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West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F)

Project
Proponent: 
Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd
Proposal description: 

Robe River Mining Co. Pty Ltd proposes to revise the West Angelas Iron Ore Mine to include mining above and below the water table of Deposit A west and Deposit F, as satellite deposits to the existing operation. The project is located 130 kilometres northwest of Newman in the Pilbara. The proposal includes additional clearing up to 3,223 hectares (ha), an extension of the development envelope of up to 2,750 ha and an increase in abstraction of groundwater of up to 1 gigalitre per annum.

Assessment Number: 
2046
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
August 21, 2015
Related EPA Media Statement: 
Iron ore mine extension recommended for approval - EPA Report 1551
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A west and Deposit F)
Comment period: 
Friday, 20 March, 2015 to Friday, 27 March, 2015
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Document - West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F) (Part 1)
PDF icon Referral Document - West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F) (Part 2)
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora Assessment - Part 1
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora Assessment - Part 2
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora Assessment - Part 3
PDF icon Vegetation and Flora Assessment - Vegetation Mapping
PDF icon Ghost Bat Assessment
PDF icon Operations Environmental Management Program
PDF icon Closure Plan
PDF icon Subterranean Fauna Assessment
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 - West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Date published: 
Tuesday, 7 April, 2015
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1551
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Report 1551 - West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F)
Proponent documents: 
PDF icon West Angelas Deposit A West and Deposit F Environmental Review
PDF icon Appendix 1 - Proponent Referral Form
PDF icon Appendix - 2 Ministerial Statement
PDF icon Appendix -3 Record of Consultation
PDF icon Appendix - 4 Vegetation and Flora Assessment
PDF icon Appendix - 5 Terrestrial Fauna Assesment
PDF icon Appendix - 6 West Angelas Deposit B and F Ghost Bat Assessment
PDF icon Appendix - 7 West Angelas Operations Environmental Management Program
PDF icon Appendix - 8 West Angelas Closure Plan 2015
PDF icon Appendix - 9 Subterranean Fauna Assesment
PDF icon Appendix - 10 Subterranean Fauna Assessment Final Revised
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Date published: 
Monday, 22 June, 2015
Appeals close: 
Monday, 6 July, 2015
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 21 August, 2015
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 1015 - West Angelas - Revised Proposal (Deposit A West and Deposit F)

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/west-angelas-revised-proposal-deposit-west-and-deposit-f