ProjectProponent: PIOP Mine Co NLNotice of Change of Proponent: Notice of Change of Proponent.pdf (PDF, 164.79 KB)Proposal description: 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. Assessment Number: 1903Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureIron OreLast updated: October 5, 2020Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (PDF, 60.66 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 5 September, 2011 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1456EPA Report: EPA Report 1456 - Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (PDF, 7.34 MB)Proponent documents: Environmental Review document - Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (PDF, 14.05 MB) Appendix 1-EPA Prepared Scoping Guideline (PDF, 245.03 KB) Appendix 2 - Applicable legislation (PDF, 24.98 KB) Appendix 3 - PIOP Groundwater Impact Assessment Report (PDF, 22.38 MB) Appendix 4 - Golders Groundwater Summary Report Area D (PDF, 5.8 MB) Appendix 5 - WP Geotechnical Desk Study (PDF, 718.51 KB) Appendix 6 - Golders_Desktop Geotechnical Assessment for prefeasibility study (PDF, 1.29 MB) Appendix 7 - Surface Hydrology for Delta Mine (PDF, 1.7 MB) Appendix 8 - Flora and Vegetation Survey (Ecoscape, 2011b) (PDF, 13.32 MB) Appendix 9 - Groundwater Dependent Ecosystem Mapping (PDF, 5.56 MB) Appendix 10 - Vertebrate Fauna and Short Range Endenic Survey (PDF, 6.16 MB) Appendix 11 - Delta Deposit Subterranean Fauna Survey (PDF, 5.81 MB) Appendix 12 - Addendum - Subterranean Fauna Survey (PDF, 9 MB) Appendix 13 - Indigenous Heritage Affairs Aboriginal Heritage (PDF, 214.62 KB) Appendix 14 - Significant Fauna Species Management Plan (PDF, 2.84 MB) Appendix 15 - Geochemical Characterisation of Mine Waste and Tailings (PDF, 6.8 MB) Appendix 15 - App A A-GCA waste rock (PDF, 4.54 MB) Appendix 15 App B-GCA tailings (PDF, 1.48 MB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Ajax L8 (PDF, 40.99 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Badger L2 (PDF, 90.61 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Blackjack L2 (PDF, 43.86 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Champion L8 (PDF, 88.89 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Champion L11 (PDF, 91.42 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Champion L19 (PDF, 92.52 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Champion SE L4 (PDF, 84.65 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Delta L6 (PDF, 103.12 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Delta L12 (PDF, 102.29 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Delta L24 (PDF, 101.9 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Eagle L1 (PDF, 71.34 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Eagle L520 (PDF, 71.34 KB) Appendix 15 App C x-sections - Eagle L9525 (PDF, 71.18 KB) Appendix 16 - Ajax Blackjack and Badger Groundwater Impact Assessment (PDF, 2.71 MB) Appendix 17 - Environmental Offsets Reporting Form (PDF, 68.63 KB) Appendix 18 - FMS Environmental Policy (PDF, 10.6 KB) Appendix 19 - Revision change tables (ZIP, 280.15 KB)Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationHydrological ProcessesDate published: Wednesday, 21 November, 2012Appeals close: Wednesday, 5 December, 2012 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Friday, 11 January, 2013Ministerial Statement: Statement 924 - Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (PDF, 3.24 MB) Post-assessment changesSection 46 inquiry: Flinders Pilbara Iron Ore Project – Stage 1 (s46)