West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G

Project
Proponent
Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd
Proposal description

Robe River Mining Co. proposes to develop the West Angelas C, D and G iron ore deposits to sustain production at the existing West Angelas iron ore operations. The proposal is located approximately 130 km northwest of Newman.  

Mining of the C, D and G iron ore deposits will involve the additional clearing of up to 4,310 ha of native vegetation within a mine development envelope of 26,400 ha.

Mine dewatering will be required to accommodate below water table mining, requiring an additional  abstraction of up to 8 GL/a of groundwater. Dewatering has the potential to impact the surrounding environmental values, particularly those in Karijini National Park (approximately 4 km west of the proposed deposits).

Assessment Number
2132
Region
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Iron Ore
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral
West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G
Referral documentation
Referral Form (PDF, 996.97 KB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 1 (PDF, 11.61 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 2 (PDF, 11.46 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 3 (PDF, 10.58 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 4 (PDF, 10.72 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 5 (PDF, 11.58 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 6 (PDF, 11.42 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 7 (PDF, 11.52 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 8 (PDF, 10.79 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 9 (PDF, 11.51 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 10 (PDF, 11.52 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 11 (PDF, 11.39 MB)
Environmental Review Document - Part 12 (PDF, 2.66 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Environmental Review
Extract of determination
West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G (PDF, 183.72 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document
Environmental Scoping Document - West Angelas Deposit C D and G Proposal - Final (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Approved
Environmental Review
Make a submission
West Angelas Iron Ore Project – Environmental Review Document
Environmental Review documentation
Environmental Review Document (PDF, 8.43 MB)
A1 Section 38 Referral Form.pdf (PDF, 820.24 KB)
A2 Environmental Scoping Doc Checklist.pdf (PDF, 300.96 KB)
A2 Environmental Scoping Document.pdf (PDF, 2.1 MB)
A3 Ministerial Statement No. 970.pdf (PDF, 507.55 KB)
A3 Ministerial Statement No. 1015.pdf (PDF, 208.4 KB)
A4 Draft Ministerial Statement.pdf (PDF, 1.3 MB)
A5 Environmental Management Plan, 2018.pdf (PDF, 3.94 MB)
A6 Vegetation and Flora Assessment (ecologia 2013).pdf (PDF, 32.01 MB)
A7 Groundwater Dependent Veg Assessment (RTIO 2017).pdf (PDF, 9.06 MB)
A7 Peer Review, GDV Assessment (Froend 2018).pdf (PDF, 1.15 MB)
A8 Terrestrial Fauna Assessment (ecologia 2014).pdf (PDF, 19.89 MB)
A9 Subfauna Assessment, Phase 1 (ecologia 2013).pdf (PDF, 5.09 MB)
A10 Subfauna DNA Addendum (Biologic 2017).pdf (PDF, 5.42 MB)
A11 Hydrogeological Assessment (Rio Tinto 2018).pdf (PDF, 7.72 MB)
A11 Peer Review 2017, Hydrogeo Assessment (IGC 2017).pdf (PDF, 754.43 KB)
A11 Peer Review 2018, Addendum (IGC 2018).pdf (PDF, 166.17 KB)
A12 Dust Dispersion Modelling (Envall 2016).pdf (PDF, 4.4 MB)
A13 Visual Impact Assessment (Rio Tinto 2017).pdf (PDF, 4.18 MB)
A14 Mine Closure Plan (Rio Tinto 2018).pdf (PDF, 9.7 MB)
A15 AMD Risk Assessment (RIo Tinto 2016).pdf (PDF, 4.39 MB)
A16 Ghost Bat Monitoring (Biologic 2018).pdf (PDF, 3.34 MB)
Proponent response to submissions
CMS16294-Response to Submissions.pdf (PDF, 5.75 MB)
Date published (Proponent response to submissions)
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice
CMS16294-s43A Notice of Decision-080519.pdf (PDF, 703.09 KB)
Date of approval s. 43A
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1636
EPA Report
EPA Report - West Angelas Iron Ore Project.pdf (PDF, 2.55 MB)
Key Environmental Factors
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Statement 1113.pdf (PDF, 3.59 MB)
Post-assessment changes
S46C changes to conditions

Attachment 1 to Statement 1113 - 1. Change to Condition 5-3(6) Condition 5-3 (6) is deleted, and replaced with: 5-3 (6) provide the format and timing for the reporting of monitoring results against trigger criteria and threshold criteria to demonstrate that condition 5-1 has been met over the reporting period in the Compliance Assessment Report required by condition 3-6.

2. Change to Condition 8-3(3) Condition 8-3 (3) is deleted, and replaced with: 8-3(3) $1,642 AUD (excluding GST) per hectare of riparian vegetation communities within Turee Creek East cleared within the development envelope (delineated in Figure 3 and defined by the geographic coordinates in Schedule 2) within the Hamersley IBRA subregion.

Changes approved under s46c on 16 April 2020.

Attachment 2 to Statement 1113 - Change to Condition 8-4 approved under s46c on 4 January 2021.

Date S46C
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 3 to Statement 1113 - Change to amend the Mine Development Envelope, approved under S45c on 16 April 2021.

Date of approval s. 45C
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