Her On Resources Woodlawn Mine 2018-2019 Annual Review

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Woodlawn Zinc – Copper Project
Woodlawn Mine
SML20
Annual Review
July 2018 to June 2019
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WOODLAWN MINE
ANNUAL REVIEW
Mining Lease : Special Mining Lease 20

Name of Authorisation Holder: Tarago Operations Pty Ltd
Name of Mine Operator: Tarago Operations Pty Ltd
Project Approval: MP07-0143MOD2
Water Licence: 40WA411642 held by Veolia
WAL42034 held by Tarago Operations
MOP Commencement Date: 30 November 2014
MOP Completion Date: 30 November 2021
Annual Review Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
Contact Details:
Heron Resources Limited
Level 8, 309 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9119 8111
Managing Director: Wayne Taylor

Chief Operating Officer Andrew Lawry
General Manager Brian Hearne
Mine Manager Simon Fitzgerald
Environmental Officer Dr Zoe Read
I, Andrew Lawry, certify that this Annual Review report is a true and accurate record of the compliance status of
the Woodlawn Mine for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Signature of Representative of Authorisation Holder
Andrew Lawry Date 31 August 2019

Chief Operating Officer
Document Owner: Dr Zoe Reed Authorised By: Andrew Lawry

Doc. ID: Woodlawn Mine 2019 Annual Review Rev No: 1 Date Issued: 31/08/2019 Date Printed: 31/08/2019 Page 2 of 111
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1 COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Statement of Compliance with Project Approval ......................................................................... 7
1.2 Independent Audit ...................................................................................................................... 7
2 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Mine Contacts ............................................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Consultation with Stakeholders ................................................................................................. 10
3 APPROVALS .......................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Consents Leases and Licenses ................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Future Approvals ...................................................................................................................... 12
4 OPERATIONS SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 13
4.1 Resource Utilisation .................................................................................................................. 13
4.1.1 Exploration at Woodlawn ................................................................................................................ 13
4.1.2 Exploration in Surrounding EL 7257 ................................................................................................. 14
4.1.3 Reserve / Resource Status ............................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Construction ............................................................................................................................. 15
4.2.1 Earthworks ...................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2.2 Civil Construction ............................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Environmental Activities ........................................................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Dewatering........................................................................................................................................ 17
4.3.2 Rehabilitation .................................................................................................................................... 18
4.4 Mining ...................................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.1 Development Schedule.................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.2 Personnel ........................................................................................................................................ 20
4.4.3 Product Stockpiles ........................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.4 PAF and NAF Stockpiles ................................................................................................................... 21
4.5 Mineral Processing .................................................................................................................... 22
4.6 Waste Management ................................................................................................................. 22
4.6.1 Recyclable or Recoverable Waste .................................................................................................... 22
4.6.2 Solid Waste ..................................................................................................................................... 22
4.6.3 Contaminated Materials .................................................................................................................. 22
4.6.4 Sewage Treatment .......................................................................................................................... 22
4.7 Hazardous Material Management ............................................................................................. 23
5 ACTIONS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL REVIEW ..................................................... 24
5.1 Annual Review Meeting 2018.................................................................................................... 24
5.2 DPE Response to 2018 Annual Review....................................................................................... 24
6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ..................................................... 26
6.1 Meteorological Summary .......................................................................................................... 26
6.1.1 Windroses for Reporting Period....................................................................................................... 26
6.2 Air Pollution .............................................................................................................................. 29
6.2.1 Air Pollution Management............................................................................................................... 29
6.2.2 Air Quality Criteria ........................................................................................................................... 30
6.2.3 2012 EA Assessment and Predictions ............................................................................................... 30

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6.2.4 Dust Deposition Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 31

6.2.5 Atmospheric Dust Monitoring (HVAS) .............................................................................................. 34
6.2.6 Reportable Incidents ....................................................................................................................... 36
6.2.7 Effectiveness of Environmental Controls .......................................................................................... 36
6.2.8 Further Improvements .................................................................................................................... 36
6.3 Erosion and Sediment Control ................................................................................................... 36
6.4 Surface Water ........................................................................................................................... 37
6.4.2 Surface Water Monitoring – Creeks ................................................................................................. 39
6.4.3 Surface Water Monitoring - Dams.................................................................................................... 43
6.4.4 Additional Heron Dams.................................................................................................................... 49
6.5 Groundwater Management....................................................................................................... 49
6.5.1 Assessment Criteria ......................................................................................................................... 49
6.5.2 Ground Water Management TARPs ................................................................................................. 50
6.5.3 Background Groundwater Quality.................................................................................................... 51
6.5.4 Evaporation Dam 1 .......................................................................................................................... 54
6.5.5 Evaporation Dam 2 .......................................................................................................................... 57
6.5.6 Evaporation Dam Leakage Assessment ............................................................................................ 59
6.5.7 Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump...................................................................................................... 59
6.5.8 North Tailings Dam .......................................................................................................................... 64
6.5.9 Tailings Dam South .......................................................................................................................... 68
6.5.10 Other Groundwater Wells ............................................................................................................... 74
6.5.11 Groundwater Pollution Monitoring Effectiveness ............................................................................. 78
6.5.12 Groundwater Pollution Monitoring - Future Improvements ............................................................. 78
6.5.13 Contaminated/Polluted Land ........................................................................................................... 78
6.6 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................................... 79
6.6.1 Threatened Flora ............................................................................................................................. 79
6.6.2 Threatened Fauna ........................................................................................................................... 79
6.7 Weeds ...................................................................................................................................... 80
6.7.1 Effectiveness of Site Strategies ........................................................................................................ 80
6.8 Pests ......................................................................................................................................... 80
6.9 Blasting ..................................................................................................................................... 81
6.9.1 Blasting Criteria ............................................................................................................................... 81
6.9.3 Blast Monitoring Results.................................................................................................................. 82
6.9.4 Compliance with Blast Criteria ......................................................................................................... 83
6.10 Operational Noise ..................................................................................................................... 83
6.10.1 Noise Criteria .................................................................................................................................. 83
6.10.3 Noise Monitoring ............................................................................................................................ 85
6.11 Visual and Stray Light ................................................................................................................ 86

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6.12 Aboriginal and European Heritage............................................................................................. 86

6.13 Material Prone to Generating Acid Mine Drainage .................................................................... 86
6.14 Bushfire .................................................................................................................................... 88
6.15 Mine Subsidence....................................................................................................................... 88
6.16 Hydrocarbon Contamination ..................................................................................................... 89
6.17 Methane Drainage and Ventilation ........................................................................................... 89
6.18 Public Safety ............................................................................................................................. 89
7 WATER MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 90
7.1 Surface Water Management ..................................................................................................... 90
7.1.1 Summary of Surface Water Quality .................................................................................................. 92
7.2 Groundwater Management....................................................................................................... 93
7.2.1 Groundwater Level TARPs ............................................................................................................... 93
7.2.2 Water Access Licence Usage ............................................................................................................ 95
7.3 Dewatering Progress ................................................................................................................. 95
8 REHABILITATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ............................................................... 99
8.1 Buildings ................................................................................................................................... 99
8.2 Rehabilitation of Disturbed Land ............................................................................................. 100
8.3 Other Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 100
8.4 Further Development of the Final Rehabilitation Plan ............................................................. 100
8.5 Agreed Post Rehabilitation Land Uses ..................................................................................... 100
8.6 Rehabilitation Liability............................................................................................................. 101
8.7 Rehabilitation Trials and Research........................................................................................... 101
8.8 Exploration Rehabilitation Report ........................................................................................... 101
9 COMMUNITY RELATIONS ................................................................................................... 102
9.1 Environmental Complaints ...................................................................................................... 102
9.2 Community Liaison.................................................................................................................. 102
10 INCIDENTS AND NON-COMPLIANCES ................................................................................. 104
11 PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD .................................................. 105
11.1 Planned Activities for 2019-20 Reporting Period ..................................................................... 105
11.2 Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................................................ 105
12 APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................... 106
Appendix 1 – Plans ........................................................................................................................... 107
Appendix 2 – Rehabilitation Tables .................................................................................................. 108
Appendix 3 – Project Approval ......................................................................................................... 110
Appendix 4 – Environmental Protection Licence ............................................................................... 111
APPENDICES
Appendix A - Plans
Appendix B - Rehabilitation Tables
Appendix C - Project Approval
Appendix D – Environment Protection Licence

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LIST OF PLANS
Plan 1 Locality Plan
Plan 2 Site Details
Plan 3 Underground Mine Layout
Plan 4 Plant Area General Arrangement
Plan 5 Water Transfers
Plan 6 Monitoring Sites
Plan 7 Disturbed Area and Vegetation Offsets

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1 COMPLIANCE
1.1 Statement of Compliance with Project Approval
Table 1.1 summarises the compliance status of the Woodlawn Mine. Three administrative non-compliances
were identified in a DPE audit undertaken during the 2017-18 reporting period. Of these three, two have been
rectified during the current 2018-19 reporting period, however one item remains outstanding and will be subject
to a modification of the consent. This condition requires the development of a passive water treatment system
for the Waste Rock Dam.
There was an administrative non-compliance with the Environment Protection Licence ambient monitoring
requirements. Woodlawn Mine does not discharge water from the premises but is required to monitor on site
dams and groundwater. Due to an operational change explained in this report, some water quality parameters
were not tested, however no water was released from site and there was no risk of environmental harm arising.
Table 1.1 - Project Approval Compliance Summary
Were all conditions of the relevant approvals complied with? Yes/No

MP07-0143MOD2 No
WAL42034 Yes
SML20 Yes
EL7257 Yes
EPL 20821 No
Condition Description Compliance Status Comment Where addressed

Project Passive treatment system for Administrative Non- No risk of Section 10.1
Approval Waste Rock Dump drainage Compliance environmental harm.
Condition
3 of Sch 4
EPL Ambient monitoring Administrative Non- No risk of Section 10.1
Condition Compliance environmental harm.
M2
Key:
Risk Level Colour Code Description
High Non-compliance with potential for significant environmental
Non-compliant
consequences, regardless of the likelihood of occurrence
Medium Non-compliance with:
Non-compliant  potential for serious environmental consequences, but is unlikely to occur; or
 potential for moderate environmental consequences, but is likely to occur
Low Non-compliance with:
Non-compliant  potential for moderate environmental consequences, but is unlikely to occur; or
 potential for low environmental consequences, but is likely to occur
Administrative Only to be applied where the non-compliance does not result in any risk of environmental harm (e.g.
Non-compliant
submitting a report to government later than required under approval conditions)
In accordance with Condition 4 of Schedule 5 of Project Approval 07_0143 MOD2, Heron confirms that there
have been no other potential non-compliances during the reporting period. Heron also confirms that there are
no known non-compliances with the mining titles and water licence.
1.2 Independent Audit

The first Independent Audit is currently underway however the consultant’s report had not been received as at
the date of this Annual Review.

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2 INTRODUCTION
This Annual Review has been prepared in accordance with Condition 4 Schedule 6 of the Woodlawn Project
Approval as well as satisfies the Environmental Management Report (AEMR) requirements of SML20. This
document covers the operations at Woodlawn Mine for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and reports
against the approved Mining Operations Plan and Project Approval 07_0143 MOD2. It provides details of the
environmental management and performance of the operation and outlines:
 Environmental management procedures for the operation;

 Monitoring activities and results;
 Current compliance with statutory provisions;
 Construction and operational activities during the reporting period; and
 Program of works and activities for the coming reporting period.
2.1 Background
Tarago Operations Pty Ltd (Tarago Operations), a wholly owned subsidiary of Heron Resources Limited (Heron)
holds Special Mining Lease 20 (SML20) and has approval to reopen the Woodlawn Mine producing zinc, copper
and lead concentrates for the export market. Following receipt of the Project Approval on 4th July 2013, Heron
commenced the project in the 2014-15 reporting period. The approval was modified in March 2016 to allow the
relocation of the mine entry to the western side of the Bioreactor. A second modification was approved in July
2017 which included minor layout changes to the processing plant site as a result of detailed design.
Construction work was completed and commissioning 98% completed as at 30 June 2019. The Paste Plant is
currently undergoing commissioning. Hydraulic mining operations in Tailings Dam South began in the first
quarter of 2019. The first ore from underground was delivered to the ROM from the G2 lens in May 2019.
The Woodlawn Mine site is complex and involves two other operators, Veolia Environmental Services (Veolia)
and Infigen Energy. Since September 2004, Veolia has operated a Bioreactor within the original open cut mine
void. The Bioreactor receives putrescible waste primarily from Sydney and captures landfill gas for the
generation of electricity. Veolia has approval to receive 1.13 million tonnes per annum of waste.
Infigen Energy operates the Woodlawn Windfarm which is part of the Capital Renewable Energy Precinct. The
windfarm comprises 23 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 48 MW. Not all the wind turbines are
located within SML20.
Plan 1 shows the location of the operation while Plan 2 shows the overall site layout and operating boundaries
between Tarago Operations and Veolia. All plans are provided in Appendix A. There are various overlaps in
responsibilities on site, including the respective Project Approvals and EPL boundaries. Within these boundaries
there are also access agreements, shared services and water transfers. Plan 2 shows the respective EPL
boundaries while Plan 5 shows the water transfers across the site.
Under full operation, the Woodlawn Mine will extract and process up to 1.5 Mt of tailings and underground ore
per year to produce a maximum of 150,000 tonnes (t) of copper, lead and zinc concentrates per year, for up to
21 years. The concentrate will be transported by road to a rail yard in Goulburn (approximately 50km from the
mine site) to undertake a transfer from road to rail. Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd were awarded the
transportation services contract during the reporting period to transport concentrate via rail to Port Kembla and
Port Botany for export.

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An overview of the site is provided in Plate 2.1 below.
Plate 2.1 – Processing Site Overview
2.2 Mine Contacts

Current primary contacts for the Woodlawn Mine are provided in Table 2.1 below
Table 2.1: Key Mine Personnel

Position Personnel Company Responsibility Contact Details
Managing Wayne Taylor Heron Overall responsibility for the 02 9119 8111
Director construction and operation of
the Woodlawn Project
Chief Operating Andrew Lawry Heron Responsible for project 02 4816 6341
Officer delivery and operations
General Manager Brian Hearne Heron Conduct of mining operations 02 4816 6344
Mine Manager Simon Fitzgerald Heron Management of mining 02 4816 6323
operations and engineering
Mine Technical Tim Brettell Heron Mining Planning and Design 02 4816 6349
Superintendent
General Manager David von Perger Heron Corporate resource evaluation 08 6500 9205
– Exploration and and reporting
Geology
Geology Katie Yamaguchi Heron Resource evaluation 02 4816 6325
Superintendent
Environmental Dr Zoe Read Heron On site environmental 02 4816 6335
Officer management
Kat McGilp
Environmental Robert Byrnes IEC Conduct of environmental 02 4878 5502
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During the reporting period, Heron has continued to fill operational positions for the mine. These positions
include Process Manager, Site Services Manager, Mine Surveyor, Project Engineers and Superintendents as
well as several key senior operating positions. Recruitment of all operational roles is now complete, although
a few technical positions remain to be filled and are covered by contract staff. The workforce is operationally
ready to commence production. During the reporting period, permanent staff and contractors increased to
around 157 while construction personnel has reduced from its peak of 240 towards the end of 2018. At the
time of this report here are approximately 73 permanent Heron staff on site plus an additional contractor
workforce. Construction personnel will continue to reduce to near zero by the end of the 2020 reporting
period.
2.3 Consultation with Stakeholders

Ongoing government authority and community consultation has been maintained as part of the re-opening of
the mine. Tarago Operations is committed to continue this consultation work with key government and
community stakeholders. The consultation process includes the following stakeholders:
 Woodlawn Bioreactor (Veolia);

 Woodlawn Windfarm (Infigen);
 Department of Planning and Environment (DPE);
 Department of Planning and Environment - Division of Resources and Energy (DRE);
 Department of Planning and Environment – Resources Regulator
 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH);
 Environment Protection Authority (EPA);
 Goulburn Mulwaree Council;
 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council;
 Water NSW;
 Department of Primary Industries - Water (DPI-Water);
 Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR);
 NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS); and
 Various community groups and open forums.
A Community Consultative Committee operates for the Woodlawn Mine which consists of an Independent Chair,
representative from Goulburn Mulwaree Council and four community members. Invited observers to the
meetings can include representatives from Veolia and other community organisations. The committee meets
up to four times per year. Details of the committee are provided in Chapter 9.
During the reporting period, Heron obtained a Water Access Licence (WAL) and secured a water allocation within
the Goulburn Fractured Rock Groundwater Source in addition to the existing Lachlan Fold belt WAL. This was
required by the DPI-Water, due to the site existing on the boundary of both surface catchments. Heron has also
developed a close working relationship with Goulburn Mulwaree Council during the construction program and
the EPA in relation to the ongoing water monitoring associated with the mine dewatering.
Heron has continued liaising with the Department of Planning and Environment in relation to finalising updates
on environmental management plans. The Extraction Plan, Waste Rock Management Plan and Paste Fill
Management Plan have been submitted and are awaiting approval. These plans require approval prior to mining
occurring, excluding the decline.
All approval documents and management plans are publicly available on Heron web page at:
http://www.heronresources.com.au/woodlawn-environment.php

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3 APPROVALS
3.1 Consents Leases and Licenses
Table 3.1 below summarises the licences and consents relating to the Woodlawn Mine. There are other consents
and approvals relating to the other operations on site however the following represent those relevant to the
mining operation.
Table 3.1 – Licences and Consent

Authority Title Critical date:
Department of Industry - Special (Crown and Private Lands) November 2029
Resources and Energy Lease 20 (known as SML20)
Department of Industry - Mining Operations Plan 30 November 2021

Resources and Energy
Environment Protection Environment Protection Licence 20821 Issued May 2017 and
Authority reviewed every 3 years.
Department of Primary WAL28983 15/1/2025 held by Veolia
Industries - Water under agreement with Heron
WAL42034 17/8/18 held by Heron
Works Approval for new bore (Notice
of Determination A7441) 12/04/16 ongoing
NSW Dams Safety Surveillance Reports for Five Annual intermediate and five
Committee Prescribed Dams yearly major surveillance
Approval for TSF4 August 2017
Notification of Mining – Hydraulic
Mining TDS April 2017
Notification of Mining – Woodlawn April 2017
Notification Area
Department of Planning Heron Resources proposed Woodlawn 4 July 2013 for a period of 21
and Infrastructure Mine Project (MP 07 0143) years
Department of Planning Relocation of Mine Portal and 22 April 2016 for the period of
and Environment Overland Haul modification (MP07- the original consent
0143MOD1)
Department of Planning Site Layout Update MP07-0143 MOD2) 6 July 2017 for the period of
and Environment the original consent
Department of Planning Approval to Extract within Woodlawn April 2017
and Environment – Notification Area
Resources Regulator Approval to Conduct Hydraulic Mining April 2017
in Woodlawn South Tailings Dam
As per the EPL variation in May 2018, ED2 has been subdivided into six cells, with five cells lined with HDPE
Geomembrane during the 2018/19 reporting period. The dewatering program was temporarily suspended while
the lining work was being completed, and Stage 3 dewatering commenced in December 2018 and is ongoing.
In January 2019, the EPL 20821 was varied to include the HVAS to the east of the site as an air quality monitoring
point and to alter the monitoring frequency of some groundwater analytes to align with the requirements for
the co-located EPL 11436. The license has also been varied to permit the commencement of Scheduled Activities
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Heron has also negotiated a new Water Access Licence and has secured additional water allocation within the
Goulburn Fractured Rock Groundwater Source. Despite Woodlawn holding a Water Access Licence within the
Lachlan Fold Belt Groundwater Source, it was determined by the DPI-Water and NRAR that a portion of the
dewatering activities occurred in the adjacent groundwater source and therefore technically an allocation from
both sources was required. A division will need to be made each year as to the proportion of water removed
from the underground workings comes from each groundwater source and hence allocated to each Water
Access Licence.
3.2 Future Approvals

Heron is preparing to lodge a third modification to its Project Approval. This modification will include
clarification of the timing of the passive treatment system required for seepage from the Rehabilitated Waste
Rock Dump, relocation of the new Waste Rock Emplacement and corresponding reduction in its footprint along
with minor updating of the approval. Heron has been advised by DPE that as the approval was issued under the
old Part 3A, it will need to be converted to a State Significant Development Approval. This may necessitate other
administrative changes to the wording of the consent. This process is likely to be undertaken during the coming
reporting period.

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4 OPERATIONS SUMMARY
Operations during the reporting period have included:
 Final construction and commissioning of the process plant.

 Completion of the Stage 1 TSF 4 construction and initial use as a water storage area.
 Construction of six HDPE lined cells within ED2 and transitioned mine dewatering into the ongoing Stage 3.
 Construction of the water return pond and pumping system to enable the hydraulic mining of the South
Tailings Dam to commence.
 Completion of the mine portal and associated box cut.
 Construction of 2.3 km of underground decline completed.
 The decline intersected mineralised material from the G2 lens. This material was separated and used to
commission to processing plant in May 2019.
 Construction of the paste plant was completed and the plant was commissioned in June 2019.
A summary of the operations undertaken during the 2018/2019 reporting period is provided in the following
sections. Previous details of the mining and exploration programs contained in the 2018 Annual Review have
not been repeated.
4.1 Resource Utilisation

Hydraulic mining is currently operating at full production rate from Tailings Dam South while underground
mining is expected to progressively ramp-up during the coming reporting period. The underground decline has
transitioned to multiple headings to increase development rates. The first development ore from the G2 lens
which was intersected by the decline was processed in June 2019. No mining from underground stopes was
conducted.
Zinc concentrate load out commence on the 4th July 2019, and to date 1,100wmt of concentrate has been moved
off site. The zinc concentrate grade was slightly below target, at 41% zinc equivalent with a target of +45%,
which will be blended at the port before shipping. The first train has now been shipped to Port Kembla.
4.1.1 Exploration at Woodlawn
During the reporting period, the B Extension Lens and the B Copper Lens were reviewed for their potential
contribution of mining resources (Figure 4.1). Previously, the B Extension Lens showed an exploration target of
0.6 to 1.1Mt at grades between 7 and 14% ZnEq. The B Copper lens has an Inferred Resource of 325,000t grading
2.7% Cu at a 0.5% Cu cut off. The electromagnetic surveys previously undertaken in this area are being reviewed
to follow up at least one anomaly of interest.
Exploration drilling will progressively be done from within the mine workings to enable delineation of target ore
and detailed design of stopes.

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Plate 4.1 – Woodlawn In Mine Exploration Targets and Scheduling (View: North-East)
4.1.2 Exploration in Surrounding EL 7257
Induced Polarisation testing was undertaken in a 2.5km arc to the north west and north east of the Woodlawn
Mine. New high-potential drill targets were located within Heron’s mining lease, during a geophysical survey in
May 2019. Three anomalies are located at the Murphy’s, Bucklands and Bucklands North prospects, which
combined, will be included in a 2,100m HQ drill program.
From the closer inspection of surface Electromagnetic surveys completed in the early 2000’s, encouraging
results of anomalies were located at Montrose which led to further inspection. Prospect drilling was undertaken
at the Montrose prospect, located 6.5km north west of Woodlawn in the fourth quarter of 2018 (Figure 4.2).
This included the completion of four reverse circulation holes for 981m, targeting several separate
electromagnetic anomalies. The drilling identified weak disseminated pyrite / pyrrhotite mineralisation located
either in the Currawang Basalt or Woodlawn Volcanics. The holes MNRC003 and MNRC004 also encountered
chalcopyrite. The assay results were able to confirm the weakly mineralised zones associated with the pyrite /
pyrrhotite alteration. A best result of 1m @ 0.32% Zn, 0.28% Cu, 0.4% Pb, 12g/t Ag from 144m in MNRC003, plus
a 15m zone of anomalous Zn (480ppm) and Cu (200ppm) from 245m in MNRC004.

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Plate 4.2 – Additional Exploration Prospects in EL 7257
4.1.3 Reserve / Resource Status

The current Mineral Resource was provided in the 2017-18 Annual Review. Although recent drilling has
improved the underground Mineral Resource, the previously reported data remains the current resource
estimate in accordance with the JORC 2012 Code and the NI 43-101 guidelines.
4.2 Construction
The construction program was completed during the reporting period and commissioning of the processing
plant and paste plant were well underway. Commissioning of the tailings retreatment circuit was completed
during the reporting period enabling the commencement of tailings extraction. The underground processing
circuit is currently being commissioned.
Minor building fit-out will continue however the construction earthmoving fleet and cranes have been
demobilised. Product concentrate shipment commenced at the end of the reporting period and production is
expected to ramp up during the coming reporting period.
4.2.1 Earthworks
All major earthworks were completed during the September 2018 quarter. Underground development of the
decline from the box cut commenced in the last quarter of 2018 (Plate 3). The Pollution Control Pond was
constructed with 38 ML capacity sufficient for 1 in 10 year, 72 hr storm. Clean water diversion channels have
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in drainage lines. The drought conditions have hampered revegetation efforts and additional water carts were
employed due to exceptionally dry conditions and have been in use since April 2018.
Plate 4.4 - Completed box cut and mine portal
4.2.2 Civil Construction

Engineering and procurement were completed during the reporting period, including completion of structural
fabrication and the crushing plant (Plate 4.5c). The IsaMill was delivered to site on the 23rd July 2018 and was
lifted into position on the 15th August 2018 (Plate 4a). The Ball Mill Shell (Plate 4.5b) was the last of the major
equipment deliveries and was transported from Adelaide, arriving on site on the 26th September 2018, and is
now in place. The concentrate handling area was complete, the Ixom water treatment plant was installed (Plate
4.5e) and Flotation Cells were also set up (Plate 4.5f). Major components successfully underwent testing and
commissioning activities during early to mid-2019. Noise monitoring was undertaken which demonstrated
compliance with noise assessment goals during construction.
a b
IsaMill Commissioning Ball Mill Shell Delivery

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c d
Crushing Plant September 2018 Tailings thickeners in wet commissioning March 2019
e f
Ixom water Treatment Plant September 2018 Flotation Building Completion in March 2019 Quarter
Plate 4.5 – Completion of Structural Components
4.3 Environmental Activities

4.3.1 Dewatering
Dewatering Stages 1 and 2a-2d are complete and Stage 3 commenced in November 2018. A total of 197 ML has
been removed by 30th June 2019. Test results have shown that the mine water contains minor concentrations
of ammonia, organic carbon and BOD, but not at concentrations requiring treatment (See Section 7.3). The EPL
was modified to allow Stage 3 Ongoing Dewatering to commence, although dewatering was suspended while
ED2 was lined with a HDPE Geomembrane Liner (Plate 5) and then further delayed while a second Water Access
Licence (WAL) and water allocation were secured. This was required as the workings draw groundwater from
two groundwater sources; the Goulburn Fractured Rock and Lachlan Fold belt, therefore Heron was required to
secure sufficient allocation in both sources to cater for initial and ongoing dewatering (Plate 4.6). Stage 3
dewatering represents the ongoing dewatering program for the mine.
Plate 4.6 - Lining of ED2 with HDPE Geomembrane and Division into 6 Cells

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Plate 4.7 – Water Source Boundary Allocations
During the reporting period, Heron commissioned a new groundwater model which will enable future allocation
between the two groundwater licences. This model will need to be updated over time as more information
becomes available on the actual source of water entering the workings. It should also be stressed that the mine
water is actually sourced from a geological structure within the Lachlan Fold Belt however administrative
anomalies within the Department of Primary Industry – Water define the groundwater source solely on surface
water catchment boundaries with no regard to the actual origins or movement of groundwater. Heron will
report on the allocations between the two groundwater licences in the next reporting period.
4.3.2 Rehabilitation
The majority of revegetation activities during construction have been constrained due to prevailing drought
conditions. All areas disturbed by the construction phase were top-dressed and sown with a cover crop. This
work was done reduce dust generation following the construction activities. The initial sowing proved successful
(Plate 6b) however prolonged dry conditions reduced the effectiveness of the cover for dust suppression
towards the end of the reporting period. The cover crop was successful in increasing soil organic matter and
moisture retention. There remains a reasonable cover of dry standing vegetation which is aiding soil stability
and reducing dust. The disturbed area will again be sown with a cover crop in the coming reporting period
irrespective of the level of moisture in the soil. Once climatic conditions improve, a permanent pasture will be
sown.
A total of 450 trees, shown on Plate 6a, were also planted to the north-east of the site and adjacent to Collector
Road. This tree lot represents the visual screen as required by Condition 28 of Schedule 4 of the project approval.
These trees are currently being irrigated as there is insufficient rain to keep the trees alive. The seeding of an
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a b
Plate 4.8 – Tree planting and seeding on site
Woodlawn Mixed Waste Organic Output (MWOO) potting and germination trials were underway during the
reporting period and results to date are encouraging. MWOO trials on Tailings Dam North were due to
commence in 2019 however EPA has withdrawn approval to use MWOO throughout NSW for a period of 12
months. Heron will continue to liaise with the EPA in relation to the future use of MWOO.
As further discussed in Section 8.7, Heron is at an advanced stage of implementing the rehabilitation trails on
the North Tailings Dam (NTD) as required by the Mining Operations Plan and Rehabilitation and Vegetation
Management Plan. These trials were outlined in the Environmental Assessment and are designed to confirm
the required methodology to successfully rehabilitate the tailings dams once reprocessing has been completed.
As the currently proposed method involves the use of MWOO, the physical trials on NTD were delayed as a
result of the EPA ban on the use of MWOO. The trials will now proceed using the recently EPA approved Waste
Exemption covering alkaline residues from pulp manufacture.
4.4 Mining
Hydraulic mining was commissioned in March, and the material processed in May 2019. At the end of the
reporting period, a total of approximately 140,000 tonnes has been reclaimed at the end of June 2019.
The box cut and portal were completed by the end of 2018, and the decline has commenced. The first ore was
mined from the G2 Lens in May 2019 as it incidentally crossed the decline (development ore). The decline has
transitioned to multiple headings to increase development rates which at the end of June 2019 totalled
approximately 2.3 km. To date, 31,200t of low grade commissioning material and higher grade development
ore has been mined from underground. As sales did not occur within the current reporting period, full details
will be provided in the next Annual Review period.

