Teck JUN 2014 Baldy Ridge Description.Pdf

ELKVIEW OPERATIONS: THE BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Submitted to:

BC Environmental Assessment Office 1st Floor 836 Yates Street PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC, V8W 9V1

Pursuant to:

British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act

Submitted by:

Teck Coal Limited – Elkview Operations

June 2014

June 2014 Teck Coal Limited – Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 PROPONENT INFORMATION ...... 1 1.1 Proponent Background ...... 1 1.2 Key Proponent Contacts ...... 1 2 PROJECT INFORMATION ...... 3 2.1 Project History ...... 3 2.2 Project Overview ...... 4 2.2.1 Project Purpose and Rationale ...... 4 2.2.2 Project Location ...... 4 2.2.3 Project Description ...... 7 2.2.4 Project Capital Cost ...... 8 2.2.5 Project Person Years ...... 8 2.3 Deposit Geology and Resource Characterization ...... 9 2.3.1 Stratigraphy ...... 9 2.3.2 Structure ...... 10 2.4 Components and Infrastructure ...... 14 2.4.1 Conceptual Mine Plan and Schedule ...... 14 2.4.2 New or Upgraded Project Infrastructure ...... 30 2.4.3 Existing Infrastructure ...... 34 2.5 Waste Management ...... 35 2.5.1 Mine Waste Disposal ...... 35 2.5.2 Mine Water Management ...... 36 2.6 Environmental Management ...... 37 2.7 Mine Reclamation, Closure, and Monitoring ...... 38 2.8 Alternatives ...... 40 3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...... 41 3.1 Physical Environment ...... 44 3.1.1 Air Quality ...... 44 3.1.2 Noise ...... 45 3.1.3 Surface Water Hydrology ...... 46 3.1.4 Water Quality ...... 46 3.1.5 Surficial Geology ...... 47 3.1.6 Soils and Terrain ...... 47 3.2 Biological Environment ...... 48 3.2.1 Biogeoclimatic Zones and Ecosystems ...... 48 3.2.2 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat ...... 50 3.2.3 Fish and Fish Habitat ...... 51 3.2.4 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ...... 52 3.3 Human Environment ...... 60 3.3.1 Land Use and Tenure ...... 60 3.3.2 Visual Aesthetics ...... 62 3.3.3 Economics and Socio-Community Health ...... 63 3.3.4 Archaeological Resources ...... 63 3.3.5 Aboriginal, Commercial and Recreational Fishery and Fishing Areas ...... 64 4 POTENTIAL PROJECT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS ...... 65 5 CONSULTATION ...... 71 5.1 First Nations ...... 71

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5.2 Public ...... 72 5.3 Agencies ...... 73 5.4 Consultation Planning...... 73 6 SUSTAINABILITY ...... 74 7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND REGULATORY TRIGGERS ...... 75 7.1 British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act ...... 75 7.2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 ...... 75 7.3 Key Federal Approvals ...... 75 7.3.1 Fisheries Act ...... 76 7.3.2 Navigable Waters Protection Act ...... 76 7.4 Key Provincial and Municipal Permits and Approvals ...... 76 7.5 Proposed Environmental Assessment Schedule ...... 77 8 REFERENCES ...... 79 8.1 Acts and Regulations...... 82

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Elkview Operations Stratigraphy ...... 9 Table 2 Baldy Ridge Phase Summary ...... 16 Table 3 Adit Ridge Phase Summary...... 17 Table 4 Natal Ridge Phase Summary ...... 18 Table 5 Representative Conceptual Mine Phases ...... 21 Table 6 Summary of Historical Measurements ...... 45 Table 7 Conservation Status Definitions ...... 53 Table 8 BC and Federal Species Identified from the CDC Database, Status and Proximity to the Project Footprint or Terrestrial LSA ...... 54 Table 9 Species at Risk (SARA Schedule 1 and BC MOE Red, Blue, and Yellow-listed) That Occur, or May Occur in the Elk Valley ...... 56 Table 10 District Lots Within the Local Study Area ...... 61 Table 11 Preliminary Identification of Potential Project-Environment Interactions ...... 66 Table 12 Provincial Permits and Approvals Likely Required for the Project ...... 77 Table 13 Preliminary Environmental Assessment Schedule of Key Milestones for the Project ...... 78

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Project Location ...... 5 Figure 2 Project Footprint and Existing Elkview Operations ...... 6 Figure 3 Mist Mountain Formation – Coal Sequencing ...... 10 Figure 4 Typical Cross Sections Showing Coal Sequencing through (a) Baldy Ridge and (b) Adit Ridge ...... 11 Figure 5 Geographically Defined Areas of “Complex” Geology at EVO ...... 13

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Figure 6 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 1 ...... 22 Figure 7 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 5 ...... 23 Figure 8 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 10 ...... 24 Figure 9 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 15 ...... 25 Figure 10 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 20 ...... 26 Figure 11 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 25 ...... 27 Figure 12 Conceptual Mine Sequence Year 30 ...... 28 Figure 13 Completion of Mining Year 35 Through Final Reclamation ...... 29 Figure 14 Aquatic Study Area ...... 42 Figure 15 Terrestrial Local Study Area ...... 43 Figure 16 Environmentally Sensitive Areas Local Scale ...... 58 Figure 17 Environmentally Sensitive Areas Regional Scale ...... 59

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A Description of Existing Elkview Operations Process Plant Appendix B Scientific Names of Species Cited Appendix C British Columbia Conservation Data Centre Species and Ecosystems at Risk Information

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ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS

AIR Application Information Requirements AMA Access Management Area AOA Archaeological Overview Assessment AR Adit Ridge ARD acid rock drainage ASA aquatic study area AWTF Active Water Treatment Facility BC British Columbia BC EAA British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act BC EAO BC Environmental Assessment Office BRE Baldy Ridge Extension CanSIS The Canadian soil information system CBM coal bed methane CCR coarse coal reject CDC Conservation Data Centre CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Act CI constituents of interest CMO Coal Mountain Operations CN Cedar North CO carbon monoxide CORE Commission on Resources and Environment COSEWIC Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada CPR Canadian Pacific Railway DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada DoS District of Sparwood DTAM Downtown Sparwood Monitoring Station E endangered e.g. for example EA environmental assessment EAC Environmental Assessment Certificate ECC Elkview Coal Corporation EMLP Elkview Mine Limited Partnership EMS Environmental Management System

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ESSF Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir ESSFdk Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir dry cool ESSFdkw Engelmann Spruce-Subalpine Fir dry woodland EVO Elkview Operations EVWQP Elk Valley Water Quality Plan FRO Fording River Operations GDP gross domestic product GHO Greenhills Operations GIS Geographic Information System HMC Harmer Maintenance Complex HSRC Health Safety and Reclamation Code i.e. that is ISO International Organization for Standardization KNC Ktunaxa Nation Council LCO Line Creek Operations LOM Life of Mine LSA local study area MAC Mining Association of Canada MBPP Michel By-Products Plant MCRR Michel Creek Road Residences MEM Ministry of Energy and Mines MFLNRO Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations ML metal leaching MOE Ministry of Environment MPMO Major Projects Management Office MS montane spruce MSdk Dry Cool Montane Spruce variant

NO2 nitrogen dioxide NP Natal Pit NW Natal West NWPA Navigable Waters Protection Act OGC Oil and Gas Commission PAG potentially acid generating PAHs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PM particulate matter

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PM10 particulate matter less than 10 µm (micrometres) in diameter

PM2.5 particulate matter less than 2.5 µm (micrometres) in diameter RDEK Regional District of East Kootenay RISC Resources Information Standards Committee SARA Species at Risk Act SC special concern

SO2 sulphur dioxide T threatened TDS total dissolved solids Teck Teck Coal Limited TEM terrestrial ecosystem mapping the company Teck the Project the BRE Project TSM Towards Sustainable Mining TSS total suspended solids Valley-wide Se Plan Valley-wide Selenium Management Action Plan WFTF West Fork Tailings Facility WWTP Whispering Winds Trailer Park

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UNITS

% percent ° degree bcm bank cubic metres ha hectare km kilometre kV kilovolts m metre M million m/m metre per metre m3 cubic metre mt metric tonnes mtcc metric tonnes of clean coal mtrc metric tonnes of raw coal t/d tonnes per day V Volts μm micrometres

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1 PROPONENT INFORMATION 1.1 PROPONENT BACKGROUND

Teck Coal Limited (Teck), a division of Teck Resources Ltd., is the leading North American producer of steelmaking coal. Teck operates six open-pit coal mines in western Canada: Cardinal River, Coal Mountain, Elkview, Line Creek, Greenhills, and Fording River. Five of these mines are in the Elk Valley of southeastern British Columbia (BC); Cardinal River is in west-central Alberta. Together they account for annual production in excess of 25 million (M) tonnes of high-grade steel-making coal.

