Project Proponent Fortescue Metals Group Limited Proposal description The proposal has the following main components: a 345 km railway line from Port Hedland to proposed mining operations at Mindy Mindy. This railway will be constructed in two parts: Part 1 from Port Hedland to the Chichester Ranges and Part 2 from the Chichester Ranges to Mindy Mindy; construction of port facilities consisting of rail loop, car dumper, stockyard and ore handling facilities (including two stackers and a single reclaimer), rescreening facility and product conveyor out to a wharf and shiploader at Anderson Point in Port Hedland. Assessment Number 1505 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated February 06, 2014 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Benthic Communities and Habitats Coastal Processes Marine Environmental Quality Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:00 3. Assessment Scoping Environmental scoping document Scoping document (included as Appendix A to the PER) (PDF, 1.7 MB) Approved Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 12:00 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER document (PDF, 9.55 MB) Appendix F Port Hedland Dust Modelling Assessment (PDF, 2.53 MB) Appendix F Draft Port Hedland Dust Modelling Assessment Report - Peer Review (PDF, 44.76 KB) Appendix G Environmental Noise Assessment (PDF, 5.13 MB) Appendix G Environmental Noise Assessment Peer Review (PDF, 63.85 KB) Appendix H Vegetation and Flora Survey of the Proposed FMG Stage A Rail Corridor (PDF, 7.54 MB) Appendix I Fauna Habitats and Fauna Assemblage of the Proposed FMG Stage A Rail Corridor (PDF, 7.66 MB) Appendix J Marine Environmental Impacts and their Management (PDF, 1.44 MB) Appendix J Marine Environmental Impacts and their Management - Peer Review (PDF, 244.63 KB) Appendix K Hydrodynamic Modelling of FMG Conceptual Layouts (PDF, 16.59 MB) Appendix K Culverts 1-3 Concept Design (PDF, 129.41 KB) Appendix K Addendum to Port Hedland Harbour - Hydrodynamic Modelling for FMG conceptual layouts report (PDF, 1.86 MB) Appendix L Surface Hydrology (PDF, 1.58 MB) Appendix M Assessment of water supply development (PDF, 1.64 MB) Appendix N Geotechnical study (PDF, 4.07 MB) Appendix O Socio-economic assessment (PDF, 385.42 KB) Appendix P Aboriginal heritage information (PDF, 389.21 KB) Proponent response to submissions Proponent's response to submissions (PDF, 4.03 MB) Appendix 1a Evaluation of Port Layout Alternatives (PDF, 3.78 MB) Appendix 1b Port layout Alternatives - Response to Questions (PDF, 1.51 MB) Appendix 2 Adequacy of topographic mapping of mangroves (PDF, 998.67 KB) Appendix 3 Mangrove BPPH Management Unit and Cumulative Loss Calculations for the Revised FMG Port design (PDF, 419.6 KB) Appendix 4 Sediment Contaminants and Acid Sulphate Soils (PDF, 3.89 MB) Appendix 4a Review of Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF, 25.78 KB) Appendix 5 Transportation Noise Assessment (PDF, 69.63 KB) Appendix 6 Cumulative Biological Impacts of the FMG Stage A proposal (PDF, 287.87 KB) Appendix 7 Hydrological impacts (PDF, 36.38 KB) Appendix 8 Flood Study Overview (PDF, 1.1 MB) Appendix 9 PATN analysis (PDF, 31.57 KB) Appendix 10 Borrow Pit Rehabilitation Procedure (PDF, 68.17 KB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1173 EPA Report Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project: Port and North-South Railway (Stage A) (PDF, 2.71 MB) Key Environmental Factors Benthic Communities and Habitats Marine Environmental Quality Flora and Vegetation Water Date published Monday, May 30, 2005 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, June 13, 2005 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Monday, October 3, 2005 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 690 (PDF, 3.29 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 690 - Increase of dredging area and clearance area for Port - 45C change to proposal approved on 6 April 2006. Attachment 2 to Statement 690 - Additional clearance for temporary access road - 45C change to proposal approved on 17 August 2006. Attachment 3 to Statement 690 - Additional infrastructure listed as part of Rail Loop and Railway Alignment - 45C change to proposal approved on 12 September 2006. Attachment 4 to Statement 690 - Increase of dredging area and clearance area for Port - 45C change to proposal approved on 27 April 2007. Attachment 5 to Statement 690 - Description of conveyors as uncovered - 45C change to proposal approved on 4 April 2008. Attachment 6 to Statement 690 - Extension of construction period and addition of two car dumpers - 45C change to proposal approved on 7 August 2008. Attachment 7 to Statement 690 - Additional rail infrastructure and associated clearance of an additional 606 hectares - 45C change to proposal approved on 17 December 2009. Attachment 8 to Statement 690 - Increase in railway corridor disturbance (371 hectares) due to construction of additional infrastructure, increase in port operating area (3 hectares) due to widening of causeway – section 45C change to proposal approved on 21 August 2011. Attachment 9 to Statement 690 – Remove and amend the port elements of Schedule 1 to include wharf AP5, and removal of references to export tonnage in Schedule 1 – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 6 February 2014. Date of approval s. 45C Thursday, April 6, 2006 - 12:00 Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 12:00 Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 12:00 Friday, April 27, 2007 - 12:00 Friday, April 4, 2008 - 12:00 Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 12:00 Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 12:00 Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 12:00 Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 12:00
