- Binding agreement signed with AMR Ltd, major Hong Kong based kaolin trading house
- AMR to provide kaolin market development and distribution services focused on Asia
- Opens up high value growing South East Asian ceramics markets for Tellus kaolin
Tellus signs kaolin market development agreement with AMR
Tellus Holdings Ltd (Tellus) is pleased to announce it has executed a binding market development agreement with Asia Material Resources Limited (AMR) which will pave the way for Tellus’ high grade kaolin clay to enter the attractive ceramics markets, with a focus on the growing South East Asian markets.
The initial market development works involves promoting Tellus kaolin products, achieving market technical and pricing acceptance, determining likely sales tonnage per year and securing sales agreements.
On satisfactory completion of these works, AMR will act as the ongoing Agent or Distributor for the kaolin products in South East Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, exceptions in Indonesia), South Asia (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India), East Asia (Taiwan and South Korea) and South Africa.
AMR, founded in 2008, is a venture between long- established ceramic and allied material trading and processing companies with collective experience covering industries such as tiles, tableware, sanitary ware and glass.
AMR has extensive coverage in East Asia and global distribution. It provides significant, specialist ceramic industry knowledge which is crucial in accessing the varied alternative kaolin markets.
Tellus is developing the Sandy Ridge Project in Western Australia and will be mining the mineral kaolin for ceramic, paint and other industrial markets.
The project has more than 25 years of kaolin and will feature a complementary storage facility.
“This unique sustainable dual revenue business model will support Tellus’ objective of becoming one of Asia’s most reliable and long-term suppliers of high quality kaolin throughout commodity cycles,” Tellus Managing Director Duncan van der Merwe said today.
In addition to being a significant trader of kaolin, AMR has its own kaolin project in Vietnam. Kaolin is a relatively varied product, with projects from around the world exhibiting different properties, such as plasticity, colour and texture.
“One of the significant benefits of working with AMR is the potential to develop a blended product, using Tellus Australian kaolin, AMR Vietnamese kaolin and potential additional sources and minerals to create a product of higher value than each of its constituent parts,” Mr van der Merwe said.
Before formalising the relationship with AMR, Tellus visited AMR facilities throughout Asia. The two companies have done significant product testing at independent laboratories as well as with end use customers.
Andrew Mountford, Director of AMR, said: “We are excited about our partnership with Tellus and look forward to playing a key role in bringing this new source of high grade kaolin to market.”
“Tellus is delighted to form this relationship with a recognised market leader such as AMR. We look forward to working with AMR to finalise our market entry strategy and become a long-term, reliable supplier to major kaolin customers throughout Asia,” Mr van der Merwe said.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Tellus team expands
- Regulatory team expands with Sophy Townsend
- Technical services team grows with Georgia Mellor
- Operational readiness team increases with Nathan Doab
Tellus Holdings Ltd (Tellus) is pleased to announce the expansion of its team with the appointment of Sophy Townsend as Environment & Approvals Senior Advisor, Georgia Mellor as Chemical Engineer (Graduate) and Nathan Doab as Senior Project Engineer.
“Tellus is delighted to welcome Sophy, Georgia and Nathan to our team,” Managing Director of Tellus, Mr Duncan van der Merwe said.
“Our three new team members bring a wealth of experience and knowledge across diverse industries and locations and will be instrumental in taking our projects through the permitting phase and into operational readiness,” he said.
Sophy Townsend
Environment & Approvals Senior Advisor
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours)
Sophy is an experienced and versatile Environmental Scientist, Ecologist and Project Manager with more than 15 years’ experience in Federal, State and local environmental permitting and environmental impact assessment. She has worked as Senior Environmental Scientist at GHD in Sydney and as Senior Environmental Scientist and Project Manager for international environmental and engineering consulting firms including Hemmera Envirochem in Canada and VHB and TRC Solutions in the United States. Sophy has prepared regulatory approval documents for developments such as mines, energy and infrastructure projects.
Georgia Mellor
Chemical Engineer (Graduate)
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours)
Georgia graduated from Curtin University of Technology with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) in 2015. She has been working with the Sandy Ridge Project Leader, Michael Ingram, to support delivery of the Sandy Ridge prefeasibility study and provide background chemical knowledge. Georgia has moved to the Technical Services team, providing specialist advice and assistance across all Tellus projects.