Elkview Operations (EVO) is 95% owned and managed by Teck, with Posco and Nippon Steel each owning a 2.5% interest in EVO. Together these three parties form the Elkview Mine Limited Partnership (EMPL). The EMPL owns the surface and subsurface rights of the Elkview property, referred to as Freehold or Free Simple Land. Coal resources on the Elkview property are within Lot 1 of District Lot 4588 (Kootenay District Plan 9330) under title XF3314 filed in the Nelson Land Title Office.

To sustain mining into the future, Teck is proposing to extend mining operations at EVO. The Project is referred to as the Baldy Ridge Extension (BRE) Project (the Project). The proposed extension is the subject of this Project Description, which has been prepared in accordance with the guidance documents administered by the BC Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) and the Major Projects Management Office (MPMO).

1.2 KEY PROPONENT CONTACTS

The Proponent of the Project is:

Teck Coal Limited Suite 1000, 205 - 9th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0R3 Telephone: 403.767.8500 Fax: 403.265.8794 Website: www.teck.com

Contact information for Teck’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer:

Ian Kilgour, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Suite 3300, Bentall 5 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6C 0B3 Telephone: 604.699.4000 Fax: 604.699.4750 Email: [email protected]

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For the purposes of environmental permitting applications for the Project, the principal contact person is:

Lucy Eykamp, Permitting Supervisor: BRE Project Social, Environmental and Regulatory Approvals Manager PO Box 100 Elkford, BC V0B 1H0 Telephone: 250.425.8845 Fax: 250.425.8847 Email: [email protected]

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2 PROJECT INFORMATION

2.1 PROJECT HISTORY

Historical mining on the Elkview property began late in the 19th century and included underground mining of upper coal seams on both Baldy and Natal ridges. By 1969, Kaiser Resources Limited progressed to large scale open pit operations of the Balmer Mine. Reclamation permit (C-2 permit) was approved in 1970 authorizing the operation of the Balmer Mine under the BC Mines Act.

On August 31, 1992, Westar Mining Limited (successor to Kaiser Resources Limited) was petitioned into bankruptcy. On December 9, 1992, Teck Corporation acquired the assets of the Balmer property including all fixed infrastructure related to the Balmer Mine, mine equipment owned by Westar, and clear title to a portion of the original Kaiser Lands where coal mining rights had been acquired from Crowsnest Industries. Elkview Coal Corporation (ECC) was formed to operate the newly renamed Elkview Mine as a wholly owned subsidiary of Teck Corporation.

All approvals previously issued to Westar Mining - Balmer Operations were considered to be in good standing. Elkview made an application to resume operations under Section 10(1) of the Coal Act on April 26, 1993. An amended reclamation C-2 permit was issued on May 3, 1993. Mining and coal processing re-started shortly thereafter and continues today. There have been a number of amendments to the C-2 permit since 1993, as new operating areas and supporting infrastructure have been required. In 1996, an Environmental Assessment Certificate (EAC) was issued for the development of Bodie Spoil.

Since 1970, EVO has produced 202 M metric tonnes of steel-making coal for sale to various customers globally. As of 2013, total disturbance at EVO was 4,167 hectares (ha) with 2,902 ha of this area reclaimed1.

In 2008, EVO commenced a mine permit application for the development of Baldy Ridge, which was scaled back in 2010 to include only the BR2 Pit area (approval for BR2 was received in January 2012). The decision to reduce the scope of the application was made to sustain operations while allowing additional time for management plans to be developed and implemented to address water quality issues, more specifically with respect to selenium. Since that time, Teck has been in the process of addressing these water quality issues through development of a Valley-wide Selenium Management Action Plan (Valley-wide Se Plan) (Teck 2013a), and the current development of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan (EVWQP), as required by the Section 89 Order issued by the BC Ministry of Environment (MOE)2.

1 Based on the 2013 Annual Reclamation Report. 2 On April 15, 2013, the Ministry of Environment issued an Order under Section 89 of the Environmental Management Act to Teck to produce an Elk Valley Area Based Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to address the impact of selenium and other water quality parameters in the Elk Valley.

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The current Project scope includes additional development areas and infrastructure and is an all-encompassing application to take EVO to Life of Mine (LOM) in approximately 2047 based on current available reserves.

2.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW

The proposed Project includes mining the remaining coal reserves in Baldy Ridge, Adit Ridge, and an extension to an existing pit on Natal Ridge. Baldy Ridge represents the majority of remaining coal reserves at EVO. All these areas have previously been either partially or wholly disturbed from mining or timber harvesting activities. The proposed Project areas are located across the entire EVO property, as shown in Figure 2.

2.2.1 Project Purpose and Rationale

Elkview Operations directly supports a workforce of about 1,080 employees and contributes substantially to the local economies in the Elk Valley and the East Kootenays, especially Sparwood, Elkford, Crowsnest Pass, and Fernie. Teck and EVO’s economic contributions to these communities comes through employment, charitable donations, local purchases, rentals, and a formal mine-property tax sharing pool.

Existing permitted mining areas at EVO could sustain operations until 2024 with a decline in production after 2019 (based on current projected production rates). To retain the existing workforce and meet market demands for steel-making coal in the future, EVO is dependent on the development of the proposed Project. The Project takes EVO to LOM (planned for 2047) based on current economically available reserves.

2.2.2 Project Location

The EVO property is located on 25,500 ha of privately owned land (fee simple) in the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains adjacent to the community of Sparwood, BC, in the southeast corner of the province. The main area of the existing operation is about 13.5 km north-to-south and 4 km east-to-west. It is bounded by the Elk River to the west, Erickson and Harmer creeks to the east, and Michel Creek to the south. Highway 3 follows Michel Creek along the western and southern sides of EVO. The property is about 1,150 km by rail from the Vancouver area coal ports.

The location of EVO is shown in Figure 1 and the Project footprint is shown in Figure 2. The approximate centre point of the Project is: 49.75N; 114.83W. The existing permitted operating area is approximately 4,600 ha.

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2.2.3 Project Description

The proposed Project is estimated to provide a total of 130 M metric tonnes of clean coal (mtcc) and will be a critical part of coal blends for EVO. The proposed development will generate approximately 1,157 M bank cubic metres (bcm) of additional waste rock, with the majority placed in-pit and in extensions to existing spoils on the eastern side of the property. Approximately 6 M cubic metres (m3) of tailings and 30 Mm3 of coarse coal rejects (CCR) will also be generated and stored in for-purpose engineered facilities on site. The Project areas are located across the Elkview property as shown in Figure 2. Development of the Project will result in an estimated footprint area of approximately 1,876 ha consisting of:

• 1,741 ha for mining related disturbance broken further into: − 727 ha located outside of the C-2 permit boundary; and − 1,014 ha located within the C-2 permit boundary. • 135 ha minimum estimated for the development of water treatment facilities (assumed to be located outside the C-2 permit)3.

The total proposed disturbance area outside the C-2 permit boundary is therefore approximately 862 ha (727 ha of mining related disturbance + 135 ha of disturbance related to water treatment facilities).

