ProjectProponent: Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Pty LtdProposal description: FQM Australia Nickel Pty Ltd proposes to change and expand its Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations near Bandalup Hill currently approved under Ministerial Statement 633 as follows: Expand Hale-Bopp mining operations by approximately 29 hectares into the Kunzea similis ssp. mediterranea Community Conservation Area. Revise the alignment of the infrastructure corridor between the Shoemaker-Levy ore body and the processing area. Incorporate neutralised tailings to the reject rocks used to backfill mine pits and re-establish hill topographies. Following the decision to assess this proposal, the EPA consented to a change to the proposal under s43A of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 as follows: Expanding disturbance of native vegetation around the already approved disturbance area at Shoemaker-Levy by 560 ha. Assessment Number: 2100Region: Great SouthernReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: NickelLast updated: March 30, 2017Current Status: Decision on whether to assess has been published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Changes to Ravensthorpe Nickel OperationsComment period: Tuesday, 13 September, 2016 to Wednesday, 21 September, 2016Referral documentation: Appendix A Referral Form.pdf (PDF, 442.06 KB) Appendix C Shoemaker Levy Corridor Flora and Vegetation Assessment (1).pdf (PDF, 29.84 MB) Appendix D Kunzea similis subsp. mediterranea CCA survey.pdf (PDF, 3.77 MB) Appendix E Kunzea similis Regional Search.pdf (PDF, 3.42 MB) Appendix G Assessment of Conservation Status Against IUCN Red List Criteria.pdf (PDF, 2.25 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChairman's Determination: Assess - Public Environmental ReviewExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Changes to Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations (PDF, 224.06 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaDate published: Monday, 24 October, 2016 3. AssessmentScopingEnvironmental scoping document: ESD - Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Revised Proposal (PDF, 1.12 MB)Approved: Thursday, 30 March, 2017 Change to proposal during assessment under s43A S43A notice: Ravensthorpe Nickel Project Revised Proposal - s43A Notice (PDF, 281.55 KB) s43A Change to Proposal - Statement of Reasons (PDF, 195.15 KB)Date of approval: Wed, 11/01/2017