Sinosteel Midwest Corporation - SMC

23/05/2018

Do you live in Morawa and want to contribute to your community? You may be able to join the committee to administer the Morawa Sinosteel Future Fund. Refer the post on the Morawa council web site:

01/03/2018

Blue Hills Project Update:

Infill drilling of the Blue Hills Resource commences in April 2018.
Once the resource is better defined, SMC can plan the project in greater detail and further refine its economics.

On the approvals front, SMC continue to work with government agencies to obtain secondary approvals including detail around many of the conditions specified by the environment minister in the initial Ministerial approval

01/03/2018

SMC wishes to thank the people of Perenjori and Morawa for the successful community engagement forums held during February. Thanks for your feedback and interest in the Blue Hills Project

13/02/2018

The next steps for the Blue Hills Project…SMC has commenced discussions with State Government Departments (DWER & DMIRS) on secondary approvals required for the project in line with the environmental conditions set by the Environment Minister in Ministerial Statement 1071. Information is available on the SMC web site at www.smcl.com.au along with key updates.

Developing iron ore and steel materials projects from one of the largest land holdings in the expanding Mid-West resources region of Western Australia.

13/02/2018

After 4 years in the environmental assessment process, the Minister for Environment has approved the Blue Hills Mungada East Expansion project. SMC will now progress with the work required to recommence mining operations at Blue Hills, this includes complying with the environment conditions set by the Minister in the approval.

“SMC would like to thank all those who have supported the proposal to recommence mining at Blue Hills and we look forward to again having a significant presence in the local communities” Stuart Griffiths CEO.

23/11/2017

Sinosteel Midwest Corporation (SMC) in our partnership with the Botanical Gardens and Parks Authority are pleased to announce that we have won the 2017 AMEC Environment Award for our work on the leading practice in Banded Iron Formation restoration project. The award is recognition of a 7 year research partnership forged between Kings Park Science (Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority) and Sinosteel Midwest Corporation to tackle the complex environmental and biodiversity issues associated with post-mining restoration of a Threatened Ecological Community in a banded iron formation (BIF) landform.
The partnership is one of Kings Park’s most comprehensive restoration partnerships, providing research that underpins the practical restoration necessary to restore plant species of BIF following mining. The project results will be used by SMC to actually restore BIF vegetation communities at Koolanooka and Blue Hills sites and not just revegetate a mine site.

The research excelled in taking restoration science of a TEC to levels beyond those demanded by regulatory obligations, without precedence and integrating key research areas that resulted in the first industry manual for BIF mine site restoration. The manual written to guide SMC’s rehabilitation standards and to inform the broader mining community of the approach underpinning this leading standard and to broaden the knowledge base of research and management outcomes.

As a result of the research partnership, SMC has demonstrated the capacity to re-introduce high levels of plant diversity highlighting that successful restoration of a biodiverse ecosystem is possible within a biodiversity hotspot.

02/11/2016

The Nagle College in Geraldton with support from SMC’s Wajarri Education, Employment and Training fund held a camp in the Francois Peron National Park at Shark Bay during August 2016. Students and staff participated in a range of activities to explore and deepen their understandings of Aboriginal culture.
The camp was aimed at building upon the Certificate I in Leadership Development undertaken in Year 10, addressing key areas of Leadership, Team building, Communication, Cultural Awareness, Environmental Awareness, Safety and Respect.
The camp was a huge success and enhanced the students understanding of their aboriginal culture…and it was a lot of fun.
SMC and Nagle hope to run similar camps in the future.

30/09/2016

SMC has released its Blue Hills Mungada East Expansion proposal for Public Environmental Review (PER). The document can be found at http://smcl.com.au/blue-hills_per.html.
SMC looks forward to obtaining the required approvals so that it can restart mining operations at Blue Hills and provide employment and economic benefit to the Mid West community.

22/03/2016

As part of SMC's 2016 Scholarship Program, Dainira has completed STEPs and has been accepted into the Bachelor of Nursing Program. Congratulations, Dainira!

19/02/2016

A recent trip to Weld Range saw this shot taken - Looking North from the top of Weld Range South.

12/02/2016

Happy New Year from SMC. We have plenty to look forward to this year starting with the SMC Wajarri Education, Employment & Training program. If you are part of any one of the programs and need to get in touch with us or if you want to know more, contact SMC at:
[email protected].

10/12/2015

Welcome to Alex Whishaw and Andrew Jones our new Geologists who have commenced today at SMC and with Christmas just around the corner SMC would like to wish the community a Merry Christmas and safe travels over the holiday period.