Roy Hill Infrastructure Railway

Project
Proposal description

The proposal is to construct and operate a railway of approximately 320 kilometres length and associated infrastructure to transport iron ore from the Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stages 1 and 2 to facilities at Port Hedland.

Assessment Number
1849
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
Extract of determination
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Date published
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1370
Key Environmental Factors
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 847 – Change to rail corridor alignment – change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 May 2011.

Attachment 2 to Statement 847 – Addition of a lateral access road extending outside the environmental approval corridor, and ancillary access roads within the environmental approval corridor – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 10 May 2013.

Attachment 3 to Statement 847 – Increase in the area of construction disturbance from 6,000 to 7,400 hectares – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 28 November 2013.

Please also refer to Ministerial Statement 864 for changed conditions.

Attachment 4 to Statement 847 – Excise of Rail Camp 2 (supporting infrastructure) from the development envelope (117.84 hectares). – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 October 2021.

Attachment 5 to Statement 847 - Amend proposal to remove reference to the “Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1 and 2” and allow transport of iron ore from third parties to
facilities at Port Hedland. Change approved on 27 November 2023.

Attachment 6 to Statement 847 - Amend proposal to allow for the construction and operation of the Hillside siding for loading and unloading of ore. Change approved under s. 45C on 10 October 2024.

Date of approval s. 45C
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