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Pardoo Direct Shipping Ore Project Port Hedland

Project
Proponent: 
Atlas Iron Limited
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to develop and operate a direct shipping iron ore project in the Pilbara. The project involves the open-cut mining of eight small pits approximately 70 kilometres east of Port Hedland to obtain direct shipping ore quality haematite. Annual ore production will be 1.5 million tonnes.

Assessment Number: 
1685
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
July 24, 2012
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon 1685-CD-160707.pdf
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 16 July, 2007
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Thursday, 11 October, 2007
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 17 December, 2007 to Monday, 28 January, 2008
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon PER document
PDF icon Appendix A to the PER
PDF icon Appendices B - H to the PER
PDF icon Appendices I - P to the PER
Proponent response to submissions: 
PDF icon Summary of submissions and proponent’s response to submissions
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1289
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Pardoo Direct Shipping Ore Project, Port Hedland
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Monday, 16 June, 2008
Appeals close: 
Monday, 30 June, 2008
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Friday, 3 October, 2008
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 775
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Pardoo Iron Ore Mine (s46)
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 775 - Multiple project design and operational changes to the mine site - section 45C change to proposal approved on 25 August 2009.

Attachment 2 to Statement 775 - Increase the mining rate from 1.5 to 3 million tonnes per annum, involving the addition of two new open pits and associated infrastructure, and changes to an existing open pit – change to proposal approved under s45C on 6 July 2010.

Attachment 3 to Statement 775 – Increase the volume of annual dewatering and environmental discharge from 2 GL per annum to 4.0 GL per annum – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 24 May 2012.

Attachment 4 to Statement 775 - Increase the volume of annual dewatering and environmental discharge from 4 GL to 10 GL per annum, and increase in total disturbance footprint from 490.4 ha to 501.7 ha – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 24 July 2012.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Tuesday, 25 August, 2009
Tuesday, 6 July, 2010
Thursday, 24 May, 2012
Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

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