Wagoo Hills Vanadium Project and Mingenew Coal Project (s46) [1184]

Project

Proponent:

Proposal description:

The proposal is for the development of a vanadium mining and processing operation 80 kilometres south-east of Mount Magnet and a coal mine near Mingenew to provide a source of energy to the vanadium operation.

Inquiry under s46 regarding changes to the conditions of Ministerial Statement 283 and Ministerial Statement 472.

Assessment Number:

1184

Region:

Mid West

Referred under EP Act:

s38

Industry sector:

Rare earth elements

Last updated:

December 10, 2019

Current Status:

Ministerial Statement published

2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal

Chairman's Determination:

s46 request for a change to environmental conditions (not subject to appeal): Public Notification

Preliminary Environmental Factors:

Air Quality

Date published:

Friday, 2 January, 1998

3. Assessment

Environmental Review

Public submissions:

Monday, 23 February, 1998 to Monday, 9 March, 1998

Environmental Review documentation:

Environmental Review document (PDF, 6.34 MB)

4. EPA Report on assessment

EPA Report Number:

887

EPA Report:

Wagoo Hills Vanadium Project Mingenew Coal Project (PDF, 1.99 MB)

Key Environmental Factors:

Air Quality

Water

Hydrological Processes

Date published:

Wednesday, 1 April, 1998

5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal

Ministerial Statement

Date of approval:

Thursday, 9 July, 1998

Ministerial Statement:

Ministerial Statement 481.pdf (PDF, 2.01 MB)

Post-assessment changes

S45C changes to proposal:

Attachment 1 to Statement 481 – Amendment of key proposal characteristics – change to proposal approved under s45C on 22 October 2007.

Attachment 2 to Statement 481 – Production of iron ore – change to proposal approved under s45C on 30 August 2011.

Attachment 3 to Statement 481 – Increase the ore extraction from 3,900,000 tpa to 4,500,000 tpa (increase of 600,000 tpa) – change to proposal approved under s45C on 10 December 2019.

Date S45C:

Monday, 22 October, 2007

Tuesday, 30 August, 2011

Tuesday, 10 December, 2019