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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 717 · Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 717 (s45 approval) for Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project, proponent Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, dated 24 March 2006. In force; 21 conditions. Covers 51 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 717
Proposal: Brockman Syncline 4 Iron Ore Project
Type: s45 approval
Date: 24 March 2006
Proponent: Hamersley Iron Pty Limited
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 1543
Conditions: 21 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Limits stated: disturbance up to 2,470 ha
Parent groups on its ground: Rio Tinto
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 47/369 Mining lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	28 September 2037	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	9
M 47/370 Mining lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	28 September 2037	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	9
M 47/371 Mining lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	28 September 2037	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	6
M 47/372 Mining lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	28 September 2037	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	16
M 272SA Mining lease (State Agreement)	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	21 September 2035	Iron	Marandoo / Rio Tinto	14,105
M 274SA Mining lease (State Agreement)	HAMERSLEY IRON-YANDI PTY LIMITED	Granted	18 September 2039	Iron	Yandicoogina / HI-Yandi	30,483
ML 4SA Mineral lease (State Agreement)	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 March 2028	Iron, Manganese	Turner Syncline West	80,523
G 47/1225 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	7 November 2028	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	4
G 47/1227 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	7 November 2028	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	20
G 47/1232 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	19 September 2028	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	1,258
G 47/1242 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	18 September 2032	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	1,421
G 47/1243 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	18 September 2032	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	549
G 47/1258 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 March 2035	Iron	Turner Syncline West	457
G 47/1260 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 March 2035	Iron	Turner Syncline West	236
G 47/1269 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	23 January 2044	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	198
G 47/1271 General purpose lease	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	9 January 2041	Iron	Turner Syncline West	298
L 47/139 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 May 2026	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	521
L 47/140 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 May 2026	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	1,270
L 47/141 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	26 September 2027	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	1,742
L 47/152 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 May 2026	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	457
L 47/153 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	26 September 2027	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	3,613
L 47/159 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	26 January 2027	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	51
L 47/160 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	26 January 2027	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	43
L 47/161 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	12 April 2027	Iron	Turner Syncline West	430
L 47/178 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	22 August 2028	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	392
L 47/184 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	12 July 2028		Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	922
L 47/185 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	24 June 2028	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	72
L 47/209 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	27 May 2030	Iron	Turner Syncline West	1,274
L 47/210 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	26 May 2030	Iron	Turner Syncline West	94
L 47/342 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	22 September 2030	Iron	Turner Syncline West	60
L 47/552 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	13 March 2035	Iron	Turner Syncline West	159
L 47/645 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	13 March 2035	Iron	Turner Syncline West	937
L 47/647 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	18 February 2035	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	201
L 47/668 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	22 January 2034	Iron	Turner Syncline West	293
L 47/698 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	13 March 2035	Iron	Turner Syncline West	355
L 47/721 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	7 November 2037	Iron	Turner Syncline West	36
L 47/737 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	14 August 2040	Iron	Turner Syncline West	8
L 47/738 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	14 August 2040	Iron	Turner Syncline West	14
L 47/739 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	14 August 2040	Iron	Turner Syncline West	24
L 47/740 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	23 December 2040	Iron	Turner Syncline West	37
L 47/745 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	9 January 2041	Iron	Turner Syncline West	24
L 47/824 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	9 January 2041	Iron	Turner Syncline West	282
L 47/826 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	9 January 2041	Iron	Turner Syncline West	1,366
L 47/855 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	29 August 2040	Iron	Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	39
L 47/858 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	7 January 2041	Iron	Turner Syncline West	16
L 47/880 Miscellaneous licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	6 November 2043	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	624
E 47/30 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY EXPLORATION PTY LIMITED	Granted	17 December 2026	Iron	Turner Syncline West	3,160
E 47/783 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	25 March 2027	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	1,364
E 47/1788 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	17 January 2028	Iron	Brockman 4 Area / Rio Tinto	6,784
E 47/1790 Exploration licence	HAMERSLEY IRON PTY. LIMITED	Granted	17 February 2027		Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	13,932
E 47/5156 Exploration licence	CENTRAL PILBARA SOUTH IRON ORE PTY LTD	Application			Brockman 2 - Nammuldi - Silvergrass - Homestead / Rio Tinto	7,566

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