Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management Plan AUR- Author J Coffey (SLR) Created 4 June 2012 Approved M Williams Review date 13 June 2019 Version Rev 6 Updated 13 June 2019

HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Document Control Edition Revision Author Comment Date Authorised by 1 Rev 0 S. Haures Initial document 2 Rev 1 K Oxley Review 04/06/12 3 Rev 2 K Oxley Grant of Project Approval 03/08/12 4 Rev 3 M Bland Review September 2012 5 Rev 4 S Haures Final Review 27/9/12 S Pearce 6 Rev 1.1 L Brodie 19/08/2013 S Pearce 7 Rev 5 J Thompson Review 27/05/2015 J Thompson 8 Rev 6 J Coffey (SLR) Mod 5 Update 13/06/2019 M Williams

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Contents

1. Introduction ...... 3 2. Consultation ...... 6 2.1 Aboriginal Stakeholders ...... 6 2.2 Government Consultation ...... 7 3. Legal and Other Requirements ...... 7 4. Objectives and Outcomes ...... 10 5. Existing Environment ...... 10 5.1 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage ...... 10 5.2 Non-Aboriginal Heritage ...... 11 6. Implementation of Management Measures ...... 13 6.1 Management of Unanticipated Aboriginal Objects ...... 13 6.2 Management of Ringbarked Trees ...... 15 6.3 Management of Unanticipated Non-Aboriginal Objects ...... 15 7. Emergency Contacts and Response ...... 15 8. Complaints Management ...... 15 9. Monitoring and Reporting ...... 16 10. Roles and Responsibility ...... 16 10.1 RAP 16 11. Training and Awareness ...... 17 12. Review ...... 17

FIGURES

Figure 1 Locality Plan ...... 5 Figure 2 Site Layout ...... 7 Figure 3 Location of Ringbarked Trees ...... 12

TABLES

Table 1 Project Approval Aboriginal Heritage Conditions ...... 8 Table 2 Location and Details of Ringbarked Trees ...... 11 Table 3 Contacts ...... 15 Table 4 Contact Details for the Complaints Directory...... 15 Table 5 Roles and Responsibilities ...... 16 Appendix A BCD Consultation 19

Appendix B DPIE Approval 21

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1. Introduction Hera Mine is an underground metalliferous mine owned by Hera Resources Pty Ltd (Hera Resources), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurelia Metals Limited (Aurelia). The mine is located approximately 100km southeast of and approximately 4km south of in the central west of (NSW) (refer Figure 1).

This Heritage Management Plan has been prepared in accordance with Schedule 3, Condition 32 of Project Approval (PA) 10_0191 which was issued by the Department Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) on 31 July 2012 under Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act). PA 10_0191 has since been modified five times with the most recent modification (MOD 5) being approved on 3rd December 2019. The site also operates in accordance with Environment Protection Licence (EPL) 20179, as well as Mining Lease (ML) 1686 (issued 16 May 2013) and ML 1746 (issued 7 December 2016) issued under the Mining Act 1992 (Mining Act).

The Heritage Management Plan describes the following: • Approved activities; • Consultation undertaken during preparation of this Plan; • Legal requirements, the personnel responsible and training; • Implementation of heritage management measures; and • Monitoring and review of heritage management including reporting.

