[1] Watpac estimated that it extracted 7.5 million tonnes of mineral sands from the mine.

[3] However The Age reported that Iluka Resources was seeking approval to continue to operate the Douglas mine site as a dumping ground for up to 20 years.

[4] ABC News reported that radioactive gas, a byproduct of the mineral sand mining, had been reported at levels that exceeded the maximum for public exposure.

[5] After the mine closed, The Wimmera Mail-Times reported that local landowners were concerned that the levels of air and water contamination were not being independently monitored.

[6] However, the Environment Protection Authority declared that it found that neither pollution or environmental hazard has occurred nor is likely to occur in the future as a result of current and proposed disposal activities.