Ashburton Salt Project
Sector: Solar • Location: Onslow, Western Australia, Australia
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A proposed solar salt project by K+S Salt Australia on the eastern shore of the Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. The project planned to construct evaporation ponds over salt flats to produce 4.7 million tonnes of salt annually on a 21,000-hectare site in a nationally significant wetland.
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Solar, Manufacturing (Industrial), Warehouse
- Location
- Onslow, Western Australia, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Status
Original status | Cancelled |
Taiyo status | Closed |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | A proposed solar salt project by K+S Salt Australia on the eastern shore of the Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. The project planned to construct evaporation ponds over salt flats to produce 4.7 million tonnes of salt annually on a 21,000-hectare site in a nationally significant wetland. |
Original sector | Mining |
Location
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
City | Onslow |
Source
Source | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Solar, Manufacturing (Industrial), Warehouse |
Article published date | 2025-06-14 |
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