{"id":948,"date":"2015-08-19T09:05:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T23:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnmme.com.au\/?p=948"},"modified":"2015-08-19T09:05:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T23:05:42","slug":"epa-recommends-new-bhp-iron-ore-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2015\/08\/19\/epa-recommends-new-bhp-iron-ore-pit\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA recommends new BHP iron ore pit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"whaleback\"<\/a>BHP are carrying on their relentless drive for investment in a depressed iron ore market, with development of a new open pit near Newman.<\/p>\n

The project known as Orebody 32 Above Water Table has received recommendation for approval from the Environmental Protection Authority.<\/p>\n

The project will be a conventional open pit operation including infrastructure such as storage and haul roads, but will not require new processing facilities.
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\nThe project is located 10km from Newman, close to the already approved Orebody 24 and 25 mines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

EPA chairman Paul Vogel said BHP has made efforts to minimise and rehabilitate environmental impacts associated with the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has included using existing stockpiles and infrastructure at its adjacent mines, rehabilitating disturbed areas when they are no longer needed and providing a buffer of 50 m along the Homestead Creek to avoid impacts to fringing vegetation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

EPA condition recommendations include systems for rehabilitation and decommissioning of the mine.<\/p>\n

Approvals will now be open to public appreal, and then go to the minister of Environment for final approval.<\/p>\n

The EPA have also recommended a revisal of conditions for the Rio Tinto operated Marandoo project, in order to better define development envelopes within the area.<\/p>\n

Revised conditions will also include clearing of 400ha of native vegetation within the mine and plant area, and consolidate three ministerial statements outlining project conditions into a single statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe existing Marandoo iron-ore project involves openpit mining of iron-ore deposits above and below the groundwater table,\u201d Vogel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cVarious conditions were outlined across three separate Ministerial statements and a lot of work has been undertaken to examine these, eliminating duplication and consolidating conditions into a single Ministerial statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed revisions were also investigated fully to maintain adequate protection of the environment, with particular attention to the loss of 383 ha of native vegetation in \u2018good to excellent\u2019 condition, and also to weed control measures.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BHP are carrying on their relentless drive for investment in a depressed iron ore market, with development of a new open pit near Newman. The project known as Orebody 32 Above Water Table has received recommendation for approval from the Environmental Protection Authority. The project will be a conventional open pit operation including infrastructure such … Continue reading “EPA recommends new BHP iron ore pit”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mines-and-quarry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p83F9T-fi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8068,"url":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/08\/how-bhp-developed-its-most-technically-advanced-mine\/","url_meta":{"origin":948,"position":0},"title":"How BHP developed its most technically advanced mine","author":"yinghui","date":"October 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The South Flank site. 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