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Table 4.1 Production Summary (tonnes)

Material Approved Limit Previous Reporting This Reporting Next Reporting
07_0142MOD2 Period (Actual) Period (Actual) Period (Forecast)
Waste Rock1 Not specified 0 62,900 150,000
(underground)
Waste Rock1 Not specified 0 1,340,000 0
(construction)
Underground Ore Mined Not specified 0 31,200 342,400
Reclaimed Ore Mined Not specified 0 201,900 850,000
Underground Ore 1,500,000 0 0 280,000
Processed
Reclaimed Ore Processed 1,500,000 0 139,800 848,200
Paste Deposited1 Not specified 0 0 70,600
Tailings Deposited2 Not specified 0 197,700 920,000
Concentrate Product Not specified 0 4,200 108,100
Concentrate Shipped 150,000 0 0 70,000
Note 1 – cubic metres
Note 2 – tailings deposited = tonnes processed – concentrate produced – paste deposited (cu.m x 1.95t/m3 x
73% solids)
4.4.1 Development Schedule
During the reporting period the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with Sedgman fell
behind schedule with delays primarily with pipe installation and electrical works. The wet commissioning of the
tailings thickeners was finalised in March 2019 and the commissioning of reclaim tailings ore from TDS
commenced in April 2019.
The paste plant was commissioned in the June 2019 quarter. Ore production was scheduled during the first
quarter of 2019, however the first reclaimed tailings was not processed until May.
Mine development advance rates of the underground were above plan and 336m above the target in the last
quarter of the reporting period. Production ramp up will occur during the 2019-20 reporting period.
4.4.2 Personnel
The mining and processing operation are running continuously 24 hours per day, 7 days per week with a
rotational workforce. The full labour requirements for the operation is approximately 157 permanent staff,
consisting of 30 Management, 40 Operational and 87 Mining Contractors. During the second half of 2018,
Heron had approached its full labour requirements for the ongoing mining operation. The recruitment of
operational roles was largely complete by the end of December 2018, with a few technical positions remaining
vacant by which were occupied by contract staff.
Construction and commissioning personnel peaked at 240 in December 2018, but this number has dropped
considerably since March as construction activity was replaced by commissioning which was largely completed
by June 2019.
During the reporting period, the project had two lost time injuries, recorded in August and November 2018.
These were relatively minor injuries and additional safety procedures were put in place as a result.
4.4.3 Product Stockpiles
No live external stockpiles will be created during the reprocessing operation as concentrate product when
reprocessed is stored within enclosed bunkers (Plate 7) for transfer into shipping containers for transport to
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port. A run-of-mine ore stockpile for surge capacity prior to crushing and grinding has existed since the first ore
was mined in May 2019. All process residues is piped back to the tailings dams or will be used in paste fill for
refilling underground stopes.
Some materials used in the rehabilitation program may be temporarily stockpiled around the site. These
materials may include topsoil, clay and clean fill generated on site as well as bio solids, lime and fertiliser
imported to the site.
Plate 4.9 - Concentrate Storage Bunkers in Concentrate Handling Area
4.4.4 PAF and NAF Stockpiles
Potential Acid Forming (PAF) materials and Non-Acid Forming (NAF) materials are identified in accordance with
the Waste Rock Management Plan. In general, PAF material is mineralised and is the target of mining while NAF
material represents the unmineralised rock which is incidentally mined in order to access the ore lenses. There
are however some rock strata which are not mining targets but which contain high concentrations of iron which
has the potential to release acid drainage when oxidised.
NAF material generated from the decline construction consists largely of dolerite which is a valuable hardrock
suitable for construction purposes. This material is separately stockpiled adjacent to the overland haul road
near the TSF4 dam wall. This material will be used to construct the second and third stages of the TSF4 dam as
well as general site construction and maintenance activities.
Under the Waste Rock Management Plan, PAF material must be separated and either delivered to the ROM pad
if economically suitable to recover the metals or in a designated Waste Rock Emplacement located adjacent to
TDN. PAF material can also be used for the construction of internal tailings dam walls to facilitate reprocessing
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During the reporting period, no PAF material was emplaced in the designated Waste Rock Emplacement. The
only PAF material generated consisted of the mineralised material intersected by the decline which was
stockpiled at the ROM pad and will be used to commission the underground ore circuit of the processing plant.
4.5 Mineral Processing

A total of 91,400 tonnes of reclaimed tailings were processed during the reporting period with grades matching
those of ore reserves. Processing from underground ore is expected to commence within the next few months,
once the crushing circuit commissioning is undertaken.
4.6 Waste Management

There are five categories of waste produced at the Woodlawn Mine:
 Recyclable or recoverable waste.

 Commercial & Industrial solid waste;
 Hazardous waste;
 Sewage; and
 Tailings and process residues.
During the reporting period, commercial and solid industrial waste was produced as part of the construction
program and removed from site by licensed contractor. Minor quantities of tailings was produced from the
processing plant which was delivered back to Tailings Dam South. Recyclables are currently being stored on site
and will be transported off site for recycling when sufficient quantities are available.
The sewage treatment system was upgraded during the reporting period and minor quantities of sludge were
removed by licensed contractor.
4.6.1 Recyclable or Recoverable Waste
Steel that was previously salvaged from the plant area while undertaking rehabilitation works is still stored in
stockpiles onsite. Steel will be transferred offsite for recycling when sufficient volumes have been collected.
4.6.2 Solid Waste
Solid wastes from Heron’s activities are removed from site by a contractor and disposed of within the Bioreactor.
These wastes include:
 Office waste;
 Kitchen waste; and
 Industrial waste generated by drill operations.
4.6.3 Contaminated Materials
No contaminated material was relocated or removed from the site during the 2018-19 reporting period. The
commencement of the processing plant will generate some minor quantities of contaminated material
associated with spent chemical and reagent packaging. This material will be stored separately for later disposal.
4.6.4 Sewage Treatment
The site is transitioning from construction to operation and sewerage is now treated in the separate sewage
treatment system (from the pump out septic system used in construction).

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4.7 Hazardous Material Management

Hazardous materials such as processing reagents for the plant are stored in an open sided portal framed building
with reagent mixing and bunded storage areas. Safety Data Sheets are kept for all chemicals stored on site and
all packaging complies with the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. Not all
reagents are classified as hazardous however those classified as such are transported to the site and handled in
strict compliance with the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail, seventh
edition (ADG7).
As production increases, chemical stores on site will also increase. The main hazardous reagent is Methyl
Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC) which is a frothing agent and listed as a Class 3 Hazardous material due to flammability.
The SDS for MIBC does not indicate environmental toxicity and the material has low human health risks. The
largest reagent by usage volume is Sodium Metabisulphite (SMBS) which is not classified as Dangerous Goods
under the ADG Code but is hazardous according to Safe Work Australia. It has low toxicity and requires only
standard human health safety procedures and handling.
There are small quantities of solvents, antiscalants and corrosive chemicals such as Copper Sulphate and Sodium
Isobutyl Xanthate (SIBX). These will be separately bunded within the reagent building. Some bulk goods such
as lime and grinding media will be stored in bulker bags. Cement will be delivered directly to the paste plant
site and stored in silos. A 50,000 litre diesel storage facility is located at the box cut entry which will be used to
refuel underground mining equipment.
Blasting will be an ongoing activity at the mine and is currently being used for the development of the decline.
ANFO and emulsion explosives are brought onto the site by a licensed contractor and removed on completion
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5 ACTIONS REQUIRED FROM PREVIOUS ANNUAL REVIEW

5.1 Annual Review Meeting 2018
During the reporting period, Heron held a review meeting on site with government agencies. The meeting was
held on 11th December 2018 and provided an update on the project implementation including progression on
the construction activities, environmental monitoring results and program for the 2019/20 reporting period.
Details were also provided on a number of specific studies that were being undertaken in relation to the
reopening of the underground mine including:
 mine dewatering;
 surface and groundwater water quality;
 geotechnical and subsidence studies;
 groundwater and dam integrity investigations; and
 details of the various environmental management plans, particularly the Waste Rock Management Plan,
Paste Management Plan and Extraction Plan.
Below are the specific outcomes which were noted from the 2018 Annual Review meeting with the government
authorities:
 Dewatering strategy- to maintain communications regarding any odour generation;

 Further management of dust control on site;
 A Review of the Pollution Incident Response Plan;
 Erosion and sediment control; and
 Scoured drop structure around ROM pad.
Consultation activities have continued during the 2019 reporting period to include discussions, correspondence
and/or meetings with various key agencies.
5.2 DPE Response to 2018 Annual Review

Advice was received from the Department of Planning and Environment on 17th September 2018 in relation to
its review of the 2018 Annual Review. The advice is summarised in the following table.
Table 5.1 – Agency Review

Comment Comment/ Where Addressed
Specify if blast locations are measured for compliance or general Section 6.9.2 – Blast
information Monitoring Results
Site visit on 11/7/18 was not an audit, it was a site inspection. Must be Section 1.2 - Statement of
corrected Compliance with SML20
Ensure consistency with Pylara DDG text and table Section 6.2.3 – Dust
Deposition Monitoring
PM10 label of 50µg/m3 is a criterion not to be exceeded, not a TARP level Graph 3
Update wording now that construction has commenced Section 6.5.3 and 6.6.1
Remove duplication of text Section 9.2
Refer to Environmental Assessment (EA) in each section of report Throughout Chapter 6
discussing monitoring results
Include summary of noise monitoring results and a comparison between Section 6.10 – Operational
years and the EA prediction Noise

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Comment Comment/ Where Addressed

Provide annual average figure for each of the DDGs (not rolling average) Graph 2; Graph 3
and a maximum PM10 (24 hour), maximum PM10 (annual) and
maximum TSP (annual) figure

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6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Monitoring data has been compared with historical data aimed at assessing trends and environmental
performance at the site. The data has been compared with performance criteria contained in the original
Environmental Assessment, Project Approval and Environment Protection Licence where relevant. Reference is
also made to any relevant Trigger Action Response Plan values contained the various environmental
management plans. The monitoring sites are shown on Plan 6.
6.1 Meteorological Summary

Meteorological information is recorded continuously by an onsite weather station, which provides
instantaneous site specific data for:
 wind speed and direction @ 10 m

 temperature @ 10 m and 2 m
 sigma theta @ 10 m
 rainfall
 solar radiation
 relative humidity (%)
Total rainfall recorded for the reporting period was lower than the previous reporting period and well below the
long term average for the district. A total of 518 mm of rainfall occurred in the 2018-2019 reporting period
compared to 538 mm in the previous reporting period and the long term average of 666 mm (record since 2004).
Total number of raindays was lower than the previous reporting period with only 94 days above 1 mm compared
with the previous period at 102 days.
Table 6.1 – Total Monthly Rainfall (mm) (2018-19)

Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Tot
5.5 37.5 12.5 33 87 68 70.5 42.5 82 0 31.5 48 518
Number of Rain Days (≥1mm)
3 8 4 9 12 6 11 9 11 0 10 11 94
Evapotranspiration (mm)
46.2 48.2 86.5 99.4 106 170.5 170.5 133.1 104.4 81.1 52.7 31.4 1130
The highest monthly rainfall of this monitoring period occurred in March 2019, with 82 mm and the lowest
monthly rainfall was recorded in April 2019, at zero. All seasons suffered from below average rainfall and only
late summer provided sufficient rainfall for sowing. Unfortunately this was followed by a dry autumn leading to
a dry winter which resulted in very poor conditions for rehabilitation activities.
The number of raindays has also progressively decreased over several years which indicates that when rainfall
does occur it tends to occur in isolated storms which are not conducive to increasing soil moisture. High intensity
short duration rainfall leads to greater runoff compared with than low intensity soaking rain over longer periods
which provide greater soil infiltration and vegetation growth. This is evident on site with erosion while
vegetation growth Overall the region is experiencing drought conditions which have placed stress on
rehabilitation areas and reduced the ability to undertaken revegetation work during the construction works.
This is evidenced by some incidents of erosion on site.
6.1.1 Windroses for Reporting Period
Windroses for each month during the current reporting period are shown below. The mean annual wind speed
for the reporting period was 3.38 m/s which is slightly higher than the previous reporting period. Winds are

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generally from a Westerly direction although summer months have a strong easterly component. There was a
similar pattern in the previous reporting period. Strong wind gusts can occur in both an easterly and westerly
direction and there is consistently little influence of southerly and northerly winds throughout the year. This
data is useful in determining the component dust contribution to properties surround the Woodlawn Mine.

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Plate 6.1 - Windroses
Data can be accessed from the weather station at any time to determine if there is the potential for dust impacts
to occur at Pylara. Given the two distinct and very dominant wind directions, due east and due west, it is possible
to accurately determine the level of dust contribution received at Pylara from the combined Heron/Veolia
activities on site. It is not however possible to accurately determine the contribution of each operation to the
dust level at Pylara. Despite the property being owned by Veolia, Heron will continue to minimise its component
of dust contribution.
6.2 Air Pollution

The main source of dust generated during the reporting period was from the construction activities. Although
the bulk earthworks were completed during the reporting period and exposed areas were fertilised and sown,
the prevailing dry conditions were not conducive to vegetation growth and establishment. The result is that at
the end of the reporting period, significant disturbed areas still existing around the construction footprint. These
areas will be resown in the coming reporting period.
6.2.1 Air Pollution Management
During the reporting period, the following dust controls were employed:
 Use of a water cart (up to 3) to wet exposed surfaces during windy conditions or heavy traffic areas such as
access roads.
 Limiting the site disturbance during the construction phase to only that required at any one time.
 Once final batters are completed, temporary revegetation works were undertaken to stabilise the exposed
surface or batter. Due to the prevailing dry conditions, most areas were not successful and will be redone
in the 2019-20 reporting period.
 Clearly defining haul roads and limiting the number of trafficable routes over unsealed surfaces.
 Imposing speed limits on unsealed surfaces for light vehicles.
These controls were implemented during the reporting period and revised as required in response to
performance achieved.

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6.2.2 Air Quality Criteria
The project approval assessment criteria for dust emissions is provided in Table 6.2 to 6.4. An exceedance of
any of these criteria constitutes an air quality incident.
Table 6.2 - Long Term criteria for particulate matter

d
Pollutant Averaging period Criterion
a
Total suspended particulate (TSP) matter Annual 90 µg/m3
a
Particulate matter <10 µm (PM10) Annual 30 µg/m3
Table 6.3 - Short Term criteria for particulate matter

d
Pollutant Averaging period Criterion
a
Particulate matter <10 µm (PM10) 24 hour 50 µg/m3
Table 6.4 - Long Term criteria for deposited dust

Pollutant Averaging Maximum increase in Maximum total
period deposited dust level deposited dust level
c b
Deposited dust Annual 2 g/m2/month a
4 g/m2/month
Notes to Tables
a Total impact (i.e. incremental increase in concentrations due to the Project plus background concentrations due to all other sources);
b Incremental impact (i.e. incremental increase in concentrations due to the Project on its own);
c Deposited dust is to be assessed as insoluble solids as defined by Standards Australia, AS/NZS 3580.10.1:2003: Methods for Sampling
and Analysis of Ambient Air - Determination of Particulate Matter - Deposited Matter - Gravimetric Method; and
d Excludes extraordinary events such as bushfires, prescribed burning, dust storms, sea fog, fire incidents or any other activity agreed by
the Director-General.
6.2.3 2012 EA Assessment and Predictions
The Environmental Assessment (EA) predicts that a greater volume of dust may be generated during
construction of the project, particularly during the earthworks and building construction. Specific activities
predicted to create greater dust levels include loading of aggregate material, operation of construction
machinery, vehicle movement on unsealed roads and wind erosion of exposed surfaces. The dust levels
predicted by the EA for a typical construction day are deemed to be low with appropriate controls in place and
are not expected to negatively impact the air quality at Pylara.
Dust impacts from operational work including tailings, underground and processing activities have been
estimated in the Environmental Assessment (EA). The activities assumed to emit the greatest dust emissions
are wind erosion from new and dewatered tailings dams, the two ventilation shafts from underground, and
primary and secondary crushing during processing, producing estimates of 24000kg/y, 47000kg/y and
14000kg/y of TSP emission rates respectively.
The EA has made predictions of the maximum dust emissions from the mine when operating, excluding
background concentrations, at the Pylara residency as listed in Table 6.5 below.
Table 6.5 – Project only maximum predicted emissions at Pylara from EA

Maximum 24-hour Annual average PM10 Annual average Annual average dust
average PM10 (μg/m3) (μg/m3) TSP (μg/m3) deposition (g/m2/month)
1.4 0.2 0.4 0.03

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6.2.4 Dust Deposition Monitoring
Dust monitoring has been undertaken at Woodlawn for several years. There are currently four dust deposition
gauges associated with the mining operation, these are referred to as DG22 on the eastern side of the void,
DG34 on the western side of the void, DG28 located at Pylara and DG33 located on the south east side of the
site adjacent to the Rehabilitated Waste Dump as shown on Plan 6. In January 2018, DG24 was replaced by
DG34 on the west of the void. DDG24 was last sampled in January 2018 and therefore results from this gauge
are not provided in this AEMR.
Sampling and analysis of dust deposition was carried out in accordance with Australian Standard AS2724.1
Ambient Air - Particulate Matter. Monitoring was conducted monthly and results are recorded as total solids
analysed according to Australian Standard AS3580.10.1 – Methods for sampling and analysis of ambient air. The
monthly raw results are provided in Table 6.6. The assessment criterion for dust deposition is a rolling annual
average, the results of which are presented in Table 6.7.
Table 6.6 - Dust Deposition Monitoring Results (Total Insoluble Solids g/m2month)
Date DG 34 West DG 22 East Void DG 28 DG33 Comment
Void (dust (Hickory’s Pylara Waste
source) Paddock) Rock Dam
Predominantly westerly winds but
July 2018
0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 source lower than at Pylara
Predominantly westerly winds but
Aug 2018 source lower than at Pylara. Site
1 4.1 6.6 0.9 contributed to levels
Elevated levels at the construction site
Sept 2018
0.6 2.3 1.3 0.2 but low contribution to Pylara
Elevated levels at the construction site
Oct 2018 but low contribution to Pylara due to
2.2 5.5 2.7 1.3 easterly winds
High dust event across the site due to
Nov 2018 very strong winds. Contribution to
12.6 7.3 3.8 2 Pylara despite some easterly winds
Dec 2018
8.4 4.2 8 2.3 very strong winds from the east
High level from site but levels at Pylara
Jan 2019 were higher than on site, prevailing
9.7 6.4 8.8 4.2 winds from the east
Feb 2019
11.2 8 8.4 3.4 very strong winds but from the east
Potential contribution from site but
Mar 2019
2 5.6 8 2.5 other sources at Pylara still dominant
Apr 2019 0.4 5.3 0.9 0.2 Negligible contribution at Pylara
May 2019 2.1 4.3 3 1.8 Negligible contribution at Pylara
June 2019 1 1.3 0.4 0.6 Negligible contribution at Pylara
Table 6.7 - Rolling Annual Average* (Total Insoluble Solids g/m2month)

Date DG 34 West Void DG 22 East Void DG 28 DG33 Waste
(dust source) (Hickory’s Paddock) Pylara Rock Dam
July 2018 1.0 3.5 2.1 0.8
Aug 2018 1.0 3.6 2.0 0.8
Sept 2018 1.1 3.7 1.9 0.8
Oct 2018 2.3 3.9 2.0 0.9
Nov 2018 2.8 3.9 2.5 1.1
Dec 2018 3.4 4.0 3.1 1.3

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Jan 2019 4.0 4.4 3.7 1.5

Feb 2019 3.9 4.4 4.1 1.6
Mar 2019 3.7 4.6 4.1 1.5
Apr 2019 3.8 4.7 4.3 1.6
May 2019 3.8 4.1 4.1 1.4
June 2019 1.0 3.5 2.1 0.8
* Note: Each value represents an average of the previous 12 months raw data
The long term dust criteria is set as an annual average. To calculate this, it is current practice to determine an
annual rolling average dust deposition rate. The results shown in Table 6.7 indicate that Pylara reached the
criteria for four consecutive months during the reporting period. This was a result of four elevated readings,
which were the result of regional dust storms. This conclusion can be drawn by the fact that the levels
experienced at Pylara were higher than measured on site on all occasions and often caused by very strong
easterly winds, that is, wind blowing from Pylara to the Woodlawn site.
The dust criteria relate to the contribution of dust received at the assessment location rather than absolute dust
levels. It is recognised that ambient dust levels can be high which may be unrelated to the generation of dust
at the licensed premises. In this instance, the closest assessment location is Pylara which is an operating farming
enterprise. In determining compliance with the dust criteria, an assessment is required of the contribution of
dust generated on site as received at Pylara.
The main dust source during the reporting period was the exposed surfaces around the construction site as well
as the operation of the Bioreactor which included an active soil dumping and reclaim operation adjacent to the
Heron site. DG34 is located on the western side of the mine void which measures dust generation from the
combined operation (Heron and Veolia’s Bioreactor and MBT Plant). This site experienced high dust readings in
Summer (November, December, January and February). This is the period when strong easterly winds prevail
but also corresponded to high levels at Pylara. The high readings experienced at Pylara during these months are
more likely a result of dust generated to the east of the Pylara property rather than site activities. November
2018 was however a month where Pylara was measurably impacted by dust from the combined operation on
site.
DG33 showed the lowest dust levels with an average of 1.64 g/m2month. This site is located on the south
western side of the site near the Waste Rock Dam which essentially in the direction of the nearest residences to
the south west of the site. As the prevailing winds are generally from the west or east, dust generated by the
mine and bioreactor activities are unlikely to contribute to this site.
This relationship between the gauges is shown on Graph 1. The data shows that on most individual months, the
dust levels at Pylara vary independently to the main source of dust which is generated near DG22. Where there
is a correlation, the potential contribution is low at an estimated 1 g/m 2/month or less.

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Graph 1 - Raw Monthly Dust Deposition Results (g/m2/month)
The rolling annual average levels are also used to determine trends, as shown in Graph 2.
Graph 2 - Annual Rolling Average (g/m2/month) for the current reporting period
The rolling annual average provides an indication of emerging trends which can be used to determine the need
for additional controls or management initiatives. The graph shows an increase over the past 12 months but did
not show an increase while the main construction activities were underway in the previous reporting period.
Current dust levels are caused by very dry conditions arising post construction but also a regional contribution.
Despite this, Heron has stepped up its dust management controls by keeping an extra water cart used during
construction on site. The two water carts will be used throughout the coming reporting period and until weather
conditions improve sufficiently to allow disturbed areas to be rehabilitated.

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6.2.5 Atmospheric Dust Monitoring (HVAS)
A High Volume Air Sampler was installed by Heron in October 2017. Results from the current reporting period
are provided in Table 6.8 and Graph 3.
Table 6.8 - High Volume Air Sampler Annual Rolling Averages

Date PM10 µg/m3 PM10 Criteria TSP µg/m3 TSP Criteria
2-Jul-18 13.2 30 25.5 90
8-Jul-18 12.9 30 25.0 90
14-Jul-18 12.7 30 24.6 90
20-Jul-18 12.6 30 24.4 90
26-Jul-18 12.4 30 24.3 90
1-Aug-18 12.3 30 24.1 90
7-Aug-18 12.2 30 23.8 90
13-Aug-18 12.0 30 23.5 90
19-Aug-18 11.8 30 23.2 90
25-Aug-18 11.7 30 22.9 90
31-Aug-18 11.6 30 22.7 90
6-Sep-18 11.5 30 22.5 90
12-Sep-18 11.6 30 22.8 90
18-Sep-18 11.8 30 23.2 90
24-Sep-18 11.7 30 23.1 90
30-Sep-18 11.7 30 23.2 90
6-Oct-18 11.6 30 23.1 90
12-Oct-18 11.5 30 22.8 90
18-Oct-18 11.5 30 22.8 90
24-Oct-18 11.6 30 23.0 90
30-Oct-18 11.7 30 23.3 90
5-Nov-18 11.8 30 23.6 90
11-Nov-18 11.7 30 23.6 90
17-Nov-18 11.6 30 23.6 90
23-Nov-18 11.5 30 23.5 90
29-Nov-18 11.5 30 23.4 90
5-Dec-18 11.5 30 23.5 90
11-Dec-18 11.4 30 23.7 90
17-Dec-18 11.4 30 23.9 90
23-Dec-18 11.1 30 23.6 90
29-Dec-18 11.3 30 23.9 90
4-Jan-19 11.6 30 24.2 90
10-Jan-19 11.5 30 24.0 90
16-Jan-19 12.0 30 24.9 90
22-Jan-19 12.0 30 24.9 90
28-Jan-19 12.0 30 24.8 90
3-Feb-19 12.2 30 25.1 90
9-Feb-19 12.1 30 24.8 90
15-Feb-19 11.6 30 23.7 90
21-Feb-19 11.6 30 23.9 90
27-Feb-19 11.9 30 24.6 90
5-Mar-19 12.2 30 25.2 90
11-Mar-19 12.5 30 25.9 90
17-Mar-19 12.3 30 25.7 90
23-Mar-19 12.6 30 26.5 90
29-Mar-19 12.5 30 26.4 90
4-Apr-19 12.4 30 26.1 90

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Date PM10 µg/m3 PM10 Criteria TSP µg/m3 TSP Criteria

10-Apr-19 12.3 30 25.8 90
16-Apr-19 12.3 30 25.4 90
22-Apr-19 12.1 30 25.1 90
28-Apr-19 12.1 30 25.2 90
4-May-19 11.9 30 24.6 90
10-May-19 11.6 30 24.0 90
16-May-19 11.5 30 23.9 90
22-May-19 11.5 30 23.8 90
28-May-19 11.2 30 23.6 90
3-Jun-19 11.2 30 23.6 90
9-Jun-19 11.2 30 23.6 90
15-Jun-19 11.1 30 23.4 90
21-Jun-19 11.0 30 23.3 90
27-Jun-19 11.0 30 23.4 90
The raw data is provided in Graph 3 below. Both the Total Suspended Particulates and PM10 fraction are shown
in the graph along with the criteria for PM10. A two year period has been provided for comparison.
Graph 3- HVAS Raw Data including the 24 hour PM10 Criteria of 50 µg/m3
The PM10 value approached the criteria on two occasions during the reporting period. This criteria is the 24 hour
maximum, that is, for each data collection period. The TSP criteria is based on an annual average of 90 µg/m3
which Table 6.8 demonstrates compliance. The raw data shows that the dust levels increased after the
completion of the earthworks component of the construction program. The data indicates that there are other
factors impacting dust levels in the area. This is confirmed by site observations that the prevailing drought has
caused a general increase in dust passing across the region from western NSW.
The last three months of data has seen dust levels significantly reduce. This is largely a reflection of slower wind
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Graph 4- HVAS Annual Rolling Average (µg/m3)
The rolling average has showed a gradual increase up until March 2018 and then plateaued and fell after the
completion of the earthworks component of the construction program. The increase in Summer 18/19 is a result
of very dry and windy conditions post completion of the construction work and not directly related to the Heron
operation.
6.2.6 Reportable Incidents
There were no reportable dust incidents during the reporting period.
6.2.7 Effectiveness of Environmental Controls
The controls for dust mitigation employed during the construction program were considered adequate and
generally saw a reduction in dust levels at Pylara. Given the very dry conditions prevailing over the reporting
period and the lack of success with revegetation activities, the overall dust levels achieved during the intense
earthworks component were lower than expected.
6.2.8 Further Improvements
Given the exceptionally dry conditions both during and following the completion of the earthworks component
of the construction program, dust controls are still an ongoing area of active management. An additional water
cart has been secured which allows more continual coverage of the site during dry windy conditions. The lack
of soil moisture has created large areas of little or no vegetation cover following the construction program.
Heron plans to resow large areas in Autumn 2020 irrespective of the site receiving sufficient rainfall to ensure
growth.
6.3 Erosion and Sediment Control

As part of the construction program in Hickory’s Paddock, Heron installed appropriate erosion control structures
prior to soil disturbance. All runoff from the construction site passed through at least one sedimentation control
structure prior to discharge into the pollution control pond which was built during the reporting period. Clean
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water diversion channels have been constructed around disturbed areas and silt control fencing was established
below all disturbed areas and in drainage lines. The erosion control measures were designed to safely convey
water from disturbed areas, reduce runoff velocity, increase batter and bench stability and reduce solids loading
prior to entering the pollution control structures. Surface stability was improved where possible by the use of
temporary and permanent revegetation measures, although these were less effective as anticipated due to the
prevailing drought. Erosion control structures were inspected regularly, particularly after heavy rainfall, and
upgraded or repaired where necessary during the reporting period.
All erosion control measures will continue to be maintained in accordance with the principles specified in the
“Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction – 4th Edition”, Landcom 2004 (Blue Book). Although
construction is now complete, these structures will remain until stabilising vegetation growth is established.
Given the very low soil moisture, this is unlikely to occur in the coming reporting period. A full description of
the location and design of these structures was provided in the 2017-18 Annual Review.
There have been no reportable incidents in relation to erosion and sedimentation control during the reporting
period. It was noted during an inspection by DPE during the previous reporting period that some of the
sedimentation controls required repairs which were completed during the reporting period. The effectiveness
of revegetation activities has been impacted by the drought and will be redone in the coming reporting period.
Despite the drought conditions, there were several intense rainfall events which occurred during the reporting
period. These storms caused runoff to enter the main pollution control pond but sediment levels remained
small. The pond did not require cleaning during the reporting period indicating that overall the erosion and
sedimentation controls performed adequately.
6.4 Surface Water

Although the Woodlawn site is now divided into three separate operations, the existing water management
system operates essentially as it did when first constructed. The new mining project has linked into this system
but will includes some additional pollution control structures that have been installed to contain runoff from the
new infrastructure site in Hickory’s Paddock. The water supply system will remain unchanged as will the general
principles of controlling runoff to avoid discharges from the site.
The Woodlawn surface water management system allows collection and transfer of water from various locations
within SML20 to the evaporation dams as shown on Plans 2, 5 and 6. In order to maintain the site as nil
discharge, the water management system is extremely flexible allowing water to be transferred between
multiple sources and storages and includes various levels of treatment to maximise reuse. The main water
storages in the system include:
 Raw Water Dam (RWD) which receives water from the Willeroo Borefield;
 Evaporation Dam 1 (ED1) which receives water from both the mine operation and Veolia;
 Evaporation Dam 2 (ED2) primarily receives mine water and has been divided into multiple holding cells;
 Evaporation Dam 3 (ED3) primarily receives water from Veolia’s operation and is a supply source for the
mine;
 Old Plant Collection Dam (PCD) which is part of Veola’s the surface pollution control system;
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 Tailings Dam North (TDN);

