Poseidon Nickel (ASX: POS) has received confirmation the Windarra Nickel Project will be managed under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, meaning it will not require formal assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA waiver was first granted in 2008, however substantial changes to the project meant a re-application was necessary.
Changes to the project include the incorporation of mining activities at the Cerberus nickel deposit.
With this confirmation, Windarra remains on track to achieve all necessary mining and environmental approvals during the first quarter of 2012.
Windarra DFS
The Windarra project, in Western Australia, is a high grade nickel sulphide deposit that has demonstrated high recovery levels through a standard nickel flotation concentrator.
It includes the existing Mt Windarra brownfields mine and a new discovery at Cerberus.
Poseidon is aiming to complete a Definitive Feasibility Study for Windarra by the end of 2011, targeting initial concentrate production in 2013.