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Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Expansion

Project
Proponent: 
Portman Iron Ore Ltd
Proposal description: 

Portman Iron Ore Limited proposes to expand the existing Koolyanobbing iron ore mine by commencing new mining at Windarling Range and Mt Jackson and linking the new minesites to Koolyanobbing by a haul road or railway.

Assessment Number: 
1374
Region: 
Wheatbelt
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
November 20, 2013
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Wednesday, 28 March, 2001
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Tuesday, 2 October, 2001
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 25 March, 2002 to Monday, 22 April, 2002
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1082
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Expansion
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 9 December, 2002
Appeals close: 
Monday, 23 December, 2002
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Also refer to Ministerial Statement 874 for amendments to conditions.

Date of approval: 
Tuesday, 3 June, 2003
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 627
Post-assessment changes
S46C changes to conditions: 

Attachment 3 to Statement 627 – Correction of error in calculation of mine pit area for Windarling – change to proposal approved under s46C on 4 August 2008.

Date S46C: 
Monday, 4 August, 2008
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 627 – In schedule 1, Key Proposal Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under s45C on 5 May 2005.

Attachment 2 to Statement 627 – Increase in area of native vegetation clearing at the Windarling W3/5 pit area by 52.9 hectares to develop a new waste dump (47.9 hectares with maximum height of 540m AHD) and extend the area for stock piling (5 hectares) – change to proposal approved under s45C on 11 March 2008.

Attachment 4 to Statement 627 – An increase in ore production of 10/% – change to proposal approved under s45C on 7 October 2008.

Attachment 5 to Statement 627 – Increase ore production at the ore handling plant at Koolyanobbing from 8.8 million tonnes per annum up to 11.5 million tonnes per annum – change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 August 2010.

Attachment 6 to Statement 627 – Change to Schedule 1, Key Proposal Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under s45C on 13 December 2011.

Attachment 7 to Statement 627 – Reduction of project impacts to Declared Rare Flora – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 25 September 2012.

Attachment 8 to Statement 627 – Increase in disturbance footprint of 45 ha at Windarling to allow for stockpiling of topsoil, subsoil and vegetation materials to be used in future rehabilitation – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 12 October 2012.

Attachment 9 to Statement 627 – Mining of Windarling Range W1 deposit below the groundwater table – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 November 2012.

Attachment 10 to Statement 627 – Increase to Windarling W4 West waste rock dump area and ore stockpile area – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 November 2013.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Thursday, 5 May, 2005
Tuesday, 11 March, 2008
Tuesday, 7 October, 2008
Friday, 20 August, 2010
Tuesday, 13 December, 2011
Tuesday, 25 September, 2012
Friday, 12 October, 2012
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012
Wednesday, 20 November, 2013

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/koolyanobbing-iron-ore-expansion