~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Licence Environmental Protection Act 1986, Part V
Licensee: DER2015/001858 Licence: L8358/2009/2
Registered office: 159 Stirling Highway NEDLANDS WA 6009
ACN: 135 597 634
Premises address: Bronzewing Gold Project 106 Mt McClure Road LAKE DARLOT WA 6438 Being tenements M36/146, M36/200, M36/263, M36/295 and E36/604, as depicted in Schedule 1.
Issue date: Thursday, 9 October 2014
Commencement date: Sunday, 19 October 2014
Expiry date: Friday, 18 October 2024
Prescribed premises category Schedule 1 of the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987
Category production or design Approved Premises Category Category description capacity production or design number capacity 5 Processing or beneficiation of 50,000 tonnes 50,000 tonnes metallic or non-metallic ore or more per year per annual period 6 Mine dewatering 50,000 tonnes 50,000 tonnes or more per year per annual period 12 Screening, etc. of material 50,000 tonnes 50,000 tonnes or more per year per annual period 52 Electric power generation 10 MW or more in aggregate 10 MW in aggregate (using a fuel other than natural gas) 3 3 73 Bulk storage of chemicals 1,000 m in aggregate 1,000 m in aggregate 85 Sewage facility More than 20 but less than 100 m3 per day 100 m3 per day 89 Putrescible landfill site More than 20 but less than 300 tonnes 5,000 tonnes per year per annual period
Conditions This Licence is subject to the conditions set out in the attached pages.
Tim Gentle Manager Licensing - Industry Regulation (Resource Industries) Officer delegated under section 20 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986
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Contents
Licence 1 Contents 2 Introduction 2 Licence conditions 5 1 General 5 2 Monitoring 7 3 Improvements 8 4 Information 9 Schedule 1: Maps 11 Schedule 2: Reporting & notification forms 14
Introduction
This Introduction is not part of the Licence conditions.
DER's industry licensing role The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) is a government department for the state of Western Australia in the portfolio of the Minister for Environment. DE R's purpose is to advise on and implement strategies for a healthy environment for the benefit of all current and future Western Australians.
DER has responsibilities under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (the Act) for the licensing of prescribed premises. Through this process DER regulates to prevent, control and abate pollution and environmental harm to conserve and protect the environment. DER also monitors and audits compliance with works approvals and licence conditions, takes enforcement action as appropriate and develops and implements licensing and industry regulation policy.
Licence requirements This Licence is issued under Part V of the Act. Conditions contained within the Licence relate to the prevention, reduction or control of emissions and discharges to the environment and to the monitoring and reporting of them.
Where other statutory instruments impose obligations on the Premises/Licensee the intention is not to replicate them in the licence conditions. You should therefore ensure that you are aware of all your statutory obligations under the Act and any other statutory instrument. Legislation can be accessed through the St.ate Law Publisher website using the following link: http://www. sip.wa .gov. au/legislation/statutes. nsf/default. htm I
For your Premises relevant statutory instruments include but are not limited to obligations under the:
• Environmental Protection (Unauthorised Discharges) Regulations 2004 - these Regulations make it an offence to discharge certain materials such as contaminated stormwater into the environment other than in the circumstances set out in the Regulations. • Environmental Protection (Controlled Waste) Regulations 2004 - these Regulations place obligations on you if you produce, accept, transport or dispose of controlled waste. • Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 - these Regulations require noise emissions from the Premises to comply with the assigned noise levels set out in the Regulations.
You must comply with your licence. Non-compliance with your licence is an offence and strict penalties exist for those who do not comply.
Licence holders are also reminded of the requirements of section 53 of the Act which places restrictions on making certain changes to prescribed premises unless the changes are in accordance with a works approval, licence, closure notice or environmental protection notice.
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 2 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI0672 v2.9 ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Licence fees If you have a licence that is issued for more than one year, you are required to pay an annual licence fee prior to the anniversary date of issue of your licence. Non-payment of annual licence fees will result in your licence ceasing to have effect meaning that it will no longer be valid and you will need to apply for a new licence for your Premises.
Ministerial conditions If your Premises has been assessed under Part IV of the Act you may have had conditions imposed by the Minister for Environment. You are required to comply with any conditions imposed by the Minister.
Premises description and Licence summary The premises is a former-gold mining and processing venture located near Leinster on the Yandal greenstone belt, approximately 400 km north of Kalgoorlie. During active operations the project consisted of a number of open cut and underground mining operations, with mined ore (predominantly from the Discovery, Central and Mt McClure deposits) processed through a carbon-in-leach (CIL) processing plant. The project was placed into care and maintenance in April 2013 by previous owner, Navigator (Bronzewing) Pty Ltd, due to low grades and high production costs; the processing plant has since been decommissioned, including the exhaustion of all stockpiles and removal of all reagents.
The project was acquired by Metaliko Resources in July 2014 (under the subsidiary MKO Mines Pty Ltd), who are attempting to identify new significant gold discoveries across the project tenements and within economic haulage distance of the established processing plant.
