ProjectProponent: Fortescue Metals Group LimitedProposal description: Fortescue Metals Group Limited proposes to increase the volume of groundwater abstraction and injection limits at the existing Cloudbreak Mine to 150 gigalitres per annum. Assessment Number: 2006Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: August 4, 2015Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Increase in Injection and Abstraction Limits at Cloudbreak MineComment period: Thursday, 17 April, 2014 to Thursday, 24 April, 2014Referral documentation: Referral Document - Increase in abstraction and reinjection at Cloudbreak Mine (PDF, 38.02 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Increase in abstraction and reinjection at Cloudbreak Mine (PDF, 151.42 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 5 May, 2014 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1547EPA Report: Report 1547 - Increase in abstraction and reinjection at Cloudbreak Mine (PDF, 1.45 MB)Proponent documents: Environmental Review Document - Increase in abstraction and reinjection at Cloudbreak Mine (PDF, 5.5 MB) Appendix 1 Hydrogeological Assessment (PDF, 117.45 KB) Appendix 2 - Hydrology Assessment (PDF, 29.67 MB) Appendix 3 - Operating Strategy (PDF, 2.51 MB) Supporting Documentation (PDF, 10.4 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationHydrological ProcessesDate published: Monday, 18 May, 2015Appeals close: Tuesday, 2 June, 2015 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Tuesday, 4 August, 2015Ministerial Statement: Statement 1010 - Increase in abstraction and reinjection at Cloudbreak Mine (PDF, 16.14 KB)
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