AUSTRALIAN GARNET PTY LTD

BALLINE GARNET MINE PROJECT

Works Approval – Additional Information

Revision A
M70/1280
G70/253
L70/134

November 2018
VERSION CONTROL RECORD
Prepared By: Authorised By:

Name: Neil Dixon Name: Blake Myles

Title: Principal, Ennovate Consulting Title: Chief Executive Officer

Australian Garnet Pty Ltd
Phone: 0407 263 635 Phone: 0409 654 054

Email: ndixon@ennovate.com.au Email: BMyles@australiangarnet.com.au

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DWER Application Checklist

Attachment Required? Included?

Attachment 1A: Proof of Yes Yes DMP Tenement Enquiry

occupier status Report

Attachment 1B: ASIC company Yes Yes

extract

Attachment 2: Premises map/s Yes Yes

Attachment 3A: Description of Yes Yes

activities

Attachment 5: Other approvals Yes Yes

and consultation
documentation

Attachment 6A: Emissions and Yes Yes

discharges

Attachment 7: Siting and Yes Yes

location

Attachment 8: Other relevant If required. Yes

information

Attachment 9: Proposed fee Yes Yes

calculation
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Attachment 1A Proof of Company Status

Refer to the following Tenement Enquiry Report confirming that Australian Garnet Pty Ltd is the
holder of M70/180, G70/253 and L70/134.
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Attachment 1B: ASIC company extract

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Attachment A2: Premises maps

The following maps are provided to support the works approval application:

Figure 1: Premises Location Map – Note the Works Approval application covers only M70/1280,
G70/253 and L70/134.
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Figure 2: Project Layout

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Attachment 3: Proposed activities

Project Overview
This document has been produced to support the Works Approval Application for the Balline Garnet
Mining Project (the Project) located on mining lease M70/1280, Miscellaneous Leas L70/134 and
general purpose lease G70/253, approximately 40 km south of Kalbarri and 540 km north of Perth,
Western Australia.
The proponent for the Project is the Lease Holder, Australian Garnet Pty Ltd (Australian Garnet)
who has had sole ownership of the Balline Garnet mining project since February 2014.
The Project will mine and process alluvial garnet associated with the Menari Garnet Deposit (Figure
1). The target mining rate is 4.2 Mtpa, resulting in approximately 150,000 tpa of garnet product and
6,000 tpa of heavy minerals (predominantly Ilmenite) over a period of eight to ten years.
Project Layout and Key Components
The proposed layout of the Project is shown in Figure 2 and consists of the following main
components:
• Mining pit;
• Feed preparation;
• Wet separation plant (WSP);
• Dry separation plant (DSP);
• Solar evaporation dams;
• Topsoil and overburden stockpiles; and
• Ancillary infrastructure and services.
Site Development
Site development is expected to take between 3 and 4 months and will consist of the construction
of the following project elements:
• Initial site access road (construction phase);
• Construction camp;
• Main access road (to George Grey Drive) and internal roads/yards;
• Fuel (diesel) storage;
• Wet and dry processing plants;
• Product drying plant;
• Water management circuit (including thickener and process water pond);
• Administration centre, stores and workshop; and
• Starter pit.
Mining Operations
Mining
The mineral sands will be extracted from the dune deposit using conventional dry mining methods
consistent with open cut mining practices. By design, the mine will not intersect the groundwater
table (which is naturally mostly below the basement of the resource, except for small areas (See
Attachment 8).
Topsoil will be removed on an “as-required” basis to minimise open areas, and stored in appropriate
stockpiles or directly returned to areas ready for rehabilitation.
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Ore will be excavated using front end loaders (FEL) and loaded into an in-pit mining unit where
water is added and oversize material is screened out. The ore is then sent as a slurry to the Wet
Processing Plant.
A dozer and excavator will also be required from time to time for various activities.

Backfilling
As mining progresses, the pit will be progressively backfilled with sand tailings from the processing
plants, dried clay fines from the water management plant and non-mineralised sand from the mine
face.
Any clay fines within 0.5m of the surface will be broken up and reincorporated into the sandy
profile, in accordance with the approved Rehabilitation Plan.
Ore Processing
The ore is first processed in a Wet Separation Plant to produce both garnet and heavy mineral
concentrates using conventional gravity separation. Further processing in a Dry Separation Plant,
which predominantly uses magnetic separation and screening techniques, will upgrade the
concentrate to produce high grade garnet, ilmenite/iron and non-magnetic minerals.

