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Anketell Road Upgrade (Leath Road to Kwinana Freeway)

Last updated: May 8, 2025

Main Roads is proposing to upgrade and widen Anketell Road to an Expressway Standard for approximately 7.5 km between Leath Road and Kwinana Freeway in the City of Kwinana, WA. The Proposal will include grade separated interchanges at six locations, grade separation of road over rail at two locations and other supporting road infrastructure . Read more...

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...

South Thomson Development Barge Landing Project

Last updated: May 2, 2025

The Proposal is to extend and redevelop the existing Army Groyne into a barge operations facility in South Thomson Bay at Wadjemup / Rottnest Island. The Proposal includes: Dredging for the purpose of construction for a breakwater/laydown area and for a barge turning circle. Use of dredge spoil for re-use as reclamation to create a laydown area. Extension of the existing Army Groyne to create a breakwater. Barge landing ramp. Ferry berth. Small craft landing facility. Fuel storage and... Read more...

Mulga Downs Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: April 17, 2025

The Proposal is located 210 km south of Port Hedland and 180 km north west of Newman in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The Proposal includes and is not limited to the following: The development of a series of above and below water table mine pits; Dry ore crushing and screening plant(s); Groundwater abstraction for construction, water supply (for the mine and all associated infrastructure) and for the dewatering to facilitate the recovery of ore below water table in the mine pits;... Read more...

Cambridge Gulf Marine Sand Proposal

Last updated: April 14, 2025

The proposal is to source marine sands from Cambridge Gulf, north of Wyndham in northeast Western Australia, for export to overseas construction projects. The proposal is a vessel-based marine operation with a lifespan of up to 15 years. It does not involve the construction and operation of any shore-based facilities. The operation will involve a Sand Production Vessel (SPV) based generally on the design of a large Trailer Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD). The proposed operational area (POA) is... Read more...

Lamb Creek Iron Ore Project

Last updated: April 14, 2025

The proposal is an open pit iron ore mine located approximately 130 km northwest of Newman, in the East Pilbara. The mine will produce up to 10 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of crushed and screened iron ore over a period of three to five years. The proposal includes construction of a multi-stage crushing and screening process plant and associated mine infrastructure including offices, water pipelines, storage and equipment areas, power generation and accommodation village. Iron ore product... Read more...

Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project

Last updated: April 13, 2025

Infinite Green Energy propose to construct and operate a green energy wind and solar powered hydrogen production facility within freehold lots 3, 4, 100 and 6110 located in Arrowsmith 30km south of Dongara, within the Shire of Irwin, Western Australia (WA). Infinite Blue Energy purchased the 1929.68 ha property due to the site’s abundance of wind and solar power combined with abundant quantity of quality fresh water. The previous property use involved sheep, cattle and goats grazing. The... Read more...

Hemi Gold Project

Last updated: April 11, 2025

De Grey Mining Ltd proposes to construct and operate the Hemi Gold Project (the Project) located approximately 85 km south of Port Hedland, in the Pilbara Region of WA. The Project involves the excavation of open pits, mine dewatering, surplus water management including reinjection and controlled discharge. Associated supporting infrastructure includes an integrated waste landform tailings storage facility, waste rock landforms, low-grade stockpiles, airstrip, accommodation village, sealed... Read more...

Ocean Barramundi Expansion Project

Last updated: April 9, 2025

Tassal propose to expand its barramundi farm operations to 7 sites spread across the Buccaneer Archipelago, in the Kimberley region. The proposed expansion will be staged over a 10-year period. Read more...

Robe Valley Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: April 7, 2025

Robe River Mining Co. Pty. Ltd is seeking to extend the life of operations at Robe Valley, located 146 km southwest of Karratha, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal is a significant amendment to the Approved Proposals (MS 776, MS 1112 and MS 1141) and includes the development of new above and below water table iron ore deposits and associated activities to extend the life of the existing operations at Robe Valley. The proposal includes, but is not limited to: development of... Read more...

Tonkin Highway Extension from Mills Road West, Gosnells, to South Western Highway, Mundijong

Last updated: March 27, 2025

The proposal is to design and construct the extension of the Tonkin Highway from Mills Road West to South Western Highway. The proposal is approximately 32 km in length and includes the design, construction and use of a highway of six lanes from Mills Road West to Mundijong Road and four lanes from Mundijong Road to South Western Highway. Read more...

