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DENDROOBIUM MININE - PLAN FORFO THE FUTUREE: COAL FORFO STEELMMAKING

DECEMBERB 2016

PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Dendrobium MinMine – Plan for ththe Future: Coalal forf Steelmakinging – Preliminaryy EEnvironmentall AssessmentA

EXECUTUTIVE SUMMMMARY PurposePu of thishis Document

The Dendndrobium Minee (the Mine) iss ana existing ThisTh documentnt anda the statemtements thereinin are undergrouround coal minene situated in the Southern providedpro for thehe purposes of mmeeting the regulatoryre Coalfieldld ofo New Southth Wales (NSWW) approximatetely requirementsreq of a Preliminaryary Environmentntal 15 kilomeetres west off Wollongong.W AssessmentAs and not for thee ppurpose of infonforming investorsinv or poteotential investortors on Exploratiration Illawarraa CCoal Holdingsgs Pty Ltd (Illawwarra Coal), a results,res Mineralral Resources or Ore Reserveves. wholly owwned subsidiariary of South322 Limited,L is thehe owner andnd operator of the Mine. ThisTh documentt hash been preprepared to providvide a descriptionde of theth Project to kkey State regulgulatory The Minee extracts coalal from the Wonongawilli Seam agenciesag to initiaitiate the prepararation of the using undnderground longngwall mining mmethods. Thehe Secretary’sSe Envnvironmental AsAssessment Mine primimarily producesces hard cokingg coal and hass RequirementsRe (SEARs).(S Thee SEARs will identifyid any an approvoved operationanal capacity of up to 5.2 millioillion further matterss thatt will needd to be addressssed in the tonnes perpe annum of runru -of-mine (ROROM) coal untiltil EnvironmentalEn l ImpactI Statemement (EIS) forr thet 31 Decemember 2030. ProjectPr .

The extracraction of undererground coall fromfr the Mine Separately,Se thee Project will alsalso be referreded to the providess benefitsb at natational, state anand local levelsels. CommonwealthCo lth Minister forr ththe Environmeent and EnergyEn for consnsideration as to whether thee Project Local benenefits are realisalised through: meetsme the criterieria of a ‘Controtrolled Action’’ andan requiresreq approvoval under the CCommonwealtalth • localcal employmentnt with economimic flow-on EnvironmentEn ProtectionPro andd BBiodiversity benenefits in the Illawllawarra and Woollondilly ConservationCo Act,Ac 1999. regiogions; AssessmentAs off thet potentiall eenvironmentaltal issues in • greaeater than 4000 lolocal businesssses directly the EIS would includein consideideration of: engagaged to providvide goods andd servs ices; andd

• provoviding approximximately 60% of BlueScope • existing enenvironment usiusing sufficientt baselineb Steeeel’s coking coaoal requirementnts. data;

• potentiall imimpacts of allll sstages of thee ProjectP Overviewew of the Projeject including rrelevant cumululative impactsts;

Illawarraa CCoal is seekining a new Devevelopment • measuress that could bee implementedd to avoid, Consentt tot extend thee undergroundu d mmining areass ata mitigate,, rehabilitate/remre emediate, monitnitor and/or the Mine to gain accessss to additionalal areas withinin offset thee ppotential impapacts of the Proroject; and Consolidaidated Coal Leasase 768. Thisis wouldw be • contingencncy plans and/od/or adaptive supporteded by developmment of suppororting managemement for managaging any potenentially infrastructcture and an exextension to the approved significantnt residual risksks to the environronment. surface opoperations by aapproximatelyly 18 years. AssessmentsAs fofor the EIS wouould consider applicableap This propoposal is referrered to as the DendrobiumDe policies,po guidelinelines and plansns included in theth NSW Mine – PlaPlan for the Futuuture: Coal forr SteelmakingS Government’sGo InIndicative Secrecretary’s Enviroironmental (the Projeject). AssessmentAs RequirementsRe fofor State Signifinificant MiningMi Developmopments. The implelementation of thet Project wouldwo facilitatee the contintinuation of benenefits derived fromfr the Mine, TheTh Project is StateS Significancant Developmeent, and includingg tthe 270 directct jobs produceced through thereforethe Develoelopment Consensent will be souought longwallll coalc extractionon at the Mine.. underun the NSWW Environmentantal Planning andan AssessmentAs Act, 1979 from ththe NSW Minisnister for PlanningPla (or delelegate).

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TABLEE OF CONTETENTS

LISTLI OF TABLBLES EXECUTITIVE SUMMARRY ES-1 1 INTINTRODUCTIONION 1 TableTa 1 Summmmary Compariarison of the ApprovedAp 1.1 PURPOSOSE AND STRURUCTURE OF Minene and Project THIS DOOCUMENT 1 TableTa 2 Mininning and Exploraoration Tenemenents 1.2 OVERVIEVIEW OF THE Relatlated to the Projroject DENDROROBIUM MINE 3 TableTa 3 Charaaracteristics off tthe Target Seaeams 1.3 PROJECCT SUMMARYY 3 TableTa 4 Keyy PotentialP Envirvironmental Issussues, Reququired Level andnd Scope of 2 STSTRATEGIC COCONTEXT 8 Envirvironmental Assssessment andd 2.1 TARGETET RESOURCEE 8 Prelimliminary Strategtegies to Addresess 2.2 REGIONNAL CONTEXTXT 10 Potentential Impacts 2.3 PERMISSISSIBILITY ANDND STRATEEGIC PLANNINING 11 LISTLI OF FIGUURES 3 PRPROJECT DESCSCRIPTION ANAND PRPROJECT RATITIONALE 16 FigureFig 1 Regiogional Location 3.1 PROPONONENT 16 FigureFig 2 Geneneral Arrangemment of the Apppproved 3.2 EXISTINGING DENDROBBIUM MINE 16 Dendndrobium Mine 3.3 PROJECCT ACTIVITIESIES 17 FigureFig 3 Projeject General ArArrangement 3.4 EMPLOYYMENT 18 FigureFig 4 Indicaicative Stratigraraphic Sectionn – Project 3.5 PROJECCT SCHEDULELE 18 Areaa 3.6 MANAGEGEMENT COMMMMITMENTS 18 FigureFig 5 Relevlevant Land Owwnership 3.7 PROJECCT RATIONALALE 18

4 PRPRELIMINARYY ENVIRONMEENTAL LISTLI OF ATTATACHMENTSS IMIMPACT ASSESESSMENT 20 4.1 OVERVIEVIEW 20 AttacAtt hment A Provisionall DDevelopment 4.2 LEVEL ANDA SCOPE OFO Application AArea and Prelimliminary ASSESSSMENT 20 Schedule off LLands

5 STSTAKEHOLDERER ENGAGEMEMENT 25 5.1 ENGAGEGEMENT TO DADATE 25 5.2 STAKEHHOLDER ENGGAGEMENT PROGRARAM 25 6 REREFERENCES 27

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1 IINTRODUCCTION • Indicativee Secretary’sS EnEnvironmentalal Assessmeent Requiremeents for State Significantnt Mining Develvelopments (NSWSW 1.1 PPURPOSE ANAND STRUCTUURE OF THISIS Governmeent, 2015a); DDOCUMENT • the decisiosion of the Commmmonwealth MinisterMi for The Dendndrobium Mine (the Mine), ownedow and the Environronment and EnEnergy regardining the operatedd bby Illawarra CoalC Holdingss PPty Ltd referral of thet relevantt ‘A‘Action’ underr thet (Illawarrara Coal), a whololly owned subsbsidiary of EPBC Act;ct; and South322 LLimited (Southuth32), is an exisxisting • applicablele guidelines anand statutory undergrouround coal minene situated in the Southern consideratrations. Coalfieldld ofo New Southth Wales (NSWW) approximatetely

8 kilometretres (km) westst of Wollongongng (Figure 1). ThisTh document has been preprepared in consisideration

of the Mine Apppplication Guideideline (NSW The exististing mining opeperations are unundertaken in Government,Go 202015b). The dodocument is strutructured accordancnce with Develoelopment Consesent as follows: DA 60-03-2001 (as mododified), as welell as the

Approvalal DecisionD (EPBPBC 2001/214)4) under the SectionSe 1 InIntroduction – pprovides backgckground to Commonwnwealth Environironment Protectection and ththe approved MMine and a sumummary of Biodiversirsity Conservatioation Act, 1999 (EPBC Act). ththe Project.

1 Illawarraa CCoal is seekinking a new Devevelopment SectionSe 2 SStrategic Contentext – summariarises the Consentt tot extend thee uundergroundd mmining areass ata chcharacteristicss of the target Coal the Mine to gain accessss to additionalal areas withinin Resource, descscribes the locacal and Consolidaidated Coal Leasase (CCL) 7688. This wouldd bbe reregional contexext of the Projecject and supporteded by developmment of suppororting ououtlines the perermissibility off thet infrastructcture and an extensionex to the approved PProject and pototential relevanant surface opoperations. Thehe proposal iss hereinh referredred ststatutory plannining instrumentents and to as thee Dendrobium MineM – Plan forfo the Future: ststrategic plannining documentsnts. Coal forr SteelmakingS (th(the Project). SectionSe 3 PProject Descripription and Projeoject This docucument has beeeen prepared to provide a RRationale – prorovides a conciscise descriptiotion of the Projeject to key Stateate regulatory dedescription off theth Project, indicatesind agencies to initiate thee preparation of the ththe types of actactivities that wouldwo be Secretaryry’s Environmenental Assessmement unundertaken andnd includes a descriptionde Requiremments (SEARs)s) in accordancnce with clausese 3 of the rationalele for the Projecject. of Schedudule 2 of the NSNSW Environmemental Planninging SectionSe 4 PPreliminary Envnvironmental ImpactIm and Assessessment Regulgulation, 2000 AAssessment – identifies keyy (EP&A ReRegulation). Thehe SEARs willill identifyi any enenvironmentalal iissues of partirticular further mattersma that willill need to be addressedad in theth rerelevance to the Project, outlutlines the Environmemental Impactt StatementS (EISEIS). prproposed levelel and scope of enenvironmentalal aassessment, anda The Projeject will also be referred to theth ididentifies stratetegies to addresress the Commonwnwealth Ministester for the Envirvironment and imimpacts identifitified. Energy fofor consideratiotion as to whethther the Projectct meets thehe criteria of a ‘Controlled Actction’ and SectionSe 5 SStakeholder CoConsultation – outlineso requiress approvala undeder the EPBC Act.A coconsultation witwith relevant ststakeholders wwhich has alreaready been The SEARARs will be preprepared by the NNSW unundertaken andnd is proposedd to be Departmeent of Planninging and Environmnment (DP&E)E) in cacarried out forr tthe Project. consideraration of: SectionSe 6 RReferences.

