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Nyidinghu Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: May 5, 2025

Chichester Metals Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group, proposes to develop and operate an iron ore mine approximately 80 kilometres north-west of Newman. The Nyidinghu Iron Ore Mine proposal includes mine pits above and below the water table, an on-site ore processing from various sources, waste rock and tailings storage, an aerodrome, groundwater abstraction, surplus water management including aquifer recharge and other supporting infrastructure. The proposal has a development... Read more...

Albemarle Kemerton Plant

Last updated: November 25, 2024

Albemarle Lithium Pty Ltd (Albemarle) is proposing to stablish the Albemarle Kemerton Plant, a Lithium hydroxide Product manufacturing plant and associated infrastructure, within the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA), approximately 17 kilometres north-east of Bunbury. The Albemarle Kemerton Plant will produce up to 100,000 tonne per annum (tpa) of lithium hydroxide monohydrate (Lithium Hydroxide Product) from five 20,000 tpa process trains and produce up to 1,100,000 tpa of tailings.... Read more...

Utah Point Berth Project (Stage B)

Last updated: September 27, 2024

The Utah Point Berth Project consists of two separate stages: Stage A: Dredging and Reclamation; and Stage B: Construction and Operation. Stage A, dredging and reclamation works for the UPBP was approved by the Minister for Environment as an amendment to the existing Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) approval and managed according to the approved conditions. The works for Stage A have been successfully completed. The EPA determined that Stage B, the construction and ongoing operation of stockyard... Read more...

Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA)

Last updated: April 2, 2024

DevelopmentWA is seeking to develop the Kemerton Strategic Industrial Area (KSIA) for the purpose of industrial and infrastructure development as a strategic proposal. The KSIA is located within the Shire of Harvey, 17 kilometres north of Bunbury. The KSIA key characteristics are: Development of the Kemerton Strategic industry Zone (Industry Core) which is approximately 2,024 hectares (ha). There is an approximate 50-year time period for development. Ultimate land use proposed is to be heavy... Read more...

Pinjarra Alumina Refinery Revised Proposal

Last updated: November 27, 2023

Alcoa of Australia Limited is proposing to increase production at the Pinjarra Alumina Refinery (the refinery) and increase the rate of bauxite mining at the existing Huntly Mine within Mineral Lease 1SA (ML1SA) to supply 2.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) bauxite, for export to third party customers. The Proposal comprises the following components: an increase in alumina production at the refinery by 5 percent, from 5.0 Mtpa to 5.25 Mtpa; A transition of the Huntly mine into the Myara North... Read more...

Remediation of Lot 20 Adelaide Street Hazelmere

Last updated: December 19, 2022

Wasterock Pty Ltd and Hazelland Pty Ltd propose to remediate a historical inert landfill located at Lot 20 Adelaide Street Hazelmere for future commercial use. The proposal would involve recontouring the existing site and capping it with clean fill. Read more...

Dredging at Finucane Island, BHP Billiton RGP5 Project, Port Hedland

Last updated: January 25, 2022

Dredging of approximately 3,900,000 cubic metres of material for two new berth pockets and extensions to the existing departure channel and swing basin at Harriet Point and Stanley Point; disposal of dredged material at dredged material management areas. Read more...

Sodium Cyanide Plants (Liquid and Solid) at Kwinana and Transport of Sodium Cyanide by Road and Rail from Kwinana (S46) [2247]

Last updated: May 18, 2020

Changes to condition 2 (Proponent Commitments), condition 4 (Compliance Audit and Performance Review), condition 5 (Decommissioning Plan), condition 6, (Review of Options for the Transport of Solid Sodium Cyanide), condition 7 (Transport of Solid Sodium Cyanide), condition 8 (Transport of Liquid Sodium Cyanide), condition 9 (Noise Management), condition 10 (Emissions Verification) and condition 11 (Cyanide Monitoring). Read more...

