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F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan YILGARN OPERATIONS KOOLYANOBBING RANGE F DEPOSIT FLORA AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN 242-EN-PLN-0013 Revision Number Issue Date Prepared By Approved By GM Signature 00 2/04/2019 Mandy Flowers Tim Berryman 01 14/11/2019 Mandy Flowers Tim Berryman Issue Date: 14/11/2019 242-EN-PLN-0013_01 Page 1 of 52 Printed copies of this document are not controlled. Please ensure that this is the latest available version before use. F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan The page has been left blank intentionally Issue Date: 14/11/2019 242-EN-PLN-0013_01 Page 2 of 52 Printed copies of this document are not controlled. Please ensure that this is the latest available version before use. F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Context, Scope and Rationale .................................................................................................................... 6 Project Background ......................................................................................................................... 6 F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan ......................................................................... 6 Key Environmental Factors .............................................................................................................. 6 Requirements of the Condition ....................................................................................................... 8 Rationale and Approach in Meeting the Environmental Outcome ............................................... 11 2.5.1 Results of Baseline Surveys and Monitoring .................................................................... 11 2.5.2 Key Assumptions and Uncertainties ................................................................................. 13 2.5.3 Management Approach .................................................................................................... 13 Rationale for the Choice of Environmental Criteria ...................................................................... 14 2.6.1 Trigger Criteria .................................................................................................................. 14 2.6.2 Threshold Criteria ............................................................................................................. 15 3. Condition EMP Provisions ........................................................................................................................ 15 Environmental Criteria .................................................................................................................. 15 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1 Tetratheca erubescens ..................................................................................................... 16 3.2.2 Priority Species, Native Vegetation and Weeds ............................................................... 20 3.2.3 Dust Deposition ................................................................................................................ 23 3.2.4 Short-Term Ambient Dust ................................................................................................. 23 Implementation of Trigger Level Actions ...................................................................................... 25 Implementation of Threshold Contingency Actions ...................................................................... 25 General Management Controls ..................................................................................................... 28 Reporting Provisions ...................................................................................................................... 29 3.6.1 Reporting Frequency and Timing...................................................................................... 29 3.6.2 Reporting Format .............................................................................................................. 29 3.6.3 Reporting on Exceedance of Threshold Criteria ............................................................... 29 4. Adaptive Management and Review of the Condition EMP ..................................................................... 30 5. Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................................................................ 30 6. Independent Expert Consultation ............................................................................................................ 32 7. References ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Issue Date: 14/11/2019 242-EN-PLN-0013_01 Page 3 of 52 Printed copies of this document are not controlled. Please ensure that this is the latest available version before use. F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 - Yipl's Yilgarn Operations (Location Of F Deposit) ........................................................................... 7 Figure 3.1 – Location Of The Proposal And Monitoring Sites In Relation To The Distribution Of Tetratheca Erubescens. ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 Figure 3.2 – Location Of The Proposal And Monitoring Sites For Priority Species And Native Vegetation ... 21 Figure 3.3 - Location Of The Proposal And Dust Deposition Gauge Monitoring Sites .................................... 24 LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 – Environmental Criteria Used To Measure Environmental Outcomes ............................................ 5 Table 2.1 – Ministerial Statement 1054 Conditions 6.1 - 6.7 ............................................................................ 9 Table 3.1 – Environmental Criteria .................................................................................................................. 15 Table 3.2 –Number Of Monitored Tetratheca Erubscens Located In Monitoring Plots <20m, 20-50m And >50m From The Proposal Boundary ................................................................................................................ 19 Table 3.3 – Linear Mixed Model Design .......................................................................................................... 20 Table 3.4 – Number Of Individuals Of Priority Species In Each Monitoring Plot. Monitoring Will Occur Where Numbers Of A Species In A Plot Are >15. Refer To Figure 3.2 For Plot Locations. .......................................... 22 Table 3.5 – Monitoring To Measure The Environmental Outcome Against Trigger Criteria .......................... 26 Table 3.6 - Monitoring To Measure The Environmental Outcome Against The Threshold Criteria ............... 27 Table 3.7 – Environmental Aspects And Management Controls Applicable To Flora And Vegetation ........... 28 Table 5.1 – Summary Of Stakeholder Consultation ........................................................................................ 30 Table 6.1 – Summary Of Consultation With Independent Expert ................................................................... 33 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Baseline Weed Mapping ............................................................................................................ 36 Appendix 2 – Baseline Annual Tetratheca Erubescens Monitoring Results .................................................... 38 Appendix 3 – Baseline Monthly Flora And Dust Monitoring Results .............................................................. 43 Issue Date: 14/11/2019 242-EN-PLN-0013_01 Page 4 of 52 Printed copies of this document are not controlled. Please ensure that this is the latest available version before use. F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan 1. SUMMARY This Condition Environmental Management Plan (EMP) was prepared by Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty. Ltd (Cliffs) for Ministerial Statement 1054 (MS1054), in accordance with MS1054 Condition 6 for the Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit and approved in June 2017. Mineral Resources Limited (MRL) continues to implement the approved plan. The table below presents the environmental criteria to measure achievement of the conditioned environmental outcome that must be met through implementation of this EMP. Table 1.1 – Environmental Criteria Used to Measure Environmental Outcomes TITLE OF PROPOSAL Yilgarn Operations, Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit PROPONENT Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd MINISTERIAL 1054 STATEMENT NUMBER PURPOSE OF THIS This Condition EMP (F Deposit Flora and Vegetation Management Plan) is submitted to CONDITION EMP fulfil the requirements of condition 6 of the above Statement. EPA’S ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVE FOR THE KEY To maintain representation, diversity, viability and ecological function at the species, ENVIRONMENTAL population and community level. FACTOR/S CONDITION 1. No adverse effects on native flora and vegetation outside the Stage 1 and 2 development envelopes as shown in Figure 2 in Schedule 1 or within the Stage 2 ENVIRONMENTAL development envelope until the requirements of condition 9 of Ministerial OUTCOME OR Statement 1054 have been met. PROPOSED 2. No adverse effects on greater
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