Project Proponent Moly Metals Australia Pty Ltd Proposal description To develop an open pit mine and process 20 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of ore to produce approximately 23,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of molybdenum concentrate and approximately 48,000 tpa of copper concentrate. Assessment Number 1657 Region Pilbara Referred under EP Act s38 Industry sector Copper Molybdenum Last updated August 05, 2008 Current Status Ministerial Statement published 2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal Chair's Determination Assess - Public Environmental Review Extract of determination 1657-ChairDets-091006.pdf (PDF, 39.23 KB) Preliminary Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Flora and Vegetation Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 9 October, 2006 3. Assessment Scoping Approved Wednesday, 23 May, 2007 Environmental Review Environmental Review documentation PER Contents and Executive Summary (PDF, 1.1 MB) PER Chapters 1 - 2 (PDF, 2.04 MB) PER Chapter 3 (PDF, 2.94 MB) PER Chapters 4 - 4.4 (PDF, 3.02 MB) PER Chapters 4.5 - 4.5.1.5 (PDF, 4.96 MB) PER Chapters 4.5.2 - 4.5.2.4 (PDF, 2.6 MB) PER Chapters 4.5.3 - 4.6 (PDF, 2.55 MB) PER Chapters 4.8 - 4.11 (PDF, 1.54 MB) PER Chapters 5 - 7 (PDF, 374.78 KB) PER Chapter 8 (PDF, 4.44 MB) PER Chapters 9 - 14 (PDF, 477.96 KB) Appendix A - Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna Baseline Surveys 2005-2006 (PDF, 3.64 MB) Appendix B - Baseline Soil Survey (PDF, 769.17 KB) Appendix C - Baseline Soil Survey - Proposed Creek Diversion Pathway (PDF, 583.43 KB) Appendix D - Vegetation and Flora Baseline Surveys 2005 - 2006 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Appendix E - Baseline Subterranean Fauna (PDF, 1.69 MB) Appendix E - Figure 4 (PDF, 2.77 MB) Appendix E - Figure 5 (PDF, 3.05 MB) Appendix E - Figure 6 (PDF, 1.37 MB) Appendix F - Environmental Management Programme (PDF, 1.03 MB) Appendix G - Short Range Endemics Invertebrate Fauna (PDF, 2.27 MB) Appendix H - Surface Water Assessment (PDF, 638.1 KB) Appendix H - Appendix A (PDF, 2.77 MB) Appendix H - Figures (PDF, 3.77 MB) Appendix I - Groundwater Response to Mining (PDF, 749.4 KB) Appendix I - Appendices A to E (PDF, 2.73 MB) Appendix I - Appendices F & G (PDF, 2.43 MB) Appendix I - Figures 4.3-5.2 (PDF, 4.64 MB) Appendix J - De Grey River Groundwater Assessment (PDF, 652.58 KB) Appendix J - Figures 2.1-3.6 (PDF, 3.31 MB) Appendix J - Figures 3.7-3.11 (PDF, 3.44 MB) Appendix J - Figures 3.12-5.1 (PDF, 4.22 MB) Appendix K - Creek Diversion Baseline Study Part 1 (PDF, 3.19 MB) Appendix K - Creek Diversion Baseline Study Part 2 (PDF, 3 MB) Appendix L - Tailings Geochemical Characterisation (PDF, 1.12 MB) Appendix M - Waste Rock Geochemical Characterisation (PDF, 2.23 MB) Invitation to make a submission (PDF, 37.47 KB) Proponent response to submissions Response to Submissions (PDF, 3.79 MB) 4. EPA Report on assessment EPA Report Number 1285 EPA Report EPA Bulletin 1285 Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project (PDF, 725.58 KB) Key Environmental Factors Social Surroundings Hydrological Processes Inland Waters Environmental Quality Date published Monday, 14 April, 2008 Appeals close Monday, 28 April, 2008 5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal Ministerial Statement Comments The conditions of this Statement have been amended by Ministerial Statement 948 following a s46 assessment (see below in Post-assessment changes to conditions). Date of approval Tuesday, 5 August, 2008 Ministerial Statement Ministerial Statement 772 (PDF, 276.35 KB) Post-assessment changes Section 46 inquiry Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project - Section 46 assessment and report Spinifex Ridge Molybdenum Project (S46) [2180]
