Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project

Project
Proponent
Hamersley Iron Pty Limited
Proposal description

The proposal is to develop a new iron ore mine approximately 60 kilometres west-north-west of Tom Price and 25 kilometres south-west of the existing Brockman 2 mine.

The major components of the project include:

  • Three new mine pits- with approximately 20% of the orebody occurring below the water table;
  • Dry processing plant- including crushers, overland conveyor and screens; this will be located to the north of the pits running east/west to the rail loop;
  • Associated mine infrastructure- this includes camps, infrastructure corridor, waste dumps, stockpiles etc;
  • Extension to the Brockman 2 rail spur- a new rail spur will be constructed to transport ore past Brockman 2 to the Rosella Siding and then along the main line through to the port facilities at either Dampier or Cape Lambert; and
  • Infrastructure corridor- for power and water supply.
Assessment Number
1543
Region
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated
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
Flora and Vegetation
Landforms
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Approved
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation
PER document (PDF, 35.84 MB)
Appendices to the PER document (ZIP, 16.1 MB)
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1214
EPA Report
Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project (PDF, 1002.38 KB)
Key Environmental Factors
Flora and Vegetation
Terrestrial Fauna
Water
Hydrological Processes
Date published
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Ministerial Statement 717 (PDF, 3.61 MB)
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 717 – Redesign of approved mine site layout – plant, administration office, workshops, stacker reclaimer stockpiles, village, camp, waste dumps and stockpiles. Redesign of the rail spur. An increase in throughput from 20 to 22 megatonnes per year. An increase in water usage. The bitumen sealing of White Quartz Road. Removal of the conveyor and airstrip – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 19 September 2007.

Attachment 2 to Statement 717 – To change the route of the power line at its southern end to diverge from the rail infrastructure corridor and follow the Boolgeeda Valley and to change the power line capacity to 25 MW, operating at 33kV – change to proposal approved on 22 September 2008.

Attachment 3 to Statement 717– An increase in throughput from 22 to 42 megatonnes per year. Increase in waste dump height and additional locations. Plant, crusher, stockpiles, camp and village. An increase in water usage. Mine access road. Product transport route – change to proposal approved on 17 December 2008.

Date of approval s. 45C
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