The Project area includes the following: • Extension of existing mining areas: − Baldy Ridge (BR3, BR4, BR6, and BR7); − Adit Ridge (AR1); and − Natal Ridge (NP2)4. • Extension and re-design of existing ex-pit waste rock spoils in Dry Creek and Erickson Valley. • Development of a new ex-pit waste rock spoil near Adit Ridge and in-pit waste rock spoils. • Expansion of existing storage facilities for tailings and CCR. • Re-location of existing infrastructure to accommodate the proposed Project: − re-location of the existing administration and maintenance complex located on Baldy Ridge, including new access road, power, warehouse, equipment lay down areas, and sewage treatment; and

3 The area estimate for water treatment facilities at EVO is based on the disturbance footprint for the West Line Creek AWTF and roughly scaled to meet the anticipated water treatment needs for EVO. This area is based on information available from the draft Elk Valley Water Quality Plan as of April 11, 2014 4 Refer to Section 2.4.1.1.3 for more details on extension of existing mining areas.

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− re-location of the existing raw coal conveyor and utilities corridor that runs through the tunnel in Baldy Ridge to allow full recovery of coal reserves located in this area. • Development of water quality treatment facilities.

As an extension of existing operations, the proposed Project will mine the same coal deposits as existing operations and will use existing mine infrastructure including: haul roads; lower mine access roads; coal processing facilities; Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) line and load out loop; explosives storage; and surface water management infrastructure.

Elkview Operations is capable of mining at approximately 200,000 bcm per day. No process plant expansions are proposed as a result of the Project. Future predicted coal feed blends from the mine and moderate improvements to plant performance metrics (e.g., operating days, feed rate, recovery, and mechanical availability) has allowed EVO to reasonably predict the plant to have maximum production capacity of 7.9 M mtcc per year5. The Project is based on a 6.8 M mtcc per year production capacity.

As noted, this proposed Project provides a supply of coal reserves to sustain the existing operation at current production levels to LOM. The Project does not require additional plant capacity beyond the existing design and permitted operating conditions.

2.2.4 Project Capital Cost

Of the $2,433 M in capital costs required for the EVO LOM plan, $1,630 M are attributed to the proposed Project.

2.2.5 Project Person Years

The number of jobs predicted for the construction and operation of the proposed Project are as follows:

• 2,500 person years for construction6; and • 27,900 person years for additional mining operation.

The LOM plan without the Project would decrease the total job requirement from 41,700 to approximately 11,300 person years to continue operation through to 2024 when existing permitted mining areas would be completed.

5 The EVO Process Plant was commissioned in 1969 and had an estimated design capacity of over eight million tonnes per year. Historically, the plant has not operated at this design capacity. The maximum output from the plant to date occurred in 1981, with a capacity of 7.1 M mtcc. EVO holds waste discharge Permit PA1807 under the Environmental Management Act that sets specific limits for air discharge from the plant (last revision in 2004). Routine monitoring of the plant dryer stacks indicates that EVO is well below air discharge limits set in Permit PA1807. In June and July 2013, bi- annual air monitoring results over two 2-day periods respectively showed the plant operating at a daily capacity that is equivalent to an average of 6.6 M mtcc annually (based on 365 days of operation), while remaining at least half below the air discharge limits for the dryer stacks. 6 Includes the construction of major Capital infrastructure associated with the development of the Project that will only proceed if the Project is approved.

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2.3 DEPOSIT GEOLOGY AND RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION 2.3.1 Stratigraphy

The general stratigraphic succession on the EVO property is summarized in Table 1 and described below.

Table 1 Elkview Operations Stratigraphy Period Litho-Stratigraphic Units Principal Rock Types Recent Colluvium Quaternary Clay, silt, gravel, cobbles Lower Blairmore Group Massive bedded sandstones and conglomerates Cretaceous Elk Formation Lower Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic Sandstone, siltstone, shale, mudstones, thick Mist Mountain Formation Lower coal seams Kootenay Cretaceous to Group Moose Mountain Medium to coarse-grained quartz-chert Upper Jurassic Morrisey Member sandstone Formation Fine to coarse-grained, slight ferruginous quartz- Weary Ridge Member chert sandstone Jurassic Fernie Formation Shale, siltstone, fine-grained sandstone

Economic coal on the EVO property occurs in the Mist Mountain Formation of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Kootenay Group. This formation conformably overlies the Morrissey Formation and is overlain by the Elk Formation. The Kootenay group conformably overlies the Fernie Formation of the Jurassic period.

On the EVO property, the Mist Mountain Formation averages over 600 m in thickness and contains more than 20 mineable coal seams that vary in thickness from less than 1 m to over 15 m (Figure 3). Cumulative coal thickness is over 60 m. Seams range in rank from high to low volatile bituminous and are numbered from 10 at the base, upwards to 1, with additional seams A through D at the top of the 600 m thick stratigraphic column. Seams less than one metre in mineable thickness are not included in the mineable reserves. All mineable coal seams in Adit Baldy and Natal Ridges are within the Mist Mountain Formation. A portion of the Fernie Formation will be mined at the top of Adit Ridge.

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Figure 3 Mist Mountain Formation – Coal Sequencing

2.3.2 Structure

The deposit type of EVO, including structure present in Baldy and Adit ridges, consists of a major southwest plunging syncline which contains numerous thrust faults that repeat the mineable coal sequences. The numerous thrust faults resulted in thickened coal strata by overlapping and drag folding. The tectonic thickening of the basal 10-seam is an important factor in mine planning. Most of the coal measures on EVO dip to the southwest at less than 20˚ (degrees). The thrust faults generally dip west to southwest at inclinations of 20 to 50˚ (Figure 4).

The above described characteristics imply that EVO’s deposit should be characterized as “moderate and complex” geology types to reflect the geological complexity according to GSC Paper 88-21 (1989).

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Figure 4 Typical Cross Sections Showing Coal Sequencing through (a) Baldy Ridge and (b) Adit Ridge (a)

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Note: Typical bedding dips less than 20˚and is plunging to the southwest. Crosscutting the coal seams are steeply dipping thrust faults (20-50˚). Approximate pit shell shown in brown, major faults shown in black and coal seams are coloured.

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Locations of “complex” geology at EVO are shown in Figure 5; these are the areas in which “pods” of 10-seam may be found due to the thrust fault thickening, and as such, required an increased drilling density to maintain the geological assurance. Note that zones of complex geology pass through Baldy Ridge and Adit Ridge. About half of the deposit at EVO is classified as complex, with the remaining half classified as moderate.

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2.4 COMPONENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE 2.4.1 Conceptual Mine Plan and Schedule

Elkview Operations operates a conventional open pit mine, which entails:

• drilling and blasting; • loading of over and interburden material (waste rock); • cleaning of the coal seams with dozers and backhoes; and • loading and hauling of coal and waste rock.

The waste rock material is hauled via haul trucks to waste rock spoils and the coal is hauled to the hopper and breaker area where it is loaded onto an overland conveyor belt that transports the raw coal to the Process Plant in the lower Elk Valley.

A conceptual development plan and schedule for the proposed Project was completed in 2013. Incorporating the Project into EVO’s LOM plan allows EVO to continue to blend coals required to meet steel-making coal production requirements until 2047, enabling EVO to maintain operations at current production levels for over 20 years beyond the existing permitted areas.

The plan considers:

• Supplying the plant with sufficient quantity and quality of feed to sustain current capacity and coal products (EVO produces three clean coal products: Standard Met, EVOII, and Premium). • Balancing raw strip ratio and haul distance to maintain mine economics and consistent haul truck and shovel requirements. • Utilizing pit backfilling wherever possible to reduce project footprint and optimize mine haul distances. • Utilizing mine design techniques that lessens the effects of waste rock disposal on generation of selenium and other constituents of interest (CIs)7 that have the potential to cause water quality impacts.

