Project Proponent Iron Ore Holdings Ltd Proposal description The proposal is to develop an iron ore mine on the Iron Valley tenement located in the Shire of East Pilbara approximately 90 kilometres north-west of Newman. The project would include an above watertable blast and hydraulic shovel open pit mine and supporting infrastructure including dry crushing and screening plant, run of mine pad, waste rock landform, internal roads, power production, hazardous materials storage, waste management facilities, office buildings and an accommodation camp. Assessment Number 1905 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Iron Ore Last updated May 02, 2016 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 1. Referral Referral documentation Referral Document - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project (PDF, 6.48 MB) Appendix A - Scoping (PDF, 1.42 MB) Appendix B - Water (PDF, 17.98 MB) Appendix C - Flora and Vegetation (PDF, 12.35 MB) Appendix D - Fauna (PDF, 7.07 MB) Appendix E - Soils and Landforms (PDF, 11.37 MB) Appendix F - Heritage (PDF, 922.79 KB) Appendix G - Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (PDF, 356.85 KB) 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Assessment on Proponent Information - Category A Extract of determination Chairman's Determination - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project (PDF, 35.06 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 5 September, 2011 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1463 EPA Report Report 1463 - Iron Valley Above Watertable Mining Project (PDF, 2.21 MB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 7 January, 2013 Appeals close Monday, 21 January, 2013 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Friday, 1 February, 2013 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 933 (PDF, 6.11 MB) Post-assessment changes s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 933 – Changes to surface water management (changes to Table 1 and Figure 1) - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 23 January 2015. Attachment 2 to Statement 933 – Increase to water use from 360 to 720 mega litres per year - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 19 October 2015. Attachment 3 to Statement 933 – Remove ‘wholly above the watertable’ from the short description of the project; temporary approval to discharge 2 GL of surplus groundwater; remove the ‘Pit Depth’ element from the Key Characteristics Table - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 2 May 2016. Date of approval s. 45C Friday, 23 January, 2015 Monday, 19 October, 2015 Monday, 2 May, 2016