• thisis document;d • keyy iissues raisedd by relevant regulatoryre agenencies;

1 At all relevant times in relation to the Proroject, Illawarra Cooal Holdinldings Pty Ltd will be acting as agentnt forf and on behalflf of Dendndrobium Coal Ptyy LtdL in respect off aall mining and exploloration tenementsts held by Dendrobiubium Coal Pty Ltd.

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1.2 OOVERVIEW OFO THE DENDDROBIUM MININE TheTh Project wouould include thehe following actctivities:

The Minee was approvedved by the NSWW Minister for • longwall mmining of the BBulli Seam in a new Urban Affffairs and Plannnning on 20 Noovember 200101 undergrounound mining arerea (Area 5); under thehe NSW Environronmental Plannnning and • longwall miningm of the WWongawilli Seaeam in a Assessmement Act, 1979 (EP&A Act).. The Mine wasas new undererground mininging area (Area 6); approvedd under the EPPBC Act on 20 December 2001. • developmement of roadwayays within the BulliB Seam, Woongawilli Seamam and adjacenent strata to Constructction for the Minine commenceced in Januaryy access minining areas; 2002, withith longwall minining commencncing in • use of exisxisting roadwaysays and drifts for April 200505. personnelel and materialsals access, ventintilation, dewateringing and other anancillary activitieities related The Minee extracts coalal from the Wonongawilli Seam. to Areas 5 and 6; The Minee primarily prodroduces hard cokingco coal andnd • has an apapproved operarational capacitycity of up to productionon of up to 5.2 MMtpa of ROM coalc ; 5.2 millionion tonnes perr annuma (Mtpa) of run-of-mineine • developmement of surfacee infrastructurere (ROM) cocoal until 31 Dececember 2030.0. associateded with mine veventilation andd gasg managemement and abatetement and othether The Minee includes five approved undnderground ancillary infrastructurein ; mining areas,are named AreasA 1, 2, 3A, 3B and 3C • augmentattation of mine acaccess arrangegements, (Figure 2). Longwall minmining is currentently being which mayay include upgragrades to, andd theth use undertakeken in Area 3B,B, with extractiotion largely of, the Corordeaux Pit Top (currently underun care completete in Areas 1, 2 and 3A. and maintentenance);

Key surfacface infrastructucture at the Mineine (Figure 2) • use of thee existing Denddrobium Pit Top,To includes ththe: Kemira ValleyVa Coal Loadading Facility, Dendrobiuium CPP and DDendrobium ShaftsSh with • Dendendrobium Pit Top;To minor upgrgrades and extextensions; • Kemmira Valley Coaoal Loading Facacility; • transportt ofo sized ROMM coal from thee Kemira Valley Coaoal Loading Facacility to the Deendrobium • Kemmira Valley Raiail Line; CPP via theth Kemira Vallalley Rail Line; • Dendendrobium Coalal Preparationn PlantP (CPP) • delivery of product coalal from the Dendndrobium (locacated within thehe Port Kemblala Steelworks CPP to the Port Kemblala steelworks or Port prececinct); and Kembla CoalCo Terminall fofor export; • Dendendrobium Shaftafts Nos 1, 2 anand 3. • transportt ofo coal wash bby road to custstomers for

engineerinring purposes (e(e.g. civil constrstruction A furtherr descriptiond of the existing aapproved Minene fill), otherr beneficialb usesses and/or for is provideded in Section 3.3 emplacemment at the Weest Cliff Collieryery Stage 3

and Stagege 4 Coal Washsh Emplacemenent; 1.3 PPROJECT SUUMMARY • developmement and rehabiabilitation of thee West The Projeject includes an extension of the Cliff Stagege 3 Coal Washsh Emplacemenent; undergrouround mining areasare at the Minine to gain • progressivive developmenent of sumps,, pumps,p access to additional coacoal within CCL 768 in two pipelines,s, waterw storageges and other waterw proposedd future miningng areas, namelely Area 5 managemement infrastructucture; and Areaa 6 (Figure 3).). This extensioion would be • supporteded by developmment of suppororting monitoringng, rehabilitationion and remediadiation of infrastructcture and an exextension to the approved subsidencence and other mmining effects; surface opoperations. • developmement associatedted with exploratration in Areas 5 anand 6; and The Projeject would provovide continueded employmentnt of • other assosociated minorr iinfrastructure,e, plant, the existinting Mine workforkforce, with incrcreases for equipmentnt and activitiesies. Project coconstruction and additionall dedevelopment requiremements. TableTa 1 provideses a comparativative summaryy ofo

activitiesac associciated with thee PProject compapared to the existing apppproved Mine..

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Table 1 Summaryry Comparisonon of the Approproved Mine anand Project

ApApproved Mine Project Componenent (DDA 60-03-2001) (New Devevelopment Cononsent) Mining Metethod UnUnderground extrxtraction using lonlongwall mining Undergroround extractionn using longwallll miningm memethods. methods.s. Resource MiMining of the Wonongawilli Seam in Areas 1, 2, 3A,3A Mining of the Bulli Seamm in Area 5 andd thet 3B and 3C. Wongawiwilli Seam in Arearea 6 within CCL 768. Annual Proroduction Up to 5.2 Mtpa of ROM coal (comombined) from Up to 5.2.2 Mtpa of ROM ccoal (combined)d) from AreAreas 1, 2, 3A, 3B and 3C. Areas 5 aand 6. Mine Life UnUntil 31 Decembeber 2030. Until endd of 2048. Total Resosource NoNot specified. Additionanal Coal Resourcrces (55% Indicatcated, Recovereded 45% Inferferred) of approxiximately 40 milliollion tonnes in Area 6 and additionalal exploration areareas in Area 5 to be further definfined during thee nextn phase of the Project. Coal Handlndling and TraTransport of coalal from undergrouound workings to Transportort of coal from ununderground wororkings to Processinging the Kemira Valleyey Coal Loadingg FFacility via an the Kemirmira Valley Coall LLoading Facilityity via an ununderground convnveyor network. undergrouround conveyorr nnetwork. SizSizing and stockpkpiling of coal att tthe Kemira Vallelley Sizing anand stockpiling of coal at the Kememira Valley CoCoal Loading Facacility prior to tranansport to the Coal Loadoading Facility prioprior to transportrt tot the DeDendrobium CPPP via the Kemiraira Valley Rail Lineine Dendrobibium CPP via the Kemira Valleyey Rail Line in accordance withith the approvedd hours of in accordrdance with the aapproved hoursrs of opoperation. operationon. ProProcessing of upp tto 5.2 Mtpa of sized ROM coalal at Processinsing of up to 5.22 MMtpa of sized ROMR coal the Dendrobium CCPP. at the Deendrobium CPP.P. Managemement of TraTransportation of up to approximaimately 1.1 Mtpaa ofo Transportortation of up to aapproximately 1.11. Mtpa of Mining Wasaste cocoal wash by roadad from the Dendndrobium CPP to coal washsh by road from tthe Dendrobiumum CPP to the West Cliff Collolliery Stage 3 anand Stage 4 Coalal the Westst Cliff Colliery StStage 3 and Stagage 4 Coal WaWash Emplacemement. Wash Emmplacement. Deevelopment andnd rehabilitation oof the West Cliffliff Continuedued developmentnt and rehabilitatioation of the Stage 3 Coal Wasash Emplacemenent. West Clifliff Stage 3 Coalal WWash Emplacemcement.1 SuSupply of coal waash to customersers for engineerinring Continuedued supply of coaoal wash to customtomers for pupurposes (e.g. civcivil constructionn fill)f or for other engineeriering purposes (e(e.g. civil construcruction fill) bebeneficial uses. or for othether beneficial ususes. Coal wasash balance to be presented in theth EIS followingg further mine plaplanning studies.s. General • Dendrobium PPit Top. Use of exexisting infrastrucructure with minoror upgrades Infrastructucture and extentensions. • Kemira Valleyley Coal Loadingg FFacility. • Kemira Valleyley Rail Line. Augmentantation of mine acaccess arrangemements, which maay include upgragrades to, and thehe use of, • Dendrobium CCPP. the Corderdeaux Pit Top (cu(currently under carec and • Dendrobium Shafts Nos 1, 2 and 3. maintenanance). Developmpment of surfacee infrastructure associateda with mineine ventilation andnd gas managemment and abatemenent and other ancncillary infrastrucucture. Product TransportTra Deelivery of producuct coal from thee Dendrobium CPPCP Deliveryy oof product coalal from the Dendrodrobium to the Port Kemblabla Steelworks or Port Kembla CPP to ththe Port Kemblala Steelworks or PortP CoCoal Terminal foror export. Kembla CCoal Terminall fofor export.

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Tabable 1 (Continunued) Summaryry Comparisonon of the Approproved Mine anand Project

ApApproved Mine Project Componenent (DDA 60-03-2001) (New Devevelopment Cononsent) Water Mananagement WaWater managemeent infrastructureure to separate Augmentantations and extetensions to existinsting water cleclean, oily and dirdirty water. managemement infrastructucture. UsUse of a combinanation of recycleded treated mine Use of a ccombination of recycled treatedted mine wawater and potableble water purchasased from Sydneyey water andnd potable waterer purchased fromom Sydney WaWater in undergroround and surfacace operations. Water in underground anand surface opererations. ReRelease of waterer in accordancee wwith the conditioitions Releasee oof water at Licecensed Dischargege of Environment PrProtection Licencnce (EPL) 3241. Point (LDLDP) 5 in accordadance with the conditionsco of EPL 323241. Water supplysup and releasase requirementsts subject to the outcocomes of a detaileailed water balancnce that would be presented in ththe EIS. Workforce CuCurrent workforcece of approximateately 270 personnnnel Employmyment of the existiisting Mine workfokforce, with (di(direct employeeses). increaseses for Project cononstruction and additionala developmpment requiremenents. Hours of OperationO OpOperated on a concontinuous basis,is, 24 hours per day,da Operateded on a continuouous basis, 24 houours per seseven days per wweek. day, seveven days per weeeek. Trarains do not travavel on the Kemirira Valley Rail LineLin Trains wowould not travel oon the Kemira ValleyV bebetween 11 pm anand 6 am, unlessss written approvoval Rail Linee between 11 pm and 6 am, unlenless is obtainedo from ththe NSW Enviroironment Protectiotion written apapproval is obtainained from the NSWNS AuAuthority (EPA) fofor emergency ususe of the rail line.line Environmment Protectionn AAuthority (EPA) for emergencncy use of the rarail line. Key Enviroironmental As outlined in thee Developmentt CConsent To be detetermined througugh the environmmental Mitigationn MMeasures DA 60-03-2001 anand the Statemenent of assessmement and stakehoholder consultatiotion CoCommitments. process.s. Capital Invenvestment NoNot applicable. To be detetermined througugh the detailedd minem Value planningg process and proprovided with thee Developmpment Applicationion. 1 Develvelopment and rehahabilitation of the WWest Cliff Stage 4 CCoal Wash Emplalacement would conontinue to be conduducted in accordanance with Projecject Approval 08_010150 for the Bullii SSeam Operations.

