FerrAus Pilbara Project ProjectProponent: FerrAus Pty LimitedProposal description: The proposal is to expand the FerrAus Pilbara Project to include below the water table mining at the Robertson Range Area and to develop additional mine pits at the Davidson Creek Area, located in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Assessment Number: 1908Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: December 31, 2013Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralReferral documentation: Referral form ARI main document Appendix 1 - Mining and Processing EMP Appendix 2 - Rail Construction EMP Appendix 3 - Mine Closure and Decommissioning Plan Appendix 4 - Fauna habitat index and maps Appendix 5 - Ferraus Environmental Policy Appendix 6 - Proposed rail corridor (Option 2) Biological Assessment Appendix 7 - Robertson Range Dewatering Study Appendix 8 - Davidson Creek Preliminary Mine Dewatering Analysis Appendix 9 - Davidson Creek Mine Hydrology and Dewatering Assessment Appendix 10 - Robertson Range Mine Hydrology and Dewatering Assessment Appendix 11 - Ethnographic Heritage Report "Future Infrastructure Area" Appendix 12 - Report on Ethnographic Heritage Survey "Telstra Hill" Appendix 13 - Short Range Endemic Desktop Review Appendix 14 - Davidson Creek Targeted Priority and Rare Flora Survey Appendix 15 - Mining Proposal M52/1034 Appendix 16 - Robertson Range EMP Appendix 17 - Vegetation and Flora Report Appendix 18 - Subterranean Invertebrate Survey: Stygofauna Appendix 19 - Subterranean Invertebrate Survey: Troglofauna Appendix 21 - Flora and Vegetation Survey Appendix 22 - Flora and Vegetation Survey: Rail Corridor Options Appendix 23 - Rail Corridor & Borrow Pits Archaeological Survey Report Appendix 24 - Haul Road, Accommodation Village & Airstrip Archaeological Survey Report Appendix 25 - Robertson Range, Davidson Creek and Mirrin Mirrin - Soil and Waste Material Assessment Appendix 26 - Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Survey Appendix 27 - Short-Range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Report Appendix 28 - Python and Gwardar Iron Ore Deposits Stygofauna Survey Appendix 29 - Python and Gwardar Iron Ore Deposits Troglofauna Survey Final Report Appendix 30 - Consolidated Report on Vertebrate Fauna Surveys Appendix 31 - Short-range endemic invertebrate desktop review for the FerrAus Pilbara Project railway corridor Appendix 32 - Subterranean fauna survey of the FerrAus Pilbara Project: Mirrin Mirrin and Tiger/Dugite Appendix 33 - Subterranean Fauna Survey Strategy Appendix 34 - Environmental Surface Water Assessment Appendix 35 - Davidson Creek and Mirrin Mirrin Consolidated Hydrogeological and Surface Water Management Report Appendix 36 - 13 (Mirrin Mirrin) Creek Diversion Detailed Design - Interim Design Memo Appendix 37 - Robertson Range Area Consolidated Hydrogeological and Surface Water Management Report Appendix 38 - Early Stage DFS - FerrAus Railway Construction Water Supply Ground-truthing Report Appendix 40 - Feasibility Design of Residue Storage Facility Appendix 41 - Phase 1 Geochemical assessment of Pilot Trial Residue Tailings 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: 1908Chair-Dets-260911.pdfPreliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationSubterranean FaunaTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 26 September, 2011 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1449EPA Report: FerrAus Pilbara ProjectDate published: Monday, 17 September, 2012Appeals close: Tuesday, 2 October, 2012 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Thursday, 1 November, 2012Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 915 Post-assessment changesS46C changes to conditions: Attachment 1 to Statement 915 – changes to conditions 10-6, 10-8 to 10-11 and 11 – change to proposal approved under section 46C on 31 December 2013.
