SANDY RIDGE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMUNITY SESSIONS

  • Tellus to host community information sessions in the Goldfields and Perth
  • Coolgardie on the 22nd November and Kalgoorlie on the 23rd November

Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) will host two public information sessions on the results of its Sandy Ridge Public Environmental Review (PER) for the proposed Sandy Ridge Project in the Goldfields on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2016.

The events will provide a forum to communicate with and listen to the local community 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

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Community Recreation Centre

Sylvester Street, Coolgardie

10am to 6pm

KALGOORLIE

Wednesday, 23 November 2016

Rydges Hotel

21 Davidson Street, Kalgoorlie

10am to 7pm

Representatives of Tellus will be in attendance to provide information about the proposed Project, results of the PER and the government assessment process. The sessions will outline the key environmental factors associated with the project and how the community can provide feedback.

After the Goldfields briefings Tellus will be briefing Government and community stakeholders in Perth.

About Tellus Holdings

Tellus Holdings Ltd (“Tellus”) is an infrastructure development company in the business of creating economic, social and environmental value from waste, clay and salt resources. This dual revenue model involves mining the commodities kaolin clay and rock salt in thick dry remote beds which creates world’s best practice geological repositories. The voids created by mining are then used to store equipment, archives or waste using a multi barrier system as part of an overall safety case. Tellus plans to permanently isolate hazardous waste using environmentally sound management (ESM) principles that protect the environment and human health. Tellus also supports the circular economy using long term storage by placing like-with-like materials for operational safety reasons and to create opportunities for the future recovery of valuable materials. Tellus’ business model mirrors international solutions operating in the UK, Europe and North America. Tellus is developing the proposed Sandy Ridge facility in Western Australia (WA) and the proposed Chandler facility in the Northern Territory (NT) which has been awarded Major Project Status by the NT Government.

For further information on Tellus:

Visit: www.tellusholdings.com.au or contact:

Duncan van der Merwe

Managing Director

Tel: +61 (0)2 9241-7678

Jane Munday

Michels Warren Munday

Mob: +61 (0)427 880 083

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