Orebody 18 Iron Ore Mine

Project
Proposal description

The proposal is to develop an open cut iron ore mining operation at Orebody 18 on Mineral Lease 244SA involving mining 116 Mt of ore at a rate of up to 15 Mtpa for a mine life of 12 to 15 years. Support infrastructure includes an 8 km rail spur and crushing, screening and load out facilities.

Assessment Number
978
Region
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Date published
3. Assessment
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
840
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Statement 439 – Modification of pit areas and depths, enlargement of temporary stockpiles, adjustments to areas and locations of out-of-pit overburden storage areas, alteration to the arrangement of train wagons, increase in the workforce and establishment of a Maximum Disturbance Boundary – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 19 August 2008.

Attachment 2 to Statement 439 – Increase to maximum area of disturbance, area of pit, and area of overburden storage areas; and administrative changes to the Key Characteristics Table – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 17 June 2013.

Attachment 3 to Statement 439 - An increase in the total disturbance area, including: an increase in area of pits; an increase in area of stockpiles; and an increase in area of overburden storage areas - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 3 February 2015.

Date of approval s. 45C
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