Hera Mine (as approved) involves the following aspects (refer Figure 2): • Extraction of waste rock and metalliferous ore using underground open stope mining methods and underground load and haul operations until 31 December 2022, from ML1686 and ML1746. • Backfilling of underground stope voids created during underground mining using waste rock including waste rock transferred from the surface Waste Rock Emplacements (WREs). • Use of surface infrastructure required for the underground mine, including a box cut, portal and decline, magazines, fuel store, ventilation rises and power and water store. • Use of a processing plant, including a Run of Mine (ROM) pad, WRE, crushing, grinding and screening operations, gravity separation and flotation circuits to process up to 505,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of metalliferous ore to produce gold and silver doré (unrefined bars) and a zinc/lead concentrate. • Use of the Northern and Southern WREs for the placement of waste rock (to date only the Southern WRE is constructed). • Use of a Tailings Storage Facility (TSF), including cyanide detoxification of tailings prior to discharge to the TSF. • Use of ancillary facilities, including a ventilation rise, escapeway, Site Office, car park, Contractors Office, Laydown area and workshop, a Reagent Store, plant workshop, ablutions facilities, crib room, hardstand, laydown areas, concentrate storage shed, and an explosives magazine. • Use of a water management system to enable the harvesting and supply of water for environmental flows. • Use of a Light Vehicle Access Road and a Main Site Access Road and intersection to allow site access from Burthong Road. • Transportation of zinc/lead concentrate from the Mine to via the Principal Concentrate Transportation Route, or when unavailable, via the Secondary Concentrate Transportation Route.

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This version of the Heritage Management Plan has been updated following approval of MOD 5, which included the following aspects: • Increasing the rate of transportation of concentrate from Hera Mine to the Hermidale rail siding from 50 000 tonnes (t) per calendar year to 60 000 t per calendar year and the increase of daily truck movements from 4 to 8; • Installation of a 13.7 hectare (ha), 204 mega litre (ML) crest height Water Management Dam to act as an external decant pond for the existing TSF; • Receipt of water from dewatering of the Nymagee Copper Mine for use in processing operations at the Hera Mine or evaporation within the Water Management Dam; and • Increasing the approved maximum elevation of the Southern Waste Rock Emplacement from 10m above ground level to 15m above ground level, or approximately 350m AHD.

Additionally, this version of the Heritage Management Plan has been prepared to consider non-Aboriginal Heritage as well as Aboriginal heritage that was previously included.

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2. Consultation

2.1 Aboriginal Stakeholders Investigations and consultation with Aboriginal stakeholders are to be undertaken in accordance with the following guidelines: • Code of Practice for Archaeological Investigation for Aboriginal Objects 2010; and • Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation Requirements for Proponents 2010.

Initial consultation with the Aboriginal community was undertaken in accordance with the Interim Community Consultation Requirements (Department of Environment and Conservation 2005). Following the release of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation Requirements for Proponents by Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) in April 2010, those guidelines were used for subsequent consultation.

Advertisements for expressions of interest were placed in the Condobolin Argus and Condobolin Weekly, letters were sent to the Condobolin and Cobar Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs), Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), Council, NTSCORP Limited and the Register of Aboriginal Owners. The following five parties became Registered Aboriginal Parties as a result of this process. • Cobar LALC; • Condobolin LALC; • Site Board of Management; • Murrin Bridge LALC; and • Elaine Ohlsen (individual).

Following the completion of the assessment, a copy of that report was provided to the registered parties for comment. No further comments were made by the parties. Additionally, a copy of this Plan was also provided to the registered parties on the 12 June 2012. Follow up was undertaken by telephone in July and August 2012 to determine if the Aboriginal stakeholders would be providing comments on the Plan. No responses were received prior to finalisation of this document.

This revision of the Heritage Management Plan was provided to all Registered Aboriginal Parties for consultation on 22nd April 2020. These included:

• Cobar LALC, • Mount Grenfell Site Board of Management (MGSBOM); and • Elaine Ohlsen (individual).

The other LALCs are out of their jurisdiction.

There was no feedback provided from the traditional owners who were provided with the management plan. Cobar LALC were contacted with regard to the induction package and advised they were happy with the content.

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An opportunity to participate in consultation will be made either by email or by phone. Each consultation event will be recorded on an excel spread sheet showing who contacted who (date), when, how, its purpose and the result of the discussion.

2.2 Government Consultation Schedule 3, Condition 32(a) of PA 10_0191 requires this Plan to be prepared in consultation with the office of Biodiversity Conservation Division (BCD) prior to being submitted to the Director-General for approval.

