ProjectProponent: BlueScope Future Technologies Pty LtdProposal description: Project NeoSmelt (the Proposal) is to develop a research and development pilot plant that will combine Direct Reduced Iron technology with Electric Smelting Furnace capability to manufacture lower-emissions iron (relative to a blast furnace) from Pilbara iron ores. The Proposal is targeted to have the capacity to produce approximately 49,000 tonnes of iron per year. The Proposal is located on Patterson Road in the Western Trade Coast, approximately 35 kilometres south of Perth. The proposal would include 21.4 hectares (ha) of disturbance within a 30.5 ha development envelope. The proposal is located within the Rockingham Industrial Zone Strategic Environmental Assessment boundary approved under Ministerial Statement 863. The proposal overlaps the boundary of Derived Proposal 5. Proposal Content Document: Project NeoSmelt Proposal Content Document Rev 0.pdfRegion: PerthReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: May 6, 2026Current Status: Seven-day public comment period open 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Project NeoSmelt Comment period: Wednesday, 6 May, 2026 to Tuesday, 12 May, 2026Referral documentation: Form - Referral of a proposal under s38 Project NeoSmelt Proposal Content Document Rev 0 Project NeoSmelt ERD referral (Rev 0) App D 68929_M01_BlueScope_NeoSmelt Ecology Inspection Rev 1 App E Survey_Report_Fauna_Assessment_Bluescope_Kwinana_V2a App F ALS2535_BlueScope_Project-Neosmelt_Report_FINAL_V1.2 App G 68929 R05 NeoSmelt CEMP (Rev 0) App H 68929 R04 NeoSmelt ECBZ Management Plan (Rev 0)
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