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Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project

Project
Proponent: 
Iron Ore Holdings Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop an iron ore mine on the Iron Valley tenement located in the Shire of East Pilbara approximately 90 kilometres north-west of Newman. The project would include an above watertable blast and hydraulic shovel open pit mine and supporting infrastructure including dry crushing and screening plant, run of mine pad, waste rock landform, internal roads, power production, hazardous materials storage, waste management facilities, office buildings and an accommodation camp.

Assessment Number: 
1905
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
May 2, 2016
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Document - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project
PDF icon Appendix A - Scoping
PDF icon Appendix B - Water
PDF icon Appendix C - Flora and Vegetation
PDF icon Appendix D - Fauna
PDF icon Appendix E - Soils and Landforms
PDF icon Appendix F - Heritage
PDF icon Appendix G - Acid and Metalliferous Drainage
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 - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 5 September, 2011
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1463
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Report 1463 - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 7 January, 2013
Appeals close: 
Monday, 21 January, 2013
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 1 February, 2013
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 933
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 933 – Changes to surface water management (changes to Table 1 and Figure 1) - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 23 January 2015.

Attachment 2 to Statement 933 – Increase to water use from 360 to 720 mega litres per year - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 19 October 2015.

Attachment 3 to Statement 933 – Remove ‘wholly above the watertable’ from the short description of the project; temporary approval to discharge 2 GL of surplus groundwater; remove the ‘Pit Depth’ element from the Key Characteristics Table - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 2 May 2016.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 23 January, 2015
Monday, 19 October, 2015
Monday, 2 May, 2016

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/iron-valley-above-watertable-mining-project