Consultation with the BCD was undertaken during September 2012. A response was received on 19 September 2012 requesting information on the type of approval received. The information requested was made available to BCD to confirm that this type of approval did not require an Aboriginal Heritage Impact Statement.

This revision of the Heritage Management Plan was provided to the BCD for consultation on 16th February 2020. Feedback received is included as Appendix A and summarised below.

• Update section 6.1 to include details of the monitoring that will occur for surface disturbance work, and who it will be undertaken by. • Update the HMP to state that all RAPs will be included in consultation processes, unless an appropriate justification is provided which details why three RAPs have been excluded. • Provide clear timeframes and communication methods for contacting RAPs for each relevant section of the HMP. • Insert roles and responsibilities for the RAPs in section 10 of the HMP, including expected timeframes for responding to the proponent. • Provide a definition in the HMP of what constitutes surface disturbance. • Develop in consultation with the RAPs a training course relating to Aboriginal site identification and provide this training to employees when they undertake their site induction training.

3. Legal and Other Requirements PA 10_0191 stipulates the required criteria that the construction and operational activities of the Mine must comply with and sets out the core requirements of this Heritage Management Plan. The relevant conditions associated with this approval (including the relevant Statement of Commitments) and where they have been addressed in this document are reproduced in (Table 1).

Heritage sites in NSW are protected by legislation and are to be managed in accordance with: • Heritage Act 1977 (Heritage Act);

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• NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NPW Act); • Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act); and • NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).

Aboriginal objects are protected from harm by Section 86 of the NPW Act. Harm refers to act or omissions that: • Destroys, defaces or damages the object; • Moves the object from the land on which it is situated; or • Cause or permits the object to be harmed.

Individuals and/or companies who contravene the Act can incur both monetary fines ranging from $55,000 to $1.1 million and 1 to 2 years jail time.

Table 1 Project Approval Aboriginal Heritage Conditions Condition No. Condition Where addressed Schedule 3, The Proponent shall prepare and implement a Heritage This document Condition 32 Management Plan for the project to the satisfaction of the Secretary. The Plan must: (a) be prepared in consultation with BCD and the Section 2 Aboriginal stakeholders (in relation to the management of Aboriginal heritage values); (b) be submitted to the Secretary for approval within six Section 2 months of this approval; and (c) describe the measures that would be implemented for: Section 6.1 • monitoring all new surface disturbance on site for unidentified Aboriginal objects; • managing the discovery of any human remains or Section 6.1 previously unidentified Aboriginal objects on site; and • ensuring ongoing consultation with Aboriginal Section 6.1 stakeholders in the conservation and management of any Aboriginal cultural heritage values on site. Schedule 5, Management Plan Requirements Section 5 Condition 3 The Proponent shall ensure that the management plans required under this approval are prepared in accordance with any relevant guidelines, and include: (a) detailed baseline data; (b) a description of: Section 3 (i) the relevant statutory requirements (including any relevant approval, licence or lease conditions); (ii) any relevant limits or performance measures/criteria; (iii) 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;

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Condition No. Condition Where addressed (c) a description of the measures that would be Section 6 implemented to comply with the relevant statutory requirements, limits, or performance measures/criteria; (d) a program to monitor and report on the: Section 9 (i) impacts and environmental performance of the project; (ii) effectiveness of any management measures (see c above); (e) a contingency plan to manage any unpredicted impacts Section 6 and their consequences and to ensure that ongoing impacts reduce to levels below relevant impact assessment criteria as quickly as possible; (f) a protocol for managing and reporting any: Section 8 (i) incidents; (ii) complaints; (iii) non-compliances with statutory requirements; and (iv) exceedances of the impact assessment criteria and/or performance criteria; and (g) a protocol for periodic review of the plan. Section 12 Note: The Secretary may waive some of these requirements if they are unnecessary for particular management plans. Schedule 5, Revision of Strategies, Plans and Programs Section 12 Condition 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.

