Project Proponent Atlas Iron Limited Proposal description The proposal is to develop and operate a direct shipping iron ore project in the Pilbara. The project involves the open-cut mining of eight small pits approximately 70 kilometres east of Port Hedland to obtain direct shipping ore quality haematite. Annual ore production will be 1.5 million tonnes. Assessment Number 1685 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Iron Ore Last updated July 24, 2012 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Extract of determination 1685-CD-160707.pdf (PDF, 45.1 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Subterranean Fauna Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 16 July, 2007 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Thursday, 11 October, 2007 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER document (PDF, 12.3 MB) Appendix A to the PER (PDF, 3.76 MB) Appendices B - H to the PER (PDF, 21.79 MB) Appendices I - P to the PER (PDF, 16.28 MB) Proponent response to submissions Summary of submissions and proponent’s response to submissions (PDF, 1.64 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1289 EPA Report Pardoo Direct Shipping Ore Project, Port Hedland (PDF, 1.07 MB) Key Environmental Factors Flora and Vegetation Terrestrial Environmental Quality Hydrological Processes Date published Monday, 16 June, 2008 Appeals close Monday, 30 June, 2008 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Date of approval Friday, 3 October, 2008 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 775 (PDF, 3.52 MB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Pardoo Iron Ore Mine (s46) s. 45C amendments Attachment 1 to Statement 775 - Multiple project design and operational changes to the mine site - section 45C change to proposal approved on 25 August 2009. Attachment 2 to Statement 775 - Increase the mining rate from 1.5 to 3 million tonnes per annum, involving the addition of two new open pits and associated infrastructure, and changes to an existing open pit – change to proposal approved under s45C on 6 July 2010. Attachment 3 to Statement 775 – Increase the volume of annual dewatering and environmental discharge from 2 GL per annum to 4.0 GL per annum – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 24 May 2012. Attachment 4 to Statement 775 - Increase the volume of annual dewatering and environmental discharge from 4 GL to 10 GL per annum, and increase in total disturbance footprint from 490.4 ha to 501.7 ha – change to proposal approved under section 45C on 24 July 2012. Date of approval s. 45C Tuesday, 25 August, 2009 Tuesday, 6 July, 2010 Thursday, 24 May, 2012 Tuesday, 24 July, 2012
