South 32 Worsley Mine Project receives federal approval

South32’s Worsley Alumina has received Western Australian State environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project. The Federal approval is consistent with the Western Australian State environmental approval received on 20 December 2024.

The Project will enable access to bauxite to sustain production at Worsley Alumina, with mining of bauxite areas located near our existing operations expected to commence in Q4 FY25. We will now also commence the development of new mining areas that are expected to sustain production to at least FY36.

Graham Kerr, South32 Chief Executive Officer said, “the Federal Government’s approval of the Worsley Mine Development Project is a positive outcome for Worsley Alumina and its workforce, the Peel and South West communities, and the local economy.”

“We look forward to executing the project in accordance with the approvals granted by the Federal and Western Australian governments,” said Graham.