Project Proposal description Project NeoSmelt (the Proposal) is to develop a research and development pilot plant that will combine Direct Reduced Iron technology with Electric Smelting Furnace capability to manufacture lower-emissions iron (relative to a blast furnace) from Pilbara iron ores. The Proposal is targeted to have the capacity to produce approximately 49,000 tonnes of iron per year. The Proposal is located on Patterson Road in the Western Trade Coast, approximately 35 kilometres south of Perth. The proposal would include 21.4 hectares (ha) of disturbance within a 30.5 ha development envelope. The proposal is located within the Rockingham Industrial Zone Strategic Environmental Assessment boundary approved under Ministerial Statement 863. The proposal overlaps the boundary of Derived Proposal 5. Proposal Content Document Project NeoSmelt Proposal Content Document Rev 0.pdf (PDF, 6.57 MB) Region Perth Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Iron Ore Last updated May 06, 2026 1. Referral Comment on this referral Project NeoSmelt Referral documentation Form - Referral of a proposal under s38 (PDF, 1.66 MB) Project NeoSmelt Proposal Content Document Rev 0 (PDF, 6.57 MB) Project NeoSmelt ERD referral (Rev 0) (PDF, 48.09 MB) App D 68929_M01_BlueScope_NeoSmelt Ecology Inspection Rev 1 (PDF, 10.95 MB) App E Survey_Report_Fauna_Assessment_Bluescope_Kwinana_V2a (PDF, 1.41 MB) App F ALS2535_BlueScope_Project-Neosmelt_Report_FINAL_V1.2 (PDF, 13.88 MB) App G 68929 R05 NeoSmelt CEMP (Rev 0) (PDF, 12.98 MB) App H 68929 R04 NeoSmelt ECBZ Management Plan (Rev 0) (PDF, 16.2 MB)
