Vista Gold Australia is proposing to:
- Re-establish and operate the Mt Todd Gold Mine, located
approximately 55 km north of Katherine, Northern Territory (NT)
and
Establish and operate a limestone quarry, approximately 20 km west
of the mine site and north west of Katherine. (Limestone will
used as a neutralising agent in mining operations and
rehabilitation).
The objectives of this Notice of Intent (NOI) are:
- To notify the Northern Territory Government of the proposed
project
- To provide an overview of key elements of the project
- To provide an indication of potential
impacts and management measures of the project
- To provide the NT Department of Resources (DOR) and the NT
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport
(NRETAS) sufficient information to formally determine the level of
assessment required under the NT Mining Management Act or
the Environmental Assessment Act 1982 i.e. an
environmental impact statement (EIS) or public environment report
(PER).
The project is at the prefeasibility
stage. Information on some elements of the project is limited at
the time of preparation of the NOI. Additional information will be
developed throughout 2011 and included in the EIS, assuming the
project will trigger further environmental assessment.