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Last updated: September 12, 2016
The Commissioner for Main Roads Western Australia proposes to construct and maintain the Ellenbrook Bus Rapid Transit to provide a dedicated busway from the Ellenbrook town centre to Reid Highway. It involves the construction of: approximately 10 kilometres of dedicated busway; grade separations of the busway at road crossings; upgrades of all existing intersections; three bus stations with Park and Ride facilities; realignment of Lord Street from Reid Highway to Youle-Dean Road and from Park... Read more...Last updated: September 1, 2016
The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia proposes the Forrestfield-Airport Link, a 9km extension of the Perth rail network from Bayswater to Forrestfield. Read more...Last updated: August 31, 2016
Austeel Pty Ltd proposes to mine iron ore from the George Palmer Orebody on a pastoral lease about 25km south of Cape Preston. Ore will be fed to a purpose-built process plant to produce up to 13.8 million tonnes per annum of pellet iron and 4.7 million tonnes per annum of direct reduced iron (DRI) and/or hot briquetted iron (HBI). The products will be exported via a new port to be built at Cape Preston and Preston Island. Associated components comprise waste dumps, tailings storage facility,... Read more...Last updated: July 4, 2016
Urban Resources Pty Ltd proposes to develop a sand quarry on tenement M70/1262, located in Karnup approximately 48 kilometres (km) south of the Perth Central Business District. The proposal would extract 1.5 million cubic metres over a project life of around five years with a total disturbance footprint of around 42 hectares including the mining area, stockpiles, a haul road and site compound. The proponent has advised that the overall post-mining land use is expected to be consistent with the... Read more...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...Last updated: May 4, 2016
Life-of-mine proposal to mine iron ore within Mining Leases 270SA and 47/292 at a rate of approximately 45 million tonnes per annum, and subsequent rehabilitation and decommissioning of the site. Read more...Last updated: May 2, 2016
The proposal is to develop an iron ore mine on the Iron Valley tenement located in the Shire of East Pilbara approximately 90 kilometres north-west of Newman. The project would include an above watertable blast and hydraulic shovel open pit mine and supporting infrastructure including dry crushing and screening plant, run of mine pad, waste rock landform, internal roads, power production, hazardous materials storage, waste management facilities, office buildings and an accommodation camp. Read more...Last updated: February 15, 2016
Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd proposes to develop a sand quarry on tenements M70/1248 and M70/1250, located in Jandabup north of Perth, approximately 8 km north east of Wanneroo and within the Local Government Area of Wanneroo. The site falls within the Gnangara Pine Plantation, which has been progressively harvested since 2003 until the current time. The site is in a cleared state from a recent harvest of pine. The project site is on the Gnangara Mound within the Gnangara Underground Water... Read more...Last updated: February 4, 2016
The proposal is to develop eight iron ore deposits at five locations, between 35 and 85 kilometres (km) south of Pannawonica. A heavy-haulage railway approximately 285 km in length would be developed to connect the mine area with a port to be constructed at Anketell Point, 25 km north-east of Karratha. The project would produce up to 30 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of iron ore. Read more...Last updated: December 14, 2015
The Utah Point Berth Project consists of two separate stages: Stage A: Dredging and Reclamation; and Stage B: Construction and Operation. Stage A, dredging and reclamation works for the UPBP was approved by the Minister for Environment as an amendment to the existing Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) approval and managed according to the approved conditions. The works for Stage A have been successfully completed. The EPA determined that Stage B, the construction and ongoing operation of stockyard... Read more...Last updated: November 12, 2015
The proposal is to construct and operate an open-cut iron ore mine, and associated infrastructure, approximately 40 kilometres (km) east of Newman. Read more...Last updated: November 11, 2015
The proposal is to extend the mining of the existing approved above watertable Orebody 29, 30, and 35 mines located approximately 7 km west-south-west of Newman, in the Shire of East Pilbara, to below the watertable and discharge any excess dewatering from these three orebodies into Ophthalmia Dam. Read more...Last updated: October 22, 2015
The proposal is to extend the existing Wheelarra Hill open pits, develop the South Jimblebar and Hashimoto deposits, and to increase the ore processing capacity by 30 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 75 mtpa. Open pit mining will occur above and below ground and will involve dewatering. Excess water will be discharged into the Ophthalmia Dam. Read more...Last updated: August 7, 2015
The Minister for Environment requested the EPA inquire into the matter of changing the implementation conditions relating to the Orebody 18 Iron Ore Mine proposal, particularly the matter of setting a condition on the proposal that would require environmental offsets for the clearing of native vegetation. Inquiry under s46 relating to Ministerial Statement 439 and EPA Report 840 . Read more...Last updated: July 10, 2015
The proposal involves the expansion of existing operations of the Nammuldi-Silvergrass Iron Ore Project and is therefore a Revised Proposal.The proposal includes the additional clearing of approximately 3,900 ha of vegetation for mine pits, waste dumps and associated mine infrastructure and facilities, and approximately 2,500 ha for the IAA. Read more...Last updated: May 25, 2015
The proposal is to recommence quarrying at Pivot Hill (M80/618(P) & L80/63(P)). It involves the extraction of up to 45,000 tonnes per year of basalt for use as aggregates in civil works. This would require 4.4 hectares (ha) of clearing of native vegetation in addition to the existing 2.45 hectares of previously disturbed land, within a Mining Lease covering 45 ha. Crushing and screening of aggregates would be undertaken at the site. The proponent has proposed a duration of 10 years... Read more...Last updated: May 18, 2015
The proposal is to develop a residue disposal facility at Lot 4580, Panizza Road and upgrade part of Panizza Road, Dardanup. The proposal comprises a total disturbance area of up to 58 hectares (ha) including 55 ha within Lot 4580 and approximately 3 ha along a 1 kilometre (km) section of Panizza Road. The proposal will comprise the following: up to nine residue disposal areas (RDAs); a lined leachate containment pond; stormwater collection dam; upgraded access road; and other ancillary... Read more...Last updated: March 30, 2015
Hypermarket Pty Ltd proposes to develop seven short stay units on Lot 304 Sunday Island Bay, Dirk Hartog Island. Approximately 5 per cent of the 11.3 hecatre lot will be developed for this proposal, and Lot 304 is located within the Shark Bay World Heritage Area and adjacent to the Dirk Hartog Island National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park. The EPA notes that the proponent proposes wind turbines and desalination plants for each unit, however no detail has been provided regarding the layout,... Read more...Last updated: March 4, 2015
The proposal is for the construction and operation the Kintyre uranium project. The proposal includes the open cut mining of uranium ore, processing, and the transport of uranium ore concentrate to the Port of Adelaide. The project is located 260km north-east of Newman in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Read more...Last updated: March 4, 2015
The extraction of silica sands from two new areas and the transfer of the ownership of land which contains the Muchea Limestone Communities Threatened Ecological Community to the conservation estate. Inquiry under s46 in regard to amending Ministerial Statements 703 and 920 . Read more...