Summary Audit Report

INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE MINING OPERATIONS St Ives Gold Mines St Ives Gold Mine Recertification Audit – Summary Audit Findings Report 1st April 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY AUDIT REPORT ...................................................................................... 1 Name of Mine ....................................................................................... 1 Name of Mine Owner ............................................................................ 1 Goldfields Australia Pty Ltd Name of Mine Operator ................................. 1 Name of Responsible Manager ............................................................... 1 Address .............................................................................................. 1 LOCATION DETAIL AND DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION ................................... 1 AUDITOR’S FINDING ................................................................................... 2 Audit Company .................................................................................... 2 Date(s) of Audit .................................................................................... 2 Audit Team Leader ............................................................................... 2 Technical Specialist .............................................................................. 2 PRINCIPLE 1 – PRODUCTION .................................................................................. 4 Standard of Practice 1.1........................................................................ 4 PRINCIPLE 2 – TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................... 5 Standard of Practice 2.1........................................................................ 5 Standard of Practice 2.2........................................................................ 5 PRINCIPLE 3 – HANDLING AND STORAGE .............................................................. 7 Standard of Practice 3.1........................................................................ 7 Standard of Practice 3.2........................................................................ 8 PRINCIPLE 4 – OPERATIONS ................................................................................. 10 Standard of Practice 4.1...................................................................... 10 Standard of Practice 4.2...................................................................... 12 Standard of Practice 4.3...................................................................... 13 Standard of Practice 4.4...................................................................... 15 Standard of Practice 4.5...................................................................... 17 Standard of Practice 4.6...................................................................... 18 Standard of Practice 4.7...................................................................... 19 Standard of Practice 4.8...................................................................... 20 Standard of Practice 4.9...................................................................... 21 PRINCIPLE 5 – DECOMMISSIONING ...................................................................... 23 Standard of Practice 5.1...................................................................... 23 Standard of Practice 5.2...................................................................... 23 PRINCIPLE 6 – WORKER SAFETY .......................................................................... 25 Standard of Practice 6.1...................................................................... 25 Standard of Practice 6.2...................................................................... 26 Standard of Practice 6.3...................................................................... 27 PRINCIPLE 7 – EMERGENCY RESPONSE.............................................................. 30 Standard of Practice 7.1...................................................................... 30 Standard of Practice 7.2...................................................................... 31 Standard of Practice 7.3...................................................................... 31 INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE MINING OPERATIONS SIGM Gold Mine Recertification Audit – Summary Audit Findings Report 1st April 2019 Standard of Practice 7.4...................................................................... 32 Standard of Practice 7.5...................................................................... 33 Standard of Practice 7.6...................................................................... 33 PRINCIPLE 8 – TRAINING....................................................................................... 35 Standard of Practice 8.1...................................................................... 35 Standard of Practice 8.2...................................................................... 35 Standard of Practice 8.3...................................................................... 37 PRINCIPLE 9 – DIALOGUE ..................................................................................... 38 Standard of Practice 9.1...................................................................... 38 Standard of Practice 9.3...................................................................... 39 INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE GOLD MINING OPERATIONS St Ives Gold Mine Recertification Audit – Summary Audit Findings Report 1st April 2019 SUMMARY AUDIT REPORT Name of Mine St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd (SIGM) Name of Mine Owner Goldfields Australia Pty Ltd Goldfields Australia Pty Ltd Name of Mine Operator Goldfields Australia Pty Ltd Name of Responsible Manager Peter Bogensperger Senior Metallurgist - Operations Address St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Ltd St Ives Gold Mine P O Box 359 Kambalda Tel: Office: +61 8 9088 1013 Fax: +61 8 9088 1112 Email: [email protected]| LOCATION DETAIL AND DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION The St Ives Gold Mine is a gold mine located 20 kilometres (km) south-east of Kambalda, Western Australia. It is owned by the South African mining company Gold Fields. It is located near Lake Lefroy in the gold-producing Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, SIGM is around 80 kilometres south of Kalgoorlie and 630 kilometres east of Perth. Acquired from WMC Resources in 2001, this mine produces over 350,000 ounces per annum. The mine is located on the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, which forms part of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia. It is a highly mineralised granite-greenstone terrain with world-class deposits of gold and nickel. St Ives Gold Mine 1st April 2019 Name of Mine Signature of Lead Auditor Date Page 1 of 36 St Ives has produced in-excess of 10.5 million ounces of gold, with the first major gold mining expedition commencing in the mid-1980s. The continued exploration success and drilling of the mine’s extensive greenfields project pipeline has consistently led to further discoveries and new mines. It features both underground and surface mining, as well as Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) Mill and Carbon In Pulp (CIP) technology, the site employs over 1,000 staff and contractors. The Lefroy site refers to the St Ives Mill Complex and associated facilities. Australian Gold Reagents (AGR) delivers liquid sodium cyanide to SIGM AUDITOR’S FINDING This operation is: in full compliance in substantial compliance not in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code Mining Operations Verification Protocol. This operation has not experienced compliance problems during the previous three-year audit cycle. Audit Company Sustainability Pty Ltd Suite 3, 118 Flora Terrace North Beach, WA, 6020 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61 8 9246 6666 Facsimile: +61 8 9246 6660 www.sustainability.net.au Date(s) of Audit Inclusive of the period from 23-25th October 2018. Technical Specialist Tom Gibbons ([email protected]) St Ives Gold Mine 1st April 2019 Name of Mine Signature of Lead Auditor Date Page 2 of 36 Audit Team Leader Chris Coutinho ([email protected]) 1st April 2019 I attest that I meet the criteria for knowledge, experience and conflict of interest for Code Verification Audit Team Leader, established by the International Cyanide Management Institute and that all members of the audit team meet the applicable criteria established by the International Cyanide Management Institute for Code Verification Auditors. I attest that this Summary Audit Report accurately describes the findings of the verification audit. I further attest that the verification audit was conducted in a professional manner in accordance with the International Cyanide Management Code Verification Protocol for Gold Mine Operations and using standard and accepted practices for health, safety and environmental audits. St Ives Gold Mine 1st April 2019 Name of Mine Signature of Lead Auditor Date Page 3 of 36 PRINCIPLE 1 – PRODUCTION Encourage responsible cyanide manufacturing by purchasing from manufacturers who operate in a safe and environmentally protective manner. Standard of Practice 1.1 Purchase cyanide from manufacturers employing appropriate practices and procedures to limit exposure of their workforce to cyanide, and to prevent releases of cyanide to the environment. in full compliance with The operation is in substantial compliance with Standard of Practice 1.1 not in compliance with Summarize the basis for this Finding/Deficiencies Identified: Based on

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