Nathan Doab
Senior Project Engineer
Diploma Mechanical Engineering
Nathan brings to the Tellus team more than 20 years’ experience, from the design and construction of mineral sands, metals and oil and gas projects throughout Australia. Nathan has worked as Senior Project Engineer/Manager for Australian Abrasive Minerals’ (NT) mineral separation plant, Senior Project Engineer for Thiess on the (WA) Roy Hill project, Senior Project Engineer / Site Manager for Atlas Iron on the (WA) Utah Point/McPhee Creek/Wodgina projects, Senior Project Engineer for United Group Ltd on the (QLD) Aurora Ammonium Nitrate project and (WA) BP Naphtha facility expansion. Nathan’s career portfolio spans multiple sectors including steel fabrication, contractor design and construction, client representation for both design and construction and feasibility investigations in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Africa.
The Sandy Ridge draft Environmental Scoping Document is now available for public review.
Copies can be downloaded from the EPA Consultation Hub at https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au/ .
In addition, hard copies of the draft ESD will be available for examination at:
- State Library of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, 25 Francis Street, Perth WA 6000
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Public Library, Roberts Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430
- Coolgardie Recreation Centre Library, 69 Sylvester Street, Coolgardie WA 6429
- Southern Cross Public Library, CRC, Canopus Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- Kambalda Public Library, Barnes Drive, Kambalda West WA 6442
Public submissions close on 14th April 2016. The EPA prefers submissions made through the EPA consultation hub at https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au
Alternatively submissions can be posted to:
Chairman, Environmental Protection Authority,
Locked Bag 10,
EAST PERTH WA 6892,
Referring Sandy Ridge Project and CMS/Assessment # 2057
If you have any questions on how to make a submission, please ring the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority on (08) 6145 0800
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Tellus buys local and hires local at Sandy Ridge
- Tellus supports local and indigenous business by hiring locally and buying locally
- Third round drilling to start second week of April 2016
- Approximately 50 NQ holes to be drilled and six piezometers installed
- Geotechnical investigations starts on road access, building materials and ground conditions
Tellus Holdings Ltd (Tellus) reports that the final phase of mineral and environmental drilling and first phase of geotechnical investigation on road access, building materials and ground conditions for the Sandy Ridge Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) will start in the second week of April with a number of local firms and experts providing services.
The Sandy Ridge project is 140 km north-west of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia (WA).
“Tellus has a policy of creating local business opportunities and hiring and buying locally. Even though field work at Sandy Ridge is relatively modest as we gear up towards the final approvals and build phase, it is great to see so many local firms providing excellent services,” Managing Director of Tellus, Mr Duncan van der Merwe said.
“This should increase as we get closer to production,” he said.
Local firm Wallis Drilling successfully provided previous drilling programs at Sandy Ridge and for this program of work will provide a Mantis 100 rig for drilling and sampling of up to 50 NQ aircore holes. The area to be drilled was identified in previous programs as a potential location for the kaolin mine and complementary storage and isolation services.
The drilling program will provide preliminary mine planning geological data for the Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) and the first three to five years of operations.
Six holes will be drilled and equipped as piezometers to confirm the mine area does not have a water table. The rig will also drill a series of shallow holes to install soil moisture and temperature monitoring instruments. The data collected should confirm the calibration of the near-surface hydrogeological model for the site.
Douglas Partners’ Perth office has been contracted to provide geotechnical works that includes:
- evaluating the existing pavement quality and borrow pit material suitability along 110 km of existing and new access roads;
- providing pavement design services for new roads and on-site working surfaces;
- evaluating infrastructure and village facility ground conditions, fill material quality and compaction design, and building foundation system design parameters;
- mine pit slope angle validation, material density and waste cell cover building anchor design.
- Data will be collected using in-field measurements and samples taken from trenches and drill-cores.
