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Plans and Appendices Volume ANNUAL ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REPORT DURALIE COAL MINE PLANS AND APPENDICES VOLUME DURALIE COAL PTY LTD 4 SEPTEMBER 2008 Duralie Coal Pty Ltd Duralie Coal Mine PLANS Annual Environmental Management Report September2008 350 000 E 400 000 E 450 000 E TAREE See Figure 2 Gloucester 6 450 000 N Stratford Krambach Nablac A.311 Craven Tuncurry Forster Wards River A.315 DURALIE COAL MINE Stroud Road Dungog Stroud Treachery Head Booral THE 6 400 000 N BROADWATER Limeburners Creek PORT STEPHENS MAITLAND Darwin NORTHERN Hexham TERRITORY AUSTRALIA WESTERN QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA NEWCASTLE SOUTH Brisbane AUSTRALIA NEW SOUTH Perth WALES GLOUCESTER 6 350 000 N BASIN Sydney Adelaide VICTORIA Melbourne 0 2000 TAS. Hobart Kilometres LEGEND Extent Of Coal Bearing Permian Sediments DURALIE COAL PTY LTD ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REPORT 0 25 SITE LOCATION PLAN To Sydney Kilometres October 2008 Doc. No: DC-0007-001-2008-01-Rev.1 Figure 1 390 000 E 400 000 E 410 000 E 420 000 E River GLOUCESTER Barrington Gloucester River Berrico Waukivory 6 450 000 N River STRATFORD Creek Avon PROJECT Craven 6 440 000 N River Myall River Ward Karuah Wards River Johnsons Site 15 Pikes Crossing River SC1 Site 12 Gauging Stn. M1 River 6 430 000 N Coal Mammy Shaft SC2 Ck. M2 GB1 DURALIE M3 PROJECT High Noon SC4 Creek Creek Site 11 M4 SC3 Saggers Site 9 Stroud Road M5 6 420 000 N Site 19 Karuah Mill LEGEND Stroud Mining Lease Boundary Surface Water Monitoring Site Gauging Board Macroinvertebrate Sampling Site DURALIE COAL PTY LTD Sediment Core Sampling Site River 6 410 000 N ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REPORT 05Booral REGIONAL MONITORING SITES Kilometres October 2008 Doc. No: DC-0007-001-2008-02-Rev.1 Figure 2 398 000 E 400 000 E 402 000 E 404 000 E D7 Wards 137 109 v River 6 434 000 N 1 120 118 Terreel Mammy 350 50 103 108 1 Road 117 Wards 200 300 107 119 1 N Chainy 100 00 121 250 o 105 rth 116 122 200 Flat Johnsons Creek v Terreel 104 150 126 3 111 123 1 110 125 0 0 112 126 200 124 Johnsons River River Roa v Te 4 Coast d 124 a 6 432 000 N 113 100 200 200 150 Tree 2 200 15 50 0 5 103 300 6 128 114 127 G 200 v ully 129 300 C re R 7 ek 8 y 130 Crossing a ilwa Wa 100 y 102 100 Martins 131 v 200 150 9 100 133 100 350 300 v 150 200 tts 134 250 6 430 000 N Creek e 132 99 Andersons ck 129 v u 11 13 B 27 101 1 0 18 0 98 Soil 14 135 Road 17 35 16 Monkerai 15 97 Cr Road eek 19 59 11 Black 106 95 450 24 20 200 22 150 300 400 25 250 350 150 v 26 100 36 94 6 428 000 N v 96 29 23 Groom Creek 30 Creek D1 Hi-Vol 2 v 31 Coal e 93 h D5 Mill T 35 Sha 88 0 32 0 1 100 ft 92 8 87 33 150 C ine reek M 34 v 1 35 0 91 0 34 v ad 6 426 000 N Ro D4 Creek 90 Copper 0 300 37 200 15 D2 86 85 83 v er v Riv Creek LEGEND 37 37 35 D3 Mining Lease82 Boundary. Karuah 150 35 89 Dwelling 57 s v n 84 57 so 200 n Property Boundary ill 54 h 81 150 M Jo 200 150 100 80 Property Owned by GCL 6 424 000 N Hi-Vol 1 100 The 39 56 JO Meteorological Station HNSO 56 Dust Gauge 1 150 250 0 0 NS 79 High78 Volume Sampler 55 300 200 60 River Bucketts v v 200 150 DURALIE COAL PTY LTD 250 76 58 300 10 350 61 gerys 40 0 74 Mar Railway Mammy 10 72 0 53 Way v 70 Creek 41 200 Creek ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTCreek REPORT Dingo 150 200 Saggers k 42 ree 71 Creek d 62 C oa 48 52 R 6 422 000 N st a AIR QUALITYSaggers MONITORING SITES Creek 43 o 73 C Road 77 Mill 51 10 150 15 0 North Bowdens0 0 1 46 0 October 2008ane Doc. No: