Project Proponent Hope Downs Management Services Pty Ltd Proposal description To establish an iron ore mine in the Hope Downs area, 75km north-west of Newman, including facilities for limited processing of the ore, and a rail connection from the mine to a rail network for the transport of iron ore product to the coast. Assessment Number 1308 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Iron Ore Last updated April 20, 2026 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Hydrological Processes Subterranean Fauna Terrestrial Environmental Quality Date published Friday, December 17, 1999 - 12:00 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Wednesday, May 3, 2000 - 12:00 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER document (PDF, 33.66 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1024 EPA Report Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 km north-west of Newman, Pilbara Region (PDF, 1.85 MB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Hydrological Processes Terrestrial Environmental Quality Terrestrial Fauna Water Date published Monday, August 6, 2001 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, August 20, 2001 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Comments This Statement has been amended by Ministerial Statement 893. Date of approval Friday, February 1, 2002 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 584.pdf (PDF, 4.78 MB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine (s46) s. 45C amendments First Attachment to Statement 584 - Production rate increase 25 mega tonnes per annum to 30 mega tonnes per annum - change to proposal approved under s45C on 3 Oct 2005. Second Attachment to Statement 584 - Change to mine infrastructure and disturbance areas - change to proposal approved under s45C on 19 Sep 2006. Third Attachment to Statement 584 - Increase in the area of rail corridor disturbance - change to proposal approved under s45C on 31 Oct 2006. Attachment 1 to Statement 584 - Increase in project clearance disturbance area from 1,600 hectares to 1,850 hectares, and updating of Key Characteristics Table - change to proposal approved under s45C on 14 Jul 2009. Attachment 2 to Statement 584 – Increase to approved disturbance area and redefinition of Project Area – change to proposal approved under s45C on 6 Sept 2010. Attachment 3 to Statement 584– Remove Weeli Wolli Spring supplementation limit in Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under s45C on 20 Apr 2012. Attachment 4 to Statement 584 – Removal of ore mining rate and expansion of disturbance footprint – change to proposal approved under s45C on 28 Aug 2012. Attachment 5 to Statement 584 – Annualise Mine Pit Dewatering Rate – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 7 November 2013. Attachment 6 to Statement 584 – Increased proposal lifetime and development envelope – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 April 2026. Date of approval s. 45C Monday, October 3, 2005 - 12:00 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 12:00 Tuesday, October 31, 2006 - 12:00 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 12:00 Monday, September 6, 2010 - 12:00 Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:00 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 12:00 Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 12:00 Monday, April 20, 2026 - 12:00