Other local and Indigenous business include:
- the Indigenous company KyRok (onsite civil works and road clearing)
- Aurora Environmental (soil moisture monitoring equipment)
- Continental Resource Management (on-site geologists)
- TerraSearch (logistical support)
- several specialist firms will provide supplies.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Surveys commenced at Sandy Ridge
- Next stage of on-site survey work for the proposed Sandy Ridge Facility commences
- Tellus enlists the help of drone technology to drive efficiency, safety and lower cost
- Permanent on-ground control network established
Post two rounds of successful drilling and a pilot project, Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) has commenced the next stage of on-site survey work for the proposed Sandy Ridge Facility. The first step is the use of two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (“UAV”) that will fly an area of 61 km2 and collect elevation data and digital aerial photography to be used in infrastructure site planning, surveying and the creation of accurate 3D maps used during the Bankable Feasibility Study, final engineering, build and operation phase.
“Tellus has enlisted the help of the two UAVs. This is innovative technology that improves safety, efficiency and lowers cost when scanning large areas and producing 3D maps. It is much faster than traditional methods and therefore can be done at a fraction of the original cost,” Managing Director of Tellus Mr Duncan van der Merwe said.
Ausurv will also establish a network of permanent ground control survey points and photo control points along both the site access roads and within the Sandy Ridge project area, using RTK or Static GPS.
The areas covered by the survey work include the Great Eastern Hwy intersection, Mt Walton Rd (100 km), site access road routes, mine and infrastructure areas and the pipeline and water supply.
Data collected by this survey work will be used in the project’s Bankable Feasibility Study and for subsequent detailed design engineering. The data also becomes an integral part of the baseline site topographic and photographic data set for ongoing site environmental monitoring during the build, operation and closure phase.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Sandy Ridge’s draft Environmental Scoping Document released for public review
- Public comments invited on Tellus’ Draft Environmental Scoping Document (ESD)
- Draft ESD available for a 2 weeks public review from 31st March to 14th April 2016
- Represents major milestone for Tellus flagship Sandy Ridge project
Tellus Holdings Ltd is proposing to develop the Sandy Ridge Facility (the Proposal) within the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The Proposal is to develop a kaolin open cut mine and use the mine voids for the secure storage and isolation of hazardous, intractable and low level radioactive waste using world best practice in storage and isolation. This will be supported by a Public Environmental Review (PER) and a site specific safety case.
A draft Environmental Scoping Document has been prepared in accordance with Western Australian Government policies and procedures and is released for public review. The draft Environmental Scoping Document describes the proposal, identifies the preliminary key (most important) environmental factors or issues, outlines the work to be undertaken to predict the environmental impacts, and identifies the relevant policy context.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) invites people to make a submission on the draft Environmental Scoping Document (ESD). EPA Assessment No 2057 / EPBC Referral 2015/7478.
The environmental impact assessment process is designed to be transparent and accountable, and includes specific points for public involvement, including opportunities for public review of environmental documentation.
In February, Tellus undertook community consultation in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. The main focus of the consultation was to inform the public about Tellus’ proposal to develop the Sandy Ridge Kaolin mine and complementary waste storage project and discuss key environmental and social benefits or concerns associated with the proposed Project.
The Sandy Ridge draft Environmental Scoping Document is now available for public review.
Copies can be downloaded from the EPA Consultation Hub at https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au/ .
In addition, hard copies of the draft ESD will be available for examination at:
- State Library of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, 25 Francis Street, Perth WA 6000
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Public Library, Roberts Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430
- Coolgardie Recreation Centre Library, 69 Sylvester Street, Coolgardie WA 6429
- Southern Cross Public Library, CRC, Canopus Street, Southern Cross WA 6426
- Kambalda Public Library, Barnes Drive, Kambalda West WA 6442
Public submissions close on 14th April 2016. The EPA prefers submissions made through the EPA consultation hub at https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au
Alternatively submissions can be posted to:
Chairman, Environmental Protection Authority,
Locked Bag 10,
EAST PERTH WA 6892,
Referring Sandy Ridge Project and CMS/Assessment # 2057
If you have any questions on how to make a submission, please ring the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority on (08) 6145 0800
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Tellus signs “take or pay” salt distribution agreement with Indonesian Buyer
- Tellus signs first salt offtake and distribution agreement with PT Damarco of Indonesia
- The terms are for 500,000 tonnes per annum of industrial salt
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) is pleased to announce that it has signed a major “take or pay” salt offtake and distribution agreement with Indonesian company PT Damarco Internasional (“PT Damarco”) for the purchase of industrial salt from the Chandler Project for the use in heavy industry.