Wet Separation Plant and Water Treatment Circuit

The Wet Separation Plant (WSP) has two circuits, a deslime circuit and spiral/classification circuit
as pictured in Figure 3.
In the deslime circuit, the ore is sent to a bank of deslime cyclones that separates the mineral from
the bulk of the deslime material (clays, silts and other fine particulate organic materials) through
an overflow. This deslime material is passed through a high rate thickener where a flocculant
(anionic polyacrylamide) is added allowing the deslime material to settle out. The thickened
materials (slimes of fines), typically about 6-7% of the original feed material, are pumped to the
evaporation dams. Process water from the thickener overflow will be recycled by being pumped
back to the feed preparation.
The underflow from the deslime cyclones (i.e. partially washed ore) is sent to wet
spiral/classification circuit where heavy minerals will be extracted based on the different size and
specific gravity of the material. Rough spiral separators will recover a fine black sand concentrate
(ilmenite), a garnet rich middling and a course tails stream. The black sand and middlings are
upgraded through a series of cleaner spirals, cleaner cyclones and recleaner spirals. In the classifier,
elution flow will be set to remove fine silica and salts. The heavy mineral concentrate is stockpiled
and drained to less than 5% moisture content before being upgraded in the Dry Processing Plant.
Course inert tail streams will be discarded and used as mine void fill when required.
It is possible to cut the black sand (6% of the concentrate) to be sold as a low-grade titanium/iron
(Ti/Fe) but it is more likely that it will be upgraded in the Dry Processing Plant.
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Figure 3: Process flow diagram for the Wet Separation Plant.

Dry Processing Plant

The stockpiled garnet from the WSP will be further processed onsite at the Dry Processing Plant
(DPP) as shown in Figure 4 below. The DPP will comprise of a feed bin leading to a rotary dryer and
cooler followed by a Rare Earth Magnetic Separator (REMS) for fractionating the dry plant feed into
a garnet (paramagnetic), ilmenite/iron (magnetic) and non-metallic minerals. Both the
ilmenite/Iron (saleable) and non-metallic (potentially recoverable silica sand with rutile and zircon)
minerals will be stockpiled. The garnet will be passed through a series of vibrating screens which
will grade the garnet into product specification size ranges. It is unlikely that the finest grade of
garnet will be saleable and therefore be diverted to the pit void as fill material.
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Figure 4: Process flow diagram for the Dry Processing Plant.

Evaporation Cells
A series of paste evaporation cells will be used to decant water from the slimes/silt fraction and
sand reject component of the ore from the WSP. The water will be pumped to a process water dam
for reuse in the separation process and the fines material (once solid) will be sent to a holding cell
where it will be reused to fill the mine void during the rehabilitation phase.
Process Water
Water supply
Process water for the operation will be provided by a north-south production bore field located
immediately to the west (down-gradient) of the proposed open pit. The water will be drawn from
the production bores into a raw water dam and a process water tank (located near the Process
Plant) where it will be reticulated around the plant site. Additional process water will be decanted
from the paste and reject sand cells to minimise the impacts of water abstraction.
A Licence to Take Water (GWL170860(4), with an annual water entitlement of 1,700,000kL, has
been issued to Australia Garnet for the following purposes:
• Exploration drilling operations;
• dust Suppression for mining purposes;
• mineral ore processing and other mining purposes;
• dust suppression for earthworks and construction purposes.
The licence is to be read in conjunction with the Balline Garnet Project Groundwater Operation
Strategy which provides a commitment to minimise impacts from water abstraction and to monitor
water quality and drawdown in and adjacent to the Project area.
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The targeted orebody is located above the groundwater table (approx. 5 mAHD) and no dewatering
will be required.
A Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant will be installed to meet potable water requirements. The production
capacity of the RO plant will be 0.11 GL per year (peak). Brine from the RO plant will be incorporated
into the water circuit for dust suppression on areas where there is no risk to vegetation.
Bulk storage
Garnet product
The various grades of garnet and mineral sands will be stockpiled prior to transport. Trucks with up
to 2 trailers and a capacity of 50t will be used to transport the product to a third party based in
Geraldton which will package the garnet for domestic and international sales.

