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A selected list of Projects undertaken by our personnel are provided below.  To demonstrate the quality of our work a number of our more recent documents are available for viewing.

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(Client, Year) (*contributing author)

Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA)

Environmental Impact Assessments

Section 45C Applications (Change to Proposal)

  • Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Project Mining Development Envelope  (JBS&G* for Minara Resources, 2023)
  • Worsley Alumina Refinery Boiler Coal to Gas (WSP* for South32 Worsley Alumina, 2023)
  • Windarling Range W10 Deposit (Cliffs, 2016)
  • Windarling Range W7 Deposit (Cliffs, 2015)
  • Extension Hill Hematite Haulage (Mt Gibson, 2013)
  • Windarling Range W4 Deposit Infrastructure Changes (Cliffs, 2013)
  • Deception Deposit Haul Road & WRL Changes (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Deception Deposit Haul Road & Support Infrastructure Changes (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W1 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range Ricinocarpos brevis Offsets Statement 627 (Cliffs, 2012)

Native Vegetation Clearing Permits

Environmental Management Plans

Environmental Offset Plans

  • Ministers North Iron Ore Mine Environmental Offsets Impact Reconciliation Procedure (BHP, 2025)
  • Parker Range Iron Ore Project Haul Road Fauna Offset EMP (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Yilgarn Offsets Strategy Environmental Values Assessment (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Flora Offset Strategy (JBS&G* for Covalent Lithium, 2022)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Threatened Fauna Offset Management Plan (JBS&G* for Covalent Lithium, 2022)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Revised Proposal Fauna Offset Strategy (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2022)

Peer Review

  • Peer Review of Acacia woodmaniorum and Lepidosperma sp. Blue Hills Offset Plans (Sinosteel Midwest Corporation, 2018)

Works Approvals / Licences

  • Kwinana Nickel Smelter Licence 8437 Renewal & Amendment (JBS&G for BHP Nickel West, 2021)
  • Mt Keith Satellite Project Works Approval Compliance Report (JBS&G for BHP Nickel West, 2021)
  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Licence (Cliffs*, 2016)
  • Windarling Range W7 & W10 Deposits Licence (Cliffs*, 2015)
  • Deception Deposit Landfill Works Approval (Cliffs, 2013)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Landfill Registration (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Deception Deposit Crushing/Screening Licence Amendment (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range Licence Crushing/Screening Amendment (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling W3/5 Deposit Landfill Works Approval (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Windarling W3/5 Deposit Landfill Licence (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Landfill Works Approval (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Koolyanobbing Landfill Licence (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Landfill Works Approval (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Koolyanobbing Ore Handling Plant Upgrade Works Approval (Cliffs, 2010)

Section 46 Applications (Change to Conditions)

  • Change to Conditions Statement 1118 Earl Grey Lithium Project (JBS&G* for Covalent Lithium, 2020)
  • Change to Conditions Statement 982 (Cliffs, 2015)
  • Approval Consolidation – Statements 627, 802, 843, 874, 900, 907, 909 (Cliffs, 2013)

Section 43A Applications (Change to Proposal during Assessment)

Referrals

Strategic Assessments

  • Koolyanobbing & Carina Mining Hubs Environment and Mining Approvals Strategy (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Windarling Range Tetratheca paynterae Strategic Advice (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)

Appeals

  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit (Cliffs, 2016)
  • Deception Deposit (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Windarling Range W2 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2008)
  • Agricultural Clearing (Wakefield, 2007)

Compliance Assessments

  • Mt Keith Satellite Project 2020 Compliance Report (JBS&G for BHP Nickel West, 2021)
  • South Coast Highway Mead Road Project Environmental Audit (Main Roads, 2019)
  • Northam-Cranbrook Road Katanning South Project Environmental Audit (Main Roads, 2019)

Compliance Assessment Plans

  • Ministers North Iron Ore Mine Compliance Assessment Plan (BHP, 2025)
  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit (Cliffs, 2016)
  • Deception Deposit (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W4 East Deposit (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W3/5 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W1 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit (Cliffs, 2011)

