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Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1

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

The proposal is to mine iron ore from the Stage 1 project area on the southern slopes of the Chichester Range and develop associated mining infrastructure.

Assessment Number: 
1589
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: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Date published: 
Monday, 22 August, 2005
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Friday, 15 May, 2009
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 15 June, 2009 to Monday, 10 August, 2009
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
PDF icon Construction Environmental Management Plan
PDF icon Operation Environmental Management Plan
PDF icon Conceptual Closure and Rehabilitation Management Plan
PDF icon Fortescue Marsh Management Plan
PDF icon Preliminary Integrated Water Management Plan
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1342
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1
Key Environmental Factors: 
Land
Flora and Vegetation
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 2 November, 2009
Appeals close: 
Monday, 16 November, 2009
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 23 December, 2009
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 824.pdf
Post-assessment changes
S46C changes to conditions: 

Attachment 3 to Statement 824 – Condition 10 (Rehabilitation) amended – change to conditions approved under section 46C on 16 June 2015.

Date S46C: 
Tuesday, 16 June, 2015
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 824 – Revision of the approved realignment of Marble Bar Road – change to proposal approved under s45C on 15 December 2010.

Attachment 2 to Statement 824 – Change to mining schedule, location of key infrastructure, groundwater drawdown figure and coordinates (this attachment replaces Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 5 of Schedule 1, and the table of GIS coordinates in Schedule 2) – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 3 February 2012.

Attachement 3 to Statement 824 – Condition 10-1(6) is deleted, and replaced - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 16 June 2015.

Attachment 4 to Statement 824 – Change to mine dewatering volume and rate; change to description of saline water disposal to include use for dust suppression; minor changes to units of measurement (volume) – change to conditions approved under section 45C on 11 February 2016.

Attachment 5 to Statement 824 - Change to allow for an increase in mine dewatering volumes and Managed Aquifer Recharge reinjection of surplus dewatered groundwater for a trial period of two (2) years - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 11 May 2018.

Attachment 6 to Statement 824 - Removal of processing rate - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 21 May 2018.

Attachment 7 to Statement 824 - Change to in-pit tailings disposal at Zulu 5 Pit - change to conditions approved under section 45C on 25 March 2019.

Attachment 8 to Statement 824 - 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 S45c on 30 September 2020.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Wednesday, 15 December, 2010
Friday, 3 February, 2012
Tuesday, 16 June, 2015
Thursday, 11 February, 2016
Friday, 11 May, 2018
Monday, 21 May, 2018
Monday, 25 March, 2019
Wednesday, 30 September, 2020

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