This Licence is the result of an amendment sought by the Licensee to update and ensure accuracy and adequacy of licence conditions in relation to current on-site activities. The licence will require further review and amending prior to the recommencement of any mining and/or processing activities.
The licences and works approvals issued for the Premises since 2001 are:
Instrument log Instrument Issued Description L6828/6 20/11/2001 Licence renewal. Issued to Normandy Yandal Operations Ltd. L6828/7 22/11/2002 Licence renewal. L6828/8 24/11/2003 Licence renewal. L6828/9 21/11/2004 Licence renewal. March 2004 - project placed into care and maintenance. July 2004 - project acquired by View Resources Pty Ltd. April 2007 - production recommenced. W4297/1993/1 08/02/2007 Works approval for the Discoverv in-Pit tailinqs storaqe facilitv. W4371/2007/1 18/10/2007 Works approval for staoed embankment raises of TSF1 . L6828/1993/10 21/12/2007 Licence renewal. February 2008 - project placed back into care and maintenance. October 2009 - project acquired by Navigator Resources Ltd. L8358/2009/1 15/10/2009 New licence issued following previous licence ceasing to have effect. Issued to Naviqator Resources. April 2010 - production recommenced. W4297/1993/1 08/02/2010 Works approval transferred from View Resources to Navigator Resources. W4297 /1993/1 12/02/2010 Works approval extended for 3 years. W4647/2010/1 04/03/2010 Works approval for mine dewaterino from Success Pit to Parmelia Pit. W4371/2007/1 04/03/2010 Works approval transferred from View Resources to Navigator Resources. L8358/2009/1 25/03/2010 Licence amendment to include new tenements relating to W4647 (mine dewaterinq from Success Pit to Parmelia Pit). W4371/2007/1 04/10/2010 Works approval extended for 12 months. W4748/20 10/1 04/11/2010 Works approval for relocation of the Villaqe Landfill. L8358/2009/1 6/01/2011 Licence amendment. April 2013 - project placed back into care and maintenance. July 2014 - project acquired bv Metaliko Resources Ltd . L8538/2009/2 16/10/2014 Licence renewal. Updated to the current licence format and conditions changed to reflect the non-operational status. Issued to Metaliko Resources.
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L8538/2009/2 16/06/2016 Licence amendment to update conditions to ensure accuracy and ade uac in relation to on-site activities.
Severance It is the intent of these Licence conditions that they shall operate so that, if a condition or a part of a condition is beyond the power of this Licence to impose, or is otherwise ultra vires or invalid, that condition or part of a condition shall be severed and the remainder of these conditions shall nevertheless be valid to the extent that they are within the power of this Licence to impose and are not otherwise ultra vires or invalid.
END OF INTRODUCTION
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1 General
1.1 Interpretation
1.1.1 In the Licence, definitions from the Environmental Protection Act 1986 apply unless the contrary intention appears.
1.1.2 For the purposes of this Licence, unless the contrary intention appears:
'Act' means the Environmental Protection Act 1986;
'annual period' means the inclusive period from 1 January until 31 December in that same year;
'ASINZS 5667.1' means the Australian Standard AS/NZS 5667.1 Water Quality- Sampling Guidance of the Design of sampling programs, sampling techniques and the preservation and handling of samples;
'ASINZS 5667.11' means the Australian Standard AS/NZS 5667.11 Water Quality- Sampling - Guidance on sampling of groundwaters;
'averaging period' means the time over which a limit is measured or a monitoring result is obtained;
'CEO' means Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment Regulation;
'CEO' for the purpose of correspondence means; Chief Executive Officer Department administering the Environmental Protection Act 1986 Locked Bag 33 CLOISTERS SQUARE WA 6850 Email: [email protected];
'CT1 criteria' and 'CT2 criteria' means the contaminate threshold (CT) values for a Class II and Class II landfill, respectively, as per Table 3 of the Landfill Definitions;
'freeboard' means the distance between the maximum water surface elevations and the top of retaining banks or structures at their lowest point;
'Inert Waste Type 1' has the same meaning given to that term in the Landfill Definitions and means a non-hazardous, non-biodegradable (half-life greater than 2 years) waste containing contaminant concentrations less than Class I landfill acceptance criteria but excluding paper and cardboard and materials that require treatment to render them inert (e.g. peat, acid sulfate soils);
'Landfill Definitions' means the document titled "Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996" published by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment as amended from time to time;
'Licence' means this Licence numbered L8358/2009/2 and issued under the Act;
'Licensee' means the person or organisation named as Licensee on page 1 of the Licence;
'mbgl' means metres below ground level;
'NATA' means the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia;
'NATA accredited' means in relation to the analysis of a sample that the laboratory is NATA accredited for the specified analysis at the time of the analysis;
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 5 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI 0672 v2.9 'Premises' means the area defined in the Premises Map in Schedule 1 and listed as the Premises address on page 1 of the Licence;
'Putrescible waste' has the same meaning given to that term in the Landfill Definitions and means the component of a waste stream likely to become putrid;
'quarterly' means the 4 inclusive periods from 1 January to 31 March; 1 April to 30 June; 1 July to 30 September; and 1 October to 31 December in that same year;
'Schedule 1' means Schedule 1 of this Licence unless otherwise stated;
'Schedule 2' means Schedule 2 of this Licence unless otherwise stated;
'six monthly' means the 2 inclusive periods from 1 January to 30 June and 1 July to 31 December in the same year;
'spot sample' means a discrete sample representative at the time and place at which the sample is taken;
'SWL' means standing water level;
'WAD CN' means Weak Acid Dissociable Cyanide; and
'µS/cm' means microsiemens per centimetre.