The proposed Project will be mined with traditional truck and shovel techniques that are being used for existing open-pit operations at EVO. The following provides a general description of the Project and the conceptual schedule for its implementation. The components of the mine plan and schedule outlined below may be subject to modification at the stage of final engineering design, construction, and operations.

7 CIs include selenium, cadmium, nitrate, sulfate, and calcite.

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The clean strip ratio8 for the Project gradually decreases from 33.9:1 in the first five years to 1.3:1 in the final year. Overall, the clean strip ratio for the Project is approximately 7.4:1.

The average annual waste rock haul distance for the proposed Project is 7.4 km, and ranges from 3.5 km when access to spoils is proximal to 15.7 km at the end of the Project when material will be hauled out of the pit bottoms.

Elkview Operations’ existing shovel fleet consists of three P&H2800 shovels and five P&H4100 shovels that have bucket capacities ranging from 34 cubic yards (26 m3) to 72 cubic yards (55 m3). The annual average material moved from BRE pits in the LOM plan is 42 M in situ cubic metres. For the Project, this will be accomplished by five P&H4100 shovels and two large loaders.

A fleet of 290 tonne and 230 tonne trucks will be used to haul material in the initial start-up phase of production. Approximately 21 trucks will be utilized for the proposed Project from the existing fleet of approximately 59 trucks. As coal mining in the currently approved operating areas declines, additional trucks from the existing fleet will be moved onto the Project. The number of trucks required will increase due to future increases in the haul distances between the pits and spoils. For Project planning purposes, it is estimated that the maximum number of trucks required for the Project will peak at 69. Various support equipment such as tracked dozers, rubber-tired dozers, and excavators will be drawn from the existing fleet or be added as necessary.

2.4.1.1 Development of Pits

Elkview Operations currently mines from two areas: permitted pits on Baldy Ridge and Natal Ridge. The proposed Project will allow EVO to mine the remainder of Baldy Ridge and Adit Ridge. It will also include additional reserves below a permitted pit on Natal Ridge. The development of Baldy Ridge will be accomplished through a series of pushbacks (i.e., the removal of material to proceed from one pit to the next nested pit) which optimize waste haulage by backfilling mined out areas.

The proposed Project is sequenced with the subsequent development of each new pit. Site preparation through the development of access roads, establishment of power infrastructure, and removal of overburden occurs prior to the start of mining activities. The BR6 site preparation is scheduled to begin in late 2016, subject to regulatory approvals. Mining activities at EVO would then continue until the planned end of the Project and LOM in 2047. Mining of each subsequent pit is scheduled to start as follows:

BR6 BR7 BR3 AR1 NP2* BR4

Year 1 Year 5 Year 5 Year 7 Year 9* Year 12 * Currently unpermitted portion of NP2

8 The ratio of the volume of overburden or waste rock moved relative to the tonnage of clean coal produced.

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Highwalls (i.e., the face or bank on the uphill side of the mine excavation and the ultimate extent to which mining will occur) are designed to a 48 to 54˚ slope angle with 70˚ faces angles and are generally double benched with a 12 m safety berm. The dimensions for the ultimate pit limits in each ridge are as follows:

• Baldy Ridge – 3,500 m long by 2,300 m wide; • Adit Ridge – 1,700 m long by 700 m wide; and • Natal Ridge – 2,700 m long by 1,400 m wide.

Additional information on pit development is provided below.

2.4.1.1.1 Baldy Ridge (BR3, BR4, BR6, and BR7)

The BR1 pit is currently being mined. The BR2 pit is an 800 m pushback north from BR1. The BR1 and BR2 phases are already permitted. The BR3 pit is an 800 m pushback west from BR1 and BR2 and will be mined in conjunction with BR2.

The BR6 pit will start on the north end of Baldy Ridge and is planned to start as soon as EVO obtains relevant approvals for the Project. It is approximately 1,400 m long and 850 m wide. The BR7 pit will be a 650 m pushback south from BR6. The BR4 pit is the final phase of Baldy Ridge mining and is overlain by BR2, BR3, and BR7. Details on these phases are provided in Table 2.

Of the 518 ha required for mining the remainder of Baldy Ridge, 212 ha is located outside the C-2 permit. Of this, approximately 71 ha has been included as a buffer zone to accommodate potential mining related disturbances (i.e., power lines, access roads, and water diversion channels) on the western side of Baldy Ridge.

All waste rock from these phases will be spoiled in the Dry Creek Spoil or in-pit.

Table 2 Baldy Ridge Phase Summary Ultimate Total Proposed Start Raw Coal Clean Coal Waste Volume Raw Coal Depth (a) Volume Date [M mtrc] [M mtcc] [M bcmw] [M bcmrc] (a) [m] [M bcm] BR6 Year 1 (2017) 1,560 14 10 96 9 105 BR3 Year 5 (2021) 1,170 21 15 120 14 134 BR7 Year 5 (2021) 1,485 31 21 210 21 231 BR4 Year 12 (2028) 1,290 72 47 370 48 418 (a) Includes waste, rehandle, and oxide coal. m = metre; M mtrc = million metric tonnes of raw coal; M mtcc = million metric tonnes of clean coal; M bcmw = million bank cubic metres waste; M bcmrc = million bank cubic metres raw coal; M bcm = million bank cubic metres.

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2.4.1.1.2 Adit Ridge (AR1)

Adit Ridge will be developed in one single phase, AR1, which is expected to start in Year 7 (2023). Details on this phase are provided in Table 3.

The Adit Ridge pit contains approximately 10.7 M mtcc and 130 M bcm waste rock with a clean strip ratio of 12.2:1 bcm/mtcc. Start-up of this pit will require the construction of a cut and fill access ramp that will cost approximately $10M in development capital.

The proposed ultimate pit shell (approximately 93 ha) is located entirely within EVO’s current C-2 permit. Waste rock will be spoiled at both the North and South Adit Spoils.

Table 3 Adit Ridge Phase Summary Ultimate Total Proposed Start Raw Coal Clean Coal Waste Volume Raw Coal Depth (a) Volume Date [M mtrc] [M mtcc] [M bcmw] [M bcmrc] (a) [m] [M bcm] AR1 Year 7 (2023) 1,635 18 11 130 11 141 (a) Includes waste, rehandle, and oxide coal. m = metre; M mtrc = million metric tonnes of raw coal; M mtcc = million metric tonnes of clean coal; M bcmw = million bank cubic metres waste; M bcmrc = million bank cubic metres raw coal; M bcm = million bank cubic metres.

2.4.1.1.3 Natal Ridge (NP2)

Elkview Operations received approval from the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) for the Natal Development Area on November 21, 2001. This approval included the Natal Phase 1 (NP1) and Natal Phase 2 (NP2) pits and development of the associated Natal Spoil in the Erickson Valley.

Under this approval, NP2 is permitted down to 7-seam west of E18500 and 10-seam east of E18500. Subsequent exploration activities have further defined NP2 that has increased coal reserves by 26 M mtcc and 227 M bcm waste. A revised pit shell to include these reserves has been developed and approximately 50% of the total volume of the revised NP2 pit is unpermitted9.

Development of the permitted portion of NP2 is planned to commence in 2015. The cut-off for the NP2 permitted volume will be reached at the 1,575 m bench and is planned to occur in Year 9 (2025). To develop these currently unpermitted reserves as part of the Project, EVO will mine out a small portion immediately adjacent to the existing Bodie Spoil, increasing the existing NP2 disturbance footprint by approximately 34 ha.

Waste rock from NP2 will be spoiled into the existing Erickson Spoil, which incorporates the Natal Spoil referenced in the previous C-2 permit amendment, or in-pit.

The NP2 pit will be a 650 m pushback south of NP1. Details on the Natal Ridge phase are provided in Table 4.

9 EVO has applied under a separate C-2 permit amendment for unpermitted reserves in NP1 (submitted November 2013); this permit amendment is not part of the BRE Project as the continued mining of NP1 is scheduled to occur prior to submission of the BRE EA.

