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2.10 Contamination
* Has the property on which the proposal is to be located been used in the past for
activities which may have caused soil or groundwater contamination?
Yes No Unsure If yes, please describe.
* Has any assessment been done for soil or groundwater contamination on the site?
Yes No If yes, please describe.
* Has the site been registered as a contaminated site under the Contaminated Sites
Act 2003? (on finalisation of the CS Regulations and proclamation of the CS Act)
Yes No If yes, please describe.
2.11 Social Surroundings
* Is the proposal on a property which contains or is near a site of Aboriginal
ethnographic or archaeological significance that may be disturbed?
Yes No Unsure If yes, please describe.
A desktop review of archaeological and ethnographic sites was undertaken using a search of the
Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System‟s Register of Aboriginal sites. Appendix 3 of the Mining Proposal
(support information) contains the database searches including a description of the sites found and
recommendations related to ensuring heritage sites are protected throughout any clearing and mining
operations.
The most significant finds in relation to Tenement M47/1438 were Site 7831 Moolkamudda Pool 1 and
Site 7836 Moolkamudda Pool 3 which are both registered aboriginal sites within the meaning of section
5 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (AHA). A heritage place, Site 6655, that relates to the Yule River
itself and its traditional place name (Kakurka) was also recorded during the search, however, this is not
a site within the meaning of section 5 of the AHA.
This prompted an archaeological and ethnographic survey that has been completed for Dumpna Pty
Ltd by the Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, Pilbara Native Title Service. Two surveys were
conducted: the first field assessment was undertaken by Nayeli Torres-Montenegro
(archaeologist/anthropologist), Kirsty Wissing (anthropologists) and five members of the Traditional
Owners, the Kariyarra People; and the second survey undertaken by Madeleine Sjolander
(archaeologist), Imogen Dexter (anthropologist) and two members of the Kariyarra People.
Surveys were undertaken using a work program clearance method which allows for the survey to
concentrate on specific areas of interest and determine if any heritage places would be adversely
affected by the proposed works. Proposed infrastructure and mining areas on Tenement M47/1438
were investigated for aboriginal heritage sites by the survey team. The Kariyarra Traditional Owners
provided commentary on the importance of these two sites and the Yule River named site. It is
expected that with appropriate management strategies in place, sand mining in the areas surveyed will
not impact on the cultural significance of Yule River and the two registered aboriginal sites. The
resulting reports appear as Appendix 4a and 4b of the Mining Proposal (support information).
Correspondence with the Department of Indigenous Affairs indicated that a risk based assessment of
proposed mining activities should be undertaken to minimise the potential for contravention of the AHA
(Appendix 5 of the Mining Proposal (support information)). In accordance with the Department‟s advice
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