The key terms and conditions of the salt offtake and distribution agreement include:
(a) selling exclusively 500,000 tonnes per annum from first production of industrial salt to PT Damarco, which represents up to 70% of average annual future industrial salt production from the Chandler Project;
(b) “Take or Pay” arrangements with a built in price review linked to CPI; and
(c) price to be paid ex works, in other words at the mine gate.
PT Damarco is a South-East Asia focused trading company which has close working relationships with the Indonesian Government and other key industrial salt buyers. PT Damarco is authorised to operate an import and export businesses, and is one of a restricted list of companies in Indonesia, with the right to import salt.
Managing Director of Tellus Mr Duncan van der Merwe commented: “We are delighted to sign this important agreement with our partners in Indonesia and we look forward to working very closely with them for the long-term. Tellus’ unique sustainable dual revenue Chandler project has JORC resources in excess of 500 years of annual production targets, which will support Tellus’ objective to be one of Asia’s most reliable and long-term suppliers of high quality halite (industrial and edible salt) throughout commodity cycles.”
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Successful Vietnam, Indonesia, China and Japan Trip
- Tellus creates value by developing partnerships with Asian businesses and experts
- Vietnam – Inspection of kaolin operations and commencement of formal marketing agreement discussions to cover South-East Asian markets
- Indonesia – Introduction to key industrial salt user groups and development of salt marketing strategy and distribution framework for key customers
- China – Material progression towards equipment supply agreement with CCTEG
- China – Positive equipment and project financing discussions with Chinese banks
- Japan – identifying world’s best practice technology providers and commencement of formal commercial discussions
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) reports good progress on its dual revenue infrastructure facilities in Australia. As the Tellus projects move through their development and approval processes, the company is working with key commercial and technical partners from around the world to ensure global best practice operational process and technical solutions are incorporated into the project definitions.
“To that end, key Tellus executives recently completed successful trips within Asia, where significant project value can be created through partnership with local businesses and experts. In January and February, we visited Vietnam, Indonesia, China and Japan and met with a number of commodity users, equipment suppliers, service providers, technology partners and financiers,” said Tellus Managing Director Duncan van der Merwe.
Kaolin:
South-East Asia is the crucial geographic focus for Tellus’ kaolin output as this is the most rapidly growing manufacturing hub for tableware ceramics due to its lower cost base and proximity to the largest markets in broader Asian region.
In Vietnam, a Tellus executive inspected kaolin mining operations and tableware manufacturers and visited independent testing agencies to discuss the positive results of test work conducted on Tellus kaolin. Tellus expects to be in a position shortly to announce the finalisation of a marketing agreement that will cover South-East Asia for its Sandy Ridge kaolin project in Western Australia.
Salt:
Indonesia represents an important potential market for Tellus’ industrial salt output given, with its large heavy industry customers and geographical proximity to Tellus’ export port of Darwin. Tellus executives met with potential commodity distribution partners and key Indonesian government officials. Tellus expects to be in a position shortly to announce the finalisation of salt distribution arrangements in Indonesia along with its first commodity offtake agreement.
Mine Equipment and Technology:
In October 2015 Tellus visited China and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Coal and Technology Engineering Group (CCTEG). CCTEG is a large Chinese State-owned enterprise and dominant supplier of underground mining equipment in China as well as a proven equipment supplier in the international mining market. The MOU covered both the supply of mining equipment for Tellus’ projects as well as associated AUD 120 million equipment financing package for the purchase. During Tellus’ February trip to China, Tellus executives inspected some of the mining equipment assembly facilities of CCTEG and progressed technical and commercial parameters around the supply of equipment.
During Tellus’ February trip to Japan, a Tellus executive met with Japanese technology providers and have commenced formal commercial discussions. Japan has a toolbox of world’s best practice technologies that are relevant to Tellus’ projects.
Finance:
Tellus also met with key Chinese banking parties to progress discussions relating to senior debt project finance, in addition to CCTEG equipment finance that was discussed previously. Tellus is excited about the potential attractive funding packages that may be available to Tellus’ long term infrastructure business.
