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Roy Hill Infrastructure Railway

Project
Proponent: 
Roy Hill Infrastructure Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to construct and operate a railway of approximately 320 kilometres length and associated infrastructure to transport iron ore from the Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stages 1 and 2 to facilities at Port Hedland.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document - 101024.pdf
Assessment Number: 
1849
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Infrastructure
Last updated: 
October 10, 2024
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assessment on referral information (ARI)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1849-ChairDets-111010.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 11 October, 2010
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1370
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Roy Hill Infrastructure Railway
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 11 October, 2010
Appeals close: 
Monday, 25 October, 2010
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 29 November, 2010
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Statement 847.pdf
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Roy Hill Infrastructure Railway (s46)
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 847 – Change to rail corridor alignment – change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 May 2011.

Attachment 2 to Statement 847 – Addition of a lateral access road extending outside the environmental approval corridor, and ancillary access roads within the environmental approval corridor – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 10 May 2013.

Attachment 3 to Statement 847 – Increase in the area of construction disturbance from 6,000 to 7,400 hectares – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 28 November 2013.

Please also refer to Ministerial Statement 864 for changed conditions.

Attachment 4 to Statement 847 – Excise of Rail Camp 2 (supporting infrastructure) from the development envelope (117.84 hectares). – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 October 2021.

Attachment 5 to Statement 847 - Amend proposal to remove reference to the “Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1 and 2” and allow transport of iron ore from third parties to
facilities at Port Hedland. Change approved on 27 November 2023.

Attachment 6 to Statement 847 - Amend proposal to allow for the construction and operation of the Hillside siding for loading and unloading of ore. Change approved under s. 45C on 10 October 2024.

Attachments: 
PDF icon Attachment 5 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 6 - Notice and Summary of Reasons.pdf
Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 20 May, 2011
Friday, 10 May, 2013
Thursday, 28 November, 2013
Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
Monday, 27 November, 2023
Thursday, 10 October, 2024

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/roy-hill-infrastructure-railway