Alcoa’s proposal would
clear 8,900 hectares
and clear it 54% faster
Expand the mine
Alcoa plans to expand the Huntly mine into two new areas: Myara North and Holyoake. The expansion will provide bauxite for the Pinjarra and Kwinana refineries.
Alcoa has a second bauxite mine in the jarrah forest which is south of Huntly mine. This mine supplies the Wagerup refinery is undergoing its own giant expansion for mining in 2022.
Clear it faster
Alcoa is currently approved to clear an average of 565 hectares of jarrah forest per year up until 2024. From 2025 to 2035 they will radically increase their average annual rate of clearing by 54%.
Alcoa proposes to clear 870 hectares of precious and irreplaceable forest each year. Note that this figure does not include clearing at Willowdale mine.
Increase production
Alcoa proposes to increase production of Alumina at their Pinjarra Refinery by 5%.
After a successful trial, Alcoa wants to continue exporting raw bauxite.
Where are they going next?
Alcoa’s historical and current mining activities (orange) and the proposed expansion into new mine site “Holyoake 1” (red).