Faunal Usage of the Gove Refinery Pre-Demolition Survey (Closure) - Gove Peninsula

Rio Tinto plans to decommission, dismantle and remove its alumina refinery on the Gove Peninsula over the next six years. A pre-demolition fauna impact assessment has been undertaken to identify bird species that currently nest on refinery infrastructure, and bat species that roost within it.

This impact assessment included desktop analyses of potential species present and a field survey undertaken during the breeding season for most local birds likely to utilise artificial structures for nesting.

The purpose of this assessment was to provide estimates of the species and numbers of individuals that will be “interfered with” during the demolition process (to inform the required Permit Application), as well as to suggest mitigation measures to lessen the impact of the demolition process on native fauna.