Capricorn Copper Mine EA Amendment Application (A-EA-AMD-100915844)

Closed: 16 October 2026 4.30pm
Topic: Environmental licensing and regulation
Type: Public notice and consultation
Region: Outback Queensland

The amendment application proposes the construction of a new Tailings Storage Facility in the Upper Esperanza catchment and associated infrastructure required to restart Capricorn Copper Mine, namely a new water treatment plant and workshop.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994
Section 152
Application notice

Capricorn Copper Mine

Resource activity: Mining activity relating to a mining lease

It is advised that Capricorn Copper Pty Ltd has lodged an application for a major amendment to an environmental authority in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The environmental authority being amended is EPML00911413.

The application relates to 833ha of land at Capricorn Copper Mine (CCM) located at Gunpowder in North Queensland, approximately 115km north of Mt Isa.

The resource activity is proposed to occur on the following tenure(s) and will involve:

Construction of a new Tailings Storage Facility in the Upper Esperanza catchment and associated infrastructure required to restart Capricorn Copper Mine, namely a new water treatment plant and workshop, on Calton Hills leasehold land, Lot 5 on CP865892.

The application documents for the project consist of:

this Application Notice
Cover Letter: DETSI – CCPL TSF3 EA Amendment Information Request (IR)
Response for Information Requested by DETSI, including Appendices 01-11
Environmental Assessment Report, including Appendices A.1-A.9.

Application documents may be inspected or accessed at www.29metals.com/assets/capricorn-copper and https://environment.qld.gov.au/management/activities/non-mining/regulation/environmental-authority/current-ea-applications

Copies of, or extracts from, the application documents may also be obtained by contacting Geraldine McGuire, Manager ESG & Approvals, geraldine.mcguire@29metals.com

It is advised that any person may make a submission about the application documents during the submission period, which is from 17/09/2026 to 16/10/2026. Submission must be received on or before 4.30pm on the last day of the submission period. Submissions must be sent to:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Minerals Business Centre
PO Box 7230 Cairns QLD 4870
ESCairns@detsi.qld.gov.au
Attention: Kajal Chand

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation as administering authority shall accept all properly made submissions and may accept written submissions even if they are not properly made. A properly made submission must meet all of the following requirements:

be written or made electronically
state the name and address of each submitter
be made to the administering authority stated above
be received on or before the last day of the submission period
state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Submission may be made using the Submission form: Application or amendment application for an environmental authority / PRC plan / PRCP schedule (ESR/2015/1617). If you wish to make submissions electronically, please use submission form (ESR/2015/1617) as a guide about the matters that are to be included.

Enquiries about the application can be made directly to:
29Metals: Geraldine McGuire, Manager ESG & Approvals, geraldine.mcguire@29metals.com. Level 4, 232 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000