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Port Hedland Iron Project – Stage 1 (formerly Port Hedland Green Steel Project – Stage 1)

Project
Proponent: 
Port Hedland Iron Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Port Hedland Iron Pty Ltd (formerly Port Hedland Green Steel) proposes to develop a large-scale downstream iron ore processing facility known as the Port Hedland Green Steel Project – Stage 1.  The proposal is located in the Boodarie Strategic Industrial Area (BSIA) approximately 10 km south-west of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region. 

The proposal will consist of a pellet plant and a hot briquette iron (HBI) plant, consuming approximately 3 - 3.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of iron ore.  Most of the pellets will be fed into the HBI plant to produce approximately 2 Mtpa HBI.  The remainder of the pellets (approximately 0.7 Mtpa) will be exported from the Port of Port Hedland as pellets.   

The proposal will include:  

• Iron ore processing facility (IOPF) comprising one pellet and one HBI plant producing approximately 2 Mtpa of HBI and 0.7 Mtpa of iron ore pellets.   

  • Hydrogen production and storage facilities for supply to the IOPF.   

  • Nitrogen plant.   

  • Supporting infrastructure such as:  

  • HBI and pellet handling and storage facilities  
  • flux storage  
  • administration and other non-process buildings  
  • workshops  
  • water storage areas  
  • magnetite concentrate handling facilities  
  • power production, management and transmission  
  • carbon capture, storage and transport infrastructure  
  • drainage and sediment control  
  • access roads.   

The above infrastructure will require the disturbance of up to 300 ha within the 518 ha Plant Development Envelope.   

Water, power and natural gas will be supplied by third parties and subject to separate approvals by the relevant third party and therefore do not form part of the proposal.   

The proposal also includes an Infrastructure Development Envelope of 466 ha to allow connection within the BSIA to third party suppliers as well as development of access roads and drainage for the proposal.  There will be up to 90 ha of clearing within the Infrastructure Development Envelope.

Assessment Number: 
2381
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
August 18, 2025
Current Status: 
EPA Report and Recommendations released - appeals open
EPA Report and Recommendations released - appeals open
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Port Hedland Green Steel Project
Comment period: 
Monday, 9 October, 2023 to Sunday, 15 October, 2023
Referral documentation: 
File Referral_APP-0000415_20230920073043 - Note - includes the ERD in Section 4.docx
File Proposal_PRO-0000242_20230920 - PCD.docx
PDF icon Attachment 1 Regional Location.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 2 Project Develeopment Envelopes.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 3 Boodarie SIA Land Allocation.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 4 Bilby Managment Plan.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 5 Port Hedland Regional Flora and Vegetation Assessment (ENV Australia, 2011).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 6 Technical Memorandum (Phoenix, 2023).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 7 Karratha and Boodarie Biological Surveys (360 Environmental, 2021).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 8 Baseline Flora and Vegetation Survey for the Port Hedland Solar Farm Project (Phoenix, 2022).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 9 Land Systems.pdf
PDF icon Attachment 10 Hydrology study (GHD, 2013).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 11 Port Hedland Regional Fauna Assessment (ENV Australia, 2011).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 12 Detailed and Targeted Fauna Survey for the Port Hedland Solar Farm Project (Phoenix, 2022).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 13 Detailed Fauna Report (Phoenix, 2023).pdf
PDF icon Attachment 14 Glossary and References.pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Additional Assessment Information (public review)
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Port Hedland Green Steel Project – Stage 1
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 23 October, 2023
3. Assessment
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Wednesday, 22 January, 2025 to Thursday, 20 February, 2025
Make a submission: 
Port Hedland Iron Project – Stage 1 (formerly Port Hedland Green Steel Project – Stage 1) - Additional Information
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document.pdf
PDF icon Port Hedland Iron Environmental Review Document Part 1 of 2.pdf
PDF icon Port Hedland Iron Environmental Review Document Part 2 of 2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 1 Flora and Vegetation Survey.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 2 Impact Reconciliation Procedure.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 3 Bilby Management Plan.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 4 Fauna Survey Report.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 5 Air Quality Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 6 Dust Modelling.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 7 GHG Emissions Assessment.pdf
PDF icon Appendix 8 Noise Assessment.pdf
Date Published (Environmental Review documentation): 
January 22, 2025
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Response to submissions
PDF icon Appendix 1 Air Quality Assessment Report (Ramboll, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix 2 Dust Modelling Report (ETA, 2025).pdf
Date published (Proponent response to submissions): 
June 9, 2025
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1789
EPA Report: 
PDF icon EPA report 1789 Port Hedland Iron Project.pdf
Key Environmental Factors: 
Air Quality
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published: 
Monday, 18 August, 2025
Appeals close: 
Monday, 8 September, 2025

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/port-hedland-iron-project-%E2%80%93-stage-1-formerly-port-hedland-green-steel-project-%E2%80%93-stage-1