 Tailings Dam South (TDS) & Return Water (TDSRW);
 Tailings Dam West (TDW);
 Tailings Storage Facility 4 (TSF4) which is a newly constructed tailings facility; and
 Process Plant Pollution Control Pond which takes surface water from the new mine infrastructure and
recycled as a raw water source.
When the mine was previously operating, water contained in the open cut and underground workings were
transferred to the evaporation dams. This aspect of the mine operation has not varied but has required
additional licensing requirements to recommence dewatering. The approval to dewater the mine came in three
stages to enable monitoring and assessment to be completed prior to proceeding to the next stage. A variation
in the EPL was approved in May 2018 for the final Stage 3 Ongoing Dewatering of the underground workings
which commenced in December 2018 and will continue for the life of mine. This water is currently stored six in
the newly lined ED2 but will ultimately also utilise ED1.
ED3 and component dams will remain with Veolia as part of the Bioreactor water management system. Heron
will however, reuse water from the Bioreactor system as a means of reducing make up water supplied from the
Willeroo Borefield. ED1 is shared between Heron and Veolia with Veolia holding an EPL over the dam while
Heron hold a planning approval covering its ongoing use for mining purposes.
A second Water Access Licence (WAL) was secured during the reporting period for the Goulburn Fractured Rock
Groundwater Source. This WAL is in addition to the existing WAL and license allocation within the Lachlan Fold
Belt groundwater source. The additional licence was required because the mine workings straddled two
groundwater sources as defined by DPI-Water. Despite the mine being geologically located with the Lachlan
fold belt, an administrative definition of groundwater sources being defined by surface catchment divides
required Woodlawn to secure an addition WAL. This issue is further discussed in Section 7.1.
The following section details surface water management within SML20 and provides results from monitoring
undertaken in this reporting period.
No specific assessment criteria were provided in the EA in relation to surface water or groundwater discharges
as the site is and will continue to be a nil discharge site. During the 2018/19 reporting period no water was
discharged from site. The EA however, made the following commitments in relation to surface water
management in Table 6.9 below.
Table 6.9 – Environmental Assessment Surface Water Management Commitments

Commitment in EA Compliance
To maintain sufficient freeboard on the plant pollution During construction no water was discharged from the
control pond to avoid discharging water plant area, however on two occasions there was minimal
freeboard to contain storm events. These occasions
occurred during heavy rainfall periods in December 2018.
Maintain sufficient freeboard on ED1 and ED2 to avoid Each dam had an excess of 1 metre freeboard during the
discharges reporting period
Maintain sufficient freeboard on the waste rock leachate The dam had an excess of 1 metre freeboard during the
dam to avoid discharges reporting period. The freeboard is maintained by an
automatic pumping system
Operate a site water recycling system that maximises the The necessary water treatment plant was constructed
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Install and maintain adequate erosion and sedimentation The controls were installed during the construction
controls on site program and are currently subject to maintenance
Rehabilitate disturbed areas following completion of Rehabilitation work has commenced on the disturbed
construction program areas associated with construction
Continue surface water and groundwater monitoring Results of the monitoring program, for the previous
program reporting period is provided in the Annual Review
6.4.2 Surface Water Monitoring – Creeks
There are eleven surface water monitoring sites as shown on Plan 6. The sites consist of three creeks and nine
dam locations.
SML requirements for surface water monitoring include pH and conductivity monitoring of surface water. Other
general water quality parameters are also measured to determine overall health of the receiving waters. The
sites are monitored quarterly with an attempt to complete the monitoring when the creeks are flowing.
However due to dry conditions for the entire 2019 reporting period, most sites dry and therefore not sampled.
A summary of surface water results for SML20 is presented in Tables 6.10 and 6.11.
Table 6.10 - 2018-2019 SML20 Surface Water Quality– Creeks

pH Conductivity (µS/cm)
Site Number of Samples
Minimum Average Maximum Minimum Average Maximum
100 2 6.37 6.50 6.63 287 639.5 1100
105 1 7.4 7.4 7.4 916 916 916
109 2 7.30 7.32 7.33 763 886.5 1010
The number of samples collected is directly related to the number of flow events encountered during the
reporting period. Samples are taken when sufficient flow is available at the time of sampling. Site 100 is located
on the western perimeter of SML20 and measures water quality downstream of the Waste Rock Dam in
Allianoyonyiga Creek. Site 105 is located on Crisps Creek at the downstream edge of SML20. Site 109 is located
on the edge of SML20 downstream of the South Tailings Dam while Farm Road Cross site (FRC) is on Crisps Creek
downstream of ED1. The FRC site only flows after significant rain events. These sites were located to measure
water quality within the natural environment surrounding the mine site. As the mine is located at the top of the
catchment, on the catchment divide, the creeks have very limited catchment and only flow after heavy or
prolonged rainfall.
The results show little, if any influence on water quality as a result of the mining operation. The following graphs
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Graph 5 - Water pH and Conductivity Site 100
Graph 6 - Site 100 Sulphate and Metals
As seen in Graphs 5 and 6, Allianoyonyiga Creek below the Waste Rock Dam has remained neutral at around pH
7 with low salts and metal content. Sulphate concentrations are well below safe stock drinking levels (ANZECC
guideline 1,000 mg/L) and Human Recreation Guideline of 400 mg/L. Metal concentrations with the exception
of Zinc are generally at trace levels and indicate that no detectable leakage has occurred from the south western
portion of the site. This includes the Waste Rock Dam and Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump.
Results for Site 105 are shown in Graphs 7 and 8 below.

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Graph 7 - Site 105 pH and Conductivity
Site 105 is located on the eastern side of the mining lease on Crisps Creek. Crisps Creek is ephemeral and
therefore sampling only occurs when the creek is flowing after rain events. Water quality fluctuates in response
to rainfall and can contain higher salt content particularly during low flow or following extended dry conditions.
However, as indicated in the long term results provided in Graphs 7 and 8, water quality is generally very good.
When flowing, conductivity levels are between 1,000 and 3,500 µS/cm while sulphate and metals concentrations
are very low. The creek is consistently neutral to slightly alkaline with a pH of 7.5 to 7.7 despite very low flow
during the reporting period.

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Graph 8 above show sulphate and metal concentrations of Crisps Creek. Although the graph appears to show
elevated sulphate and zinc in June 2014, the actual values are low. The remaining data are at trace levels. The
peak of 600 mg/L sulphate occurred during very low flow but is still below ANZECC stock drinking guidelines.
When flowing, Crisps Creek has very good water quality with all parameters meeting the very conservative
ANZECC 2000 guidelines for 95% ecosystem protection. This is somewhat surprising given that the creek flows
through active agricultural land. As Crisps Creek runs parallel to Collector Road, any contamination leaving the
site, either surface of subsurface, would be detected at the Site 105. The results confirm that there are no
measurable impacts from the Woodlawn Mine site.
Site 109 is located downstream of the tailings dams at the edge of SML20. The results are provided in Graphs 9
and 10 below.
Graph 9 - Site 109 pH and Conductivity Levels
Tailings Dam South (TDS) is known to be leaking and Heron has committed to sealing the leak as part of the
tailings retreatment project. The leakage enters a small dam at the base of the TDS wall and is pumped back
into the dam. During June 2016 a sulphate and zinc spike was identified but on inspection, the seepage collection
dam level was low and there was no indication that it had discharged. Levels returned to normal during the last
three reporting periods. Site 109 is regularly inspected and often found to be dry indicating that the leakage is
fully contained and returned to the dam.
Water contained in TDS was lowered significantly prior to the commencement of tailings extraction for
retreatment. The volume of water leaking from the wall reduced to a minimum throughout the reporting period.
The dam will be progressively reprocessed over the next reporting period and it is anticipated that work on
repairing the leak will occur in the subsequent reporting period.

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Although the site is nil discharge, surface water can be heavily influenced by local geology and soils which reflect
the chemistry of the underlying sulphide ore body. An important issue in determining if the mine has had any
influence over natural background levels is to ascertain if there are any long term trends in water quality.
Since 2007 there are no emerging trends although there have been isolated spikes in water quality. These spikes
often reflect low flow conditions, particularly when samples are taken from ponded water following minor
rainfall events.
6.4.3 Surface Water Monitoring - Dams
Water quality within dams on site is used as a reference to determine the potential impacts on receiving waters
should discharge from the site occur. Although the site is designed as nil discharge, there is the potential for
some dams to overflow under extreme rainfall events.
Monitoring surface water quality also provides an indication of general water quality trends on site as well as
the potential for impacts on groundwater systems. Table 6.11 provides the water quality results for 2018-19
while long term trends are shown on the following graphs. ED2 monitoring has changed over the reporting
period as the dam has been subdivided into separate cells to accept water from the underground mine. The
new point will be the cell accepting water from the workings. This change will be reflected in a licence
amendment. During the reporting period, six individual cells were constructed and each lined with HDPE
synthetic liner.
Table 6.11 - 2018-2019 SML20 Surface Water Quality – Dams

Number of pH Conductivity (µS/cm)
Site
Samples Minimum Average Maximum Minimum Average Maximum
ED1 4 2.60 2.76 2.95 12800 20675 26400
ED2 3 3.73 3.86 4.05 8180 15827 25900
TDS 4 2.36 3.01 3.29 8000 14475 17800
TDN 4 2.43 2.50 2.61 21000 25450 27800
TSF4 6 3.06 6.84 7.87 1700 2062 2270
Veolia PCD 5 3.32 4.63 7.21 3220 3660 4340
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Number of pH Conductivity (µS/cm)

Site
Samples Minimum Average Maximum Minimum Average Maximum
TDSRW 4 2.98 3.12 3.26 9940 10910 11800
RWRD 4 3.04 3.17 3.27 31200 32175 33600
WM200 7 7.72 8.03 8.23 1450 1607 1860
Heron PCD 8 5.78 6.94 7.6 477 698.5 972
Graph 11 - ED1 pH and Conductivity
Over the past 10 years, water quality within ED1 has become less saline with conductivity levels reducing by
50%. Historically, this is largely a result of the lack of mining activities and mine dewatering with the main saline
water additions being water pumped from the Waste Rock Dam. Although there is no natural catchment to any
of the evaporation dams, direct rainwater inflows occur which has counteracted the natural evaporation and
concentration of salts to some extent. This occurred in 2013 and 2017, however in 2018, Veolia began to store
treat leachate in ED1 which has also accounted by the more recent drop in conductivity and slight rise in pH.
The management of ED2 has also changed during the reporting period and is now subdivided into 6 separate
cells and used to store water pumped from the underground workings. These cells were lined using HDPE
synthetic liner as discussed in Section 6.5.6.
The monitoring of ED2 will be changed over the next reporting period to better reflect the actual water quality
in the dam. The results shown in Graph 12 represent the last of the original water contained in the dam.
Monitoring will continue but will be taken from the discharge point from the mine dewatering pipe as it enters
one of the ED2 cells. This will provide a better reflection of the water entering the pond and stored within the
cells.

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Graph 12 - ED 2 pH and Conductivity
Tailings Dam South water quality is provided in Graph 13 below. During the reporting period, water contained
in Tailings Dam South has been progressively removed to enable tailings retreatment to commence in December
2018. The total water contained in the dam is a low as it would have been when the mine was previously
operating.
Graph 13 - Tailings Dam South pH and Conductivity
As is expected, water quality within the tailings dams is very acidic and saline. Metal concentrations are also
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relatively constant. The variations tend to correspond to rainfall. As expected, the progressive dewatering of
Tailings Dam South during the reporting period has not impacted on quality nor has the commencement of
tailings retreatment. In time, it would be expected that pH will rise and conductivity fall as fresh tailings are
deposited.
Graph 14 below shows pH and conductivity levels of the North Tailings Dam which shows similar pH and salinity
to the South Tailings Dam. The conductivity level rose over the reporting period from 20700 µS/cm to
27400 µS/cm. This is likely a result of water transferred from Tailings Dam South.
Graph 14 - Tailings Dam North pH and Conductivity
Graph 15 shows the water quality within the return water dam below Tailings Dam South. Water quality
fluctuates more significantly due to rainfall as there is the influence of a small natural catchment between the
wall of the tailings dam and the catch dam. This water is simply pumped back into Tailings Dam South.
The data shows no trends emerging over the past decade and the water quality during the reporting period was
similar to previous results. The fluctuations that are seen in the data relate to rainfall periods.
The progressive dewatering of Tailings Dam South has also had no measurable effect on water quality in the
return water dam although the volume of water has reduced significantly.

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Graph 15 - Tailings Dam South Return Water Dam
Runoff and seepage from the Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump flows into a small dam referred to as RWRD. The
waste rock dump represents the out of pit overburden emplacement for the open cut mine and consists of waste
rock which has been shaped and rehabilitated. Although vegetation cover is mature and healthy, the
emplacement produces a small amount of subsurface leachate which is captured in a dam on the south western
corner. Leachate contained in the dam is able to be pumped into the evaporation dams so the dam does not
discharge off site.
Long term water quality data is provided in Graph 16 and shows relatively stable water quality within the dam.
There has however been a slight increase in conductivity and lowering of pH during the past 2 reporting periods.
This is a direct result of the prevailing drought which increases evaporation and concentration of metals and
salts.
There are a number of drainage embankments which cut across the southern part of the emplacement which
allow some surface water to enter the leachate dam. This fresh water results in the fluctuation of the salt
content of the dam.
Condition 3 of Schedule 4 of the Project Approval requires the development of a long term passive treatment
system for this pond. At present the water is pumped into ED1 and recycled as required. At mine closure
however, a passive treatment system is required to treat any overflows from the pond, assuming that the
pumping and transfer system will not be available. Heron has put forward a method involving the creation of a
swamp with limestone overflow treatment. This concept will be further explored and trialled within 5 years of
final mine closure.
As the current Environment Protection Licence does not allow for discharges from the site, the implementation
of the passive treatment system is not necessary at this stage. It is proposed to modify the consent to clarify
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Graph 16 – Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dam pH and Conductivity
Graph 17 – WM200 Raw Water Dam pH and Conductivity
The Raw Water Dam (also referred to as Woodland Dam) contains water pumped from the Willeroo borefield
and runoff from the western ridge of Rehabilitated Waste Rock Emplacement. This water is natural and can be
used as an indication of background levels in the area. The pH is generally close to neutral although does
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Water from the RWD is transferred to a storage tank for raw water reuse at the site. Veolia and Heron share
the water allocation available under the water access licence but both maximise the recycling of water around
the site. Water recycling is a key feature of the Woodlawn Mine and includes water contained in all on site dams
including excess water from the Bioreactor operation.
6.4.4 Additional Heron Dams
Table 6.11 lists two additional dams not previously reported, these include the newly constructed Tailings
Storage Facility 4 and the main pollution control dam servicing the new processing plant site. This dam has been
denoted WM300 but also referred to as the Heron Pollution Control Dam. A summary of the water monitoring
results is provided in Table 6.11. As the dams have only been recently constructed there is no historic data to
present in graphical form. Water contained in the Heron PCD is currently being recycled for dust suppression
while water in TSF4 is being reused for processing operations.
There have been no reportable incidents in relation to releases of surface water into the surrounding
environment during the reporting period.
The surface water management system has performed as designed during the reporting period and all surface
water storages have had sufficient freeboard maintained to avoid discharges offsite during storm events. The
processing plant pollution control dam was built during the previous reporting period and is working efficiently.
No further improvements have been identified as being necessary in the coming reporting period, however
some repairs to erosion protection structures around the processing plant will be required. The monitoring
program will continue and if any trends emerge in surface water quality, control measures will be designed and
implemented.
6.5 Groundwater Management

Groundwater quality monitoring analysis is completed for pH and conductivity under SML20 requirements.
Analysis is also undertaken for zinc, copper, lead and sulphate annually for the tailings piezometers and
monitoring bores to assist in the analysis of groundwater quality. A summary of groundwater results for this
reporting period are provided in following sections.
6.5.1 Assessment Criteria
Monitoring of piezometric installations provides an indication of the hydraulic pressures associated with onsite
dams. These readings, in conjunction with groundwater quality data, contribute to assessing the integrity and
stability of the large storage dams and the potential for off site impacts to be occurring. It is important to note
that the environment prevailing at Woodlawn is heavily influenced by the sulphide ore body which has been the
subject of mining for many years. The natural environment is therefore normally high in base metals and given
the marine nature of the surround sedimentary strata, can also be naturally saline.
The groundwater quality monitoring program is designed to monitor groundwater in the vicinity of the mine for
a wide range of analytical parameters indicative of mining operations. Comparison of background groundwater
quality with surface water monitoring results (from tailings dams) and downstream groundwater quality can
provide an indication of the management and containment of contaminated land and runoff. All groundwater
monitoring locations are shown in Plan 6.
DPE requested that Heron develop a set of Site Specific Trigger Values based on ANZECC Guidelines to assist in
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the underground workings. Although the ANZECC Guidelines are not designed for groundwater systems, they
do provide a methodology to develop site specific water quality trigger values using a large long term ambient
water quality database. At Woodlawn, this database extends over a 20 year period. The development of trigger
values would be useful in determining compliance with Condition 3(d) of Schedule 3 of the Project Approval,
that is, the material used to backfill underground voids is to be physically and chemically stable and non-
polluting. The data comes from a series of groundwater monitoring bores spread across the site, as shown in
Plan 6.
There are several limitations to the detection of impacts from the use of paste underground. There are four
distinct host rock types within the site, sedimentary rock, metamorphic, sulphide volcanic and ore lens, and the
groundwater quality naturally varies according to the host rock of the monitoring bore. Variability also occurs
within the same bore over time due to climatic conditions linked with saturation levels of the surrounding strata.
There are also no upstream sample points available for use as comparisons to the groundwater data.
Despite these limitations, ANZECC based Site Specific Trigger Values have been determined based on the 80 th
percentile water quality obtained from 24 consecutive samples from monitoring bores located within the four
separate host rock types. The results are shown in Tables 6.12 and 6.13 below.
Table 6.12 – 80th Percentile Trigger Values Derived for Chloride, EC, Dissolved Major Cations, pH and Sulphate
Host Rock Type Bore Chloride Conductivity Calcium Magnesium Potassium Sodium pH Sulphate
Ore Body MB16 270 36000 480.5 7465 5.65 244.0 3.3 63350
Sulphide Volcanics MB19 1115 6870 740.0 591.0 1.85 284.5 6.9 3225
Metamorphic MB7 3065 9660 335.5 676.5 11.65 632.5 7.3 207
Sedimentary MB4 410 1680 7.5 88.4 1.70 173.0 5.5 210
Table 6.13 – 80th Percentile Groundwater Site Specific Trigger Values for Dissolved Metals (mg/L)
Host Rock Type Bore Aluminium Arsenic Cadmium Copper Lead Manganese Zinc Iron
Ore Body MB16 2145 0.2 29.4 206.5 0.5345 550 8450 51.95
Sulphide Volcanics MB19 0.07 0.005 0.044 0.01 0.0029 6.61 11.39 0.475
Metamorphic MB7 0.04 0.02 0.008 0.07 0.0007 1.16 1.137 0.145
Sedimentary MB4 0.26 0.005 0.0017 0.06 0.0068 0.04 0.849 0.820
There are other bores which provide data on sedimentary hosted groundwater such as MB3 discussed in Section
6.5.3. However as this bore is located approximately 2 km to the north of the mine workings it is not a useful
bore to determine potential impacts from the underground mining a paste filling activity
A key consideration is Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) which is generally indicated by an acidic pH (less than 5) and
is caused by the exposure of minerals to oxygen which, when saturated with water, causes chemical reactions
that release hydrogen ions into solution. Zinc and sulphate are also used as an environmental indicator for AMD
as they are prevalent in process waters associated with mining activities at Woodlawn. Copper and lead results
are provided to indicate the presence of other minerals which may be naturally occurring or associated with
previous mining operations.
6.5.2 Ground Water Management TARPs
In addition, DPI-Water required that Heron establish a Trigger Action Response Plan designed to identify changes
in water quality which could indicate potential impacts offsite. These are generally set as a deterioration trend
of 20% in the value of pH and conductivity of a 12 or 24 month period. Less than a 20% variation requires no
action, greater than a 20% variation over 12 months requires further investigation while an increasing trend
pattern of 20% over two consecutive 12 month periods would result in reporting to authorities and active
engagement to identify causes and implement remedial measures if found appropriate. The TARPs are not set
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Although fluctuations greater than 20% regularly occur, there were no adverse trends in pH and conductivity.
Favourable trends, that is, pH returning to neutral from acidic or reductions in conductivity are not included.
The TARPs do not cover fluctuations in metal concentrations as this is usually reflected by pH and conductivity
as being the main indicators. There were however some trends in zinc concentrations for MB17 and sulphate
for MB16 which are commented on in the results. As these are internal monitoring sites, they have not triggered
any additional measures however they will be closely reviewed in the coming reporting period.
6.5.3 Background Groundwater Quality
It is important to recognise that natural groundwater over the site has been heavily influenced by the local
geology. The volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit forms part of a wider regional north-west plunging syncline
which not only hosts metal rich ore lenses but also a range of metamorphosed sedimentary rocks of both marine
and volcanic origin.
Marine deposits are naturally high in salt content. The ore body is naturally high in sulphides and the target ore
lenses represent concentrations of metals including zinc, copper, lead, gold and silver. Together, it is referred
to as the Woodlawn Volcanics.
The ore body is generally very hard and would normally be defined as an aquiclude, which is a geological
formation that can neither store nor transmit water. However, the deposit is fractured which allows water to
slowly penetrate and permeate through the strata. The rate of flow is small but the process creates a widely
variable natural groundwater quality which is directly influenced by the immediately surrounding geology.
This creates difficulties in determining the impact of the operation on the natural environment. Groundwater
naturally passes through these volcanics and picks up elevated sulphate and metal concentrations. These levels
appear “contaminated” but are natural and should be considered part of the background water quality.
Monitoring Bore MB3 provides an indication of background groundwater quality that is not influenced by
naturally occurring volcanics but is also well away from the mine site. The site is located in the valley to the
north of the Woodlawn Mine site near the Woodlawn Farm Homestead and is hosted in sedimentary strata.
This site is located well away from the underground workings and therefore not included in the nominated
ANZECC assessment bores discussed in Section 6.5.1. The groundwater level rose steadily during the previous
reporting period from 2.7 m below ground to just 1.5 m below ground, however reduced back to 2.5m below
the surface over the last 12 months. This is considered a near surface groundwater table with the potential to
form natural springs but is influenced by longer term rainfall patterns. The recent reduction appears to be a late
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Graph 18 - MB3 Conductivity and pH - Background Groundwater Quality
Results at MB3 (Graph 18 and 19) indicate that pH ranges from 6.0 – 8.0 and conductivity from 1,640 – 3,000
µS/cm. Up until June 2016, the pH and conductivity have been relatively constant and consistent with the long
term averages of pH 7 and 2,000 µS/cm (records since 2004).
Prior to 2017, sulphate showed slight fluctuations, although levels were within the long term average. There
has been several high readings of Sulphate which is interesting given the location of the bore and lack of other
geological influences at this site. Despite the fluctuations, the actual level was still quite low and within normal
natural background ranges. The average zinc concentration is present at trace levels (average 0.01 mg/L), with
a constant relatively flat trend throughout the reporting period. Copper (average 0.0014 mg/L) and lead
(average 0.0003 mg/L) were only detected at trace levels. Although the graph shows fluctuations, it is important
to note the scale of the graph. The absolute level of sulphate and metals is quite low. However, there have
been significant peaks in past periods which indicate that background water quality can be influenced by the
movement of water through natural sulphide ore bodies within the region.

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Graph 19 - MB3 Water Quality - Background Groundwater Quality - Sedimentary
MB7 is considered to represent non-volcanic influence background groundwater but representative of

metamorphic and marine based host rock. Conductivity is high but sulphates and metals are low. Long term
average results for MB7 are pH 6.9, conductivity 8,300 µS/cm, sulphate 180 mg/L, zinc 0.99 mg/L, copper 0.06
mg/L and lead 0.002 mg/L. Conversely, when groundwater is influenced by the sulphide ore body but not the
metal rich lenses, such as with MB10, sulphate levels increase to 3,700 mg/L, conductivity remains high but zinc,
copper and lead concentrations remain low.
Graph 20 - MB7 Water Quality - Background Groundwater Quality - Metamorphic

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Graph 21 - MB7 Water Quality - Background Groundwater Quality - Metamorphic
The sulphate levels of between 150 mg/L and 300 mg/L within the metamorphic strata of MB7 are considered
low. Sulphate levels progressively increase towards the volcanic strata with natural levels in excess of 10,000
mg/L. Metal concentration however varies depending on the location of ore lenses which occur within the
sulphide ore body. Sulphate levels have dropped in recent months which could be an indication that less
groundwater is moving through the strata due to the prevailing drought.
6.5.4 Evaporation Dam 1
Monitoring Bores MB2 and MB10 are used to determine if there is any subsurface leakage from ED1. MB10 is
located immediately below the dam wall while MB2 is located in Crisps Creek approximately 250 m from the
dam wall. Water levels in these two bores remained relatively constant at around 3 m below ground level. The
closest bore to the dam wall is MB10 and the water quality results are provided in Graphs 22 and 23.

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Graph 22 - MB10 pH and Conductivity
Graph 23 - MB10 Sulphate and Metals
MB 10 is located adjacent to the ED1 dam wall and would be the first monitoring point that would detect any
leakage from ED1. This data shows very consistent results and have not been influenced or affected by changes
in water quality contained in ED1. The quality is moderately saline with elevated sulphate concentrations which
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However, metal concentrations shown in Graph 23, have remained consistently very low with the indicator zinc
concentration at trace levels (0.002 mg/L). The pH is also consistently neutral. Comparing with the quality in
ED1 itself (refer Graph 11), pH is around 3, conductivity is around 15,000 µs/cm as well as zinc levels being
around 2,600 mg/L.
The results for MB2 are provided in Graphs 24 and 25.
Graph 24 - MB2 pH and Conductivity - Downstream of ED1
Graph 24 shows long term water quality in MB2 which was consistent with historical monitoring results.
Conductivity and pH have been relatively constant at near neutral pH and conductivity consistent with normal
background levels for the region.
This data suggests that ED 1 is not causing measurable impacts on the groundwater system as there are no
trends approaching the levels within ED1 which are in the order of 3 times higher. Also, comparing this data
with the graph of ED1 data (Graph 11), the level of salt within ED1 has progressively fallen over the past 10 years
from 30,000 µS/cm to 15,000 µS/cm. This falling trend in ED1 has not shown up in MB2 which is located
approximately 250 m downstream of the dam wall.
Graph 25 shows the sulphate and metal concentrations in MB2.

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Graph 25 - MB 2 Sulphate and Metals - Downstream of ED1
As with MB10, the sulphate levels of MB2 are elevated however the metal concentrations are very low. The
indicator zinc concentration is just above laboratory limits with an average of 0.08 mg/L with trace levels of
copper and lead.
Although the high sulphate levels have been previously thought to indicate that the evaporation dams were
leaking, the theory was that elevated metal concentrations would follow over time. This has not occurred since
monitoring commenced over 20 years ago. This is a clear indication that the sulphate levels are a result of local
geology rather than leakage from the evaporation dams.
6.5.5 Evaporation Dam 2
Monitoring Bores MB11 and MB12 are located at the seepage collection trench and the results reflect
contaminated water collected within this system. Water quality recorded in these bores is similar to the quality
in ED2.
Further downstream is MB13 which measures and influence on groundwater quality at the edge of SML20. The
results of this bore are provided in Graphs 26 and 27.