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Condition No. Condition Where addressed Schedule 5, REPORTING Section 7 Condition 7A Incident Reporting 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. Schedule 5, Non Compliance Notification Section 7 Condition 7B The Department must be notified in writing to [email protected] within 7 days after the Applicant becomes aware of any non-compliance with the conditions of this consent. The notification must identify the development and the application number for it, set out the condition of consent that the development is non- compliant with, the way in which it does not comply and the reasons for the non-compliance (if known) and what actions have been done, or will be, undertaken to address the non-compliance.

4. Objectives and Outcomes The Heritage Management Plan has the following principal objectives: • To detail actions involved if there are any human remains or Aboriginal artefacts/sites identified during construction or mining activities; and • To provide procedures to satisfy all relevant statutory requirements.

This Heritage Management Plan has been developed based on the information gained through the Heritage surveys conducted in 2004, 2010 and 2011.

5. Existing Environment

5.1 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Cultural Heritage surveys for the Mine site were conducted in 2004, 2010 and 2011. These surveys did not identify any Aboriginal sites or objects and the assessments concluded that there was, and remains, a low potential for the existence of any undetected aboriginal sites or objects within the Mine site.

The Tindale’s map of tribal boundaries (1974) states that the Nymagee area falls within the limits of Wongaibon (an Aboriginal place where people outcast/banished from their communities came to live). The Wongaibon occupied headwaters of Bogan River, on Tigers Camp and Boggy Cowal Creeks. The Nymagee Mine was constructed in the 1870’s which would have impacted on any Aboriginal people which may have occupied the Nymagee region.

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5.2 Non-Aboriginal Heritage The Project Site has been influenced by development of the nearby Nymagee Copper Mine and the Project Site’s subsequent use as a sheep farm. The nearby township of Nymagee was originally built as a support town for the Nymagee Copper Mine (operated from 1881 to 1907 and then from 1913 to 1917), and at its peak supported a population of over 2,200 people, half of those being Chinese migrants. The Chinese migrant population most likely provided labour for the collection of wood (the ‘timber-getters’) from the surrounding country for the wood-fired smelter used in the Nymagee Copper Mine.

A non-Aboriginal Heritage survey of the site was undertaken during preparation of the EA in 2011. No items of historic heritage significance were recorded, however a number of toe- holds in trees used by timber getters were identified (refer Table 2). These Eucalyptus species were ringbarked and are now a relic of historical agricultural development. The locations of the trees in relation to the site are shown on Figure 3.

Table 2 Location and Details of Ringbarked Trees Tree GDA Zone GDA Zone Observations Number 55 Easting 55 Northing Tree 1 438872 6445152 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Circumference 2.5m. Three toe-holds 5–10cm deep. 1st toehold 2m above ground, then 50cm, then 60cm. Tree 2 438782 6445205 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Circumference 1.9m. Two toe-holds 5–10cm deep. Clear steel axe marks. 1st toehold 1.03m above ground, then 45cm. Tree 3 438890 6445202 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Regeneration around dead centre. Circumference 1.4m. Two toe-holds 5–7 cm deep on east face. Three toe-holds on west. 1st toehold 1.4m above ground, then 50cm. Tree 4 438955 64452612 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Circumference 1.95m. Three toeholds 4–8cm deep. 1st toehold 0.64m above ground, then 53cm, then 63cm. Tree 5 438828 6445032 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Regeneration around dead centre. Circumference 1.75m. Two shallow toe- holds 5cm deep. 45cm between toe-holds. Tree 6 438813 6445013 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Regeneration around dead centre. Circumference 1.81m. Two toe-holds 3–5cm deep. 1st toehold 1.7m above ground, then 200cm. Tree 7 438756 6445002 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Regeneration around dead centre. Circumference 1.43m. One toe-hold 4cm deep. Toehold 1.75m above ground. Tree 8 438706 6444977 Dead and ring-barked Red Box. Circumference 1.53m. One toe-hold 6cm deep. Toehold 1.8m above ground.