Hydrocarbons
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel will be stored on the premises as fuel for the drier in the
dry plant and fuel for machinery respectively. Other hydrocarbons and lubricants will also be
stored on site for vehicle and plant maintenance.
The site will have capacity to store up to 330,000 L of diesel fuel. All fuel storage and dispensing
facilities will be constructed to comply with Australian Standards (AS 1940-2004). Bulk fuel will
be stored in storage tanks within bunded areas. Other potentially hazardous chemicals (up to 300L)
will be stored in concrete bunded areas.
Silt traps/oily water sumps will be installed in all bulk fuel and chemical storage areas to contain
contaminated stormwater and silt collected within the bunded areas. These will then pass
through-an oil/water separator. The collected oil will be removed offsite by licensed waste
carriers. The water will be utilised onsite.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant (WTP) will be installed to treat wastewater from the small workforce
on site during operation (around 35 staff). This is expected to generate about 6.3 kl of wastewater
per day, which is below the threshold for category 85- sewage facility of more than 20 but less than
100 cubic metres per day. The WTP will be a shire approved, sealed aerobic treatment unit that
meets compliance under the Health (Treatment of Sewage and Disposal of Effluent and Liquid
Waste) Regulations 1974. It is expected that will remove 75-100% of Nitrogen and Phosphorus with
a biochemical oxygen demand of less than 20mg/L.
There will be no onsite accommodation, apart from the initial accommodation camp for the
construction period.
Project Services
A number of additional services will be installed to support the garnet and mining operations. These
include:
• Access – Duel carriage (all weather gravel) haul road connecting the process plant to an
intersection at Grey Road. Miscellaneous haul and access roads for mining and service
activities.
• Power – Options for power generation of up to 6 MW are being investigated to run the
plant and associated mining services. Options considered include wind turbines
supported by a diesel-power generation station.
• Fuel – Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will be used to fuel the fluid bed drying in the dry plant.
The LNG fuel storage will be of a 50kL capacity and located adjacent to the LNG
generator units. Bulk diesel of up to 94.5kL will be stored onsite in self bunded tanks
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with dispensing facility to fuel mining fleet and light vehicles. The bulk storage facility
will meet AS1940 and all other smaller fuel and lubricants onsite will be stored on
bunded pallets and dispensed form dedicated drum storage areas.
• General Waste – No landfill facilities will be created on the Project area, with all waste
materials removed from site. Local shire waste services will be utilised for waste
disposal, except for Controlled Waste, which will be removed offsite for disposal by
licensed Controlled Waste carriers.
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Attachment 4: Other approvals and consultation documentation

Other Approvals
Dept Approval Description/Purpose Granted Expiry

DMIRS General Purpose Lease For mine processing plant and supporting 12/11/14 11/11/35
G70/253 infrastructure (10.0 ha)
Mining Lease 19/08/09 18/08/30
M70/1280
Mining Proposal and M70/1280, and G70/253, with BFS mine plan 26/10/15 N/A
Mine Closure Plan Reg and project description
ID:55347
Vegetation Clearing Clearing of 90 ha on M70/1280 and L70/134 30/7/15 31/12/20
Permit CPS3891-2
Vegetation Clearing Clearing an additional 50 ha on M70/1280 29/08/15 31/7/20
Permit CPS6614-1 and G70/253
DWER 5C Licence to take 1,700,000 kL/yr 11/05/15 11/05/25
water GWL170860(4)

Stakeholder consultation
The table below summarises the consultation undertaken by Australian Garnet to date for the
Balline Garnet Project.

Table 1: Consultations for the Balline Garnet Project

Stakeholder Date of People Involved Issues Discussed Outcomes
Consultation

31/03/2009 P Hughes – AG Gave overview of project DMP indicated that the

R Trautman – AG project did not appear
Department of R Payne – DMP complex. No major
Mines and concerns raised.
Petroleum (DMP) 2015 D Montague – DMP Overview of project and DMP advised that no issues
Geraldton Branch N Galton-Fenzi – update of MP/MCP with delay of MCP and will
Consultant submission await the MP for
assessment.
30/04/2009 P Hughes – AG Brief overview of Project DER indicated that the
P Anderson - DER project did not appear
complex. No major
concerns raised.
Four meetings P Hughes – AG Works approval No issues raised
held over application
Department of 2009/2010
Environment period to
Regulation (DER) discuss
Geraldton Branch 16/06/2010 P Hughes – AG Site visit to Balline No major issues raised
L Vernon – DER
Officer - DER
23/08/2013 P Hughes – AG Site visit to Balline No major issues raised
L Vernon – DER
Officer - DER
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Stakeholder Date of People Involved Issues Discussed Outcomes

Consultation

5/9/2017 Works Approval application lodged.

