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Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension

Project
Proponent: 
Karara Mining Limited
Proposal description: 

Karara Mining Limited is seeking to revise its existing Karara Iron Ore Mine, located 320 km north-northeast of Perth in the Midwest Region of Western Australia.

The revised proposal includes additional ground disturbance to support the revised Life of Mine strategy, including a revised development envelope, extension of the tailings storage facility and waste rock landform, incorporation of the areas previously approved under the Mungada Iron Ore Project (MIOP) (MS 806) and areas required for maintenance of the infrastructure previously approved under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (clearing permits), which will be utilised for the ongoing operations at Karara.

The revised proposal would consist of new disturbance of 1,522 hectares (ha), with a total disturbance area no greater than 5,040 ha; and a revised development envelope of 13,557 ha.

The proposal is predicted to increase the life of mine from approximately 25 years to approximately 40 years.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document - Rev 4 - Dec 2022.pdf
Assessment Number: 
2369
Region: 
Mid West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
May 11, 2026
Current Status: 
Environmental Review document open for public submissions
Environmental Review document open for public submissions
1. Referral
Comment period: 
Monday, 21 March, 2022 to Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form
PDF icon Proposal Content Document
PDF icon Supporting Document
PDF icon A1 - Umwelt Environment Consultants, November 2021. Detailed and Targeted Flora and Vegetation Assessment.pdf
PDF icon A2 - Umwelt Environment Consultants, 2022. Flora, Vegetation and Fauna Impact Assessment for Karara Project Expansion (Draft).pdf
PDF icon A3 - Curtin University Centre for Mine Site Restoration, December 2021. EPBC fauna stress monitoring - Curtin University Centre for Mine Site Restoration (CMSR Report).pdf
PDF icon A4 - Woodman Environmental, April 2020. Review and Gap Analysis of Previous Flora and Vegetation Assessment.pdf
PDF icon A5 - EPBC Act Protected Matters Search (January 2022).pdf
PDF icon B1 - KML, October 2020. Environmental Procedure Potentially Acid Forming Materials Management CORP-EN-PRO-1051.pdf
PDF icon B2 - Red Earth Engineering, October 2021. Dry Stack TSF Review.pdf
PDF icon B3 - KML, June 2020. Environmental Management Plan CORP-EN-PLN-1020.pdf
PDF icon B4 - KML, May 2020. Performance Review Report CORP-EN-REP-1144.pdf
PDF icon B5 - KML, August 2021. Annual Compliance Assessment Report CORP-EN-REP-1169.pdf
PDF icon C1 - Greenbase, December 2021. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annual 2021.pdf
PDF icon D1 - Karara Mining Limited – DPaW, Novmeber 2013. Memorandum of Understanding.pdf
PDF icon s38-KIOP-MLE-Final_Part1.pdf
PDF icon s38-KIOP-MLE-Final_Part2.pdf
Amendment of referred proposal under s. 38C
s. 38C notice: 
PDF icon s38C Application Form.pdf
PDF icon Summary of reasons - s. 38C - 070323.pdf
PDF icon Supporting Information - Rev 4 - Dec 2022.pdf
Date of approval s. 38C: 
Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Additional Assessment Information (public review)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension (significant amendment to the Karara Iron Ore Project)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Monday, 26 June, 2023
3. Assessment
Request for further information
Date: 
Monday, 16 October, 2023
File upload: 
PDF icon Notice under s.40(2)(a) Request for further information - 161023.pdf
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 11 May, 2026 to Sunday, 7 June, 2026
Make a submission: 
Karara Iron Ore Project – Mine Life Extension 
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Karara Environmental Review Document.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-1 - KIOP MLE Proposal Content Document V4.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-2 - KML Env Procedure_Land Rehabilitation_2023 (CORP-EN-PRO-1002).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-3 - Karara Waste Rock Geochemistry Assessment_RGS 2021.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-4 - KML Env Procedure_PAF Materials Management_2020 (CORP-EN-PRO-1051).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-5 - Dry Stack TSF Southern Expansion (sweeps 11 and 12) Design Report_REE 2023.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1-6 - Dry Stack TSF Capacity Review_REE 2021.