An indicatative Project gegeneral arrangegement showinging • use of thee existing Dendndrobium Pit Top,To the undergerground mininging areas and keyke Kemira ValleyVa Coal Loadading Facility, infrastructcture locationss is provided on Figure 3. Dendrobiuium CPP and DDendrobium Shafts;Sh Additionalal details on the main Projectect componentsts • are providvided in Sectionon 3. transportt ofo sized ROMM coal from thee Kemira Valley Coaoal Loading Facacility to the Deendrobium The Projeject does not includein approveved undergrounund CPP via theth Kemira Vallalley Rail Line; mining operationsop in the Wongawillili SSeam in • delivery of product coalal from the Dendndrobium Areas 1,, 2,2 3A, 3B andd 3C at the Denendrobium Mineine CPP to the Port Kemblala steelworks or Port and assocociated surfacece activities (sucuch as Kembla CoalCo Terminall fofor export; monitoringing and remediadiation). It is propopro sed that these actictivities would ccontinue to opeperate in • transportt ofo coal wash bby road to custstomers for accordancnce with Develoelopment Consesent engineerinring purposes (e(e.g. civil constrstruction DA 60-03-2001 (as mododified). fill), otherr beneficialb usesses and/or for emplacemment at the Weest Cliff Collieryery Stage 3 If developopment consentnt is granted for the Project,t, and Stagege 4 Coal Washsh Emplacemenent; and the new cconsent wouldld prevail to thehe extent of any • developmement and rehabiabilitation of thee West inconsistestency with DA 660-03-2001 in relation to: Cliff Stagege 3 Coal Washsh Emplacemenent.

• usee of existing roaoadways and driftsdr for persrsonnel and maaterials accessss, ventilation,, dewawatering and otherot ancillaryy activitiesa relateated to AreasAr 5 and 6;

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2 SSTRATEGICGIC CONTEXEXT TheTh Mine currenrently extracts cocoal from the WongawilliW Seam.Se The Appppin Mine (alsoso owned and operatedo by South32) extxtracts coal fromrom the Bulli Seeam. 2.1 TTARGET RESESOURCE MineableMi areasas of the Wongawilli Seam andan the The Projeject would targerget the Wongawawilli and Bulli BulliBu Seam haveve been identifietified in the Projeoject Seams.. FurtherF informrmation on resouource recoveryry undergroundun miningmi areas. A summary of the and the chcharacteristicss of the coal resresource are characteristicsch s ofo the target seseams is providvided in providedd bbelow. TableTa 3.

Mining anand Exploratiotion Tenementsnts Tablee 3 Seam Charaaracteristics of the Targett SeamsS Table 2 providespr detailsails of the mininging and exploratiotion tenementsts heldh by Illawararra Coal Depth of Seamm Holdingss PtyP Ltd, Dendndrobium Coall PtyP Ltd and SeamSe Cover (m) Thicknkness (m) Endeavouour Coal Pty LimLimited relatedd tot the Project.ct. WongawilliWo Seamm 300 – 400 9 – 111* TTable 2 BulliBu Seam 300 – 375 2 – 3 Miningg and Exploratration Tenemenents Related to m – metres. thehe Project * The working secection thickness is 2.5 – 4 m.

Tenementnt Reference Expiry ExplorationEx MethodsMe

Mining Tenenements ExplorationEx , inclcluding exploraration drilling andan CCL 768 07/10/2/2029 seismicse surveysys, in the futurere undergroundd mining ML 1510 23/04/2/2023 areasare at the Minine (Areas 5 anand 6) is ongoinoing. ML 1566 06/09/2/2026 TheTh current expxploration progragram is focuseded on Explorationion Tenements determiningde seaeam quality, gasas levels, geoteotechnical AUTH 1433 07/11/2/2018 constraintsco andd the locationss of geologicalal AUTH 3388 08/10/2/2019 structuresstr and igigneous intrusiusions. This infonformation AUTH 3744 24/10/2/2017 willwil be used too developd the prpreferred minee extent. AUTH – Authuthorisation. CCL – Consnsolidated Coal Leaease. TheTh EIS wouldd ppresent the ououtcomes of the current ML – Miningng Lease. explorationex progogram, includinging the estimateated Coal Resourcee s andd Coal Reserveve, and detailsls ofo the The Projeject undergrounund mining areareas would be ROMRO coal and mmarketable proproduct planneded to be located whwholly within CCLCC 768. producedpro for eaeach year of thehe life of the Proroject.

Geologyy ExplorationEx activctivities would cocontinue to bee undertakenun overver the life of the Project as inputin to The Projeject is locatedd in the NSW SouthernSo detailedde mine planningpl and enengineering studiesstu to Coalfieldld withinw the sououthern portionn of the refineref the undererstanding of gegeological strucructures Permo-TrTriassic Sydneyey Basin. andan coal qualityity.

The Latete Permian Illawwarra Coal Meaeasures containain ResourceRe Recocovery a numberer of workablee sseams throughghout the Southernrn Coalfield. AbAbove the Illawawarra Coal IllawarraIlla Coall wwill seek to maaximise resourcer Measureses, the stratigraraphy of the arerea consists of a recoveryrec withinin geological, enenvironmentall anda sequencece of sandstonene, shale and clclaystone unitsits infrastructureinf constraints.co At this stage, the Project within thehe Narrabeen Group,G which aare in turn, wouldwo not be expectedex to havave a significantant impact overlain byb the Hawkesesbury Sandstotone. on future extracaction or recovevery of coal.

A typicall sstratigraphic sections of thee ProjectP area is OutcomesOu of enenvironmentall aassessment studiesst shown on Figure 4. wouldwo also be consideredco dururing mine plananning conductedco in parallelpa with thehe EIS.

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MEDIAN THICKNESS ACROSS PROJECT AREA (m) FORMATION GROUP

170 Hawkesbury Sandstone HAWKESBURY SANDSTONE

15 Newport Formation 5 Garie Formation 20 Bald Hill Claystone

Colo Vale 145 Sandstone NARRABEEN

Wombara 60 Formation

2.5 Bulli Seam Eckersley 20 Formation ILLAWARRA COAL MEASURES 9 Wongawilli Seam 15 Kembla Sandstone

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Figure: 4 Indicative Stratigraphic Section- Project Area

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Illawarraa CCoal provideses approximateltely 60% of OtherOt mines inn thet vicinity off tthe Project include:inc BlueScopope Steel’s cokinking coal requiruirements from coal extratracted at the MineMi and Appinin Mine. • Appin Mineine, including ththe previous WestWe Cliff Colliery minemi workings (South32 ownened); 2.2 RREGIONAL CONTEXTC • Cordeauxx Colliery (Soututh32 owned,, underu care and maintentenance); The Projeect is locatedd in the Southernern Coalfield of • NSW, apppproximately 8 km west of WWollongong Russell ValeVa Colliery (ununder care andnd (Figure 1)). maintenanance); and • Wongawilliilli Colliery. A prelimininary Schedulele of Lands forr thet Project 2 Developmpment Applicatiotion Area is providedpro in EnvironmentallEn tally Sensitivee AAreas Attachmenent A. The Devevelopment Apppplication Areaa is located withinwi the Wollollongong, Wingengecarribee andnd A preliminaryp invinvestigation of environmentantally Wollondillilly Local Goververnment Areasas (LGAs). sensitivese areass of State signifnificance (as definedde in the State Enviroironmental Plananning Policy (State(S and The Dendndrobium Pit TopTo and Kemiraira Valley Coal RegionalRe Develoelopment) 201111 [State and RegionalRe Loading FacilityF are lococated in Mount Kembla, DevelopmentDe SEPP])SE with resrespect to the ProjectPr has approximamately 8 km weest of Wollongogong on the identifiedide the folfollowing: Illawarra EEscarpment.t. The Kemira ValleyV Rail Lineine runs fromm the Kemira ValleyV Coal Loaoading Facility to • The provisvisional Developlopment Applicatcation Area the Dendrdrobium CPP, whichw is locateated within the is not withithin coastal wateaters of the Stattate. Port Kembmbla Steelworksrks precinct. • No landss protectedp or prpreserved undeder State The exististing access and material drifrifts (Dendrobiuium Environmemental Planningng Policy No. 14 - tunnel andnd Kemira tunnnnel) to the Mineine pass througugh Coastal WetlandsW or StaState Environmemental a portionn oof the Illawarrarra Escarpmentnt State Planningg PolicyP No. 26 - Littoral Rainfinforests Conservavation Area to theth existing undnderground occur withiithin the provisiosional Developmpment mining areas.are Applicationion Area.

• No landss reservedre as an aquatic reseserve under The exististing and Projecject undergroundnd mining areaeas the NSW FFisheries Mananagement Act,ct, 1994 or at the Minine are located within the catatchments of theth as a marinrine park underer the NSW Mararine Parks Avon andnd Cordeaux RivRivers. These ccatchments are Act, 1997 occur within ththe provisionalal situated wwithin the Metretropolitan Spececial Area Developmement Applicationtion Area. declaredd uunder the Watater NSW Act, 2014. The Project ununderground miningmi areas wouldwo not directectly • No landss withinw a wetlanland of internationalio longwallll mmine below the full supply levelle of the Avovon significancnce declared ununder the Ramsmsar and Corderdeaux Reservovoirs. Conventiontion on Wetlandsds or lands withithin a World Herieritage area dececlared underr theth World The underderground minining areas are ssituated on thehe Heritage ConventionC occoccur in or nearar the Woronorara Plateau, whichich includes ththe upper provisionalnal Developmenent Applicationn Area.A catchmenents of the Catataract River andnd Nepean Riveiver. • The Wororonora Plateauu is characterisrised by incisedd The provisvisional Developlopment Applicatcation Area watercoururses that haveve formed steepep blocky valleyleys includes landla mapped aas “Natural Resesource and clifff lineslin that contantain sandstonee overhangs. Sensitivityity” under the WWollongong Lococal Open secections of expososed sandstonene occur along Environmemental Plan 200009 and Wingececarribee ridge topsps and plateauu caps.c Local Envinvironmental PlaPlan 2010. • No lands ididentified in an Environmentntal Original vevegetation remmains over mosost of the Planning InstrumentIn ass beingb of highh undergrouround mining areasare , except forfo the presencence Aboriginalal cultural signifnificance have beenb of fire roadoads, Picton Roaoad, powerlineses, the identifiedd wwithin the provovisional Develoelopment Maldon-DDombarton railail corridor andd oother minor Applicationion Area. disturbancnces.

