ProjectProponent: Iron Ore Holdings LtdProposal description: To develop and operate an iron ore mine, processing facilities and supporting infrastructure, 45 km south-south-east of Pannawonica in the Shire of Ashburton, and a 176 km haul road from the mine site to the customer delivery point near Cape Preston. Assessment Number: 1957Region: PilbaraReferred under EP Act: s38Industry sector: InfrastructureIron OreLast updated: April 28, 2020Current Status: Ministerial Statement published 1. ReferralComment on this referral: Buckland Project - Iron Ore Mine, approximately 45 km south-southwest of Pannawonica, Shire of AshburtonComment period: Saturday, 24 November, 2012 to Friday, 30 November, 2012Referral documentation: Referral Document - Buckland Project (PDF, 413.15 KB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposalChair's Determination: Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category AExtract of determination: Chairman's Determination - Buckland Project (PDF, 26.88 KB)Preliminary Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationSubterranean FaunaTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 7 January, 2013 3. AssessmentEnvironmental ReviewProponent response to submissions: Stratagen Report Buckland (PDF, 5.76 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessmentEPA Report Number: 1496EPA Report: Report 1496 - Buckland Project (PDF, 4.76 MB)Proponent documents: API Document - Buckland Project (PDF, 545.29 KB) API Document - Buckland Project Figure (PDF, 30.72 MB)Key Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaHydrological ProcessesInland Waters Environmental QualityDate published: Monday, 9 December, 2013Appeals close: Monday, 23 December, 2013 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposalMinisterial StatementDate of approval: Wednesday, 12 February, 2014Ministerial Statement: Ministerial Statement 960 (PDF, 2.39 MB) Post-assessment changesSection 46 inquiry: Buckland Project (S46) [2243]s. 45C amendments: Attachment 1 to Statement 960 - removal of the original mine village location and replace it with an alternative location; addition of a Central Services Facility (CSF) and associated infrastructure; and increase to the Disturbance Area for the Stage 1 Haul Road - s45C change to proposal approved 21 September 2015. Date of approval s. 45C: Monday, 21 September, 2015
Printer-friendly version