1.1.3 Any reference to an Australian or other standard in the Licence means the relevant parts of the standard in force from time to time during the term of this Licence.
1.1.4 Any reference to a guideline or code of practice in the Licence means the version of that guideline or code of practice in force from time to time, and shall include any amendments or replacements to that guideline or code of practice made during the term of this Licence.
1.2 Premises operation
1.2.1 The Licensee shall ensure the materials listed in Table 1.2.1 are only discharged into the corresponding infrastructure detailed in Table 1.2.1.
Table 1.2.1 : Containment infrastructure I nfrastru ctu re Material Infrastructure requirements Process water ponds Dewatering effluenU • Lined with a HOPE liner to achieve a bore water permeability of at least 1 x 10·9 m/s; • A minimum top of embankment freeboard of 500 mm is maintained. Bronzewing Treated sewage • Lined with clay to achieve a permeability of accommodation village at least 1 x 10-9 m/s; wastewater treatment • A minimum top of embankment freeboard ponds of 500 mm is maintained.
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1.2.2 The Licensee shall only dispose waste on the Premises if: • (a) it is of a type listed in Table 1.2.2; (b) the quantity is below any quantity limit listed in Table 1.2.2; (c) it meets any specification listed in Table 1.2.2; and (d) it originates only from activities on the Premises.
Table 1.2.2: Authorised waste types and processing Waste type Quantity limit Specification tonnes/year Inert Waste Type 1, 1,500 • Industrial, non-recyclable waste only, including used tyres (combined total) maintenance, construction and demolition wastes such as building materials, non-recyclable packaging, etc.; • Solid waste only; • Contaminants must comply with CT1 criteria; • Shall only be disposed by burial within the Mill Landfill area, as depicted on the Waste Disposal map in Schedule 1; and • Used tvres shall not be burnt. • None specified Putrescible waste • General refuse and light industrial rubbish only; • Solid waste only; • Contaminants must comply with CT2 criteria; • Shall on ly be disposed by burial within the Village Landfill area, as depicted on the Waste Disposal map in Schedule 1; • No waste shall be burnt; and • Deposited waste shall be covered with clean fill or soil on at least a monthly basis.
2 Monitoring
2.1 General monitoring
2.1.1 The licensee shall ensure that: ( a) all water samples are collected and preserved in accordance with AS/NZS 5667. 1; (b) all groundwater sampling is conducted in accordance with AS/NZS 5667.11; and (c) all laboratory samples are submitted to and tested by a laboratory with current NATA accreditation for the parameters being measured unless indicated otherwise in the relevant table.
2.1.2 The Licensee shall ensure that six-monthly monitoring is undertaken at least 45 days apart.
2.1.3 The Licensee shall ensure that all monitoring equipment used on the Premises to comply with the conditions of this Licence is calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
2.1.4 The Licensee shall, where the requirements for calibration cannot be practicably met, or a discrepancy exists in the interpretation of the requirements, bring these issues to the attention of the CEO accompanied with a report comprising details of any modifications to the methods.
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 7 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI06 72 v2.9 ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation 2.2 Ambient environmental quality monitoring
2.2.1 The Licensee shall undertake the monitoring in Table 2.2.1 according to the specifications in that table and record and investigate results that do not meet any limit specified.
Table 2.2.1: Monitoring of ambient groundwater quality Monitoring Parameter Limit Units Averaging Frequency point reference period and location GQ1 -GQ5 1 Standing water leveI~·0 - mbgl Spot Six-monthly 2 GQ6-GQ7 Field pH"·' ~6.0 (lower) - sample 3 GQ8-GQ11 :58.5 (upper) 4 GQ12 Electrical conductivity:,,, - µS/cm Total dissolved solids :57,000 mg/L Metals: aluminium, antimony, As :50.5 mg/L arsenic, barium, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium (total), cobalt, copper, iron (total), lead, manganese, mercury (total), molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silver, uranium, vanadium, zinc Free cyanide, weak WADCN dissociable cyanide, total :50.5 cyanide Note 1: TSF1 monitoring bore reference: CB1A, MB03B, MB04B, MB058, MB0?B; Note 2: Laterite pit monitoring bore reference: LB2, LB4; Note 3: Discovery in-pit TSF monitoring bore reference: CB02A, CB038, D850, D856; Note 4: Central pit monitoring bore reference: MB08B; Note 5: In-field non-NATA accredited analysis permitted. Note 6: SWL to be determined prior to the collection of other samples. Note 7: Referenced to 25°C.