2 The DevelopmentDe Apppplication Area mmay be subjectt to changege following detaitailed engineeringing and mine planninning, environmentntal assessmentnt and consideideration of alternrnatives conductected for the EIS.

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• Thee provisional DeDevelopmentt ApplicationA Arerea In respect of the first criterionon identified abobove, is locatedloc below a portion of the Illawarra pursuantpu to claulause 7 of the StState Environmmental Escacarpment Statete Conservationion Area PlanningPla Policycy (Mining, Petrotroleum Producuction and assosociated with theth existing accccess and ExtractiveEx Indusustries) 2007 (MMining SEPP), the mateaterial drifts at ththe Mine (Figurgure 5) and belolow ProjectPr may bee carried out ononly with Develoelopment a portionpo of the UpperUp Nepeann StateS ConsentCo underr PartP 4 of the EEP&A Act (desescribed Consonservation Arearea. furtherfur below).

• Noo lands,la places,s, buildings orr structuress listeted In respect of the second criteriterion identifiedd above, on theth State Heritaritage Registerr underu the NSWSW developmentde for the purposee of mining thatat is coal Heriteritage Act, 1977977 occur withinin the or mining is spepecified in Schehedule 1, Item 5 as being Deveevelopment Apppplication Area.a. The Avon StateSta Significanant Developmenent. Damam and Cordeauaux Dam structuctures are listedted on theth State Heritaritage Registerr anda are locateated TheTh Project is developmentd t forfo the purposese of coal outstside of the provrovisional Develelopment miningmi (Sectionn 3) and therefoefore will be Statate Applplication Area.a. SignificantSig Devevelopment. Devevelopment Cononsent will • Noo landsla declareded as critical habitatha under the be sought fromm the NSW Miniinister for Plannnning (or NSWSW Threateneded Species Consonservation Act, delegate)de . 199595 or Fisherieses Managementnt Act, 1994 occucur within the prprovisional Devevelopment PermissibilityPe y oof the Projectect Applplication Area. SectionSe 89E off thet EP&A Actct provides thatat • Crowrown land withinin the provisiononal Developmeent developmentde consentco may nonot be grantedd underu Applplication Areaa is shown on FigureFi 5. Thereere DivisionDiv 4.1 off PartP 4 if the dedevelopment is wholly is no Crown landd wwithin the Projroject prohibitedpro by an environmentantal planning instrument,ins undederground mininining areas (Arereas 5 and 6). butbu may be grananted despite ththe developmeent being partlypa prohibiteded by an environronmental plannnning 2.3 PPERMISSIBILILITY AND STRTRATEGIC instrument.ins PPLANNING Theh provisionalal Developmentnt Application AreaA is Applicabiability of Divisioision 4.1 of Partart 4 of the withinwit the Wolloongong, Wingegecarribee andd Environmnmental Plannining and Assessessment Act,t, WollondillyWo LGAAs (Figure 1), wwhich is coverered by: 1979 • Wollongonong Local Envirovironmental Planlan 2009 Developmpment Consent forf the Projectect will be soughght (Wollongonong LEP); under thehe State Significificant Developmpment provisionons • Wingecarriarribee Local EnEnvironmentall PlanP 2010 (i.e. Divisiision 4.1) underer Part 4 of thee EP&A Act. TheTh (Wingecarrarribee LEP); anand EP&A Actct and EP&A RegulationR genenerally set thee frameworkork for planningng and environmnmental • Wollondillyilly Local Environironmental Planan 2011 assessmement in NSW. (Wollondilllly LEP).

Under secection 89C off theth EP&A Actt a class of TheTh provisionalal Developmentnt Application AreaA developmment such as miningm may be declared as includesinc land zonedzo under the Wollongongng LEP as: State Signignificant Develoelopment by a StateS Environmemental Planninging Policy (SEPPPP). Clause 8 of • Zone RU11 (Primary Prodroduction); the Statete and Regionalal Developmentnt SEPP • Zone RU22 (Rural Landsdscape); providess thatt the develoelopment is dececlared to be • State Signignificant Develoelopment for the purposes of Zone E1 (National(N Parksrks & Nature Reserves);Re the EP&AA Act if: • Zone E2 (EEnvironmentatal Conservationion);

• Zone E3 (Environmenta(E tal Managemenent); • thee ddevelopmentt ono the land concernedco is, by thee ooperation of an environmenental planning • Zone E4 (Environmenta(E tal Living); and instrstrument, not pepermissible withithout • Zone SP22 (Infrastructureure). Deveevelopment Cononsent under PartPa 4 of the EP&&A Act (first criterion); and • thee ddevelopmentt isi specified in Schedule 1 or 2 (second criterterion).

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Cordeaux Dam

Illawarra Escarpment Dendrobium SCA Avon Dam Nos 2 & 3 Shafts

Dendrobium Ç No 1 Shaft Kemira Valley Coal Loading Facility Wollongong Dendrobium Pit Top Mount Kembla K em i ra Port Kembla Va Legend lle Coal Terminal y R Ç Surface Locations a il Lin ³ Freehold Land e Illawarra DENDROBIUM MINE Crown Land Dendrobium Coal Figure: 5 Escarpment Relevant Land Ownership Dendrobium Mining Lease SCA Preparation Plant State Conservation Areas WaterNSW Special Area 0 1 2 3 4 5 Port KemblaKilometres Doc Path: W:\Workspace\Energy_Engineering\Mining_Approvals\Dendrobium\Next_Domain\01_PEA\Map_documents\PEA_05_Figure_Relevant_Land_Ownership.mxd Dendrobium MinMine – Plan for ththe Future: Coalal forf Steelmakinging – Preliminaryy EEnvironmentall AssessmentA

The provisvisional Developlopment Applicaication Area TheTh term ‘undererground mininging’ in the Minining SEPP includess landla zoned ununder the Wingegecarribee LEPP is given an extetended definitiontion in clause 3(2)3(2 as and Wollollondilly LEP asas: follows:fol

• Zonene E2 (Environmnmental Conseservation); and undergroundnd mining meansns: • Zonene SP2 (Infrastrstructure). (a) miningg ccarried out beneneath the earth’s’s surface, includining bord and pillaillar mining, longwgwall mining, top-levevel caving, sub-lelevel caving andd auger Subject to the applicatiotion of the Mininining SEPP (ass mining,g, and discusseded below), undederground mininning would be prohibiteded under the WoWollongong LEPEP, (b) shafts,s, drilld holes, gass aand water drainainage works, surfacece rehabilitation wworks and accesess pits Wingecarrarribee LEP andnd Wollondilly LLEP in these associaciated with that mimining (whetherr carriedc out zones. on or beneathbe the earthrth’s surface),

but does nott includein open cucut mining. Clause 4 oof the Mining SEPP relevanantly provides:

TheTh effect of clausecla 7(1)(a),, in conjunctionn with the 4 LanLand to which PolicyPo applies operationop of claulause 5(3) of the Mining SEPPPP, is that ThiThis Policy applieslies to the State. notwithsno tandingng any prohibitioition in the Wollollongong LEPLE , Wingecarrrribee LEP andnd Wollondilly LEPL , Clause 5(5(3) of the Mininining SEPP giveves it primacy developmentde for the purposee of undergrounund mining where thehere is any incoconsistency betwetween the andan facilities foror the processinsing and transpoportation of provisionsns in the Mininging SEPP and theth provisionss ini coalco may be cararried out withh ddevelopmentt consent.c any otherer environmentantal planning instrumentins (subjectt to limited excepceptions). Accordingly,Ac thehe Minister wouould not be prececluded fromfro granting approvalap underer section 89E ofo the The practctical effect off clausec 5(3) for the Projectt is EP&AEP Act for theth Project in respectre of thoseose parts of that if therere is any incononsistency betwtween the the Project landnd where mininging is prohibiteded under provisionsns of the Mininging SEPP and thoseth containened the Wollongongng LEP, Wingececarribee LEP anda in the Wolollongong LEPP, Wingecarribeibee LEP and WollondillyWo LEPP. Wollondillilly LEP, the proprovisions of the Mining SEPPPP will prevaivail. In addition to the above, thee DDendrobium CPPC and a portionpo of the KemiraKe Valley RRail Line is lococated Clausess 6 and 7 of thee Mining SEPPP provide whatat withinwit Zone IN33 (Heavy Indusustrial) under theth State types off mininm g developlopment are permermissible EnvironmentalEn l PPlanning Policlicy (Three Portsorts) 2013 without developmentde consentco and whatwh types are (Three(Th Ports SESEPP). Port facfacilities and heaeavy permissibible only with developmentde consent.co industries are pepermissible withith consent withithin this zone.zo In this regegard, clause 7(7(1) states: PlanningPla Provivisions 7 DeDevelopment perermissible withth consent StateSta Environmemental Planninging Policy (Mininning, (1) MinMining PetroleumPe Prododuction and ExExtractive Indusustries) 200720 DeDevelopment forr aany of the followowing purposes

mamay be carried ouout only with devevelopment conconsent: TheTh EIS wouldd include detaileiled considerationatio of the aimsaim of the Miniining SEPP (Parart 1) and thee mattersm (a) undergroundund mining carriedied out on any for considerationion in Part 3 off tthe Mining SEEPP land, basedba on the finalfin descriptionon of the Projecect and … impactim assessmsment. (d) facilities foror the processingg or transportatiotion of mineralss oro mineral A preliminaryp rereview of the PrProject againstst the bearing oresres on land on whwhich mining MiningMi SEPP diddi not identifyfy aany matters whichw may be carrarried out (with or without couldco prevent theth Project procroceeding. developmenent consent), butut only if they

were mineded from that landd oor adjoining land, MiningMi activitieses for the Projecject would be carriedca out withinwit existing miningm leases (CCL 768, ML 1510 … andan ML 1566), anda thereforere Part 4AA off theth Mining

SEPPSE does notot apply.

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State Envnvironmental PlanningPla Policiecies TheTh EIS wouldd iinclude considsideration of thehe Project againstag the wateater managemenent principless anda In additionion to the Mininging SEPP, the followingfo SEPPPPs accessac licencee ddealing principciples under thehe Water may potententially be relevlevant to the Proroject: ManagementMa Act,Ac 2000. Thehe EIS would alsoals identiide fy accesss licencesl requiuired for eachh waterw • Stateate and Regionanal Developmeent SEPP; sourceso associatiated with the PrProject.