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Graph 26 - MB 13 pH and Conductivity
Bore MB13 has a similar water quality to natural background with slightly low pH and conductivity levels
generally below 3,600 µS/cm. There are no trends in the data with the results obtained during the reporting
period being similar to the previous years. The average conductivity concentration was 3,213 µS/cm, which is
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The concentrations of sulphate and zinc have spiked twice in the past 10 years (in mid-2010 and early in 2013)
but generally are low and consistent with background levels. Sulphate levels have been on a slight upward trend
over the past three reporting periods, with levels reaching 133 mg/L in 2019, however the actual value is still
very small and well within natural levels. Average zinc levels during the reporting period were measured at 0.03
mg/L, copper was 0.003 and lead was below detection levels. This also indicates that ED2 does not appear to
be leaking beyond the seepage trench in front of the dam wall. Further investigations in relation to the integrity
of ED1 and ED2 were conducted during the reporting period which is discussed in the following section.
6.5.6 Evaporation Dam Leakage Assessment
Heron previously provided a detailed analysis of data in relation to the issue of leakage from the evaporation
dams. Although the data clearly indicates that the dams are not having a detrimental impact on surface and
groundwater systems immediately surrounding the evaporation dams, a decision was made to line ED2 with
HDPE liner. This decision follows the decision by Veolia to line ED1 in a similar fashion.
Plate 6.2 – Lining of ED2
Further discussion on the mine dewatering program is provided in Section 7.3.
6.5.7 Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump
Seepage at the base of the Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump is monitored by MB15, MB16 and MB17. MB5
monitors seepage on the southern face of the rehabilitated dump while the surface monitoring site WM100 is
located at the downstream boundary of SML20. Seepage from the rehabilitated dump is collected in the Waste
Rock Dam which is pumped to ED1.
MB16 appears to have intersected a mineralised zone when installed as the results do not correlate to the two
adjacent bores. The drill database does not include any data on these bores, either drill date, lithology or assay
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The original purpose for these bores is unknown however given their proximity to the Rehabilitated Waste Rock
Dump they are considered suitable to determine groundwater quality. Data from these monitoring bores is
provided in the following graphs.
Graph 28 MB 15 - pH and Conductivity
Monitoring Bore 15 is located just upstream of the Waste Rock Dam and essentially measures groundwater
above the dam. Conductivity with an annual average of 7,840µS/cm is slightly elevated compared to normal
background levels however pH has moved from historic levels of mild acidity to near neutral.
Graph 29 MB 15 Water Quality

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As seen from Graph 29 above, metals are generally low with the exception of zinc which appears to fluctuate
from 0.167 mg/L to 2.0 mg/L in the last reporting period.
Monitoring Bore 16 is a shallow well that may be influenced by surface runoff as well as shallow subsurface
water flow entering the Waste Rock Dam. Over the past 3 years, water quality has been relatively consistent.
Relative water levels, bore logs and groundwater chemistry suggest there is limited hydraulic connectivity
between the deeper groundwater aquifer and the shallow aquifer. There was a distinct rising trend in sulphate
between June 2011 and June 2014 which now appears to have stabilised.
Graph 31 - MB 16 Sulphate and Metals

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MB 16 is an extremely saline bore and has significantly different water quality than both MB15 and MB17. The
reason for this can only be host rock with little if any connectivity of groundwater despite the bores being so
close to each other (about 80 m apart).
Monitoring Bore 17 is located between MB 15 and MB 16 and is also relatively shallow with a standing water
level of just over 3 m below ground. Water quality measured during the reporting period was slightly acidic with
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Zinc concentration has developed an upward trend over the past five years but is still at low levels as with other
metals. Sulphate levels however are relatively high so there is evidence of some influence of the sulphide
volcanics and perhaps leachate from the waste rock emplacement.
MB5 is located on the southern side of the Rehabilitated Waste Dump and the monitoring results are provided
in Graphs 34 and 35 below.
Graph 34 - MB5 pH and Conductivity

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MB5 has showed relatively stable water quality over the past 10 years.
Graph 35 shows that MB5 has remained relatively high in sulphate but low in metal concentration. Copper and
lead remain at trace levels while zinc is considered moderate. The data indicates that there could be an influence
on local groundwater from the Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump. This was recognised in the EA for the reopening
of the mine and the commitment made to increase the number of monitoring points along the southern side of
the dump.
The purpose of the additional monitoring points is to determine if the results from MB5 are consistent along the
toe of the Rehabilitated Waste Dump as the results have not shown any trends, either increasing or decreasing
for over a decade. The water quality is also quite different to the seepage collected in the Waste Rock Dam
which is significantly more saline (25,000 µS/cm), higher sulphate levels (37,000 mg/L), but more importantly
significantly higher metals (zinc at 4,500 mg/L; copper at 108 mg/L and lead at 0.23 mg/L). The results from
MB5 appear to be more consistent with the natural sulphide ore body than leachate from the dump which is
collected in the Waste Rock Dam.
The relationship between sulphate, salt and metals reflect the underlying geology and has been used as a
predictive tool to determine the location of metal rich ore lenses within the sulphide volcanic strata. It is also
useful in determining the location of the sedimentary and metamorphic rock sequences as well as marine
deposits within these sequences.
6.5.8 North Tailings Dam
Piezometers have been used to measure groundwater in front of the North Tailings dam (NTD) since 1984. To
date, there has been no leakage detected. Heron has since constructed Tailings Storage Facility 4 (TSF4) in front
of NTD essentially isolating NTD. Two of the 4 piezometers were removed to allow for the construction of TSF4.
The two remaining piezometers are denoted as NPT2 and SP3C which are immediately adjacent to each other.
Water quality results in NTP2 and SP3C are consistent with background groundwater quality in MB7 and do not
indicate seepage in these areas. The results are consistent with historical monitoring results at these locations
and do not correlate to water quality contained in the tailings dams.
Results for NTP2 are provided in Graphs 36 and 37. These graphs do not indicate any leakage from the Northern
Tailings Dam as water quality is the same as normal background levels over the long term. Conductivity levels
indicate lower salt concentrations than other background sites while pH is neutral. There was a peak in sulphate
levels in 2010 to 2012, concentrations have lowered back to original levels around 50 mg/L in the past 6 years.
This compares well to natural background and is substantially lower than the levels found in the North Tailings
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Graph 36 - NTP2 pH and Conductivity
Graph 37 - NTP2 Sulphate and Metals
The fluctuations that do occur are around very low concentration levels and are not correlated with
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Monitoring bore NTP2 is located closest to Tailings Dam North wall and would be considered to be the first that
would detect seepage from the dam. A replacement piezometer will be established below TSF4 prior to
operation of the dam.
ETP8 and SP11B are located to the east of the TDN. Results at ETP8 (Graphs 38 and 39) show recent pH (6.4 –
6.7) and conductivity (2,040 µS/cm) were comparable with background levels. Sulphate fluctuates but the
absolute concentration is well within background levels. The average zinc concentration was 2.5 mg/L, which is
less than the average level of 6.84 mg/L, since 2007. Copper and lead were measured with trace levels detected
at both ETP8 and SP11B.
Graph 38 - ETP8 pH and Conductivity

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Graph 39 ETP8 - Sulphate and Metals
Water quality results in SP11B (Graphs 40 and 41) are consistent with background groundwater quality however
Sulphate has fluctuated but the absolute levels are low. The average for Sulphate and Zinc over the last 12
months was 105mg/L and 0.24mg/L respectively. It must be noted that this variation is not of concern as the
absolute values are low. The data confirms that no leakage from TDN has occurred.
Graph 40 - SP11B pH and Conductivity

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Graph 41 - SP11B Sulphate and Metals

6.5.9 Tailings Dam South
Seven piezometers (E3, F1, F7, X1, X2, Y1 and Z1) and two monitoring bores (MB21 and MB22) are available to
monitor groundwater quality at the TDS. Standing water levels in all bores fluctuate in response to rainfall but
are all generally shallow with a depth to standing water between 1 and 3m. Tailings Dam South is known to be
leaking and a collection dam and return pumping system has been installed.
Graph 42 - E3 pH and Conductivity

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Monitoring bore E3 is located at the base of the Tailings Dam South wall and would detect any subsurface
seepage from the dam. As seen in Graphs 42 and 43, pH remains at near neutral levels and conductivity has
risen slightly to just under 7000 µS/cm which is well within background water quality. Metal concentrations are
low however sulphate levels are elevated, often reaching levels close to 3000mg/L, which indicates the potential
for some influence on groundwater quality.
Graph 43 - E3 Sulphate and Metals
With Tailings Dam South having a pH of around 2.5 and conductivity of 15,000 µS/cm, Sulphate levels of over
19,000 mg/L and very high metal concentrations, the subsurface water quality shown in Graphs 42 and 43 do
not indicate that significant subsurface leakage is occurring. There has been a slight increase in sulphate levels
over the past 7 years but a recent fluctuation in metal concentration. As mentioned previously, the actual
concentrations of metals are extremely low being generally less than 0.1 mg/L.
The removal of the majority of water contained in TDS in order to commence tailings extraction and reprocessing
has resulted in the volume of water leaking to reduce. With lower saturation levels within the strata below the
dam wall, the concentration of minerals and salt may increase. The piezometers don’t measure groundwater
movement or flow, just water quality. The June 2019 result for Piezometer Z1 showed a slight increase in
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Graph 44 - Z1 pH and Conductivity
Graph 45 - Z1 Sulphate and Metals
Graphs 44 and 45 show the results for Piezometer Z1, which is also located at the base of the TDS wall. The
results are similar to Piezometer E3 with slightly acidic, elevated sulphate but relatively low metal
concentrations. Zinc levels however have been rising particularly since the removal of the water in TDS to allow
for reprocessing. The actual volume of water leaking from the dam has reduced considerably however the
quality of the water held within the strata below the dam wall has deteriorated.

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Heron has committed to the repair of the TDS wall once the exiting tailings have been removed. Once repaired
the dam will be refilled with new tailings from the processing plant.
Piezometer F1 is located further downstream of TDS. The results are provided in Graphs 46 and 47.
Graph 46 - F1 pH and Conductivity
Graph 47 - F1 Sulphate and Metals
The pH level of F1 is near neutral, and the salt concentration dropped back to historic levels of 1500µs/cm in the
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within background levels. The gradual increases of conductivity, sulphate and zinc since 2013 ceased in the last
year and levels declined to historic concentrations.
During the reporting period, water contained in TDS was dewatered which has reduced the volume of seepage
from the wall. With the decreasing volume of seepage from TDS there has been an improvement in water quality
below the dam . The tailings are currently being reprocessed which will allow the dam wall to be repaired within
the next two years.
Water quality results in MB21 (Graphs 48 and 49) are consistent with the previous reporting period with pH at
an average level of 6.31. Conductivity is consistent with the previous reporting period, remaining very low at an
average of 766 µS/cm. Metal concentrations have remained relatively constant as have other parameters which
are in line with background groundwater quality recorded in MB3 (Graphs 18 and 19). There is no indication of
contamination in this area.

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Water quality results in MB22 (Graphs 50 and 51) are consistent with the previous reporting period which
indicates slightly acidic water (pH 5.75 - 6.1). Conductivity remains consistent with the historical trends of the
last decade averaging 2,455 µS/cm in this reporting period but with a slight upward trend developing. Although
sulphate and metal concentrations appear to fluctuate significantly, the absolute values are very low and the
variability is considered natural. Sulphate and Zinc showed an increasing trend to levels of 1430 mg/L and 1.53
mg/L respectively during the reporting period, which are still relatively low concentrations, below the
background range. Copper and lead are measured at trace levels. There is no indication that MB 22 is detecting
leakage from the tailings dam, a particularly since the recent rise in Zinc and Sulphate has occurred since TDS
was dewatered. This bore has similar levels of pH, conductivity, sulphate, copper, lead and zinc to background
groundwater quality recorded in MB3.

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6.5.10 Other Groundwater Wells

There are three additional monitoring bores which are relevant to the mining operation. MB 4 is located to the
east of the mine void in the upper portion of Hickory’s Paddock while MB 8 is located on Collector Road
downstream of the proposed processing site. Both these sites will represent monitoring bores for the ongoing
processing and materials handling site. MB 6 is located adjacent to the new mine entry on the western side of
the void near the dolerite stockpile area. The monitoring results for MB 4 are provided in Graphs 52 and 53.

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As shown in Graphs 52 and 53, the pH of MB 4 is slightly acidic ranging from 5.26 - 5.52 over the reporting period,
which was slightly less than the long-term average. Conductivity ranges from 1,590µS/cm to 1,640 µS/cm, which
is well within background water quality concentrations. Sulphate levels were stable at 190±8 mg/L during the
reporting period and were similar to the long-term average of 201 mg/L (results since 2004). Other metals and
water quality parameters are consistent with historical trends.
MB 8 (Graphs 54 and 55) is located adjacent to Collector Road to the northeast of the site and downstream of
the processing plant site. The pH is relatively stable with an average of 7.6 over the reporting period and also
similar to the long-term average value at 7.14 (results since 2004). Conductivity trends were relatively stable
around 3,428, which corresponds to the long-term average of 3,784 µS/cm (results since 2004).
Sulphate levels increased slightly in the previous reporting period but dropped again during 2019-20. The levels
of sulphate are still considered low while metals have been consistently at trace levels. This site represents an
ideal location to determine long-term impacts from both the historic operation as well as the new processing
plant site. The site provides water quality from hosted sedimentary rock and not influenced by the sulphide ore
body.
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MB 6 (Graphs 56 and 57) is located to the west of the mine void, east of ED3 and adjacent to the new mine
entry. The results show some influence from the underlying ore body with pH being slightly acidic with an
average of 6.22, conductivity averaging 1,013 µS/cm and sulphate levels averaging 630.5 mg/L during the
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concentrations. Concentrations of conductivity, zinc and sulphate all showed sharp declines during the reporting
period. This particular bore is solely influenced by underlying geology and not leakage from any storage facility
being screened above both the Bioreactor and ED3 dam complex.
Since underground operations have commenced the water level in MB6 has decreased substantially as was
anticipated as it is located immediately adjacent to the box cut and mine entry. It is anticipated MB6 will become
dry during the next reporting period. The bore depth is 24.7m. In June 2019 the water level was measured at
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6.5.11 Groundwater Pollution Monitoring Effectiveness
The Woodlawn mine has an extensive and effective monitoring network which can detect potential
contamination of groundwater from disturbed lands, such as the evaporation dams and tailings dams. The
current network and monitoring schedule have been discussed at length with various government agencies over
many years and is considered effective in determining if the operation is having an impact on the receiving
environment. As discussed in previous Annual Reviews, Heron is continually reviewing and evaluating the
efficacy of the monitoring program which has several historical issues. Over time it is likely that new monitoring
points will be added to replace superseded data and duplications will be removed.
During the reporting period, Heron developed a Trigger Action Response Plan in consultation with DPI-Water.
This is provided in Section 7.1.1. This TARP nominates bores for assessment of the potential impacts of using
past fill as well as the protection of private agricultural bores from depressurisation caused by mine dewatering.
6.5.12 Groundwater Pollution Monitoring - Future Improvements
Monitoring and assessment of results will continue to be undertaken to identify long term groundwater trends
and areas that may require further investigation as part of the ongoing mining operation. Under the provisions
of the Project Approval, additional monitoring bores are required to specifically monitor aspects of the future
mining operation. Heron will continue to review the monitoring program to determine the most effective means
of establishing a verification and impact prediction process.
6.5.13 Contaminated/Polluted Land
Heron completed the construction of the new facilities during the reporting period and commenced production.
The entire mine site however could be classed as contaminated with the primary areas being the evaporation
dams and tailings dams. The tailings dams are being reprocessed and rehabilitated as part of the ongoing mining
operation, beginning with TDS. The evaporation dams and other remaining mining areas will remain until final
closure and either rehabilitation or incorporated into Veolia’s Bioreactor operation.

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6.6 Biodiversity
6.6.1 Threatened Flora
The Woodlawn Site is within the South Eastern Highlands Bioregion and is within an area that has experienced
extensive clearing, disturbance due to previous land uses and is fragmented. No threatened ecological
communities were identified in the area that was disturbed by the construction of the new mine facilities.
The Project Approval requires Heron to establish at least 71 hectares of the Western Tablelands Dry Forest
vegetation community within buffer land surrounding the project site. This offset area is shown on Plan 7.
Planning has commenced in accordance with the approved the Vegetation and Rehabilitation Management Plan
for the operation with the establishment of an onsite nursery, potting trials and planned seed collection in the
coming reporting period. Planting commenced with the visual barrier along the Collector Road frontage. This
work was undertaken despite the severe dry conditions currently prevailing.
6.6.1.1 Effectiveness of Site Strategies

Given the highly fragmented and disturbed landscape within the Woodlawn mine site, in conjunction with the
isolated construction footprints of the new facilities, impacts on local flora and fauna will largely be avoided.
Only 0.1 ha of natural regrowth community was cleared as part of the construction program, consisting of
Hickory Wattle Low Open Forest. The remaining clearance comprised highly disturbed Derived Grassland and
Mixed Wattle and Planted Open Scrub. Some areas of Grassland/Sedgeland was also removed for the processing
and tailings storage facility. No significant loss or disturbance of threatened biodiversity habitat occurred during
construction.
The proposed biodiversity offset area is significant and by far exceeds current best practice. Seed from onsite
vegetation has been collected to grow seedlings to be planted in the off-set area.
A cover crop was planted over the disturbed areas following construction. Due to the severe dry conditions, a
further cover crop will be sown prior to the use of permanent pasture which will need to wait until soil moisture
improves considerably.
6.6.1.2 Further Improvements

Due to the prevailing drought, further improvements in vegetation cover are planned however the success of
this work will depend on receiving sufficient rainfall to maintain growth.
6.6.2 Threatened Fauna
With the minimal impact to existing vegetation, the anticipated impact on fauna and fauna habitat is equally
minimal. A fauna survey was undertaken as part of the EA studies in the 2017/18 reporting period and found
that no threatened fauna would be impacted by the new facilities.
6.6.2.1 Effectiveness of Site Strategies

To further minimise the impact on fauna, the Woodlawn Mine Project includes management measures to
address:
 delineation of development envelopes;

 pre-clearing survey protocols;
 implementation of sediment control measures as part of the construction program;
 vegetation clearing protocols, including salvage and relocation of suitable dead logs;
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 ongoing monitoring of the operations regarding the project site’s retained habitats, including water
quality; and
 management of weed invasion.
With the implementation of these management measures, the future impact on threatened fauna is considered
minimal.
6.6.2.2 Further Improvements

No further improvements to the current strategy are considered necessary at this stage.
6.7 Weeds
At present, noxious weeds are managed by both Heron and Veolia as part of the ongoing pastoral activities
which utilise available land within the SML20 land holdings. Herbicide has been routinely applied each year to
target specific species and for pasture management prior to sowing, including during this reporting period.
The principle weed of concern at Woodlawn is Serrated Tussock which is treated as part of an annual program
undertaken by Goulburn Agricultural Spraying. Heron has confirmed the location of the vegetation offset area
which aligns with the Project Approval. The nominated area has been included in the Vegetation Management
Plan which has now been approved and will be progressively implemented in consultation with the Office of
Environment and Heritage.
6.7.1 Effectiveness of Site Strategies
Weed control is an ongoing issue with all agricultural land in the district. The mine project will involve
establishing a native vegetation offset area which will be targeted to avoid removal of agricultural land but in
turn will assist in reducing weed invasion onto surrounding agricultural land. Heron will continue its inspections
and weed spraying within and adjacent to the lease, in land areas it controls.
Weed control strategies are always capable of being improved and Heron will liaise with Veolia and assist with
the current programs.
6.8 Pests
Veolia undertake a comprehensive pest eradication program as part of the Bioreactor operation. Fumapest Pty
Ltd have been contracted by Veolia to carry out a monthly baiting program around the perimeter of the mine
void to manage potential populations of rodents associated with the waste in the Bioreactor. This program also
includes fox baiting which is undertaken as part of local baiting programs in the area.
Fly spraying is completed within the Bioreactor during warmer months when fly activity is greatest. Flies are
sprayed within the mine void where any chemicals or potential runoff are contained within the waste mass.
Heron separately undertook a pest control program for its office and core shed during the reporting period.
On site pest management strategies are generally effective however improved fencing is considered necessary
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As a result of the prevailing drought, native animal grazing has provided additional pressure on vegetation
around the construction site. It is proposed to progressively install kangaroo proof fencing around the
processing plant site and revegetation areas to exclude access.
6.9 Blasting
The box cut was completed during the reporting period using conventional surface drill and blast excavation
methods. Blasts were scheduled twice per week in the middle of the day, however little blasting was required
for the excavation of the weathered rock located at the box cut. Construction of the decline commenced in the
first of this reporting period and will continue until reaching the existing workings. The decline is being
developed using underground drill and blast methods.
Surface blasting only occurred during the box cut construction. While blasting will continue for the life of the
mine, all blasting will occur at various depths within the mine. This eliminates the potential for overpressure
impacts on the surface as well as minimises ongoing vibration impacts.
Methods were developed to ensure that the initial surface blasting for the box cut did not exceed blast
vibrations and airblast overpressure criteria at any privately owned sensitive receiver. This was confirmed by
monitoring data. The levels experienced at the property boundary were below the trigger level for the
monitoring equipment. The results demonstrate that the project is in compliance with noise and blasting
criteria, however the key ongoing issue will be vibration levels experienced in the Bioreactor. This is part of an
agreement between Veolia and Heron and will continue for the life of the project.
6.9.1 Blasting Criteria
Airblast overpressure and the ground vibration level are required to be monitored for all blasts undertaken
during operations. EPL and Project Approval limits at any residence on privately owned land are detailed in the
following table.
Table 6.14 – Blast Criteria

Time of blasting Airblast overpressure Ground vibration Allowable exceedance
(dB(Lin Peak)) (mm/s)
Any time 120 10 0%
Day 5% of the total number of blasts
115 5
over a period of 12 months
Evening 5% of the total number of blasts
- 2
over a period of 12 months
Night, and all day on 0%
Sundays and public - 1
holidays
The Environmental Assessment (EA) notes that underground vibration impacts are difficult to predict as they
are associated with the surrounding geology. The EA does however predict that underground blasting that uses
a lower maximum instantaneous charge will have vibration levels at receivers that are lower than those from
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6.9.3 Blast Monitoring Results
On 25 September 2018 blasting operations at the box cut commenced. Three vibration, noise and air
overpressure monitors were installed at various locations around the site. The first sites were:
 Pylara homestead
 Mine high wall
 Mechanical Biological Treatment facility (MBT)
The results are provided in Table 6.15.
Table 6.15 – Blast Monitoring Results

Date Time MBT Void Wall Pylara
Trigger Mic Peak Peak Vector
(dBL) Sum 1 (mm/s)
25 Sep 18 1830 Nil trigger Nil trigger Nil trigger
27 Sep 18 1845 Nil trigger Vibration 122.5 0.321 Nil trigger
127.9 0.516
1 Oct 18 0535 Nil trigger Vibration 120.7 1.002 Nil trigger
3 Oct 18 1830 Nil trigger Vibration <88 0.866 Nil trigger
5 Oct 18 1830 Nil trigger Nil trigger Nil trigger
On 9th October the data logger at the MBT plant was relocated to Woodlawn Farm
Date Time Woodlawn Void Wall Pylara
Farm
Trigger Mic Peak Peak Vector
(dBL) Sum 1 (mm/s)
11 Oct 18 1308 Nil trigger Vibration t 119.0 0.895 Nil trigger
21 Oct 18 0020 Microphone Vibration 122.8 0.262 Nil trigger

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1 Nov 18 1830 Vibration 112.2 0.756 Nil trigger
2 Nov 18 Nil Nil trigger
5 Nov 18 0300 Nil trigger
Blasting moved from the surface box cut to the underground decline during the reporting period. As surface
blasts are no longer undertaken, overpressure was not subsequently recorded and ground vibration ceased to
trigger the monitoring equipment. Between 7th November 2018 and 30 June 2019 there were only two
detectable trigger events however both were triggered by high winds.
6.9.4 Compliance with Blast Criteria
Based on the results obtained, all blasting activities have met the criteria and no non-compliances were
registered. The criteria relate to the Pylara property and by default, any other residence located further away.
The data demonstrated compliance at all residential receptors. There were higher readings experienced at the
Bioreactor void wall during the earlier surface blasts associated with the box cut however the levels reduced
significantly once mining progressed underground. The box cut extraction is located adjacent to the Bioreactor
and therefore more closely monitored during the reporting period.
6.10 Operational Noise

The Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project included a detailed noise impact assessment. Project
construction and operational noise levels were predicted to be within the required criteria at all surrounding
private residences. Some exceedances were predicted at Veolia-owned properties nearest to the surface
facilities site. These impacts will be managed through a negotiated agreement between Veolia and Heron.
The assessment also considered cumulative noise impacts, incorporating noise generated from other industrial
noise sources in the vicinity. Cumulative noise levels were found to be within the established criteria. With the
closest private residence, that is, not owned by Veolia being located approximately 6 km away, the risk of noise
exceedance or noise nuisance is considered low.
6.10.1 Noise Criteria
The EPL and Project Approval requires that the premises must not emit noise exceeding an LAeq, 15 minute noise
level of 35 dB(A) at any sensitive receivers during the operational phase. There are no specified limits covering
the construction phase however the Interim Construction Noise Guideline allows for construction activities
being undertaken during daytime to be 10 dB(A) above background.
The meteorological conditions to be met during noise monitoring include:
a) Wind speeds up to 3 m/s at 10 m above ground level; or

b) Temperature inversion conditions of up to 3oC/100m and wind speeds up to 2 m/s at 10m above ground
level

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Table 6.16 - Noise criteria dB(A)

Receivers Day/Evening/Night Night
(LAeq(15minute)) (LA1(max))
All residential receivers 35 45
The Environmental Assessment (EA) has made predictions of the maximum noise levels from Construction and
Operational activities excluding background noise, and predicted cumulative noise levels as listed in Tables 6.17,
6.18 and 6.19 respectively.
The (EA) predicts that a greater level of noise may be generated during construction of the project, particularly
during the construction of the processing facility and administration block, TSF4 and the box cut and portal
decline.
Table 6.17 –Maximum Predicted Construction Noise Levels from the EA

Monitoring LAeq, 15min noise management level, dB(A)
Location Predicted LAeq,
Standard 7:00 am to 6:00 pm to 7:00 15min noise level,
All other
construction 8:00 am pm Monday to dBA
hours
hours1 Sundays Sundays
NM1 40 35 35 35 41
NM2 40 35 35 35 41
NM3 43 35 40 38 33
1. Standard construction hours: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
During the construction period, the EA outlined the following general management measures which were used
to reduce the noise levels during the construction phase:
 Carry out major construction activities during daylight hours where possible;
 Regular monitoring of noise and vibration on-site and sensitive receivers;
 Construction noise impacts and management training and awareness conducted;
 Non-conformance, preventative and corrective actions in place; and
 Effective communication regarding construction noise impacts, management and complaints handling.
Table 6.18 –Maximum Predicted Operational Noise Levels from the EA
Monitoring Criteria LAeq, 15min, dB(A) Predicted LAeq, 15min Noise Level, dB(A)
Location Calm Wind Adverse Wind
Day Evening Night
Conditions Conditions
NM1 35 35 35 32 -
NM2 35 35 35 44 -
NM3 38 40 35 40 -
The 2 dBA exceedance predicted at Woodlawn Farm would be unnoticeable. At Cowley Hills, a 9 dBA
exceedance is predicted, and the noise sources contributing to these levels are expected to be the activities
associated with the WUP, including the crushers and bins. Where possible, operation of the crushers will only
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Table 6.19 –Predicted Cumulative Noise Levels from the EA

LAeq Noise level, dB(A)
Day Evening Night
Monitoring Amenity Cumulative Amenity Cumulative Amenity Cumulative Level
Location Criterion Level Criterion Level Criterion Calm Wind Adv. Wind
NM1 50 35 45 35 40 35 -
NM2 50 42 45 42 40 42 -
NM3 50 41 45 41 40 41 -
Cumulative noise levels from surrounding industrial facilities have been assessed and predicted cumulative
noise levels with the Project were found to be well within the daytime and evening amenity criteria. Although
marginal exceedances of 1dBA for NM3 and 2dBA for NM2 during the night hours have been predicted.
A cumulative assessment of road traffic noise, including all traffic from surrounding industrial facilities and
proposed developments was also undertaken during the EA. A slight increase in cumulative noise was
predicted when comparing the cumulative traffic noise and the Project traffic noise. All residential receivers
along Collector Road are setback from the road, to ensure that no significant noise increase is likely to be
experienced.
6.10.3 Noise Monitoring
Attended noise surveys are carried out on monthly basis when prevailing weather conditions are outside the
excluded conditions. Monitoring is undertaken at the three monitoring locations shown in Table 6.20.
Table 6.20 - Monitoring locations for noise monitoring

Monitoring location Description
NM1 Pylara - Residence owned by Veolia
NM2 Cowley Hills – Residence owned by Veolia
NM3 Woodlawn – Residence owned by Veolia
Attended noise measurements were undertaken using a calibrated Type 1, Castle Group Ltd dBAir
environmental monitor. The noise monitor was run using two measurement profiles as follows:
Measurement 1 – Frequency weighting A, time weighting F

Measurement 2 – Frequency weighting C, time weighting F.
Real time meteorological conditions were obtained at each location using a BL-300 Anemo-thermometer and
hygrometer and validated using the authorised Woodlawn on-site weather station. Readings were taken at the
Pylara, Woodlawn and the Cowley Hills residences. All locations represent the nearest receptors and are owned
by Veolia. The monitoring indicated that the highest readings occurred during the earthworks component of
the construction program. During the reporting period, on site activities which could generate noise reduced
significantly and largely consisted of building erection and fitout.
The main earthmoving fleet has been demobilised along with the cranes and mobile lifting equipment. The main
noise source is the removal of waste rock from the decline using underground heavy haulage trucks and the
reprocessing of tailings material. Crushing of underground ore will occur in the coming reporting period which
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Noise monitoring demonstrated compliance with noise assessment goals during the construction phase
however the ongoing operation will be assessed in the coming reporting period.
The Project Approval requires that reasonable and feasible noise management initiatives be implemented by
Heron. The construction program involved the use of mobile plant which are invariably inaudible at the nearest
residential locations. The dominant noise sources at each monitoring location was truck traffic on Collector
Road.
Heron’s Environmental Management Strategy provides for continuous improvements based on monitoring data
obtained. As the earthworks component of the construction program is now complete, it is unlikely that further
improvements would be required. This will be reassessed during the operational phase when the processing
plant equipment becomes fully operational.
6.11 Visual and Stray Light

The site is well located from a visual perspective, with the nearest Veolia owned residence being located
approximately 3km away and the nearest non-Veolia owned residence being 6km away. The operation of the
site will occur 24 hours per day 7 days per week but over a small footprint and therefore extensive use of lighting
will not be required. The planting of the visual tree screen along Collector Road was conducted early in 2019.
No further improvements are considered necessary at this stage.
6.12 Aboriginal and European Heritage

Based on previous Aboriginal and Heritage surveys, no areas of Aboriginal or European Heritage will be impacted
by the Project or as a result of activities associated with the Project. A Heritage Management Plan has been
prepared and approved by DPE in accordance with the Project Approval which provides appropriate
management, conservation and protection of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage items identified on
the site and should any additional items of significance be discovered. No further improvements are considered
necessary at this stage.
6.13 Material Prone to Generating Acid Mine Drainage

During the reporting period, the Waste Rock Management Plan was updated with comments provided by the
DPE. The changes were to the waste rock classification system, management practices and testing procedures.
Some changes were needed following the initial round of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) testing which better
defined Potentially Acid Forming (PAF) and Non-acid Forming (NAF) material. The revised classification and
management system is provided in Table 6.21.
Table 6.21 Waste Rock Classification and Management

Waste Rock Classification Management Procedures
Coded: Green Material
Non Acid Forming (NAF) Use in construction of TSF4 and ROM pad.
NAPP value negative General surface construction
pH≥4.5 from static NAG. Stowage underground.
Can be used for blending with PAF
Non Acid Forming (Alkaline) As for NAF but can also be used for:
NAPP <0 and/or rehabilitation of the tailings dams
APP >0 and lining of drainage channels
NAG pH >7 and/or separated for specific acid neutralisation activities.
ANC > 5 kg H2SO4 per tonne

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Coded: Yellow Material

Uncertain Undertake kinetic testing to further define or treat as PAF low capacity
NAPP value positive but NAG pH ≥ 4.5 If classification is still uncertain the material is to be treated as PAF-LC
NAPP value negative but NAG pH < 4.5
Potentially Acid Forming – Low Capacity Material to be identified
(PAF LC) Use in low risk applications only
NAPP 0 to 10 kg H2SO4/T and NAG pH <4.5 Can be used in underground stowage
NAPP value negative but Blending required if used in surface applications other than within the
NAG pH between 3 and 4.5. designated Waste Rock Emplacement
Low Risk Potential use by Veolia in low risk applications.
Coded: Red Material