3 Improvements
3.1 Improvement program
3.1.1 The Licensee shall complete the improvements in Table 3.1.1 by the date of completion in Table 3.1.1.
3.1.2 The Licensee, for improvements not specifically requiring a written submission, shall write to the CEO stating whether and how the Licensee is compliant with the improvement within one week of the completion date specified in Table 3.1.1.
Table 3.1.1 : Improvement program Improvement Improvement Date of reference completion IR1 The Licensee shall prepare and implement a plan for the 1 September 2016 effective, long term management of seepage from TSF1 . The plan shall include a review of the locations of monitoring bores around TSF1 to ensure they are located in the correct locations and are screened at an appropriate depth to detect seepage to groundwater.
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4.1 Records
4.1. 1 All information and records required by the Licence shall: (a) be legible; (b) if amended, be amended in such a way that the original and subsequent amendments remain legible or are capable of retrieval; (c) except for records listed in 4.1. 1 (d) be retained for at least 6 years from the date the records were made or until the expiry of the Licence or any subsequent licence; and (d) for those following records, be retained until the expiry of the Licence and any subsequent licence: (i) off-site environmental effects; or (ii) matters which affect the condition of the land or waters.
4.1.2 The Licensee shall complete an Annual Audit Compliance Report indicating the extent to which the Licensee has complied with the conditions of the Licence, and any previous licence issued under Part V of the Act for the Premises for the previous annual period.
4.1.3 The Licensee shall implement a complaints management system that as a minimum records the number and details of complaints received concerning the environmental impact of the activities undertaken at the Premises and any action taken in response to the complaint.
4.2 Reporting
4.2.1 The Licensee shall submit to the CEO an Annual Environmental Report by 28 February in each year. The report shall contain the information listed in Table 4.2.1 in the format or form specified in that table.
Table 4.2.1: Annual Environmental Report Con d 1t ,on or p arameter Format or f orm table - Summary of any failure or malfunction of any pollution control None specified equipment and any environmental incidents that have occurred durinq the annual period and any action taken - Amount of waste disposed at the Village Landfill and Waste Rock Dump durinq the annual period (tonnes) Table 2.2.1 Monitorinq of ambient groundwater quality Table 3.2.1 Summarv of manaqement actions taken 4.1.2 Compliance AACR 4.1.3 Complaints summarv None specified Note 1: Forms are in Schedule 2
4.2.2 The Licensee shall submit the information in Table 4.2.2 to the CEO according to the specifications in that table.
Table 4.2.2: Non-annual reporting requirements Condition Parameter Reporting Reporting date Format or form or table period (after end of the reporting period) - Copies of original monitoring Not Within 14 days of As received by the reports submitted to the Applicable the CEOs request Licensee from third Licensee bv third parties parties
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4.3.1 The Licensee shall ensure that the parameters listed in Table 4.3.1 are notified to the CEO in accordance with the notification requirements of the table.
Table 5.3.1: Notification requirements lammlllll Parameter llm.nDIIIII Breach of any limit specified Part A: As soon as practicable but no in the Licence later than 5pm of the next usual working da . Part B: As soon as racticable Proposal to recommence At least 3 months prior to the proposed None mining and/or dewatering recommencement date of operations specified o erations 2.1.4 Calibration re ort As soon as racticable Note 1: Notification requirements in the Licence shall not negate the requirement to comply with s72 of the Act. Note 2: Forms are in Schedule 2.
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The locations of the monitoring points defined in Table 3.3.1 are shown below.
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The locations of the landfills defined in Table 1.3.3 are shown below.
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Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 13 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI06 72 v2.9 ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Schedule 2: Reporting & notification forms
These forms are provided for the proponent to report monitoring and other data required by the Licence. They can be requested in an electronic format.
ANNUAL AUDIT COMPLIANCE REPORT PROFORMA
SECTION A LICENCE DETAILS Licence Number: Licence File Number:
Company Name: ABN:
Trading as:
Reporting period:
to
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH LICENCE CONDITIONS 1. Were all conditions of the Licence complied with within the reporting period? (please tick the appropriate box)
Yes D Please proceed to Section C
No D Please proceed to Section B
Each page must be initialled by the person(s) who signs Section C of this Annual Audit Compliance Report (AACR).
Initial:
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 14 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI0672 v2.9 ~ ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation SECTION B DETAILS OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH LICENCE CONDITION.
Please use a separa e paqe f or eac h L"1cence con dT1 10n t h at was not comp I"1e d Wit. h . a) Licence condition not complied with:
b) Date(s) when the non compliance occurred, if applicable:
c) Was this non compliance reported to DER?:
DYes D Reported to DER verbally 0 No Date
D Reported to DER in writing Date
d) Has DER taken, or finalised any action in relation to the non compliance?:
e) Summary of particulars of the non compliance, and what was the environmental impact:
f) If relevant, the precise location where the non compliance occurred (attach map or diagram):
g) Cause of non compliance:
h) Action taken, or that will be taken to mitigate any adverse effects of the non compliance:
i) Action taken or that will be taken to prevent recurrence of the non compliance:
Each page must be initialled by the person(s) who signs Section C of this MCR
Initial:
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SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION This Annual Audit Compliance Report (AACR) may only be signed by a person(s) with legal authority to sign it. The ways in which the AACR must be signed and certified, and the people who may sign the statement, are set out below.
