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Ammonia Plant, Murujuga (Burrup Peninsula), Renewable Hydrogen Project

Last updated: August 4, 2022

Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd propose to modify the existing Pilbara Fertiliser project to include the development of a Renewable Hydrogen Plant and associated infrastructure. The proposal is located approximately 11 km north-west of Karratha in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal is adjacent to the National Heritage listed area and the Murujuga National Park. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 24.78 hectares. The proposal will result in reduction of... Read more...

Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub Proposal

Last updated: August 4, 2022

Hamersley Iron Pty Limited (the proponent) propose to develop the Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Hub. The proposal is an expansion of the existing operations at Paraburdoo and Eastern Range which is not subject to a Ministerial Statement issued under Part IV of the, Environmental Protection Act 1986, (EP Act). The proposal area is located approximately six kilometres south of the town of Paraburdoo in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Existing operations at Paraburdoo and Eastern Range are... Read more...

Balla Balla Export Facilities

Last updated: July 1, 2022

The proposal is to construct and operate an iron ore export facility at Balla Balla midway between Port Hedland and Karratha, northwest of Whim Creek in the Pilbara region of WA. Read more...

Tropicana Gold Project

Last updated: June 3, 2022

The proposal is the construction and operation of an open cut gold mine and associated infrastructure, located approximately 330 km east-north-east of Kalgoorlie and 200 km east of Laverton. Read more...

Revised Proposal for the Roy Hill Iron Ore Mine

Last updated: May 19, 2022

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...

Perdaman Urea Project

Last updated: January 24, 2022

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd intends to construct and operate a urea plant with a production capacity of approximately 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) on Sites C and F within the Burrup Strategic Industrial Area (SIA) on the Burrup Peninsula. Both sites are located adjacent to the Murujuga National Park. The EPA considered the Study of the Cumulative Impacts of Air Emissions in the Murujuga Airshed in its assessment of the Perdaman Urea Project. Read more...

North Star Magnetite Project

Last updated: December 24, 2021

The Proponent, FMG Iron Bridge Ltd, proposes to construct and operate the North Star Magnetite Iron Ore Mine, located approximately 110km south of Port Hedland, WA. The Project also includes a borefield in the Canning Basin and a slurry pipeline to transport the ore product to Port Hedland for export. Read more...

Mardie Project

Last updated: November 24, 2021

Mardie Minerals Pty Ltd proposes to develop a high volume salt and Sulphate of Potash project at Mardie, approximately 80 km south west of Karratha, in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. The proposal would utilise seawater and evaporation to produce a concentrated salt product and other associated products., The proposal includes a seawater intake, evaporation ponds, processing plant, bitterns disposal pipeline and outfall, desalination plant, freshwater supply bores and associated... Read more...

Roy Hill Infrastructure Railway

Last updated: October 20, 2021

The proposal is to construct and operate a railway of approximately 320 kilometres length and associated infrastructure to transport iron ore from the Roy Hill 1 Iron Ore Mining Project Stages 1 and 2 to facilities at Port Hedland. Read more...

Warrawoona Gold Project

Last updated: September 14, 2021

The Warrawoona Gold Project, located approximately 20km south of Marble Bar, will abstract ore from an open pit and underground mine at the Klondyke deposit as well as a cutback of the existing Copenhagen pit. Ore will be processes at around 2Mtpa at Klondyke. The project will produce gold bar and gold concentrate and is expected to operate for approximately six years. The proposal would include a total disturbance of 398 hectares. Read more...

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...

Devil Creek Gas Development Project

Last updated: September 1, 2021

The proposal is for the construction and operation of a gas processing plant, onshore supply gas pipeline, onshore sales gas pipeline, and horizontal directionally drilled shore crossing. 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...

Koodaideri Iron Ore Mine and Infrastructure Project

Last updated: January 4, 2021

Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited (a wholly -owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto) proposes the development of a major iron ore mining operation in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia. The development will be centered around its Koodaideri deposits, located 110 kilometres west-north-west of Newman. The Proposal will involve the construction and operation of a greenfields mine and associated infrastructure. Mining will consist of open pits and supporting infrastructure, including a 167 kilometre... 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... Read more...

Asian Renewable Energy Hub

Last updated: October 15, 2020

NW Interconnected Power Pty Ltd is seeking to develop the Asian Renewable Energy Hub. The proposal is to construct and operate a large-scale wind and solar hybrid renewable energy project, approximately 220 km east of Port Hedland, WA. The renewable energy will be exported via a subsea power cable to Indonesia and Singapore. Onshore components comprise a series of linear arrays of wind turbines (up to 1,743 turbines) and solar panels distributed across a 644,600 ha development envelope, with a... Read more...

Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1

Last updated: October 5, 2020

The proposal is to develop and operate an iron ore mine on the Blacksmith tenement located approximately 70 km north-west of Tom Price in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. 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...

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...

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