Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine Expansion

Project
Proposal description

The proposal is to revise the existing Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: East-West Railway and Mine Sites Stage B located approximately 70 to 100 km north of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes mines and associated infrastructure at Christmas Creek and Mindy Mindy, and an east-west railway to link the Stage A north-south railway (to Port Hedland) to the Christmas Creek Mine. The revision includes modification/expansion or development of additional mine pits and associated infrastructure; processing facilities; water management infrastructure; and power station and associated infrastructure at the Christmas Creek Mine.

Assessment Number
1989
Region
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1567
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 1033 - temporary presence of water in mining pits - change to proposal under s45C approved on 21 July 2017.

Attachment 2 to Statement 1033 - Changes:

  • Expansion of the Christmas Creek Mine Development Envelope (Depicted by the red line within Figures 1 to 4 of Schedule 1); and
  • Changes to the clearing of locally significant vegetation in Table 2 of Schedule 1.

Change to proposal under s45C approved on 12 November 2018.

Attachment 3 to Statement 1033 - Changes:

  • Changes to Table 2, removing the time limit for the temporary presence of water in mining pits.
  • Approval of presence of water in inactive mine pits.
  • Below water table pits are required to be backfilled at cessation of mining to a level which will not allow the formation of permanent lakes.

Change to proposal under s45C approved on 8 July 2019.

Date of approval s. 45C
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