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Figure 3 Location of Ringbarked Trees

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6. Implementation of Management Measures

6.1 Management of Unanticipated Aboriginal Objects Hera Resources recognises the importance of Aboriginal sites, artefacts and spiritual places to the Aboriginal community, and will make certain any Aboriginal sites or artefacts are dealt with appropriately and in accordance to this Heritage Management Plan and any relevant statutory obligations.

The cultural heritage assessment following the ACHCRs in 2011 identified the following Registered Aboriginal Parties for the project: • Condobolin LALC; • Cobar LALC; • Mount Grenfell Site Board of Management (MGSBOM); • Murrin Bridge LALC; and • Elaine Ohlsen (individual).

The entirety of the development area was assessed on foot during surveys on 18 March 2004 by Appleton, 27 - 28 April and 16 November 2011 by OzArk. No Aboriginal sites were recorded or considered to remain present and undetected in the development footprints.

The management recommendation in the approved EIS was limited to: • All land-disturbing activities must be confined to within the assessed survey areas (accumulatively includes the 2004, 2010 and 2011 survey areas); and • Should any previously unidentified ‘objects’ or other Aboriginal sites be uncovered during the course of construction, work in that area should cease and OEH (Now BCD) (Cobar National Parks office; Phone: 02 6836 2692) and the Condobolin and Cobar Local Aboriginal Land Councils be contacted to discuss how to proceed.

The following will be undertaken with regard to management of unanticipated Aboriginal Objects:

• All Mine rules, regulation and procedures are in force and take precedence for any activity undertaken on the property; • The Mine will undergo an internal risk assessment process to determine a need for external parties to be contracted in for monitoring; • This process includes Hera Mine environmental staff assessing the proposed area to be disturbed. All Hera Mine staff have received cultural heritage awareness induction. If the area to be disturbed has potential to possess an Aboriginal object, then an opportunity to participate in an assessment of the area to be disturbed will be made to the Cobar LALC (The other LALCs are out of their jurisdiction). If the Cobar LALC is unable to provide a sites officer, then reasonable effort will be used to contact Mount Grenfell Site Board of Management (MGSBOM) then Elaine Ohlsen (individual);

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• The aforementioned opportunity assumes the service provider will have current insurances in place, be fit for purpose and meet all other Mine entry and provision for service requirements before undertaking the task; • The area assessed will be walked in transects ensuring all land with potential to possess cultural heritage have been considered; • Any Aboriginal object observed will have it coordinates recorded by GPS, photographs taken, and its attributes recorded i.e. type, material, length, width, height, % cortex and comments; • At the end of the visual assessment the cultural heritage service provider will be required to complete and sign an Aboriginal heritage clearance from if no cultural heritage constraints are discovered or report the constraint to the Hera Mine environmental manager for further consideration before leaving the property; • Each site recorded will be entered onto the AHIMS database; and • Management of the site will occur though development of a Cultural Heritage Management Plan (CHMP) under the existing Mine approvals. A CHMP does not exist as no Aboriginal sites were recorded or discovered for the project, but if required it would be developed in consultation with the RAPs for the project.

Surface disturbance work will be monitored for unidentified Aboriginal objects and if any suspected Aboriginal sites, artefacts or spiritual places are found during ground clearing construction activities or mining, all work in the vicinity will cease immediately. Surface disturbance is removal / manipulation of soil possessing of native vegetation in areas not covered by existing approvals or cultural heritage assessments. Advice is to be obtained from the Environmental Advisor and the procedures above will be followed.

A buffer of 20m x 20m will be established around the suspected item of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage significance. No unauthorised entry or earth disturbance will be allowed within this buffer zone until the area has been assessed.

