Karara Iron Ore Project

Project
Proposal description

The proposal is to construct and operate a magnetite iron ore mine, processing plant and associated infrastructure, linear infrastructure corridor accommodating the raw water pipeline to the borefield near Mingenew, and access road to Morawa, in the Midwest region of Western Australia.

Assessment Number
1651
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
Extract of determination
Date published
3. Assessment
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1321
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 805 - Relocation of the accommodation village, relocation of the airstrip, consolidation of mine infrastructure and removal of internal roads, a borrow pit and a water pipeline - change to proposal approved under s45C on 15 March 2010.

Attachment 2 to Statement 805 – Increase in disturbance area to allow for increased waste dump area, rail loop and airstrip clearing – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 21 June 2012.

Attachment 3 to Statement 805 – Additional clearing for construction of processing plant to facilitate the phased KIOP Expansion Project – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 20 February 2013.

Attachment 4 to Statement 805 – Dry stack and wet tailings cells within the final tailings storage facility landform, being a single dry stack tailings storage facility - change to proposal approved under section 45C on 13 December 2017.

Attachment 5 to Statement 805 – Increase the current authorised area of disturbance by an additional 69 ha to facilitate:

  • relocation of the landfill facility;
  • extension of the ROM pad;
  • adding additional topsoil storage; and
  • supporting service/infrastructure corridors. 

Change to proposal approved under section 45C on 18 March 2019.

Date of approval s. 45C
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