East Hamersley Railway Project

Last updated: March 27, 2025

The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group, proposes to construct and operate a railway of 106 kilometres (km) and associated infrastructure. The East Hamersley Railway Project includes communications and signalling infrastructure, an ore loading facility, groundwater abstraction and discharge, borrow pits and quarries, culverts, bridges, diversion drains, pump station, construction camp, landfills and wastewater treatment plants, and other supporting... Read more...

Mining Area C – Southern Flank Significant Amendment

Last updated: March 24, 2025

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd is proposing to significantly amend the approved proposal at Mining Area C, located approximately 120 km north-west of Newman. The approved proposal consists of above and below water table mine pits and associated infrastructure, groundwater abstraction, dewatering and surplus water infrastructure, ore processing facilities, ore transportation infrastructure, haul and access roads, and ore and topsoil stockpiles. The significant amendment proposal involves increased... Read more...

Jimblebar Hub Significant Amendment

Last updated: March 24, 2025

The Proposal includes the expansion and amalgamation of existing operations at: Jimblebar Iron Ore Revised Proposal (Ministerial Statement (MS 1126), Orebody 18 Iron Ore Mine (MS 439, MS 1012), Orebody 31 Iron Ore Mine (MS 1021), to include new above and below water table mining, overburden storage areas, beneficiation plant, overland conveyor, creek diversions, haul and access roads, pipelines and associated infrastructure. All mines and associated elements are proposed to be consolidated into... Read more...

Hard Rock Quarry, Lot 800 Pruden Road, Whitby

Last updated: March 23, 2025

Italia Stone Group proposes to develop a hard rock quarry at Lot 800 Pruden Road Whitby, approximately 3.5 kilometres east of Mundijong in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. The proposed quarry is on freehold land and is for the extraction of 50,000 to 100,000 tonnes of hard rock per annum for a period of 20 years. The material will be extracted by drill and blast methods and hauled by truck to a processing area for crushing and stockpiling on site. Read more...

Turkey Point Access Road and Bridge

Last updated: March 17, 2025

The Proposal is to develop a new bridge with a single lane dual carriage road and dual use path over the Preston River, to Turkey Point, Bunbury, Western Australia. The Proposal requires a disturbance footprint of 9.59 ha within the overall Proposal Development Envelope (DE) of 11.34 ha. Subtropical Temperate Coastal Saltmarsh Threatened Ecological Community (VT03 and VT04) is present within the Proposal DE and will require clearing of approximately 1.36 ha. 1.22 ha has been identified as... Read more...

Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant

Last updated: March 13, 2025

The Western Australian Water Corporation is proposing to construct the Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) as part of Perth’s Integrated Water Supply Scheme which aims to provide additional sources of drinking water to supplement the existing metropolitan water supply. The ASDP Proposal will be located within the Alkimos Water Precinct (Lot 1050 Marmion Avenue), approximately 40 km north of the Perth, within the northwest corridor, north of Quinns Rock beach and south of Yanchep beach.... Read more...

Mindy South Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: March 7, 2025

Chichester Metals Pty Ltd is proposing to construct and operate an iron ore mine approximately 55 km north-west of Newman, and 30 km south of Fortescue’s existing Nyidinghu project in the Pilbara region. The proposal would require a disturbance footprint of 12,487 ha and is located within a 42,331 ha mine development envelope. The proposal is located within the Nyiyaparli and Nyiyaparli #3 Native Title determination area (WCD 2018/008) The proposal includes both above and below water table open... Read more...

Narrogin FutureEnergy Park

Last updated: March 4, 2025

FutureEnergy Australia is proposing to construct and operate a biorefinery processing plant to produce a renewable biodiesel. The proposed proposal is located on Lot 31 on Plan 404104, Narrogin, within the shire of Narrogin, Western Australia. The proposal includes a biorefinery plant, a feedstock receival area, woodchip drying beds, and supporting infrastructures. The biorefinery plant will utilize waste lignocellulose biomass as feedstock which will undergo pyrolysis followed by non-catalytic... Read more...

Ravensthorpe Nickel Project (s46)

Last updated: March 4, 2025

Inquiry under s46 into the request for a number of substantial changes to the Ravensthorpe Nickel Project, located approximately 35 km east of Ravensthorpe, the subject of Ministerial Statement 509 . In summary, the proposed changes include: mining of additional ore reserves contained within the Shoemaker-Levy and Hale-Bopp deposits and a resulting increase in clearing within the Bandalup Corridor; changes to the processing of ore and the final product: a) deletion of nickel electrowinning,... Read more...

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