Altech Chemicals Ltd (ASX:ATC,FRA:A3Y) has been granted its works approval application for a screening and loading facility at the company’s Meckering kaolin deposit by the Western Australia Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
The works approval permits the construction of kaolin screening and loading facility infrastructure, to be located adjacent to the proposed run-of-mine stockpile.
Altech is aiming to become one of the world's leading suppliers of 99.99% (4N) high purity alumina (HPA).
HPA is a high-value, high margin and highly demanded product as it is the critical ingredient required for the production of synthetic sapphire.
Iggy Tan, managing director, commented:
"We are pleased to receive notification of the approval of works for the kaolin screening and loading facility at Meckering, which will provide feedstock for the company’s proposed Malaysian HPA processing plant.
"The Altech team has been working hard to advance all approvals required for Meckering, and this has now been achieved.
"This means that subject to funding, construction and mining operations at Meckering can commence."