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Mid West Iron and Steel Project - Geraldton Steel Plant, Oakajee, Shire of Chapman Valley

Project
Proponent: 
Kingstream Resources NL
Proposal description: 

The proposal is to establish the Geraldton Steel Plant (GSP) at Oakajee, 23km north of Geraldton. The GSP will be located within the planned Oakajee Industrial Estate in the Shire of Chapman Valley. The proposal will consist of the following main components:

  • a pellet plant in which the majority of iron ore is converted to pellets suitable for direct reduction;
  • two direct reduction plants for the reduction of pelletised iron ore to direct reduced iron;
  • three electric arc furnaces and tluĀ·ee ladle furnaces producing liquid steel;
  • three metal casters;
  • an open cycle gas turbine power station of 370 MW nominal capacity;
  • water and wastewater treatment facilities and cooling towers;
  • a cryogenic oxygen plant;
  • handling and storage facilities; and
  • administration and maintenance facilities.
Assessment Number: 
1063
Region: 
Mid West
Referred under EP Act: 
s38
Industry sector: 
Industrial
Iron Ore
Last updated: 
December 12, 1997
Current Status: 
Ministerial Statement published
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination: 
Consultative Environmental Review
Preliminary Environmental Factors: 
Hydrological Processes
Date published: 
Wednesday, 6 November, 1996
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved: 
Thursday, 12 December, 1996
Environmental Review
Public submissions: 
Monday, 3 March, 1997 to Monday, 31 March, 1997
Environmental Review documentation: 
PDF icon Consultative Environmental Review document
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number: 
860
EPA Report: 
PDF icon Midwest iron and steel project GSP, Oakagee
Date published: 
Friday, 13 June, 1997
Appeals close: 
Friday, 27 June, 1997
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval: 
Monday, 13 October, 1997
Ministerial Statement: 
PDF icon Ministerial Statement 460
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments: 

Approval of a request to change the location of the Geraldton Steel Plant to a new location approximately 1.2km north-north-west within the heavy industry core area of the Oakajee Industrial Estate - change to proposal approved on 12 December 1997.

Date of approval s. 45C: 
Friday, 12 December, 1997

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