Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life of Mine Proposal, Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292, 90 km north-west of Newman

Project
Proposal description

Life-of-mine proposal to mine iron ore within Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292 at a rate of approximately 45 million tonnes per annum, and subsequent rehabilitation and decommissioning of the site.

Assessment Number
1555
Region
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Date published
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1166
Key Environmental Factors
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 679 - Change to the description in the Consultative Environmental Review for Statement 679. Section 45C change approved on 19 May 2006.

Attachment 2 to Statement 679 - Increase in production at the Yandi mine from 45 million tonnes per annum to approximately 65 million tonnes per annum. Section 45C change approved on 17 December 2007.

Attachment 3 to Statement 679 - Increase production rate at the Yandi mine from 45 million tonnes per annum to 87 million tonnes per annum. Section 45C change approved on 16 September 2008.

Attachment 4 - Increase to “Mining disturbance area”, removal of: ‘Total resources’, ‘Mining Method’, ‘Overburden stripping ratio’, ‘Water use’, ‘Ore processing’, ‘Ore transportation from site’, ‘Power supply’, and ‘Workforce’. Section 45C change approved on 10 December 2013.

Attachment 5 - Reallocation of 82 hectares from the ‘Pits and Overburden Storage Areas’ disturbance figure to the ‘Infrastructure’ disturbance figure; formalising the disturbance allocation by allocating 18 hectares of riparian vegetation to a new element ‘Marillana Creek Crossings’; updated figures and included a table of coordinates defining Development Areas. Section 45C change approved on 1 April 2015.

Attachment 6 - Increase the total mining and infrastructure disturbance area by 345 ha; increase the disturbance area associated with diverting Marillana Creek by 163 ha; amalgamate the ‘pits and overburden storage disturbance area’ and the ‘infrastructure disturbance area’; and remove references to mining leases from the key characteristics table. Section 45C change approved on 4 May 2016.

Date of approval s. 45C
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