Bauxite plans draw big crowd

A bauxite mining company has held a community forum in Bindoon, north of Perth, to discuss plans to mine nearby. 

Almost 200 people attended the meeting and raised concerns about how much bauxite would be mined, how it would be transported out of the area, and how the dust would be managed. 

Barry Carbon from Bauxite Resources says while not all questions could be answered, the company will continue to consult the community. 

"The overall response was I think very grateful that we were involving the community in the decision making before we had a firm proposal," he said. 

Mr Carbon says a number of questions were posed. 

"Some people are strongly in favour of it, particularly those that want the economic growth and the jobs and some people who are strongly opposed to it and they're saying they we don't want this sort of development in our community, so you have a split community." 

Bauxite Resources wants to mine two million tonnes of bauxite each year. 

It will now submit a formal application to the Environmental Protection Authority.