Hazelmere Resource Recovery Park Community Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station

Last updated: April 14, 2020

Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council propose to construct and operate a Community Recycling Centre (CRC) and Waste Transfer Station (WTS) within the existing Hazelmere Resource Recovery Park, at Lots 814, 100 and 301 Lakes Road Hazelmere, in the City of Swan. The CRC would be accepting a range of materials for reuse, recycling and disposal from community members, while the WTS would provide for the short-term storage capacity for consolidation of various waste streams including refuse and food... Read more...

Expansion of Jurien Gypsum Mining Operation Ml70/1161

Last updated: March 12, 2012

The proposal is for the mining of a 53-hectare area and processing of approximately 1.3 million tonnes of gypsum recovered from Mining Lease 70/1161 using the facilities currently employed for operations in the adjacent Mining Lease 70/750. The proposal involves dredging and will form a permanent hypersaline water body of approximately four metres maximum depth. Dredging operations are proposed to be undertaken every second year over a 2 to 4 week period to excavate approximately 100,000 tonnes... Read more...

Ammonia-Urea Plant, Burrup Peninsula

Last updated: October 12, 2005

The proposal is to construct an ammonia–urea plant on the Burrup Peninsula. The plant will have a production capacity of 2300 tonnes/day (t/d) of ammonia and 3500 t/d of urea. The plant and associated infrastructure will be composed of: a natural gas supply pipeline from the North West Shelf Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant (to be located in a multi-user service corridor); ammonia plant; urea plant; fluid bed granulation plant; seawater desalination, treatment and storage; internal power... Read more...

Final remediation works for the former Cresco site, Bayswater

Last updated: October 5, 2005

CSBP Limited propose to remediate the former Cresco site in Bayswater. There is up to 280,000 m 3 of contaminated soil present on site. The contamination was caused by the disposal of pyritic wastes or cinders, lead chamber washings, sodium bisulphate, den-scrubber effluent, superphosphate and other building wastes during the site’s history. The cinders, sodium bisulphate and den-scrubber effluent were deposited in excavated pits while the other wastes were disposed of on a more random basis.... Read more...

Commercial HIsmelt Plant, Kwinana, WA

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...

Mid west iron and steel project - Geraldton Steel Plan, Narngulu Industrial Estate

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...

Expansion of alumina production from 2.0 million tonnes per annum to 3.5 million tonnes per annum at Worsley refinery, and associated bauxite mining activities at Boddington

Last updated: July 2, 1996

The proposal is to expand alumina production from 2.0 million tonnes per annum to 3.5 million tonnes per annum at the Worsley Alumina Refinery, Collie, and undertake associated bauxite mining activities at Boddington. Read more...

Increase in alumina production to 3.3 million tonnes per annum at Wagerup Alumina refinery, and associated bauxite mining activities

Last updated: August 11, 1995

The proposal is to increase the capacity of Alcoa's Wagerup Refinery, located about 120 km south of Perth, from the current 1.7 Mtpa to 3.3 Mtpa of alumina, with a proportionate increase in production of bauxite from the mobile mining operations, currently located at Willowdale, about 8 km east of the refinery. Read more...

Straw pulp and paper mill, Moora

Last updated: November 1, 1991

Proposal to establish a cereal straw and waste paper pulp and paper mill near Moora in the Central Midlands district of Western Australia. Read more...

Proposed wet-blue hide tannery at Darkan

Last updated: September 12, 1991

Deras (Australia) Pty Ltd (Deras) proposes to establish and operate a 'wet-blue' tannery within the Shire of West Arthur, approximately 14 km north-east of Darkan. The facility would tan up to 220,000 cattle hides per annum using conventional tanning procedures. Hides would be mainly purchased from abattoirs in the south-west. The site would include a receival yard, a parking area, process building (including storage and office areas), a water reservoir and a wastewater treatment and... Read more...

Proposed Sheepskin Tannery, Bakers Hill

Last updated: December 21, 1988

Castlemain Holdings purchased a 60 ha rural site zoned for noxious industry at Chitty Road, Bakers Hill in 1988. Castlemain proposes to construct a tannery with capacity of approximately 100,000 skins per year, approximately 50% of the skins will be salted. Read more...

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