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Valhalla Gas Exploration and Appraisal Program

Last updated: February 8, 2021

Bennett Resources is proposing to undertake an unconventional exploration drilling and hydraulic fracture stimulation program within Petroleum Exploration Permit EP 371 (EP 371) within the Shire of Derby, West Kimberley.    The proposal area is located approximately 123 kilometres south east of the town of Derby.  The proposal comprises the construction of up to twenty wells in a region of the Canning Basin that has been previously surveyed and explored for petroleum purposes.   The proposal is... Read more...

Revised Proposal for the Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: January 28, 2021

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...

West Angelas Iron Ore Project Deposits C, D and G

Last updated: January 4, 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...

Yogi Magnetite Project

Last updated: October 6, 2020

FI Joint Venture Pty Ltd is proposing to construct and operate a magnetite iron ore project, with mining, processing and associated infrastructure. The proposed mine is located approximately 225 kilometres (km) east-northeast of Geraldton and 15 km northeast of Yalgoo within the Shire of Yalgoo. The proposal includes a magnetite slurry pipeline and a water pipeline to Geraldton Port and a gas supply pipeline from the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline network. Mining of the magnetite will... Read more...

Albany Iron Ore Project - Southdown Magnetite Proposal (s46) [2222]

Last updated: July 23, 2020

Changes to Condition 3 in order to extend the Time Limit of Authorisation for commencement of the proposal. Read more...

Mesa H Proposal (Revision to Mesa J Iron Ore Development)

Last updated: July 9, 2020

Robe River Mining Co. Pty Limited (the proponent) proposes to develop the Mesa H deposit to sustain its iron ore production operations within the Robe Valley, Pilbara. The proposal is located approximately 16 km south west of Pannawonica. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 2,200 hectares to develop above and below water table open cut iron ore pits and associated infrastructure, including water management infrastructure. The proposal is located adjacent to the existing Mesa J... Read more...

Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project – Marra Mambas Proposal

Last updated: April 6, 2020

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited propose to expand its existing Brockman 4 Syncline Iron Ore Mine. The expansion would include further clearing of up to 4,800 hectares and expand its current development envelope by 2,567 hectares. Additional dewatering would also take place resulting in dewater discharge extending further along Boolgeeda Creek by nine kilometres. Read more...

Brockman Syncline Proposal

Last updated: March 31, 2020

The Brockman Syncline proposal is located approximately 60 km west-north west of Tom Price, in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes up to 9,977 ha of native vegetation clearing to support the development of new and above and below water table mining areas in order to sustain mining at three existing operations; Nammuldi-Silvergrass Brockman 2 Brockman 4 The proposal includes, but is not limited to the following: Dewatering and surplus water management,... Read more...

Eliwana Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: August 14, 2019

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd proposes to develop the Eliwana Mine Project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Eliwana Mine Project Area is located approximately 90 km west-northwest of Tom Price. Over the life of the mine, the average annual production rate is estimated at 30 Mtpa but infrastructure will be constructed to reflect peaks in the annual production rate up to 50 Mtpa. The estimated mine life is 24 years. The proposal involves the clearing of up to 8,560 ha of native... Read more...

Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project

Last updated: January 9, 2017

Toro proposes to revise the Approved Project by developing Millipede and Lake Maitland uranium deposits and developing associated infrastructure. The Proposed Extension would result in the additional direct disturbance of approximately 1,582 hectares (ha) within an additional Development Envelope of approximately 3,891 ha. The Proposed Extension would include open mine pits at Millipede and Lake Maitland, in-pit tailings storage facility (TSF) at Millipede, accommodation village, workshop, run-... Read more...

Mulga Rock Uranium Project

Last updated: December 16, 2016

The proposal is to mine four poly-metallic deposits containing commercial concentrations of uranium and to produce uranium oxide concentrate and other metal concentrates including copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt, approximately 240km east-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The proposal also includes the construction of associated mine infrastructure consisting of mine dewatering and reinjection infrastructure (including borefields and pipelines), non-mineralised overburden landforms, run of mine stockpile... Read more...

Carina Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: September 20, 2016

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore mine in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The proposal involves mining of hematite direct shipping ore (DSO) from a single open pit on the Yendilberin Hills, which form part of the Finnerty Range. Read more...

Wingellina Nickel Project

Last updated: September 1, 2016

Hinckley Range Pty Ltd proposes to mine nickeliferous limonite ore from the Wingellina deposit located approximately 1,400 km north-east of Perth in the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku close to the Northern Territory and South Australia borders Read more...

Gorgon Gas Development Fourth Train Expansion Proposal

Last updated: April 30, 2015

To expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity of the existing proposal from 15 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 20 Mtpa (nominal). Read more...

Magellan Lead Carbonate Project - Inquiry under s46 to amend Ministerial Statement 905

Last updated: February 26, 2015

The Minister for Environment has requested that the EPA inquire into and report on the matter of changing the implementation conditions relating to Ministerial Statement 905 in order to: extend the time limit on shipments of lead carbonate through Fremantle Port (condition 3A); and reduce the amount of the financial assurance required and allow the release and reinstatement of the financial assurance in the event operations are suspended (condition 18). Read more...

Expansion to Limestone Quarry on Mining Lease 08/06 Sub Lease 3H/034, 8 km south-west of Exmouth

Last updated: May 30, 2012

The proposal is to clear up to 3.7 hectares of native vegetation for a limestone quarry, to screen the material on-site, re-establish an access road and rehabilitate all of the disturbed areas. Read more...

Oakajee Terrestrial Port Development

Last updated: March 14, 2011

The proposal is to construct and operate iron ore handling and storage facilities and ancillary infrastructure required to develop and operate a 45 million tonne per annum iron ore export facility at Oakajee, 24km north of Geraldton. Read more...

Balmoral South Iron Ore Project, Cape Preston, WA

Last updated: December 23, 2009

Proposal to develop and operate an open-cut iron ore mine with infrastructure and utilities located in the Cape Preston region, 80 km south-west of Karratha by Mineralogy Pty Ltd. Read more...

Western Extension of Nickol Bay Quarry

Last updated: February 13, 2006

Readymix Holdings Pty Limited proposes to extend its Nickol Bay quarry, located at the southern end of the Burrup Peninsula near Dampier, by an area of approximately 5.2 hectares. Read more...

Orebody 25 Extension

Last updated: January 24, 2006

Proposal by BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd (BHPBIO) to expand existing mining operations at Orebody 25 Mine (OB25), within mining lease (ML) 244SA. Read more...

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