Last updated: January 6, 1994
The proposal is to establish an energy infrastructure in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This proposal will provide natural gas and electric power for future industrial developments and includes: a 215 kilometre buried gas pipeline from Karratha to Port Hedland; a gas turbine power station at Port Hedland; approximately 400 kilometres of high-voltage power transmission line from Port Hedland to Newman; a back-up generating plant at Newman; and closure of the existing diesel powered... Read more...Last updated: August 24, 1993
The proposal is to establish additional facilities for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) extraction and export within the existing onshore treatment plant at the Burrup Peninsula. The existing Gas Treatment Plant occupies 231ha on a lease at Withnell Bay, near Dampier on the Burrup Peninsula about 1,300km north of Perth. The area within the lease has undergone major development, with the portions of Plant constructed to date consisting of a domestic gas plant, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant,... 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: December 2, 1992
The proposal is for an offshore exploration drilling programme for petroleum within permit areas EP 341 and EP 364 which lie offshore and to the north east of the town of Onslow. This proposal seeks environmental approval for the drilling of an unspecified number of exploration wells within the permit areas. At this time two wells to test two targets have been outlined; near Lightfoot Reef, north of Large Island, and north of Passage Island. The permits lie within a Special Protection Locality... 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: July 9, 1992
The proposal is to collect an existing backlog of waste polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides which are stored at various centres in Western Australia and export them to the United Kingdom for destruction by high temperature incineration at the Rechem facilities at Fawley and Pontypool. The proposal does not cover waste which may be generated in the future as it is unlikely these materials would ever be used again in Western Australia. Environmental issues relating to... 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: October 25, 1991
Western Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd (WAPET) is operator for the participants in Exploration Permit No. TP/3 Part 1. WAPET has already drilled some 18 wells within the Permit Area, has developed the Saladin, Cowle and Yammaderry oilfields and is currently seeking approval to develop the Roller Oilfield. Over the next five year period, WAPET proposes to drill a further four to twelve exploratory wells within Permit Area TP/3 Part 1. Read more...Last updated: August 14, 1991
The proposal is for the establishment of a solar salt facility, to produce and ship salt from the port of Onslow. The proposal seeks to establish condenser and crystalliser ponds on coastal flats near Onslow, and associated processing facilities to produce up to 1.5 million tonnes of salt a year. The salt would be loaded by conveyor onto ships which would berth at the end of a one kilometre long trestleway proposed for the vicinity of Beadon Point, immediately west of Onslow. The proposal... Read more...Last updated: June 24, 1991
Two initial wells are proposed, followed by a minimum of four exploration wells over the next five years. To improve the efficiency of the formal assessment process and reduce repetition it has been agreed that, instead of submitting proposals for one well at a time, it would be acceptable to submit a proposal for a programme to address the entire permit area, provided that the CER adequately addresses all the relevant issues and that the site specific data would be submitted at a later stage,... Read more...Last updated: April 30, 1991
The proposal is to develop a gas field near the Harriet Oil Field on the North-West Shelf, 20 km north-east of Barrow Island. This will involve a gas pipeline to collect the gas from four small gas fields and bring it to Varanus Island where it will be treated at an already approved gas processing facility before being piped to the mainland and connected to the State Electricity Commission of Western Australia's (SECWA) Dampier-Wagerup pipeline. Read more...Last updated: November 23, 1990
The proposal is to expand the capacity of the existing Dampier salt field from 2.5 million tonnes per annum to 4 million tonnes per annum. Expansion is planned in four stages, depending on market demand, commencing in 1990 through to about 1997. Expansion would occur within the existing salt field lease boundary which has been operating at Dampier since the late 1960s. The proposed expansion is based on recovering waste salt from the disused bitterns holding pond then utilising this previously... Read more...Last updated: October 8, 1990
The proposal is to develop the Tubridgi Gas Field to supply natural gas to the existing Dampier to Perth pipeline. This would require the establishment of processing facilities on site near Onslow and an 85 kilometre connecting pipe to join into the main line. The gas field is about 36 square kilometres in area and lies under Urala Station pastoral lease, about 25 km south-west of the town of Onslow. It is estimated that up to 30 terajoules of gas per day could be collected over a field life of... Read more...Last updated: December 20, 1989
The proposal is to drill an exploratory oil well at a site 6 km offshore from the mouth of the Ashburton River and 20 km west of Onslow. Drilling is expected to begin in December 1989 and will take about three weeks to complete. The proposed site lies within a Special Protection Locality in water about 10 m deep. The Ashburton River delta is regarded as being environmentally sensitive because of the presence of mangrove stands. As well, islands, fringing corals, and seagrass meadows nearby have... Read more...Last updated: May 27, 1988
The proposal is to establish a new iron ore mining project at Yandicoogina (Marillana) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal generally involves the mining of iron ore deposits at an initial production rate of about 2 million tonnes per year, with the potential to increase production to a rate of up to 5 million tonnes per year during a projected 20 year mine life. There is, however, further potential for operations to be expanded to a much larger project beyond the scope of... Read more...Last updated: March 8, 1988
The proposal is to mine high grade iron ore from a scree and erosion fan located south of McCamey's Monster Hill. The initial output in the first year will be 3 million tonnes which will increase to 5 million tonnes in the second year. The total tonnage over the life time of the project is 34.5 million tonnes. The processing plant will consist of a series of screens to separate the ore from the waste. The product ore will be transported to Port Hedland via a haul road to the Mt Newman to... Read more...Last updated: November 13, 1987
The proposal is for the development of the Saladin offshore oilfield close to Thevenard Island, some 25 km NNW of Onslow. Production of light crude oil from the offshore wells would be transferred by pipeline to a treatment and storage facility on the island. Tankers would be served by a loading site to the NNE of the island. Production over at least six years is envisaged. Read more...Last updated:
The Telfer mine is a gold/copper mine located in the Great Sandy Desert in the Paterson Province of Western Australia, approximately 485km east southeast of Port Hedland. The proponent referred this request to consolidate Ministerial Statements 605, which relates to power supply and an infrastructure corridor, and 606, which relates to the mining , processing, and transport of ore and concentrate. Read more...