15/6/2018 N Welsh DWER Update on project and Advisory only
timing of response to RFI
16/09/2009 P Hughes - AG K Overview of Balline Ray Claudius felt that it
Mayes - AG Project and questioned would not require an
K Pope - ENVIRON level of assessment assessment by the EPA, but
required. need to do Heritage survey
R Claudius - EPASU
and Subterranean Fauna
review.

Environmental 13/08/2013 P French Overview of expansion of Requirement for a Section

Protection (Environment and the Balline Project and 38 (5) DMP referral from
Authority Services Approvals Lead) questioned level of DMP to the OEPA
Unit (EPASU) assessment required.
Marcus Locke
(Project Manager)
29/08/2013 D Griffiths Referral of project due to EPA does not consider that
R Sutherland project occurring within 2 the potential
km of the coastline environmental impacts are
significant enough to
warrant referral to the EPA.
5/08/2008 P Hughes - AG Project overview and Received information on
H Williams – Shire of introduction local regulations etc
Northampton
20/11/2009 P Hughes - AG K Gave overview Positive support for the
Mayes - AG presentation of project project and attached flow
Councillors – Shire on
Shire of of Northampton
Northampton
Various 2016-18 G Bangay Directions and advice on Applications will be
(EHO/Surveyor) building and sewage submitted to Shire in
requirements accordance with advice.
29/11/2017 H Williams (Planner) Status of Half-Way camp Shire confirmed the shacks
at Lucky Bay were on leases and should
be considered as noise
sensitive.
22/08/2008 P Hughes - AG Initial overview of Project Setup of further meetings
D Macale - DoW and discussions
Officers x 2 - DoW
15/07/2009 P Hughes - AG Presented outcomes from Good advice and offer to
L Leonhard - DoW initial drilling work and help with assessment
T Hodgkin - DoW detailed project overview during next stage.
D Macale - DoW

Department of 29/01/2010 P Hughes - AG Presented outcomes from Very positive response.

Water (DoW) K Mayes - AG bore installation and
Geraldton Branch T Hodgkin - DoW pump testing phase. As
well as report. Submitted
L Leonhard - DoW
5C license application.
D Macale - DoW
Officer - DoW
21/7/2010 P Hughes – AG Site visit with DoW No Problems highlighted.
Roley Carroll – AG representatives to do a 5C license imminent
K Mansas – DoW site orientation & review
of bores and associated
C Scott - DoW
issues
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Stakeholder Date of People Involved Issues Discussed Outcomes

Consultation

February 2015 K Mansas – DoW Update of the Borefield No issues or concerns

C Scott - DoW Operating Strategy raised.
30/10/2017 N Lauritsen Update on GOS and None
groundwater
considerations in Works
Approval
20/10/2017 K Neumann Concerns re potential Management and
(neighbouring noise and dust, mostly monitoring approaches
Neighbours landowner; premises from trucks entering explained, as well as
mostly unoccupied as George Grey Drive complaint response
lives in Kalbarri) process.

Other consultation and engagement initiatives

In 2018, Australian Garnet contributed to the Kalbarri Canoe and Cray Festival by sponsoring the
Kalbarri Men’s Shed.
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Attachment 6A: Emissions and discharges

Noise
A noise assessment of the Project was modelled by Herring Storer Acoustics (HSA 2009) and revised
and updated in 2017. The revised assessment forms the basis of the Construction Phase and
Operational Phase Noise Management Plans (the study and the draft management plans are
provided as part of Attachment 8).
As per Attachment 3, the mine itself (as well as associated pumps and other equipment) will only
operate during normal daylight hours i.e. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. On Sundays and Public Holidays,
mining will not commence until after 9:00 a.m. if light westerly winds are present, to minimise
potential noise impacts to a residence 1000 m to the east of the mine.
The wet and dry processing plants as well as the diesel-fired generators will operate continuously.

Sources of significant noise emissions

Potential sources of noise include:
• Heavy machinery including front end loader (Komatsu WA600 or CAT 992 equivariant)
• up to four diesel-fired generators;
• screens and processing plants (pump noise and fan noise); and
• site pumps and bore pumps.