Potentially Acid Forming (PAF) Material to be designated as PAF
NAPP value > 10 kg H2SO4/T and May remain underground
NAG pH <4.5 If brought to the surface must be stored in the designated Waste Rock
High Risk Emplacement for no more than 2 years.
Surface stockpiled PAF to be removed or treated after 2 years
Surface disposal only in tailings dams
The main testing to be undertaken is the Net Acid Generation (NAG) and Net Acid Production Potential (NAPP).
Together these provide a theoretical prediction of whether the acid production potential of a material is greater
than its acid consumption capacity. These tests are undertaken on each rock type to characterise the rock unit
according to the categories in Table 6.21.
Free draining kinetic leach columns are used to compliment environmental geochemical investigations on mine
rock and waste materials and are used to determine drainage chemistry. Free draining leach columns simulate
field weathering conditions to provide information on a range of issues including sulphide reactivity, oxidation
kinetics, metal solubility and the leaching behaviour of the test materials. Kinetic testing will be performed
where PAF materials need to be stored above ground for period greater than 2 years. The test will also be
performed on final tailings produced from the new processing plant when the material is to be stored above
ground rather than used in the formation of paste for underground backfilling.
During the reporting period, the only PAF material encountered was an ore intersect within the decline. This
material was separated and transported to the ROM pad for processing. All other material was tested and found
to be NAF. The current geological model suggests that most drivage will be within non acid forming rock
material. The ore zones however are predominantly acid forming. The ore material will generally be mined and
processed with the resulting waste returned to the mine workings in the form of paste. The paste material will
be NAF following processing. There are however rock types immediately surrounding the ore lenses that are
pyritic and potentially acid forming. If this material needs to be brought to the surface but not processed it will
be transported to a designated waste emplacement area. The development consent allows for the temporary
storage of PAF material on the surface and Heron has committed to a period of no more than 2 years of surface
storage prior to determining its ultimate fate. This can include treatment and/or blending for reuse, disposal
within the tailings dams or paste manufacture.
The management of waste rock is currently working satisfactorily. The only PAF material encountered has been
placed on the ROM pad and is awaiting processing. The management of waste rock will be continually reviewed
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The control of acid mine drainage is a key environmental issue for the Project. The reprocessing of the tailings
will reduce the level of contamination within the tailings dams and the use of final tailings in paste fill
underground will in theory significantly reduce the potential for long term acid mine drainage from the site and
assist with the long term success of the final rehabilitation program. The ongoing monitoring program and
reporting framework will determine if further improvements are necessary. The management of waste rock in
practice forms part of the ongoing material handling of the mine. This dictates that unnecessary rehandling of
material is an avoidable cost. Management practices will therefore be progressively updated in order to reduce
the need for double handling of waste rock.
6.14 Bushfire
Under the Rural Fires Act 1997, there are a number of obligations that must be met with respect to managing
the land. In summary, these include:
 Occupiers of land are to extinguish fires or notify firefighting authorities immediately; and
 It is the duty of the owner or occupier of land to take practicable steps to prevent the occurrence of bush
fires on, and to minimise the danger of the spread of bush fires on or from that land.
The following measures are employed on site to ensure that these obligations under the Rural Fires Act are met:
 Water storages on site will be available for fighting purposes if required. This will include on site dams
and water tanks.
 Firebreaks will be constructed as appropriate.
 The amount of dead timber on site will be kept to a minimum to reduce the fire hazard.
 Fire fighting equipment will be placed at strategic stationary positions.
The Rural Fire Service (Taylor’s Creek) houses a truck on the adjacent Pylara property and Tarago Fire Service is
also within 10 kilometres of the site. The proposed measures are considered appropriate at this stage and no
additional improvements are considered necessary.
6.15 Mine Subsidence

The underground mine plan approved in the EA does not extend outside land owned by the operation. The
proposed underground mining method will reinforce the existing mine accesses and increase the stability of the
workings, relative to current conditions. The underground project also includes an exclusion zone around the
existing open cut to further mitigate against any potential connectivity that could result in increased water,
leachate or gas flows into the underground mine or other impacts to the surface infrastructure as a result of
underground mining.
During the reporting period an Extraction Plan was been prepared in accordance with the Project Approval and
a draft lodged with DPE for review. Comments were provided and a meeting held on site with DPE to discuss
the unique nature of the Woodlawn Mine. A revised Extraction Plan with additional graphical information was
lodged in June 2019 and is currently pending approval. It is anticipated that this plan will be approved during
the 2018/19 reporting period.
The Extraction Plan outlines an additional subsidence monitoring program covering the main dam structures on
site and the Bioreactor. The monitoring sites are shown on Plan 6. Ongoing investigations and monitoring will
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impacts as necessary. As described in the Extraction Plan, the use of paste fill in the underground extraction
areas will remove the potential for surface subsidence to occur. The plan also provides measures to assess
compliance with the following performance measures listed in the Project Approval:
(a) there is no measurable subsidence caused by underground mining beneath the Woodlawn Landfill, tailings
dams, and evaporations dams on the site;
(b) apart from the access decline, no underground mining is undertaken within 200 m of the perimeter of the
Woodlawn Landfill;
(c) remnant underground voids are long term stable to prevent subsidence; and
(d) material used to backfill underground voids is physically and chemically stable and non-polluting.
The subsidence monitoring program with the Bioreactor was set up during the reporting period and monitoring
results will be available for the next Annual Review.
6.16 Hydrocarbon Contamination

Heron has installed above ground fuel tanks equipped with appropriate bunding and containment facilities to
cater for both mining and reprocessing operations. All fuel and oil stores are also fully bunded. Any material
collected within the bunded areas is disposed offsite or bio remediated on site as considered appropriate. There
is no known hydrocarbon contamination within the Hickory’s Paddock or the proposed new mine entry site.
6.17 Methane Drainage and Ventilation

Heron is aware of the production of methane within the Bioreactor and that there is potential that leachate has
entered the mine workings that may generate methane. The mine workings are currently undergoing
dewatering in order to gain access to the old workings. The dewatering will remove organics contained in the
flooded workings and the design of the ventilation system has taken into account remaining and future methane
generation.
Historically, the Woodlawn Mine did not generate methane. However, given that the underground portal is
close to the Bioreactor and the potential for future leakages into the workings, Heron has incorporated methane
gas detection equipment at the exhaust fan site to monitor methane concentration within the mine atmosphere.
It is the intention that should methane be identified then the source area will be isolated and a direct return air
ventilation system put in place to ensure the methane does not mix with the general mine ventilation air. An
operational management plan is being developed to take into account methane management systems.
6.18 Public Safety

The mine property is currently fenced and is operated on a 24 hour per day 7 day per week basis. Warning signs
have been erected on the fences on all sides of the mine and Heron will put in place any additional controls as
considered appropriate to prevent unauthorised access to the general public for the newly established facilities.
Only authorised vehicles are permitted on the lease area. All visitors to the site undergo a safety induction and
are escorted at all times by Heron personnel.

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7 WATER MANAGEMENT
7.1 Surface Water Management
Maintaining effective management of water has been a long-standing feature of the mining operations at
Woodlawn and remains a key issue in the ongoing operation. Heron has developed its Water Management Plan
for the Woodlawn Mine which largely replicates the existing water management system but with some
enhancements and integration systems with Veolia’s operations.
The Woodlawn site is divided between Heron and Veolia but still operates under a zero discharge condition
which requires the on-site management of all waters that come into contact with the orebody, material
extracted from the mine and water generated from the Bioreactor. Acid mine drainage potential exists in most
areas previously disturbed by mining. A key feature of the Woodlawn Mine Project Approval was the
implementation of comprehensive water recycling and reuse system in order to meet the government reduced
allocation from the Willeroo Borefield. To meet this objective, the Woodlawn mining operation is required to
preferentially use water available on site and only use fresh water from the Willeroo Borefield as a last resort.
During the reporting period, a new Water Access Licence (WAL) was secured to enable the dewatering of the
mine to continue. This WAL covers the Goulburn Fractured Rock groundwater source which is in addition to the
existing Lachlan Fold Belt WAL which was historically attached to the mine. The additional water allocation does
not reduce water availability within the region, it simply takes into account the mine water being removed and
stored in the evaporation dams. This water was previously included in the site water balance and recycling
initiatives and does not affect the need to reduce water usage from the Willeroo Borefield.
The water management system at Woodlawn includes an extensive network of clean water contours diverting
water away from disturbed areas. The system is designed with flexibility allowing drainage from disturbed areas
to be pumped to either the Evaporation Dams or the tailings dams either directly or via other pollution control
dams. The system of water transfers is shown on Plan 5 in Appendix A.
The existing tailings dams have minimal catchment as does TSF4. Water levels in future will be managed by
pumping rates rather than rainfall. The tailings retreatment process is currently underway and involves
recirculating water from the tailings dam to the treatment plant and back again. Make up water is reduced to
the minimum needed to maintain the water circuit.
Drainage from the new processing site is contained within the new Pollution Control Dam. This dam forms part
of the overall site water management system and is connected to the dirty water system on site. The water is
currently used for dust suppression and a quick truck fill pump station has been installed.
Runoff from the eastern part of the site is generally directed into the evaporation dams. Additional stormwater
can be pumped into the dams from other pollution control ponds on site. Water can also be pumped from the
tailings dams to the evaporation dams (ED1 and ED2) while water from the Bioreactor is pumped into ED3 or
ED1. Veolia has recently constructed a water treatment plant to treat leachate which discharges into ED1.
The water from the underground workings is currently being pumped into six separately HDPE lined cells within
ED2, however the mine can transfer this water between the evaporation dams as required. This process of
transfer between dams has always been a feature of the Woodlawn site and is necessary to ensure that there
are no discharges from the site. A water treatment plant including a reverse osmosis capability has been
constructed that will treat the mine water suitable for use in processing and other operational requirements.
The product water will be returned to a cell within ED2 and used as required. The water treatment plant will be
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The Woodlawn Mine needs to recycle water from a variety of sources and has installed a reverse osmosis water
a treatment plant to assist in the recycling of water onsite. Passive treatment is also undertaken through natural
attenuation and aeration as well as the separation of water of differing quality in order to maximise treatment
and recycling efficiency. Historically the evaporation dams were used simply to evaporate excess water
generated from the site runoff and water ingress into the underground workings while process water was
supplied untreated directly from the Willeroo Borefield. The range of waters to be used by the mine includes:
 Pollution Control Dams (existing) - Highly saline, acidic and metal rich.
 Processing Plant Pollution Control Dam (Hickory’s Paddock) - Low salinity, neutral and moderate solids.
 ED1 and ED2 - Highly saline, acidic and metal rich.
 Underground mine water (initial) - Moderate salinity, neutral, metal rich with organics.
 Underground mine water (long term) - Moderate salinity, neutral and metal rich.
 Completed mine voids with paste fill - Moderate salinity, low metals and alkaline.
 Leachate from Veolia – Moderate salinity and metals, neutral but high organics.
 Treated leachate from Veolia - Low salinity and metals, neutral and little organics.
 Tailings Dams - Moderate salinity, acidic and metal rich.
 Process Water Dam - low salinity, alkaline with high solids.
 Sewage Treatment Plant - low salinity with minor organics.
 Woodlawn Dam (Willeroo Borefield) - Low salinity and metals, neutral pH.
The above list is not exhaustive and represents a general summary of the various water sources and quality. The
quality from each source may also vary over time. For example, water obtained from Veolia would vary from
very high organic content to near zero content depending on the level of treatment prior to delivery to the mine
operation. Water from Veolia is considered valuable as it is only contaminated with organics which are more
easily removed compared to salt and metal content. Water used in the ore concentration process can have
elevated metals but too much salt reduces the efficiency within the flotation cells. Organics have the opposite
effect to a point but will similarly reduce the plant efficiency at high levels.
Woodlawn operates under a comprehensive environmental monitoring and inspection program which is
undertaken by both Heron and Veolia under separate agreement. In future, the component outside Veolia’s
Operations Area will be taken over by Heron as part of the ongoing operation.
The site contaminated water inventory is a measure of the volume of contaminated water held in major storage
dams and is a key environmental indicator showing the effectiveness of water management strategies over the
life of mine. The approved Water Management Plan requires the water balance to be updated on an annual
basis and to include water used and generated by Veolia. Current estimated water demand includes ore
processing of approximately 1 ML per day and other uses of approximately 0.6 ML per day.
Table 7.1 details the capacity and water volumes within onsite storage dams at the commencement and
conclusion of the reporting period. This table itemises the dams which cover the operational area for the
Woodlawn Mine. It does not include the operational dams covering the Bioreactor such as the ED3 Complex
and other internal Bioreactor storages.
Table 7.1 - Water Volumes Stored Woodlawn Mine Operational Area

Water Storage Quality Volumes (ML)
July 2018 July 2019 Storage Capacity
Plant Collection Dam Contaminated
<2 <2 60
(Veolia)
Evaporation Dam 1 Contaminated 160 410 1145*
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Evaporation Dam 2 Contaminated 70 360 940 in 6 cells

Woodlawn Dam Clean - 10 80
Waste Rock Dam Contaminated 20 20 40
West Tailings Dam Contaminated 50 48 300
South Tailings Dam Contaminated 100 25 1936
North Tailings Dam Contaminated 300 127 430
Pollution Control Dam Contaminated 12 15 38
TSF4 Contaminated - 400 815
Totals 714 1,427 5,984
* Note ED1 was reduced by 200 ML due to the construction of a separate coffer dam by Veolia
Total water held on the mine site increased over the reporting period as the underground mine dewatering
continued.
7.1.1 Summary of Surface Water Quality
As requested by DPE, the following graphs show a summary of the water quality associated with key water
storage facilities. Graphs 58 and 59 show the long term pH and conductivity for each of the main surface water
storages on site, namely ED1, ED2, South Tailings Dam, North Tailings Dam and the Waste Rock Dam.
Graph 58 – Water Storage Quality pH
The data shows some variability in water quality across the site however there are no trends as yet of any
improvement or deterioration in overall water quality. However, the quality in ED2 will show a change in the
next reporting period due to its role in storing mine water from the mine dewatering program outlined in section
7.3.

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Graph 59 – Water Storage Quality – Conductivity
7.2 Groundwater Management

The hydrogeological setting at Woodlawn is well documented following 20 years of open cut and underground
mining operations. Historical data provides assurance that there are no adverse impacts on the environment
outside the mining lease as a result of the mining operations. There are known to be localised impacts associated
with the evaporation ponds, tailings dams and Waste Rock Dump. The monitoring program results over the
2019/20 period has not indicated any changes in the level of impact caused by the mine.
The operation sources raw water from the Willeroo Borefield, approximately 6km to the west. The borefield
will initially be used as a primary water source for the mine however over time when recycling initiatives are
fully implemented, it will become a secondary source used in addition to the reuse of stored water on-site.
Other users of the borefield are unlikely to be impacted due to water extraction as a result of the Project.
However, if use of the borefield does result in reduced aquifer yields for surrounding users, Heron will
investigate options to restore water supply to these users.
The Willeroo borefield Water Access Licence (WAL) has an allocation 600 MLpa. This allocation lies within the
Lachlan Fold belt Groundwater Source and has been historically used by the mining operation for both mine
dewatering and water supply allocations. Early in 2018, DPI-Water advised that a portion of the dewatering
activities may occur in the adjacent Goulburn Fractured Rock Groundwater Source and therefore an allocation
from both sources would be required. A new WAL was granted in December 2018 and a 400 ML allocation was
secured on the market.
The new WAL has a separate works approval attached covering the second dewatering bore. The first works
approval is currently attached to the Lachlan Fold Belt WAL. The water removed from the underground workings
is now divided between the two groundwater sources.
7.2.1 Groundwater Level TARPs
The current groundwater level TARPs were approved by DPI-Water and listed in Table 7.2. These TARPs form
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Table 7.2 – Additional Groundwater Level TARPs

Monitoring Bore Trigger Level Response Action
MB3 Recorded water level in MB3 is between 5 – 6 mbgl during a Response Action 1
quarterly period for 3 consecutive quarterly periods
Recorded water level in MB3 is greater than 6 mbgl during the Response Action 2
normal monitoring period
MB8 Recorded water level in MB8 is between 7.5 – 8.5 mbgl during Response Action 1
a quarterly period for 3 consecutive quarterly periods
Recorded water level in MB8 is greater than 8.5 mbgl during Response Action 2
the normal monitoring period
quarterly period for 3 consecutive quarterly periods
quarterly period for 3 consecutive period
Abbreviations:
Term Meaning
mbgl metres below ground level
Response Action 1 Investigation and advise Department of Industry - Water and the Natural
Resources Access Regulator within 5 business days of detection.
Response Action 2 Investigate and advise Department of Industry - Water and the Natural Resources
Access Regulator within 5 business days of trigger exceedance and undertake
remedial measures to address impacts from mining operations on groundwater
supply for all affected landholders.
Remedial measures Remedial measures should include but not restricted to the lowering of pumps,
reconstruction of existing bores, construction of new bores, monetary
compensation for increased pumping costs and/or for securing water from
alternative sources.
Normal monitoring monthly
period
Quarterly period A period of three consecutive months
The purpose of the TARPs is to measure and report on groundwater levels at selected bores that are located
between the mine workings and existing licensed groundwater supply bores. The data collected from these
bores is proved in Graph 60.

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Graph 60 – Groundwater Levels from Nominated Bores
The above data represents a 22 year summary of the water level from the nominated bores. MB3 is located to
the north of the site in a separate valley and drainage system. This bore shows the most variation over the past
20 years. The remaining bores are located closer to the underground workings which will be progressively
dewatered over the life of the underground mine. This data base provides a good basis to determine if the
dewatering activities has the potential to impact on local groundwater supplies on neighbouring properties.
7.2.2 Water Access Licence Usage
The following table shows water taken by the operation, inclusive of Veolia for the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June
2019.
Table 7.2 – Water Access Licence Usage

Water Licence Source Entitlement (ML) Mine Operation Mine Dewatering
use (ML) (ML)
WAL28983 Lachlan Foldbelt 600 0.370 128.6
WAL42034 Goulburn FR 400 128.6
7.3 Dewatering Progress

The Stage 3 ongoing dewatering of the mine commenced on 20th November 2018. This followed the successful
completion of Stages 1 and 2a to d as outlined in Table 7.3 below.
Table 7.3. Key dewatering Stages and discharge points

Dewatering Stage Date on Date off Pump ID Discharge point
Stage 1 17/05/2017 20/05/2017 Pump 1 ED2 clay cell

Stage 2a 10/08/2017 11/09/2017 Pump 1 ED2 clay cell
Stage 2b 27/09/2017 1/12/2017 Pump 1 ED2 clay cell
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Stage 2c 19/12/2017 12/01/2018 Pump 1 ED2 clay cell

Stage 2d 2/02/2018 26/02/2018 Pump 1 ED2 clay cell
Stage 3 20/11/2018 14/12/2018 Pump 1 Cell 3 HDPE
Stage 3 21/12/2018 4/03/2019 Pump 1 (decommissioned) Cell 4 HDPE
Stage 3 27/5/2019 Delayed Pump 2 Inoperable
Stage 3 20/11/19 Ongoing Pump 2 recommencement Cell 6 HDPE
The location and designation of the cells is shown in Plate 7.1 below.
Plate 7.1 – Evaporation Dam 2 Cell Layout
Water pumped from the underground workings is now stored in individual cells which provide treatment and
reuse flexibility. The quality of the water held within the workings is anticipated to vary according to depth but
may fluctuate significantly during dewatering. The EPA have therefore required a staged approach coupled with
ongoing monitoring and reporting. To date, Heron has provided seven progress reports detailing water quality
and management options. Additional environmental assessment was also required including odour modelling,
potential treatment options and attenuation over time.
The mine water was originally expected to be saline and metal rich, however during the initial dewatering
program, the water was noted as having an odour. Subsequent testing detected Ammonia and organic carbon
with a resultant high Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) as the likely cause. The following graphs show the key
water quality parameters since the commencement of dewatering. These results are taken at the discharge
point into the ED2 cells.

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Graph 61 – Mine Dewatering Ammonia
The blue line in Graph 61 represents the first TARP level while the green line represents the second TARP level.
The TARPs are set at the point where odour may become an issue and further treatment or dilution is required.
Graph 62 – Mine Dewatering BOD
Despite fluctuations in quality, the mine dewatering program has not exceeded any of the TARP water quality
levels. Conductivity, pH and metals have also fluctuated but have yet to reach levels expected for the
underground workings. The current theory is that the fresher water containing organics has stratified somewhat
within the workings and eventually when this component is removed the water quality water will return to
historic levels.

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Graph 63 – Mine Dewatering TOC
Mine dewatering will be ongoing throughout the life of the mine however it is anticipated that the organic
content will progressively reduce over time. A key initiative of the underground mine operation will be to install
additional bulkheads within the old decline which will minimise any further inflow of organics into the workings.

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8 REHABILITATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Details of the rehabilitation program and final rehabilitation are provided in the approved Mining Operations
Plan and the Vegetation and Rehabilitation Management Plan. Construction activities during the reporting
period saw the completion of the earthworks, building and structure erection and the commencement of plant
commissioning. Rehabilitation involved the topdressing and sowing of Hickory’s paddock and areas disturbed
by the construction activities with improved pasture and the planting of a visual tree screen adjacent to Collector
Road using tubestock.
Due to the prevailing drought conditions, the pasture failed and the tubestock required irrigation to survive. A
cover crop was subsequently sown over Hickory’s paddock area to provide some vegetation cover but given the
persistent dry conditions a permanent pasture was not attempted again during the reporting period. A second
cover crop will be sown in the first half of the coming reporting period and if soil moisture improves this will be
followed up by a permanent pasture.
Soil and erosion controls were installed during the construction phase however all bank stability work that
involved temporary or permanent vegetation cover failed. The main erosion controls performed well including
the rock armoured channels, concrete flumes and chutes and velocity reduction structures. Temporary
structures included sediment control fencing and check dams which all performed well.
The rehabilitation work are subject to weekly inspections and maintained as required within the limitations of
prevailing severe drought conditions.
As described in the MOP, the site has been divided into the following primary Domains:
 Domain 1 - Waste Rock Dump (rehabilitated waste rock dump and associated areas);
 Domain 2 - Tailings dams (TDN, TDS, TDW and TSF4);
 Domain 3 - Evaporation dams (ED1 and ED2);
 Domain 4 – Hickory’s Paddock (covering all facilities built by Heron to support reprocessing and
underground operation including new infrastructure and waste rock dump); and
 Domain 5 – Remaining Project Site areas.
Rehabilitation activities proposed for these areas are discussed in the MOP but to date, rehabilitation work has
centred on areas disturbed during construction. The first area to be rehabilitated permanently under the MOP
is the South Tailings Dam on completion of reprocessing, repair of the dam wall and completion of refilling with
fresh tailings. This will not occur for several years. The MOP does however cover the establishment of a
rehabilitation trial over an area on the North Tailings Dam. This trial is to extend over a period of up to 6 years
or until such time as the North Tailings Dam is reprocessed and the trial area removed.
As described in Section 8.7 commencement of the trial was delayed due to the EPA withdrawing its approval to
use MWOO throughout NSW for a period of 12 months. Heron has therefore secured another source of material
suitable for the rehabilitation trials but will continue to liaise with the EPA in relation to the future use of MWOO.
8.1 Buildings
Construction of the buildings associated with the processing plant are all complete. The initial buildings
including the office complex and contractors’ compounds are prefabricated demountable style which were
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The permanent and more substantial structures are metal framed colorbond walled buildings which are used to
house the processing infrastructure, concentrator, grinding, warehouse, crusher, workshops, laboratory and
stores. The processing area contains concrete structures and metal tanks the majority of which were fabricated
on site using modular components delivered by semitrailer.
The Paste Plant was also competed during the reporting period. This is essentially a concrete batching plant
consisting of mixing tanks and storage vessels within a metal framed building. This site also includes a stores
area, bulk goods and workshop facility to service the underground mine.
8.2 Rehabilitation of Disturbed Land

A primary commitment in the MOP is the rehabilitation of the tailings dams once retreatment has been
completed. The rehabilitation plans to involve use of the compost (MWOO) generated from Veolia’s mechanical
biological treatment (MBT) facility. Veolia completed the commissioning of the MBT during the previous
reporting period and the MWOO produced has been used in potting trials to determine the optimum blend for
germination and survivability of a range of native plant species. The use of MWOO on site has been delayed by
the EPA withdrawing approval of use within NSW for the next 12 months.
The preferred rehabilitation method will involve placing alternating layers of MWOO sourced from the MBT,
rock material sourced from on-site, and a final growing media layer over the surface area of the retreated tailings
dams. This is the preferred option as detailed in the approved MOP for the Woodlawn Site. A series of trials
planned on TDN for the 2018/19 reporting period were delayed because of the inability to use MWOO. As
discussed in Section 8.7, alternative material has been sourced for the trial which will be used in the coming
reporting period. Heron is still committed to using MWOO and the use of alternative materials is simply to
ensure compliance with the MOP commitments.
8.3 Other Infrastructure

Engineering, Procurement and Construction was all completed during the reporting period. This included the
installation of the IsaMill, Ixom water treatment plant and flotation cells, the crushing plant, concentrate
handling area and tailings mining facilities were built. The box cut has been completed and the mine decline
was at 1.5km at the end of the 2018/2019 reporting period.
8.4 Further Development of the Final Rehabilitation Plan

The approved MOP puts forward a final rehabilitation plan which covers the key areas of Heron’s responsibility.
As tailings retreatment has only just commenced, no further development of the final rehabilitation plan is
possible at this time.
8.5 Agreed Post Rehabilitation Land Uses

The approved 2015 Mining Operations Plan sets out the rehabilitation objectives and methodologies to achieve
the nominated final land use. Given that there are two other occupiers within SML20 who both have long term
land use objectives, it is understood that any future land use will need to be compatible with these objectives.
The approved rehabilitation strategy as described in the 2015 MOP involves a mix of agricultural lands with the
land capability suitable for grazing and areas of native revegetation that are compatible with surrounding
vegetation systems.
The post rehabilitation land use does not exclude the reuse of infrastructure that may benefit existing or future
site occupiers. The 71 ha of the Western Tablelands Dry Forest vegetation community which forms the
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8.6 Rehabilitation Liability

The Rehabilitation Bond currently approved for the Woodlawn Mine is $6.07 Million. The bond was assessed
and approved by NSW Trade and Investment Resources and Energy in July 2014 as part of the lease transfer.
Although work has occurred on site during this time, it has occurred within the existing disturbed footprint. This
has included work on the dolerite emplacement and haul road. As no new areas of site disturbance has occurred
during the reporting period there are no triggers to revise the bond value at this time.
8.7 Rehabilitation Trials and Research

Rehabilitation trials using the mixed waste organic output (MWOO) product from Veolia’s MBT Plant were
commenced during the previous reporting period. Phase 1 was a pot trial involving the use of MWOO at varying
proportions with soil sourced from on-site to determine the survivability of Lomandra longifolia. Phase 2 of the
project commenced in October 2018 and involved a germination trial, using seed harvested from on-site and
locations near to the mine site.
The results of these trials using MBT produced MWOO (compost) will be used in the future rehabilitation trials
on an area of the Northern Tailings Dam. This work was scheduled to commence in early 2019 however the use
of MWOO has been delayed by the EPA withdrawing approval of use within NSW for 12 months. An alternative
material has been sourced from Pulp Mill by-products which are alkaline and suitable for use in the trials. A
waste exemption has been issued by the EPA and approximately 10,000 tonnes will be delivered over the next
reporting period. The use of alkaline material to cover the tailings material was put forward as an option in the
MOP. This can be used as an adjunct to MWOO as organic material is still required for the surface growth media.
The trials will therefore proceed over the coming reporting period a summary of the results provided in the next
Annual Review.
There are other areas that require maintenance which may also be subject to compost applications when
MWOO becomes available again for use on site. These include the rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump and any
external disturbed areas around the new infrastructure site in Hickory’s Paddock. The results of this work will
be reported in subsequent Annual Reviews.
8.8 Exploration Rehabilitation Report

Heron lodged its Annual Report on SML20 in December 2018. This report was prepared has been accepted by
the Resources Regulator and meets the conditions of SML 20. Rehabilitation of exploration activities are
underground as soon as practicable following disturbance.

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9 COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Government authority and community consultation has formed an integral component of the EA studies for the
re-opening of the mine. Heron is committed to continue this consultation work with key government and
community stakeholders as described in Section 2.3.
9.1 Environmental Complaints

A community complaints register is being maintained that identifies actions required to resolve community
issues. The main phone line advertised in the white pages is the designated community complaints line and is
answered at all times during hours of operation. The complaints register records the following details:
 Complainant name and contact details.

 Nature of the complaint (noise, dust, traffic etc).
 Time and date of the complaint.
 Specifics of the complaint.
 Actions taken to resolve the complaint.
 Confirmation that the complaint has been resolved.
In the event that an issue is unresolved, the register includes details of the outstanding issues and any actions
that are required. It is recognised that some issues may not have a simple resolution and have resulted in
multiple complaints. These form part of the ongoing environmental improvement program for the operation.
One complaint was received during the 2018-19 reporting period. The complaint involved rubbish dumped on
Currawang Road that may have come from the construction contractors. The rubbish was removed by Heron
staff and the construction contractor reminded of its obligations not to litter.
The complaints register is published on Heron’s web page at the following link:
http://www.heronresources.com.au/woodlawn-community.php
The complaints received to date by Heron are summarised in the following table.
Table 9.1 – Complaint Summary

Period 6/2013 6/2014 6/2015 6/2016 6/2017 6/2018 6/2019
Complaints 0 0 0 4 0 1 1
Resolution n/a n/a n/a Yes n/a Yes Yes
9.2 Community Liaison

A Community Consultative Committee operates for the Woodlawn Mine which consists of an Independent Chair,
representative from Goulburn Mulwaree Council and four community members. Invited observers to the
meetings can include representatives from Veolia and other community organisations. The committee meets
up to four times per year.
During the reporting period, the committee met on 16 th January 2019 and the 17th April 2019. These were the
first meetings of the new committee which was re-elected early during the reporting period. The meetings
included a presentation on the project which provided an update on the construction program, commissioning
and operations during each quarter. The presentations and meeting minutes are published on Heron’s web
page at http://www.heronresources.com.au/woodlawn-community.php

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This committee acts as an interface between the residents of Tarago and surrounding communities and the
operations of the Bioreactor. This committee has been involved in all previous planning developments at the
site including the original Bioreactor Project and subsequent modifications and expansion projects. Some
members are also aware of the original mining operation on site and are therefore well aware of the
environmental and social issues relating to the site.
Community involvement during the reporting period included:
 Donations to the Southern Tablelands Athletics Club;

 Donations to Tarago School;
 The sponsorship of Tarago Men's Shed;
 The sponsorship of Tomato Tourney;
 Information booth at the Tarago Show; and
 Assistance with purchase and installation of Tarago Pre-schools’ new playground equipment
Meetings with the CCC will continue during the coming reporting period with the next two meetings scheduled
for the 17th July and 16th October 2019. These will include progress on the mining operations, monitoring
outcomes and local employment initiatives.

