STATEMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Mt Boppy Gold Mine Report No

ABN: 71 124 374 321 Statement of Environmental Effects for the Mt Boppy Gold Mine March 2015 Prepared by: R.W. CORKERY & CO. PTY. LIMITED This page has intentionally been left blank ABN: 71 124 374 321 Statement of Environmental Effects for the Mt Boppy Gold Mine Prepared for: Black Oak Minerals Limited Telephone: (07) 3236 2511 ABN: 71 124 374 321 Email: [email protected] Level 1, 160 Wharf Street SPRING HILL QLD 4000 GPO BOX 519 BRISBANE QLD 4001 Prepared by: R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty. Limited Geological & Environmental Consultants ABN: 31 002 033 712 Brooklyn Office: Orange Office: Brisbane Office: 1st Floor, 12 Dangar Road 62 Hill Street Suite 5, Building 3 PO Box 239 ORANGE NSW 2800 Pine Rivers Office Park BROOKLYN NSW 2083 205 Leitchs Road BRENDALE QLD 4500 Telephone: (02) 9985 8511 Telephone: (02) 6362 5411 Telephone: (07) 3205 5400 Facsimile: (02) 6361 3622 Facsimile: (02) 6361 3622 Facsimile: (02) 6361 3622 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ref No. 569/05 March 2015 BLACK OAK MINERALS LIMITED STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Mt Boppy Gold Mine Report No. 569/05 This Copyright is included for the protection of this document COPYRIGHT © R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty Limited 2015 and © Black Oak Minerals Limited 2015 All intellectual property and copyright reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, 1968, no part of this report may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system or adapted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to R.W. Corkery & Co. Pty Limited. iv STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS BLACK OAK MINERALS LIMITED Report No. 569/05 Mt Boppy Gold Mine CONTENTS Page LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... IX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................................... XI 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 FORMAT OF THE STATEMENT ........................................................................................... 1 1.3 THE APPLICANT AND BACKGOUND TO THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION ................... 3 1.4 OVERVIEW OF EXISTING OPERATIONS ........................................................................... 4 1.4.1 Existing Approvals ..................................................................................................... 4 1.4.2 Approved Mine Operations ....................................................................................... 5 1.4.3 Environmental Performance ..................................................................................... 7 1.5 CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................... 7 1.6 MANAGEMENT OF INVESTIGATIONS ................................................................................ 8 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED MODIFICATION ................................................................. 9 2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.2 Overview of the Proposed Modification .................................................................... 9 2.1.3 Modifications Sought ............................................................................................... 11 2.2 GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES........................................................................................... 12 2.3 MODIFIED MINING OPERATIONS ..................................................................................... 12 2.4 WASTE ROCK MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 13 2.4.2 Waste Rock Characterisation ................................................................................. 13 2.4.3 Waste Classification and Volumes .......................................................................... 15 2.4.4 Waste Rock Emplacement Design and Management ............................................ 16 2.5 PROCESSING RESIDUES AND TAILINGS ....................................................................... 17 2.6 WATER MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 17 2.6.1 Surface Water Management ................................................................................... 17 2.6.2 Mine Water Management ........................................................................................ 17 2.7 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................................ 20 2.7.1 Mine Site Entrances and Access ............................................................................ 20 2.7.2 Ore Transportation .................................................................................................. 20 2.8 HOURS OF OPERATION AND MINE LIFE ........................................................................ 21 2.8.1 Hours of Operation .................................................................................................. 21 2.8.2 Mine Life .................................................................................................................. 22 2.9 REHABILITATION ............................................................................................................... 22 2.9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 22 2.9.2 Rehabilitation Objectives......................................................................................... 22 2.9.3 Final Landform and Land Uses ............................................................................... 23 2.9.4 Rehabilitation Procedures ....................................................................................... 25 2.9.5 Rehabilitation Implementation and Monitoring ........................................................ 27 v BLACK OAK MINERALS LIMITED STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Mt Boppy Gold Mine Report No. 569/05 CONTENTS Page 3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ....................................................................................................... 28 3.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 28 3.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE ....................................................................................... 28 3.2.1 Regional Topography and Drainage ....................................................................... 28 3.2.2 Local Topography and Drainage ............................................................................. 28 3.3 SOIL AND LAND CAPABILITY ............................................................................................ 31 3.4 CLIMATE .............................................................................................................................. 31 3.4.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 31 3.4.2 Data Sources ........................................................................................................... 31 3.4.3 Temperature and Humidity ...................................................................................... 32 3.4.4 Rainfall..................................................................................................................... 32 3.4.5 Winds....................................................................................................................... 33 3.5 LAND USE AND LAND OWNERSHIP ................................................................................. 33 3.5.1 Land Uses ............................................................................................................... 33 3.5.2 Land Ownership ...................................................................................................... 33 4. ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ............................. 36 4.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 36 4.2 ACID FORMING MATERIAL ................................................................................................ 36 4.2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 36 4.2.2 Operational Controls and Management Measures ................................................. 36 4.2.3 Assessment of Impacts ........................................................................................... 37 4.3 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................

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