In the event that human remains (skeletal material) are discovered, the following procedure will be implemented: • When suspected human remains are exposed, all work is to cease immediately in the near vicinity of the location; • An area of 50m x 50m will be cordoned off by temporary fencing around the exposed suspected human; • Remains site - work can continue outside of this area as long as there is no risk of interference to the human remains or the assessment of human remains; • Notify the Police at the earliest practicable time; • Contact BCD’s Environment Line on 131 555; • If the remains are Aboriginal remains, consult the Aboriginal stakeholders; and • Do not recommence work at the location until all legal requirements and the reasonable requirements of BCD and the Aboriginal stakeholders have been adequately addressed.

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Activities will not recommence in the area of the find, until the relevant stakeholders have inspected the site and permission has been given to continue with the activity.

6.2 Management of Ringbarked Trees The trees identified to possess toe-holds and bark-rings will not be removed as part of the project. The location of these trees has been recorded and works are designed to avoid impacts to the trees.

6.3 Management of Unanticipated Non-Aboriginal Objects If during the course of works any previously unknown historical archaeological material or heritage sites/items are uncovered or identified, all work in the area of the item(s) shall cease immediately and a qualified heritage consultant/archaeologist consulted. If the archaeologist considers the material uncovered constitutes an archaeological ‘relic’ or a heritage item, the Heritage Division of the DPIE will be consulted, in accordance with the Heritage Act, to determine an appropriate course of action prior to the recommencement of work in the area of the item.

7. Emergency Contacts and Response If any person discovers a potential heritage site, human remains or artefact the Environmental Advisor is to be notified immediately on 02 6837 3019.

The Environmental Advisor will then consult with the BCD and the Condobolin and Cobar LALC (if applicable) with how to proceed with any heritage sites identified (refer to Table 3 for contact details). Table 3 Contacts Agency Contact details Office of Biodiversity Conservation Division P: 02 6883 5330 (Dubbo) F: 02 6884 8675 Condobolin LALC P: 02 6895 3639 F: 02 6895 3729 Cobar LALC P: 02 6836 1144 F: 02 6836 1292

8. Complaints Management Complaints can be directed to the Company via phone or email. These details are presented in Table 4 and will be widely advertised to the local community via the Aurelia Metals website.

Table 4 Contact Details for the Complaints Directory. Method Details Email [email protected] Telephone 1300 016 240

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9. Monitoring and Reporting No monitoring of the ringbarked trees is proposed. In the event that an unexpected artefact or site is identified, and in accordance with the procedure documented in Section 6, the BCD, and Condobolin and Cobar LALCs (if applicable) will be contacted, this will be followed up by a detailed reported to the agencies listed in Table 3.

Hera Resources will report any unexpected finds or heritage related incidents in the Annual Review. This will include any measures implemented to preserve and protect non-Aboriginal and/or Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.

10. Roles and Responsibility Table 5 describes the roles and responsibilities for Mine personnel.

Table 5 Roles and Responsibilities Position Accountable Task Mine Manager Ensure that adequate resources are available for the implementation of this Heritage Management Plan. Environmental Advisor Ensure this Heritage Management Plan is implemented. Ensure Hera Resources employees and contractors are made aware of their environmental responsibilities. Consult with the BCD, and Condobolin and Cobar LACL with how to proceed with any heritage sites identified. All site personnel If any sites which are believed to be of heritage value are identified all personnel are required to stop work and immediately report the site to the Environmental Advisor.

10.1 RAP The RAPs will have an opportunity to participate in:

• Consultation; and

• provision of services (sites officer).

The Mine will limit its timeframes for responses to three events over three weeks (one per week). If a response has not been forthcoming after three weeks, then the attempt made will be considered fair and reasonable and no further attempts will be made. At the end of a visual assessment, the cultural heritage service provider will be required to complete and sign an Aboriginal heritage clearance from if no cultural heritage constraints are discovered or report the constraint to the Hera Mine environmental manager for further consideration before leaving the property. If no form is submitted or contact with the Mine supervisor for the task has been made, then a default position of ‘no Aboriginal heritage constraints’ is assumed, and the lack of reporting and legislative consequences will be the direct responsibility for the assessor.

