The Proposal is located 210 km south of Port Hedland and 180 km north west of Newman in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.
The Proposal includes and is not limited to the following:
- The development of a series of above and below water table mine pits;
- Dry ore crushing and screening plant(s);
- Groundwater abstraction for construction, water supply (for the mine and all associated infrastructure) and for the dewatering to facilitate the recovery of ore below water table in the mine pits;
- Surplus water management via managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and/or in pit infiltration;
- Waste rock dumps (WRD);
- Infrastructure to manage surface water (diversion of creeks and surface water flows);
- Linear infrastructure (haul roads, powerlines, pipelines and conveyor corridors);
- Mine associated infrastructure and support facilities (including, but not limited to accommodation camp, energy supply infrastructure, airstrip; wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); landfill, offices, workshops, laydown areas, etc.); and
- Transport of the ore via the Great Northern Highway to Port Hedland, or via road to a siding along the existing Roy Hill railway and then via that railway to Port Hedland for export. Future transport options (e.g. new rail) will be subject to a separate referral.
The Proposal is located within a 16,848.53 ha Development Envelope and will require the clearing of up to 4,339.16 ha of native vegetation.
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