Response to Public Submissions

Environmental Scoping Documents

  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit (Cliffs, 2009)

Mining Act 1978 (WA)

Mining Proposals

Mine Closure Plans

Sterilisation Reports

  • Koolyanobbing C Deposit Mine Pit Sterilisation Report (South-Eastern Limb) (Cliffs*, 2016)
  • Koolyanobbing C Deposit Mine Pit Sterilisation Report (Cliffs*, 2015)
  • Windarling Range W4 East Deposit Sterilisation Report (Cliffs*, 2013)
  • Windarling Range W4 West Deposit Sterilisation Report (Cliffs*, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W2 Deposit Sterilisation Report (Cliffs*, 2011)

Approval Reviews

  • Extension Hill Road and Rail Approvals Review (Mt Gibson, 2013)
  • Mining Approvals Constraints Review (Mt Gibson, 2013)

Management Plans

Appeals

  • Conditions for Conservation Management Plans (Cliffs*, 2012)

Acquisition / Due Diligence

  • Shine Iron Ore Project (Mt Gibson*, 2013)

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (C’th)

Referrals

  • Tourism Development Dunsborough (JBS&G for Caves Road P/L, 2020)
  • South Coast Highway Kojaneerup Project (Main Roads, 2019)
  • Iron Hill Deposit (Mt Gibson, 2015)
  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit (Cliffs, 2014)
  • Deception Deposit (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Windarling Range W1 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Windarling Range W3/5 Deposit Deepening (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit (Cliffs, 2008)

Environmental Impact Assessments

  • Earl Grey Lithium Project ‘Life of Mine’ Revised Proposal (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Parker Range Iron Ore Project Haul Road (JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2022)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Revised Proposal (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2021)
  • Tonkin Highway Extension Environmental Impact Assessment (Strategen-JBS&G* for Main Roads, 2020)
  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Environmental Impact Assessment (Cliffs, 2009) 

Environmental Management Plans

  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Ironcaps Banksia Conservation Plan (JBS&G* for Covalent Lithium, 2020)
  • Black Cockatoo EMP, Bunbury Outer Ring Road Southern Section (GHD for Main Roads, 2020)

Environmental Offset Plans

  • Parker Range Iron Ore Project Haul Road Fauna Offset EMP (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Revised Proposal Fauna Offset Strategy (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2022)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Threatened Fauna Offset Management Plan (JBS&G* for Covalent Lithium, 2022)

s143 Change to Conditions (Post-Approval)

  • Earl Grey Lithium Project (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2021)

s156A Change to Proposed Action (During Assessment)

  • Parker Range Iron Ore Project Haul Road (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2021)

 

Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (WA)

Peer Review

  • Peer Review of Acacia woodmaniorum and Lepidosperma sp. Blue Hills Offset Plans (Sinosteel Midwest Corporation, 2018)

Flora Assessments

Licence to Take

  • Tetratheca erubescens – Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit (Cliffs, 2016)
  • Tetratheca paynterae – Windarling Range W7 Deposit (Cliffs, 2014)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis – Windarling Range W4 East Deposit (Cliffs, 2012)
  • Aganippe castellum – Mt Jackson J1 Deposit (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis – Windarling Range (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis (Genetics) – Windarling, Johnston & Perrinvale Ranges (Cliffs, 2010)

Translocation Proposals

  • Ricinocarpos brevis (seeding), Windarling Range (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis (seedlings), Windarling Range (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis (live individuals), Windarling Range (Cliffs, 2011)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis (live individuals), Windarling Range (Cliffs, 2012)

Recovery Plans

Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 (WA)

Groundwater Operating Strategy / Management Plans

  • Yilgarn Operations Groundwater Operating Strategy (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Yilgarn Operations Groundwater Management Plan (Cliffs, 2014)

Groundwater Licences

  • Groundwater Licence GWL154459 & GWL65687 Amalgamation & Amendment s5C (Cliffs, 2010)
  • Deception Deposit and Windarling Deposits Groundwater Licence (Cliffs, 2012)

Planning and Development Act 2005 (WA)

