Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1

Project
Proposal description

The proposal is to mine iron ore from the Stage 1 project area on the southern slopes of the Chichester Range and develop associated mining infrastructure.

Assessment Number
1589
Region
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Date published
3. Assessment
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1342
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Post-assessment changes
S46C changes to conditions

Attachment 3 to Statement 824 – Condition 10 (Rehabilitation) amended – change to conditions approved under section 46C on 16 June 2015.

Date S46C
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 824 – Revision of the approved realignment of Marble Bar Road – change to proposal approved under s45C on 15 December 2010.

Attachment 2 to Statement 824 – Change to mining schedule, location of key infrastructure, groundwater drawdown figure and coordinates (this attachment replaces Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 of Schedule 1, and the table of GIS coordinates in Schedule 2) – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 3 February 2012.

Attachement 3 to Statement 824 – Condition 10-1(6) is deleted, and replaced - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 16 June 2015.

Attachment 4 to Statement 824 – Change to mine dewatering volume and rate; change to description of saline water disposal to include use for dust suppression; minor changes to units of measurement (volume) – change to conditions approved under section 45C on 11 February 2016.

Attachment 5 to Statement 824 - Change to allow for an increase in mine dewatering volumes and Managed Aquifer Recharge reinjection of surplus dewatered groundwater for a trial period of two (2) years - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 11 May 2018.

Attachment 6 to Statement 824 - Removal of processing rate - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 21 May 2018.

Attachment 7 to Statement 824 - Change to in-pit tailings disposal at Zulu 5 Pit - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 25 March 2019.

Attachment 8 to Statement 824 - Up to three year extension of the current two year reinjection trial disposing of surplus water resulting from mine dewatering, reject water from reverse osmosis plant and decant from Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF), with salinity up to 30,000 mg/L TDS, into recharge basins and/or reinjection bores within the mine tenement. Change to proposal approved under S45c on 30 September 2020.

Date of approval s. 45C
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