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Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project MS982 ANNUAL COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT 2019 Proponent: Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd Address: 1 Sleat Road, Applecross, WA 6153 Postal Address: Locked Bag 3, Canning Bridge LPO, Applecross, WA 6153 Contact: Tim Berryman Phone: +61 8 9329 3713 Email: [email protected] April 2020 MS982 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2019 Revision History Revision Issue Date Prepared By Distribution Status Number 0 30/04/2020 A. Vague DWER Final Issue Date: 30/04/2020 ENV-TS-RP-0227 Page 2 of 39 MS982 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2019 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Project Overview ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 The Proponent ................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 Approvals History ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.4 Ministerial Statement 982 ............................................................................................................... 4 2. PROJECT STATUS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 3. COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.1 Non-compliance and Corrective Actions ......................................................................................... 6 3.1.1 Clearing Non-compliance.................................................................................................... 6 3.1.2 Malleefowl Reporting Trigger Criteria ................................................................................ 7 3.1.3 W1/W2 Flora Monitoring Reporting Trigger Criteria ......................................................... 7 3.2 Statement of Compliance ................................................................................................................ 8 4. DETAILS OF DECLARED COMPLIANCE STATUS ........................................................................................... 8 FIGURES FIGURE 1 - GENERAL LOCATION OF YIPL YILGARN OPERATIONS ...................................................................... 5 FIGURE 2: DISTURBANCE DISCREPANCY ............................................................................................................ 7 FIGURE 3: WINDARLING RESTRICTED ACCESS SIGNAGE ................................................................................. 35 ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT 1: 2019 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FOR MS982 .................................................................. 9 ATTACHMENT 2: 2019 ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE, MINISTERIAL STATEMENT MS982 AUDIT TABLE ..... 10 ATTACHMENT 3: 2019 LAND CLEARING FOOTPRINT AT WINDARLING OPERATIONS .................................... 25 ATTACHMENT 4: 2019 LAND CLEARING FOOTPRINT AT MT JACKSON J1 OPERATIONS ................................. 26 ATTACHMENT 5: 2019 LAND CLEARING FOOTPRINT MT JACKSON OPERATIONS J2/J3 OPERATIONS ........... 27 ATTACHMENT 6: 2019 LAND CLEARING FOOTPRINT AT DECEPTION DEPOSIT ............................................... 28 ATTACHMENT 7: ANNUAL TETRATHECA PAYNTERAE MONITORING REPORT 2019 ....................................... 29 ATTACHMENT 8: ANNUAL RICINOCARPOS BREVIS MONITORING REPORT 2019 ........................................... 30 ATTACHMENT 9: WINDARLING W1 AND W2 FLORA MONITORING REPORT ................................................. 31 ATTACHMENT 10: MT JACKSON J1 BIODIVERSITY MONITORING ................................................................... 32 ATTACHMENT 11: HAUL ROAD VEGETATION MONITORING REPORT 2019.................................................... 33 ATTACHMENT 12: RESTRICTED AREAS WINDARLING ..................................................................................... 34 ATTACHMENT 13: CALYTRIX VISCIDA (P1) DECEPTION DISTURBANCE AREA ................................................. 36 ATTACHMENT 14: ANNUAL MALLEEFOWL NEST MOUND MONITORING REPORT 2019 ................................ 37 ATTACHMENT 15: RESTORATION RESEARCH FINAL REPORT: RICINOCARPOS BREVIS 2013-2018 ................. 