ProjectProponent: Polaris Metals Pty LtdProposal description: The proposal is to develop the Jackson 4 (J4) deposit and construct and operate an iron ore mine and supporting infrastructure, access track and haul road in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, approximately 60 kilometres north-west of Koolyanobbing. Assessment Number: 1998Region: Goldfields EsperanceReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: February 20, 2015Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Jackson 4 Iron Ore Mine and Haul RoadComment period: Tuesday, 7 January, 2014 to Tuesday, 14 January, 2014Referral documentation: Referral Forms Appendix - 1 Flora Veg Assesment Appendix - 2 Flora Veg Assessment Appendix - 3 Sub terranean Fauna Assessment Appendix - 4 Endorsement of Botanical Survey Methods Appendix - 5 Environmental Operating Procedures Appendix - 6 Environmental Forms 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Jackson 4 (J4) Iron Ore Mine and Haul RoadPreliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsDate published: Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1511EPA Report: Report 1511 - Jackson 4 (J4) Iron Ore Mine and Haul RoadProponent documents: Appendix- 1 Proponent Referral Form Response to public comments on the J4 proposal Letter from Polaris to OEPA re: Haul Road alignment Map - alternative public access tracks Environmental forms Polaris' J4 environmental operating procedures Flora and Vegetation Assessment Flora and Vegetation Assessment - species list Terrestrial and subterranean fauna assessment Polaris Vegetation Scope and MethodologiesKey Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationLandformsDate published: Wednesday, 4 June, 2014Appeals close: Wednesday, 18 June, 2014 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementComments: Statement: Remove the list of tenements from the proposal title; Remove the original accommodation camp location and replace it with an alternative location; Increase the area of approved development envelope by 63.4 hectares (ha); and Change to Schedule 3 – Coordinates that define the Proposal Development Envelope - s45C change to proposal. Date of approval: Friday, 24 October, 2014Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 988 Post-assessment changess. 45C amendments: Attachment 1 to Statement 988 - remove the list of tenements from the proposal title; remove the original accommodation camp location and replace it with an alternative location ; increase the area of approved development envelope by 63.4 hectares (ha); and change to Schedule 3 – Coordinates that define the Proposal Development Envelope - changes to proposal approved on 20 February 2015. Date of approval s. 45C: Friday, 20 February, 2015
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