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-1 - 2023 and 2024 Detailed and Targeted Flora and Vegetation Assessment KIOP MLE_Umwelt 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-2 - KIOP MLE_Flora and Vegetation Impact Assessment_Umwelt 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-3 - KIOP MLE Updated Impact Assessment_Umwelt 2026.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-4 - KIOP MLE Review Significance of Residual Impacts_Umwelt 2026.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-5 - Flora and Vegetation Management Plan_2022 (CORP-EN-PLN-1011).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-6 - KML Env Plan_Flora and Vegetation Health Monitoring Plan_2022 (CORP-EN-PLN-1012).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-7 - Approvals Request and Ground Disturbance Procedure_2025 (CORP-EN-PRO-1004).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-8 - Flora, Weeds and Plant Pathogens_2022 (CORP-EN-PRO-1009) .pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5-9 - KML_Ministerial Statements Annual Compliance Assessment Report_2024.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-1 - KIOP MLE_Fauna Assessment_Bamford 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-3 - Fauna Management Plan_2024 (CORP-EN-PLN-1008) .pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-2 - Terrestrial Fauna Impact Assessment KIOP MLE_Umwelt 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-7 - Western Spiny-tailed Skink, Management, Monitoring and Translocation_2022 (CORP-EN-PRO-1024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-4 - Terrestrial Fauna Management Environmental Procedure_2022 (CORP-EN-PRO-1010).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-5 - Fauna Sighting and Mortality Form_2018 (CORP-EN-FRM-1045).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-6 - Malleefowl Management and Monitoring_2022 (CORP-EN-PRO-1035).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6-8 - KIOP MLE Southern Whiteface Bioregional Assessment_Umwelt 2026.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7-1 - KIOP MLE Landforms Assessment Technical Report_Umwelt 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-1 - Groundwater Licence Operating Strategy GWL 171229_Karara Mining Project_June 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-2 - KIOP MLE_Surface Water Hydrology Assessment_Stantec 2024.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-3 - Numerical Modelling of Dewatering Flows and Potential Impacts of Extended Mining_Rockwater 2024.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-4 - Recalibration of Numerical Groundwater Model and Predicting Impacts_Rockwater 2021.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-5 - Operating Strategy_Yandanooka Borefield_Parmelia Aquifer_KML 2020.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-6 - KIOP Surface Water Baseline and Impact Assessment_MWH 2008.PDF
PDF icon Appendix 8-7 - Groundwater Impact Assessment_Karara Mine Site_Rockwater 2008.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8-8 - KML Env Procedure_Surface Water Management Procedure_2023 (CORP-EN-PRO-1011).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 9-1 - Karara Pit Extension Subterranean Fauna Assessment_Rockwater 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 9-2 - Greater Karara Iron Ore Project_Subterranean Fauna Report_Ecologia 2008.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 10-1 - KIOP GHG Management Plan v1.10_Greenbase 2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 11-1 - Historic Aboriginal Heritage Surveys Undertaken for the Project.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 11-2 - Aboriginal Heritage Management Plan_KML 2025 (CORP-EN-PLN1032).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 11-3 - Aboriginal Heritage Survey Report KIOP_Long Term Mine Planning Areas_Horizon Heritage 2020.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 12-1 - Dust Management Plan_2023 (CORP-EN-PLN-1010).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 12-2 - Dust Management and Monitoring Procedures_2022 (CORP-EN-PRO-1005).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 13-1 Karara Iron Ore Project Mine Life Extension – Offset Strategy.pdf
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): 
May 11, 2026
Minor or preliminary work under s. 41A(3)
s. 41A(3) notice: 
PDF icon s. 41A(3) Notice.pdf
Date of approval s. 41A(3): 
Monday, 4 August, 2025
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon s. 43A - 290426.pdf
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Wed, 29/04/2026

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