Project Proponent North West Infrastructure Proposal description The proposal will provide additional port facilities at Port Hedland to receive and stockpile the product from emerging miners, specifically the various mines owned by the proponent’s shareholders, and load this product onto ships for export. Each of the shareholders is exploring and developing new iron ore projects in the Pilbara, with one company actively mining ore and exporting through the existing facilities in the Port of Port Hedland. The current shareholders of the proponent are Atlas Iron Limited, Brockman Resources Limited and FerrAus Limited. This proposal has been superseded by the Roy Hill Port Expansion Project. Assessment Number 1902 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Infrastructure Last updated July 31, 2023 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 1. Referral Referral documentation Referral document (PDF, 26.19 MB) Supporting information (ZIP, 37.46 MB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A Extract of determination 1902-ChairDets-050911.pdf (PDF, 57.41 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Benthic Communities and Habitats Coastal Processes Marine Environmental Quality Date published Monday, September 5, 2011 - 12:00 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1419 EPA Report Multi-user Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility (PDF, 1013.64 KB) Key Environmental Factors Benthic Communities and Habitats Water Date published Monday, November 28, 2011 - 12:00 Appeals close Monday, December 12, 2011 - 12:00 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Comments Condition 3 of Ministerial Statement 0891 – Multi-User Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility Port Hedland dated 2 April 2012 has been amended by Ministerial Statement 1056, approved on 31 January 2017. Date of approval Monday, April 2, 2012 - 12:00 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 891 (PDF, 715.4 KB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Multi-user Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility, Port Hedland (s46) Multi-User Iron Ore Export (Landside) Facility Port Hedland (S46) [2349]