Planning Approval

  • Mt Jackson J1 Deposit Planning Approval (Cliffs, 2009)

Contaminated Sites Act 2003 (WA)

Site Assessments

  • Detailed Site Investigation Peer Review (Confidential Client, 2016)

Health Act 1911 (WA)

Wastewater Treatment Plant

  • Deception Deposit Wastewater Treatment Plant (Cliffs*, 2017)
  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Wastewater Treatment Plant (Cliffs*, 2017)

Peer Reviews

Biological Surveys

  • Ministers North Short-Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Desktop Assessment and Field Survey (Bennelongia for BHP, 2024)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Short-Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Desktop Assessment (Bennelongia for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Subterranean Fauna Desktop Assessment (Bennelongia for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey Earl Grey Lithium Project (Ecoscape for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Flora and Vegetation Assessment Earl Grey Lithium Project Life of Mine Expansion Area (Mattiske Consulting for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Phytophthora Assessment (Glevan Consulting for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Parker Range Haul Road Offset Site Targeted Chuditch and Malleefowl Surveys (Phoenix Environmental for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Response on Stocking Rate Enquiry for Parker Range Haul Road Offset Strategy (Phoenix Environmental for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Technical Advice on an Environmental Offset for Chuditch and Malleefowl (Terrestrial Ecosystems for Mineral Resources, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Detailed Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Survey (Ecoscape for Covalent Lithium, 2022)
  • Offset Fauna Assessment (Ecoscape for Covalent Lithium, 2021)
  • Camponotus sp. nr. terebrans (Sugar Ant) Targeted Fauna Survey  (Ecoscape for Covalent Lithium, 2021)
  • Parker Range Haul Road survey for Camponotus sp. nr. terebrans  (Phoenix Environmental for Mineral Resources, 2021)
  • Assessment of buffer distance Parker Range Iron Ore Project Haul Road and a potential Arid Bronze Azure Butterfly (ABAB) Breeding Site (Phoenix Environmental for Mineral Resources, 2021)
  • Mt Keith Nickel Satellite Project 2020 Priority Flora and Vegetation Monitoring (Stantec for BHP Nickel West, 2021)
  • Mt Keith Nickel Satellite Project Spring Priority Flora Monitoring (Stantec for BHP Nickel West, 2021)
  • Flora and Vegetation Survey, Bunbury Outer Ring Road Southern Section (GHD for Main Roads, 2020)
  • South Coast Highway Kojaneerup Project Targeted Flora Survey (Astron Environmental for Main Roads, 2019)
  • South Coast Hwy Kojaneerup Section SLK 46-66 Phytophthora Dieback Assessment (Astron Environmental for Main Roads, 2019)
  • South Coast Highway Kalgan Project Black Cockatoo Tree Hollow Survey (SW Environmental for Main Roads, 2019)
  • South Western Highway – Lower Denmark Road Intersection Biological Survey (Southern Ecology for Main Roads, 2019)
  • Albany-Lake Grace Road 51-67SLK Biological Survey (Astron Environmental for Main Roads, 2019)
  • Northam-Cranbrook Road 278-289SLK Biological Survey (Ecologia Environment for Main Roads, 2019)
  • Albany Highway Gordon South Stage 1 308-316SLK Vegetation and Fauna Surveys (Great Southern Bio Logic for Main Roads, 2019)
  • Albany Highway Gordon South Stage 1 308-316SLK Targeted Acacia prismifolia (X) Flora Survey (Great Southern Bio Logic for Main Roads, 2019)
  • Iron Hill Deposit Subterranean Fauna Assessment (Bennelongia for Mt Gibson Iron, 2015)
  • Mount Gibson Ranges Targeted Idiosoma nigrum Survey (Biologic for Mt Gibson Iron, 2015)
  • Mount Gibson Ranges Targeted Leipoa ocellata (Malleefowl) Survey (Biologic for Mt Gibson Iron, 2015)
  • Southern Koolyanobbing Range Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman for Cliffs APIO, 2014)
  • Mount Gibson Ranges Darwinia masonii Census (Ecological for Mt Gibson Iron, 2014)
  • Southern Koolyanobbing Range Vertebrate Fauna Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2014)
  • Results of Supplementary Short-Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey of the Southern Koolyanobbing Range (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2014)
  • Troglofauna Survey at Southern Koolyanobbing Range (Bennelongia for Cliffs APIO, 2014)
  • Mount Richardson Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman Environmental for Cliffs APIO, 2013)
  • Mount Richardson Short Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2013)
  • Mount Richardson Vertebrate Fauna Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2013)
  • Southern Koolyanobbing Range Tetratheca erubescens Census (Maia for Cliffs APIO, 2013)
  • Flora and Vegetation of the Windarling Range  (Western Botanical for Cliffs APIO, 2012)
  • A Short Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey of the Southern Koolyanobbing Range (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2012)
  • Deception Deposit Options Assessment Flora and Vegetation Survey (Western Botanical for Cliffs APIO, 2012)
  • Deception Deposit Vegetation and Flora Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Deception Deposit Vertebrate Fauna Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Deception Deposit Short Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Deception Deposit Troglobitic Fauna Assessment (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Short Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey Windarling Range W4 East Deposit (Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Ricinocarpos brevis 2009 Census at Windarling Range (Western Botanical for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Fauna Assessment of the Windarling Range W4 Deposit (Bamford for Cliffs APIO, 2010)
  • Troglofauna Survey of the Windarling Range W4 East Deposit (Bennelongia for Cliffs APIO, 2010)
  • Flora and Vegetation Survey of the Windarling Range W4 Deposit (Western Botanical for Cliffs APIO, 2010)
  • Flora  and  Vegetation of  the  Western Jackson Range  (Mt  Jackson Range) Western Australia (Western Botanical for Cliffs APIO, 2009)
  • Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) Assessment of W4E Deposit (Windarling Range) (Aprasia Wildlife for Cliffs APIO, 2009)
  • Stygofauna sampling at Mt Jackson J1 Deposit, Western Australia (Wetland Research & Management for Cliffs APIO, 2009)
  • Fauna Surveys of the Mt Jackson Range, Western Australia, 2000 to 2008 (Bamford for Cliffs APIO, 2009)
  • Targeted Survey for Short Range Endemic Fauna Invertebrates at Mt Jackson Range, Western Australia(Biota for Cliffs APIO, 2009)

