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Cape Lambert Port B development

Project
Proponent: 
Pilbara Iron Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct and operate a second port (Port B) at Cape Lambert to process and export up to 130 million tonnes of ore per annum.

Assessment Number: 
1717
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
March 28, 2012
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1717-ChairDets-171207.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 17 December, 2007
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Thursday, 10 July, 2008
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 13 April, 2009 to Tuesday, 9 June, 2009
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
PDF icon Attachment 1. Review of air quality impact assessment for Cape Lambert Port B development
PDF icon Attachment 2. Air quality impact assessment supplementary report
PDF icon Attachment 3. Cetacean management plan
PDF icon Attachment 4. Cape Lambert Port B development underwater noise assessment
PDF icon Attachment 5. Turtle monitoring at Bells Beach and selected rookeries of the Dampier Archipelago: 2008/09 season
PDF icon Attachment 6. Marine water quality baseline monitoring report
PDF icon Attachment 7. Benthic primary producer habitat monitoring report (subtidal)
PDF icon Attachment 8. Baseline intertidal report
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1357
Proponent documents: 
PDF icon Cape Lambert Port B
Date published: 
Monday, 10 May, 2010
Appeals close: 
Monday, 24 May, 2010
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Note: A change to condition 8-1 of Ministerial Statement 840 was approved by the Minister for Environment on 31 October 2011 in Ministerial Statement 876.

Date of approval: 
Thursday, 30 September, 2010
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 840
Post-assessment changes
Notice of Interim Implementation Conditions under Section 46A : 
PDF icon Attachment 2 to Statement 840
Date of approval (46a): 
Thursday, 19 May, 2011
Section 46 inquiry: 
Cape Lambert Port B development (s46)
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 – Change to the Tug Harbour Extension dredging footprint area (i.e. updated Table 4 and Figures 2, 4b and 4c) – change to proposal approved under s45C on 12 May 2011.

Attachment 3 – Additional dredging – increase in “large dredge area” and “tug harbour dredge area” (replaced Figure 5, Table 4 and Key Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under s45C on 22 December 2011.

Attachment 4 – Additional clearing – additional 46 ha of terrestrial clearing. Inclusion of figure 7 depicting Terrestrial Component of the Proposed Footprint – change to proposal approved under s45C on 28 March 2012.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Thursday, 12 May, 2011
Thursday, 22 December, 2011
Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

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