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Cape Preston East – Multi-Commodity Export Facility

Project
Proponent: 
Leichhardt Industrials Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore export facility at Cape Preston East in the Pilbara region of WA.

Assessment Number: 
1954
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
November 12, 2018
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Cape Preston East - Iron Ore Export Facilities, approximately 70 km south-west of Dampier, Pilbara Region
Comment period: 
Tuesday, 13 November, 2012 to Monday, 19 November, 2012
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Document - Cape Preston East – Iron Ore Export Facility
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 - Cape Preston East – Iron Ore Export Facility
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 3 December, 2012
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1476
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Report 1476 - Cape Preston East – Iron Ore Export Facility
Proponent documents: 
PDF icon Environmental Review Document - Cape Preston East – Iron Ore Export Facility
Package icon Appendix 2 API Document
Package icon Appendix 3 API Document
Package icon Appendix 4 API Spatial Data
Key Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 20 May, 2013
Appeals close: 
Tuesday, 4 June, 2013
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 9 September, 2013
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 00949.pdf
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Cape Preston East Iron Ore Export Facility (s46) [2183]
Cape Preston East – Multi-commodity Export Facility (s46) [2467]
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 949 - Increase the footprint required for marine infrastructure from 3.2 hectares (ha) to 4.8 ha; increase the overall project development envelope from 401.2 ha to 402.8 ha; update Figure 2 and coordinates defining disturbance envelopes - s45C change to proposal approved on 8 April 2015.

Attachment 2 to Statement 949 - Revise the development envelope boundaries to accommodate the access road re-alignment; decrease the development envelope area from 2,942 hectares (ha) to 2,552 ha; increase in total disturbance from 402.8 ha to 413.2 ha; and update Figures 1 and 2, and delineation coordinates - change to proposal approved on 1 May 2017.

Attachment 3 to Statement 949 - Change of purpose from a single commodity export facility (iron ore) to a multiple commodity export facility (iron ore and salt); Change to the name of the proposal - change to proposal approved on 19 September 2018.

Attachment 4 to Statement 949 - Include an increase to Project Development Envelope by 11 ha to allow for flexibility in the final trestle jetty alignment (increase Project Development Envelope from 2,552 ha to 2, 563 ha). Include a 0.7 ha disturbance limit to coral reef benthic communities and habitat (BCH) within the currently approved 4.8 ha disturbance limit that applies to the Marine Infrastructure element. - change to proposal approved on 6 November 2023.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Wednesday, 8 April, 2015
Monday, 1 May, 2017
Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
Monday, 6 November, 2023

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