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Last updated: February 28, 2012
Mount Gibson Mining Limited proposes to mine and process iron ore (hematite and magnetite) from Extension Hill and Extension Hill North. The proposal also includes the construction of a pipeline to transport the magnetite slurry to Geraldton Port, and infrastructure at the port to strip the ore from the slurry for export. The operation will yield approximately 13 million tonnes of hematite over 8 years and 230 million tonnes of magnetite over 20 years. Extension Hill and Extension Hill North... Read more...Last updated: November 22, 2011
The proposal involves the construction and operation of an open pit magnetite mine located approximately 90 kilometres east-north-east of Albany, and pipelines for ore slurry transport and return water, connecting the mine site and new port loading facilities in the Port of Albany. Read more...Last updated: November 1, 2011
Proposal under section 46 of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, to change condition 8-1 of Ministerial Statement 840. Read more...Last updated: August 1, 2011
The proposal is to increase the mine dewatering rate up to 50 Gigalitres per annum and to inject surplus water into two brackish and one saline injection zones at the Christmas Creek Mine. Read more...Last updated: December 23, 2009
The construction and operation of a 44.8 million tonnes per annum iron ore mine, power station, desalination plant, processing plant and accommodation and port facilities in the Cape Preston area as documented in Schedule 1 of Statement 635. The processing plant will produce pelletised, direct-reduced iron and hot-briquetted iron. Inquiry under s46 into changing the conditions of Ministerial Statement 635. Read more...Last updated: April 28, 2009
The proponent proposes to mine up to 10.1 Mtpa of magnetite ore to produce 6 Mtpa of ore concentrate over a 15 year mine life. The magnetite concentrate would be conveyed to Port Hedland from the mine via a 110 km slurry pipeline located alongside the existing Pilbara Energy Pipeline (PEPL). The concentrate would be dewatered at a purpose-built facility located at Utah Point in the Port Hedland Port area, prior to shipping overseas, where it would be used predominantly in steel manufacture. Read more...Last updated: December 17, 2008
The proposal is to develop a new iron ore mine approximately 60 kilometres west-north-west of Tom Price and 25 kilometres south-west of the existing Brockman 2 mine. The major components of the project include: Three new mine pits- with approximately 20% of the orebody occurring below the water table; Dry processing plant- including crushers, overland conveyor and screens; this will be located to the north of the pits running east/west to the rail loop; Associated mine infrastructure- this... Read more...Last updated: March 20, 2008
The proposal is to establish materials stockpiling and handling facilities with a capacity of approximately 4 million tonnes at Cape Preston, approximately 60km west-south-west of Dampier. Read more...Last updated: October 30, 2007
The proposed Mesa J mining development is a continuation of the sequential development of proven iron ore reserves along the Robe River Valley. This proposal relates to an iron ore mining operation of 600 million tonnes over a period of approximately 20 years. The major components of the proposed development include: Site preparation, including overburden removal and stockpiling of ore which will be extracted along the rail alignment to be constructed on the eastern escarpment of the new Mesa J... Read more...Last updated: June 25, 1996
The proposal is to construct and operate additional infrastructure to satisfy the requirements of the recently proposed AUSI Iron Project Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) plant near Wickham in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the subject of EPA Bulletin 794. Read more...Last updated: May 27, 1996
The proposed mine site is located in the Hamersley Ranges of the Central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The project involves the establishment of an open cut mine, associated mine infrastructure, and the construction of a 90 kilometre section of rail to link the mine with Hamersley Iron's existing rail network. The deposit to be mined is known as the Channel Iron Deposit, which is within the major aquifer in the area. BHP Iron Ore has an existing operation along the Channel Iron... Read more...Last updated: June 1, 1994
BHP Iron Ore has submitted a further proposal to increase the rate of production from 10 MTPA to 15 MTPA. This increase would require the following modifications to the present operation, approved under Ministerial Statement 29 as amended by Ministerial Statement 259 : minor modifications to the existing processing plant to increase its capacity to 11 MTPA; the construction of additional processing facilities, as required, to increase capacity to 15MTPA; a gradual increase in mobile mining... Read more...Last updated: October 25, 1993
The proposal is to export 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore per annum through the port of Esperance. The ore would be mined by Portman mining at Koolyanobbing and transported by Westrail via the rail link through Kambalda, Norseman and Salmon Gums to the port of Esperance for loading onto ships. The Portman Mining Koolyanobbing iron ore mining venture was separately referred to the Environmental Protection Authority previously. It was determined that it would be subject to Works Approval and... Read more...Last updated: October 6, 1992
The proposal is for an iron ore mining operation at Marandoo, 35 kilometres east-north-east of the town of Tom Price, in an enclave within Karijini National Park, and a railway line from the existing Paraburdoo-Dampier railway line, to service Marandoo. The rail line would then continue past Marandoo to connect with proposed future mines in the Central Pilbara. Read more...