EPA Western Australia
Published on EPA Western Australia (https://www.epa.wa.gov.au)

Home > Printer-friendly > Printer-friendly > Ridley Magnetite Project

Ridley Magnetite Project

Project
Proponent: 
Atlas Iron Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

The Ridley Magnetite Project (the Proposal) is located approximately 57 km east of Port Hedland. The Proposal is located within a 19,102 ha Development Envelope (DE) with an indicative disturbance footprint (IF) of  8,484 ha. The Proposal is for the mining and processing of iron ore to produce up to 16.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of magnetite concentrate.

The Proposal includes a single pit (below water table), run-of-mine pad, concentrate stockpiles, laydown areas, waste dumps, desalination plant and pipelines (intake, outfall), processing plant, power infrastructure, tailings storage facility and supporting infrastructure including groundwater bores, process water storage ponds/tanks, roads, accommodation camp, administration buildings, communications infrastructure, borrow pits, explosives magazine, fuel storage and landfill. A services corridor will run from the site to a dewatering plant at Port Hedland.

The Proposal will initially transport concentrate by truck to Port Hedland and will transition to a slurry pipeline on completion of construction of this element.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document Rev5.pdf
Assessment Number: 
2362
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
August 4, 2025
Current Status: 
Environmental Scoping Document approved
Environmental Scoping Document approved
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Ridley Magnetite Project
Comment period: 
Monday, 24 April, 2023 to Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral form
PDF icon Ridley Benthic Communities and Habitat Survey Report.pdf
PDF icon Ridley Detailed Flora and Vegetation Survey Report.pdf
PDF icon Ridley Magnetite - Figures.pdf
PDF icon Ridley Targeted Fauna Survey Report.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Ridley Magnetite Project
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Benthic Communities and Habitats
Coastal Processes
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document: 
PDF icon Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) - Ridley Magnetite Project_V4_Final_Approved.pdf
Approved: 
Monday, 4 August, 2025
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice: 
PDF icon s. 43A Notice - 240125.pdf
Date of approval s. 43A: 
Fri, 24/01/2025

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/ridley-magnetite-project