Please tick the box next to the category that describes how this AACR is being signed. If you are uncertain about who is entitled to sign or which category to tick, please contact the licensing officer for your premises.
If the licence holder is The Annual Audit Compliance Report must be signed and certified:
□ by the individual licence holder, or
An individual □ by a person approved in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment Regulation to sign on the licensee's behalf.
A firm or other □ by the principal executive officer of the licensee; or unincorporated D by a person with authority to sign on the licensee's behalf who is approved in company writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment Regulation. D by affixing the common seal of the licensee in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001; or
□ by two directors of the licensee; or D by a director and a company secretary of the licensee, or A corporation D if the licensee is a proprietary company that has a sole director who is also the sole company secretary - by that director, or D by the principal executive officer of the licensee; or D by a person with authority to sign on the licensee's behalf who is approved in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment ReQulation.
D by the principal executive officer of the licensee; or A public authority D by a person with authority to sign on the licensee's behalf who is approved (other than a local in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Environment government) Regulation.
D by the chief executive officer of the licensee; or a local government D by affixing the seal of the local Qovernment.
It is an offence under section 112 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 for a person to give information on this form that to their knowledge is false or misleading in a material particular. There is a maximum penalty of $50,000 for an individual or body corporate.
INVe declare that the information in this annual audit compliance report is correct and not false or misleading in a material particular.
SIGNATURE: ______SIGNATURE: ______NAME: NAME: (printed) ______(printed) ______POSITION: ______POSITION: ______DATE: __ _;/_ _ ___cl______DATE: __ _;/__ ___cl______SEAL (if signing under sea
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 16 of 17 Licence: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: Thursday, 16 June 2016 File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_ TI0672 v2.9 ~ ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Licence: L7 404/1999/9 Licensee: MKO Mines Pty Ltd Form: N1 Date of breach:
Notification of detection of the breach of a limit.
These pages outline the information that the operator must provide. Units of measurement used in information supplied under Part A and B requirements shall be appropriate to the circumstances of the emission. Where appropriate, a comparison should be made of actual emissions and authorised emission limits.
Part A Licence Number Name of operator Location of Premises Time and date of the detection
Notification requirements for the breach of a limit Emission point reference/ source Parameter(s) Limit Measured value Date and time of monitoring Measures taken, or intended to be taken, to stop the emission
Part B Any more accurate information on the matters for notification under Part A.
Measures taken, or intended to be taken, to prevent a recurrence of the incident.
Measures taken, or intended to be taken, to rectify, limit or prevent any pollution of the environment which has been or may be caused by the emission.
The dates of any previous N1 notifications for the Premises in the preceding 24 months.
Name Position Signature on behalf of MKO Mines Ply Ltd Date
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Environmental Protection Act 1986, Part V
Licensee: MKO Mines Pty Ltd Licence: L8358/2009/2
Registered office: 159 Stirling Highway NEDLANDS WA 6009
ACN: 135 597 634
Premises address: Bronzewing Gold Project 106 Mt McClure Road LAKE DARLOT WA 6438 Being tenements M36/146, M36/200, M36/263, M36/295 and E36/604
Issue date: Thursday, 9 October 2014
Commencement date: Sunday, 19 October 2014
Expiry date: Tnursday, 17 July 2031
Decision
Based on the assessment detailed in this document the Oepartment of Environment Regulation (DER), h9s decided fo iss·ue an amended licence. DER considers that in reaching this decision, it has taken into account all relevant considerations and that the amended Licence and its conditions will ensure that an appropriate level of environmental protection is provided.
Decision Document prepared by: Daniel Hartnup Licensing Officer
Decision Document authofisea by: Tim Gentle Delegated Officer
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 1 of 10 Decision Document: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: TBC File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI0669 v2.7 ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Contents
Decision Document 1 Contents 2 1 Purpose of this Document 2 2 Administrative summary 2 3 Executive summary of proposal and assessment 3 4 Decision table 5 5 Advertisement and consultation table 8 6 Risk Assessment 9 Appendix A 10 Project summary 10
1 Purpose of this Document
This decision document explains how DER has assess!;ld and determined the application and provides a record of DER's decision-making process and how relevant factors have been taken into account. Stakeholders should note that this document is limited to DER's assessment and decision making under Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986. Other approvals may be required for the proposal, and it is the proponent's responsibility to ensure they have all relevant approvals for their Premises.