Proposed controls
Australian Garnet is committed to keeping noise levels as low as reasonably practicable and has
developed noise management plans for both the construction and operational phases of the
project.
Key noise mitigation controls include:
• Continually assessing noise risk during planning stages.
• Identification (through modelling and feedback) of high risk conditions and developing
and refining approaches to increase noise controls during those conditions.
• Neighbourhood consultation and alerts, including signage for noise complaints.
• Vegetation and other screening, including topsoil stockpiles and retaining natural
contours.
• Restricting the hours of construction and then mining operations.
• Heavy earth-moving equipment, other mobile plant and fixed plant will be correctly
maintained and will be fitted with appropriate noise minimising measures. Fixed plant
will be enclosed where possible and will be located or positioned in a manner that
minimises noise emissions towards neighbours.
• Equipment operators will be trained in the importance of correct noise management.
Australian Garnet has prepared a Complaint investigation and response procedure, which is set out
in the two Noise Management Plans.

Proposed monitoring
Each quarter, Australian Garnet will, as a minimum, take measurements of the noise levels at the
eastern boundary of its premises, closest to the neighbouring residences, to assess and report on
the operation’s compliance with the Noise Regulations.
Based on feedback from the Lucky Bay campsite to the west, noise levels will also be taken on the
western boundary.
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Dust
The Project is located close to the coastline where windy conditions dominate. In summer, the
afternoon sea-breeze averages 20 – 25 km/hr. The project lies alongside George Grey Drive, which
is a regional thoroughfare, and the nearest neighbour is approximately 1 km to the east of the edge
of the mine pit and 2.5 km from the processing area.
Sources of dust emissions
Potential sources of dust and other airborne particulates include:
• open areas;
• earthmoving activities, including screening;
• vehicle movements on unsealed internal roads;
• loading for haulage;
• mineral dryer; and
• burning of cleared vegetation.
Proposed controls
Australian Garnet has developed a Dust Management Plan that sets out the approaches and actions
it will take to ensure dust generation is minimised and that the project does not significantly
contribute to ambient dust levels causing them to exceed community health guidelines:
• Both the wet and dry plants will be contained in fully cladded buildings.
• Ore to be pumped from an in-pit mining unit as a slurry to reduce haulage.
• Ground clearing activities will be timed to limit the extent of exposed surfaces, and open
areas that have the potential to be a source of dust will be rehabilitated or otherwise
stabilised as soon as possible.
• Water trucks will be used to spray roads and other active areas where dust may be
generated as a result of traffic movement. If dust and windborne material becomes a
hazard for George Grey Drive, screening will be installed.
• Outdoor product stockpiles will be kept wet with sprinklers.
• The drying unit will be gas-fired and equipped with a wet scrubber or bag-house.
• Vegetation will not be burned but will be mulched and used as a rehabilitation or
stabilisation resource.
Proposed monitoring
To verify that dust levels do not exceed relevant guideline values, a portable dust monitor will be
used to measure PM10, at least twice a year over summer.

Water
Surface Water
Within the Project area there are no surface water bodies other than the Indian Ocean that lies
1.8 km west. In addition, the sandy soils and high infiltration rates would limit runoff to one-hour
duration Annual Recurrence Interval events or six hours 1:100-year Annual Recurrence Interval.
Any stormwater that collects within the area of disturbance will be collected in sumps and pumped
to the water circuit for re-use. There will be no requirement to discharge from the premises.

Groundwater
The groundwater table is located between 0 and 1 m AHD, just below the basement of the mine at
its deepest part. This is between 9 and 16 m below ground surface.
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Sources of discharge
Potential sources of discharge to land that may affect groundwater include:
• accidental leaks and spills;
• seepage from the water process dam and solar drying ponds;
• site (domestic) wastewater treatment plant (ATU); and
• wash/slurry water in the sand tails.
No reliable volumes of these potential losses have been estimated.
Proposed controls
Australian Garnet will install the following safeguards to ensure the risk of pollution or
contamination arising from leaks or spills is minimised:
• All hydrocarbon storage and dispensing facilities will be constructed to comply with
Australian Standards (AS 1940:2004). Bulk fuel will be stored in storage tanks within
bunded areas. Other fuels and lubricants will be stored in concrete bunded areas.
• Silt traps/oily water sumps will be installed in all bulk fuel and chemical storage areas to
contain contaminated stormwater and silt collected within the bunded areas. These will
then pass through-an oil/water separator. The collected oil will be removed offsite by
licensed waste carriers. The water will be utilised again onsite.
• The process water dam will be HDPE-lined to reduce leakage.
• The site wastewater treatment plant will be installed and operated in accordance with
the requirements of the Health Act 1911 and Shire of Northampton By-laws.
• The mine pits will include recovery drains and sumps to maximise collection of water
from the tailings stacking process, for re-use in the mine water circuit.
Proposed monitoring
Under the terms of the Groundwater Operating Strategy (GWL 170860-4), Australian Garnett will
carry out bi-monthly monitoring of groundwater (standing water level and electrical conductivity)
across a network of 8 company-owned monitoring bores.
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Attachment A7: Siting and Location

