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Proposal by Hamersley Iron to increase the capacity of its Dampier Port operations from 80 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) (licensed capacity) to 95 Mtpa. Read more...Last updated: November 18, 2002
The proposal is to construct and operate a commercial scale HIsmelt Process Plant at Kwinana in Western Australia. The plant will be located at the site currently occupied by the existing HIsmelt Research and Development Facility (HRDF) within the northern portion of the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), 40km south of Perth. The Stage 1 plant will initially produce around 820,000 tonnes per annum of pig iron. If the Stage 1 plant is found to be technically and commercially viable, the proponent... Read more...Last updated: November 28, 2000
The proposal is to develop two iron ore deposits (Nammuldi and Silvergrass) near Hamersley Iron Pty Limited’s current Brockman No. 2 iron ore mine, 65 kilometres north-west of Tom Price. Read more...Last updated: February 6, 1998
The proposal is to develop a second open-cut iron ore mining operation on Mineral Lease 270SA. Known as the Central Mesa 1 and 2 operation, the new proposed mine site is located in the Hamersley Ranges of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The proponent proposes that a lease-wide Environmental Management Programme be developed and apply to both the Central Mesa 1 and 2 mine, the Yandi E2 mine and future operations on Mineral Lease 270SA. The proposed second iron ore mining operation,... Read more...Last updated: December 12, 1997
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 tlu·ee... Read more...Last updated: October 13, 1997
The proposal is to to increase the production of Kingstream Resources' recently assessed Mid West Iron & Steel Project Geraldton Steel Plant (GSP), at the Narngulu Industrial Estate south-east of Geraldton, from 1.0 Mt/a to 2.4 Mt/a. Changes are also proposed to the product, specifically that slab steel be produced rather than rolled coil, with resulting changes in the requirement for major plant. Read more...Last updated: August 13, 1997
Proposed expansion of the Jimblebar iron ore mine (formerly known as McCamey’s Monster). The proposal by BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd (the proponent) involves an increase in the mining rate from five to eight million tonnes per annum, and the expansion of both the scree and bedrock mining areas. Read more...Last updated: November 14, 1996
The proposal is to develop and implement a programme to improve management of dust and reduce the dust impacts from BHP Iron Ore's operations at Finucane Island and Nelson Point in Port Hedland. The proponent has acknowledged that iron ore dust from its operations is an issue of concern to the Port Hedland community and has implemented some dust control measures. In addition, during the assessment of the Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) project in Port Hedland (EPA, 1995), the EPA recognised that... Read more...Last updated: June 25, 1996
The proposal is to construct and operate additional infrastructure to satisfy the requirements of the recently proposed AUSI Iron Project Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant near Wickham in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the subject of EPA Bulletin 794. Read more...Last updated: May 27, 1996
The proposed mine site is located in the Hamersley Ranges of the Central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The project involves the establishment of an open cut mine, associated mine infrastructure, and the construction of a 90 kilometre section of rail to link the mine with Hamersley Iron's existing rail network. The deposit to be mined is known as the Channel Iron Deposit, which is within the major aquifer in the area. BHP Iron Ore has an existing operation along the Channel Iron... Read more...Last updated: April 19, 1996
The proposal is for the establishment of an iron ore mine at Tallering Peak, 70km north of Mullewa; transport of iron ore by road and rail to the GSP at Narngulu Industrial Estate near Geraldton; and transport of steel product by road from Narngulu to the Port of Geraldton for export. Read more...Last updated: March 26, 1996
The proposal is to construct and operate a Direct Reduction/Hot Briquetted Iron plant near Cape Lambert in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposed plant will utilise conventional and commercially proven ore concentration, pelletising and gas-based shaft furnace direct reduction technologies to convert Pilbara iron ore (fines and lump) into HBI. The production capacity of the plant is expected to be 3.6 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of HBI. The project may be developed in stages... Read more...Last updated: September 5, 1995
The proposal is to build and operate a Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant of nominal capacity of 2 Mtpa, approximately 7.5 km south-west of Port Hedland. The plant will produce a nominal 2 Mtpa of iron briquettes, which can be used as a feedstock for electric arc furnaces in the steel making process. Read more...Last updated: June 26, 1995
Inquiry under s46 regarding the proposal by BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd to rationalise and expand its existing operations at Jimblebar. This operation, originally known as the McCamey's Monster Iron Ore Mining Proposal, was referred to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) by the previous proponent (Hancock Mining Ltd) in September 1987. The original proposal was subject to a Consultative Environmental Review (CER) level of assessment, and approval for the implementation of the... Read more...Last updated: June 1, 1994
BHP Iron Ore has submitted a further proposal to increase the rate of production from 10 MTPA to 15 MTPA. This increase would require the following modifications to the present operation, approved under Ministerial Statement 29 as amended by Ministerial Statement 259 : minor modifications to the existing processing plant to increase its capacity to 11 MTPA; the construction of additional processing facilities, as required, to increase capacity to 15MTPA; a gradual increase in mobile mining... Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1993
The proposal is to export 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore per annum through the port of Esperance. The ore would be mined by Portman mining at Koolyanobbing and transported by Westrail via the rail link through Kambalda, Norseman and Salmon Gums to the port of Esperance for loading onto ships. The Portman Mining Koolyanobbing iron ore mining venture was separately referred to the Environmental Protection Authority previously. It was determined that it would be subject to Works Approval and... Read more...Last updated: February 4, 1993
The proposal is to develop an open-cut iron ore mine at Yarrie, located approximately 200 km east south-east of Port Hedland, Western Australia. The proposal is an extension of BHP's existing Goldsworthy iron ore operations which include mining deposits at Shay Gap, Nimingarra and Sunrise Hill. The high grade iron ore reserves at these current mines are nearly depleted. The proposal to mine approximately 35 million tonnes of iron ore over a period of about six years includes an extension... Read more...Last updated: October 6, 1992
The proposal is for an iron ore mining operation at Marandoo, 35 kilometres east-north-east of the town of Tom Price, in an enclave within Karijini National Park, and a railway line from the existing Paraburdoo-Dampier railway line, to service Marandoo. The rail line would then continue past Marandoo to connect with proposed future mines in the Central Pilbara. Read more...Last updated: May 20, 1992
BHP proposes to increase the rate of production at the Yandicoogina iron ore project from five million tonnes per annum to ten million tonnes per annum. Inquiry under s46 in regard to amending the conditions of Ministerial Statement 29 . Read more...Last updated: September 19, 1990
The proposal is to establish a Research and Development Facility at Kwinana to prove the feasibility of a direct iron ore smelting process capable of producing commercially saleable iron product. The iron would ultimately be used as feed material for the production of steel products. Hlsmelt Corporation Pty Ltd is a joint venture between CRA Limited and the Midrex Corporation of USA, which has been formed to manage the project. The research facility will be constructed within the boundaries of... Read more...