2 Administrative summary
Administrative details
Works Approval □ New Licence Application type □ Licence amendment [g] Works Approval amendment . .... - - ' ... □ ' \., Assessed design Category number(s) capacity 5: Processing of beneficiation 50,000 tpa of metallic or non-metallic ore Activities that cause the premises to become 6: Mine dewatering 50,000 tpa prescribed premises 12: Screening, etc. of material 50,000 tpa 52: Electric power generation 10 MW in aggregate 73: Bulk storage of chemicals 1,000 m3 85: Sewage facility 100 m3/d 89: Putrescible landfill 300 tpa Application verified Date: N/A Application fee paid Date: N/A
Works Approval has been complied with YesO No□ N/A[gj
Compliance Certificate received YesO No□ N/A[gj
Commercial-in-confidence claim Yes□ No[gj Commercial-in-confidence claim outcome N/A
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Is the proposal a Major Resource Project? Yes~ No□ Was the proposal referred to the Environmental Referral decision No: Managed under Part V Protection Authority (EPA) under Part IV of the Yes□ No~ □ Environmental Protection Act 1986? Assessed under Part IV D Ministerial statement No: Is the proposal subject to Ministerial No~ Conditions? Yes□ EPA Report No: Does the proposal involve a discharge of waste YesD No~ into a designated area (as defined in section 57 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986)? Department of Water consulted Yes □ No~
Is the Premises within an Environmental Protection Policy (EPP) Area Yes□ No~
Is the Premises subject to any EPP requirements? Yes□ No~
3 Executive summary of proposal and assessment
This assessment sets out DER's decision making in relation to an amendment to Licence L8358/2009/2, issued to MKO Mines Pty Ltd (MKO) for the Bronzewing Gold Project (the Project). The amendment relates to a licence update to ensure accuracy and adequacy of conaitions with respec;_t to the current non-operational period, and update to the current licence format.
The Project is a former gold mining and processing venture located in the North Eastern Goldfields, approx. 83 km north-east of Leinster and 400 km north of Kalgoorlie. It comprises the Bronzewing and 2 Mt McClure group of mines within a semi-contiguous landholding of approx. 1,000 km • Production commenced in 1994 at the Bronzewing Gold Mine. Since 2004 the Project has been beset by low grades and high production costs and ownership has changed nands several times, resulting in the mines and processing mill being placed into care and maintenance on 3 occasions. It was last operated by Navigator Resources (Navigator) during the period April 2010 - April 2013. A detailed summary of the Project history is included as Appendix A.
At pres~ntthe Project consists_of a number of abandoned open pits, waste rock landforms (WRLs) and tailings storage facfUties (TSFs)-- a number of which are located on tenements that have since been relinquished by MKO. The Bronzewing site comprises a carbon-in-leach processing mill, which has been decommissione·d and requfres ongoing maintenance to ensure the integrity of all structures; an integrated waste landform that was decommissioned in 2012 (TSF1) and requires rehabilitation; and an open pit that has been used for tailings disposal (Discovery in-pit TSF) that includes tailings remaining in situ since the processing of finaf ore stockpiles in April 2013. Ancilliary processing infrastructure at the site includes HOPE-lined process water dams, an 11 MW power plant, and several inert waste dumps. The Mt McClure site comprises abandoned open pits and historical WRLs that were expanded during _Navigator's operations, and several historical TSFs that were rehabilitated in the early 2000s. The Project also includes a 280 bed accommodation village, with a domestic wastewater treatment plant and landfill facility.
The part V licence for the site remains valid and was last amended in October 2014 following the acquisition by MKO, and to reflect the non-operational status of the Project. The use of all containment facilities and the ability to discharge Part 2 and Part 3 wastes was proscribed in the licence, including TSF1 and the Discovery in-pit TSF, and abandoned pits for the disposal of excess pit water. All existing categories were retained on the licence; however the specified throughputs were reduced for fee purposes.
Environmental Protection Act 1986 Page 3 of 10 Decision Document: L8358/2009/2 Amendment date: TBC File Number: DER2015/001858 IRLB_TI0669 v2.7 ~ Government of Western Australia ~ Department of Environment Regulation Following recent compliance inspections, further changes have been identified to more accurately and adequately reflect the current on-site activities, which primarily relate to the removal of tenements that have been relinquished by MKO, and the ongoing environmental monitoring program.
MKO has indicated it is attempting to identify new significant gold discoveries across the project tenements and plans to recommence mining and processing activities. MKO will be required to apply for an amendment prior to the recommencement of mining, processing and dewatering activities. This will allow a detailed environmental assessment to be conducted, particularly of existing containment infrastructures that will have potentially been inactive for over 5 years, and conditions re-established on the licence to provide certainty and a defence to potential offences. A notificiation condition has been included to prompt MKO to commence discussions at least 3 months prior to any proposed restart date.
Conditions and requirements relating to existing groundwater monitoring around the Bronzewing TSFs and seepage management have been retained in the licence, and DER expects in the interim MKO will continue to implement existing endorsed Navigator management plans. Additionally, the licence expiry has been extended to align with the earliest expiry of the relevant tenements (M36/146).
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4 Decision table
All applications are assessed in line with the Environmental Protection Act 1986, the Environmental Protection Regulations 1987 and DER's Operational Procedure on Assessing Emissions and Discharges from Prescribed Premises. Where other references have been used in making the decision they are detailed in the decision document.
