Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Cloud Break (No benefication)

Project

Proponent:

Proposal description:

The proposal encompasses an open pit iron ore mine at Cloud Break, approximately 100 kilometres north-north-west of Newman, and an accommodation village.

Assessment Number:

1577

Region:

Pilbara

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Iron Ore

Last updated:

June 10, 2011

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Assess - Public Environmental Review

Date published:

Monday, 11 July, 2005

3. Assessment

Scoping

Approved:

Thursday, 25 August, 2005

Environmental Review

Public submissions:

Monday, 12 September, 2005 to Monday, 24 October, 2005

Environmental Review documentation:

PER - Main document

Appendices to the PER document

Hydrology report

Proponent response to submissions:

Response to submissions

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1216

EPA Report:

Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Cloud Break no beneficiation

Date published:

Monday, 30 January, 2006

Appeals close:

Monday, 13 February, 2006

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Date of approval:

Monday, 24 April, 2006

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 721

Post-assessment changes

s. 45C amendments:

Attachment 1 to Statement 721 - Increase of dewatering to up to 25 GL/a, and reinjection to up to 18 GL/a - s45C change to proposal (as shown in Figure 4), approved on 25 September 2009.

Attachment 2 to Statement 721 - Amend the layout of the Cloud Break mine-site footprint (as shown in figure 5) and increase reinjection from 18 gigalitres to 20 gigalitres per annum - change to proposal approved under s45C on 12 July 2010.

Attachment 3 to Statement 721 – Increasing mine dewatering from 25 gigalitres per annum to 30 gigalitres and water injection from 20 gigalitres to 25 gigalitres and amend the annual rate of production – change to proposal approved under s45C on 10 June 2011.

Date of approval s. 45C:

Friday, 25 September, 2009

Monday, 12 July, 2010

Friday, 10 June, 2011