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Mesa H Proposal (Revision to Mesa J Iron Ore Development)

Last updated: July 9, 2020

Robe River Mining Co. Pty Limited (the proponent) proposes to develop the Mesa H deposit to sustain its iron ore production operations within the Robe Valley, Pilbara. The proposal is located approximately 16 km south west of Pannawonica. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 2,200 hectares to develop above and below water table open cut iron ore pits and associated infrastructure, including water management infrastructure. The proposal is located adjacent to the existing Mesa J... Read more...

Learmonth Pipeline Fabrication Facility

Last updated: June 29, 2020

Subsea 7 proposes to construct and operate an onshore pipeline fabrication facility at Lots 233 and 1586 to the east of Minilya-Exmouth Road, Learmonth, approximately 35km south of the Exmouth Townsite. A pipeline bundle co-locates a number of services within a single pipeline for use in the development of offshore gas fields. The onshore pipeline fabrication site and associated infrastructure includes two Bundle tracks (approximately 10 km in length) along which the Bundles will be constructed... Read more...

Buckland Project

Last updated: April 28, 2020

To develop and operate an iron ore mine, processing facilities and supporting infrastructure, 45 km south-south-east of Pannawonica in the Shire of Ashburton, and a 176 km haul road from the mine site to the customer delivery point near Cape Preston. Read more...

Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project – Marra Mambas Proposal

Last updated: April 6, 2020

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited propose to expand its existing Brockman 4 Syncline Iron Ore Mine. The expansion would include further clearing of up to 4,800 hectares and expand its current development envelope by 2,567 hectares. Additional dewatering would also take place resulting in dewater discharge extending further along Boolgeeda Creek by nine kilometres. Read more...

Revised Iron Valley Iron Ore Project

Last updated: November 26, 2019

The Proposal is located within the Pilbara Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region and is located within the Fortescue and Hamersley IBRA subregions. The Approved Project (authorised by Ministerial Statement 933 , 1 February 2013) is an above the water table open cut mine and associated infrastructure, located on mining tenement M470/1439. This proposal is to mine below the water table. Read more...

Mesa A Hub Revised Proposal

Last updated: August 21, 2019

Robe River Mining Co Pty Ltd is seeking to extend the existing Mesa A / Warramboo Iron Ore Mining Project by extending the existing mining operation and developing four new nearby deposits. The proposal is 43 kilometres west of Pannawonica in the Pilbara Region. The proposal would require an additional 3000 hectares of clearing of native vegetation, with some below water table mining. A water supply would also be required and discharge of any excess water to Warramboo Creek. Read more...

Christmas Creek Iron Ore Mine Expansion

Last updated: July 8, 2019

The proposal is to revise the existing Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: East-West Railway and Mine Sites Stage B located approximately 70 to 100 km north of Newman in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes mines and associated infrastructure at Christmas Creek and Mindy Mindy, and an east-west railway to link the Stage A north-south railway (to Port Hedland) to the Christmas Creek Mine. The revision includes modification/expansion or development of additional... Read more...

Beyondie Sulphate of Potash Project

Last updated: June 7, 2019

Kalium Lakes Potash Pty Ltd is seeking to develop a sub-surface brine deposit to produce approximately 150 kilotonne per annum of Sulphate of Potash product and by-products. The process will involve evaporation and processing operations at the Beyondie, 10-Mile and Sunshine Lakes area. The Project is located approximately 160 kilometres south east of Newman, and 75 km east of the Kumarina Roadhouse, in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes the development of... Read more...

Learmonth Bundle Site

Last updated: May 15, 2019

Subsea 7 proposes to construct and operate an onshore pipeline fabrication facility at Lots 233 and 1586 to the east of Minilya-Exmouth Road, Learmonth, approximately 35km south of the Exmouth Townsite. A pipeline bundle co-locates a number of services within a single pipeline for use in the development of offshore gas fields. The proposal consists of an onshore pipeline bundle fabrication site and associated infrastructure, two bundle tracks (approximately 10km in length) along which the... Read more...

Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project (S46) [2180]

Last updated: October 15, 2018

Changes to conditions 3-1 and 3-2 of Ministerial Statement 772 in order to extend the Time Limit of Authorisation Read more...

Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (s46)

Last updated: November 20, 2017

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Yeelirrie Uranium Project

Last updated: January 16, 2017

The proposal is to mine uranium ore from the Yeelirrie deposit, approximately 70 km south-west of Wiluna, and the construction of associated mine infrastructure, including ore processing facilities, water (includes borefield and corridors) abstraction and reinjection infrastructure, roads, accommodation, offices and workshops, stockpile and laydown areas and evaporation pond. Tailings would be discharged into the mine open pit. Read more...

Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project

Last updated: January 9, 2017

Toro proposes to revise the Approved Project by developing Millipede and Lake Maitland uranium deposits and developing associated infrastructure. The Proposed Extension would result in the additional direct disturbance of approximately 1,582 hectares (ha) within an additional Development Envelope of approximately 3,891 ha. The Proposed Extension would include open mine pits at Millipede and Lake Maitland, in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) at Millipede, accommodation village, workshop, run-... Read more...

Cyclone Mineral Sands Project

Last updated: January 9, 2017

Lost Sands Pty Ltd (Lost Sands) proposes to develop and operate the Cyclone Mineral Sands Project, located on the northern margin of the Eucla Basin, approximately 317 kilometres (km) north of Eucla and 220 km north of the Trans-Australia Railway. The proposal is for a mining operation to produce zircon and two high titanium mineral products. The conceptual layout of the mine includes open cut pits, mining and processing infrastructure, airstrip, camp and bore fields. The proposal is located in... Read more...

Mulga Rock Uranium Project

Last updated: December 16, 2016

The proposal is to mine four poly-metallic deposits containing commercial concentrations of uranium and to produce uranium oxide concentrate and other metal concentrates including copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, approximately 240km east-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The proposal also includes the construction of associated mine infrastructure consisting of mine dewatering and reinjection infrastructure (including borefields and pipelines), non-mineralised overburden landforms, run of mine stockpile... Read more...

Wiluna Uranium Project

Last updated: November 17, 2016

The proposal is to construct and operate a uranium mine consisting of two deposits Centipede and Lake Way at mining tenements M53/224 and MLA53/1090, located approximately 30 kilometres south and 15 kilometres south-east of Wiluna. Read more...

Carina Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: September 20, 2016

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The proposal involves mining of hematite direct shipping ore (DSO) from a single open pit on the Yendilberin Hills, which form part of the Finnerty Range. Read more...

Jimblebar Iron Ore Project (s. 46)

Last updated: June 1, 2016

The proposal involves an extension to the Wheelarra Hill open pits and overburden storage areas, and the mining of the South Jimblebar and Hashimoto deposits, with disposal of overburden into adjacent Overburden Storage Areas (OSAs) and in-pit disposal. Inquiry under s46 related to Ministerial Statement 857, the subject of EPA Report 1371. Read more...

Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow Deposits

Last updated: March 3, 2016

The proposal includes the existing Hamersley Yandicoogina iron ore project and proposed expansion. The existing project includes open pit mining at the Junction Central and Junction South East operations and associated infrastructure, dewatering activities, closure and rehabilitation. The expansion includes the development of new pits at Junction South West and Oxbow, temporary waste landforms, the development of new infrastructure, additional dewatering and water disposal activities. The... Read more...

West Pilbara Iron Ore Project Stage 1 – Mine and Rail (s46)

Last updated: February 4, 2016

The West Pilbara Iron Ore Project Stage 1 – Mine and Rail proposal is to develop and operate eight iron ore deposits 35 to 85 km south of Pannawonica and a heavy-haulage railway that connects the mine area to the Anketell Point Port precinct. The EPA's assessment report (Report 1409) was released on 3 August 2011. The Minister for Environment approved the proposal for implementation, subject to the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statement 881 (30 November 2011). In August 2015,... Read more...

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