Licence Condition Justification (including risk description & decision methodology where relevant) Reference section number documents General Old L 1.2.1 - L 1.2.1 from the previous licence has been removed as it is not valid, enforceable or risk conditions L 1.2.5 based. L 1.2.2 - L 1.2.5 from the previous licence have been removed as they are not enforceable, sufficiently clear or certain. Premises Old L1.3 .1 L 1.3.1 from the previous licence has been removed as all pipelines for containing operation environmentally hazardous materials (e.g. tailings, reagents, etc.) have been flushed and decommissioned following the cessation of operations in April 2013. Should operations recommence in the future, this condition will require revisiting. Old L 1.3.2, Table 1.3.1 - management of waste - from the previous licence has been superseded by L 1.3.4 new Tables 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 in the new licence for all waste types other than tailings and mine New L 1.2.1 dewater (these wastes are managed through containment infrastructure conditions, see below). Old L 1.3.3 TSF1, which was listed in the old Table 1.3.2 for containment infrastructure, has not been (new L 1.2.1) included in the new Table 1.2.1 as it was decommissioned in 2012 is no longer authorised for Old L 1.3.4 tailings disposal. The Discovery In-Pit TSF has also not been included in the new Table 1.2.1 New L1.2.3 for containment infrastructure, as this was decommissioned following the cessation of operations in April 2013 and is not authorised for tailings disposal whilst the Project remains in care and maintenance. Should operations recommence in the future, the TSF will need to be demonstrated to be fit for purpose, prior to being reauthorised through the licence for tailings deposition.
Permeability and freeboard requirements for the process water ponds and sewage treatment ponds have remained in the new licence, and supersede L 1.3.4 from the previous licence. The village and mill landfill requirements have been added to the new Table 1.2.3. The Lotus South inert landfill has not been added to the new Table 1.2.3 as it was only in use during the previous mining operation. Should operations recommence in the future, it will need to be demonstrated that there is an operational need for this landfill.
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Licence I Condition Justification (including risk description & decision methodology where relevant) Reference section number documents Old L1.3.5 L 1.3.5 from the previous licence has been removed as it is no longer required, given tailings pipelines, return water pipelines, and the TSFs have been decommissioned and are no longer in use. Old 1.3.6 L1.3.6 from the previous licence has been removed as it has been covered by other conditions of the new licence which proscribe emissions and discharges whilst the site is non operational. New L1.2.2 Table L 1.2.2 replaces the previous waste management requirements of Table 1.3.1 of the previous licence. The requirements are now risk based, and pertain to waste disposal during care and maintenance activities only. New L1.2.3 Table 1.2.3 specifies the waste types, authorised disposal location(s), and process limits. It is noted the village landfill is located on a tenement owned by Zinfandel Exploration, on which MKO has an agreement with. New L1 .2.4 Table L1.2.4 specifies the minimum cover requirements and supersedes Table L 1.3.1 of the previous licence. Emissions I No conditions The site is in care and maintenance, with all mining and processing infrastructure general decommissioned. As such, no emissions or discharges are expected and no conditions are required on the licence. Point source I No conditions Point source emissions to air are not authorised during care and maintenance activities. The emissions to power station at the processing mill, which comprises 8 diesel engine generators, air Point source I No conditions Point source emissions to surface water are not authorised during care and maintenance emissions to activities. There are no permanent rivers, creeks or wetlands in the vicinity of the Project. surface water Point source I No conditions Point source emissions to groundwater are not authorised during care and maintenance emissions to activities. There is no provision for point source emissions to groundwater at the Project. groundwater Emissions to I No conditions Emissions to land are not authorised during care and maintenance activities. There is no land provision for emissions to land at the Project. Fugitive I Old L2.6.1 - Fugitive emissions are not expected during care and maintenance activities. The mine site is emissions L2.6.2 located remotely with no nearby receptors; therefore dust and light overspill is not expected to impact on off-site receptors. Old L2.6.1 and L2.6.2 have not been included on the new licence as they are not risk based.
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Licence Condition Justification (including risk description & decision methodology where relevant) Reference section number documents Odour No conditions Odour is not expected during care and maintenance activities. The mine site is located remotely with no nearby receptors; therefore odour is not expected to impact on off-site receptors. Noise No conditions Noise is not expected during care and maintenance activities. The mine site is located remotely with no nearby receptors; therefore noise is not expected to impact on off-site receptors. --- Monitoring L3.1.1 - L3.1.4 Conditions have been applied to prescribe the minimum monitoring requirements. They relate general to the minimum requirements for sampling and analysis of samples, minimum timeframes for sampling frequency, and calibration requirements for instruments used by Licensees. Monitoring of No conditions Monitoring of inputs and outputs is not required during care and maintenance activities. inputs and outputs Process Old L3.7.1 Process monitoring is not required during care and maintenance activities. Old L3.7.1 has monitoring been removed as the disposal of tailings and dewatering water are not authorised during care and maintenance activities. Ambient Old L3.8.1 The previous licence included descriptive monitoring of ambient groundwater quality in the quality (new L3.2.1) vicinity of the TSFs and open pits that were holding water from pit dewatering , and water monitoring quality in the Laterite Pit. Old Table 3.8.1 has been updated to include monitoring of the full metals suite consistent with the DER Contaminated Sites guideline Assessment and management of contaminated sites (December 2014). Monitoring of water in the Laterite Pit has been removed as this pit formed part of the previous operation for disposal of dewatering water and is currentlv drv. Meteorological No conditions Meteorological monitoring is not required. monitoring Improvements L4.1.1 - L4.1.2 IR1 - submission of a management plan for the long-term management of seepage from the decommissioned TSF1 . MKO claims there is no evidence of environmental damage occurring from seepage from the TSF from monitoring information provided by Navigator in previous annual environmental reports. However, it is unclear what the hydrogeological setting of the site comprises, and whether the existing bores are appropriately located and constructed to detect impacts from seepage. As such, IR1 has been added to the licence to require the development of a management plan, to provide certainty that seepage (if occurring) will be adequately managed whilst the TSF remains in a non-rehabilitated state. All previous IR conditions on the licence have been removed as thev are no lonoer relevant.
