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Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Stage 2

Project
Proponent: 
Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Proposal to mine iron ore from the Stage 2 project area on the southern slopes of the Chichester Range and develop a remote borefield and pipeline by Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd (RHIO).

Assessment Number: 
1822
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
September 30, 2020
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assessment on referral information (ARI)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 7 December, 2009
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1345
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1345 Roy Hill 1 Stage 2
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 7 December, 2009
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 31 March, 2010
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 829.pdf
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 829 - Change to mining schedule, location of key infrastructure, groundwater drawdown figure and coordinates - approved on 3 February 2012.

Attachment 2 to Statement 829 - Change to mine dewatering volume and rate; change to description of saline water disposal to include use for dust supression; minor changes to units of measurement (volume) - approved on 11 February 2016.

Attachment 3 to Statement 829 - Change to allow for an increase in mine dewatering volumes and Managed Aquifer Recharge reinjection of surplus dewatered groundwaterfor a trial period of two (2) years - approved on 11 May 2018.

Attachment 4 to Statement 829 - Removal of processing rate - approved on 21 May 2018.

Attachment 5 to Statement 829 – Up to three year extension of the current two year reinjection trial disposing of surplus water resulting from mine dewatering, reject water from reverse osmosis plant and decant from Tailings Storage Facilities (TSF), with salinity up to 30,000 mg/L TDS, into recharge basins and/or reinjection bores within the mine tenement – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 30 September 2020.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 3 February, 2012
Thursday, 11 February, 2016
Friday, 11 May, 2018
Monday, 21 May, 2018

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/roy-hill-1-iron-ore-mining-stage-2