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Last updated: December 18, 2024
Reward Minerals propose to develop the Lake Disappointment Potash Project (located approximately 320 km east of Newman). The proposal is to abstract brine from sediments and use solar evaporation ponds on the surface of the lake to create the potash product. The proposal would disturb 7,250 ha of land which includes 437 ha of vegetation, with the remainder of disturbance to the surface of Lake Disappointment. Read more...Last updated: March 7, 2024
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...Last updated: November 6, 2023
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...Last updated: June 7, 2023
Fortescue Metals Group Limited is proposing to increase the footprint and mining life of the Solomon Iron Ore Project. The proposal consists of expanding mining operations and rail infrastructure beyond the current footprint. Fortescue Metals Group Limited is also seeking approval for an external borefield to provide an additional water supply to support the expansion. The extent of proposed ground disturbance is approximately: 11,322 hectares for the mine expansion within a development... Read more...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...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...Last updated: May 20, 2020
Venturex Resources Limited propose to develop the Sulphur Springs Zinc-Copper Project located approximately 144 kilometres (km) south-east of Port Hedland and 57 km west of Marble Bar. The project includes an open pit mine to extract the upper portion of the orebody and an underground mine to extract the lower portion of the orebody. The project has a disturbance footprint of 313.6 hectares (ha) within an 889.2 ha development envelope and consists of the following physical and operational... Read more...Last updated: April 28, 2020
To develop and operate an iron ore mine, processing facilities and supporting infrastructure, 45 km south-south-east of Pannawonica in the Shire of Ashburton, and a 176 km haul road from the mine site to the customer delivery point near Cape Preston. Read more...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...Last updated: January 15, 2020
The proposal is to revise the Mining Area C operation (located approximately 90km WNW of Newman) to include a new satellite ore body which is located approximately 8 km to the south of the existing approved Mining Area C operations. The revised proposal would require the additional clearing of approximately 19,850 hectares of vegetation and mining below the water table. Read more...Last updated: November 26, 2019
The Proposal is located within the Pilbara Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region and is located within the Fortescue and Hamersley IBRA subregions. The Approved Project (authorised by Ministerial Statement 933 , 1 February 2013) is an above the water table open cut mine and associated infrastructure, located on mining tenement M470/1439. This proposal is to mine below the water table. Read more...Last updated: June 7, 2019
Kalium Lakes Potash Pty Ltd is seeking to develop a sub-surface brine deposit to produce approximately 150 kilotonne per annum of Sulphate of Potash product and by-products. The process will involve evaporation and processing operations at the Beyondie, 10-Mile and Sunshine Lakes area. The Project is located approximately 160 kilometres south east of Newman, and 75 km east of the Kumarina Roadhouse, in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia. The proposal includes the development of... Read more...Last updated: May 15, 2019
Subsea 7 proposes to construct and operate an onshore pipeline fabrication facility at Lots 233 and 1586 to the east of Minilya-Exmouth Road, Learmonth, approximately 35km south of the Exmouth Townsite. A pipeline bundle co-locates a number of services within a single pipeline for use in the development of offshore gas fields. The proposal consists of an onshore pipeline bundle fabrication site and associated infrastructure, two bundle tracks (approximately 10km in length) along which the... Read more...Last updated: November 8, 2016
The proposal is an expansion of an existing approved proposal: Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project ( Ministerial Statement 914 ) to develop iron ore deposits at Junction Central, Junction South East, Junction South West and Oxbow, located in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia, on mining lease 274SA. The proposal is located within the Pilbara Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region and is located within the Fortescue and Hamersley IBRA subregions. Read more...Last updated: June 1, 2016
The proposal involves an extension to the Wheelarra Hill open pits and overburden storage areas, and the mining of the South Jimblebar and Hashimoto deposits, with disposal of overburden into adjacent Overburden Storage Areas (OSAs) and in-pit disposal. Inquiry under s46 related to Ministerial Statement 857, the subject of EPA Report 1371. Read more...Last updated: November 12, 2015
The proposal is to construct and operate an open-cut iron ore mine, and associated infrastructure, approximately 40 kilometres (km) east of Newman. Read more...Last updated: July 10, 2015
The proposal involves the expansion of existing operations of the Nammuldi-Silvergrass Iron Ore Project and is therefore a Revised Proposal.The proposal includes the additional clearing of approximately 3,900 ha of vegetation for mine pits, waste dumps and associated mine infrastructure and facilities, and approximately 2,500 ha for the IAA. Read more...Last updated: October 15, 2014
Fortescue Metals Group Limited (Fortescue) proposes to develop two new mines within the Solomon Project, a greenfield site approximately 60 kilometres (km) north of Tom Price and adjacent to the North Eastern boundary of the Karijini National Park, and to construct a 127 km railway from the new mines eastwards to the existing Fortescue railway. Read more...Last updated: December 31, 2013
The proposal is to expand the FerrAus Pilbara Project to include below the water table mining at the Robertson Range Area and to develop additional mine pits at the Davidson Creek Area, located in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. Read more...