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Licence Condition Justification (including risk description & decision methodology where relevant) Reference section number documents Information LS.1.1- L5.1.3 Conditions relating to minimum record keeping requirements have been included in the L5.2.1 - L5.2.3 licence. Submission of an annual environmental report including a description of activities L5.3.1 undertaken during the reporting period and a summary of all monitoring undertaken, including an appraisal against previous monitoring data, has been included. A notification requirement has been added regarding notification at least 3 months prior to a proposed recommencement of mining/dewatering operations. This will trigger discussions with MKO about making application to amend the licence to re-establish conditions to provide certainty and a defence to potential offences. Licence N/A The licence is due to expire in October 2019. In accordance with DER Guidance Statement: DER Guidance Duration Licence Duration (May 2015), the expiry of the amended licence has been extended to align Statement: with the first of the relevant tenements to expire, being tenement M36/146 (17 July 2031 ). Licence duration May 2015 5 Advertisement and consultation table
Date Event Comments received/Notes How comments were taken into consideration
27/04/2016 Proponent sent a Corrections to premises address provided. Updated where required. copy of draft The Village landfill is located on a tenement owned Legal access to the tenement requested. instrument (v1) by Zinfandel Exploration, which MKO has an aareement with. MKO questioned the requirement for additional There is insufficient evidence to support the claim there is groundwater monitoring parameters, considering minimal risk to the environment, unless it can be results from previous AERs indicate no risk to the demonstrated the existing bores are correctly located and environment. constructed to detect impacts from seepage. DER considers MKO questioned the requirement for a TSF it appropriate for a TSF management plan, to provide management plan, given there is currently no assurance the decommissioned structure remains a stable, evidence of environmental damage occurring. non-polluting structure and whilst it remains in a non- rehabilitated state. Proponent sent a copy of draft instrument (v2)
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Table 1: Emissions Risk Matrix
Llkellhood
Almost Certain High High
Ukely Moderate Moderate High
Possible Moderate Moderate High Unllkely Moderate Moderate Moderate High
Rare Moderate Moderate High
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Project summary
The Project lies within the Yanda! Greenstone Belt geological area, a highly prospective area that has produced 10 million ounces (Moz) of gold over the last 20 years, principally through Bronzewing and the surrounding Jundee (Northern Star Resources) and Darlot (Gold Fields) mines. Bronzewing itself has produced approx. 3 Moz since production commenced in 1994.
The Project is an amalgamation of the Bronzewing and Mt McClure group of mines, which have been mined together and as separate entities since the early 1990s. Armico Mining Pty Ltd (Armico) first commenced mining at Mt McClure in 1991. In 1992, Great Central Mines (GCM) discovered the deposit at Bronzewing, located 7 km north-east of Mt McClure, and commenced operations in 1994.
In 1998, Normandy Mining (Normandy) took over GCM, and also acquired the Mt McClure operation when Armico went into receivership in 1999. Normandy operated the combined project until it was taken over by Newmont Mining (Newmont) in 2002. Newmont embarked on a large scale rehabilitation program, including removing all infrastructure from Mt McClure in 2003, before selling the project to View Resources (View) in 2004.
View recommenced mining of the Central, Success and Venus open pits and an underground operation at Bronzewing in April 2007 until February 2008, before it went into administration and the Project entered another period of care and maintenance.
Navigator Resources (Navigator) purchased the Project in September 2009; refurbished the mill and recommenced mining in April 2010. During its tenure, Navigator mined open pits at the Mt McClure (Cockburn), Bronzewing (Central), Success and Challenger project sites. In March 2013, Navigator went into administration and by May 2013, the Project was placed into the current period of care and maintenance.
In July 2014, the Project was acquired by Metaliko Resources Ltd under the subsidiary MKO Mines (MKO), who are attempting to identify new significant gold discoveries across the project tenements and recommence mining activities. In April 2016, Metaliko announced the discovery of shallow high grades returned from drilling at the Sundowner, Corboys, Carboys North, Mt Joel, Thompson Bore and Woorana prospects.
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