S45C changes to proposal
| Title | S45C changes to proposal | Ministerial Statement | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life of Mine Proposal, Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292, 90 km north-west of Newman |
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. |
 Ministerial Statement 679 |
May 4, 2016 |
| Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project |
Attachment 1 to Statement 933 – Changes to surface water management (changes to Table 1 and Figure 1) - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 23 January 2015. Attachment 2 to Statement 933 – Increase to water use from 360 to 720 mega litres per year - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 19 October 2015. Attachment 3 to Statement 933 – Remove ‘wholly above the watertable’ from the short description of the project; temporary approval to discharge 2 GL of surplus groundwater; remove the ‘Pit Depth’ element from the Key Characteristics Table - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 2 May 2016. |
Ministerial Statement 933 |
May 2, 2016 |
| Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow Deposits |
Attachment 2 to Statement 914 - Above and below water table mining of an additional small satellite pit at Oxbow East (Oxbow East Pitlet); amalgamation of dewatering limits and removal of surface water discharge limit from Table 2; amendment to the Clearing Avoidance Area as defined in Figure 2; revised Figure 3; and amalgamated Abbreviations and Definitions Table (Table 3) - changes to proposal approved under s45C on 3 March 2016. |
Ministerial Statement 914 |
March 3, 2016 |
| Jimblebar Iron Ore Project |
Attachment 1 to Statement 857 - Increase in land disturbance from 2,042 hectares to 2,300 hectares and increase development envelope from 7,880 hectares to 8,183 hectares. Remove power supply as not a key proposal characteristic - s45C change to proposal approved 22 October 2015. Attachment 2 to Ministerial Statement 857 - Increase to the Development Envelope from 8,183 ha to 8,324 ha. s45C change to proposal approved 9 November 2018. |
Ministerial Statement 857 |
October 22, 2015 |
| Pinjarra Refinery Efficiency Upgrade |
Attachment 1 to Statement 646 - Amendment of Key Proposal Characteristics: Atmospheric emissions from 640 tpa NOx to 780 tpa NOx - change to proposal approved under s45C on 1 July 2008. Attachment 2 to Statement 646 - Increase in production, bauxite residue generation, emissions of NOx, CO and greenhouse gases; update description of the proposal including the ‘Development Envelope’; correction of a unit error; and removal of elements that are not key proposal characteristics relevant to the environment, managed under other legislation, completed, or not relevant to the proposal - change to proposal approved under s45C on 21 September 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 646 |
September 21, 2015 |
| Ammonia Plant, Burrup Peninsula |
Attachment to Statement 586 - Increas in the capacity of the two captive power plants from 20 to 22 Megawatts (MWs); change the package (plant start-up) boiler configuration from two 100 tonne per hour(tph) boilers to a 150 and 50 tph boiler; and to install one 5 Megawatt emergency diesel generator instead of two 2MW emergency diesel generators - change to proposal approved under s45C on 6 October 2004. Attachment to Statement 586 - Conditional approval to use Stage 1 of the Bulk Liquids Jetty for the export of ammonia until such time that the jetty is extended to enable other ships to be loaded/unloaded concurrently - change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 October 2004. Attachment to Statement 586 - change to a Schedule 1 characteristic (start-up steam generation) - change to proposal approved under s45C on 13 December 2005. Attachment to Statement 586 - change (1) to a commitment (isolation valves along the ammonia export pipeline); and (2) to a description in the Public Environmental Review of the ammonia export process, specifically, the management of liquid ammonia in the pipeline - change to proposal approved under s45C on 11 September 2006. Attachment 5 to Statement 586 - an increase in disturbance from 28 hectares to 29 hectares; an increase in ammonia production capacity; an increase in atmospheric emissions; an increase in wastewater discharge and some contaminant concentrations; and amendments to the structure and content of Table 1: Summary of key proposal characteristics in Schedule 1 in Ministerial Statement No. 586 to reflect the above changes and to align its format with the requirements of Environmental Assessment Guideline EAG 1: Environmental Assessment Guideline for Defining the Key Characteristics of a Proposal - change to proposal approved under s45C on 5 August 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 586 |
August 5, 2015 |
| Nammuldi-Silvergrass Expansion Project |
Attachment 1 to Statement 925 - Above water table extensions to authorised Pits 11-13 at Nammuldi and Pit 1 at Silvergrass; additional clearing of 400ha of native vegetation for pits and dumps; retention of the existing (original) processing plant at Nammuldi; removal of the limit on production; and expansion of the development envelope - s 45C change to proposal approved 17 June 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 925 |
July 10, 2015 |
| Fimiston Gold Mine Operations Extension Stage 3 and Mine Closure Planning |
Attachment 1 to Statement 782 – Clearing for Kaltails tailings storage facility, contingency clearing for infrastructure post Kaltails recommissioning, and inclusion of hydrogen peroxide dosing facility – change to proposal approved under s45C on 6 September 2010. Attachment 3 to Statement 782 – Removal of different options for management of tailings in the description of the proposal; updated description of the proposal including the ‘Proposal footprint’ and ‘Mine Development Envelope’; and removal of elements that are not key proposal characteristics relevant to the environment or managed under other legislation – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 17 June 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 0782 |
June 17, 2015 |
| Voyager Quarry Avon Loc 1881, Lots 11 and 14 Horton Rd, The Lakes |
Attachment 2 to Statement 706 - Increase in the disturbance footprint by 6.5 hectares; removal of ‘Quarry Operating Hours’; removal of elements that are not key proposal characteristics, or managed under other legislation. Change to proposal made under s45C approved on 27 May 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 706 |
May 20, 2015 |
| Use of the Cape Peron outlet pipeline to dispose of industrial wastewater, Kwinana |
Attachment 1 to Statement 665 – Amendments to: Proposal description, toxicant volumes and loads, dates for expansion, definitions for “typical” and “maximum” discharge criteria, replacement of “Total Nitrogen” concentration with “Annual Nitrogen Load”, update of all Figures in Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under s45C on 15 July 2014. Attachment 2 to Statement 665 - Replace “Annual Nitrogen Load” of 1,100 with 1,778 tonnes per annum - change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 February 2015. |
Ministerial Statement 665 |
February 20, 2015 |