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Sanjiv Ridge Project - Stage 2

Last updated: September 12, 2022

Atlas Iron Pty Ltd is proposing to develop and operate Stage 2 of the Sanjiv Ridge Project, a satellite operation to Stage 1, which will involve the above water table mining of approximately 10 million tonnes (Mt) of iron ore from the Glen Herring deposit which is located on an adjacent range 3 km west of Stage 1 and approximately 241 km south-east of Port Hedland in the Shire of East Pilbara. The proposal will consist of three new pits, four waste rock dumps and a 4 km haul road connecting to... Read more...

Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore - Revised Proposal

Last updated: September 1, 2022

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited have submitted a revised proposal for Brockman IV. This proposal provides for the expansion of the existing mine including additional clearing and the release of excess water, as well as some other minor changes. Read more...

Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal

Last updated: August 4, 2022

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (the proponent) propose to develop the Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub. The proposal is an expansion of the existing operations at Paraburdoo and Eastern Range which is not subject to a Ministerial Statement issued under Part IV of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, (EP Act). The proposal area is located approximately six kilometres south of the town of Paraburdoo in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Existing operations at Paraburdoo and Eastern Range are... Read more...

Balla Balla Export Facilities

Last updated: July 1, 2022

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore export facility at Balla Balla midway between Port Hedland and Karratha, northwest of Whim Creek in the Pilbara region of WA. Read more...

Revised Proposal for the Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: May 19, 2022

The Revised Proposal outlines a significant increase in ground disturbance to that previously approved, a revised materials management strategy, a Life of Mine water management strategy including Managed Aquifer Reinjection, a significant increase in dewatering volumes and establishment of permanent surface water diversion structures. Read more...

Expansion of Jurien Gypsum Mining Operation ML70/1161 (s. 46) [1820]

Last updated: May 18, 2022

The proposal is to excavate and process gypsum ore and overburden from mining lease 70/1161. Inquiry under s46 to change the conditions of Ministerial Statement 730. Read more...

North Star Magnetite Project

Last updated: December 24, 2021

The Proponent, FMG Iron Bridge Ltd, proposes to construct and operate the North Star Magnetite Iron Ore Mine, located approximately 110km south of Port Hedland, WA. The Project also includes a borefield in the Canning Basin and a slurry pipeline to transport the ore product to Port Hedland for export. Read more...

Yilgarn Operations - Windarling Range, Mt Jackson Range and Deception Deposit (s. 46)

Last updated: December 22, 2021

The proponent, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Cliffs), owns and operates iron ore mines at the Windarling Range, the Mt Jackson Range and the Deception Deposit (collectively known as the "Yilgarn Operations") within the Shire of Yilgarn and Shire of Menzies. The Yilgarn Operations are authorised under seven Ministerial Statements issued between 2003 and 2012 by the Western Australian Minister for Environment under section 45(5) of the EP Act. These are: Ministerial Statement... Read more...

Sino Iron Mine Continuation Proposal

Last updated: September 1, 2021

The proposal is an expansion of the existing Sino Iron Project approved under Ministerial Statement 635 (as amended). The proposal is required to accommodate continuation of mine operations associated with the existing two billion tonnes mining rights afforded to Sino Iron and Korean Steel in accordance with existing commercial agreements. It includes the expansion of the mine pit, waste dumps and Tailings Storage Facilities. The proposed mine pit expansion will increase in depth from 220 m to... Read more...

Sino Iron Mine Continuation (S46) [2271]

Last updated: June 10, 2021

Delete conditions 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7 (Marine Wastewater Outfall) relating to the management of the marine wastewater outfall for the desalination plant. Amend condition 8-8 to remove reference to conditions 8-4 and 8-5. Read more...

Parker Range (Mount Caudan) Iron Ore Project (S46) [2258]

Last updated: May 14, 2021

Change to condition 8-4 of Ministerial Statement 892, relating to the removal of one inactive Malleefowl mound. Read more...

West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G

Last updated: April 16, 2021

Robe River Mining Co. proposes to develop the West Angelas C, D and G iron ore deposits to sustain production at the existing West Angelas iron ore operations. The proposal is located approximately 130 km northwest of Newman.   Mining of the C, D and G iron ore deposits will involve the additional clearing of up to 4,310 ha of native vegetation within a mine development envelope of 26,400 ha. Mine dewatering will be required to accommodate below water table mining, requiring an additional  ... Read more...

Wagerup Alumina Refinery - Production to a Maximum Capacity of 4.7 Million Tonnes Per Annum and Associated Bauxite Mining (728 and 1069) (S46) [2179]

Last updated: January 7, 2021

Alcoa of Australia have requested changes to conditions 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of Ministerial Statement 728 and 1069 in order to facilitate an increase in production to 3.3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). Read more...

Koodaideri Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project

Last updated: January 4, 2021

Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited (a wholly -owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto) proposes the development of a major iron ore mining operation in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The development will be centered around its Koodaideri deposits, located 110 kilometres west-north-west of Newman. The Proposal will involve the construction and operation of a greenfields mine and associated infrastructure. Mining will consist of open pits and supporting infrastructure, including a 167 kilometre... Read more...

Western Turner Syncline Iron Ore Project - Revised Proposal

Last updated: January 4, 2021

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited propose to develop above and below water table iron ore deposits and associated infrastructure at Western Turner Syncline. The proposal also includes an infrastructure corridor connecting the mining operation to the existing Tom Price mine ore-processing facilities. Surplus water from mining below water table would be managed by use on site and controlled discharge to the environment. Clearing of up to 750 ha would be required. The proposal is located 20 km west of... Read more...

Miralga Creek DSO Project

Last updated: November 23, 2020

Atlas Iron Pty. Ltd (the proponent) propose to develop the Miralga Creek DSO Project (the proposal), an iron ore project located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.  The proposal includes the development of five open pits using conventional drill and blast, load and haul methods.  8 million tonnes of iron ore will be mined above the watertable over an approximate timeframe of four to five years.   Associated infrastructure will include waste rock dumps.  Existing borefield and... Read more...

Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1

Last updated: October 5, 2020

The proposal is to develop and operate an iron ore mine on the Blacksmith tenement located approximately 70 km north-west of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Read more...

Pilbara Iron Ore Project - revised proposal

Last updated: October 5, 2020

Flinders Mines Ltd proposes to revise the already approved Pilbara Iron Ore Project located approximately 70 kilometres north-west of Tom Price in the Hamersley sub-region. The revised proposal includes additional clearing up to 300 hectares (ha) to include the Paragon ore deposit and external infrastructure (including haul roads, airstrip and accommodation camp), as well as an increase in abstraction of groundwater of up to 2 Gigalitre per annum. Read more...

Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: October 2, 2020

The proposal involves the development and operation of the Hope Downs 4 Iron Ore Mine (HD4), located in the Pilbara region in the shire of East Pilbara. It includes the development and operation of an above and below the water table greenfields iron ore mine and associated infrastructure. Ore from the HD4 proposal would be transported via a new railway to existing rail infrastructure near the existing Hope Downs 1 Iron Ore Mine then to port facilities on the coast. The mine would operate... Read more...

Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stage 1

Last updated: September 30, 2020

The proposal is to mine iron ore from the Stage 1 project area on the southern slopes of the Chichester Range and develop associated mining infrastructure. Read more...

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