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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 1126 · Jimblebar Optimisation Project

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 1126 (s45 approval) for Jimblebar Optimisation Project, proponent BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd, dated 17 March 2020. Superseded; 47 conditions. Covers 3 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 1126
Proposal: Jimblebar Optimisation Project
Type: s45 approval
Date: 17 March 2020
Proponent: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd
Status: Superseded
Related statements: superseded by MS 1262
EPA assessment: 2223
Conditions: 47 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Limits stated: development envelope 14,206 ha; clearing up to 6,902 ha
Parent groups on its ground: BHP
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 266SA Mining lease (State Agreement)	BHP IRON ORE (JIMBLEBAR) PTY LTD	Granted	10 October 2030	Iron	Jimblebar-Wheelarra-Hashimoto / BHPB	54,101
L 52/108 Miscellaneous licence	BHP MINERALS PTY LTD; ITOCHU MINERALS & ENERGY OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; MITSUI-ITOCHU IRON PTY LTD	Granted	26 October 2030	Iron	Jimblebar-Wheelarra-Hashimoto / BHPB	310
L 52/109 Miscellaneous licence	BHP MINERALS PTY LTD; ITOCHU MINERALS & ENERGY OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD; MITSUI-ITOCHU IRON PTY LTD	Granted	26 October 2030	Iron	Jimblebar-Wheelarra-Hashimoto / BHPB	2,265

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