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10 INCIDENTS AND NON-COMPLIANCES

Internal inspections of the site and operating systems are undertaken on a weekly basis. There were no
reportable incidents during the reporting period. Operating systems were modified to include additional dust
management activities including the use of an additional water cart and strict enforcement of the vehicle speed
limits around the site.

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11 PROPOSED ACTIONS FOR THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD

11.1 Planned Activities for 2019-20 Reporting Period
The following activities are planned for the coming reporting period:
 Complete of the commissioning phase of the underground processing circuit and production ramp up.
 Obtain approval for the Waste Rock Management Plan, Past Management Plan and Extraction Plan.
 Commission the paste plant and complete the additional AMD testing of the material as requested by DPE.
 Commencement of the rehabilitation trials on Tailings Dam North. This will include the delivery of alkaline
material, surface preparation over the trial area, design of the trial and rehabilitation profile and
commencement of data collection.
 In consultation with Veolia, seek resolution from the EPA on the use of MWOO for rehabilitation purposes.
 Commence subsidence monitoring as described in the Extraction Plan.
 Re-sow all disturbed areas with another cover crop.
 If weather conditions improve, follow up with a permanent pasture sowing.
 Complete repair of erosion controls around the ROM pad embankment.
 Following approval from the EPA, commence the blending of MWOO to topdress poor growth areas of the
Rehabilitated Waste Rock Emplacement.
 Continuation of the mine dewatering program including monitoring and reporting requirements specified
by the EPA.
 Continue watering of the visual tree screen along Collector Road until weather conditions improve and
establish additional understory species within the screen.
 Continuation of management initiatives associated with the Rehabilitation Offset Area, including initial
planting with seedlings grown on site.
Due to the prevailing drought conditions, additional rehabilitation work around the site including improvement
planting within the offset area has been delayed and may not be included in the next reporting period. This will
be evaluated over the next 12 months and may be brought forward depending on weather conditions.
11.2 Stakeholder Consultation

Stakeholder consultation will be ongoing and will include additional briefings with government agencies and the
Community Consultative Committee. At least three CCC meetings are planned for the coming reporting period
and may include site inspections of the construction activities.

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12 APPENDICES
Appendix A - Plans
Appendix B - Rehabilitation Tables
Appendix C - Project Approval
Appendix D – Environment Protection Licence

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0 100 200 300 400 500m SML20 Woodlawn - Underground Mine Plan
736000E
735500E
735000E
76
3
77
6 776
7
77
76 CU
Light Vehicle
770
9
77
RR
0
Access Road AW
AN
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769
76 AR
AG
765
0
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78
RO
AD
76
76
766
762
0
778 775 77
5 Temporary sediment
776 pond during
770
2
77
777
76
4 construction only
VEOLIA
2
78
778
SITE
3
9
766
76
77
765
775
769
76
779
74
7
7
3
77 0
76
764
8
77
Office and
8
77
768
77
4 Change
7 6 9 House 5
76
Area
776
775
777
774
77
2
77
6
77
0
5
77
76
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77
9
8
76
8
4
1
76
78 76
6
767768
76
9
7
77
78 76
0 6 7
76
77
9 Sewage
Plant
770
771
Treatment
76
771
8
769
Plant
5
770 Collection
780
76
781
775
773
Dam
5
76
oad 771
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770
es
Acc
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Veh
2
772
771
76
ht
4
78
Lig Process
766
771
77
WORKSHOPS
1
Water
772 Dam
2
77
1
4
77
783
78
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P EL 77 Existing
PI Pond
D
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AB
771
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76
77
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76
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76
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8
778
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769
LI
779
0
0
PE
79
77
772
PI
780
771
780
770
0
77
77
781
766
788
1
79
780
ROM PAD
0
77
782
9
788 77
WATER MANAGEMENT
0
79
778
770
785
Clean water diversion channel

782
780
ES
777
IN
Site water flow
L
PE
784
792
PI
790
7
78
790
Site drains
795
UN
AD
RO
RO
770
G
9 788
0
Natural drainage
79
VE
788
788
O
UL
4
77
AB
76
HA
800
790 Rock protection
5
79 4
77
792 0
Planned dam
79
763
Existing dam
5
78
794
0
78
To M
in e En
79
6 Tailings
try
Storage Facility
5
803
77
(TSF4) August 2019

79
9
Grid: GDA MGA Zone 55

0 50 100 200 metres PLAN 4
Woodlawn Processing Plant - General Arrangement
Scale 1:3000 at A3
DP126600
173
735 000 E
732 500 E
1
DP754919
87 DP754919
820 96 DP754919
810 16
785
DP754919
790
"Woodlawn
79
0 800
12
Farm" DP750033
179
DP754919
68 790
0
79
780
790 DP754919 DP754919
790 17 90
785
78
0 785
DP754919
Evaporation 35
LGA
Dam 2
(ED2) 1
Evaporation
Dam 1
780
(ED1)
EE 7
79
Lot 2
LGA
0
0
77
WAR
Lot 1 Mine Office
780
0
79
Ventilation DP1179305 & Car Park

ED 3 Veolia
800
2
780
N4 Shafts 1
770
760
Site Entry
5
6 117 500 N
79
North Office 6 117 500 N
760
MUL
770
770
750
N2
G
80
740
0
ED3 South
770
N3 N1 3
RAN
Stormwater
800
DP754919 DP827588
760
13 790 21
RN -
790
6
MH
8 4 69
PA L E
Paste
Plant De-watering Processing
ED3 South- 790 Bore Plant
LBU
South Lagoon 5
775
5 780
Co
81
0
79
MINE VOID
770
0 ROM
790
llec
Veolia Bioreactor
GOU
770
8
800
Pad
20
80
Box Cut &
tor
800
0
Mine Entry
765
83
810
Lot 3
0
780
820
78
79 00 0
830
H
0
8 81
0
78
au
0
0
50 84 0 0
83
83
8
Tailings 77
lR
-
0
75
Storage Facility
0
0
oa
84
Tar
760
Lot 4
d
(TSF4)
SML 2 8 Waste 70
a
0
50
0
0
86
79
7
Water
go
5
Rock
0
790
77
WASTE DP827588
78
790 78
ROCK R E H A B I L I TAT E D Tanks
20
DAM
77
800
79
81
0 WASTE ROCK
0
0
790
Ro
830
860
80
DUMP
880
0 ad
0
0
86
81
850 DP754894
Water Transfers 870
84 259
20
0 860
1 Between ED1 and ED2
8
850
830 77
0 SML 2
0
83
2 From ED1 to Tarago Operations Processing Site
0
820
820 0
810
8100
83
810
Tailings Dam 80
80
0
3 From Old Plant Runoff Dam to
77
860
0
North (TDN)
78 0
765
850 84
79
Tarago Operations Processing Site
820
0
0
0
277
840 830
4 From Woodlawn Dam to
0
83
780
Tarago Operations Processing Site 770

3 DP114586
0
Tailings Dam
78
0
DP754919 79
13
835
840
5 Between tailings dams and ED1

780
74 West 82
0 79
0
6 From Waste Rock Dam to ED1 (TDW 81

0 790
0
80
0
7 From Veolia treated leachate / storm water 85
84
0 79 790
to ED2 / process plant 0 0
DP534616
1
4
8 Underground water to evaporation dams South
83
85 0
0
82
84
(TDS)
0
83
DP313945
770
810
0
0
830
2
80
79
830
SP
6 115 000 N
85040
0
820
8
86
Heron Resources infrastructure 7850 0
76
76
0
870
790
77
5
7 0
Tarago Operations
2785
8
87 80
EPL20821
770
0
0 775
760
83
86
DP754919 0 DP954149
Pt Lot 85
10 1
Veolia Environmental Services 75
0
5
0
765
790
78
82
79
800
840
EPL11436/20476 DP523960
830 1 "Pylara"
80
Infigen Woodlawn Wind Farm

0
EPL20436 DP754919
820
SML 20 (The Woodlawn Site) 23
735 000 E
732 500E
737 500 E
DP754919
DP754919
DP754919 29 DP357155
74 Cadastral boundary and DP/lot number 57 1
August 2019
0 500 1000 m
PLAN 5
Woodlawn Site EPL - Water Transfers
N
DP126600
732 500 E
735 000 E
1 173
DP754919
87 DP754919
820 96 DP754919
16
785 810
DP754919 79 790
800
"Woodlawn
0
12
Farm" MB3 Tarago Operations Project Approval Area
DP754919 (The Project Site).
68 790
MB13 115 NB1 Veolia Environmental Services
0
EPL11436/20476
79
MB14 790 780
MB20 MB12 NB8
DP754919 DP754919
NB2 790 17
NB7 90 Infigen Woodlawn Wind Farm
785
MB19
78 MB11 785
EPL20436
0
ED2SCT NB4 SPRING2 DP754919
NB3 ED2 35
FRC
MB10 Planned Heron Resources infrastructure
Evaporation MB2 NB6
Evaporation Dam 1 DP754919
(ED1) Cadastral boundary and DP/lot number
780
Dam 2 74
(ED2) ED1
79
Lot 2 NB5
Cr
0
0
77
Lot 1
isp
Mine Office
780
GMBH2
0
79
& Car Park
s
MW9 Ventilation DP1179305
Met
800
780
Shafts MB1 1
770
760
Site Entry
5
6 117 500 N 79
MW6R ED3-N4 Station WM201 6 117 500 N
760
Veolia
750
Office
80
N2 MW10S
LGF PCD
740
0 MW6 N3 N1
MB7 LGEEP
800
DP754919
MW8 DP827588
13 ED3 Sth WM203 760 69
WM202 P100 21
790 Stormwater
DG34 WM300
Paste WM4
WM5 MB6 Plant GMBH1 Processing
ED3B De-watering Bore Plant
P58 Pond 3 WM1
ED3 Sth- DG22
Co
81
780
Sth Lagoon 5
0
79 WM3 MB4
0 ROM
llec
MINE VOID
770
Box Cut & P59 H2
8
Pad
20
WM200
tor
Veolia Bioreactor
Mine Entry
790
765
83
810
Lot 3
80 810
0
780
0
GMBH4 MB8
78
820
79
0
77
800
830 Lot 3
H
0
GEB 78
83
au
0
0
MB16 0 P38 84 0
85
83
Tailings
lR
-
75
MB17 Storage Facility
0
0 84
oa
Tar
760
WASTE Lot 4 (TSF4)
SML 2
d
MB15 8 Waste 70
a
ROCK
0
0 50
0
86 Water
7
go
Rock SP3C
0
77
Cr
DAM DP827588
790 78
5
DP750033 R E H A B I L I TAT E D Tanks
78
20
790
ee
179 100 800
79
81
WRDAM WASTE ROCK
k
0
0
790
Ro
830
860
80
DUMP NTP2 July 2017
DG33
880
0 ad
0
0
86
81
850 DP754894
870
84 259
20
0 860
8
850
SML 2
830 77
0
0
83
Tailings Dam
0
MB5 820
820
0
810
8100
83
810
North (TDN) 80
80
0
77
860
0
78 0
765
850 84
79
ETP8
820
0
0
0
105
277
840 830 NTD
0
SP11B
83
780
Tailings Dam 770

3 DP114586
0
78
0
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SITES & SITE NUMBER DP754919 West
79
13
835
840
780
74
(TDW 0
0
82
79
Groundwater 81
0 790
0
80
Surface Water 0
85
84
Dust WTD 0
83
0
South 780
X1 780
DP534616
1
Dust - HVAS (High Volume Air Sampler) (TDS) X2 4
83
Y1
85 0
0
82
84
0
83
DP313945
770
810
0
0
830
Subsidence Monitoring 2
80
79
STD
0
830
85040 SP
6 115 000 N 6 115 000 N
0
Noise
820
8
86
80 0
76
75 76
0
Z1 F7 77STDRW
870
790
5
70
F1 MB21D
OWNERSHIP OF MONITORING SITES E3
2785
8
87 80
109 MB22S
770
0
0 775
760
83
86
Veolia Environmental Services EPL 11436 DP754919 0 DP954149
75 Pt Lot 85
10 1
0
5
0
765
790
78
82
79
Tarago Operations EPL 20821
800
840
DP523960
Shared EPL sites 830 1
80
0
Tarago Operations SML 20 monitoring sites "Pylara" HVAS site

820 DP754919
23
DG28
737 500 E
DP754919
735 000 E
732 500E
DP754919 29 DP357155
57 1
August 2019
0 500 1000 m
PLAN 6
Woodlawn Project
N Environmental Monitoring Sites
Alli
737 500 E
735 000 E
ano
732 500E
yon
yig
a E
NG
Cre RA
ek LAKE GEORGE D ING
CATCHMENT DIVI
AT WOLLONDILLY
G RE "Woodlawn
CATCHMENT
Farm"
Cr
LGA
isp
s
Evaporation Evaporation
Dam 2 Dam 1
(ED2) (ED1) Cr
LGA
ee
EE k
WAR
Veolia Ventilation Veolia

G
MBT Shafts
6 117 500 N Site Office Site Entry 6 117 500 N
RAN
MUL
Datum
GDA MGA Zone 55
PA L E
RN -
Evaporation Dam 3
South
MH
Paste
(ED3S) Plant Processing
MINE VOID Plant
LBU
Veolia
Bioreactor ROM
GOU
Co
Pad
llec
Box Cut &
Mine Entry
tor
H
-T
78 ha
au
Tailings
ara
lR
Storage Facility total
oa
go
TSF4
d
(TSF4)
SML 2 R E H A B I L I TAT E D Waste
0
Ro
WASTE Rock
W A S T E R O C K Water Tanks
ad
ROCK
DAM
DUMP

SML 2
Tarago Operations area (The Project Site) Tailings Dam 0
North
Veolia operational site (The Veolia Site) (TDN)
Proposed Heron Resources Infrastructure
Cri
Tailings Dam Magazine
sps
Main road, track West
(TDW
66kV Powerline
Tailings and Evaporation Dams Tailings Dam
Cree
South
Embankment, Dam (TDS)
k
Watercourse
6 115 000 N
Drainage channel
Building
Local Government Area "Pylara"

GRE
LAKE GEORGE
CATCHMENT
AT
Drainage catchment boundary

DIV
Infigen Woodlawn Wind Farm turbines WOLLONDILLY

IDI
VEGETATION AND REHABILITATION

CATCHMENT
NG
737 500 E
735 000 E
732 500E
Vegetation offset area

RAN
August 2018
E G
Map Proj: GDA MGA94

Airphoto Proj: Google Earth
0 500 1000 m
Plan 7
Woodlawn Project
N Disturbed Area and Vegetation Offset
Woodlawn Mine
Annual Review
Appendix 2 – Rehabilitation Tables
Rehabilitation Summary
Cumulative Area Affected (Hectares)
To Date Last Report Next Report
(estimated)
A: MINE LEASE AREA
A1 Mine Lease(s) Area 2,368 ha
B: DISTURBED AREAS
B1 Infrastructure Area 78 78 78
(other disturbed areas to be
rehabilitated at closure including
facilities, roads)
B2 Active Mining Area Nil Nil Nil
(excluding items B3-B5 below)
B3 Waste Emplacements Nil Nil Nil
(active/unshaped/in or out-of-pit)
B4 Tailings Emplacements 110 110 110
(active/unshaped/uncapped)
B5 Shaped Waste Emplacement Nil Nil Nil
(awaits final vegetation)
ALL DISTURBED AREAS 185 185 188
C: REHABILITATION PROGRESS
C1 Total Rehabilitated Area 92 92 92
(except for maintenance)
D: REHABILITATION ON SLOPES
D1 10 to 18 degrees Nil Nil Nil
D2 Greater than 18 degrees Nil Nil Nil
E: SURFACE OF REHABILITATED LAND

E1 Pasture and Grasses 15 Nil Nil
E2 Native Forest/ecosystems Nil Nil Nil
E3 Plantations and Crops Nil Nil Nil
E4 Other (include nonvegetative Nil Nil Nil
outcomes)

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Maintenance Activities on Rehabilitated Land

Area Treated (ha)
Report Period Next Period Comment/control
strategies/treatment detail
Additional erosion control works Nil 0.5
(drains re-contouring, rock
protection)
Re-covering (detail – further Nil 0.5
topsoil, subsoil sealing etc)
Soil Treatment (detail – fertiliser, Nil Nil
lime, gypsum etc)
Treatment/Management (detail – Nil Nil
grazing, cropping, slashing etc)
Re-seeding/Replanting (detail – 1.7 1 Vegetation screen species used.
species density, season etc) E. viminalis, E. Maniffera, E.
pauciflora, E. Rubida, E. Blakelyi,
E. dives, E. rossii, C. Littoralis, L
continental, L. juniperinum, C.
pallidus, S. linearifolum, B.
bulbosa.
Adversely affected by Weeds 3 2 Ongoing weed eradication
(detail – type and treatment) program over Hickory’s Paddock
Feral animal control (detail – Nil Nil
additional fencing, trapping,
baiting etc)

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Appendix 3 – Project Approval

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Project Approval
Section 75J of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979
As delegate for the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, I approve the project application referred to in
Schedule 1, subject to the Conditions in Schedules 2 to 6.
These conditions are required to:

 prevent, minimise, and/or offset adverse environmental impacts;
 set standards and performance measures for acceptable environmental performance;
 require regular monitoring and reporting; and
 provide for the ongoing environmental management of the project.
Chris Wilson
Executive Director
Development Assessment Systems and Approvals
Sydney 2013
SCHEDULE 1
Application Number: 07_0143
Proponent: TriAusMin Limited
Approval Authority: Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Land: See Appendix 1
Project: Woodlawn Mine Project
Blue type represents the April 2016 modification

Green type represents the July 2017 modification
NSW Government
Department of Planning and Infrastructure
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS 3
ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS 4
Terms of Approval 5
Limits on Approval 5
Structural Adequacy 5
Demolition 6
Protection of Public Infrastructure 6
Operation of Plant and Equipment 6
Staged Submission of Any Strategy, Plan or Program 6
Developer Contributions 6
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS 7
Tailings Dams 7
Underground Mining 7
Rehabilitation Objectives 8
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS 9
Water Resources 9
Noise 10
Blasting 11
Air Quality 12
Land Management 13
Transport 14
Heritage 15
Visual 15
Waste 15
Bushfire Management 15
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES 16
Notification of Landowners 16
Independent Review 16
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND AUDITING 17
Environmental Management 17
Reporting 18
Independent Environmental Audit 19
Access to Information 19
APPENDIX 1: SCHEDULE OF LAND 20
APPENDIX 2: PROJECT LAYOUT 21
APPENDIX 3: REVEGETATION AREAS 23
APPENDIX 4: REHABILITATION PLAN 24
APPENDIX 5: NOISE COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT 25
NSW Government 2
DEFINITIONS
AWT Alternative Waste Technology

Annual Review The review required by Condition 4 of Schedule 6
Approval This project approval
ARI Annual Recurrence Interval
BCA Building Code of Australia
CCC Community Consultative Committee
Conditions of this approval Conditions contained in Schedules 2 to 6 inclusive
Construction The demolition of buildings or works, carrying out of works and erection of buildings
covered by this approval
Council Goulburn Mulwaree Council
Day The period from 7am to 6pm on Monday to Saturday, and 8am to 6pm on Sundays
and Public Holidays
Department Department of Planning and Environment
DPI – Water Division of Water within the Department of Primary Industries
DRG Division of Resources and Geoscience within the Department of Planning and
Environment
DSC Dam Safety Committee
EA Environmental Assessment titled ‘Environmental Assessment: TriAusMin Woodlawn
Project’ dated April 2012 and associated response to submissions titled ‘Submissions
Report: TriAusMin Woodlawn Project’, dated September 2012, as amended by:
 modification application and supporting Environmental Assessment titled
‘Woodlawn Mine Environmental Assessment: Proposed Modification to Project
Approval 07_0143 for the Relocation of the Underground Mine Entry’ dated
January 2016 and associated response to submissions titled ‘Woodlawn Mine
Project Application 07_0143 MOD1 Response to Submissions’, dated March
2016; and
 modification application and supporting Environmental Assessment titled
‘Application to Amend PA 07_0143MOD1 - Woodlawn Mine’ dated 9 June 2017
EP&A Act Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
EP&A Regulation Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000
EPA Environment Protection Authority
EPL Environment Protection Licence issued under the POEO Act
Evening The period from 6pm to 10pm
Feasible Feasible relates to engineering considerations and what is practical to build or to
implement
Incident A set of circumstances that:
 causes or threatens to cause material harm to the environment; and/or
 breaches or exceeds the limits or performance measures/criteria in this approval
Land As defined in the EP&A Act, except for where the term is used in the noise and air
quality conditions in Schedules 5 and 6 of this approval where it is defined to mean
the whole of a lot, or contiguous lots, owned by the same landowner, in a current plan
registered at the Land Titles Office at the date of this approval
Material harm to the Actual or potential harm to the health or safety of human beings or to ecosystems that
environment is not trivial
Mining operations Includes the removal of waste rock and the extraction, processing, handling storage
and transportation of ore material from the WRP and WUP
Minister Minister for Planning, or delegate
Minor Small in quantity, size and degree given the relative context
Mitigation Activities associated with reducing the impacts of the project prior to or during those
impacts occurring
Night The period from 10pm to 7am on Monday to Saturday, and 10pm to 8am on Sundays
and Public Holidays
OEH Office of Environment and Heritage
POEO Act Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
Privately-owned land Land that is not owned by a public agency or a mining company (or its subsidiary)
Project The project described in the EA
Proponent TriAusMin Limited, or any other person or persons who rely on this approval to carry
out the development that is subject to this approval
Reasonable Reasonable relates to the application of judgement in arriving at a decision, taking into
account: mitigation benefits, cost of mitigation versus benefits provided, community
views and the nature and extent of potential improvements
Rehabilitation The treatment or management of land disturbed by the project for the purpose of
establishing a safe, stable and non-polluting environment
RMP Rehabilitation Management Plan
RMS Roads and Maritime Services
Secretary The Secretary of the Department, or nominee and/or delegate
Site The land within the project boundary defined in Appendix 1
NSW Government 3
Veolia Veolia Environmental Services Pty Ltd which operates the Woodlawn Waste Facility
(06_0239) and the Woodlawn Bioreactor and Crisps Creek Intermodal Facility
(10_0012)
WRP Woodlawn Reprocessing Project
WUP Woodlawn Underground Project
NSW Government 4
SCHEDULE 2
ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS
TERMS OF APPROVAL
1. The Proponent shall carry out the project generally in accordance with the:
(a) EA; and
(b) conditions of this approval.
2. If there is any inconsistency between the above documents, the most recent document shall prevail to the
extent of the inconsistency. However, the conditions of this approval shall prevail to the extent of any
inconsistency.
3. The Proponent shall comply with any reasonable requirement/s of the Secretary arising from the
Department’s assessment of:
(a) any strategies, plans, programs, reviews, audits, reports or correspondence that are submitted in
accordance with this approval; and
(b) the implementation of any actions or measures contained in these documents.
4. In addition to meeting the specific performance criteria established under this approval, the Proponent
shall implement all reasonable and feasible measures to prevent and/or minimise any material harm to the
environment that may result from the construction, operation or rehabilitation of the project.
LIMITS ON APPROVAL
Mining Operations
5. The Proponent may carry out mining operations on the site until 31 December 2034.
Note: Under this approval, the Proponent is required to rehabilitate the site and perform additional undertakings to the
satisfaction of both the Secretary and the Department of Resources and Energy. Consequently, this approval will
continue to apply in all other respects other than the right to conduct mining operations until the rehabilitation of the site
and these additional undertakings have been carried out satisfactorily.
Ore Extraction and Processing
6. The Proponent shall not:

(a) process more than 1.5 million tonnes of tailings and/or ore on the site in a calendar year; or
(b) transport more than 150,000 tonnes of concentrate from the site in a calendar year.
Transportation
7. The Proponent shall transport all concentrate from the site via Collector Road (east of the site), the
Tarago-Bungendore Road (north of Collector Road), Braidwood Road and the Hume Highway.
Hours of Operation
8. The Proponent shall comply with the operating hours in Table 1.
Table 1: Operating Hours

Activity Operating Hours
Construction and rehabilitation 7am to 7pm, 7 days per week
Mining, maintenance and processing operations 24 hours, 7 days per week
Transportation of ore concentrate from the site 7am to 10pm, 7 days per week
STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY
9. The Proponent shall ensure that all new buildings and structures, and any alterations or additions to
existing buildings and structures, are constructed in accordance with the relevant requirements of the BCA
and the DSC.
Notes:
 Under Part 4A of the EP&A Act, the Proponent is required to obtain construction and occupation certificates for the
proposed building works. Part 8 of the EP&A Regulation sets out the requirements for the certification of the project;
and
 Under the Dams Safety Act 1978, the Proponent will require a further approval for the project’s new tailings storage
facility (TSF4).
NSW Government 5
DEMOLITION
10. The Proponent shall ensure that all demolition work is carried out in accordance with Australian Standard
AS 2601-2001: The Demolition of Structures, or its latest version.
PROTECTION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
11. Unless the Proponent and the applicable authority agree otherwise, the Proponent shall:
(a) repair, or pay the full costs associated with repairing, any public infrastructure that is damaged by the
project; and
(b) relocate, or pay the full costs associated with relocating, any public infrastructure that needs to be
relocated as a result of the development.
OPERATION OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
12. The Proponent shall ensure that all the plant and equipment used at the site, or to transport materials from
the site, is:
(a) maintained in a proper and efficient condition; and
(b) operated in a proper and efficient manner.
STAGED SUBMISSION OF ANY STRATEGY, PLAN OR PROGRAM
13. With the approval of the Secretary, the Proponent may:

(a) submit any strategy, plan or program required by this approval on a progressive basis; and
(b) combine any strategy, plan or program required by this approval with any similar strategy, plan or
program required for the project.
Notes:
 While any strategy, plan or program may be submitted on a progressive basis, the Proponent will need to ensure
that the operations on site are covered by suitable strategies, plans or programs at all times; and
 If the submission of any strategy, plan or program is to be staged, then the relevant strategy, plan or program must
clearly describe the specific stage to which the strategy, plan or program applies, the relationship of this stage to
any future stages, and the trigger for updating the strategy, plan or program.
DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS
14. Prior to the commencement of operations on the site, and during the operational life of the project, unless
otherwise agreed by the Secretary, the Proponent shall pay Council:
(a) a minimum annual road maintenance payment of $0.043 per kilometre per tonne for product
transported along Council maintained roads in accordance with Council’s Section 94 Development
Contributions Plan 2009 Amendment No. 2 (indexed to inflation); and
(b) a community enhancement payment of $1.26 million over the life of the project in accordance with
Council’s Section 94A Development Contributions Plan 2009 Amendment No. 2,
to the satisfaction of Council.
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SCHEDULE 3
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS
TAILINGS DAMS
Performance Measures
1. The Proponent shall ensure that the:

(a) design of all tailings dams on the site is in accordance with the requirements of the Dam Safety
Committee under the Dams Safety Act 1978;
(b) lining of the floor and walls of Tailings Storage Facility 4 achieves a permeability of no less than
1 x 10-9 m/s to a depth of at least 900 millimetres of clay (or equivalent) in accordance with the EPA’s
Environmental Guidelines for Solid Waste Landfills;
(c) material used to repair the facilities achieves a permeability of no less than 1 x 10-9 m/s to a depth of
at least 900 millimetres of clay (or equivalent) if the floor and walls of Tailings Dams North, South and
West require repairing;
(d) capping of the tailings dams is generally consistent with the site capping requirements contained in
the EPA’s Environmental Guidelines for Solid Waste Landfills, and achieves a final landform that is
safe, long term stable, and suitable for achieving the rehabilitation objectives in Table 2 below;
(e) tailings and evaporation dams are maintained with a minimum freeboard of 600 mm or a minimum
freeboard sufficient to accommodate a 1 in 100-year ARI, 72-hour rainfall event without overtopping at
all times, whichever is greater;
(f) the clean water diversion around Tailings Storage Facility 4 shall be designed, constructed and
maintained to prevent the flood waters (up to the probable maximum flood level) from entering the
facility;
(g) source of seepage from Tailings Dam South is indentified and repaired within 3 years of commencing
tailings reprocessing operations on the site; and
(h) existing seepage collection area is lined with a low permeability geotextile membrane within 1 year of
completing the repair work on Tailings Dams South,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Alternative permeability and thickness standards for the lining and capping of tailings dams may be
acceptable following completion of an appropriate risk assessment undertaken in accordance with the
Environmental Guidelines – Management of Tailings Storage Facilities (VIC DPI, 2004) - or equivalent,
with the written agreement of the Dam Safety Committee, EPA and the Secretary.
Tailings Rehabilitation Strategy
2. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Tailings Rehabilitation Strategy for the project to the
satisfaction of the Secretary. The strategy must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with DRG;
(b) be submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to commencement of construction on the site;
(c) confirm there would be sufficient capping material to rehabilitate the tailings and evaporation dams;
(d) confirm this material would be available in time for the progressive rehabilitation of the tailings and
evaporation dams;
(e) confirm that the physical characteristics of the capping material would be able to achieve the
rehabilitation objectives for the tailings dams and the evaporation dams;
(f) confirm the capping material would not result in any additional adverse environmental consequences;
(g) confirm that manner in which the compost from the Veolia AWT is proposed to be used on the site is
covered by a valid exemption issued by the EPA; and
(h) include contingency measures to be implemented if the organic material proves to be unsuitable,
including detailed plans of the location, nature and quantity of alternative rehabilitation material to be
sourced from the site.
UNDERGROUND MINING
Performance Measures
3. The Proponent shall ensure that:

