ProjectProponent: Hope Downs Management Services Pty LtdProposal description: The assessment is an inquiry into conditions of Ministerial Statement 584, and relates to discharge of water to Weeli Wolli Springs. The original proposal is for the establishment of an iron ore mine in the Hope Downs area, 75km north-west of Newman, including facilities for limited processing of the ore, and a rail connection from the mine to a rail network for the transport of iron ore product to the coast. Assessment Number: 1890Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s46Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: April 12, 2012Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public NotificationExtract of determination: 1890-ChairDets-230511.pdf (PDF, 55.02 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Subterranean FaunaDate published: Monday, 23 May, 2011 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1424EPA Report: Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75km north west of Newman, Pilbara Region - s46 change to conditions of Ministerial Statement 584 (PDF, 103.48 KB)Date published: Monday, 19 December, 2011 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementComments: Ministerial Statement 893 amends Ministerial Statement 584. Date of approval: Thursday, 12 April, 2012Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 893 (PDF, 10.93 KB)