Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow Deposits ProjectProponent: Hamersley Iron Pty LimitedProposal description: The proposal includes the existing Hamersley Yandicoogina iron ore project and proposed expansion. The existing project includes open pit mining at the Junction Central and Junction South East operations and associated infrastructure, dewatering activities, closure and rehabilitation. The expansion includes the development of new pits at Junction South West and Oxbow, temporary waste landforms, the development of new infrastructure, additional dewatering and water disposal activities. The proposal is located on mining lease 274SA. Assessment Number: 1726Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureIron OreLast updated: March 3, 2016Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: 1726-ChairDets-250208.pdfPreliminary Environmental Factors: Social SurroundingsFlora and VegetationSubterranean FaunaTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 25 February, 2008 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: Yandicoogina Junction South West and Oxbow Iron Ore Project ESDApproved: Thursday, 20 May, 2010 Environmental ReviewPublic submissions: Monday, 10 October, 2011 to Monday, 5 December, 2011Environmental Review documentation: PER document Appendix A1 - Vegetation and Flora Surveys of the Oxbow and Junction South West Deposits (with Addendum) Appendix A2 - Yandicoogina Additional Vegetation mapping Appendix A3 - Yandi JSW & Oxbow Fauna Survey Appendix A4 - Yandi Targeted Northern Quoll Survey Appendix A5 - Yandicoogina Expansion Northern Quoll Position Paper Appendix A6 - Cumulative Impacts of RTIO Mining Appendix A7 - Yandi aquatic management report Appendix A8 - Yandicoogina Subterranean Fauna Assessment Phases 1 to 5 & 2010 Addendum Appendix A9 - Marillana Creek Regional Flow Balance Appendix A10 - Review of RTIO Surplus Water Discharge Model Appendix A11 -Yandicoogina Hydrogeological Field Program Report Appendix A12 - Yandicoogina 2010 Regional Groundwater Modelling Report Appendix A13 - Yandicoogina Water Balance_Pre and Post Mining Hydraulics & Hydrochemistry Appendix A14 - Yandicoogina Model Review Appendix A15 - Yandicoogina Closure Study report Appendix A16 - Rio Tinto Iron Ore HSEQ Policy Appendix B - Yandicoogina Iron Ore Operations EMP Appendix C - Yandicoogina JSW and Oxbow ESD May 5_2010 Appendix D - Yandi Extended Vegetation Codes Appendix E - RTIO disclaimer_waiver for PER AppendicesProponent response to submissions: Proponent's response to submissions 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1448EPA Report: Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow DepositsDate published: Monday, 27 August, 2012Appeals close: Monday, 10 September, 2012 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementComments: The implementation conditions of this Statement supersede the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statements 417, 523 and 695 in accordance with section 45B of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Date of approval: Thursday, 18 October, 2012Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 914 Post-assessment changesS46C changes to conditions: Attachment 1 to Statement 914 - Amendment to condition 6-4 - minor change to conditions approved under s46C on 9 April 2015. Date S46C: Thursday, 9 April, 2015s. 45C amendments: Attachment 2 to Statement 914 - Above and below water table mining of an additional small satellite pit at Oxbow East (Oxbow East Pitlet); amalgamation of dewatering limits and removal of surface water discharge limit from Table 2; amendment to the Clearing Avoidance Area as defined in Figure 2; revised Figure 3; and amalgamated Abbreviations and Definitions Table (Table 3) - changes to proposal approved under s45C on 3 March 2016. Date of approval s. 45C: Thursday, 3 March, 2016