Neighbours
There are 2 neighbouring residences within 2km of the premises boundary:
• 2276 George Grey Drive (K & M Nuemann), which is 1 km from the operational boundary
and 2.5km from the plant site; and
• 2040 George Grey Drive (Garnet International Resources), which is 1.8 km from the
operational boundary and 3.5km from the plant site.
In addition, the Shire of Northampton administers the Lucky Bay camping site, 2.5 km to the west
of the project.
The relative locations of the two residences and the campsite is shown on Figure 3.
Specified ecosystems
The table below (Table 2) identifies those Specified Ecosystems that may be relevant to the Project.
The only administrative or landscape feature of relevance is the Utcha Well Nature Reserve, located
1.6km to the south of the Project. The Groundwater Operating Strategy (GOS) approved as part of
the Abstraction Licence includes the monitoring of groundwater between the Project and the
Nature Reserve to ensure potential impacts to the water table can be detected prior to any physical
change to the surface environment.
Table 2: Specified ecosystems, as per DER 2016

Specified Ecosystem Relevance

1. Ramsar Sites in Western Australia >3 km

2. Important wetlands – Western Australia >3 km

3. South Coast Significant Wetlands >3 km

4. Geomorphic Wetlands Swan Coastal Plain >3 km

(management)

5. Geomorphic Wetlands Augusta to Walpole >3 km

6. Geomorphic Wetlands Cervantes Eneabba >3 km

7. Geomorphic Wetlands Cervantes South >3 km

8. Geomorphic Wetlands - Cervantes (Coastal) >3 km

9. Parks and Wildlife Managed Lands and Waters Utcha Well Nature Reserve
1.6 km to south (Figure 1).
Included in project Groundwater
Operating Strategy (approved).

10. Bush Forever: Regional open space or proposed >3 km

11. Western Swamp Tortoise Habitat >3 km

12. Rottnest Island Reserves Nature Reserve >3 km

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Specified Ecosystem Relevance

13. Regional Parks >3 km

14. Fish Habitat Protection Zones >3 km

15. Waterways Conservation Areas >3 km

16. Peel Harvey Environmental Protection Policy (EPP) >3 km

17. Green Growth >3 km

18. Cockburn Sound State Environment Policy (SEP) >3 km

19. Ecological Communities (TECs & PECs) >3 km

20. Threatened / Priority Flora >3 km

21. Threatened / Priority Fauna >3 km

22. Drinking Water Source Areas >3 km

23. Hydrography WA 250K - Surface Water Polygons >3 km

(GA 2015)

24. Groundwater Contours >3 km

25. GEODATA Waterbodies >3 km

26. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Swan Coastal Plain >3 km

27. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Albany - Torbay >3 km

28. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Estuaries >3 km

29. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Geraldton >3 km

30. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Lower Southwest >3 km

31. Acid Sulfate Soils Risk map, Pilbara Coastline >3 km

32. Contaminated Sites – Reported Sites >3 km

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Attachment A8: Other Relevant Information

The following documents are provided to support this application:
1. Groundwater Operating Strategy
2. Herring Storer Acoustics Noise Assessment (2017)
3. Construction Noise Management Plan (draft)
4. Operation Noise Management Plan (draft)
5. Dust Management Plan (draft)
6. Hydrologic advice on intersection of water table by resource
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Attachment A9: Proposed Fee Calculation

Project Component Broad Cost ($’000)

Site works including access and internal roads, aprons, 4,968

drainage and hardstand. Initial camp.

Wet Separation Plant, as constructed (including feed bins 9,371

and hoppers).

Dry Plant, as constructed. 5,393

Administration facility, workshops and stores, as 2,430

constructed.

Bulk fuel facility, as constructed. 507

Power generators 1,513

Water storage dam and water treatment circuit, including 1,287

deep cone thickener (water supply from off-site bores).

TOTAL $25,469,000
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References
Western Australian legislation cited can be obtained from the State Law Publisher at
http://www.slp.wa.gov.au. Commonwealth legislation and International Treaties cited can be
obtained from the Australian Legal Information Institute at http://www.austlii.edu.au.
Australian Garnet Pty Ltd (2015) Balline Garnet Mine Expansion Project Mining Proposal, prepared
for Department of Mines and Petroleum of Western Australia, September 2015

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