Mining Area C - Southern Flank

Project
Proponent
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd
Proposal description

The proposal is to revise the Mining Area C operation (located approximately 90km WNW of Newman) to include a new satellite ore body which is located approximately 8 km to the south of the existing approved Mining Area C operations. The revised proposal would require the additional clearing of approximately 19,850 hectares of vegetation and mining below the water table.

Assessment Number
2085
Region
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Iron Ore
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
1. Referral
Comment on this referral
Mining Area C Revised Proposal
Referral documentation
Referral Form (PDF, 864.59 KB)
Signed Cover Letter (PDF, 297.17 KB)
Figure 1 - Priority Flora (PDF, 889.71 KB)
Figure 2 - Threatened Ecological Communities (PDF, 889.84 KB)
Figure 3 - Aboriginal Sites Register (PDF, 851.62 KB)
Figure 4 - Proposed Mine Layout (JPG, 700.3 KB)
Figure 5 - Land Tenure (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Figure 6 - Regional Location Map (PDF, 1.68 MB)
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination
2085-CD-040716.pdf (PDF, 166.47 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Inland Waters Environmental Quality
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document
Environmental Scoping Document - Mining Area C - Southern Flank (Final) (PDF, 1.51 MB)
Approved
Environmental Review
Make a submission
Public Environmental Review - Mining Area C – Southern Flank
Environmental Review documentation
Environmental Review - main document (PDF, 30.79 MB)
Appendix 1 - Authority to Act on Behalf of Joint Ventures.pdf (PDF, 208.14 KB)
Appendix 2 - MAC EMP Rev 6_Final.pdf (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Appendix 3 - DRAFT Biodiversity Condition Environmental Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 753.74 KB)
Appendix 3 - EIA Checklist for marine and terrestrial-120516.pdf (PDF, 175.07 KB)
Appendix 3 Environmental Scoping Document and Reference within this Document.pdf (PDF, 344.5 KB)
Appendix 4 - Area C and Surrounds Flora and Vegetation Onshore 2011.pdf (PDF, 24.52 MB)
Appendix 4 - Area C and Surrounds Flora and Vegetation Onshore 2011-Appendices.pdf (PDF, 27.35 MB)
Appendix 4 - Flora and veg addendum.pdf (PDF, 13.77 MB)
Appendix 4 - Flora and Veg EIA Southern Flank.pdf (PDF, 28.39 MB)
Appendix 4 - Rev 6 EMP Flora and Vegetation EIA.pdf (PDF, 14.08 MB)
Appendix 4 - South Flank Flora and Vegetation Onshore 2012.pdf (PDF, 12.18 MB)
Appendix 4 - South Flank Flora and Vegetation Onshore 2012-Appendices.pdf (PDF, 47.64 MB)
Appendix 5 - Ghost Bat EIA.pdf (PDF, 16.7 MB)
Appendix 5 - Ghost Bat peer review.pdf (PDF, 434.35 KB)
Appendix 5 - Rev 6 EMP SRE Invertebrate Fauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 18.55 MB)
Appendix 5 - Rev 6 EMP Vertebrate Fauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 7.67 MB)
Appendix 5 - SRE Invertebrate EIA.pdf (PDF, 8.67 MB)
Appendix 5 - Vertebrate Fauna Desktop Assessment.pdf (PDF, 8.32 MB)
Appendix 6 - Rev 6 EMP Stygofauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 4.81 MB)
Appendix 6 - Rev 6 EMP Troglofauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 6.36 MB)
Appendix 6 - Southern Flank Troglofauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 6.35 MB)
Appendix 6 - Stygofauna EIA.pdf (PDF, 2.14 MB)
Appendix 6 - Troglofauna Addendum #2.pdf (PDF, 65.3 KB)
Appendix 6 - Troglofauna addendum 1.pdf (PDF, 7.66 MB)
Appendix 7 - Central Pilbara Water Resource Management Plan 2.0_Draft.pdf (PDF, 1.41 MB)
Appendix 7 - Coondewanna Flats EcoHydrology Review and Conceptual Model.pdf (PDF, 10.11 MB)
Appendix 7 - Hydrological Impact Assessment.pdf (PDF, 4.17 MB)
Appendix 7 - Rev 6 EMP Hydrological Impact and Management Summary.pdf (PDF, 1.55 MB)
Appendix 7 - Surface Water EIA.pdf (PDF, 21.03 MB)
Appendix 8 – Draft Cultural Heritage Management Plan is not available as it contains confidential cultural information (PDF, 195.89 KB)
Appendix 8 - Section 18 Minsterial Constent South Flank.pdf (PDF, 413.48 KB)
Appendix 9 - Air quality Modelling Summary.pdf (PDF, 1.53 MB)
Appendix 10 - Visual Impact Addendum.pdf (PDF, 739.98 KB)
Appendix 10 - Visual Impact Assessment.pdf (PDF, 11.46 MB)
Appendix 11 - Noise Enviornmental Impact Assessment.pdf (PDF, 3.07 MB)
Appendix 12 - BHP Billiton Iron Ore Rehabilitation Standard 0001074.pdf (PDF, 436.44 KB)
Appendix 12 - Mine Closure Plan Mining Area C (Updated).pdf (PDF, 8.96 MB)
Appendix 12 - Preliminary Southern Flank AMD Risk Assessment.pdf (PDF, 1.84 MB)
Appendix 12 - WAIO AMD Management Standard 0096370.pdf (PDF, 286.26 KB)
Appendix 13 - Offsets for Southern Flank.pdf (PDF, 303.13 KB)
Proponent response to submissions
Response to Submissions (PDF, 1.44 MB)
Attachment 1 - New and Updated Figures and Tables.pdf (PDF, 7.47 MB)
Attachment 2 - EPA correspondence regarding Juna Downs.pdf (PDF, 167.17 KB)
Attachment 3 - Onshore Environmental Additional Information (PDF, 8.48 MB)
Attachment 4 - Updated Draft Central Pilbara Water Resource Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 8.22 MB)
Attachment 5 - Draft Biodiversity Management Plan.pdf (PDF, 4.83 MB)
Attachment 6 - Short Range Endemic Supporting Information.pdf (PDF, 5 MB)
Attachment 7 - Updated Hydrological Impact Assessment.pdf (PDF, 27.07 MB)
Attachment 8 - Mine Closure Plan.pdf (PDF, 9.18 MB)
Attachment 9 - Spectrum Ecology and ENV Reports.pdf (PDF, 7.46 MB)
Attachment 10 - Ghost Bat Research Plan.pdf (PDF, 767.75 KB)
South Flank troglofauna additional habitat assessment.pdf (PDF, 3.67 MB)
Change to proposal during assessment under s. 43A
s. 43A notice
S43A Notice 061117 (PDF, 685.07 KB)
Date of approval s. 43A
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1610
EPA Report
EPA Report 1610 - Mining Area C - Southern Flank Project (PDF, 5.47 MB)
Key Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Ministerial Statement 1072.pdf (PDF, 3.34 MB)
Post-assessment changes
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 1 to Ministerial Statement 1072 - Changes:

  • a new location for managed aquifer recharge in the South Flank Valley
  • discharge to a drainage line that leads to Pebble Mouse Creek.

Changes to proposal approved under section 45c on 15 January 2020.

Attachment 2 to Ministerial Statement 1072 - Ministerial Statement Figure 4 to be replaced with a figure identifying the correct area for “Area A” due to an administrative error. Figure updated that accurately reflects areas of ‘Good’ to ‘Excellent’ condition native vegetation to be offset.

Changes to proposal approved under s.45c on 17 June 2025.

Date of approval s. 45C
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