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11. Training and Awareness This Heritage Management Plan will be made available to all employees on site, particularly those responsible for surface disturbing activities. Prior to any person undertaking work on the mine site, they will undergo a site induction which will cover the process to be adopted in the event of a discovery of a potential site or artefact.

Hera Mine has a heritage induction PowerPoint presentation. The aforementioned Presentation will be forwarded to the RAPs for comment / feedback with the intention of updating the document should any additional relevant information be provided.

12. Review In accordance with Schedule 5, Condition 4 of PA 10_0191, this Heritage Management Plan will be reviewed and, if required, revised within 3 months of: • The submission of an annual review under Condition 4; • The submission of an incident report under Condition 7; • The submission of an audit under Condition 9 and; • Any modification to the conditions of PA.

This review will include the adequacy of strategies, plans and programs as required under PA 10_0191. Recommendations for appropriate measures or actions to improve the environmental performance of the Mine and or any assessment, plan or program will be incorporated into this Heritage Management Plan.

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Appendix A

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BCD Comments Where Addressed Update section 6.1 to include details of the Section 6.1 updated monitoring that will occur for surface disturbance work, and who it will be undertaken by Update the HMP to state that all RAPs will Section 2.1 updated be included in consultation processes, unless an appropriate justification is provided which details why three RAPs have been excluded Provide clear timeframes and Section 2.1 updated communication methods for contacting RAPs for each relevant section of the HMP. Insert roles and responsibilities for the RAPs Section 10 updated in section 10 of the HMP, including expected timeframes for responding to the proponent. Provide a definition in the HMP of what Included in Section 6.1 constitutes surface disturbance. Develop in consultation with the RAPs a Section 11 updated training course relating to Aboriginal site identification and provide this training to employees when they undertake their site induction training.

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Our ref: DOC20/176502 Your ref: MP10_0191

Jonathon Thompson Group Manager - Environment Aurelia Metals Ltd [email protected]

Dear Jonathon

Hera Mine Heritage Management Plan

Thank you for your email dated 16 February 2020 to the Biodiversity and Conservation Division (BCD) of the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (formerly the Office of Environment and Heritage) inviting comments on the Heritage Management Plan (HMP) for the Hera Mine.

BCD has reviewed the Heritage Management Plan for the Hera Mine. BCD’s recommendations are provided in Attachment A and detailed comments are provided in Attachment B . If you require any further information regarding this matter, please contact Paul Houston, Aboriginal Heritage Planning Officer, via [email protected] or (02) 6883 5361.

Yours sincerely

Renee Shepherd Acting Senior Team Leader Planning North West Biodiversity and Conservation Division

3 March 2020

Attachment A – BCD’s Recommendations Attachment B – BCD’s Detailed Comments

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Attachment A BCD’s recommendations

Hera Mine – Heritage Management Plan

1.1 Update section 6.1 to include details of the monitoring that will occur for surface disturbance work, and who it will be undertaken by.

2.1 Update the HMP to state that all RAPs will be included in consultation processes, unless an appropriate justification is provided which details why three RAPs have been excluded.

3.1 Provide clear timeframes and communication methods for contacting RAPs for each relevant section of the HMP.

4.1 Insert roles and responsibilities for the RAPs in section 10 of the HMP, including expected timeframes for responding to the proponent.

5.1 Provide a definition in the HMP of what constitutes surface disturbance.

6.1 Develop in consultation with the RAPs a training course relating to Aboriginal site identification and provide this training to employees when they undertake their site induction training.

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Attachment B BCD’s detailed comments

Hera Mine – Heritage Management Plan

1 Further information on monitoring of surface disturbance is required

Schedule 3 Condition 32(c) of the project approval states that measures must be described for “Monitoring all new surface disturbance on the site for unidentified Aboriginal objects .” Section 6.1 of the HMP states that all surface disturbance work will be monitored for unidentified Aboriginal objects, however no details are provided of these measures.

