Andromeda Metals

Porcelain cup, an end product of high-quality kaolin

Natural environment surrounding the Great White Project

Local community around the Great White Project

The Great White Project: a development-ready kaolin operation on the Eyre Peninsula, with project status, approvals and fact sheet.

Great White Project

Andromeda Metals (ASX:ADN) | Industrial and critical minerals

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The GWP is located within the District Council of Streaky Bay, near the community of Poochera on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. 

By developing the GWP, South Australia can become a key supplier of superior quality industrial and critical minerals

The Company aims to develop the deposit into a world-class mining and processing operation.

Our kaolin deposits contain minerals that can be transformed into high-value products including:

high quality kaolin for the high-end ceramics and porcelain markets

feedstock to produce the critical mineral and high-purity alumina (HPA), an in-demand critical mineral which underpins the global transition to low carbon and energy efficient technologies

South Australia has a two-stage approval system.

The first stage involves the application for Mining Tenements. Applications for a Mining Lease (ML) and two Miscellaneous Purposes Licences (MPLs), supported by a Mining Proposal which described the Development, were submitted to the Department for Energy and Mining (DEM) in February 2021. The Mining Proposal defined the Proposed Development and provided government and the community information on how the Development will interact with the environment and included studies into the flora and fauna, hydrology, landscape, air quality, communities, businesses, traffic and infrastructure.

DEM granted ML 6532, MPL 163 and MPL 164 ("Mining Tenements") in December 2021, subject to conditions based on environmental outcomes ("Mining Lease Conditions").

The second stage in the approvals process is the preparation and lodgment of a management plan called a Program for Environment Protection and Rehabilitation (PEPR).

Andromeda submitted the PEPR for the GWP in August 2022, following extensive stakeholder engagement and comprehensive environmental studies. The PEPR demonstrates how operations at the GWP will comply with the conditions attached to Mining Lease 6532 and Miscellaneous Purposes Licence 164 and other regulatory requirements.

Andromeda received approval of the PEPR for the GWP from DEM in March 2023.

Approval of the PEPR permits the processing of up to 300,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of ore, producing up to a nominal 150,000 tpa of kaolin products.

With a small-footprint, shallow-depth and progressive rehabilitation planned, the GWP will be a next-generation mining operation.

 Our project will have minimal environmental impacts while presenting a significant economic development opportunity for the Eyre Peninsula community and for South Australia.

Andromeda values the relationship we have with the local community and will work hard to build and preserve it. Our project will bring employment opportunities and economic benefit to Poochera, Streaky Bay, Wudinna and surrounding areas.

We source skills locally wherever possible, utilise a ‘shop locally’ policy and encourage our team to join and contribute to the local economy. Andromeda has made commitments to the community that address public safety, water, transport, and traffic concerns.

For more information on the Project, view the PEPR or get in touch.

Great White Project

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