This "Search Proposal" function provides all assessment documentation associated with a specific proposal, from referral through to Ministerial Statement, where relevant. Information on a specific proposal not available through this search function can be obtained by contacting DWER, EPA services: info.epa@dwer.wa.gov.au
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Last updated: February 23, 2024
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 is located within a 40,653 ha Development Envelope and will require clearing of no more than 9,628 ha of native vegetation. The proposal includes, but is not limited to, the following: - The development of a series of above and below water table mine pits; - Ore processing facility; - Groundwater abstraction for water supply (for the mine and all... Read more...Last updated: February 23, 2024
The proposal, located 280km south east of Halls Creek and 20km west of the Western Australian-Northern Territory border, involves producing approximately 400,000t of ore for gold production from two open pits, Sandpiper and Kookaburra. The ore will be provided for blending with ore from underground mining at the existing operation (Coyote Stage 1). No crushing or processing will be conducted on site and infrastructure will be minimal. Both pits will be mined below the watertable and will not be... Read more...Last updated: February 19, 2024
The requested change relates to condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 1056 (as relevant to Ministerial Statement 891) for an extension to the Time Limit for Proposal Implementation for the proposal approved under MS 891. With the agreement of the proponent, the Environmental Protection Authority will take no further action in relation to the s.46 inquiry into the proposed changes to condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 1056 (as relevant to Ministerial Statement 891) Read more...Last updated: February 16, 2024
CSBP Limited proposes to construct and operate a new ammonia plant within the CSBP Kwinana Industrial Complex in the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), located approximately 40 km south of the Perth Central Business District. The proposal will use natural gas sourced from the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), integrated with hydrogen production from a 10 megawatt electrolyser manufacture ammonia, which will then be used by CSBP for the manufacture of other chemical products or sold... Read more...Last updated: February 15, 2024
Resource Group (WA) Pty Ltd proposes to construct a hard rock quarry at Lot 150 (792) Clydesdale Road, Grass valley. Holcim (Aust) Pty Ltd will be the eventual operators of the quarry. The proposal will extract, crush and screen approximately seventy thousand tonne (70,000tn) of hard rock per year with an approximate life of the quarry being 20-30 years. The proposal would require the clearing of 8.41 hectares (ha) of native vegetation and have a developmental envelope of 15.2 ha. Read more...Last updated: February 13, 2024
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...Last updated: February 13, 2024
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...Last updated: February 12, 2024
Technology Metals Australia are looking to develop the Gabanintha Vanadium Project. The Gabanintha Vanadium Project is located within WA’s Mid-West region, approximately 615 km north-east of Perth and 40 km south-east of Meekatharra, adjacent to the Meekatharra-Sandstone Road. The proposal includes development of multiple vanadium deposits (Far North, North, and Central) via open pit mining. Supporting infrastructure for the Project includes waste rock landforms (WRLs), mineralised waste... Read more...Last updated: February 9, 2024
The proposal includes the existing Cloudbreak iron ore mine and proposed expansion. The existing mine includes open pit strip mining, backfilling of pits, progressive rehabilitation and ore processing. The expansion includes increasing ore production, development of new pits and permanent waste landforms, the development of new infrastructure, additional dewatering and water disposal activities, an upgrade of the ore processing facility. Read more...Last updated: February 9, 2024
Fortescue Metals Group Limited proposes to increase the volume of groundwater abstraction and injection limits at the existing Cloudbreak Mine to 150 gigalitres per annum. Read more...Last updated: February 8, 2024
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...Last updated: February 7, 2024
The Proposal is for the development of the Rhodes Ridge Iron Ore Project (the Proposal), located approximately 40 kilometres north-west of Newman, in the Shire of East Pilbara. The Proposal requires a disturbance footprint of up to 14,850 hectares within a 61,301 hectares Development Envelope. The Proposal includes the development of new above and below water table deposits, and associated activities. The proposal includes but is not limited to: development of new deposits including above and... Read more...Last updated: February 5, 2024
BHP Billiton Iron Ore has prepared a Strategic Proposal of its future operations in the Pilbara for the next 50 to 100 years. The Strategic Proposal will facilitate a more holistic and longer term view of mining activities in the Pilbara region by identifying and assessing how impacts to the environment at a landscape scale will be managed. Read more...Last updated: February 5, 2024
Province Resources Ltd propose to use combined onshore wind and solar energy to produce green hydrogen and ammonia for export to the green energy market. The proposal is distributed across 3 distinct locations within the Shire of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The proposal will comprise the following major elements: • up to 945 ha (6.8 GW) of wind turbines and up to 10,000 ha of solar arrays (5.2 GW) • a new multiuser port facility with a material offloading facility and export terminal •... Read more...Last updated: February 2, 2024
OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd propose to develop the West Musgrave Copper and Nickel Project, located in the West Musgrave Ranges of Western Australia, approximately 1,300 km north-east of Perth near to the intersection of the borders between Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The nearest towns include the Indigenous Communities of Jameson (Mantamaru) 26 km north, Blackstone (Papulankutja) 50 km east, and Warburton (Milyirrtjarra) 110 km west of the... Read more...Last updated: February 2, 2024
Ocean Hill Pty Ltd propose to undertake a three-dimensional (3D) seismic acquisition survey within petroleum exploration permits EP495, EP454 and EP320 in the Midwest region of Western Australia. The proposal comprises a disturbance footprint of 801.91 hectares (ha) within a development envelope of 28,203.54 ha. A total of 113.52 ha of native vegetation would require clearing within the disturbance footprint. Following completion of proposed activities, seismic access tracks would be... Read more...Last updated: February 1, 2024
The City of Gosnells (the Proponent) proposes to extend Garden Street between Harpenden Street and Holmes Street in Southern River, which will involve the construction of an 840 m section of a dual carriageway (two lanes each direction). The Proposal is located predominantly within the suburb of Southern River, approximately 17 km south-east of Perth Central Business District (CBD) and intersects within Bush forever site 125 (Holmes Street Bushland). The construction and implementation of the... Read more...Last updated: January 31, 2024
Aigle Royal propose to develop Lots 11 and 74 Beenyup Road, Banjup for residential development and conservation. The site adjoins Jandakot Regional Park. 10.25 hectares of the site is proposed for residential development and a wetland buffer. 23 hectares is proposed to be managed for conservation. Read more...Last updated: January 29, 2024
The Shire of Broome propose to develop a Class III landfill, leachate management system and asbestos monocell at the Regional Resource Recovery Park (RRRP). The RRRP is located at Lot 550 on the Broome-Cape Leveque Rd, 12km northeast of the Broome town centre. Read more...Last updated: January 29, 2024
Catalano Green Energy Pty Ltd (the proponent) is proposing to construct a portable 101 single person workers accommodation unit on Lot 28 Tredrea Place, Myalup, within the Shire of Harvey. The Development Envelope (approximately 40 hectares) includes Tuart Woodlands and Forest of the Swan Coastal Plain and Black cockatoo foraging habitat. The proposal includes groundwater abstraction, onsite PVC solar and battery storage for electricity generation and a wastewater treatment plant. The proposal... Read more...