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Table 4 Natal Ridge Phase Summary Ultimate Raw Waste Total Proposed Clean Coal Raw Coal Depth Coal Volume Volume Start Date [M mtcc] (a) [M bcmrc] (a) [m] [M mtrc] [M bcmw] [M bcm] NP2 Permitted(b) 2015 1,575 45 27 253 29 282 NP2 Unpermitted (c) Year 9 (2026) 1,200 41 26 231 27 258 (a) Includes waste, rehandle, and oxide coal. (b) Not part of the Project; information provided for context. (c) Included in the Project. m = metre; M mtrc = million metric tonnes of raw coal; M mtcc = million metric tonnes of clean coal; M bcmw = million bank cubic metres waste; M bcmrc = million bank cubic metres raw coal; M bcm = million bank cubic metres.

2.4.1.2 Development of Spoils

One of the largest challenges associated with the proposed Project is finding areas that can be utilized as spoils at reasonable haul distances. Suitable areas are limited at EVO due to steep topography, natural watercourses on all sides of the mining area, and the proximity of Sparwood and the CPR and Highway 3 corridor on the western side of the property. As such, existing ex-pit spoil areas are located in Erickson and Dry Creek valleys on the eastern side of the mine. These spoil areas will continue to be used for the Project, through expansions into undisturbed areas and lifts (i.e., increases in the height) of existing spoils.

Significant effort was made to optimize spoil designs for the Project by maximizing in-pit spoiling. Fifty-two percent of the waste from the Project is allocated to in-pit spoils, which minimizes footprints and haul distances. The spoil designs also consider disturbance to natural topography and final reclamation requirements, as well as incorporating geotechnical and environmental aspects. Environmental considerations make allowances for re-sloping, buffer zones offset from watercourses, wildlife corridors, and drainage patterns to minimize the generation of selenium and other CI leaching. Where feasible, water diversions will be incorporated into spoil designs to divert clean water around the spoils.

Construction of spoils will generally follow EVO’s current top-down development procedure with rock being spoiled from the spoil crest. However, many of the final in-pit and ex-pit spoiling stages are planned to be constructed in lifts from the bottom up. The spoils will consist of unsorted re-handle material and blasted waste rock. A buffer zone of 108 ha from the future toe of spoils in both Erickson Valley and Dry Creek has been included in the calculated disturbance area outside the C-2 permit boundary10.

More details on each of the ex-pit spoil development are provided below.

10 Represents a minimum buffer zone area based on current engineering.

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2.4.1.2.1 Dry Creek Spoil and Adit North Spoil

Dry Creek Spoil (previously referred to as the Cedar Dump), which includes Adit North Spoil, is located on the northeast side of the property and forms the headwaters of Dry Creek. Dry Creek flows into Harmer Creek, which then flows into Grave Creek.

For the Project, the Adit North Spoil will receive waste rock from the Adit Pit and will be located in an unnamed tributary to Dry Creek. Eventually both these spoils (i.e., Dry Creek Spoil and Adit North Spoil) will merge into one large spoil.

To mitigate geotechnical concerns and minimize haul distance, the spoil design includes a complete infill of the upper Dry Creek Valley.

Dry Creek had previously been spoiled into up until 2012. For the Project, spoiling will recommence in Year 2 (2018) and is planned to be active until Year 28 (2045). Dry Creek Spoil has a remaining capacity of 261 M bcm. All of the material planned for this spoil will come from the Baldy Ridge pits. The ultimate height for this spoil will be 1,810 m, about 230 m above the existing spoil toe in this area.

Adit North Spoil will commence in Year 9 (2026) with waste rock from Adit Ridge. It remains active until mining in Adit Ridge is completed in Year 28 (2045). The ultimate height of the spoil will be 1,850 m.

The combined Dry Creek and Adit North Spoil will result in a disturbance footprint of 251 ha in upper Dry Creek Valley, of which 200 ha is located outside the C-2 permit boundary.

2.4.1.2.2 Erickson Spoil

As outlined in Section 2.4.1.1.3, EVO received approval for the Natal Development Area, which included the development of the Erickson Spoil (referred to as Natal Dump in the previous C-2 permit amendment). To accommodate the additional waste material from the unpermitted portions of the Natal Phases, the approved Erickson Spoil needs to be redesigned and expanded as part of the Project.

The Erickson Spoil is currently active, and will receive approximately 450 M bcm of waste rock from Natal Ridge, and with the Project, is planned to remain active until Year 29 (2046). Of this waste, 167 M bcm will come from the unpermitted portion of NP2. The ultimate height of the spoil will be 1,770 m and will tie into the slopes of the Erickson Range on the opposite side of the Erickson Valley.

Expansion of the Erickson Spoil will result in a disturbance footprint of approximately 305 ha in mid Erickson Valley, 161 ha of which is located outside the C-2 permit boundary.

2.4.1.2.3 Adit South Spoil

Adit South Spoil is located immediately south of Adit Ridge and has a design capacity of 42 M bcm, all of which is scheduled to come from Adit Ridge. The spoil has an ultimate design height of 1,935 m, 135 m above the current topography. The spoil will be

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developed over existing mine disturbed land with a footprint of approximately 73 ha located entirely within the C-2 permit boundary.

2.4.1.2.4 Expansion of the Coarse Coal Rejects Refuse Pile

The CCR Refuse Pile is permitted to the 1,395 m elevation and given current forecast, it is expected to reach this height in 2030. To accommodate the additional 30 M m3 of CCR material produced as a result of the Project, an upward expansion of the CCR Refuse Pile to the 1,450 m elevation is required11. This expansion will result in an increase to the disturbance footprint of approximately 38 ha, located outside the existing C-2 permit boundary.

2.4.1.2.5 Expansion of the West Fork Tailings Facility

The West Fork Tailings Facility (WFTF) is permitted and designed to the 1,700 m elevation. A lift to the 1,730 m elevation is planned to accommodate potential additional tailings from the Project. This would result in an additional 7 ha disturbance outside the C-2 permit boundary.

2.4.1.3 Mine Phases and Sequence

An outline of conceptual Project activities is presented in Table 5. The conceptual mine sequence is illustrated in Figures 6 through 13.

1110 M m3 will be able to be accommodated within existing permitted footprint.

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Table 5 Representative Conceptual Mine Phases Year Description • BR6 commences mining. Waste rock is sent into the mined-out Cedar North (CN) pit Year 1 (2017) • If an alternate raw coal conveyance option is selected, it will be in use starting 2018 • Harmer office relocated to allow for mining of Baldy Ridge • Utilities corridor (water, communications, power) relocated with office • BR2 development reaches the top of BR3 Year 5 (2022) • BR2 and BR3 are mined concurrently and waste is sent to BR1 in-pit spoil • Mining continues in: o BR6 - waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil • Pre-stripping for BR7 Pit starts 2021 and the pit is in full production the following year • Pre-stripping for AR1 starts in 2023 and the pit is in full production the following year • NP2 mining begins into unpermitted area below 1575 bench • Mining continues in: o AR1 - waste sent to Adit South and toward Adit North Spoil Year 10 (2027) o BR3 - waste sent to NP1 in-pit o BR7 - waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil o NP2 - waste sent to Erickson Spoil • EVO reaches maximum of 69 trucks running (2027) • Truck hour requirements start to reduce starting in 2027 to 2047 • Mining continues in: o AR1 - waste sent to Adit North (toward Adit North) o BR3 - waste sent to BR1, BR2, and BR3 in-pit spoils Year 15 (2032) o BR7 - waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil and in-pit (over CN and BR6) o NP2 - waste sent to NP1 in-pit spoil and Erickson Valley o BR4 - waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil • To start BR4 Pit in 2030, BR7 significantly slows for a couple of years • Mining continues in: o AR1 - waste to Adit North Spoil (toward Adit North Spoil) o BR3 - waste sent in-pit spoils (BR1 and BR2) until it is complete in 2037 Year 20 (2037) o BR7 - waste sent to in-pit (over CN and BR6 and BR7) o NP2 - waste sent to NP1 in-pit spoil and Erickson Valley o BR4 waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil and in-pit (over BR2/BR3) • Mining continues in: o AR1 - waste sent to Adit North (toward Adit North Spoil) o BR7 - waste sent to Dry Creek Spoil and in-pit (over CN and BR6) Year 25 (2043) o NP2 - waste sent to Erickson Spoil and in-pit spoil (over NW and NP1) • AR1 Pit Complete (2042) • BR7 Pit Complete (2042) • Mining continues in: o BR4 - waste sent to in-pit spoil (over BR3, BR6, BR7, and BR4) Year 30 (2047) • NP2 Pit Complete (2044) • BR4 Pit Complete (2047) • Plant ramps down to 3.8 M mtcc (2047) AWTF = Active Water Treatment Facility; AR = Adit Ridge; BR = Baldy Ridge; CN = Cedar North; EVO = Elkview Operations; M = million; mtcc = metric tonnes clean coal; NP = Natal Pit; NW = Natal West.

