Altech Commences Permitting for Meckering

ASX Announcement, 7th July 2015

 Highlights:

• Altech has commenced permitting its proposed kaolin mining operation and beneficiation plant at Mecking, Western Australia:
  -Project  application accepted by Department of Environment Regulation (DER)
  -DER confirms the next and final stage permitting prior to construction is Works Appeal
• Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) approval also underway:
  -Mining lease application submitted
  -A Mining proposal and a mine closure plan are well advanced
• Overall, permitting for both mining and beneficiation is relatively straightforward

Altech Chemical Limited (ASX: ATC) is pleased  to announce that it has submitted a project application with the Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation (DER) as part of the permitting requirements for its proposed aluminous clay (kaolin) mine and associated beneficiation plant, at Meckering, Western Australia (the Project).

The DER has confirmed acceptance of Altech’s project application and confirmed that the next and final permitting requirement for the Meckering beneficiation plant as a Works Approval application, which will also be assessed by the DER. Once the Works Approval is granted, construction of the beneficiation plant can commence. Also, under DER regulations, based on the beneficiation plants processing rate of less than 50,000 tonnes per annum (tpa), the plant may only require registration post construction rather than an application for an Operating License.

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