Mount Gibson Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project

Project

Proponent:

Notice of Change of Proponent:

Proposal description:

Mount Gibson Mining Limited proposes to mine and process iron ore (hematite and magnetite) from Extension Hill and Extension Hill North. The proposal also includes the construction of a pipeline to transport the magnetite slurry to Geraldton Port, and infrastructure at the port to strip the ore from the slurry for export.

The operation will yield approximately 13 million tonnes of hematite over 8 years and 230 million tonnes of magnetite over 20 years. Extension Hill and Extension Hill North are part of a ridge of Banded Ironstone Formations (BIFs) within the Mt Gibson ranges in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Assessment Number:

1538

Region:

Mid West

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Infrastructure

Iron Ore

Last updated:

February 28, 2012

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chair's Determination:

Assess - Public Environmental Review

Date published:

Friday, 6 August, 2004

3. Assessment

Environmental Review

Public submissions:

Monday, 17 April, 2006 to Tuesday, 30 May, 2006

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

1242

EPA Report:

Mt Gibson Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project

Key Environmental Factors:

Flora and Vegetation

Terrestrial Fauna

Date published:

Monday, 27 November, 2006

Appeals close:

Monday, 11 December, 2006

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Comments:

Ministerial Statement 750 published on 24 September 2007; superseded by Ministerial Statement 753 published on 24 October 2007.

Date of approval:

Wednesday, 24 October, 2007

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 750

Ministerial Statement 753.pdf

Post-assessment changes

Section 46 inquiry:

Mt Gibson Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project (s46)

s. 45C amendments:

Attachment 1 - Changes to road and mine layout - s45C change to proposal approved on 20 February 2008.

Attachment 2 - Change to layout - s45C change to proposal approved on 26 August 2008.

Attachment 3 - Increase the mine pit, waste dump and processing plant area, and change the location of the accommodation village and airstrip - s45C change to proposal approved on 2 June 2009.

Attachment 4 - Correct two errors in the Key Characteristics Table - change to proposal approved under s45C on 31 March 2010.

Attachment 5 – Include two haul track access roads from the mine pit to the hematite ROM processing plant; expand an existing track to the waste dump area and the revision of the layout of the approved hematite explosives depot – change to proposal approved under s45C on 2 February 2011.

Attachment 6 – Mining rate, clearance increases, and power supply changes – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 28 August 2012.

Attachment 7 - Replace Figure 9 of Attachment 6 with a new Figure - change to proposal approved under s45C on 14 December 2016.