Project Proponent HIsmelt (Operations) Pty. Limited Proposal description The proposal is to construct and operate a commercial scale HIsmelt Process Plant at Kwinana in Western Australia. The plant will be located at the site currently occupied by the existing HIsmelt Research and Development Facility (HRDF) within the northern portion of the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), 40km south of Perth. The Stage 1 plant will initially produce around 820,000 tonnes per annum of pig iron. If the Stage 1 plant is found to be technically and commercially viable, the proponent proposes to install an additional iron-making plant (i.e. the Stage 2 plant) to double production to around 1.64 million tonnes per annum of pig iron. Assessment Number 1402 Region Perth Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Industrial Iron Ore Last updated November 18, 2002 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 Marine Environmental Quality Terrestrial Environmental Quality Date published Monday, October 22, 2001 - 12:00 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Tuesday, December 18, 2001 - 12:00 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER - Main document (PDF, 35.95 MB) PER - Appendices (PDF, 22.83 MB) Proponent response to submissions Proponent's response to submissions (PDF, 18.23 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1068 EPA Report Commercial HIsmelt Plant, Kwinana, WA (PDF, 731.5 KB) Date published Monday, September 16, 2002 - 12:00 Appeals close Tuesday, October 1, 2002 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Monday, November 18, 2002 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 610 (PDF, 620.7 KB)
