Ginkgo Mineral Sands

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Enforcements

Enforceable Undertaking accepted from Tronox Mining Australia Limited (DA251-09-01) Wentworth Shire LGA

On 3 April 2026, the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from Tronox Mining Australia Limited (Tronox), for failing to implement the Ginko Mineral Sands Mine (Ginko) and Snapper Mineral Sands Mine (Snapper) Flora and Fauna Management Plan (FFMP), the Ginko and Snapper Offset Management Plan (OMP), and for failing to pay the required annual contributions to Wentworth Shire Council for maintenance of auxiliary roads.

Tronox has undertaken to provide $96,000 in funding to the Australia Wildlife Conservancy to be dedicated to its efforts in protecting fragile mallee ecosystems and the species that depend on them at the Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary (acknowledging that the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's work on feral predators extends beyond the 8,000 hectare feral predator-free fenced area, and directly benefits the Western Blue-tongue lizard, Bolam's mouse and Marble-faced Delma).

Tronox has addressed these non-compliances by implementing improvements to the Eastern Operations Compliance Management System to ensure ongoing compliance with the FFMP and OMP and has since paid the outstanding annual contribution amounts owed to Wentworth Shire Council. For more information, read the Enforceable Undertaking (PDF, 561 KB).
 

Note: Only enforcements undertaken by the Department from March 2020 will be shown above.