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Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life of Mine Proposal, Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292, 90 km north-west of Newman

Project
Proponent: 
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd
Proposal description: 

Life-of-mine proposal to mine iron ore within Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292 at a rate of approximately 45 million tonnes per annum, and subsequent rehabilitation and decommissioning of the site.

Assessment Number: 
1555
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
May 4, 2016
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Protection Statement (EPS)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Monday, 4 April, 2005
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
1166
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Marillana Creek (Yandi) Life of Mine Proposal, Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292, 90 km northwest of Newman
Key Environmental Factors: 
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Water
Date published: 
Monday, 4 April, 2005
Appeals close: 
Monday, 18 April, 2005
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Wednesday, 6 July, 2005
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 679
Post-assessment changes
Section 46 inquiry: 
Marillana Creek (Yandi) life-of-mine proposal (s46)
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment 1 to Statement 679 - Change to the description in the Consultative Environmental Review for Statement 679. Section 45C change approved on 19 May 2006.

Attachment 2 to Statement 679 - Increase in production at the Yandi mine from 45 million tonnes per annum to approximately 65 million tonnes per annum. Section 45C change approved on 17 December 2007.

Attachment 3 to Statement 679 - Increase production rate at the Yandi mine from 45 million tonnes per annum to 87 million tonnes per annum. Section 45C change approved on 16 September 2008.

Attachment 4 - Increase to “Mining disturbance area”, removal of: ‘Total resources’, ‘Mining Method’, ‘Overburden stripping ratio’, ‘Water use’, ‘Ore processing’, ‘Ore transportation from site’, ‘Power supply’, and ‘Workforce’. Section 45C change approved on 10 December 2013.

Attachment 5 - Reallocation of 82 hectares from the ‘Pits and Overburden Storage Areas’ disturbance figure to the ‘Infrastructure’ disturbance figure; formalising the disturbance allocation by allocating 18 hectares of riparian vegetation to a new element ‘Marillana Creek Crossings’; updated figures and included a table of coordinates defining Development Areas. Section 45C change approved on 1 April 2015.

Attachment 6 - Increase the total mining and infrastructure disturbance area by 345 ha; increase the disturbance area associated with diverting Marillana Creek by 163 ha; amalgamate the ‘pits and overburden storage disturbance area’ and the ‘infrastructure disturbance area’; and remove references to mining leases from the key characteristics table. Section 45C change approved on 4 May 2016.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 19 May, 2006
Monday, 17 December, 2007
Tuesday, 16 September, 2008

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