Balmoral South Iron Ore Project, Cape Preston, WA

Project
Proponent
Mineralogy Pty Ltd
Proposal description

Proposal to develop and operate an open-cut iron ore mine with infrastructure and utilities located in the Cape Preston region, 80 km south-west of Karratha by Mineralogy Pty Ltd.

Note: Conditions 8-4, 9-8, and 10 of Ministerial Statement 823 were deleted and replaced through an appeals process and are presented in Ministerial Statement 827 below.

Assessment Number
1677
Region
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Iron Ore
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Referral documentation
Balmoral South Iron Ore Project Referral Document Rev D.pdf (PDF, 2.17 MB)
APPENDIX A - BalmoralSouth_Referral_Form_Submit.pdf (PDF, 533.68 KB)
Appendix B1 - Enviro Policy.pdf (PDF, 94.74 KB)
Appendix B2 - Sustainability Policy.pdf (PDF, 133.54 KB)
Appendix C - Flora and Fauna Survey Report.pdf (PDF, 17.16 MB)
Appendix D - Groundwater Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 5.45 MB)
Appendix E - Groundwater Supply Development Plan.pdf (PDF, 3.19 MB)
Appendix F - Surface Water Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 5.31 MB)
Appendix G - Brine Discharge Modelling.pdf (PDF, 445.38 KB)
Appendix H - Balmoral South Air Quality Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.34 MB)
Appendix I - Balmoral South Dust Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 511.3 KB)
Appendix J - Environmental Noise Assessment.pdf (PDF, 3.24 MB)
Appendix K - Environmental Managment System.pdf (PDF, 308.27 KB)
Appendix L - Preliminary Decommissioning and Closure Plan.pdf (PDF, 86.95 KB)
Appendix M - Greenhouse Gas Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 531.24 KB)
Appendix N - Recreational Use Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 31.34 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination
Balmoral South Iron Ore Project (PDF, 265.82 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Flora and Vegetation
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document
Balmoral South Iron Ore Project - Environmental Scoping Document.pdf (PDF, 4.9 MB)
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation
Balmoral South PER (PDF, 23.76 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix A PEMP 081219.pdf (PDF, 4.29 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix B Environmental Scoping Document.pdf (PDF, 4.93 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix C Cape Preston Mining Estate Consolidated Vegetation, Flora and Fauna Assessment.pdf (PDF, 13.52 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix D Subterranean Fauna Sampling at Balmoral South Iron Ore Project and Adjacent Areas.pdf (PDF, 4.55 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix E Oceanographic Studies.pdf (PDF, 1.82 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix F Marine Impact Assessment.pdf (PDF, 6.02 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix G Surface Water Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.34 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix H Groundwater Assessment Report.pdf (PDF, 12.73 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix I Air Quality Assessment.pdf (PDF, 2.47 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix J Photochemical Smog Assessment.pdf (PDF, 2.67 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix K Noise Assessment.pdf (PDF, 3.1 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix L Cape Preston SRE Invertebrate Fauna Methodology Report.pdf (PDF, 5.46 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix M Air Dispersion Modelling.pdf (PDF, 852.86 KB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix N Greenhouse Gas Assessment.pdf (PDF, 834.49 KB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix O Conceptual Design of Waste Storage Design Facility.pdf (PDF, 4.86 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_Appendix P Acid Mine Drainage Review.pdf (PDF, 3.5 MB)
A1677_R1340_PER_AppendixList_Rev1_090227.pdf (PDF, 60.61 KB)
A1677_R1340_PER-03DocRevTable of Contents_Rev1_090227.pdf (PDF, 204.01 KB)
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1340
EPA Report
Balmoral South Iron Ore Project, Cape Preston, WA (PDF, 1.56 MB)
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Statement 823.pdf (PDF, 810 KB)
Statement 827 (PDF, 12.75 KB)
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