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EPA Western Australia · Part IV approval

Ministerial Statement 993 · North Star Magnetite Project

Western Australian EPA Ministerial Statement 993 (s45 approval) for North Star Magnetite Project, proponent Fortescue Metals Group Limited, dated 5 January 2015. In force; 78 conditions. Covers 43 current mining tenements.

Statement: Ministerial Statement 993
Proposal: North Star Magnetite Project
Type: s45 approval
Date: 5 January 2015
Proponent: Fortescue Metals Group Limited
Status: In force
EPA assessment: 1946
Conditions: 78 (the text is in the statement; State of Western Australia copyright)
Limits stated: development envelope 4,970 ha; disturbance up to 3,493 ha; clearing up to 3,493 ha
Parent groups on its ground: Fortescue
Read the statement: Statement (PDF, EPA) · Proposal page (EPA)

Tenements it covers

Tenement	Holder	Status	Expires	Commodities	Project	Hectares
M 45/1226 Mining lease	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	30 October 2033	Iron	Iron Bridge	10,652
M 45/1244 Mining lease	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	21 May 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	3,150
M 45/1261 Mining lease	FMG NORTH PILBARA PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Iron Bridge	3,150
M 45/1262 Mining lease	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Application		Iron	Iron Bridge	10,652
L 45/257 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	13 September 2033	Iron	Iron Bridge	232
L 45/272 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	19 January 2033	Iron	Iron Bridge	6,675
L 45/289 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	20 December 2033	Iron	Iron Bridge	2,304
L 45/291 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	24 July 2034	Iron	Iron Bridge	3,696
L 45/292 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	10 July 2034	Iron	Iron Bridge	3,828
L 45/293 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	12 October 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	508
L 45/294 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	19 November 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	2,979
L 45/317 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	7 December 2036	Iron	Iron Bridge	459
L 45/318 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	25 February 2036	Iron	Iron Bridge	914
L 45/319 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	12 April 2038	Iron	Iron Bridge	657
L 45/320 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	14 February 2039	Iron	Iron Bridge	8,062
L 45/325 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	7 July 2034	Iron	Iron Bridge	70
L 45/331 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	20 October 2034	Iron	Iron Bridge	5,952
L 45/359 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	9 April 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	358
L 45/360 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	9 April 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	701
L 45/361 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	15 April 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	2,010
L 45/364 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	3 August 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	36
L 45/367 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	21 October 2035	Iron	Iron Bridge	129
L 45/389 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	4 February 2037	Iron	Iron Bridge	61
L 45/397 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	31 May 2039	Iron	Iron Bridge	661
L 45/435 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	6 August 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	142
L 45/467 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Granted	6 November 2040	Iron	Iron Bridge	10
L 45/486 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	21 July 2040	Iron	Iron Bridge	77
L 45/487 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	6 May 2040	Iron	Iron Bridge	409
L 45/531 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	8 October 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	148
L 45/545 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Granted	21 October 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	16
L 45/546 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	20 May 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	99
L 45/547 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	20 May 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	113
L 45/554 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Granted	8 June 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	4
L 45/556 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Granted	9 December 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	3
L 45/557 Miscellaneous licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD	Granted	8 October 2041	Iron	Iron Bridge	3
L 45/561 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	31 October 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	147
L 45/569 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	10 May 2043	Iron	Iron Bridge	201
L 45/577 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	13 October 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	75
L 45/611 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	2 November 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	4
L 45/625 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	4 August 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	41
L 45/627 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	8 November 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	0
L 45/628 Miscellaneous licence	PILBARA WATER AND POWER PTY LTD	Granted	3 November 2042	Iron	Iron Bridge	0
E 45/3084 Exploration licence	FMG MAGNETITE PTY LTD; FORMOSA STEEL IB PTY LTD	Granted	14 October 2027	Iron, Chromium, Titanium, Vanadium, Platinum group elements, Platinum	Iron Bridge	4,807

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