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: September 25, 1997
The proposal is to develop the Wonnich gas field situated some 8 km south-west of the Montebello Islands. 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: July 14, 1997
The proposal is to construct a pipeline fabrication site within the exrstmg Mardie Station Pastoral lease and existing Vacant Crown Land Reserve, approximately 45km south west of Dampier and 15km east of Cape Preston is detailed in the CER. Read more...Last updated: June 19, 1997
The proposal is to carry out a program of appraisal drilling on the Wonnich petroleum field within permit area TP/8. Read more...Last updated: February 17, 1997
The proposal is to extend the pit of the Nickol Bay Quarry along the Pistol Range within an area covered by Mining Leases M47/306, M47/331, M47/309, and M47/353. The proposal does not alter the nature of quarry operations carried out at the Nickol Bay Quarry. 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: 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: March 12, 1996
The proposal is to construct an east-west link road across Karijini National Park, from Marandoo to the Great Northern Highway. Read more...Last updated: November 21, 1995
Inquiry under s46 regarding amendment of conditions of Ministerial Statement 168 . The proposed changes involve the withdrawal of three conditions and consequential changes to three commitments from the 1991 statement. Onslow Salt submitted a final proposal in January 1995 (Onslow Salt Pty Ltd, 1995), which contained a detailed description and justification for the proposed changes. Read more...Last updated: September 8, 1995
The proposal is to develop the East Spar offshore gas field, located in Commonwealth waters approximately 50 kilometres west of Barrow Island. Processing facilities would be constructed and operated on Varanus Island immediately adjacent to the existing Harriet Joint Venture facilities on the island. A new submarine pipeline would bring gas/condensate from the gas field to the processing facilities. The existing Harriet Joint Venture export pipeline would carry gas to the trunkline on the... 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 9, 1995
Ampolex Ltd proposes to drill an exploration well at a site approximately 8 km south-west of Hermite Island in the Montebello Islands and approximately 3 km west of the Montebello Islands barrier reef Read more...Last updated: November 25, 1994
The Goldfields Gas Pipeline Joint Venture participants propose to construct a buried pipeline from near Onslow to Kalgoorlie, via Newman in the eastern Pilbara. The pipeline would transmit gas from the existing Dampier to Perth gas pipeline to the Pilbara and Goldfields regions, initially for power generation at mine sites owned by the participants. Six lateral buried pipelines would be constructed from the main pipeline to deliver gas to the proposed gas-fired power stations at the mine sites... 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: March 17, 1994
West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) has sought approval for changes to refuelling practices and oil spill response plans in its offshore permit area, TP/3 Part 1, located west of Onslow. The changes would be effective whilst oil production in Roller Oilfield and drilling elsewhere in Exploration Permit TP/3 Part 1 are under way. Read more...Last updated: March 2, 1994
The proposal is to use the poison sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) to assist in the control of feral goats in the rangelands of Western Australia. Feral goats depend upon artificial water supplies on pastoral stations during dry periods of the year between April and September. During these periods, the Agricultural Protection Board proposes to temporarily poison drinking water in modified poisoning troughs installed specifically for this operation. Trials have shown that four days of 1080... Read more...