Jimblebar Significant amendment

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd is proposing the expansion and amalgamation of existing operations at:

• Jimblebar Iron Ore Revised Proposal (Ministerial Statement (MS) 1126)
• Orebody 18 Iron Ore Mine (MS 439, MS 1012)
• Orebody 31 Iron Ore Mine (MS 1021).

The proposal includes the following key activities:

• Above and below water table mining at the proposed East Jimblebar deposit.
• An increase in mine dewatering and surplus water at the Jimblebar mine. 
• Additional overburden storage areas north of East Jimblebar.
• Additional haul roads and creek crossing at Jimblebar Creek.
• A new beneficiation plant at Jimblebar and associated in-pit tailings storage facilities at Orebody 17/18, Orebody 31 and Jimblebar.

The proposal is located approximately 40 km east of Newman in the eastern Pilbara region.

Additional information has been prepared by BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd in accordance with Environmental Protection Authority procedures and is released for public review.

The additional information describes the proposal, examines the likely environmental effects and the proposed environmental management procedures associated with the proposed development.

The additional information is available for download from https://www.epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/jimblebar-hub-significant-amendment under 3. Assessment > Additional Assessment Information.

Hard copies of the document may be purchased for $10 (including postage and packaging) from:

Environmental Approvals

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd 125 St Georges Terrace

Perth WA 6000

Telephone: (08) 6321 0000

Copies of the document will be available for examination at:

• Newman Public Library
• State Library of Western Australia.

Public submissions are to be received by the EPA by 24 March 2025.

Submissions should be made at: https://consultation.epa.wa.gov.au.

Alternatively submissions can be

Posted to:

Chair Environmental Protection Authority

Locked Bag 10 

Joondalup DC WA 6919.

Delivered to:

Environmental Protection Authority

Prime House

8 Davidson Terrace

Joondalup WA 6027.

If you have any questions on how to make a submission, please contact EPA Services of the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation on 6364 7000.