Project Proponent Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd Proposal description The proposal is for seven borrow pits in the Millstream Chichester National Park (MCNP) where up to 118 hectares (ha) will be disturbed, of which 90 ha is within the national park and the remainder in the excised rail corridor. All borrow pits within the MCNP are within existing Rio Tinto Iron Ore licence areas granted under the Mining Act 1978 (Robe River Mining Company is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto) and all borrow material will only be used for projects or portions of projects that are within the MCNP. Assessment Number 1937 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Sand, rock, gravel and clay Last updated December 20, 2012 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A Extract of determination A443399 - CD - 130812.pdf (PDF, 21.73 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Date published Monday, August 13, 2012 - 12:00 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1451 EPA Report Borrow Pits in Millstream Chichester National Park (PDF, 6.45 MB) Proponent documents Environmental Review Document - Borrow Pits in Millstream Chichester National Park (PDF, 4.72 MB) Appendix 1 - Borrow Pit Management Plan (ZIP, 4.03 MB) Appendix 2 - Studies undertaken (ZIP, 31.93 MB) Appendix 3 - Visual montages of stage one proposed borrow pits (ZIP, 3.43 MB) Appendix 4 - Rio Tinto Proposed Offset Package (ZIP, 20.54 MB) Key Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Date published Monday, October 29, 2012 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, November 12, 2012 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 918 (PDF, 5.21 MB)