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2.4.1.4 Development of Infrastructure 2.4.1.4.1 Access (Haul) Roads

The construction of a cut and fill access (haul) road to the summit of Adit Ridge will be required to support the Project. Other haul roads associated with the Project will be constructed as required throughout the Project area to allow the transport of coal and waste from the pits. Haul road routes are planned in a manner that minimizes haul distances and elevation changes.

2.4.1.4.2 Laydown Areas and Coal Stockpiles

The Project will utilize existing laydown and coal stockpiles at EVO.

2.4.1.4.3 Topsoil Stockpiles

As pits are developed, it is expected that where practicable, topsoil will be recovered. When possible, recovered topsoil will be hauled directly to areas already prepared for reclamation. However, as direct placement is not always possible, topsoil will also be stored in various locations until reclamation areas become available.

2.4.2 New or Upgraded Project Infrastructure

This section provides an overview of the new or upgraded facilities that are required for the Project.

2.4.2.1 Maintenance Shop, Warehouse, Dry Change, and Administration Office Buildings

The existing Harmer Maintenance Complex (HMC) includes the following facilities and buildings: maintenance shops, warehouse, dry change, administration offices, and laydown areas for tires and other mining equipment. The HMC is located near the top of Baldy Ridge at the location of the proposed BR4 and BR7 pits. As part of the Project, the HMC will need to be relocated and new maintenance shops, administration buildings, and other facilities will be required. Plans are being made to move these facilities to new location(s) on EVO’s property where the facilities will remain until they are decommissioned after the end of mine life.

2.4.2.2 Access Road

With the relocation of the HMC, new access roads (replacing or rerouting of the existing 10 Mile Road) will be required to these locations. Any rerouting will be on previously disturbed areas, or will be on areas that are already permitted or will be permitted as part of the Project. The existing lower mine access road (6 Mile Road) will not be changed as a result of the Project.

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2.4.2.3 Domestic Water Treatment

With the relocation of the HMC, new domestic water treatment facilities will be required as part of the Project. Similar to the existing system, it is being planned that the new domestic water treatment facilities will be designed to treat and discharge domestic sewage in situ.

For the processing plant and associated buildings no changes are proposed to these existing domestic water treatment areas as a result of the Project.

2.4.2.4 Fuelling Stations

There are several existing fuel/lube stations at EVO:

• Process Plant – The plant fuel island is located at the southern end of the CCR Refuse Pile. It serves the plant and CCR Refuse Pile area and there are currently no plans to move this station as part of the Project. • Harmer – The Harmer fuel and lube island is located across from the truck shops at the HMC. This station will need to be relocated as part of the Project as it is currently located on the proposed BR4 and BR7 pits. • In-Pit – Pit fuel and lube islands are semi-permanent fuelling stations that service heavy equipment working in the pits. There are currently two active fuelling stations in the pits: Natal (fuel and lubes), and Cedar (fuel only). There is also an above-ground diesel storage tank at the north end of the Bodie Spoil that is used for re-fuelling equipment. Pit fuel/lube islands will be relocated as pit development requires, and new ones will be required for the Project.

Elkview Operations is planning to replace existing and future in-pit fuel/lube islands with one central fuel and lube depot within the mining area that would have a diesel storage capacity of approximately 750,000 litres. This depot would be serviced by a fleet of combo service trucks (i.e., capable of delivering both fuel and lubricants) that would fill up at the central depot and deliver fuel and lubricants to heavy equipment where required within the mining area.

2.4.2.5 Haul Roads

All haul roads will be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia and will include: minimum 36 m wide running surface; ramp grades of 8% overall with maximum of 10% on ramps shorter than 150 m; run-out lanes every 30 m vertically or at extreme curvature; switch backs with minimum 50 m radius; interior ditch to convey surface water runoff (in accordance with EVO’s Surface Water Management Plan); and a safety berm.

2.4.2.6 Coal Haul, Coal Conveyor/Tunnel and Utilities Corridor

Elkview Operations currently transports all raw coal from the hopper to the breaker area via conveyor and then via conveyor through a tunnel in Baldy Ridge to the raw coal silos at the process plant. The tunnel also transports tailings via twin Geho pipelines, which is

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pumped to the WFTF, as well as carrying all of the HMC utilities (e.g., portable water pipeline, natural gas pipeline).

The existing tunnel is located within the BR6 pit and will sterilize coal within the pit if not removed. Options to remove the tunnel and develop an alternative coal conveyor and utilities corridor(s) from the plant to the mining areas to meet the above requirements are being investigated as part of the Project. With a potential new corridor, options to replace or move the existing breaker station will also be considered. As part of the Project, EVO is also investigating transporting CCR material via a conveyor system from the plant for disposal at an alternative location within the mining area.

Coal from Baldy and Adit ridges will be hauled by Komatsu 930E and 830E trucks to stockpiles at the hopper or the breaker.

2.4.2.7 Power Lines

Elkview Operations electric power is currently supplied via BC Hydro’s Natal substation, which feeds EVO’s main substation (EV1), and Panel 6 substation that feeds the lower Michel Valley. The EV1 substation distributes 69 kV of power to several mobile substations located around the site which supply power to the equipment and buildings.

Distribution lines, mobile substations, and power cables will be required to supply 7,200 volt power to EVO’s shovels and drills. Existing power lines and other infrastructure will be utilized where possible. New power lines will be required for the Project, and these will be routed to parallel existing disturbances (e.g., roads) and mobile substations will be located in previously disturbed areas, where possible. EVO is currently purchasing two new mobile substations that are required for replacement and increased demand. The need for additional mobile substations is not anticipated for the Project.

2.4.2.8 Water Treatment Facilities

As part of water quality management, EVO is planning to build new infrastructure to treat mine-affected water for selenium and other water quality CIs. This includes water treatment facilities and clean water diversions around spoils and pits to ‘keep clean water clean’. More information is provided in Section 2.5.2.

The existing Erickson Sedimentation Pond in the Erickson Valley may also need to be relocated further downstream as a result of the Project.

2.4.2.9 Atmospheric Emissions

Sources of atmospheric emissions from the Project include:

• surface mining; • placement of waste rock; • development of coal stockpiles;

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• mining related vehicle and equipment emission; • transport and processing of coal; and • construction and operation of transportation and utility corridors.

The mechanisms for air emissions anticipated for the activities listed above include:

• blasting; • drilling; • bulldozing of coal; • bulldozing of overburden; • loading waste into haul truck at pit; • unloading waste rock onto spoil piles; • loading coal into haul truck at pit; • unloading raw coal to hopper stockpile; • loading raw coal into the hopper; • hopper stockpile disturbance by winds; • operation of diesel-fuelled stationary and mobile equipment; • operation of light vehicles; • operation of propane-powered equipment; • grading and scraping; • travel along unpaved roads; • heating of buildings; • breaker station operation; • coal processing; • coal drying (burning of natural gas); • coal storage (transfer into coal silos); • clean coal stockpile disturbance (loading and winds); • loading coal onto trains; and • indirect emissions from electricity generation.

