Briefs and offsets relating to North Kiaka Project Quartzite Mine Expansion - EPBC 2021/9089

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This FOI release concerns the North Kiaka Project Quartzite Mine Expansion near Moora, Western Australia (EPBC 2021/9089), proposed by Simcoa Operations Pty Ltd. It includes a proposed approval decision brief dated August 2025, the WA EPA assessment report, draft and revised proposed conditions, environmental review document comments, offset calculation correspondence, and cost recovery fee notices. The project would disturb up to 44.59 hectares, including 17.12 hectares of native vegetation clearing, with 15.58 hectares of Carnaby's Black Cockatoo foraging habitat affected. It would also affect 17 Watheroo Wattle and 15 Diels' Daviesia individuals, all listed as endangered. The department recommended approval under sections 18 and 18A, noting the WA EPA found residual significant impacts remain after mitigation. Correspondence shows the department questioning the proponent's habitat quality assumptions, including a projection of a pristine rating over 20 years. The brief does not record a departure from departmental advice.