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Sanjiv Ridge Pit Expansion, Stage 1 Below Groundwater Table Mining

Project
Proponent: 
Atlas Iron Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Sanjiv Ridge is an Iron ore mine located approximately 33km south of Marble Bar in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The proposal involves expansion of the existing Stage 1 approval to allow mining below the water table at Mine Pits (Sparrow, Shark Gully, Runway North and Runway South), development of additional pits (Pedmore and CD15), an increase to groundwater abstraction to support operations, management of surplus water and potentially acid forming material, and additional clearing of native vegetation for expanded waste rock landforms and other supporting infrastructure.

Proposal Content Document: 
PDF icon Proposal Content Document.pdf
Assessment Number: 
2583
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
March 18, 2026
Current Status: 
Decision on whether to assess has been published
Decision on whether to assess has been published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral: 
Sanjiv Ridge Pit Expansion, Stage 1 Below Groundwater Table Mining
Comment period: 
Tuesday, 24 February, 2026 to Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
Referral documentation: 
PDF icon Referral Form.pdf
PDF icon Proposal Content Document.pdf
PDF icon Supporting Document.pdf
PDF icon Appendix A_MS 1125 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2024-2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix B_EPBC-Annual-Compliance-Report-2025.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.1_Updated Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman Environmental, 2021)_Part1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.1_Updated Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman Environmental, 2021)_Part2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.1_Updated Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman Environmental, 2021)_Part3.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.1_Updated Flora and Vegetation Assessment (Woodman Environmental, 2021)_Part4.pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.2_BWT Groundwater Dependant Vegetation (Biologic, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix D.3_BWT GDV Risk Assessment (Biologic, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.2_Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Desktop Assessment (Biologic, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.4_Ghost Bat Monitoring (Biologic, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.1_Consolidated Desktop Vertebrate Fauna Assessment (Biologic, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.3_Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Fauna Risk Assessment (Biologic, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.5_Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat Monitoring (Biologic, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix E.6_Northern Quoll Monitoring (Biologic, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix F.1_Waste Rock Assessment Interim Report - Preliminary Geochemical Characterisation (Mine Earth, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix F.2_Waste Rock Geochemical Characterisation – Sparrow Pit Update (Mine Earth, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix F.3_Sanjiv Ridge-Sparrow Stage 5 – PAF Material Management Plan (Mine Earth, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix G_BWT Stygofauna Baseline Survey (Biologic, 2025).pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.2_Sanjiv Ridge BWT Aquatic Ecology Risk Assessment (Biologic, 2025)_Part 1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.2_Sanjiv Ridge BWT Aquatic Ecology Risk Assessment (Biologic, 2025)_Part 2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.1_Sanjiv Ridge BWT Aquatic Ecology Assessment (Biologic, 2024).pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.3_H3 Hydrogeological Assessment (SRK Consulting, 2025)_Part 1.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.3_H3 Hydrogeological Assessment (SRK Consulting, 2025)_Part 2.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.3_H3 Hydrogeological Assessment (SRK Consulting, 2025)_Part 3.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.3_H3 Hydrogeological Assessment (SRK Consulting, 2025)_Part 4.pdf
PDF icon Appendix H.3_H3 Hydrogeological Assessment (SRK Consulting, 2025)_Part 5.pdf
PDF icon Appendix J.1_Sanjiv Ridge GHG Assessment Summary Report 2024 (Greenbase, 2024).pdf
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Assess - Additional Assessment Information
Extract of determination: 
PDF icon Sanjiv Ridge Pit Expansion, Stage 1 Below Groundwater Table Mining
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Inland Waters
Date published: 
Wednesday, 18 March, 2026

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/sanjiv-ridge-pit-expansion-stage-1-below-groundwater-table-mining