Name of the Project
Paroo Station hydrometallurgical facility and mine extension project lead mine expansion.

Location
The project is located 30 km west of Wiluna, in Western Australia.

Client
Rosslyn Hill Mining (formerly known as Magellan Metals).

Project Description
The Paroo Station mine was put on care and maintenance in April 2015.

Rosslyn Hill plans to restart the operation at the lead carbonate mine and expand its operations by installing a hydrometallurgical facility to convert lead carbonate concentrate to lead metals (ingots).

The proposal includes:

• the construction and operation of a new hydrometallurgical facility, broadly consisting of acid leach, electrowinning and melting, to convert the lead carbonate concentrate currently approved to be produced at the mine site to an estimated 70 000 t/y of lead metal;

• transporting lead metal ingots of about 25 kg each from the mine site for export;

• increasing the on-site power generation capacity to 20 MW installed, to be fuelled from the existing natural gas spur line;

• increasing the existing approved disturbance footprint by 400 ha, taking the total to 980 ha within a 2 094 ha development envelope; and

• increasing the tailings storage capacity by 19-million tonnes, taking the total storage volume of tailings to 35-million tonnes.

About 70 000 t/y of lead metal is expected to be processed through the operation.

Potential Job Creation
The project is expected to create up to 300 jobs during the construction phase and up to 250 ongoing jobs once operations begin.

Net Present Value/Internal Rate of Return
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Western Australian government granted Rosslyn Hill environmental approvals for the expansion of the Paroo Station mine in November.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Rosslyn Hill Mining, tel +61 8 6102 7133 or email info@rhmpl.com.au.