Bowdens Silver is pleased to report that it has submitted its Submissions Report to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment as part of its application for the development of the Bowdens Silver Project.
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The report into the proposed silver, zinc and lead mine included a total of 1909 submissions about the development application since the public exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement for the project.
A spokesperson for Bowdens Silver said the submissions were provided by NSW Government agencies, organisations and the general public with more than three quarters of the submissions "expressing resounding support for the project", the company said in a press release.
A total of 79 per cent of submissions were found in favour of the project.
"Bowdens Silver is not aware of a proposed mining Project in recent times in New South Wales that has received this level of support," the statement from the company reads.
The review of the matters raised in the technical assessment comments provided by NSW Government agencies and from organisations and the general public has led to further clarification and refinement of the various assessments for the project.
However, there were no changes to the overall conclusions of the assessments and the Submissions Report serves to provide greater clarity and assessment on certain topics including further positive verification on items including human health, groundwater, surface water and economic outcomes for the Mid-Western Regional LGA and the State.
The company's statement goes on to say that a peer-reviewed DPIE report shows the silver mine will "present no health risk of concern to the local community", while it would present "substantial economic benefits for the local and regional community as well as for the state of NSW".
The statement said the company's enhanced mitigation measures proposed at the tailings storage facility also exceed the Environmental Protection Authority's criteria.
Along with the submissions report, an Amendment Report has also been submitted with the company proposing to incorporate the proposed re-alignment of the 500kV power transmission line that traverses the mine site.
Environmental assessment for this amendment was previously undertaken as part of the EIS, but was excluded from the application.
Bowdens Silver thanked their staff and the consultants who delivered "outstanding results" in the submissions and amendment reports.
"Of particular note, we would also like to thank those in the local communities for their unequivocal support for the project," the statement reads.
The Submissions Report may be viewed at the DPIE Major Projects website at https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/project/9641.
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