Southern Cross Resources Australia Pty Ltd has applied under
the Radiation Protection and Control Act (1982) for a licence
for commercial uranium mining operations at its Honeymoon mine
site.
Southern Cross Resources, a subsidiary of SXR Uranium One Inc,
currently holds a licence for non-commercial operations at this
site. It currently has an approved Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS), Mining Lease and uranium export licence.
The acid In-Situ Leach uranium mining process is the same as
that currently used at the Beverley uranium mine.
The EPA Chief Executive is responsible for assessing the application
for a licence under the Radiation Protection and Control Act.
The assessment process determines whether the application satisfies
the Act and associated Regulations and considers whether workers,
the public and the environment are adequately protected from radiological
hazards. The statutory Radiation Protection Committee provides
advice to the Chief Executive regarding the application.
The public was invited to comment on the application. Public
submissions closed on 30 June 2006.
Decision by the Chief
Executive of the EPA on the Honeymoon Uranium Project Licence
Application (65KB PDF)
Summary of public
submissions (128KB PDF)
Media release - licence
issued to Honeymoon Uranium Project (27KB PDF)