No new immobile point emission sources are proposed as part of the Project.

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2.4.3 Existing Infrastructure

This section provides an overview of the existing facilities at EVO or off-site that will not change as a result of the Project.

2.4.3.1 Process Plant, Coal Stockpiles, Rail Loop and Loading Facilities

Coal mined from the Project area will be processed and shipped to market using existing infrastructure at EVO (e.g., process plant, raw and clean coal silos, and rail loop). These permitted facilities have sufficient capacity to handle coal mined as a result of the Project. A description of how coal from the existing mining areas is processed and shipped is provided in Appendix A for informational purposes. No changes are planned to the existing facilities for processing, loading, and transporting coal as a result of the Project.

2.4.3.2 Main Power

As outlined in Section 2.4.2, the main electrical power to EVO is supplied via BC Hydro’s Natal substation and distributed to the mine site by Elkview’s main 69 kV EV1 substation. No changes to the main power supply for EVO is required due to the Project.

2.4.3.3 Potable Water

Potable water is supplied to EVO from the Elk River (via pipeline) and from well water (drawn from Michel Creek and transported via truck from the well). No changes to these sources are proposed as a result of the Project.

2.4.3.4 Surface Water Management Facilities

Surface water runoff in the Project area will be managed as per EVO’s Surface Water Management Plan and treated for total suspended solids (TSS) by EVO’s existing surface water treatment facilities (i.e., sediment ponds). No new water management facilities, such as sediment ponds, are required for the Project.

As part of water quality management, EVO is planning on building new infrastructure to treat mine water for selenium and other water quality CIs. More information on this is provided in Section 2.5.2.

2.4.3.5 Domestic Landfill

Elkview Operations will continue to use its permitted landfill sites for the disposal of all solid domestic waste generated by the Project. Active areas that are currently permitted to accept domestic waste are the Cedar Spoil, Sunshine Spoil, Mid Spoil/Cowboy Ridge, and Erickson Spoil. EVO implements continual improvements to the recycling program to minimize the amount of domestic waste going to landfills.

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2.4.3.6 Explosives

Explosives used for development of the Project will be stored in licenced facilities already in use at EVO.

2.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT

The following sections outline the proposed waste management for mine waste disposal and mine water management.

2.5.1 Mine Waste Disposal

There are several types of mine waste generated at EVO; these waste streams are described below:

• Waste rock (which must be removed to mine coal); this is discussed in more detail in Section 2.4.1.2. • Plant processing waste, which is roughly divided in two categories: − Coarse Refuse - which is loaded onto haul trucks and placed on the CCR Refuse Pile; and − Fine Refuse (Tailings) - which is transported with process water through a pipeline to the tailings storage facility. • Other wastes from both hazardous and non-hazardous sources (e.g., pallets, boxes, lubricants, drums, domestic).

Waste rock generated from mining associated with the proposed Project will be moved by haul trucks to waste spoils located around and within each pit development, as discussed in Section 2.4.

Waste generated during coal processing consists of CCR and tailings, as discussed in Section 2.4.1.2. For the Project, CCR is planned to be transported using haul trucks and hauled to the CCR Refuse Pile. Alternative placement locations are being considered as part of the Project, but details are not available at this stage. Tailings will be pumped to the WFTF as per current EVO practices.

Non-hazardous wastes, such as rubber hoses, metals, plastics, wood, and paper generated as result of the proposed Project will be managed through the existing EVO waste management and recycling program. Waste materials are separated by type and picked up by a contractor that further sorts the waste to minimize sending solid wastes to landfills.

Liquid wastes, such as oil, fuels and glycol, generated as a result of the Project will be collected and disposed of at an appropriate on or off-site facility. These materials will be stored and handled according to hazardous waste guidelines and operational procedures in a designated transfer facility. Elkview Operations’ existing hazardous waste program uses containers designed for oil and grease waste materials, such as soaker pads, rags, gloves, tubes, cardboard, and wood. This material is taken offsite by

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a contractor and disposed of in an appropriately licenced facility. Elkview Operations has a separate recycling and disposal stream for batteries, electronic waste, and paint and aerosol cans.

Domestic wastes will be managed through EVO’s current waste permit PR3821 under the Environmental Management Act and disposed of in approved locations. Elkview Operations employees presently use a Waste Information System to identify the appropriate method to manage and dispose of specific wastes. The entire program employs a “cradle to grave” concept of waste tracking and is a component of EVO’s International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS), and is continually improved. Internal auditing of compliance is a key component of this program.

2.5.2 Mine Water Management

Weathering of waste rock generated from the mining process results in the leaching of naturally-occurring elements contained within the rock. Exposure of waste rock to air and surface water can mobilize these substances and affect downstream water quality. The main CIs are selenium, cadmium, sulphate, nitrates, and calcite. Tree removal and ground disturbances associated with the mining process can also result in erosion, which can lead to the mobilization of TSS. Precipitation of calcium carbonate minerals as calcite can also affect the physical character of watercourses.

Surface and ground water that drains off the existing EVO mine site adheres to guidelines set forth by Environmental Management Permit PE-425 (last updated May 16, 2005) and the associated Selenium Monitoring Plan (dated January 10, 2008). Elkview Operations existing surface water management system is operated and maintained by site personnel in accordance with Teck’s internal procedures and is designed to meet the limits specified in Permit PE-425. Discharges to the environment are monitored through an extensive sampling program prescribed by Permit PE-425 and reported to the BC MOE in quarterly and annual reports. Water management for the proposed Project will be integrated with the overall water management plan for the rest of the EVO site. Please refer to Section 2.7 for more details on the water management objectives during reclamation and closure for EVO.

2.5.2.1 Total Suspended Solids

Total suspended solids in water discharged from the EVO site are managed through the operation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control works, such as drainage ditches, sediment ponds, and other controls (e.g., planting in disturbed areas). Erosion and sediment control works for the proposed Project will be designed to meet the TSS limits prescribed in the existing environmental management permit and will be integrated into the overall erosion and sediment control plan for the EVO site. At a minimum, it is anticipated that the existing sediment pond in the Erickson Valley will need to be relocated due to the Project.

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2.5.2.2 Other Parameters, Including Selenium

In April 2013 the BC MOE issued Ministerial Order No. M113 (the Order) under Section 89 of the BC Environmental Management Act. The Order requires that Teck prepare an area based management plan (referred to as the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan [EVWQP]) for the Elk Valley to remediate water quality effects from historical mining activities and to guide future development. The EVWQP will address management of substances affected by mining activities, specifically selenium, cadmium, nitrate and sulphate, and establish short-, medium- and longer-term concentration targets to stabilize and reduce levels of these substances. The plan will also address management of calcite formation that results from changes in water quality due to mining activities. The Order provides a regulatory basis to manage the effects of mining on water quality in the Elk Valley, and establishes a regulatory context for permitting of future mining activity.

The EVWQP will describe environmental management objectives and outcomes for the Elk Valley, including protection of aquatic ecosystem health, management of bioaccumulation of selenium, cadmium, nitrate and sulphate in the receiving environment, protection of human health, and protection of groundwater. The EVWQP will also describe the actions, implementation plan and monitoring that Teck will undertake to achieve these objectives and outcomes.

The development of the EVWQP will include public consultation and the establishment of a multi-party Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to provide science-based technical advice to Teck and to the public. Terms of reference for the development of the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan were approved by the BC Minister of Environment on July 22, 2013. The EVWQP will be submitted to the Minister of Environment by July 22, 2014, consistent with the requirement of the Order.

The water management strategy for EVO will be compatible with the EVWQP; currently clean water diversions and active water treatment facilities are being evaluated. The net result will be that water releases associated with the proposed Project, in combination with the water releases from the remainder of the EVO site and other Teck operations in the Elk Valley will be managed in a manner consistent with the approved EVWQP to maintain acceptable water quality downstream of the Project. Any water management options for EVO that are identified in the EVWQP will be considered part of the Project.

