ProjectProponent: Atlas Iron LtdProposal description: The proposal is to develop and operate a direct shipping iron ore project in the Pilbara, as allowed in Ministerial Statement 775. The project involves the open-cut mining of eight small pits approximately 70 kilometres east of Port Hedland to obtain direct shipping ore quality haematite. Annual ore production will be 1.5 million tonnes. This assessment is for the proposal under s46 of the EP Act to remove condition 8-1 related to troglofauna sampling. Assessment Number: 1782Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s46Industry sector: Iron OreLast updated: July 20, 2009Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public NotificationExtract of determination: 1782-ChairDets-130409.pdf (PDF, 54.25 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Subterranean FaunaDate published: Monday, 13 April, 2009 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1320EPA Report: Pardoo direct shipping iron ore project - proposal under s46 of the EP Act to remove condition 8-1 (PDF, 22.31 KB)Date published: Tuesday, 28 April, 2009 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Monday, 20 July, 2009Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 797 (PDF, 11.37 KB)
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