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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...

Eramurra Industrial Salt Project

Last updated: August 9, 2021

Leichhardt Industrials Pty Ltd (Leichhardt) is seeking to develop a salt production and export operation in the Cape Preston East area, approximately 55 kilometres (km) westsouth-west of Karratha in Western Australia (WA). The proposal will utilise seawater and evaporation to produce concentrated salt products for export. The proposal includes the development of a series of concentrator and crystalliser ponds, processing plant, product pipeline and offshore export facility (offshore pylon wharf... 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...

Onslow Seawater Desalination Plant

Last updated: May 31, 2021

The Water Corporation propose to construct a seawater desalination plant to supply potable water to the town of Onslow, WA. Seawater intake and brine wastewater release will occur in Beadon Bay, approximately 1 km seaward from the shoreline. The desalination processing facility is to be located at Lot 551, 552 and/or 553 Beadon Creek Road, Onslow. The proposal will involve the installation of permanent subtidal infrastructure in Beadon Bay (intake head, brine diffusers and transport pipes), a... 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...

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 accommodation... Read more...

Asian Renewable Energy Hub Revised Proposal

Last updated: November 9, 2020

NW Interconnected Power Pty Ltd (the Proponent) is seeking to revise its approved proposal to develop the Asian Renewable Energy Hub.  The proposal was previously referred under section 38 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act), assessed by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) at the level of Public Environmental Review (PER) (NW Interconnected Power 2019), and subsequently approved by the Western Australian Minister for Environment in October 2020.   This referral is for ... 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...

Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Stage 2

Last updated: September 30, 2020

Proposal to mine iron ore from the Stage 2 project area on the southern slopes of the Chichester Range and develop a remote borefield and pipeline by Roy Hill Iron Ore Pty Ltd (RHIO). Read more...

Telfer Project, Expansion of Telfer Gold Mine, Great Sandy Desert

Last updated: September 16, 2020

This proposal involves the recommencement and expansion of mining at the Telfer Gold Mine to include the mining and processing of 400 million tonnes of gold ore at a rate of up to 23 million tonnes per annum, and the transport of copper concentrate to Port Hedland by road. Key components of the expansion include: expansion of existing underground mining areas and deepening of the existing open pits; extensions to the existing southern waste rock dump and several other dumps; construction of a... Read more...

Port Facility Upgrade - Dredging and Wharf Construction - Third Berth Anderson Point Port Hedland

Last updated: August 12, 2020

The proposal is for dredging of not more than 3,500,000 cubic metres off Anderson Point, for a third ship berth; disposal of dredge spoil on preexisting and previously approved land at Anderson Point; and extension of the approved open-pile wharf. Read more...

Cape Preston East Iron Ore Export Facility (s46) [2183]

Last updated: August 6, 2020

Change to Extension of Timeframe for substantial commencement. Read more...

Gas Pipeline from Griffin Oilfield to Mainland Facility near Onslow (S46) [2221]

Last updated: July 23, 2020

Change to condition 1 commitment 39 of Ministerial Statement 308 in order to consider the change of distance to the nearest sensitive receptor. Read more...

Buckland Project (S46) [2243]

Last updated: July 23, 2020

Change to condition 3 to extend the authorised timeframe for substantial commencement of the proposal by five years, to 12 February 2024. Read more...

Turee Syncline Iron Ore Project (s46) [2173]

Last updated: July 9, 2020

Change to Condition 3. Extension to Time Limit for Proposal Implementation. 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...

Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Port and North - South Railway (Stage A) (s46) [2231]

Last updated: June 3, 2020

S46 change - Removal of Condition 17: Dust Management Read more...

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