38 Issue Date: 30/04/2020 ENV-TS-RP-0227 Page 3 of 39 MS982 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2019 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Overview Mining has occurred at Koolyanobbing since the 1960’s. Formally known as Portman Iron Ore, Cliffs Asia Pacific Iron Ore Pty Ltd (Cliffs) recommissioned the operations following closure by BHP Pty Ltd in the early 1980’s and operated the mine from 1994 until 2018. Cliffs ceased mining operations at Koolyanobbing in early 2018 and entered into an Asset Sale Agreement with Mineral Resources Limited (MRL) on 12 June 2018. The transaction was completed in August 2018 and included the transfer of legal title in Cliffs mining tenements to MRL and ownership of all remaining iron ore, fixed plant, equipment and non-process infrastructure in the Yilgarn and at the Port of Esperance. All assets were transferred to the wholly owned MRL subsidiary Yilgarn Iron Pty Ltd (YIPL). YIPL commenced mining at Koolyanobbing in September 2018. Iron ore is mined from a number of open pits, blended, crushed and screened to make products that meet export market specifications. Ore from the northern operations of Deception, Mt Jackson and Windarling is transported via a private haul road to Koolyanobbing where it is selectively blended with ore from Koolyanobbing, crushed, and screened to meet market specifications. The final product is transported from Koolyanobbing to Esperance Port by rail. 1.2 The Proponent Following the Asset Sale Agreement and pursuant to section 38(6) and (7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act), YIPL was nominated as the person responsible for the Proposal (Yilgarn Operations – Windarling Range, Mt Jackson Range and Deception Deposit; Assessment No. 2011; Statement No. 982). YIPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of MRL and became the beneficial holder of the mining tenements for the Koolyanobbing Iron Ore Project. 1.3 Approvals History From 2003 to 2012, the Yilgarn Operations were regulated by seven Statement approvals issued by the Western Australian Minister for Environment under s45 (5) under the EP Act. In September 2012, Cliffs was approached by the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority (OEPA) to investigate the potential of consolidating the above seven Statements into a single document. This approach by OEPA was prompted by an enquiry from the Minister for Environment as a result of a number of Statement approvals for connected mine operations being issued in late 2012. Cliffs was granted environmental approval for the consolidation of previous statements under both s45C and s46 of the EP Act on 24 September 2014 through Ministerial Statement 982 (MS982). Responsibility for this Proposal was transferred to YIPL in the third quarter of 2018, following the Asset Sale Agreement between Cliffs and MRL. 1.4 Ministerial Statement 982 MS982 outlines conditions regulating the mining of iron ore at YIPL’s northern Yilgarn Operations, which includes Windarling Range (W1, W2, W3/5, W4 West & W4 East, W7 and W10 Pits), Mt Jackson Range (J1, J2 and J3) and Deception Deposit. These operations are located approximately 70, 100 and 120 km north of Koolyanobbing respectively (see Figure 1 for general locations). Issue Date: 30/04/2020 ENV-TS-RP-0227 Page 4 of 39 MS982 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2019 Figure 1 - General Location of YIPL Yilgarn Operations Issue Date: 30/04/2020 ENV-TS-RP-0227 Page 5 of 39 MS982 Annual Compliance Assessment Report 2019 Condition 3.6 of MS982 states: The proponent shall submit to the CEO an annual Compliance Assessment Report by 30 April of each year, or as otherwise agreed by the CEO, addressing the period of the preceding calendar year. The compliance assessment report shall: 1. Be endorsed by the proponent’s Managing Director/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer or a person delegated to sign on the Managing Director’s/General Manager’s /Chief Executive Officer’s behalf; 2. Address the Proponent’s compliance with each condition of this Statement; 3. Describe corrective and preventative actions taken in the event of a non-compliance; 4. Indicate any proposed changes to the Compliance Assessment Plan required by Condition 3.1. This Annual Compliance Assessment Report was prepared in accordance with Condition 3.6 of MS982 for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2018. It takes into consideration that there were two proponents responsible for this Proposal during the reporting period – Cliffs and YIPL. 2. PROJECT STATUS The Windarling, Mt Jackson, and Deception operations continued during the 2019 reporting period. Operations at Mt Jackson were temporarily ceased during the reporting period, with minor works being conducted in J1 Pit July-August. 3. COMPLIANCE 3.1 Non-compliance and Corrective Actions 3.1.1 Clearing Non-compliance One non-compliance was identified during an audit of MS 982’s disturbance data. Clearing of a 0.25ha area depicted in Figure 2, was undertaken by Cliffs during the period May 2014 to July 2014. 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