Geological, Soil, Water and Air Assessments

  • Rhodes Ridge Prefeasibility Study Report Tailings and Water Facilities (JBS&G for Rio Tinto, 2025)
  • Mulga Downs Hub and Rail Spur Assessment of Sheetflow Dependent Vegetation (JBS&G for Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Static Waste and Low-Grade Ore Characterisation (MBS Environmental for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Surface Water Hydrology Assessment (Surface Water Solutions for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project Expansion Greenhouse Gas Assessment Technical Report (Greenbase for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Earl Grey Pit Mine Dewatering Assessment 4Mtpa Operation (GRM for Covalent Lithium, 2023)
  • Radio Gold Project Preliminary Acid & Metalliferous Drainage Assessment (JBS&G for NuFortune Gold, 2022)
  • Southern Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Soil Characterisation (MWH for Cliffs APIO, 2015)
  • Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Waste Rock Geochemical Characterisation (SRK for Cliffs APIO 2015)
  • Iron Hill Deposit Soil Assessment (Outback Ecology for Mt Gibson Iron, 2014)
  • Iron Hill Deposit Waste Rock Geochemical Characterisation (SRK Consulting for Mt Gibson Iron, 2014)
  • Deception Iron Ore Deposit Assessment of Dewatering and Final Void Water Level (Rockwater for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Deception Deposit Geochemical Characterisation (SoilWater for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Deception Deposit Pre-Mine Soil Characterisation (SoilWater for Cliffs APIO, 2011)
  • Windarling Range W4 East Deposit Geochemical Characterisation (SoilWater for Cliffs APIO, 2010)
  • Soil and Waste Characterisation for the Windarling Range W4 Deposit (SoilWater for Cliffs APIO, 2010)

