Magellan Metals

• Operations

• Lead Carbonate
• Mining
• Transport Process
• Transport Route
• Markets

Magellan's operations are located approximately 30 kilometres from Wiluna in a remote part of the Mid West region of Western Australia. It comprises of an open pit mining operation, treatment and concentrating plant, and bagging, containerising and truck washing facilities.

The key facts to note about the transportation process are:

• There is no public health risk. Extensive sampling of nearly 300 individual monitoring and sampling sites along the transport route from the Magellan Mine, near Wiluna, through, to, and within the Port of Fremantle has clearly demonstrated that there has been no public health risk since containerised transport operations commenced in September 2009. Relevant data has been regularly posted on the Magellan Metals website since transportation began in late September 2009.
• There have been no airborne lead levels recorded above the baseline within the sealed containers that transport double-lined bags of lead carbonate from the Magellan Mine. This has been confirmed by an independent review commissioned by the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (OEPA).
• Container monitoring results clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of the industry-leading processes Magellan Metals has developed and implemented for the safe transport of lead carbonate.