Glencore Social Impact Assessment

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:57:40 GMT

Wall Planning & Environmental Consulting (WPE) is undertaking a Social Impact Assessment (SIA) for the Clermont Mine Closure Preparedness Project. The project includes ongoing collaboration with Glencore to design and deliver the SIA and Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP).

WPE recently commenced the social engagement activities, the comprehensive engagement included one on one consultation sessions, consultation workshops, a mine site tour and focus groups to understand the views of the community and inform Glencore’s Mine Closure preparedness plan. The purpose of the project is to identify the needs and concerns of the community and balance them with the potential opportunities of the project.

The goal of the SIA is to design a pathway to closure that seeks to mitigate the impacts of mine closure and provide positive community outcomes.

Our approach recognises the importance of sustainable business practices in order to achieve social and political permission. We have a deep understanding of complex projects in remote regions. Our success is demonstrated by our effective engagement with stakeholders and communities. Projects that recognise sustainability result in reduced risk and achieve social and political permission. We believe profitable long-term social, environmental and economic outcomes can be achieved when sustainable solutions are balanced against concerns and opportunities.

St. Elmo Vanadium Social Impact Assessment

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:51:41 GMT

St. Elmo Vanadium Social Impact Assessment

Wall Planning Group is excited to have been involved with the preparation of a Social Impact Assessment for a vanadium project outside of Julia Creek in Queensland. Multicom Resources Pty Ltd , Australia’s leading developer of vanadium resources, sought to mine Vanadium Pentoxide over 8,800 Ha of land, situated approximately 25km east of Julia Creek.

At Wall Planning Group, we enjoy working at the cutting edge of new and emerging industries. Vanadium has recently been described as being central to the “holy grail of renewable energy”. Vanadium has the ability to provide grid scale energy storage that will revolutionise green energy, as it will allow energy derived from the sun and wind to be stored and used on demand over extended periods.

Multicom Resources Pty Ltd are seeking to take advantage of the emerging supply gap within the market for vanadium, which is used in high strength steep production and redox flow batteries. Vanadium demand is increasing as result of global trends towards lighter weight and higher strength steels. Particularly in China, where changes to building standards require increased vanadium content in steels.

In addition, Multicom have partnered with a company to produce StorEn vanadium batteries . Vanadium batteries intend to be the “Missing Link” in today’s energy market in its transition towards energy generation from renewable sources and greater energy efficiency: the need for long lasting and economical energy storage.

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Glencore Social Impact Assessment

St. Elmo Vanadium Social Impact Assessment