Legislative Council Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement Shell Grit Mining SHELL GRIT MINING The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY (Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Minister for Urban Development and Planning, Minister for Small Business) (14:24): I seek leave to make a ministerial statement. Leave granted. The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY Legislative Council The Hon. P. HOLLOWAY: Yesterday I provided a preliminary response to the Hon. Michelle Lensink who asked questions about shell grit mining by the Clay & Mineral Sales company at Port Parham. I am advised that since the extractive mineral lease for small scale shell grit extraction was granted in 1968 there have been two reviews of the mining and rehabilitation program. The first review was undertaken in 1980. In 2008 the Chief Inspector of Mines requested that the operator, Clay & Mineral Sales, undertake a further review of the mining and rehabilitation program. The company has submitted a draft of the revised mining and rehabilitation program. The Chief Inspector of Mines has further requested that Clay & Mineral Sales consult with all relevant stakeholders, including the District Council of Mallala and nearby landholders, to ensure that all environmental impacts of the operation are satisfactorily addressed in the revised mining and rehabilitation program.