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West Angelas Iron Ore Project

Project
Proponent: 
Robe River Mining Company Pty. Ltd.
Proposal description: 

The proposal is for the development of an iron ore mine at deposits 'A' and 'B' and ore processing operation at West Angelas 130 kilometres west of Newman, and construction of a rail line and expansion of port facilities at Cape Lambert.

Assessment Number: 
1144
Region: 
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
January 16, 2014
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP)
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published: 
Friday, 25 July, 1997
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Thursday, 2 October, 1997
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Wednesday, 15 April, 1998 to Monday, 11 May, 1998
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon ERMP Summary document
PDF icon Environmental Review and Management Programme
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
924
EPA Report: 
PDF icon West Angelas Iron Ore Project
Key Environmental Factors: 
Marine Environmental Quality
Marine Fauna
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Environmental Quality
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Friday, 22 January, 1999
Appeals close: 
Friday, 5 February, 1999
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 28 June, 1999
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 514
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Attachment to Statement 514 - Increase mining rate from 25 million tonnes per annum to approximately 30 million tonnes per annum - change to proposal approved on 11 April 2006.

Attachment 1 to Statement 514 - Additional rail siding, Spoonbill - change to proposal approved on 29 November 2006.

Attachment 2 to Statement 514 - Change to the rail alignment along Hamersley Flats - change to proposal approved on 13 February 2009.

Attachment 3 to Statement 514 - increase throughput to 40 million tonnes per annum, update of mine figure (Figure 10) and amendments to Key Characteristics Table - s45C change to proposal approved on 20 August 2009.

Attachment 4 to Statement 514 – Deepening of existing pits and addition of Pit E – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 30 January 2012.

Attachment 5 to Statement 514 – Amendment to proposal description and deletion of the key characteristics from Schedule 1 which are not relevant to the environment or managed by another process – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 16 January 2014.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Tuesday, 11 April, 2006
Wednesday, 29 November, 2006
Friday, 13 February, 2009
Thursday, 20 August, 2009
Monday, 30 January, 2012
Thursday, 16 January, 2014

Source URL:https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/west-angelas-iron-ore-project