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Pilbara Iron Ore Project - revised proposal

Project
Proponent: 
PIOP Mine Co NL
Notice of Change of Proponent: 
PDF icon Notice of Change of Proponent.pdf
Proposal description: 

Flinders Mines Ltd proposes to revise the already approved Pilbara Iron Ore Project located approximately 70 kilometres north-west of Tom Price in the Hamersley sub-region. The revised proposal includes additional clearing up to 300 hectares (ha) to include the Paragon ore deposit and external infrastructure (including haul roads, airstrip and accommodation camp), as well as an increase in abstraction of groundwater of up to 2 Gigalitre per annum.

Assessment Number: 
2045
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
October 5, 2020
Related EPA Media Statement: 
EPA recommends approval for revised Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Report 1548
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Pilbara Iron Ore Project - Revised Proposal
Comment period: 
Monday, 23 March, 2015 to Monday, 30 March, 2015
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Proponent Environmental Review Document.pdf
PDF icon Proponent Referral Form.pdf
PDF icon WorleyParsons 2012 Geochemical characterisation of mine waste and tailings.pdf
PDF icon WorleyParsons 2012 PIOP Groundwater impact assessment report Appendices.pdf
PDF icon WorleyParsons 2012 PIOP Groundwater impact assessment report.pdf
PDF icon Bennelongia 2011 PIOP Blacksmith subterranean fauna surveys.pdf
PDF icon Ecoscape 2011 Sig Fauna Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Ecoscape 2011c Sig Fauna Management Plan Appendix 1 Maps.pdf
PDF icon Ecoscape2011 PIOP Blacksmith Vertebrate Fauna and SRE Survey.pdf
PDF icon Ecoscape2011 PIOP FloraVegetationSurvey_Part1.pdf
PDF icon Ecoscape2011 PIOP FloraVegetationSurvey_Part2.pdf
PDF icon GHD2014 Vegetation Flora and Fauna Assessment.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Chairman's Determination - Pilbara Iron Ore Project - revised proposal
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 17 April, 2015
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1548
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA Report 1548 - Pilbara Iron Ore Project - revised proposal
Proponent documents: 
PDF icon Appendix 1 - Stakeholder Consultation Summary
PDF icon Appendix 2 - Assessment on Proponent Information - Environmental Review Document
Package icon Appendix 3 - Zipped Spatial Data File
PDF icon Appendix 4 - Signature Fauna Management Plan
PDF icon Appendix 5 - Subterranean Fauna Survey
PDF icon Appendix 6 - Subterranean Fauna survey
PDF icon Appendix - 7 Correspondence with Department of Water
PDF icon Appendix - 8 Response to proposed TSF
PDF icon Appendix - 9 Department of Mines and Petroleum response to tailings characterization
PDF icon Appendix - 10 Response to DSEWPAC request for Additional Informationr
PDF icon Appendix - 11 Blacksmith Vertebrae Fauna and SRE Survey
PDF icon Appendix - 12 Flora Vegetation Survey
PDF icon Appendix - 13 Geo chemical characterization of Process Tailings
PDF icon Appendix - 14 Vegetation Flora and Fauna Assessment
PDF icon Appendix - 15 Iron Ore Deposit Homogeneity
PDF icon Appendix - 16 Memo- Vertebrate Fauna Survey
PDF icon Appendix - 17 Independent 3rd Party Review of Mine Waste Characterization
PDF icon Appendix - 18 Geo Chemical Characterisation of Mine Waste Tailings
PDF icon Appendix - 19 Groundwater impact assesment report
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Date published: 
Monday, 18 May, 2015
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 2 June, 2015
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments: 

Proposal to amend the Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 to include the Paragon deposit and additional infrastructure such as access roads, airport, accommodation camps, power station, ore processing facility, tailings storage facilities.

Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 19 August, 2015
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1014 - Pilbara Iron Ore Project - revised proposal

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/pilbara-iron-ore-project-revised-proposal