Path cleared for major Western Australia iron ore mine expansion

Environmental Protection Authority allows for threefold expansion of Andrew Forrest's Solomon mine

The Environmental Protection Authority has cleared the way for a threefold expansion of Andrew Forrest's Solomon iron ore mine which would see it remain in production for the next 35 years.

But Western Australian authorities have raised concerns that a new field of water bores needed for the production could affect Hamersley Gorge, which is 4km south of the mine, in Karijini national park.