(a) there is no measurable subsidence caused by underground mining beneath the Woodlawn Landfill,
tailings dams, and evaporations dams on the site;
(b) apart from the access decline, no underground mining is undertaken within 200 m of the perimeter of
the Woodlawn Landfill;
(c) remnant underground voids are long term stable to prevent subsidence; and
(d) material used to backfill underground voids is physically and chemically stable and non-polluting.
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Extraction Plan
4. The Proponent shall prepare and implement an Extraction Plan for all underground mining at the
Woodlawn Mine, to the satisfaction of the Secretary. Each Extraction Plan must:
(a) be prepared by suitably qualified and experienced persons whose appointment has been endorsed by
the Secretary;
(b) be approved by the Secretary before the Proponent carries out any underground mining (excluding
construction of the underground access decline) at the Woodlawn Mine that is covered by the
Extraction Plan;
(c) include detailed plans of existing and proposed underground workings and any associated surface
development;
(d) describe in detail the performance indicators and the actions that would be undertaken to ensure
compliance with the performance measures in Condition 3 above, and manage or remediate any
impacts and/or environmental consequences to meet the rehabilitation objectives in Condition 6
below; and
(e) include a Subsidence Monitoring Program to assist with the management of the risks associated with
subsidence, which validates the subsidence predictions, analyses the relationship between the
predicted and resulting subsidence effects, and informs contingency planning and the adaptive
management process in the underground workings.
The Proponent shall pay all reasonable costs incurred by the Department to engage suitably qualified,
experienced and independent experts to review the adequacy of any aspect of an Extraction Plan.
Notes: In accordance with Condition 13 of Schedule 2, the preparation and implementation of Extraction Plans may be
staged, with each plan covering a defined area of underground workings. In addition, these plans are only required to
contain management plans that are relevant to the specific underground workings that are being carried out.
Paste Fill
5. The Proponent shall commission a suitably qualified expert, whose appointment has been endorsed by the
Secretary to:
(a) carry out trials and testing to clarify the physical and leaching characteristics of the paste fill;
(b) prepare a program for the ongoing testing of the paste fill to ensure it meets the performance
measures in Condition 3 above; and
(c) prepare a report on the findings of trials and testing, and submit the report to the Secretary for
approval prior to the commencement of underground mining operations on the site (excluding
construction of the underground access decline).
REHABILITATION OBJECTIVES
6. The Proponent shall rehabilitate the site to the satisfaction of the Secretary. This rehabilitation must be
generally consistent with the proposed rehabilitation plan described in the EA (and reproduced in Appendix
4), and comply with the rehabilitation objectives in Table 2.
Table 2: Rehabilitation Objectives

Feature Objectives
Mine site  Safe, stable and non-polluting with no final voids on the surface
(as a whole)  Integrated with the rehabilitation of the Woodlawn Landfill
 Revegetated with plant species characteristic of Western Tablelands Dry
Forest vegetation community
Underground  No measurable subsidence effects on the Woodlawn Landfill, evaporation dams
workings and tailings dams on the site
Surface  To be decommissioned and removed, unless otherwise agreed with the
infrastructure Secretary
Waste rock  Any seepage from the waste rock dumps to be contained and treated on the
dumps site
Tailings dams  All tailings contained within low permeability structures with no seepage to
surrounding areas from tailings dams
 Final landform and vegetation cover to be stable, self sustaining, free draining
and consistent with surrounding rehabilitated areas
Evaporation  Final landform and vegetation cover to be stable, self sustaining, free draining
dams and consistent with surrounding rehabilitated areas
Rehabilitated  All rehabilitated slopes to be less than 10 degrees and free draining (except for
slopes the dam walls which are permitted to have a final slope of up to 18 degrees)
Drainage lines  Hydraulically and geomorphologically stable, with vegetation that is in the same
condition or better than that which existed prior to mining under this approval
Revegetation  Establish at least 71 hectares of the Western Tablelands Dry Forest vegetation
area community shown in Appendix 3.
Community  Minimise the adverse socio-economic effects associated with mine closure
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SCHEDULE 4
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS
WATER RESOURCES
Under the Water Act 1912 and/or the Water Management Act 2000, the Proponent is required to obtain all necessary water
licences for the project.
Water Supply
1. The Proponent shall ensure that it has sufficient water for all stages of the project, and if necessary, adjust
the scale of mining operations to match its available water supply, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Water Discharges
2. Except as may be expressly provided by an EPL, the Proponent shall comply with Section 120 of the
POEO Act during the carrying out of the project.
Existing Acid Drainage
3. Within 5 years of the date of this approval, the Proponent shall identify the passive system to treat
seepage from the existing Waste Rock Dump in consultation with DRG, and implement the preferred
system to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Water Management Plan
4. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Water Management Plan for the project to the satisfaction
of the Secretary. This plan must be prepared in consultation with EPA, DPI – Water, WaterNSW, Infigen
Energy and Veolia, by suitably qualified and experienced persons whose appointment has been approved
by the Secretary, and submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to the commencement of mining
operations under this approval. This plan must include:
(a) a Site Water Balance that includes details of:
 sources of water supply;
 water use on site, including any potable water use;
 water transfers to/from the site; and
 any off-site water discharges;
(b) a Surface Water Management Plan, which includes:
 baseline data on surface water flow and quality in natural waterbodies that could be affected by
the project;
 a detailed description of the surface water management system on the site, including the:
- clean water diversions;
- erosion and sediment controls;
- water storage structures; and
- tailings and evaporation dams;
(c) design objectives and performance criteria for the following:
- the surface water management system;
- tailings and evaporation dams; and
- waterbodies that could be affected by the project;
 a program to monitor:
- the effectiveness of the water management system;
- surface water flows, quality, and impacts on other water users;
- potential acid rock drainage from the waste rock dumps;
- potential seepage from tailings and evaporation dams; and
- post-closure water quality;
(d) a Groundwater Management Plan, which includes:
 baseline data of all groundwater levels, yield and quality of any privately-owned groundwater
bores that could be affected by the project;
 groundwater assessment criteria;
 definition of areas of existing groundwater contamination;
 a program to monitor:
- existing groundwater contamination indentified on the site;
- impacts on the groundwater supply of potentially affected landowners;
- the volume of groundwater inflow into the underground workings;
- regional groundwater levels and quality in potentially affected aquifers;
- potential groundwater quality impacts from paste fill operations;
- potential acid rock drainage;
- potential seepage from tailings and evaporation dams; and
- the effectiveness of the seepage collection, treatment and storage system associated with
the tailings dams, waste rock dumps, evaporation dams and all other water storages that
receive contaminated or salt-laden water;
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 reporting procedures for the results of the monitoring program;
(e) a Surface and Ground Water Response Plan that includes:
 trigger levels for investigating any potential adverse surface water and groundwater impacts of
the project, including but not limited to seepage of contaminated water from the tailings dams,
waste rock dumps, evaporation dams and the Woodlawn Landfill;
 a protocol for the investigation, notification and mitigation of existing groundwater contamination
on the site and any exceedances of the surface water and groundwater assessment criteria;
 measures to mitigate and/or compensate potentially affected landowners (including compensatory
water supply if required);
 the procedures that would be followed to determine any appropriate action to be taken to mitigate
or offset any surface or groundwater impacts caused by the project that constitute material harm
to the environment.
Note: The effectiveness of the Water Management Plan is to be reviewed and audited in accordance with the
requirements in Schedule 6. Following this review and audit the plan is to be revised to ensure it remains up to date
(see Condition 5 of Schedule 6).
Water Management Performance Measures
4A The Proponent shall comply with the performance measures in Table 3 to the satisfaction of the
Secretary.
Table 3: Water Management Performance Measures

Feature Performance Measure
Erosion and Sediment -  Design, install and maintain erosion and sediment controls generally in
General accordance with the series Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and
Construction – Volume 1 and Volume 2E Mines and Quarries
Paste Fill Plant  Design, install and maintain the paste fill plant to minimise potential for
uncontrolled flows of tailings, materials, chemicals or waters (including
but not limited to bunding of the tailings storage tanks) in accordance
with the relevant Australian Standards.
NOISE
Noise Criteria
5. The Proponent shall ensure that the noise generated by the project does not exceed the criteria in Table 4
at any residence on privately-owned land.
Table 4: Noise Criteria dB(A)

Receivers Day/Evening /Night Night
(LAeq(15-minute)) (LA1(max))
All residential receivers 35 45
Note: After the first review of any EPL granted for this project under Section 78 of the POEO Act, nothing in this
approval prevents the EPA from imposing stricter noise limits on the mining operations on site under the EPL.
Appendix 6 sets out the meteorological conditions under which these criteria apply, and the requirements
for evaluating compliance with these criteria.
However, these criteria do not apply if the Proponent has an agreement with the relevant owner(s) to
exceed the criteria, and the Proponent has advised the Department in writing of the terms of this
agreement.
Operating Conditions
6. The Proponent shall implement best management practice, including all reasonable and feasible noise
mitigation measures, to minimise the construction, operational, low frequency and road noise from the
project, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Noise Management Plan
7. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Noise Management Plan for the project to the satisfaction of
the Secretary. The plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with the EPA, and submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to
commencing construction on the site;
(b) describe the measures that would be implemented to minimise noise generated by the project,
including road noise at the St Andrews Anglican Church;
(c) include a monitoring program that:
 uses attended monitoring to evaluate the performance of the project;
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 includes a protocol for determining exceedances of the criteria identified in Table 3;
 evaluates and reports on the effectiveness of the noise management system on site; and
(d) describe how noise management and monitoring on the site would be integrated with the Woodlawn
Landfill.
BLASTING
Blasting Criteria
8. The Proponent shall ensure that blasting on the site does not cause exceedances of the criteria in Table 5.
Table 5: Blasting Criteria

Time of Blasting Airblast
Ground vibration Allowable
Location overpressure
(mm/s) exceedance
(dB(Lin Peak))
Residence Any time
120 10 0%
on privately-
owned land Day 115 5 5% of the total
Evening number of blasts
- 2 over a period of 12
months
Night, and all day
on Sundays and - 1 0%
public holidays
Note: All blasts are to be designed by a suitably qualified and experienced blasting engineer.
Blasting Hours
9. The Proponent shall comply with the blasting hours in Table 6.
Table 6: Blasting Hours

Activity Blasting Hours
Surface blasting 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays
Underground blasting Anytime
Blasting Frequency
10. In relation to above ground blasting, the Proponent may carry out a maximum of 1 blast per day, unless an
additional blast is required following a blast misfire.
This condition does not apply to blasts required to ensure the safety of the site or its workers, and to minor
additional blasts required during the construction of the box cut to access the underground workings.
Note: For the purpose of this condition, a blast refers to a single blast event, which may involve a number of individual
blasts fired in quick succession in a discrete area of the site.
11. During operation of the project, the Proponent shall implement best management practice to:
(a) protect the safety of people and livestock in the surrounding area;
(b) protect public or private infrastructure/property in the surrounding area from any damage; and
(c) minimise the dust and fume emissions from any blasting; and
Blast Management Plan
12. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Blast Management Plan for the project to the satisfaction of
the Secretary. This plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with the Veolia and Infigen Energy, and submitted to the Secretary for
approval prior to commencing blasting on the site;
(b) describe the process for incrementally developing and monitoring blasting design;
(c) describe the blast mitigation measures that would be implemented to ensure compliance with the
blasting criteria in Table 4; and
(d) include a blast monitoring program to evaluate the performance of the project.
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AIR QUALITY
Odour
13. The Proponent shall ensure that no offensive odours generated by the project are emitted from the site, as
defined under the POEO Act.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
14. The Proponent shall implement all reasonable and feasible measures to minimise the release of
greenhouse gas emissions from the site to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Air Quality Criteria
15. The Proponent shall ensure that all reasonable and feasible avoidance and mitigation measures are
employed so that particulate matter emissions generated by the project do not exceed the criteria listed in
Tables 7, 8 and 9 at any residence on privately-owned land.
Table 7: Long term impact assessment criteria for particulate matter

Pollutant Averaging Period d Criterion
Total suspended particulate (TSP) matter Annual a 90 µg/m3
Particulate matter < 10 µm (PM10) Annual a 30 µg/m3
Table 8: Short term impact assessment criterion for particulate matter

Pollutant Averaging Period d Criterion
Particulate matter < 10 µm (PM10) 24 hour a 50 µg/m3
Table 9: Long term impact assessment criteria for deposited dust

Maximum increase in Maximum total
Pollutant Averaging Period
deposited dust level deposited dust level
c Deposited dust Annual b 2 g/m2/month a 4 g/m2/month
However, the criteria listed in Tables 6, 7 and 8 do not apply if the Proponent has an agreement with the
relevant owner(s) to exceed the criteria, and the Proponent has advised the Department in writing of the
terms of this agreement.
Notes to Tables 6, 7 and 8:

 a Total impact (i.e. incremental increase in concentrations due to the project plus background concentrations due to
all other sources);
 b Incremental impact (i.e. incremental increase in concentrations due to the project on its own);
 c Deposited dust is to be assessed as insoluble solids as defined by Standards Australia, AS/NZS
3580.10.1:2003: Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Ambient Air - Determination of Particulate Matter -
Deposited Matter - Gravimetric Method; and
 d Excludes extraordinary events such as bushfires, prescribed burning, dust storms, fog, fire incidents or any other
activity agreed by the Secretary.
16. The Proponent shall:

(a) implement best practice air quality management on site, including all reasonable and feasible
measures to minimise the off-site odour, fume and dust emissions generated by the project; and
(b) minimise any visible air pollution generated by the project;
Air Quality Management Plan
17. The Proponent shall prepare and implement an Air Quality Management Plan for the project to the
satisfaction of the Secretary. This plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with the EPA, and be submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to
commencing construction on the site;
(b) describe the measures that would be implemented to ensure compliance with Conditions 13 to 16
above;
(c) include an air quality monitoring program that:
 uses a combination of high volumes samplers and dust deposition gauges to evaluate the
performance of the project; and
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 includes a protocol for determining exceedances of the relevant conditions of this approval; and
(d) describe the measures that would be implemented to minimise the release of greenhouse gas
emissions from the site.
Meteorological Monitoring
18. For the life of the project, the Proponent shall ensure that there is a suitable meteorological station
operating in the vicinity of the site that complies with the requirements in the Approved Methods for
Sampling of Air Pollutants in New South Wales guideline.
LAND MANAGEMENT
Waste Rock Management Plan
19. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Waste Rock Management Plan to the satisfaction of the
Secretary. The plan must:
(a) be developed in consultation with DRG, EPA and DPI – Water;
(b) be submitted for the approval of the Secretary prior to commencing underground mining operations;
(c) include a detailed description of the procedures to be implemented to monitor and manage potential
acid forming material, including:
 testing for potentially acid forming waste rock prior to it being brought to the surface;
 prioritising the relocation of potential acid forming material to suitable underground locations prior
to oxidation;
 using all reasonable and feasible measures to prevent waste rock emplaced underground from
further oxidising or causing impacts on groundwater;
 trigger levels for any material that has oxidised to the extent that it cannot be placed underground
without impacting groundwater quality, and procedures for adequate capping and sealing of such
material at the surface;
 effective isolation and/or neutralisation of potential acid forming material in waste rock dumps;
and
(d) reflect the groundwater and surface water monitoring programs to monitor potentially acid forming
waste rock and any leachate generated, including appropriately designed detection and response
systems for acid generation (covering monitoring methods, trigger levels and proposed management
and/or treatment actions).
Vegetation Management Plan
20. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Vegetation Management Plan for the project to the
satisfaction of the Secretary. This plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with OEH and submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to
commencing construction;
(b) describe how the additional 71 hectares of revegetation area (shown in Appendix 3) would be
integrated with the overall rehabilitation of the site;
(c) describe the short, medium, and long term measures that would be implemented to:
 manage the remnant vegetation and habitat on the site and in the revegetated area/s; and
 implement revegetation, including detailed performance and completion criteria;
(d) include a detailed description of the procedures to be implemented for:
 minimising the impacts on fauna on site, including pre-clearance surveys;
 enhancing the quality of existing vegetation and fauna habitat;
 restoring native vegetation and fauna habitat on the revegetated area through focusing on
assisted natural regeneration, targeted vegetation establishment and the introduction of fauna
habitat features, including establishing and maintaining bat habitat for the Eastern Bent-wing Bat
and Yellow-bellied Sheathtail-bat;
 establishing a revegetation planting density that is consistent with the rehabilitation objectives in
Table 2 of Schedule 3;
 maximising the salvage of resources within the approved disturbance area – including vegetative
and soil resources – for beneficial reuse in the rehabilitation of the site;
 collecting and propagating seed;
 bushfire management;
 controlling weeds, feral pests, erosion and access to the revegetation areas; and
(e) include a seasonally-based program to monitor and report on the effectiveness of these measures,
and progress against the detailed performance and completion criteria; and
(f) include details of who would be responsible for monitoring, reviewing and implementing the plan.
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Progressive Rehabilitation
21. The Proponent shall carry out rehabilitation of the site progressively, that is, as soon as reasonably
practicable after disturbance. All reasonable and feasible measures must be taken to minimise the total
area exposed for dust generation at any time. Interim rehabilitation strategies shall be employed when
areas prone to dust generation cannot be permanently rehabilitated until later in the project life.
Note: It is accepted that some parts of the site that are progressively rehabilitated may be subject to further disturbance
at some later stage of the project.
Rehabilitation Management Plan
22. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Rehabilitation Management Plan for the project to the
satisfaction of the Director- General. This plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with the DRG, EPA, DPI – Water, WaterNSW and Council;
(b) be submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to carrying out mining operations on the site;
(c) be prepared in accordance with any relevant DRG guideline;
(d) outline the procedures to be implemented to achieve the rehabilitation objectives in Condition 6 of
Schedule 3;
(e) outline the operational procedures (including testing, monitoring and performance criteria) used to
verify the ongoing suitability of the compost material to be used in rehabilitation;
(f) include detailed designs for the short term and long term rehabilitation of tailings and evaporation
dams, including surface water management and capping design which takes into account total
predicted settlement;
(g) include detailed performance and completion criteria for evaluating the performance of the
rehabilitation of the site;
(h) describe the measures that would be implemented to ensure compliance with the relevant conditions
of this approval, and address all aspects of rehabilitation including mine closure, final landform, and
final land use; and
(i) include a program to monitor, independently audit and report on the ongoing effectiveness of the
measures and progress towards the detailed performance and completion criteria.
TRANSPORT
Dangerous Goods
23. Transportation of all dangerous goods to or from the site shall be undertaken in strict accordance with
Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail.
Access Road and Intersection Construction
24. The Proponent shall construct the site access road for heavy vehicles, and associated intersection of this
access road, prior to commencing construction of other components of the project on the site. The
intersection shall be designed and constructed to the satisfaction of Council and in accordance with the
applicable AUSTROADS standards.
Monitoring of Concentrate Transport

(a) keep accurate records of the:
 amount of copper, lead and zinc concentrate transported from the site (on a monthly basis); and
 the date and time of loaded heavy vehicle movements from the site; and
(b) provide the Secretary with a summary of these heavy vehicle movements in the Annual Review.
Road Transport Protocol
26. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Road Transport Protocol for the project, to the satisfaction
of the Secretary. The protocol shall:
(a) be prepared in consultation with the RMS and Council;
(b) be submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to carrying out any development on the site;
(c) include a detailed Transport Code of Conduct that addresses:
 measures to ensure that heavy vehicles adhere to the designated haulage route in Condition 7 of
Schedule 2;
 staggering of heavy vehicle departures in consultation with Veolia to minimise impacts on the
road network;
 driver behaviour including adherence to speed limits, safe overtaking, and maintaining
appropriate distances between vehicles;
 contingency plans when the designated haulage route is disrupted; and
 procedures for ensuring compliance with and enforcement of the Code.
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HERITAGE
27. The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Heritage Management Plan for the project to the
satisfaction of the Secretary. The Plan must:
(a) be prepared in consultation with OEH and the Aboriginal stakeholders (in relation to the management
of Aboriginal heritage values);
(b) be submitted to the Secretary for approval prior to commencing construction on site;
(c) include consideration of the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cultural context and significance of the site;
(d) include programs/procedures and management measures for appropriate identification, management,
conservation and protection of both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage items identified on the site.
VISUAL

(a) establish a vegetation screen along the fence line next to Collector Road within 6 months of
commencement of construction;
(b) implement all reasonable and feasible measures to minimise the visual impacts of the project; and
(c) ensure that all external lighting associated with the project complies with Australian Standard AS4282
(INT) 1995 – Control of Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting,
WASTE

(a) minimise the waste generated by the project;
(b) ensure that the waste generated by the project is appropriately characterised, stored, handled and
disposed of in accordance with the Waste Classification Guidelines (EPA, 2009), or its latest version;
and
(c) manage on-site sewage treatment and disposal in accordance with the requirements of Council,
to the satisfaction of the Secretary
BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT

(a) ensure that the project is suitably equipped to respond to any fires on site; and
(b) assist the Rural Fire Service and emergency services as much as possible if there is a fire in the
surrounding area.
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SCHEDULE 5
ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES
NOTIFICATION OF LANDOWNERS
1. Within two weeks of obtaining monitoring results showing:

(a) an exceedence of any relevant noise criteria in Schedule 4, the Proponent shall notify affected
landowners and/ or tenants in writing of the exceedence, and provide regular monitoring results to
each of these affected parties until the project is again complying with the relevant criteria; and
(b) an exceedence of any relevant air quality criteria in Schedule 4, the Proponent shall send the affected
landowners and/ or tenants a copy of the NSW Health fact sheet entitled “Mine Dust and You” (as may
be updated from time to time).
INDEPENDENT REVIEW
2. If an owner of privately-owned land considers the project to be exceeding the relevant criteria in
Schedule 4, then he/she may ask the Secretary in writing for an independent review of the impacts of the
project on his/her land.
If the Secretary is satisfied that an independent review is warranted, then within two months of the
Secretary’s decision the Proponent shall:
(a) commission a suitably qualified, experienced and independent person, whose appointment has been
approved by the Secretary, to:
 consult with the landowner to determine his/ her concerns;
 conduct monitoring to determine whether the project is complying with the relevant criteria in
Schedule 4; and
 if the project is not complying with these criteria then identify measures that could be
implemented to ensure compliance with the relevant criteria.
(b) give the Secretary and landowner a copy of the independent review.
3. If the independent review determines that the project is complying with the relevant criteria in Schedule 4,
then the Proponent may discontinue the independent review with the approval of the Secretary.
4. If the independent review determines that the project is not complying with the relevant criteria in
Schedule 4, then the Proponent shall:
(a) implement all reasonable and feasible mitigation measures, in consultation with the landowner and
appointed independent person, and conduct further monitoring until the project complies with the
relevant criteria; or
(b) secure a written agreement with the landowner to allow exceedences of the relevant criteria,
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SCHEDULE 6
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND AUDITING
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Environmental Management Strategy
1. The Proponent shall prepare and implement an Environmental Management Strategy for the project to
the satisfaction of the Secretary. This strategy must:
(a) be submitted for approval to the Secretary within 12 months of this approval;
(b) provide the strategic framework for the environmental management of the project;
(c) identify the statutory approvals that apply to the project;
(d) describe the role, responsibility, authority and accountability of all key personnel involved in the
environmental management of the project;
(e) describe the procedures that would be implemented to:
 keep the local community and relevant agencies informed about the operation and
environmental performance of the project;
 receive, handle, respond to, and record complaints;
 resolve any disputes that may arise during the course of the project;
 respond to any non-compliance;
 respond to emergencies; and
(f) include:
 copies of any strategies, plans and programs approved under the conditions of this approval;
and
 a clear plan depicting all the monitoring required to be carried out under the conditions of this
approval.
Adaptive Management
2. The Proponent shall assess and manage project-related risks to ensure that there are no exceedances
of the criteria and/or performance measures in Schedules 3 and 4. Any exceedance of these criteria
and/or performance measures constitutes a breach of this approval and may be subject to penalty or
offence provisions under the EP&A Act or EP&A Regulation.
Where any exceedance of these criteria and/or performance measures has occurred, the Proponent
shall, at the earliest opportunity:
(a) take all reasonable and feasible measures to ensure that the exceedance ceases and does not
recur;
(b) consider all reasonable and feasible options for remediation (where relevant) and submit a report
to the Department describing those options and any preferred remediation measures or other
course of action; and
(c) implement remediation measures as directed by the Secretary,
Management Plan Requirements
3. The Proponent shall ensure that the management plans required under this approval are prepared in
accordance with any relevant guidelines, and include:
(a) a description of:
 the relevant statutory requirements (including any relevant approval, licence or lease
conditions);
 any relevant limits or performance measures/criteria;
 the specific performance indicators that are proposed to be used to judge the performance of,
or guide the implementation of, the project or any management measures;
(b) a description of the measures that would be implemented to comply with the relevant statutory
requirements, limits, or performance measures/criteria;
(c) a program to monitor and report on the:
 impacts and environmental performance of the project;
 effectiveness of any management measures (see b above);
(d) a contingency plan to manage any unpredicted impacts and their consequences and to ensure
that ongoing impacts reduce to levels below relevant impact assessment criteria as quickly as
possible;
(e) a protocol for managing and reporting any:
 incidents and complaints;
 non-compliances with statutory requirements and exceedances of the impact assessment
criteria and/or performance criteria; and
(f) a protocol for periodic review of the plan.
Note: The Secretary may waive some of these requirements if they are unnecessary for particular management
plans.
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Annual Review
4. By the end of December each year (or other such timing as agreed by the Secretary), the Proponent
shall review the environmental performance of the project to the satisfaction of the Secretary. This
review must:
(a) describe the development (including any rehabilitation) that was carried out in the past year, and
the development that is proposed to be carried out over the next year;
(b) include a comprehensive review of the monitoring results and complaints records of the project
over the past year, which includes a comparison of these results against the:
 the relevant statutory requirements, limits or performance measures/criteria;
 requirements of any plan or program required under this approval;
 the monitoring results of previous years; and
 the relevant predictions in the EA;
(c) identify any non-compliance over the past year, and describe what actions were (or are being)
taken to ensure compliance;
(d) identify any trends in the monitoring data over the life of the project;
(e) identify any discrepancies between the predicted and actual impacts of the project, and analyse
the potential cause of any significant discrepancies; and
(f) describe what measures will be implemented over the next year to improve the environmental
performance of the project.
Revision of Strategies, Plans and Programs
5. Within three months of:

(a) the submission of an annual review under Condition 4 above;
(b) the submission of an incident report under Condition 7 below;
(c) the submission of an audit under Condition 9 below; or
(d) any modification to the conditions of this approval (unless the conditions require otherwise),
the Proponent shall review, and if necessary revise, the strategies, plans, and programs required under
this approval to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
Note: This is to ensure the strategies, plans and programs are updated on a regular basis, and incorporate any
recommended measures to improve the environmental performance of the project.
Community Consultative Committee
6. The Proponent shall establish and operate a CCC for the project in general accordance with the
Guidelines for Establishing and Operating Community Consultative Committees for Mining Projects
(Department of Planning, 2007, or its latest version), and to the satisfaction of the Secretary. This CCC
must be operating prior to commencing construction of the project.
Notes:
 The CCC is an advisory committee. The Department and other relevant agencies are responsible for ensuring
that the Proponent complies with this approval; and
 In accordance with the guideline, the Committee should be comprised of an independent chair and appropriate
representation from the Proponent, Council, recognised environmental groups and the local community.
REPORTING
Incident Reporting
7. The Proponent shall notify the Secretary and any other relevant agencies of any incident associated
with the project as soon as practicable after the Proponent becomes aware of the incident. Within
seven days of the date of the incident, the Proponent shall provide the Secretary and any relevant
agencies with a detailed report on the incident.
Regular Reporting
8. The Proponent shall provide regular reporting on the environmental performance of the project on its
website, in accordance with the reporting arrangements in any approved plans of the conditions of this
approval.
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INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
9. Within one year of commencing construction of the project, and every three years thereafter, unless the
Secretary directs otherwise, the Proponent shall commission and pay the full cost of an Independent
Environmental Audit of the project. The audit must:
(a) be conducted by a suitably qualified, experienced and independent team of experts (including a
mine site rehabilitation and water quality expert) whose appointment has been endorsed by the
Secretary;
(b) include consultation with the relevant agencies;
(c) assess the environmental performance of the project and assess whether it is complying with the
requirements in this approval and any relevant EPL or Mining Lease (including any assessment,
plan or program required under these approvals);
(d) review the adequacy of strategies, plans or programs required under the abovementioned
approvals; and
(e) recommend appropriate measures or actions to improve the environmental performance of the
project, and/ or any assessment, plant or program required under the abovementioned approvals.
Note: This audit team must be led by a suitably qualified auditor and include experts in any fields specified by the
Secretary.
10. Within six weeks of the completion of this audit, or as otherwise agreed by the Secretary, the
Proponent shall submit a copy of the audit report to the Secretary, together with its response to any
recommendations contained in the audit report.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
11. Prior to the commencement of construction on the site, the Proponent shall:
(a) make copies of the following publicly available on its website:
 the documents referred to in Condition 1 of Schedule 2;
 all relevant statutory approvals for the project;
 all approved strategies, plans and programs required under the conditions of this approval;
 a comprehensive summary of the monitoring results of the project, reported in accordance
with the specifications in any approved plans or programs required under the conditions of this
or any other approval;
 a complaints register, which is to be updated on a monthly basis;
 minutes of CCC meetings;
 the annual reviews required under this approval;
 any independent environmental audit of the project, and the Proponent’s response to the
recommendations in any audit;
 any other matter required by the Secretary; and
(b) keep this information up-to-date,
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APPENDIX 1
SCHEDULE OF LAND
Mine Site (SML 20)

