0627 - Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Expansion Windarling Range and Mt Jackson Shire of Yilgarn


Summary:

The expansion of the Koolyanobbing Iron Ore operation by addition of new iron ore mining operations at the Windarling Range and at Mt Jackson, together with a transport corridor connecting the three mining areas, as documented in schedule 1 of this statement.

Also refer to Ministerial Statement 874 for amendments to conditions.

Attachment 1 to Statement 627 – In schedule 1, Key Proposal Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under s45C on 5 May 2005.

Attachment 2 to Statement 627 – Increase in area of native vegetation clearing at the Windarling W3/5 pit area by 52.9 hectares to develop a new waste dump (47.9 hectares with maximum height of 540m AHD) and extend the area for stock piling (5 hectares) – change to proposal approved under s45C on 11 March 2008.

Attachment 3 to Statement 627 – Correction of error in calculation of mine pit area for Windarling – change to proposal approved under s46C on 4 August 2008.

Attachment 4 to Statement 627 – An increase in ore production of 10/% – change to proposal approved under s45C on 7 October 2008.

Attachment 5 to Statement 627 – Increase ore production at the ore handling plant at Koolyanobbing from 8.8 million tonnes per annum up to 11.5 million tonnes per annum – change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 August 2010.

Attachment 6 to Statement 627 – Change to Schedule 1, Key Proposal Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under s45C on 13 December 2011.

Attachment 7 to Statement 627 – Reduction of project impacts to Declared Rare Flora – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 25 September 2012.

Attachment 8 to Statement 627 – Increase in disturbance footprint of 45 ha at Windarling to allow for stockpiling of topsoil, subsoil and vegetation materials to be used in future rehabilitation – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 12 October 2012.

Attachment 9 to Statement 627 – Mining of Windarling Range W1 deposit below the groundwater table – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 November 2012.


Release Date: 3 June 2003
Status: Final
Report Number: 0627
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