THE Greens say BHP Billiton must be made to prepare a new environmental impact statement (EIS) after indicating new technologies may be used to expand the Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia.
The company had environmental approvals from both the federal and South Australian governments in place before it mothballed the $30 billion expansion of the copper, uranium and gold mine earlier this year citing increased development costs and lower commodity prices.
The mining giant says it will now try to prove-up new technology which will allow the expansion to proceed in a revised form, but has offered no guarantees it will push ahead before a new state government deadline of October, 2016.
Greens MP Mark Parnell said the SA government had already indicated that the existing EIS would cover the new acid heap leaching technology.
But he said that would be "trashing" the integrity of the state's major project approval process.
Mr Parnell said the government had given environmental approval for one type of mining and would now allow that approval to stand for a completely different processing technique.
"It is simply outrageous that BHP Billiton is not being asked to seek further approvals for this completely different mining method," he said.
Also on Wednesday, the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy welcomed moves by the state government to extend the deadline for the expansion to proceed.
"The state government should be commended for giving the company the time it needs and allowing the current indenture act to stand, as it is a good deal for South Australians," chamber chief executive Jason Kuchel said.
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