About the application
Craig Haywood made an application for a mining lease over mineral claim (MC) number 4560 for the recovery of extractive minerals (quartzite and sandstone) in accordance with Section 35 of the Mining Act 1971 (the Act).
The proposed mining lease is an extension of the current operations undertaken on extractive minerals lease (EML) 5542, known as Whittlesea Quarry, located approximately 4 km southwest from Myponga and covering an area of approximately 8.25 hectares.
Mining lease application documents
- Whittlesea Quarry Mining Proposal- Part 1 (PDF 142MB)
- Whittlesea Quarry Mining Proposal - Part 2 (PDF 144MB)
- Whittlesea Quarry Mining Proposal - Part 3 (PDF 46.5MB)
Statutory circulation of the mining proposal
Under Section 56H(3) of the Act, the Minister for Energy and Mining must invite members of the public to make written submissions in relation to the application for a mining lease, and to have due consideration of public submissions when assessing the mining application.
The mining proposal was made available to the public for comment from 22 April 2025 to 22 May 2025. During this time no public submissions were received by the Department for Energy and Mining (DEM).
Following the statutory circulation process seventy-five (75) public submissions were received by DEM between 2 June 2025 and 13 June 2025.
Request for response to public submissions
As per the requirements under Section 566H(4) of the Act, copies of all submissions from the public and relevant South Australian government departments and agencies received during pubic consultation, including comments from DEM, have been sent to the proponent for response.
- Letter to applicant requesting a response to submissions (PDF, 235.6 KB)
- Public submissions received (PDF, 24.6 MB)
Current status of the application
DEM is currently waiting for the proponent's response. The request for response will be made available on this DEM website.
Response to submissions received
The proponent's response to public submissions will be uploaded on this page once accepted by DEM.
The decision
Under Section 56H(6), the Minister must have regard to any submissions or response received in determining whether or not to grant an application and, if so, the terms and conditions on which it should be granted.
Once a decision is made, details of the assessment and final decision will be published in an assessment report on the DEM website.
Any person who has made a written submission during the consultation period (extended to 13 June 2025) will be notified of the decision in writing.
If the application is granted, conditions will be attached to the approval, to address concerns that have been raised in the submissions.
In addition, if the application is granted, assessment and approval of a program for environment protection and rehabilitation (PEPR) will be required to allow operations to commence.
More information
Find out more:
- The tenement assessment process
- Guideline to assist in the preparation of extractive minerals tenement applications
- Terms of reference for extractive mineral quarry lease/licence applications
- Terms of reference and instructions
Contact us
Contact the Mining Regulation Branch, Department for Energy and Mining via email: DEM.MiningRegRehab@sa.gov.au