• Statetate Environmenental Planningg PPolicy (Sydneyey Protectionr of the Environmentent Operationss Act,A 1997 Drinkrinking Water CaCatchment) 201011; • Statetate Environmenental Planningg PolicyP TheTh NSW Protetection of the EnEnvironment OperationsOp (Infranfrastructure) 202007; Act,Ac 1997 (PoEOEO Act) and the NSW Protectection of the Environmenent Operationss ((General) Regegulation, • Threree Ports SEPPPP; 200920 set out the general obligligations for • Statetate Environmenental Planningg PolicyP No. 33 environmentalen reregulation in NNSW. (Hazazardous andd OOffensive Deveevelopment) (SEPEPP 33); TheTh Mine currenrently operatess uunder EPL 3241324 grantedgra underr theth PoEO Act.ct. The EPL conontains • Statetate Environmenental Planningg PolicyP No. 44 - conditco ions whichich relate to emimission and disischarge Koaloala Habitat Protrotection; and limits,lim environmmental monitorioring and reportorting. If approved, thehe Project may require a variariation of • Statetate Environmenental Planningg PolicyP No. 55 EPLEP 3241. (Rememediation off Land)L .

MineMi Subsidencnce Compensatsation Act, 196161 Relevantnt provisionsp andnd objectives ofo the above SEPPs wouldwo be considsidered in the prpreparation off UnderUn the Minene Subsidencee CCompensationion Act, the EIS. 196119 , the Minee Subsidence BBoard is establblished, whichwh is a servicvice organisatiotion operating forfo the Water NSNSW Act, 2014 communityco in coalco mining arereas of NSW andan is responsibleres forr aadministeringg the Mine Sububsidence The exististing and Projecject undergroundnd mining areaeas CompensationCo n AAct, 1961. at the Minine are locateded within the Meetropolitan Special Area,Ar which is a declared ‘SpSpecial Area’ UnderUn section 101 of the Minene Subsidence under thehe Water NSW Act,A 2014. SpSpecial Areas arear CompensationCo AAct, 1961, a MMine Subsidenence jointly mananaged by WataterNSW and theth National CompensationCo n FundF has beenen establishedd into Parks andnd Wildlife Servrvice (on behalfalf of the Ministeister whichwh colliery holdersho are reqequired to makeke annual for the EnEnvironment). payments.pa Fromom this fund thehe Mine Subsideidence CompensationCo n AAct, 1961 provrovides for compmpensation Illawarraa CCoal has consnsent from WateaterNSW to ententer or repair serviceices where propoperty improvemements are the Metropropolitan Speciacial Area and carryca out damagedda by minine subsidencece resulting fromrom the activitiess permittedp byy statutorys approprovals. undergroundun extractionex of coaoal.

Illawarraa CCoal would seekse to extendd thist consent fofor IllawarraIlla Coall wwould make cocontributions to the Mine the Projecject. SubsidenceSu Comompensation FuFund and woulduld conduct consultationco withith the Mine SuSubsidence Boaoard in Water MaManagement AcAct, 2000 regardreg to Projecject subsidencee impacts on propertypr improvements.im Under secection 89J(1) of the EP&A Act,Ac if the Projecject is approveved as a Statete Significant Development,De RoadsRo Act, 1993993 water usese approvals underun section 8989, water managemment work apprpprovals underr sections 90, or If thet Project is approved,a Illawllawarra Coal wouldwo activity approvalap s (exclucluding aquiferr interferencei applyap for the necessarynec consesents under sectionsec 138 approvals) under sectiotion 91 of the WWater of the NSW Roaoads Act, 199393 associated withwi mining Managemement Act, 200000 would not be required for underun any publicblic road. the Projecject.

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Under secection 89K(1)(f))(f) of the EP&AA Act, if the Project is approved ass a State Signifinificant Developmpment, consentnt under sectionon 138 of the Roads Act,Ac 1993 cannonot be refusedd aand is to be substantiatially consistentnt with any Devevelopment Consentt grantedg underer Division 4.11 ofo Part 4 of the EP&A Actct.

Commonwnwealth Environironment Protectection and Biodiversirsity Conservatioation Act, 1999

The Projeject is being refreferred to the CCommonwealthalth Ministerr forfo the Environonment and Enenergy for consideraration as to whehether the Projeoject is a ‘Controlledlled Action’ andd requires apprproval under the EPBC Actct.

If the Projroject is assessesed under the aassessment bilaterall agreementa withith the NSW GovernmentGo foror impacts ono water resouources, NSW anand the Commonwnwealth will joinointly obtain thee advice of thee Independedent Expert Scicientific Commmittee on Coalal Seam Gasas and Large CoalC Mining DevelopmentDe .

Planningng Strategies

The followowing strategicic planning docucuments wouldld be consididered in the planningpla of thee PProject and theth preparatiotion of the EIS:

• Illawawarra-Shoalhavhaven Regionalal Plan (NSW Goveovernment, 201515c); • A PlaPlan for Growinging Sydney (NSSW Goveovernment, 201414) (and any SouthSo West Distristrict Plan releaseased prior to submissionsu of thee EEIS);

• Wollollongong 2022:22: Our Commununity Strategicic Planlan 2012-2022 (W(Wollongong CityC Council, 201212);

• Wingingecarribee LocLocal Planningg StrategyS 201515- 203131 (Wingecarribrribee Shire Cououncil, 2016); andan

• Wollollondilly Commmunity Strategigic Plan 2033 (Wolollondilly Shirere Council, 201313).

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3 PPROJECTT DESCRIPTTION AND 3.2 EXISTITING DENDROOBIUM MINE PPROJECTT RATIONALR LE TheTh Mine has an approved opoperational capapacity of Illawarraa CCoal is seekining a new Devevelopment up to 5.2 Mtpaa oof ROM coall frfrom the Wongngawilli Consentt tot extend thee undergroundu d mmining areass ata SeamSe until 31 DecemberD 203030. the Mine to gain accessss to additionalal coal within CCL 768. This would beb supportedd byb developmeent SurfaceSu Facilitiilities of supportorting infrastructucture and an extex ension to the approvedd surface operaerations by apprproximately KeyKe surface infrfrastructure att tthe Mine (Figuigure 2) 18 years. includesinc the:

Illawarraa CCoal is seekining approval fromfro the NSW • Dendrobiuium Pit Top; Ministerr forfo Planning forfo Developmenent Consent • Kemira ValleyVa Coal Loadading Facility; under Divivision 4.1 of PartPa 4 of the EP&AEP Act for the Project. • Kemira ValleyVa Rail Line;

• Dendrobiuium CPP; and The propoponent’s details are provideded in Section 3.13.1. A brief descriptionde of theth existing Minine is providedd in • Dendrobiuium Shafts Nosos 1, 2 and 3. Section 3.3.2 and a descrscription of keyy ProjectP componenents is provideded in Sections 3.3 to 3.6. A TheTh Dendrobiumium Pit Top contntains administistration Project jusjustification oveverview is providvided in buildingsbu , workskshop, machineinery and equipmipment Section 3.7. storagesto areas, ppersonnel andnd materials accccess to the undergroundnd workings via the Dendrobobium 3.1 PPROPONENTT tunnel,tun water managementma infinfrastructure andan other ancillaryan infrastrstructure. Illawarraa CCoal (ABN 69 093 857 286) is the proponentent for the Projeject.3 The contatact details forr ROMRO coal is tranransported fromm undergroundnd Illawarraa CCoal are: workingswo to thee Kemira Valleyley Coal Loadinging Facility via an undergroround conveyoror network reacaching the Illawararra Coal Holdildings Pty Ltd surfacesu via thee Kemira Valleyey tunnel. Coalal is then Levelel 35 sizedsiz and stockpckpiled at the KeKemira Valleyy CoalC 108 St Georges Tererrace LoadingLo Facilityity prior to transpnsport to the Deendrobium PERTTH WESTERNRN AUSTRALIALIA 6000 CPPCP via the Kememira Valley RaRail Line. Phonene: (02) 4286 300030 Sizediz ROM coaoal from the Minine is processesed at the The Illawawarra Coal webebsite is: DendrobiumDe CPPP, which is lolocated within theth Port KemblaKe Steelwoworks precinct. Product coalal is https:/s://www.south3232.net/our- deliveredde from theth Dendrobiumium CPP to thehe Port operatrations/australialia/illawarra-coaoal KemblaKe steelwoworks or Port KeKembla Coal TerminalTe for export. The Minee is located att CordeauxC Roaoad, Mount Keembla NSW, 252526. DendrobiumDe Noo 1 Shaft providvides intake air to the undergroundun woworkings. The DDendrobium NoN s 2 & 3 ShaftSh site includudes a downcasast (intake) andnd upcast (exhaust)(ex shaftft tot support venentilation of thehe undergroundun woworkings.

3 At all relevant times in relation to the Proroject, Illawarra Cooal Holdinldings Pty Ltd will be acting as agentnt forf and on behalflf of Dendndrobium Coal Ptyy LtdL in respect off aall mining and exploloration tenementsts held by Dendrobiubium Coal Pty Ltd.

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Up to apppproximately 1.1 Mtpa of coalal wash is • materialss handlingh andd ttransport systestems to transporterted by road fromrom the Dendrorobium CPP too convey coalcoa from the lonlongwall and the Westst Cliff Colliery SStage 3 and StageSt 4 Coal developmement faces to theth surface; Wash Emmplacement. CCoal wash is approveda for • emplacemement at the WeWest Cliff Stagege 3 Coal Washsh undergrouound equipmentnt (e.g. shearerers, Emplacemement (approveved under DA 660-03-2001) andan continuousus miners, convnveyors, bins)) anda the Westst Cliff Stage 4 CCoal Wash EmplacementEm mobile fleeleet (e.g. load hahaul dump vehihicles, drill (approveded under Projecject Approval 0808_0150). rigs, shuttlettle cars, persononnel carriers);); • ventilationn systems to mmaintain a safefe working Coal washsh is also supppplied to third paparties for usee as environmeent within thee uundergroundd workingsw ; an engineneering fill mateterial or for othether beneficial uses. • gas monitoitoring systemss and gas mananagement and abatemtement activitiesies; Undergroround Miningg AreasA • water mananagement syststems to transfesfer groundwatater that accummulates in undederground The Minee includes five approved undnderground workingss to the surface;e; and mining areas,are named AreasA 1, 2, 3A, 3B and 3C (Figure 2). • monitoringng, rehabilitationion and remediadiation of subsidencence and other mmining effects. Longwallll eextraction is lalargely complelete in Areas 1, 2 and 3A. LLongwall extratraction is currenrently being TheTh locations of surface infrasrastructure woululd be undertakeken in Longwallall 12 in Area 3B. refinedref throughh detailed minene planning, environmentalen l aassessment ououtcomes and Further apapprovals undeder the conditionions of the considerationco of alternatives,s, and would be Developmpment Consentnt DAD 60-03-200001 are requiredred documenteddo in thet EIS. for extractaction of Longwawalls 14 to 19 anda longwallsls iin Area 3C.. CoalCo Processinsing, Handlingg and Transpoport InfrastructureInf Illawarraa CCoal will continntinue mining withinwi undergrouround mining areasare approvedd under TheTh Project wouould include thehe use of the existingex Developmpment Consentnt DAD 60-03-200001. Monitoringing MineMi surface facfacilities (Sectiotion 3.2) for hanandling, and remedediation/rehabibilitation activitieities will continuinue processingpro andd transportationion of coal for theth life of to be undedertaken by IllaIllawarra Coal in previous the Project. mining areas.are TheTh Project mayay incorporatee minor upgradedes and extensionsex to existingex infrastrustructure, whichch would be 3.3 PPROJECT ACCTIVITIES documenteddo in thet EIS.