Lot DP
19 827588
21
20
70 754919
88
92
25
14
30
86
91
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APPENDIX 2
PROJECT LAYOUT
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APPENDIX 3
REVEGETATION AREAS
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APPENDIX 4
REHABILITATION PLAN
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APPENDIX 5
NOISE COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT
Applicable Meteorological Conditions
1. The noise criteria in Table 3 of the conditions are to apply under all meteorological conditions except
the following:
(a) during periods of rain or hail;
(b) average wind speed at microphone height exceeds 5 m/s;
(c) wind speeds greater than 3 m/s measured at 10 m above ground level; or
(d) temperature inversion conditions greater than 3°C/100 m.
Determination of Meteorological Conditions
2. Except for wind speed at microphone height, the data to be used for determining meteorological
conditions shall be that recorded by the meteorological station located on the site.
Compliance Monitoring
3. Unless otherwise agreed with the Secretary, monthly attended monitoring is to be used to evaluate
compliance with the relevant conditions of this approval.
4. Unless otherwise agreed with the Secretary, this monitoring is to be carried out in accordance with the
relevant requirements for reviewing performance set out in the NSW Industrial Noise Policy (as
amended from time to time), in particular the requirements relating to:
(a) monitoring locations for the collection of representative noise data;
(b) meteorological conditions during which collection of noise data is not appropriate;
(c) equipment used to collect noise data, and conformity with Australian Standards relevant to such
equipment; and
(d) modifications to noise data collected, including for the exclusion of extraneous noise and/or
penalties for modifying factors apart from adjustments for duration.
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Annual Review
Appendix 4 – Environmental Protection Licence

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Section 55 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
Environment Protection Licence

Licence - 20821
Licence Details
Number: 20821
Anniversary Date: 29-March
Licensee
TARAGO OPERATIONS PTY LTD
LEVEL 7, SUITE 702, 191 CLARENCE STREET
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Premises
WOODLAWN MINE PROJECT
507 COLLECTOR ROAD
TARAGO NSW 2580
Scheduled Activity
Concrete works
Contaminated groundwater treatment
Crushing, grinding or separating
Mineral processing
Mining for minerals
Fee Based Activity Scale

Concrete works > 50000 m3 annual production
capacity
Contaminated groundwater treatment Any annual handling capacity
Crushing, grinding or separating > 500000-2000000 T annual

processing capacity
Mineral processing > 500000-2000000 T annual
processing capacity
Mineral waste generation > 100 T annual volume of waste
generated or stored
Mining for minerals > 100000-500000 T annual
production capacity
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Licence version date: 18-Jan-2019

Licence - 20821
Region
South East - Queanbeyan
11 Farrer Place
QUEANBEYAN NSW 2620
Phone: (02) 6229 7002
Fax: (02) 6229 7006
PO Box 622
QUEANBEYAN NSW 2620


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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS LICENCE 5

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Dictionary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Responsibilities of licensee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Variation of licence conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Duration of licence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Licence review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Fees and annual return to be sent to the EPA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Transfer of licence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Public register and access to monitoring data ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
1 7
ADMINISTRATIVE CONDITIONS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A1 What the licence authorises and regulates ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

A2 Premises or plant to which this licence applies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
A3 Information supplied to the EPA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
2 8
DISCHARGES TO AIR AND WATER AND APPLICATIONS TO LAND ---------------------------------------------------------------
P1 Location of monitoring/discharge points and areas -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
3 9
LIMIT CONDITIONS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
L1 Pollution of waters --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

L2 Noise limits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
L3 Blasting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
L4 Hours of operation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
L5 Potentially offensive odour ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
L6 Other limit conditions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11
4 11
OPERATING CONDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
O1 Activities must be carried out in a competent manner ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
O2 Maintenance of plant and equipment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
O3 Dust --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
O4 Waste management ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12
5 12
MONITORING AND RECORDING CONDITIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M1 Monitoring records -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
M2 Requirement to monitor concentration of pollutants discharged --------------------------------------------------------- 13
M3 Testing methods - concentration limits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
M4 Recording of pollution complaints ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
M5 Telephone complaints line ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
6 16
REPORTING CONDITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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R1 Annual return documents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16
R2 Notification of environmental harm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17

R3 Written report --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
7 18
GENERAL CONDITIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G1 Copy of licence kept at the premises or plant --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
8 18
SPECIAL CONDITIONS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E1 Mine dewatering ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
DICTIONARY 19
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General Dictionary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19


Licence - 20821
Information about this licence
Dictionary
A definition of terms used in the licence can be found in the dictionary at the end of this licence.
Responsibilities of licensee
Separate to the requirements of this licence, general obligations of licensees are set out in the Protection of
the Environment Operations Act 1997 (“the Act”) and the Regulations made under the Act. These include
obligations to:
 ensure persons associated with you comply with this licence, as set out in section 64 of the Act;
 control the pollution of waters and the pollution of air (see for example sections 120 - 132 of the Act);
 report incidents causing or threatening material environmental harm to the environment, as set out in
Part 5.7 of the Act.
Variation of licence conditions

The licence holder can apply to vary the conditions of this licence. An application form for this purpose is
available from the EPA.
The EPA may also vary the conditions of the licence at any time by written notice without an application
being made.
Where a licence has been granted in relation to development which was assessed under the Environmental
Planning and Assessment Act 1979 in accordance with the procedures applying to integrated development,
the EPA may not impose conditions which are inconsistent with the development consent conditions until
the licence is first reviewed under Part 3.6 of the Act.
Duration of licence
This licence will remain in force until the licence is surrendered by the licence holder or until it is suspended
or revoked by the EPA or the Minister. A licence may only be surrendered with the written approval of the
EPA.
Licence review
The Act requires that the EPA review your licence at least every 5 years after the issue of the licence, as set
out in Part 3.6 and Schedule 5 of the Act. You will receive advance notice of the licence review.
Fees and annual return to be sent to the EPA

For each licence fee period you must pay:
 an administrative fee; and
 a load-based fee (if applicable).


Licence - 20821
The EPA publication “A Guide to Licensing” contains information about how to calculate your licence fees.
The licence requires that an Annual Return, comprising a Statement of Compliance and a summary of
any monitoring required by the licence (including the recording of complaints), be submitted to the EPA.
The Annual Return must be submitted within 60 days after the end of each reporting period. See condition
R1 regarding the Annual Return reporting requirements.
Usually the licence fee period is the same as the reporting period.
Transfer of licence
The licence holder can apply to transfer the licence to another person. An application form for this purpose
is available from the EPA.
Public register and access to monitoring data
Part 9.5 of the Act requires the EPA to keep a public register of details and decisions of the EPA in relation
to, for example:
 licence applications;
 licence conditions and variations;
 statements of compliance;
 load based licensing information; and
 load reduction agreements.
Under s320 of the Act application can be made to the EPA for access to monitoring data which has been
submitted to the EPA by licensees.
This licence is issued to:

TARAGO OPERATIONS PTY LTD
LEVEL 7, SUITE 702, 191 CLARENCE STREET
SYDNEY NSW 2000
subject to the conditions which follow.


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1 Administrative Conditions
A1 What the licence authorises and regulates
A1.1 This licence authorises the carrying out of the scheduled development work listed below at the premises
listed in A2:
Infrastructure and facilities to support mining including construction of buildings and ancillary equipment..
A1.2 This licence authorises the carrying out of the scheduled activities listed below at the premises specified
in A2. The activities are listed according to their scheduled activity classification, fee-based activity
classification and the scale of the operation.
Unless otherwise further restricted by a condition of this licence, the scale at which the activity is carried
out must not exceed the maximum scale specified in this condition.
Scheduled Activity Fee Based Activity Scale

Concrete works Concrete works > 50000 m3 annual
production capacity
Contaminated groundwater Contaminated groundwater treatment Any annual handling
treatment capacity
Crushing, grinding or Crushing, grinding or separating > 500000 - 2000000 T
separating annual processing
capacity
Mineral processing Mineral processing > 500000 - 2000000 T
annual processing
capacity
Mineral processing Mineral waste generation > 100 T annual volume
of waste generated or
stored
Mining for minerals Mining for minerals > 100000 - 500000 T
annual production
capacity
A2 Premises or plant to which this licence applies

A2.1 The licence applies to the following premises:
Premises Details
WOODLAWN MINE PROJECT
507 COLLECTOR ROAD
TARAGO
NSW 2580


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THE PREMISES IS DEFINED IN THE MAP "ATTACHMENT 1 WOODLAWN

SITE EPL - MONITORING SITES" SUBMITTED BY THE LICENSEE TO THE
EPA ON 17 MARCH 2017. DRAWN BY DEAN OLIVER 17-03-2017, DRAWING
NO. TOP - G - 001.
A3 Information supplied to the EPA

A3.1 Works and activities must be carried out in accordance with the proposal contained in the licence
application, except as expressly provided by a condition of this licence.
In this condition the reference to "the licence application" includes a reference to:
a) the applications for any licences (including former pollution control approvals) which this licence
replaces under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1998;
and
b) the licence information form provided by the licensee to the EPA to assist the EPA in connection with
the issuing of this licence.
2 Discharges to Air and Water and Applications to

Land
P1 Location of monitoring/discharge points and areas
P1.1 The following points referred to in the table below are identified in this licence for the purposes of
monitoring and/or the setting of limits for the emission of pollutants to the air from the point.
Air
EPA identi- Type of Monitoring Type of Discharge Location Description
fication no. Point Point
1 Dust monitoring Dust Monitoring DG28 - located at Pylara
farm
2 Dust monitoring Dust Monitoring DG22 - eastern side of the
EPL 11436 Bioreactor void
4 Dust monitoring Dust Monitoring DG33 - (EPL 20476 dust
deposition monitoring point 7)
5 Meteorological Meteorological station located at the EPL
11436 premises.
25 Dust monitoring Dust Monitoring DG34 - western side of the
EPL 11436 Bioreactor void
26 Dust monitoring High Volume Air Sampler HVAS1 - Pylara
Farm
P1.2 The following utilisation areas referred to in the table below are identified in this licence for the purposes
of the monitoring and/or the setting of limits for any application of solids or liquids to the utilisation area.
P1.3 The following points referred to in the table are identified in this licence for the purposes of the monitoring
and/or the setting of limits for discharges of pollutants to water from the point.


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Water and land

EPA Identi- Type of Monitoring Point Type of Discharge Point Location Description
fication no.
6 Surface Water Monitoring Site 115 - Allianoyonyiga Creek
7 Surface Water Monitoring Site 105 - Crisps Creek
8 Surface Water Monitoring Site 100 - Woodlawn/Willeroo
Boundary South, below Waste
Rock Dam.
9 Surface Water Monitoring Site 109 - Pylara Boundary below
South Tailings Dam.
10 Surface Water Monitoring Site 300 - Processing Plant
Pollution Control Dam. Final dam
below the new processing facility.
11 Ground Water Monitoring MB4
12 Ground Water Monitoring MB5 - southern face of the
rehabilitated waste rock dump
13 Ground Water Monitoring MB6 - adjacent to mine entry
14 Ground Water Monitoring MB8 - adjacent to Collector Road
and downstream of proposed
processing plant site
15 Ground Water Monitoring MB12 - below ED2 dam wall
16 Ground Water Monitoring MB13 - western premises boundary
17 Ground Water Monitoring MB14 - background ground water
quality site
18 Ground Water Monitoring MB15 - measures seepage from
Rehabilitated Waste Rock Dump
19 Surface Water Monitoring Evaporation Dam 2 (ED2)
20 Surface Water Monitoring Tailings Storage Facility 4 (TSF4)
21 Ground Water Monitoring MB11 - below ED2 dam wall
24 Mine Water Monitoring At the discharge point into the
holding dam being used at the time
of monitoring
3 Limit Conditions
L1 Pollution of waters
L1.1 Except as may be expressly provided in any other condition of this licence, the licensee must comply with
section 120 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.


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L2 Noise limits
L2.1 Noise from the premises must not exceed an L Aeq,15 minute noise level of 35 dB(A) at any sensitive
receivers.
L2.2 For the purpose of Condition L2.1:
'Day' is defined as the period from 7am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 8am to 6pm Sunday and Public
Holidays;
'Evening' is defined as the period from 6pm to 10pm on any day; and
'Night' is defined as the period from 10pm to 7am Monday to Saturday and 10pm to 8am Sunday and
Public Holidays.
L2.3 The noise emission limits identified in Condition L2.1 apply under meteorological conditions of:
a) Wind speeds up to 3 m/s at 10m above ground level; or

b) temperature inversion conditions of up to 3 °C/100m and wind speeds up to 2 m/s at 10m above
ground level
L2.4 Determining Compliance
To determine compliance:
a) with the Leq(15 minute) noise limits in Condition L2.1, the noise measurement equipment must be
located:
i) approximately on the property boundary, where any dwelling is situated 30 metres or less from the
property boundary closest to the premises; or
ii) within 30 metres of a dwelling façade, but not closer than 3m, where any dwelling on the property is
situated more than 30 metres from the property boundary closest to the premises; or, where applicable
L3 Blasting
L3.1 The licensee must ensure that the airblast overpressure level from blasting at the project does not exceed
the criteria in the below table at any residence on privately owned land:
Location Time of Blasting Airblast overpressure Ground vibration Allowable

(dB(Lin Peak)) (mm/s) exceedence
Residence on any Any time 120 10 0%
privately-owned
land
Day 115 5 5% of the total
number of blasts
over a period of 12
months


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Evening - 2 5% of the total

number of blasts
over a period of 12
months
Night, and all day on - 1 0%
Sundays and public
holidays
L4 Hours of operation
L4.1 Construction activities at the premises must only be conducted between the times specified in the table
below:
Activity Operating Hours
Construction 7am to 7pm, 7 days per week.
Blasting (surface) 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, excluding public

holidays
Blasting (underground) Any time
L5 Potentially offensive odour

L5.1 No condition of this licence identifies a potentially offensive odour for the purposes of section 129 of the
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.
Note: Section 129 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, provides that the licensee must
not cause or permit the emission of any offensive odour from the premises but provides a defence if the
emission is identified in the relevant environment protection licence as a potentially offensive odour and
the odour was emitted in accordance with the conditions of a licence directed at minimising odour.
L6 Other limit conditions

Use and transfer of waters
L6.1 Only treated leachate, treated and untreated mine water, stormwater runoff, raw water from the
Woodlawn Dam and water from the Waste Rock Dam may be utilised on-site or discharged to the
premises defined in EPL 11436. The discharges and transfers permitted are those shown in Attachment 2
Woodlawn Site EPL Water Transfers, held by the EPA as DOC17/172868.
4 Operating Conditions
O1 Activities must be carried out in a competent manner


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O1.1 Licensed activities must be carried out in a competent manner.

This includes:
a) the processing, handling, movement and storage of materials and substances used to carry out the
activity; and
b) the treatment, storage, processing, reprocessing, transport and disposal of waste generated by the
activity.
O2 Maintenance of plant and equipment

O2.1 All plant and equipment installed at the premises or used in connection with the licensed activity:
a) must be maintained in a proper and efficient condition; and
b) must be operated in a proper and efficient manner.
O3 Dust
O3.1 All operations and activities occurring at the premises must be carried out in a manner that will minimise
the emission of dust from the premises.
O4 Waste management
O4.1 The liner for Tailings Storage Facility 4 must achieve a permeability of no less than 1x10 ⁻⁹metres per
second to a depth of at least 900mm of clay (or equivalent) in accordance with the EPA's Environmental
Guidelines - Solid Waste Landfills (2016).
5 Monitoring and Recording Conditions

M1 Monitoring records
M1.1 The results of any monitoring required to be conducted by this licence or a load calculation protocol must
be recorded and retained as set out in this condition.
M1.2 All records required to be kept by this licence must be:

a) in a legible form, or in a form that can readily be reduced to a legible form;
b) kept for at least 4 years after the monitoring or event to which they relate took place; and
c) produced in a legible form to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see them.
M1.3 The following records must be kept in respect of any samples required to be collected for the purposes of
this licence:
a) the date(s) on which the sample was taken;
b) the time(s) at which the sample was collected;
c) the point at which the sample was taken; and
d) the name of the person who collected the sample.


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M2 Requirement to monitor concentration of pollutants discharged

M2.1 For each monitoring/discharge point or utilisation area specified below (by a point number), the licensee
must monitor (by sampling and obtaining results by analysis) the concentration of each pollutant specified
in Column 1. The licensee must use the sampling method, units of measure, and sample at the
frequency, specified opposite in the other columns:
M2.2 Water and/ or Land Monitoring Requirements
POINT 6,7,8,9,10,19,20
Pollutant Units of measure Frequency Sampling Method
BOD milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample

Conductivity microsiemens per Quarterly Grab sample
centimetre
Dissolved Oxygen milligrams per litre Quarterly Probe
Nitrogen (ammonia) milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
pH pH Quarterly Grab sample
Potassium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Redox potential millivolts Quarterly Grab sample
Total dissolved milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
solids
Total organic carbon milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
POINT 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,21,22,23
Alkalinity (as calcium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample

carbonate)
Aluminium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Arsenic milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Barium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Benzene milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
Cadmium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Calcium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Chloride milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Chromium milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
(hexavalent)
Chromium (total) milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Cobalt milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Copper milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Ethyl benzene milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
Fluoride milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Lead milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Magnesium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample


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Manganese milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample

Mercury milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Nitrate milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Nitrite milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Nitrogen (ammonia) milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Organochlorine milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
pesticides
Organophosphate milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
pesticides
pH pH Quarterly Grab sample
Polycyclic aromatic milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
hydrocarbons
Potassium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Sodium milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Standing Water metres Quarterly In situ
Level
Sulfate milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Toluene milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
Total dissolved milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
solids
Total organic carbon milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
Total petroleum milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
hydrocarbons
Total Phenolics milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
Xylene milligrams per litre Yearly Grab sample
Zinc milligrams per litre Quarterly Grab sample
POINT 24
Alkalinity (as calcium milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample

carbonate)
Ammonia milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Arsenic micrograms per litre Monthly Grab sample
BOD milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Cadmium micrograms per litre Monthly Grab sample
Calcium milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Chloride milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Copper micrograms per litre Monthly Grab sample
Electrical microsiemens per Monthly Grab sample
conductivity centimetre
Iron milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Lead micrograms per litre Monthly Grab sample
Magnesium milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
pH pH Monthly Grab sample
Potassium milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Sodium milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Sulfate milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample


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Total dissolved milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample

solids
Total organic carbon milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Zinc milligrams per litre Monthly Grab sample
Note: Unless otherwise specified, groundwater metals are measured as total, while surface water metals are
measured as dissolved.
M3 Testing methods - concentration limits

M3.1 Subject to any express provision to the contrary in this licence, monitoring for the concentration of a
pollutant discharged to waters or applied to a utilisation area must be done in accordance with the
Approved Methods Publication unless another method has been approved by the EPA in writing before
any tests are conducted.
M4 Recording of pollution complaints

M4.1 The licensee must keep a legible record of all complaints made to the licensee or any employee or agent
of the licensee in relation to pollution arising from any activity to which this licence applies.
M4.2 The record must include details of the following:

a) the date and time of the complaint;
b) the method by which the complaint was made;
c) any personal details of the complainant which were provided by the complainant or, if no such details
were provided, a note to that effect;
d) the nature of the complaint;
e) the action taken by the licensee in relation to the complaint, including any follow-up contact with the
complainant; and
f) if no action was taken by the licensee, the reasons why no action was taken.
M4.3 The record of a complaint must be kept for at least 4 years after the complaint was made.
M4.4 The record must be produced to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see them.
M5 Telephone complaints line

M5.1 The licensee must operate during its operating hours a telephone complaints line for the purpose of
receiving any complaints from members of the public in relation to activities conducted at the premises or
by the vehicle or mobile plant, unless otherwise specified in the licence.
M5.2 The licensee must notify the public of the complaints line telephone number and the fact that it is a
complaints line so that the impacted community knows how to make a complaint.
M5.3 The preceding two conditions do not apply until 3 months after the date of the issue of this licence.


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6 Reporting Conditions
R1 Annual return documents
R1.1 The licensee must complete and supply to the EPA an Annual Return in the approved form comprising:
1. a Statement of Compliance,
2. a Monitoring and Complaints Summary,
3. a Statement of Compliance - Licence Conditions,
4. a Statement of Compliance - Load based Fee,
5. a Statement of Compliance - Requirement to Prepare Pollution Incident Response Management Plan,
6. a Statement of Compliance - Requirement to Publish Pollution Monitoring Data; and
7. a Statement of Compliance - Environmental Management Systems and Practices.
At the end of each reporting period, the EPA will provide to the licensee a copy of the form that must be
completed and returned to the EPA.
R1.2 An Annual Return must be prepared in respect of each reporting period, except as provided below.
Note: The term "reporting period" is defined in the dictionary at the end of this licence. Do not complete the
Annual Return until after the end of the reporting period.
R1.3 Where this licence is transferred from the licensee to a new licensee:
a) the transferring licensee must prepare an Annual Return for the period commencing on the first day of
the reporting period and ending on the date the application for the transfer of the licence to the new
licensee is granted; and
b) the new licensee must prepare an Annual Return for the period commencing on the date the
application for the transfer of the licence is granted and ending on the last day of the reporting period.
Note: An application to transfer a licence must be made in the approved form for this purpose.
R1.4 Where this licence is surrendered by the licensee or revoked by the EPA or Minister, the licensee must
prepare an Annual Return in respect of the period commencing on the first day of the reporting period and
ending on:
a) in relation to the surrender of a licence - the date when notice in writing of approval of the surrender is
given; or
b) in relation to the revocation of the licence - the date from which notice revoking the licence operates.
R1.5 The Annual Return for the reporting period must be supplied to the EPA via eConnect EPA or by
registered post not later than 60 days after the end of each reporting period or in the case of a
transferring licence not later than 60 days after the date the transfer was granted (the 'due date').
R1.6 The licensee must retain a copy of the Annual Return supplied to the EPA for a period of at least 4 years
after the Annual Return was due to be supplied to the EPA.
R1.7 Within the Annual Return, the Statements of Compliance must be certified and the Monitoring and

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Complaints Summary must be signed by:

a) the licence holder; or
b) by a person approved in writing by the EPA to sign on behalf of the licence holder.
R2 Notification of environmental harm

R2.1 Notifications must be made by telephoning the Environment Line service on 131 555.
Note: The licensee or its employees must notify all relevant authorities of incidents causing or threatening
material harm to the environment immediately after the person becomes aware of the incident in
accordance with the requirements of Part 5.7 of the Act.
R2.2 The licensee must provide written details of the notification to the EPA within 7 days of the date on which
the incident occurred.
R3 Written report
R3.1 Where an authorised officer of the EPA suspects on reasonable grounds that:
a) where this licence applies to premises, an event has occurred at the premises; or
b) where this licence applies to vehicles or mobile plant, an event has occurred in connection with the
carrying out of the activities authorised by this licence,
and the event has caused, is causing or is likely to cause material harm to the environment (whether the
harm occurs on or off premises to which the licence applies), the authorised officer may request a written
report of the event.
R3.2 The licensee must make all reasonable inquiries in relation to the event and supply the report to the EPA
within such time as may be specified in the request.
R3.3 The request may require a report which includes any or all of the following information:
a) the cause, time and duration of the event;
b) the type, volume and concentration of every pollutant discharged as a result of the event;
c) the name, address and business hours telephone number of employees or agents of the licensee, or a
specified class of them, who witnessed the event;
d) the name, address and business hours telephone number of every other person (of whom the licensee
is aware) who witnessed the event, unless the licensee has been unable to obtain that information after
making reasonable effort;
e) action taken by the licensee in relation to the event, including any follow-up contact with any
complainants;
f) details of any measure taken or proposed to be taken to prevent or mitigate against a recurrence of
such an event; and
g) any other relevant matters.
R3.4 The EPA may make a written request for further details in relation to any of the above matters if it is not
satisfied with the report provided by the licensee. The licensee must provide such further details to the
EPA within the time specified in the request.


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7 General Conditions
G1 Copy of licence kept at the premises or plant
G1.1 A copy of this licence must be kept at the premises to which the licence applies.
G1.2 The licence must be produced to any authorised officer of the EPA who asks to see it.
G1.3 The licence must be available for inspection by any employee or agent of the licensee working at the
premises.
8 Special Conditions
E1 Mine dewatering
E1.1 The licensee submitted a methodology for the removal, treatment and storage of underground mine water
to the EPA on 10 April 2017. The EPA provided written approval of the methodology in writing on the 9th
of May 2017.
E1.2 The licensee may carry out Stage 3 of dewatering of the underground mine workings in accordance with
the proposal contained in the document “Application Under Condition 8 E1.1 of EPL 20821 - Mine
Dewatering”, submitted to the EPA on 10 April 2017 (DOC17/221071).
E1.3 The licensee must submit a report to the EPA every six months regarding the monitoring required under
Condition M2, undertaken for Monitoring Point 24 (as defined in Condition P1.3). The first report will be
due 6 months following the commencement date of Stage 3 of the dewatering strategy.
E1.4 Any mine water obtained through any stage of the dewatering strategy must be contained in appropriately
lined cells within both ED1 and ED2. The lining of those cells must conform to the EPA's Environmental
Guidelines for Solid Waste Landfills (2016).


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Dictionary
General Dictionary
3DGM [in relation Means the three day geometric mean, which is calculated by multiplying the results of the analysis of
to a concentration three samples collected on consecutive days and then taking the cubed root of that amount. Where one
limit] or more of the samples is zero or below the detection limit for the analysis, then 1 or the detection limit
respectively should be used in place of those samples
Act Means the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
activity Means a scheduled or non-scheduled activity within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment
Operations Act 1997
actual load Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009
AM Together with a number, means an ambient air monitoring method of that number prescribed by the
Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.
AMG Australian Map Grid
anniversary date The anniversary date is the anniversary each year of the date of issue of the licence. In the case of a
licence continued in force by the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, the date of issue of
the licence is the first anniversary of the date of issue or last renewal of the licence following the
commencement of the Act.
annual return Is defined in R1.1
Approved Methods Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009
Publication
assessable Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009
pollutants
BOD Means biochemical oxygen demand
CEM Together with a number, means a continuous emission monitoring method of that number prescribed by
the Approved Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.
COD Means chemical oxygen demand
composite sample Unless otherwise specifically approved in writing by the EPA, a sample consisting of 24 individual samples
collected at hourly intervals and each having an equivalent volume.
cond. Means conductivity
environment Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
environment Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991
protection
legislation
EPA Means Environment Protection Authority of New South Wales.
fee-based activity Means the numbered short descriptions in Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations
classification (General) Regulation 2009.
general solid waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
(non-putrescible) 1997


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flow weighted Means a sample whose composites are sized in proportion to the flow at each composites time of
composite sample collection.
general solid waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environmen t Operations Act
(putrescible) 1997
grab sample Means a single sample taken at a point at a single time
hazardous waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997
licensee Means the licence holder describe d at the front of this licence
load calculation Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009
protocol
local authority Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
material harm Has the same meaning as in section 147 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
MBAS Means methylene blue active substances
Minister Means the Minister administering the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
mobile plant Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997
motor vehicle Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
O&G Means oil and grease
percentile [in Means that percentage [eg.50%] of the number of samples taken that must meet the concentration limit
relation to a specified in the licence for that pollutant over a specified period of time. In this licence, the specified period
concentration limit of time is the Reporting Period unless otherwise stated in this licence.
of a sample]
plant Includes all plant within the meaning of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 as well as
motor vehicles.
pollution of waters Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
[or water pollution]
premises Means the premises described in condition A2.1
public authority Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
regional office Means the relevant EPA office referred to in the Contacting the EPA document accompanying this licence
reporting period For the purposes of this licence, the reporting period means the period of 12 months after the issue of the
licence, and each subsequent period of 12 mo nths. In the case of a licence continued in force by the
Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, the date of issue of the licence is the first anniversary
of the date of issue or last renewal of the licence following the commencement of the Act.
restricted solid Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
waste 1997
scheduled activity Means an activity listed in Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
special waste Has the same meaning as in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act
1997
TM Together with a number, means a test method of that number prescribed by the Approved Methods for the
Sampling and Analysis of Air Pollutants in New South Wales.


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Means total suspended particles

TSP
Means total suspended solids
TSS
Means the elements antimony, arsenic, cadmium, lead or mercury or any compound containing one or
Type 1 substance more of those elements
Type 2 substance Means the elements beryllium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, nickel, selenium, tin or vanadium or any
compound containing one or more of those elements
utilisation area Means any area shown as a utilisation area on a map submitted with the application for this licence
waste Has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
waste type Means liquid, restricted solid waste, general solid waste (putrescible), general solid waste (non -
putrescible), special waste or hazardous waste
Mr Julian Thompson
Environment Protection Authority
(By Delegation)
Date of this edition: 29-March-2017
End Notes
2 Licence varied by notice 1551976 issued on 12-May-2017
3 Licence varied by notice 1563873 issued on 07-May-2018
4 Licence varied by notice 1572566 issued on 18-Jan-2019


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Phone: 02 9119 8111

Managing Director: Wayne Taylor

Signature of Representative of Authorisation Holder

Andrew Lawry Date 31 August 2019

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6.2.4 Dust Deposition Monitoring ............................................................................................................ 31

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6.12 Aboriginal and European Heritage............................................................................................. 86

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Table 1.1 - Project Approval Compliance Summary

Were all conditions of the relevant approvals complied with? Yes/No

Condition Description Compliance Status Comment Where addressed

1.2 Independent Audit

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 Environmental management procedures for the operation;

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An overview of the site is provided in Plate 2.1 below.

Plate 2.1 – Processing Site Overview

2.2 Mine Contacts

Table 2.1: Key Mine Personnel

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2.3 Consultation with Stakeholders

 Woodlawn Bioreactor (Veolia);

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Table 3.1 – Licences and Consent

Department of Industry - Mining Operations Plan 30 November 2021

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3.2 Future Approvals

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 Final construction and commissioning of the process plant.

4.1 Resource Utilisation

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Plate 4.2 – Additional Exploration Prospects in EL 7257

4.1.3 Reserve / Resource Status

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Plate 4.4 - Completed box cut and mine portal

4.2.2 Civil Construction

IsaMill Commissioning Ball Mill Shell Delivery

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4.3 Environmental Activities

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Plate 4.7 – Water Source Boundary Allocations

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Plate 4.8 – Tree planting and seeding on site

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Table 4.1 Production Summary (tonnes)

4.4.1 Development Schedule

4.4.3 Product Stockpiles

Plate 4.9 - Concentrate Storage Bunkers in Concentrate Handling Area

4.4.4 PAF and NAF Stockpiles

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4.5 Mineral Processing

4.6 Waste Management

 Recyclable or recoverable waste.

4.6.1 Recyclable or Recoverable Waste

4.6.2 Solid Waste