Recommendation: 1.1 Update section 6.1 to include details of the monitoring that will occur for surface disturbance work, and who it will be undertaken by.

2 Provide clarity on why only a subset of RAPs will be consulted

Schedule 3 Condition 32(c) states that the HMP must ensure “ongoing consultation with the Aboriginal stakeholders in the conservation and management of any Aboriginal cultural heritage values on site ”.

Section 2.1 of the HMP lists five Registered Aboriginal Parties (RAPs) associated with the development. However, section 6.1 states the Environmental Advisor will consult with Condobolin and Cobar Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs). The HMP does not describe why the other three RAPs (Mount Grenfell Site Board of Management, Murrin Bridge LALC and Elaine Olsen) will not be included in any consultation processes.

Recommendation: 2.1 Update the HMP to state that all RAPs will be included in consultation processes, unless an appropriate justification is provided which details why three RAPs have been excluded.

3 Provide clear timeframes for contacting RAPs

BCD acknowledges that in the HMP the proponent has procedures and actions for the following – Emergency Contact and Response, Complaints Managements, Monitoring and Reporting and Unidentified Aboriginal objects. However, there are no clear timeframes attached to these procedures or actions with regards to contacting the RAPs, for example, the proponent will contact all RAPs by email within seven business days. The provision of timeframes provides all parties with an understanding of expectations.

Recommendation: 3.1 Provide clear timeframes and communication methods for contacting RAPs for each relevant section of the HMP.

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4. Roles and responsibilities for the RAPs should be defined

Section 10 of the HMP describes the roles and responsibilities for mine personnel but it does not define the roles and responsibilities for the RAPs. This section should be expanded to include roles and responsibilities for the RAPs, especially in relation to unanticipated finds. The responsibilities should include expected timeframes for providing responses to the proponent, for example, the RAPs will respond within seven business days (acknowledging limitations around circumstances like sorry business) to requests from the proponent. This will provide all parties with a clear understanding of expectations.

Recommendation: 4.1 Insert roles and responsibilities for the RAPs in section 10 of the HMP, including expected timeframes for responding to the proponent.

5. A definition of surface disturbance is required

Currently there is no definition of surface disturbance which could lead to confusion of what activities constitute surface disturbance, and therefore when monitoring is required. For example, a definition that could be adopted may include any disturbance of the land including any vegetation or soil on or below the topsoil horizon or surface rock layer of the ground, except to the extent such disturbance relates to previously disturbed areas (including infrastructure over existing infrastructure footprints or corridors).

Recommendation: 5.1 Provide a definition in the HMP of what constitutes surface disturbance.

6. Confirmation of employee training in Aboriginal site identification is required

It is unclear in section 11 whether employees will receive any Aboriginal site training, specifically with regards to understanding what constitutes Aboriginal objects, and identifying Aboriginal objects. Training employees in site identification will assist in the discovery of any potential sites or artefacts.

Recommendation: 6.1 Develop in consultation with the RAPs a training course relating to Aboriginal site identification and provide this training to employees when they undertake their site induction training.

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Appendix B

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Mr Liam Richards Environment Advisor Hera Resources Pty Ltd “The Peak” 252 Burthong Road NYMAGEE, NSW, 2831

13 July 2020

Dear Mr Richards Hera Gold Mine (MP10_0191-PA-9) Heritage Management Plan

I refer to the Heritage Management Plan which was submitted in accordance with Condition 32 of Schedule 3 of the approval for the Hera Gold Mine (MP10_0191).

The Department has carefully reviewed the document and is satisfied it meets the requirements of the relevant Conditions of Consent.

Accordingly, the Planning Secretary has approved the Heritage Management Plan (Revision 6, dated June 2019). Please ensure that the approved plan is placed on the project website at the earliest convenience.

If you wish to discuss the matter further, please contact Brittany Golding on 02 9995 5742 / [email protected].

Yours sincerely

Stephen O’Donoghue Director Resource Assessments as nominee of the Planning Secretary

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