB |
| Section 7.6 – Community and economy | PDF 2.1 MB |
| Section 8 – Other environmental factors | PDF 1.2 MB |
| Section 9 – Commonwealth Governments matters | PDF 1.3 MB |
| Section 10 – Environmental management | PDF 668.9 KB |
| Section 11 – Holistic impacts | PDF 1.4 MB |
| Section 12 – Conclusion of predicted impacts | PDF 667.0 KB |
| Section 13 - References | PDF 627.1 KB |