Undergroround Miningg Operations CoalCo Wash Mananagement

The Projeject involves longwalllon miningg operations TheTh Project wouould involve thehe continued useus of the within CCCL 768 to (Figuigure 3): WestWe Cliff Stagege 3 and Stagee 4 Coal Washsh

Emplacement.Em • extratract the Bulli SeSeam in Area 55; and • extratract the Wongagawilli Seam in Area 6. If developmentd t consentc is graranted for the Project,P the new consenent would prevavail to the extenent of any The Projeject would opererate within thehe existing inconsistencyinc wwith DA 60-03-2001 in relatiotion to approvedd operationall capacityca limitt ofo up to 5.2 Mtptpa developmentde andan rehabilitatiotion of the Westst Cliff of ROM coal.c StageSta 3 Coal WashW Emplacemement.

Other assssociated infrasastructure andd activitiesa woulduld It isi intended thattha developmenent and rehabilibilitation of include: the West Cliff StageSt 3 Coall WWash Emplacecement wouldwo continuee to be integrateated with the • persrsonnel and maaterials accessss, which may managementma activitiesac at thee West Cliff Cololliery involvolve upgradess to, and the ususe of, the surfacesu facilitiesies, including cocontinued Cordordeaux Pit Topp (currently undnder care and implementationim n of the Westt CCliff Coal Washsh mainaintenance) andnd/or continueded use of the EmplacementEm t AArea Managemement Plan. exististing facilitiess ata the Dendrobrobium Pit Top;

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Illawarraa CCoal would alsoals support thehe continued 3.4 EMPLOLOYMENT supply of coal wash foror engineering ppurposes (e.g. civilil cconstructionn fill)fi or for otherer beneficial TheTh Mine currenrently employss aapproximatelyly uses. 270 personnell (direct( employeoyees). The Proroject wouldwo facilitatee ccontinued empmployment off theth The EIS wwould presentnt a detailed coaoal wash existingex workfororce. balance followingfo furthether mine plannining studies. AdditionalAd emploployment wouldld be generatedted by Water MaManagement ProjectPr construcuction activitieses and additionanal developmentde requirements.req . TThis additionanal The surfaface facilities at the Mine incocorporate waterter employmentem woould be quantiftified and assesessed in managemment infrastrucucture to separarate clean, oilyily the EIS. and dirtyy waterw .

3.5 PROJEJECT SCHEDUULE The Projeject would involvolve the use of the existing infrastructcture with minonor augmentatiotions and LongwallLo extracaction in Area 3B at the Minee (i.e. the extensionons, including theth progressiveive developmentent currentcu mining area)a is schedueduled for comppletion at of sumps,s, pumps, pipelelines, water storagesst and the end of 202222. other wateater managemeent infrastructuture.

IllawarraIlla Coall is undertakingg mmine planninging and The Projeject would involvolve the use of a combinationion feasibilityfea studieies on the nextxt preferred minining area of recycleled treated mineine water and potablepo water followingfol Area 3B3 (i.e. Area 33C, Area 5 orr AreaA 6). purchaseded from Sydneyey Water in undnderground andnd surface opoperations. If IllawarraI Coalal determines ththat Area 5 orr AreaA 6 is

preferablepre as theth next domainain, then first workingswo Final wateater supply andd release requiruirements for theth developmentde intoint areas beyonyond the currentnt Project wouldwo be subjecject to the outcocomes of a approvedap areaa wwould be reququired by mid 2019.20 detailed wwater balance that would be presented in the EIS. 3.6 MANAGAGEMENT COOMMITMENTS Other ActActivities PreliminaryPr strarategies to addrdress potentialal impacts Other actictivities that wouould be conducucted as a associatedas withth the Project arare outlined inn SectionS 4, componenent of the Projeject include devevelopment whichwh would bee developed anand refined throrough the associatedted with exploraration in Areass 5 and 6, environmentalen l aassessment prprocess. rehabilitattation of surfacece disturbance,e, and developmment of other aassociated mininor It isi proposed to continue thee managementnt infrastructcture, plant, eqequipment andd aactivities. approachap at thehe existing Minene for the Projecject.

Hours of Operation It isi anticipatedd that any neww DDevelopmentnt Consent, wouldwo include a contemporaryary Extraction PlanP The Minee would continuinue to be operarated on a processpro for Areareas 5 and 6 too mmitigate, rememediate, continuouous basis (24 hoursho per day,y, sevens days perpe monitor,mo managage and offsett ppotential impacacts week) dururing the Projecject. associatedas withth subsidence.

Trains wowould not travelel on the Kemiraira Valley 3.7 PROJEJECT RATIONANALE Rail Line between 11 pm and 6 am (unless writtenen approvall isi obtained fromfro EPA for ememergency usese of TheTh extraction oof undergroundnd coal from theth Mine the rail linline), consistentnt with the currerrent conditionsns in providespro benefitfits at national, state and locacal levels. the Develoelopment Consensent DA 60-033-2001. IllawarraIlla Coall pprovides approroximately 60%% of

BlueScopeBlu Steeteel’s coking coaoal requirementnts.

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The Projeject would facilicilitate the contintinuation of benefits dderived from theth Mine.

Benefits frfrom the Mine occur throughgh continuity of employmement, expendabable income, exexport earningsgs and goverernment revenunue. Illawarraa CCoal provideses local jobsbs for its directt employeese withwit an employmement flow-on effeffect in the Illawlawarra and Wollondillilly regions. MoMore than 400 lolocal businesseses provide theheir goods andd servicess to Illawarraa CCoal.

The Minee has 270 direcrect employees.s. These jobs arear reliant onn maintaining ccontinuity of longwalllo coal extractionon at the Mine throughth the Project.Pr

First workrkings developmpment in the adadditional areasas being souought as part of the Project (Areas(A 5 and 6) may be rerequired as eararly as mid 2019019 to maintainin continuityity of longwall coalco extractionn due to gas constraintints identified in Area 3C (whihich may delayay the extracaction of partss ofo Area 3C).

Full justifictification of thee PProject on sococial, environmemental and econconomic groundnds, including consideraration of the prinrinciples of ecocologically sustainabable developmeent, consideratration of alternativeives and a costst benefit analyslysis, would bee includedd in the EIS. Thhis evaluationn would consideider the Guideidelines for Econonomic Assessmssment of Mininging and Coalal Seam Gas ProposalsPr (NSWSW Governmement, 2015d).

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4 PPRELIMINANARY TheTh key environonmental issueses identified are EENVIRONMMENTAL IMIMPACT providedpro in Tablable 4 with a prereliminary listt ofo study AASSESSMEMENT requirementsreq to address thesese issues.

RecognisedRe spepecialists will be commissionened to 4.1 OOVERVIEW conductco the studtudies outlinedd in Table 4, andnd independentind peerpee review willill be conducteded for The followowing preliminanary environmenental impact selectse key studiedies. assessmement has been pprepared to identifyid the keyey potentiall eenvironmentaltal issues assocociated with thehe constructiction and operatration of the Proroject. This 4.2 LEVELEL AND SCOPEPE OF ASSESSSSMENT informatiotion has been preparedpr to assssist the DP&EE with issuinuing of the SEAARs for the Proroject under In addition to considerationco of the key potentential clause 3 oof Schedule 2 of the EP&AA Regulation.R environmentalen l isissues (Table 4), the followinwing environmentalen l aaspects wouldld also be addredressed as This prelimliminary environronmental impacact assessmenent a componentc of the EIS to conconsider otherr potentialp has drawnwn on: issuesiss :

• • undederstanding off thet local andd regionalr contetext visual ameenity; (Secection 2) and ththe Project (Secection 3); • non-Aborigriginal heritage;e; • feededback from statakeholder consnsultation • geochemisistry; and undedertaken to dateate; • preliminaryary hazard analyalysis in accordardance with • baseseline environmnmental data; anand SEPP 33. • expeperience from theth existing MineMi and prevevious environmnmental managegement and AssessmentAs off thet key potentntial environmeental apprprovals processsses throughouout NSW. issuesiss (Table 4) and the otheher potential impmpacts identifiedide aboveve would includede consideratiotion of: The prelimliminary environonmental impacact assessmentnt • involvedd theth following ssteps: existing enenvironment usiusing sufficientt baselineb data; 1. Idenentification off PotentialP Issusues – • potentiall imimpacts of allll sstages of the ProjectP Consonsideration off howh the Projecject is likely to including rerelevant cumululative impactsts; affecfect the physicalcal or biologicalal aspects of the • measuress that could bee implementedd to avoid, envirvironment; natutural or commuunity resourceses; mitigate,, rehabilitate/remre emediate, monitnitor and/or envirvironmentally sensitivese areasas; areas offset thee ppotential impapacts of the Projroject; and alloclocated for consnservation purporposes; and areareas sensnsitive becausese of communityity factors. • contingencncy plans and/od/or adaptive managemement for managaging any potenentially 2. Idenentification off KeyK Potentialial significantnt residual risksks to the environronment. Envivironmentall IssuesIs – Identintification of thehe

prioriority issues basased on consideideration of: thehe SomeSo preliminanary strategiess tot address eacach of the extetent of the potentential impacts;s; the nature of keyke environmenental issues arere presented in Table 4. thee ppotential impapacts; and the ppotential impacacts TheseTh strategiesies would be dedeveloped andd refinedr on environmentalle ally sensitive areareas. throughthr the assessessment proceocess. Detail on the 3. Preleliminary Consnsideration of the Study proposedpro measuasures would be presented in the EIS. Reqequirements – Each of the keyke envirvironmental issussues identifiedd above were AssessmentsAs fofor the EIS wouould consider applicabap le consnsidered with respectre to thee levelle and scopope policies,po guidelinelines and plansns included in theth of asassessment thattha would be rerequired for thehe IndicativeInd Secrecretary’s Environronmental Assessessment EIS.S. Preliminaryy strategiess to addressa the kekey RequirementsRe s forfo State Signifnificant Mining impapacts were alsolso identified. DevelopmentsDe ((NSW Governmrnment, 2015a)a). Therefore,Th thesese policies, guiduidelines and planspl have notno been repeatated within thisis document.

