Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow Deposits

Project
Proponent
Hamersley Iron Pty Limited
Proposal description

The proposal includes the existing Hamersley Yandicoogina iron ore project and proposed expansion. The existing project includes open pit mining at the Junction Central and Junction South East operations and associated infrastructure, dewatering activities, closure and rehabilitation.

The expansion includes the development of new pits at Junction South West and Oxbow, temporary waste landforms, the development of new infrastructure, additional dewatering and water disposal activities. The proposal is located on mining lease 274SA.

Assessment Number
1726
Region
Pilbara
Referred under EP Act
s38
Industry sector
Infrastructure
Iron Ore
Last updated
Current Status
Ministerial Statement published
2. Decision on whether to assess this proposal
Chair's Determination
Assess - Public Environmental Review
Extract of determination
1726-ChairDets-250208.pdf (PDF, 61.18 KB)
Preliminary Environmental Factors
Social Surroundings
Flora and Vegetation
Subterranean Fauna
Terrestrial Fauna
Hydrological Processes
Date published
3. Assessment
Scoping
Environmental scoping document
Yandicoogina Junction South West and Oxbow Iron Ore Project ESD (PDF, 1.93 MB)
Approved
Environmental Review
Environmental Review documentation
PER document (PDF, 16.99 MB)
Appendix A1 - Vegetation and Flora Surveys of the Oxbow and Junction South West Deposits (with Addendum) (PDF, 6.32 MB)
Appendix A2 - Yandicoogina Additional Vegetation mapping (PDF, 8.44 MB)
Appendix A3 - Yandi JSW & Oxbow Fauna Survey (PDF, 2.96 MB)
Appendix A4 - Yandi Targeted Northern Quoll Survey (PDF, 1.09 MB)
Appendix A5 - Yandicoogina Expansion Northern Quoll Position Paper (PDF, 12.84 MB)
Appendix A6 - Cumulative Impacts of RTIO Mining (PDF, 9.97 MB)
Appendix A7 - Yandi aquatic management report (PDF, 5.33 MB)
Appendix A8 - Yandicoogina Subterranean Fauna Assessment Phases 1 to 5 & 2010 Addendum (PDF, 5.63 MB)
Appendix A9 - Marillana Creek Regional Flow Balance (PDF, 4.35 MB)
Appendix A10 - Review of RTIO Surplus Water Discharge Model (PDF, 97.21 KB)
Appendix A11 -Yandicoogina Hydrogeological Field Program Report (PDF, 3.34 MB)
Appendix A12 - Yandicoogina 2010 Regional Groundwater Modelling Report (PDF, 4.85 MB)
Appendix A13 - Yandicoogina Water Balance_Pre and Post Mining Hydraulics & Hydrochemistry (PDF, 1.55 MB)
Appendix A14 - Yandicoogina Model Review (PDF, 69.5 KB)
Appendix A15 - Yandicoogina Closure Study report (PDF, 4.17 MB)
Appendix A16 - Rio Tinto Iron Ore HSEQ Policy (PDF, 1.58 MB)
Appendix B - Yandicoogina Iron Ore Operations EMP (PDF, 7.7 MB)
Appendix C - Yandicoogina JSW and Oxbow ESD May 5_2010 (PDF, 1.93 MB)
Appendix D - Yandi Extended Vegetation Codes (PDF, 24.49 KB)
Appendix E - RTIO disclaimer_waiver for PER Appendices (PDF, 285.88 KB)
Proponent response to submissions
Proponent's response to submissions (PDF, 2.06 MB)
4. EPA Report on assessment
EPA Report Number
1448
EPA Report
Yandicoogina Iron Ore Project - Expansion to include Junction South West and Oxbow Deposits (PDF, 6.87 MB)
Date published
Appeals close
5. Decision on proposal and implementation of proposal
Ministerial Statement
Comments

The implementation conditions of this Statement supersede the implementation conditions of Ministerial Statements 417, 523 and 695 in accordance with section 45B of the Environmental Protection Act 1986.

Date of approval
Ministerial Statement
Ministerial Statement 914 (PDF, 3.86 MB)
Post-assessment changes
S46C changes to conditions

Attachment 1 to Statement 914 - Amendment to condition 6-4 - minor change to conditions approved under s46C on 9 April 2015.

Date S46C
s. 45C amendments

Attachment 2 to Statement 914 - Above and below water table mining of an additional small satellite pit at Oxbow East (Oxbow East Pitlet); amalgamation of dewatering limits and removal of surface water discharge limit from Table 2; amendment to the Clearing Avoidance Area as defined in Figure 2; revised Figure 3; and amalgamated Abbreviations and Definitions Table (Table 3) - changes to proposal approved under s45C on 3 March 2016.

Date of approval s. 45C
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