Environmental Assessments

  • Bald Hill Lithium Project Small Operations Mining Proposal (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2024)
  • Pilbara Iron Ore Project Desktop Environmental Assessment (JBS&G for Confidential Client, 2024)
  • Rockingham Hospital Emergency Mental Health Facility EPBC Referral (JBS&G for IPH and Dept. of Finance, 2023)
  • Mesa J Hub Tailings Source-Pathway-Receptor Model  (WSP for Rio Tinto, 2023)
  • Mesa J Hub Tailings Environmental Compliance Criteria (WSP for Rio Tinto, 2023)
  • Mesa A Hub TSF1 Stage 2 Tailings Lift Preliminary Environment and Social Impact Assessment (WSP for Rio Tinto, 2023)
  • Mulga Downs Iron Ore Project EPBC Act s156A Variation to Proposed Action (Strategen-JBS&G for Hancock Prospecting, 2022)
  • Yanchep Rail Extension Statement 1100 Section 45C Application (WSP for NEWest Alliance, 2022)
  • Mt Forrest Magnetite Project Environmental Gap Analysis (Strategen‑JBS&G for Mindax Limited, 2022)
  • Parker Range Iron Ore Project Statement 892 Section 46 Review of Conditions (Strategen-JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2022)
  • Mulga East Iron Ore Project EP Act Referral (Strategen-JBS&G for Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, 2021)
  • Mulga East Iron Ore Project EPBC Referral (Strategen-JBS&G for Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, 2021)
  • Murrays Hill Project EPBC MNES Significance Assessment (Strategen-JBS&G for Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, 2021)
  • Kutayi Iron Ore Project EIA – Terrestrial Fauna (Aurecon for Fortescue Metals Group, 2021)
  • Parker Range Haul Road EIA Additional Information Section s40(2)(a) (Strategen-JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2021)

Environmental Management Plans

  • Alcoa Flora and Vegetation EMP (WSP for Alcoa, 2025)
  • Alcoa Dust EMP (WSP for Alcoa, 2025)
  • Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery Noise EMP (WSP for Alcoa, 2025)
  • Alcoa Mining Operations Noise EMP (WSP for Alcoa, 2025)
  • Parker Range Haul Road Flora and Vegetation EMP (Strategen-JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2021)
  • Parker Range Haul Road Fauna EMP (Strategen-JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2021)

Environmental Offset Plans

  • Parker Range Haul Road Fauna Offset Strategy (Strategen-JBS&G for Mineral Resources Ltd, 2022)
  • Acacia woodmaniorum Offset Plan (Sinosteel Midwest Corporation, 2018)
  • Lepidosperma sp. Blue Hills Offset Plan (Sinosteel Midwest Corporation, 2018)

Mine Closure Plans

  • Mulga Downs Iron Ore Project Mine Closure Plan (JBS&G for Hancock Prospecting, 2024)

Compliance Assessments

  • Walyering Exploration Wells 2024/2025 Annual Environmental Report under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA) (Strike Energy, 2025)
  • West Erregulla Field Development Statement 1230 Annual Compliance Report 2025 (Strike Energy, 2025)
  • West Erregulla Field Development EPBC 2021-8991 Annual Compliance Report 2025 (Strike Energy, 2025)
  • Earl Grey Lithium Project EPBC 2017-1950 Compliance Report 2022 (JBS&G for Covalent Lithium, 2023)

Approvals Strategy

  • State Agreements Assessment for Pilbara Lithium Operations (JBS&G for Mineral Resources, 2023)

Site Audits

Site Audits

  • South Coast Highway Mead Road Project Environmental Audit (Main Roads, 2019)
  • Northam-Cranbrook Road Katanning South Project Environmental Audit (Main Roads, 2019)

Policy and Project Management

Policy Development

  • Compliance and Enforcement Guideline (WSP for DWER, 2025)

Project Management

  • Project Management for Pilbara Water Project (Confidential) (WSP for DWER, 2025)

Assessment & Approvals Strategy

  • Green Hydrogen Project, Western Australia (Advisian* for Confidential Client, 2023)