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Table 4 KeKey Potential Enviroironmental Issues,, RequiredR Level andnd Scope of Environonmental Assessmement andan Preliminary Strtrategies to Addresess Potential Impactcts

KeyKe Potential Extent and Naturure of Proposed Level andnd Scope of Environmnmental Preliminary Strategegies to Address Potentential Impacts* EnvironmentalEn Issue Potential Impactscts Assessment ImpactsIm on water • Depressurisatation of aquifers as a • Assessment of ththe impacts of the Projroject on the quantity • Development andnd implementation off EExtraction Plans to resourcesres as a result of result of minee subsidence and and quality of the region’s water resouources, connectivity mitigate, monitortor, remediate, managee and offset potential subsidencesu and site dewatering of the coal seam to between waterr ssources, water-dependndent assets and impacts on waterter resources. waterwa management. facilitate undederground mining, water-related infrinfrastructure, includingg cumulative • Groundwater moonitoring network. leading to poteotential effects on impacts. overlying grououndwater system. • Surface water momonitoring network. • Groundwater assessment,ass including nnumerical modelling • Potential deprpressurisation of and consideratiotion of the Aquifer Interferference Policy. • Water managemement strategy for the PrProject based on regulalar shallow and perched reviews of the sitesit water balance. • Risk assessmenent approach to considederation of potential groundwaterr ssystems, including subsidence impapacts and environmentaal consequences to • Erosion and sedidiment control during coconstruction and upland swampmps. streams and swawamps. operation. • Potential forr eerosion/scour and/or • Detailed site watater balance for the Proroject incorporating • Appropriate licenensing in accordance wiwith the legislative altered waterr ddistribution in all sources of waterwa inflow and developlopment of a water requirements off thet Water Managemenent Act, 2000. upland swampmps. management strstrategy for the life of the Project. • Mitigation, offsetet and/or compensatoryry measures to achieveve • Potential impapacts on surface • Investigation off mmeasures to avoid, mimitigate, remediate, net neutral or beneneficial effect on waterter quality in the Avon water regimeses, including monitor and/orr ooffset the potential imppacts of the Project. Dam and Cordeaeaux Dam catchments. localised effecfects on water quality and/or persisteistence of flows. • Assessment agagainst the Neutral or BeneficialBe Effect on Water Quality AssessmentAs Guidelinee 22015 (Sydney • Net neutral or beneficial effect on Catchment Authothority, 2015). water qualityy in the Avon Dam and Cordeauxux Dam catchments. • Expert peer revieviews of the assessmenents. ImpactsIm on ecology ass a • Potential chananges to vegetation • Flora and faunaa surveys of the undergrground mining area • Consideration of environmental assessssment outcomes durinring resultres of underground within uplandd sswamp and riparian and review of preprevious survey effort. detailed mine plalanning (e.g. developmement of performance mining.mi communities aas a result of measures). • Subsidence, groroundwater and surfacece water impacts on wawater resources. assessments of ppotential subsidencee eeffects and impacts • Development andnd implementation off EExtraction Plans to • Potential impapacts on fauna on flora and faununa habitat. mitigate, monitortor, remediate, managee aand offset potential habitats assocociated with streams, impacts on ecolology. • Assessment off ppotential impacts on anany terrestrial and upland swampmps and cliff lines. aquatic species,s, populations, ecologicical communities or • Offset and compepensatory measures to maintain or improvee their habitats. the biodiversity vvalues of the surroundiding region in the medium to long-tterm. • Risk assessmenent approach to considederation of potential subsidence impapacts and environmentantal consequences to streams and swawamps. • Identification off mmeasures that wouldd bbe implemented to maintain or improprove the biodiversity vavalues of the surrounding regigion in the medium to lolong-term.

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TTable 4 (Continueded) KeKey Potential Enviroironmental Issues,, RequiredR Level andnd Scope of Environonmental Assessmement andan Preliminary Strtrategies to Addresess Potential Impactcts

KeyKe Potential Extent and Naturure of Proposed Level andnd Scope of Environmnmental Preliminary Strategegies to Address Potentential Impacts* EnvironmentalEn Issue Potential Impactscts Assessment ImpactsIm on ecology as a • Potential distuturbance or loss of • Flora and faunaa surveys of the disturbrbance area in • Consideration of environmental assessssment outcomes durinring resultres of vegetation threatened florflora and fauna consideration of relevant survey guidedelines. detailed mine plalanning (including minimnimisation of vegetationon disturbance.dis species and ppotential loss of disturbance, partarticularly disturbance of areas with higher • Assessment off ppotential impacts on anany terrestrial and habitat. ecological value)e). aquatic species,s, populations, ecologicical communities or their habitats. • Surface disturbanance protocols (includinding pre-clearance surveys). • Assessment off aalternative locations of surface infrastructure in cconsideration of potentential impacts on • Weed and ferall animala control measureures. ecology. • Rehabilitation strstrategy for the Project. • Identification off mmeasures that wouldd bbe implemented to • Offset and compepensatory measures to maintain or improvee maintain or improprove the biodiversity vavalues of the the biodiversity vvalues of the surroundiding region in the surrounding regigion in the medium to lolong-term. medium to long-tterm. ImpactsIm on Aboriginal • Potential subsbsidence related • Subsidence assessessment of potentiall subsidences effects • Consideration of environmental assessssment outcomes durinring heritagehe as a result of disturbance or loss of items of on items of Abororiginal heritage. detailed mine plalanning (e.g. locationss oof Aboriginal heritagee subsidencesu and direct Aboriginal hereritage or Aboriginal sites). • Assessment off imimpacts on items of AbAboriginal heritage disturbance.dis cultural valueses. and Aboriginall culturalcu values in accorordance with NSW • Involvement of AAboriginal stakeholdersers during the • Direct disturbarbance or loss of Department of EEnvironment, Climatee CChange and Water assessment andd operational phase. items of Aborigoriginal heritage or (DECCW) (201010) and NSW Departmeent of Environment • Surface disturbanance protocols (includinding salvage or Aboriginal cultultural values as a and Conservatiotion (2005). demarcation off sitessi where applicable). result of surfacface disturbance. • Investigation off mmeasures to avoid, mimitigate, monitor and • Development off ssubsidence performanance measures for anyy manage the poteotential impacts of the PProject. significant heritagtage sites. • Adaptive managegement approach to achachieve subsidence performance meaeasures. • Development andnd implementation of EExtraction Plans to mitigate, monitoror and manage potentiatial impacts on Aboriginainal heritage.

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TTable 4 (Continueded) KeKey Potential Enviroironmental Issues,, RequiredR Level andnd Scope of Environonmental Assessmement andan Preliminary Strtrategies to Addresess Potential Impactcts

KeyKe Potential Extent and Naturure of Proposed Level andnd Scope of Environmnmental Preliminary Strategegies to Address Potentential Impacts* EnvironmentalEn Issue Potential Impactscts Assessment NoiseNo impacts on the • Potential forr cocontinued increased • Assessment off cchanges in traffic volumlumes on the • Reasonable andd feasible mitigation memeasures on-site to surroundingsu community.ity. noise levels reresulting from surrounding roadad network. minimise noise ggeneration. continued usese of the Mine • Modelling and asassessment of potentiatial noise impacts as • Noise monitoringng. surface facilitielities. a result of mininging operations, includinging road and rail • Existing curfew fofor non-passenger vehehicles. • Potential forr cocontinued increased traffic. noise levels reresulting from • Assessment off ppotential cumulative imimpacts resulting continued tranansportation of sized from the Projectct and nearby developmments. ROM coal viaia the Kemira Valley Rail Line. • Investigation off mmeasures to avoid, mimitigate and/or monitor the potetential impacts of the PrProject. • Potential forr cocontinued increased noise levels reresulting from continued tranansportation of coal wash via roadad and employee and delivery movevements to surface facilities. Air quality impacts on • Potential air ququality impacts • Modelling and asassessment of potentiatial air quality • Dust mitigation mmeasures to minimisee ddust generation duringing the surrounding resulting fromm Project activities. impacts as a resesult of Project activitiesies. construction andd operation. community.co • Potential greeeenhouse gas • Assessment off ppotential cumulative impactsim resulting • Air quality monitoitoring. emissions resuesulting from the from the Projectct and nearby developmments and mines. • Energy efficiencycy measures. combustion of diesel fuel, use of • Assessment off ggreenhouse gas emississions (including electricity andnd fugitive emissions scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions). from undergroround mining. • Investigation off mmeasures to avoid, mimitigate and/or monitor the potetential impacts of the PrProject.

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TTable 4 (Continueded) KeKey Potential Enviroironmental Issues,, RequiredR Level andnd Scope of Environonmental Assessmement andan Preliminary Strtrategies to Addresess Potential Impactcts

KeyKe Potential Extent and Naturure of Proposed Level andnd Scope of Environmnmental Preliminary Strategegies to Address Potentential Impacts* EnvironmentalEn Issue Potential Impactscts Assessment CostsCo and benefits to • Continued emmployment of the • Economic assesessment of potential impmpacts on the • Strategies to conontinue support of localal businesses. the regional and NSW regional and NSWSW economy and a cosost-benefit analysis. existing workfokforce and • Continued commmunity contributions frofrom Illawarra Coal. economy.ec generation of additional • Project justificatioation, including considereration of employmentt bby Project alternatives, prinrinciples of ecologicallyly ssustainable construction aactivities and development andnd the objects of the EPEP&A Act. additional devevelopment • Consideration of the significance of the coal resource. requirements.ts. • Benefits throuough continuity of employment,t, eexpendable income, exporort earnings, government reevenue and continued supupport of local businesses. • Continued supupport of BlueScope Steel’s cokingng coal requirements. * ToT be refined during detatailed impact assessmentsts.

