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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 1025 · Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 Km North-West of Newman Pilbara Region - Baby Hope Proposal

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 1025 (s45 approval) for Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 Km North-West of Newman Pilbara Region - Baby Hope Proposal, proponent Hamersley HMS Pty Limited, dated 24 December 2015. In force; 14 conditions. Covers 32 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 1025
Proposal: Hope Downs Iron Ore Mine, 75 Km North-West of Newman Pilbara Region - Baby Hope Proposal
Type: s45 approval
Date: 24 December 2015
Proponent: Hamersley HMS Pty Limited
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 2066
Conditions: 14 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Limits stated: development envelope 26,610 ha; clearing up to 800 ha
Parent groups on its ground: Hancock Prospecting
Rio Tinto
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 282SA Mining lease (State Agreement)	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	30 March 2027	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	57,092
ML 4SA Mineral lease (State Agreement)	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 March 2028	Iron, Manganese	Turner Syncline West	80,523
L 47/97 Miscellaneous licence	CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES; MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD; NORTH MINING LIMITED; PANNAWONICA IRON ASSOCIATES; ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD.	Granted	17 October 2043	Iron	Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	222
L 47/100 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	7 October 2043		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	713
L 47/108 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	15 November 2043		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	188
L 47/113 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	22 January 2044		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	3
L 47/114 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	22 January 2044		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	45
L 47/115 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	28 January 2044		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	72
L 47/128 Miscellaneous licence	CAPE LAMBERT IRON ASSOCIATES; MITSUI IRON ORE DEVELOPMENT PTY LTD; NORTH MINING LIMITED; PANNAWONICA IRON ASSOCIATES; ROBE RIVER MINING CO. PTY. LTD.	Granted	6 May 2046	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	2,623
L 47/130 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	8 May 2047		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	268
L 47/182 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	16 April 2028	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	340
L 47/183 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	16 April 2028		Hope Downs Joint Venture	340
L 47/221 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	29 May 2029		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	172
L 47/222 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	23 July 2030	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	3,394
L 47/378 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	23 February 2032	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	338
L 47/399 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	23 February 2032	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	624
L 47/417 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	3 January 2033	Iron	Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	655
L 47/420 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	3 January 2033	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	61
L 47/515 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	8 March 2033	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	281
L 47/702 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	15 April 2035	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	141
L 47/709 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	7 May 2035		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	20
L 47/766 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	8 December 2037	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	158
L 47/844 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	30 November 2042		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	47
L 47/852 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	30 November 2042		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	27
L 47/854 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	15 November 2042		Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	15
L 47/944 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	7 June 2044	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	2
L 47/1076 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	1 July 2046	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	180
L 47/1149 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	1 July 2046	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	16
L 47/1150 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LIMITED; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	1 July 2046	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	162
E 47/1228 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	7 August 2027	Iron	Hamersley Iron Miscellaneous / Rio Tinto	3,859
E 47/1308 Exploration licence	HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LIMITED	Granted	3 August 2027	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	7,666
E 47/1922 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY WA PTY LTD; HOPE DOWNS IRON ORE PTY LTD	Granted	9 June 2027	Iron	Hope Downs Joint Venture	28

Linked by MCF: tenement ids in the statement, else proponent and project name matched to MINEDEX, or a reviewed override.