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Yilgarn Operations Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Act 1978 (WA) Mining Proposal Addendum to Notice of Intent 1303 Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I January 2017 Document History Rev No. Author Distribution Date Status A S Hawkins J Grace, V Roberts, N Smith, 04 .06.2015 Draft for Client Review P Smallbone, M Kamperman B S Hawkins V Roberts, N Smith 17.08.2016 Draft for Client Review C S Hawkins V Roberts 07.08.2016 Final for Client Approval D S Hawkins DMP 12.09.2016 Public Release E S Hawkins DMP 06.01.2017 Public Release Citation This document should be cited as: Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (2017) Yilgarn Operations - Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit - Mining Act 1978 (WA) Mining Proposal - Addendum to Notice of Intent 1303 - Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I. Report prepared by Hawkins S of Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd for Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd. Revision E. January 2017. Acknowledgement The assistance and contributions of staff from Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd is acknowledged and appreciated. This report also includes recent contributions provided by Cliffs’ supporting consultants including (in alphabetical order) Bamford Consulting Ecologists, Bennelongia Environmental Consultants, Biota Environmental Sciences, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, CAD Resources, Maia Environmental Consultancy, MWH Australia, SRK Consulting and Woodman Environmental Consulting. The assistance and contributions of these supporting consultants is also acknowledged and appreciated. Limitations This document has been prepared by Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd for the exclusive use of the Client, for the sole purpose stated in the document title. Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd has prepared this document in a manner consistent with the normal level of care and expertise exercised by members of the environmental services profession. In preparing this document, Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd has relied on information provided by the Client, as well as other publicly available contextual information, all of which is presumed accurate and complete on receipt. Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd makes no warranty and accepts no liability for the use of this document by persons other than the Client or for use of this document in excess of its stated purpose. Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd Contact: Stuart Hawkins Director / Consulting Scientist B.Sc. Hons (Env. Mgt), ECA. Phone: 0400 455 554 Email: [email protected] Website: www.GlobeEnvironments.com.au Yilgarn Operations Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal – Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I January 2017 (Revision E) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Cliffs) operates the Yilgarn Operations, which includes the mining of iron ore deposits at the Koolyanobbing Range, Mt Jackson Range, Windarling Range and the Deception Deposit (undeveloped), processing of ore at Koolyanobbing, and road and rail transport between these operations and the Port of Esperance where the processed ore is exported to international customers. Cliffs proposes to continue development of the Yilgarn Operations through a new mining operation at the Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit (‘the Project’), located at the southern Koolyanobbing Range, approximately 50km north-north-east of Southern Cross in the Shire of Yilgarn. The Project is expected to yield an estimated 8.5 million tonnes of iron ore having a gross economic value of approximately A$450million. The Project has been scheduled to commence from Q1 2017 and will have an expected mining-life of approximately 3 years, to 2019. The Project area covered by this Mining Proposal is identified by Figure E-1. The Project will be implemented within an area of 203 hectares (ha) within Mining Leases M77/607-I (DMP 2016a, Attachment 1), M77/989-I (DMP 2016b, Attachment 2), M77/990-I (DMP 2016c, Attachment 3) and M77/1278-I (DMP 2016d, Attachment 4), comprising the following mine infrastructure components: o Mine Pits (33ha); o Waste Rock Landform (73ha); and o Support Infrastructure (97ha). The Project will form an operational extension to Cliffs’ approved Koolyanobbing Range mine operations, with Cliffs’ existing infrastructure and facilities used to the extent necessary to support the Project. To ensure the potential environmental effects of the Project are minimised and controlled to an acceptable level, Cliffs proposes to implement the Project in accordance with Cliffs’ Environmental Policy (Cliffs Natural Resources 2014, Attachment 5) and international standard ISO 14001:2004-certified Environmental Management System (EMS) (SGS 2015, Attachment 6). Cliffs’ EMS contains a series of Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) that address specific environmental aspects of the mine operations. Cliffs considers the potential environmental effects of the Project can be managed in accordance with the following EMPs: o Flora and Vegetation Management Plan (Cliffs 2016a, Attachment 7); o Fauna Management Plan (Cliffs 2016b, Attachment 8); and o Mine Closure Plan (Cliffs 2016c, Attachment 9). This Mining Proposal for the Project has been prepared to meet the requirements of, and for the approval of, the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) under s82A(2) of the Mining Act 1978 (WA), in accordance with the DMP (2006) document Mining Environmental Management Guideline: Mining Proposals in WA, and in compliance with Conditions 6 and 18 of Mining Lease M77/607-I, Condition 8 of Mining Lease M77/989-I, Conditions 8 and 23 of Mining Lease M77/990-I, and Condition 7 of Mining Lease M77/1278-I. This Mining Proposal is submitted as an addendum to the Notice of Intent 1303 (Cliffs 1993) for the Koolyanobbing Range mine operations previously approved by DMP (1993). To enable Cliffs to implement the Project, DMP is requested to provide written approval of the Project as described by this Mining Proposal. 3 Yilgarn Operations Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal – Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I January 2017 (Revision E) Figure E-1 Mining Proposal Area. The Project area (203ha) covered by this Mining Proposal is identified in yellow. Cliffs’ approved Koolyanobbing Range mine operations are shaded in orange. Tenement boundaries are also identified. 4 Yilgarn Operations Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal – Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I January 2017 (Revision E) Mining Proposal Checklist DMP (2006) Guideline: Checklist o A completed mining proposal checklist with corporate endorsement must be placed after the title page. Table E-1. Mining Proposal Checklist. This checklist has been prepared in accordance with DMP (2006). No. Item Yes, No, Section(s) Comment NA Public Availability 1 Are you aware that this Mining Proposal is Yes - - publicly available? 2 Is there any information in this mining No - - proposal that should not be publicly available? 3 If ‘No’ to Q2, do you have any problems No - - with the information contained within this Mining Proposal being publicly available? 4 If ‘Yes’ to Q2, has confidential information N/A - - been submitted in a separate document / section? 5 Has the Mining Proposal been endorsed? Yes - - (See last page Checklist.) Mining Proposal Details 6 Have you included the tenement Yes - - number(s), site name, proposal overview and date in the title page? 7 Who authored the Mining Proposal? Stuart Hawkins Director/ Consulting Scientist Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd Telephone: 0400 455 554 Email: [email protected] 8 State who to contact for enquiries about Project and Technical Enquiries: the Mining Proposal? Stuart Hawkins Director/ Consulting Scientist Globe Environments Australia Pty Ltd Telephone: 0400 455 554 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Corporate Enquiries: Vince Roberts Manager Land Access Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd Telephone: 9426 3322 Email: [email protected] 9 How many copies were submitted to DoIR? Hard Copies = 1 copy (including references) Electronic = 1 copy (via DMP’s Environmental Assessment and Regulatory System) 10 Is this Mining Proposal to support lease No - - application? 11 Has a Geological Resource Statement Yes Section 3 The Project resource is been included (refer section 4.3.2 of Mining estimated at 8.5 Mt. Proposal Guidelines) 5 Yilgarn Operations Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd Koolyanobbing Range F Deposit Mining Proposal – Mining Leases M77/607-I, M77/989-I, M77/990-I and M77/1278-I January 2017 (Revision E) No. Item Yes, No, Section(s) Comment NA 12 Will more than 10 million tonnes of ore and No - The total mass of 22.5Mt of ore waste be extracted per year? State total (8.5Mt) and waste rock (14Mt) tonnage: _________ will be mined over a period of approximately 3 years. 13 Will more than 2 million tonnes of ore be No - The Project does not include processed per year? State total throughput. ore processing. Ore from the ___________ Project will be processed at Cliffs’ approved Koolyanobbing Range mine operations. 14 Is the Mining Proposal located on pre-1899 No - - Crown Grant Land? (not subject to the Mining Act 1978) 15 Is the Mining Proposal located on Reserve No - - Land? If ‘Yes’ state Reserve types in space below: 16 Will