Next steps:
Tellus continues to believe that significant value can be created for shareholders from collaborating with key international commodity, technology and financial partners, especially those from the geographically important Asian region. As part of its forward scope of works, Tellus will continue to work with key parties to finalise and formalise arrangements as appropriate. On achievement of material milestones, separate news releases will be issued.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Sandy Ridge Project Community Information Sessions Update
- Tellus delivers community information sessions in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie
- Tellus interviewed by ABC Goldfields Radio following community sessions
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) as part of its third round of community consultation, hosted four public information sessions in the Northern Goldfields on the 10th and 11th of February 2016 for the Sandy Ridge Project.
The main focus of the drop-in days was to inform the public about Tellus’ proposal to develop the Sandy Ridge Kaolin mine and complementary waste storage project and discuss with community members, key environmental and social benefits or concerns associated with the proposed Project.
The drop-in days received neutral to broad support from the community for the proposed Sandy Ridge Project.
A diverse range of people attended the community “drop-in” sessions including representatives from:
- State and Local Government
- industry and local businesses
- members of the public
- local Aboriginal people/traditional owners.
Most people completed a written survey. The main issues raised were availability of jobs, the transport of waste, flora and fauna and groundwater. In response to the main issues raised:
- Tellus has a strategy for local training, jobs and business opportunities;
- Tellus only uses reputable transport companies;
- the site is not constrained by any rare, threatened or endangered plants or animals under WA or Federal Legislation;
- there is no standing groundwater table;
- there are no known items of cultural heritage in the project’s footprint.
After the community engagement sessions, ABC Goldfields radio interviewed on the 17th February, Tellus Holdings’ Managing Director and Environment and Approvals Manager. To listen please click below
https://soundcloud.com/abcwa/tellus-holdings-on-community-briefings
Next steps:
Tellus’ Environmental Scoping Document (“ESD”) will shortly be available for Public Review (the public has two weeks to respond to the ESD and comments can be submitted to the EPA). Subject to EPA approval , Tellus’ Public Environmental Review (“PER”) will be publicly available in April/May 2016. The public will have 10 weeks to respond to the PER (responses to the EPA). Both the ESD and PER will be available on the company’s website.
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue infrastructure business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long- term, storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or the permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ has been awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Sandy Ridge Project Community Information Sessions
- Tellusto host community information sessions in the Northern Goldfields
Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) will host four public information sessions in the Northern Goldfields on the 10th and 11th of February 2016 for the 100% owned Sandy Ridge Project.
The events will provide the forum to inform the public about Tellus’ proposal to develop the Sandy Ridge Kaolin mine and complementary waste storage project.
The community information sessions will be held at the following venues and times:
COOLGARDIE
Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Community Recreation Centre
Sylvester Street, Coolgardie
10am to 2pm
4pm to 7pm
KALGOORLIE
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre
99 Johnson Street, Somerville
10am to 2pm
4pm to 7pm
Representatives of Tellus will be in attendance to provide information about the Sandy Ridge Project and the government assessment process. The sessions will outline the key environmental factors associated with the project and how the community can provide feedback
About Tellus Holdings:
Tellus Holdings Ltd is an infrastructure project development company with a proposed dual revenue business model. This involves mining the commodities salt and kaolin and backfilling the voids left from mining with equipment, archives or long term temporary storage of waste. Tellus plans to store like-with-like materials, so as to create opportunities for the future long term, temporary storage, treatment and recovery of valuable materials or permanent isolation of waste. Tellus’ business model mirrors world’s best practice solutions operating in the UK, Europe, USA and Canada. Tellus is developing the Chandler salt mine project in the Northern Territory (NT) and the Sandy Ridge kaolin mine project in Western Australia. Tellus’ flagship ‘Chandler Project’ was awarded Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government.
For further information:
Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:
Duncan van der Merwe
Managing Director
Tel: +61 (0)2 8257 3395
Corporate and Chandler Project:
Jane Munday
Michels Warren Munday (Media)
Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083
Sandy Ridge Project:
Cameron Morse
FTI Consulting (Media)
Tel: +61 (0)8 9485 8888
Darwin East Arm Storage and Transfer Facility Development Application Lodged
News Release
- Tellus lodges Development Application for Darwin East Arm Storage and Transfer Facility