DC-0007-001-2008-03-Rev.10 Figure 3 44 47 49 64 L 5 45 50 1 200 398 000 E 400 000 E 402 000 E 404 000 E Wards 137 109 v River 6 434 000 N 1 120 118 Terreel Mammy 350 103 108 150 Road 117 Wards 200 300 107 119 100 Chainy North 100 121 250 105 116 122 200 Flat Johnsons Creek v Terreel 104 150 126 3 111 123 100 110 125 112 126 200 124 Johnsons River River Road v 4 Coast Tea 124 6 432 000 N 113 100 200 200 150 Tree 250 150 200 5 103 300 6 128 114 127 Gully 200 v 129 300 Creek 7 130 Railway 8 Crossing Way 100 102 100 Martins 131 v 200 150 9 100 133 100 350 300 v 150 200 134 250 6 430 000 N Creek 132 99 Andersons v 129 11 13 Bucketts 27 101 100 18 AS3 98 Soil 14 135 Road 17 35 16 Monkerai 15 97 Creek Road 19 59 11 Black 106 95 450 24 20 200 N3 150 22 300 400 25 250 350 150 v 26 100 36 94 6 428 000 N v 96 29 23 Groom N2 Creek 30 Creek v 31 Coal 93 Mill The 35 Shaft 32 88 100 100 92 8 87 33 150 Creek Mine 34 v 100 35 91 34 v 6 426 000 N Road Creek 90 Copper 300 37 200 150 86 85 83 v v River Creek 37 37 35 LEGEND82 Karuah 150 35 89 57 Mining Lease Boundary. v 84 57 200 54 Dwelling 81 150 Mill Johnsons 200 150 100 80 6 424 000 N 100 Property Boundary The 39 56 JOHNSONS Property Owned by GCL 56 100 150 250 Noise Monitoring Sites 79 78 55 300 200 60 River Bucketts v v 200 N1 150 DURALIE COAL PTY LTD 250 76 58 300 AS1100 40 350 61 74 Margerys Railway Mammy 100 53 72 Way v 70 Creek 41 200 Creek ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTCreek REPORT Dingo 150 AAS1 200 Saggers 42 71 Creek 62 Creek 48 52 Road 6 422 000 N NOISESaggers MONITORING SITES Creek 43 73 Coast Road 77 Mill 51 100 150 150 North Bowdens100 Doc. No: DC-0007-001-2008-04-Rev.1 Figure 4 44 46 47 49 64 OctoberLane 2008 45 50 150 200 398 000 E 400 000 E 402 000 E 404 000 E Wards 137 109 v River 6 434 000 N 1 120 118 Terreel Mammy 350 50 103 108 1 Road 117 Wards 200 300 107 119 1 N Chainy 100 00 121 250 o 105 rth 116 122 200 Flat Johnsons Creek v Terreel 104 150 126 3 111 123 1 110 125 0 0 112 126 200 124 Johnsons River River Roa v Te 4 Coast d 124 a 6 432 000 N 113 100 200 200 150 Tree 2 200 15 50 0 5 103 300 6 128 114 127 G 200 v ully 129 300 C re R 7 ek 8 y 130 Crossing a ilwa Wa 100 y 102 100 Martins 131 v 200 150 9 100 133 100 350 300 v 150 200 tts 134 250 6 430 000 N Creek e 132 99 Andersons ck 129 v u 11 13 B 27 101 1 0 18 0 98 Soil 14 135 Road 17 35 16 Monkerai 15 97 Cr Road eek 19 59 11 Black 106 95 450 24 20 200 22 150 300 400 25 250 350 150 v 26 100 36 94 6 428 000 N v 96 29 23 Groom Creek 30 Creek v 31 Coal e 93 h Mill T 35 Sha 88 0 32 0 1 100 ft 92 8 87 33 150 C ine reek M 34 v 1 35 0 91 0 34 v ad 6 426 000 N Ro Creek 90 Copper 0 300 37 200 15 86 85 83 v er v Riv Creek 37 37 35 LEGEND82 Karuah 150 35 89 Mining Lease Boundary. 57 s v n 84 57 so 200 n ill Dwelling 54 h 81 150 M Jo 200 150 100 80 6 424 000 N 100 Property Boundary The 39 56 JO HNSO Property Owned by GCL 56 1 150 250 0 Blast Monitoring Sites 0 NS 79 78 55 300 200 60 River Bucketts v v 200 150 DURALIE COAL PTY LTD 250 76 58 300 10 350 61 gerys 40 0 74 Mar Railway Mammy 10 72 0 53 Way v 70 Creek 41 200 Creek ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTCreek REPORT Dingo 150 200 Saggers k 42 ree 71 Creek d 62 C oa 48 52 R 6 422 000 N st a BLAST/VIBRATIONSaggers MONITORING SITES Creek 43 o 73 C Road 77 Mill 51 10 150 15 0 North Bowdens0 0 1 46 0 October 2008ane Doc. No: DC-0007-001-2008-05-Rev.10 Figure 5 44 47 49 64 L 5 45 50 1 200 1. SEJON NO 4 PTY LTD 54. VR &EK SCHULTZ 105. RS MUDFORD 3. KV & PM HOWARD 55. IK & MJ SCHULTZ 106. RS & R MUDFORD 4. BV & PO HOWARD 56.
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