Toro Energy Limited
Toro Energy Limited is one of Australia’s largest (by market capitalisation) emerging uranium exploration and development companies. It has the financial and technical resources to discover and/or acquire uranium projects and bring them to production in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Toro has a pipeline of advanced projects in Australia (Wiluna in WA, Napperby in NT), with significant JORC resources with production potential by 2012. It has premium exploration tenure for uranium in Australia and Namibia, with a highly experienced board and management with extensive knowledge of uranium exploration, mining and marketing. The company has technical and financial support from the largest shareholder, OZ Minerals Limited.
Toro Energy gains momentum for environmental approval process at Wiluna
Emerging uranium explorer Toro Energy (ASX: TOE) has received advice from the Western Australian Government finalising how the Company’s advanced Wiluna uranium project will be assessed for environmental approvals.
Western Australia’s Minister for Environment Hon Donna Faragher has dismissed the single only appeal against the level of environmental assessment protocols for Wiluna as set by the Environmental Protection Authority.
The EPA had set the level of assessment as an Environmental Review and Management Program and this has now been confirmed by the Minister.
In dismissing the appeal against the level of assessment, the Minister has set a period of 14 weeks for public exhibition of the ERMP.
The Federal Government had previously advised Toro that the Wiluna project is a nuclear action requiring assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act and that it will be dealt with under the bi-lateral agreement with the Western Australian Government.
Toro Managing Director, Mr Greg Hall, said that the Western Australian Environment Minister’s decision completed the project referral stage of the environmental assessment and approvals process for Wiluna.
The State Government last month granted approval for a resource evaluation test pit at Wiluna. That work will commence next month and over a six week period, see about 45,000 tonnes of ore and barren material removed, sampled for various geological and other test purposes, and then returned to site with the area then fully rehabilitated.
Mr Hall welcomed the decision, saying Toro would now prepare an Environmental Scoping Document which would determine the content of the ERMP.
“We plan to have the ERMP available for public exhibition in the second half of 2010 in keeping with our project schedule for planned first production to commence by early 2013," Mr Hall said.
“At the Wiluna project site, work will commence soon on the previously approved trial pit, and Toro will be lodging a mining proposal with the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum to undertake a heap leach trial to enable further feasibility review of ore processing options.”
Toro recently raised A$61 million to further fund the advancement, approvals and feasibility processes for its Wiluna project, 30 kilometres south of Wiluna, along with exploration work and corporate initiatives.
Other Toro Energy Limited articles
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26/02/10 Way made clearer for Toro Energy's new uranium mine in Western Australia
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13/11/09 Toro Energy acquires two strategic exploration licenses nearby Wiluna Uranium Project
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12/11/09 Toro Energy upbeat on demand strength of long term uranium market
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29/10/09 Uranium mineralisation discovered by Toro Energy in greenfields work at Lake Mackay, WA
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15/09/09 Toro Energy's $40 million share placement to fund Wiluna approvals and feasibility study
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14/09/09 Toro Energy takes up ground held by major
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11/09/09 Toro Energy adds a third uranium project in Australia, with Cameco
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03/09/09 Toro Energy puts up its hand to become a new wave producer
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01/09/09 Toro Energy's Wiluna uranium project study, delivers better than expected project returns
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18/08/09 Toro Energy secures $20 million equity financing facility from Yorkville Advisers
Other Toro Energy Limited news
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18/02/10 Toro Energy to spend $4.5 million on uranium exploration program
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29/01/10 Toro Energy marshalls four uranium projects in WA
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07/01/10 Toro Energy gains approval from West Australian Government for test pit at Wiluna
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20/11/09 Toro Energy completes $21.09 million Share Purchase Plan
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14/10/09 Toro Energy announces key appointments to drive Wiluna uranium development
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24/09/09 Toro Energy commences drilling for uranium at Lake Mackay
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17/09/09 Toro Energy offers SPP to shareholders
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25/08/09 Resource Capital Research updates research comment on Toro Energy
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29/07/09 Toro Energy wraps up successful March quarter, progressing key uranium optimisation study
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01/07/09 Toro Energy awarded WA Government drilling grant for Lake Mackay Uranium Project
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