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5 SSTAKEHOLOLDER ENGGAGEMENTT • Provisionn oof informationn on the Projecect and offer for onongoing briefingings with represeesentatives of the Wollollongong Cityy CCouncil, Wingengecarribee 5.1 EENGAGEMENENT TO DATE Shire Coununcil and Wollollondilly Shire CouncilC on

the Projectect. Illawarraa CCoal engageses regularly withith the commununity through theth following mmechanisms: • Ongoing consultationco wiwith the Dendrorobium Communitynity Consultativeive Committee. • a dedicatedde websibsite (httpttps://www.southuth32.net/our- 5.2 STAKEKEHOLDER ENENGAGEMENTT opererations/australralia/illawarra-cocoal); PROGRGRAM • Dendendrobium Commmmunity Consusultative Comommittee meetintings (with meeteeting minutes A stakeholders eengagement prprogram has beenbe provovided on the websitew and ememailed directt to developedde for theth Project. KeKey objectivess ofo this interterested stakehoholders); programpro are to:o:

• Dendendrobium Commmmunity Enhanancement • engage withwit governmenent and public Progogram (a dedicaicated communinity-based socicial stakeholdelders about thee PProject; invesvestment prograram to benefitit theth communitieities surrorrounding the MMine operationons); • seek inputut from key staktakeholders onn thet elementss ofo the Project;ct; • commmunity informrmation sheetss aand letter boxx dropops; • recognisee and respondd tto local interesrest or concernss regardingr thee PProject; and • mededia releases andan other mediadia activities; • continue theth ongoing diadialogue betweeeen • geneneral communitnity surveys andnd reports; Illawarra CCoal and its kekey stakeholderers. • Dendendrobium Newsws (an Illawarrarra Coal publblication for thehe communitieses surrounding TheTh issues raiseised and outcomomes of the staktakeholder thee MMine operationions); engagement proprogram will bee rreported in the EIS.

• landndholder relationions program; aand TheTh consultationion will include,e, but not necesessarily be • inforformation days aand mine openen days. limitedlim to, the followingfo governernment agencicies and authorities:au Specific engagemente t cocompleted in relationre to the Project hahas included: • DP&E;

• WaterNSWW; • Consonsultation withth representativetives of the NSWW Divisivision of Resoururces and Enerergy (DRE) andnd • NSW Officfice of Environmnment and Heritritage WateaterNSW regardarding ongoingg eexploration anand (includingg tthe Nationall PParks and Wildlifeld mininining activities in CCL 768. Service andan the Heritagege Branch); • Consonsultation withth the DP&E regegarding the • NSW Depapartment of Indndustry, Skills andan statuatus of the Projeoject and the lodlodgement of thisthi Regionall DevelopmentD t ((including thee DRE); reququest for SEARsRs. • NSW Damms Safety Commmittee; • A CoConceptual Projroject Developmpment Plan meeeeting with reprepresentatives of the DRE on • NSW Envirvironment Proteotection Authoritrity; 29 JJuly 2016. • Departmenent of Primaryy IIndustries (DPPI) • Oververview briefingsgs on the Projeject to a numbeber (includingg tthe DPI Waterter and Crownn LandsL ); of NSNSW Governmement agenciess • Transport for NSW (inclucluding Roadss anda (e.g..g. WaterNSW)) when consultiulting on Maritime Services);S opererational matterters for the exististing Mine. • Mine Subsbsidence Boardrd;

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• Wollollongong Cityy CCouncil; • Wingingecarribee ShShire Council; • Wollollondilly Shire CCouncil; and • Comommonwealth DepartmentD of the Envivironment.

The stakekeholder engagagement programram also recogniseses other key ststakeholders including:in

• Dendendrobium Commmmunity Consusultative Comommittee; • Mouount Kembla, CoCordeaux Heighights and Unannanderra commumunities; • thee AAboriginal comommunity; • localcal, State and FederalFe electedted reprepresentatives; • interterested non-Goovernment orgrganisations; • Mineine employees;s; • infrafrastructure ownners (such ass EndeavourE Enerergy and Jemenena); and • localcal customers anand suppliers.

The EIS eengagement pprogram will incinclude the usese of a varietiety of consultattation mechanisisms such as:

• publblic availabilityty oof key documements (e.g. thisis reququest for SEARsRs and the EIS)IS); • exististing communitnity informationn mechanismss (Secection 5.1), inclucluding: - regular updadates to the Denendrobium Communityy ConsultativeC CommitteeC ; - communityy ininformation shesheets and lettertter box drops; - updates in theth Dendrobiumium News; - provision off informationi on the websitee (https://wwww.south32.net/ot/our- operations/a/australia/illawaarra-coal); andnd - informationn daysd ; • consnsultation with the Aboriginalal community in consnsideration off theth requiremenents of the Aborboriginal Culturaral Heritage Cononsultation Requequirements foror Proponentss 20102 (DECECCW, 2010);); anda • meeeetings with govovernment agenencies and othether stakeakeholders.

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ATTACHMENT A

PROVISIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AREA AND PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF LANDS

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PRELIMIMINARY SCCHEDULE OOF LANDSS

Table 1 Lot DDescription TableT

Lott NNumber Plann LLabel Lotot Class CControlling Entntity 7 DP23238832 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP4141756 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP15157009 Standndard Lot Freehold 12 DP25250762 Standndard Lot Freehold 8 DP25250762 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP78782097 Standndard Lot Freehold 135 DP110101894 Standndard Lot Freehold 11 DP110101896 Standndard Lot Freehold 11 DP25250762 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP19196371 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP19191695 Standndard Lot Unknown 34 DP7P7960 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP55555020 Standndard Lot Freehold 26 DP87876910 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP4444334 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP55553102 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP19196371 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP98986723 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP74745812 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP15156521 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP100000997 Standndard Lot Freehold 36 DP65650174 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP4141756 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP15157009 Standndard Lot Freehold 13 DP75751278 Standardard Part Lot Freehold 1 DP15158575 Standndard Lot Freehold 7 DP40401354 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP15159797 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP19196406 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP19193941 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP19196993 Standndard Lot Freehold 8 DP40401354 Standndard Lot Freehold 24 DP87876910 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP71713256 Standndard Lot Freehold 275 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP92920893 Standndard Lot Freehold 14 DP25255285 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP19196993 Standndard Lot Freehold 166 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 18 DP111111734 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP110103666 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP110103666 Standndard Lot Freehold 19 DP113131362 Standndard Lot Freehold

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Lott NNumber Plann LLabel Lotot Class CControlling Entntity 212 DP91914738 Standndard Lot Freehold 22000 DP91914741 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 6# DP118185541 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 285 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 278 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 24 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 161 DP119196124 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP21217891 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP56560813 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP71716852 Standndard Lot Freehold 15 DP16162288 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP103037257 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP77770473 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP23230082 Standndard Lot Freehold 21 DP54548951 Standndard Lot Freehold 24 DP112120351 Standndard Lot Freehold 23 DP112120351 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP110103666 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP19196426 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP55553538 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP25255281 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 1 DP61615178 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP15159797 Standndard Lot Freehold 114 DP112127132 Standndard Lot Freehold 4 DP118185541 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 3# DP118185541 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 1 DP22221602 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP15157009 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP15159797 Standndard Lot Freehold 138 DP119190404 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP6060361 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP16164689 Standndard Lot Freehold 21 DP119190621 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP119190768 Standndard Lot Freehold 115 DP119190868 Standndard Lot Freehold 134 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 137 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 25 DP87876910 Standndard Lot Freehold 217 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 284 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 276 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP101012600 Standndard Lot Freehold 213 DP91914738 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP100001210 Standndard Lot Freehold 216 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 289 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP90907377 Standndard Lot Freehold 13* DP109092321 Standndard Lot Freehold

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Lott NNumber Plann LLabel Lotot Class CControlling Entntity 1 DP119193744 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP110103781 Standndard Lot Freehold 279 DP75751278 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP118186788 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP60606434 Standardard Part Lot Freehold 1 DP20203687 Standndard Lot Freehold 4 DP20203034 Standndard Lot Freehold 68 DP25259919 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP60606431 Standndard Lot Freehold 22 DP25259921 Standndard Lot Freehold 7 DP25259921 Standndard Lot Freehold 18 DP25259921 Standndard Lot Freehold 20 DP25259921 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP115157196 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP115157196 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP60606430 Standndard Lot Unknown 45 DP118189567 Standndard Lot NSW Governmement 811 DP88881172 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP21214572 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP21214572 Standndard Lot Freehold 41 DP3636130 Standndard Lot Freehold 37 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 70 DP43432516 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP26263531 Standndard Lot Freehold - SP7373645 StrataS Freehold 39 DP3636130 Standndard Lot Freehold 43 DP3636130 Standndard Lot Freehold 40 DP3636130 Standndard Lot Freehold 38 DP3636130 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP19196473 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP59596422 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 10 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 5 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 9 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 102 DP60602229 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP56569400 Standndard Lot Freehold 7 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP15158694 Standndard Lot Freehold 11 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 6 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 101 DP60602229 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP15158694 Standndard Lot Freehold 33 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 4 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 8 DP3838313 Standndard Lot Freehold 22 DP107076092 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP106061983 Standndard Lot Localal Governmentt AuthorityA

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Lott NNumber Plann LLabel Lotot Class CControlling Entntity 25 DP21216637 Standndard Lot Freehold 32 DP111115382 Standndard Lot Freehold 74 DP75751278 Standardard Part Lot Freehold 23 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 34 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 11 DP61615589 Standndard Lot Freehold 815 DP119193843 Standndard Lot Freehold 9 DP24241076 Standndard Lot Freehold 25 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 29 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 35 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 30 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP106061983 Standndard Lot Freehold - SP7777561 StrataS Freehold 36 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 31 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 3 DP20203034 Standndard Lot Freehold 6 DP86867936 Standndard Lot Freehold 7 DP86867936 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP20208440 Standndard Lot Freehold 26 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 28 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 27 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold 24 DP3636411 Standndard Lot Freehold - SP5353017 StrataS Freehold 1 DP22227274 Standndard Lot Freehold 2 DP20208744 Standndard Lot Freehold 341 DP26263444 Standndard Lot Freehold 11557 DP80807879 Standndard Lot Freehold 1 DP20208743 Standndard Lot Freehold 350 DP26263444 Standndard Lot Freehold 451 DP70708415 Standndard Lot Freehold 345 DP26263444 Standndard Lot Freehold # Provisionanal Development ApplicationAp Area includesinc land beloww a depth of 15.244 metres for this paparcel of land. * Provisionalnal Development ApplicationAp Area incncludes land beloww a depth of 50 metetres for this parcecel of land.

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Table 2 Crown LandLa Descriptiption Table

Lott NNumber Plann LLabel Lotot Class CControlling Entntity 77318 DP116164103 Standndard Lot Crown 1 DP119190181 Standndard Lot Crown 2 DP119190181 Standndard Lot Crown 21# DP119190749 Standndard Lot Crown 272711# DP119190953 Standndard Lot Crown 1 DP4545861 Standndard Lot Crown 212 DP117176205 Standndard Lot Crown # Provisionanal Development ApplicationAp Area includesinc land beloww a depth of 15.244 metres for this paparcel of land.

Table 3 Road Reseeserve Descripiption Table

NSNSW Land andd PProperty Informrmation Roadd NName GIS Referference Number 10101335953 Harry Graraham Dr 10404228429 Centratral Rd 10404515837 Benjamamin Rd 10404515829 Cordeaeaux Rd 10404516698 Pictonton Rd 10404228426 Princesces Hwy

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