2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Elkview Operations administers an in-house EMS that is certified to the ISO 14001:2004 standard. The system has been accredited since 2010 and retention of certification requires an annual audit by an accredited third party. The entire EMS is recertified every three years with the last recertification on March 7, 2013.

The EMS Manual (Teck 2013b) describes the systems at EVO designed to meet the requirements of effective environmental management as outlined in the ISO 14001:2004 standard, and is based on continual improvement, preventing pollution, and following legislation. This manual provides a guide to the system and identifies where different

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components are located. All related procedures, forms and other documents are stored digitally as controlled documents.

The scope of the EMS applies to all Teck mining and processing activities that EVO can control at the mine site, including mine planning and design, exploration mining operations, waste management, reclamation, monitoring, processing, and loading of rail cars. Teck’s Environmental Policy for Coal Operations is posted on the company (Teck’s) intranet site and at the EVO gatehouse for public viewing. The proposed Project will be subject to this EMS.

2.7 MINE RECLAMATION, CLOSURE, AND MONITORING

Elkview Operations strives to reclaim surface disturbances in a timely manner and in accordance with site-specific criteria. The goal of EVO is to re-vegetate all waste rock surfaces to a self-sustaining state and according to specific end land-use objectives stated in the C-2 Permit of ‘wildlife habitat’. Elk and mule deer are the focus species for reclaimed habitats; however, other species may be considered as part of the proposed Project. Accounting for diversity in landform, slope, aspect, elevation, soils, and vegetation cover assists EVO in achieving this required end land-use.

As part of the Project, Teck is developing a final closure plan for EVO. The closure plan will be developed with reference to industry best practice, Teck’s internal Closure Planning guidelines, from site and regional research and experience, as well as consultation with communities of interest. Future landscape modification and re- vegetation practices will likely be similar to those currently used at EVO and other proven practices in use at Teck mines in the Elk Valley. These practices are consistent with the requirements of the current legislation and requirements of EVO’s existing C-2 permit.

At EVO, all spoils and disturbed areas are progressively reclaimed as they become available over the life of the operation for long term stability and erosion control12. Elkview considers previous and potential uses of specific reclamation units when planning reclamation activities. In general, the goal of the reclamation program is to re-establish a sustainable, diverse, functional landscape that, on a property average basis, is greater than or equal to the capability/productivity which existed prior to mining. These landscapes consider not only the planned end land use but also the manner in which they fit into adjacent undisturbed landscapes and are based on pre-mining biophysical evaluations and Canada Land Inventory site ratings. Elkview Operations’ end land use of wildlife habitat guides the reclamation activities. By planning for this end land use objective, other activities such as hiking, camping, wildlife viewing, hunting, fishing, skiing, and snowmobiling also become potential uses. The planned mosaic of open and treed areas across post-mining landscapes will greatly enhance these recreational opportunities.

The long-range reclamation and closure water management objective for the EVO site is to leave a drainage pattern that will sustain itself in perpetuity without maintenance.

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Accordingly, the reclamation program for the site will necessarily include consideration of the potential for erosion and other water quality concerns over the long-term. Given that some water quality constituents may leach from the waste rock spoils over time, there is a need to manage water quality parameters beyond the operational life of the mine. Accordingly, it is anticipated that the EVO site will go through a period of active closure. Active closure is defined as a post-mining period where the majority of disturbed areas have undergone reclamation activities, but where water quality management systems will remain in place, requiring ongoing monitoring and maintenance. Only once they are no longer required to achieve acceptable water quality in the receiving environment, the active closure water management systems would be decommissioned and fully reclaimed.

Elkview Operations is using a combination of computer-aided classification of remote sensing (i.e., satellite and ortho-photo) imagery and ground-based sampling programs as an effective method to measure success of reclamation and to satisfy the definition of “reclaimed” as described by current legislation. The goal is to establish a means to determine parameters and criteria for monitoring and judging the success of reclamation efforts, with the end objective of releasing Teck from obligations and bonding requirements.

Reclamation research is necessary to develop successful operational reclamation plans as well as to advance the science of reclamation (Smyth 2012, pers. comm.). The 2012 Annual Reclamation Research Report was prepared for Coal Mountain Operations (CMO), EVO, Line Creek Operations (LCO), Greenhills Operations (GHO), and Fording River (FRO). The results of this research are used to develop effective reclamation programs to satisfy both short- and long-term reclamation objectives. The five Teck operations in the Elk Valley have a joint Annual Reclamation Research program, which consists of research and assessment of:

• reclamation using agronomic forages; • reclamation of CCR; • reclamation reforestation; • reclamation of high-elevation wildlife habitat; • re-establishment of elk winter range; • site preparation; • native plant reference sites; • native plant restoration; and • settling and tailing pond closure options.

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2.8 ALTERNATIVES

In preparing the conceptual mine plan for EVO, several alternatives and mine design optimizations have already been considered. These include:

• Analysis of various pit sizing and shells given acceptable economic factors and engineering limitations or constraints. • Investigation of the effect of alternate mine phase sequencing on the overall disturbance footprint, including review of ability to maximize pit backfilling options. • Redesign of the Cedar Spoil to limit extent of northward extension and maximize valley infill to assist in reducing selenium generation. • Various options for final water management at closure to maximize water treatment. • Mining scenario to assess a delay of the permit by 1 year. • Mining scenario that maintains current production to evaluate sensitivity to changing market conditions.

Elkview Operations is also analyzing additional alternatives to investigate the environmental, social, and technical merits of various alternatives and to demonstrate the preferred proposed Project case. Other alternatives under further investigation include, but will not necessarily be limited to:

• the ‘no project’ alternative; • alternative disposal location or end-use of CCR material and fine tailings material; • specific investigation on feasibility to backfill Adit pit. • suitable location of administration and maintenance facilities, including designing to best practice construction and operation standards; • coal conveyor systems and utilities corridor; • final spoil closure configurations, including diversity in final slope angles that will aid in reclamation, diversity of wildlife habitat, and wildlife movement corridors; • pit blasting techniques to reduce vibration and blasting impact radius; • review of in-pit/spoil design to aid in dust suppression during mining activities; and • water management strategies to meet water quality objectives.

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3 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

As part of the environmental assessment (EA) process being undertaken by Teck, baseline studies are underway to characterize the existing environment. These studies will incorporate environmental data that have been collected in and around the Project area prior to and during the development of the existing EVO, as well as new data collected during field programs conducted in 2013 and additional field programs planned for 2014. The baseline programs have been designed to focus on acquiring sufficient information to assess the potential environmental and socio-economic effects of the proposed Project.

The following sections provide an overview of the existing environment based on available data. In these sections, the Project area refers to the proposed Project footprint (Figure 2), which is the area of disturbance of the BRE Project, unless otherwise stated. In some sections, references are made to study areas, which are discussed below.

The aquatic study area (ASA) (Figure 14) is the area where the assessment for water related issues will be focused and includes all watersheds that could potentially be directly, or indirectly, affected by the proposed Project based on current understanding of potential mine plans; these watersheds include the Erickson, Gate, Bodie, Aqueduct, and Qualtieri creeks, which drain to Michel, Dry, Fennelon, Lindsay, Goddard, Cossarini, and Otto creeks, which drain to the Elk River. The ASA has a total area of 43,900 ha and encompasses the watershed of the Elk River and the portion of Lake Koocanusa located within Canada. The Elk River originates from Elk Lakes Provincial Park and flows south. It then turns southwest at Sparwood and eventually discharges to Lake Koocanusa approximately 80 km downstream of Sparwood. Major tributaries include the Fording River, Michel Creek, and the Wigwam River.

The terrestrial local study area (LSA; Figure 15) is the area where the assessment of terrestrial (e.g., soil, vegetation, and wildlife) as well as land use and tenure related issues will be focused. The terrestrial LSA was selected because it includes ecologically relevant and logical breaks in the landscape (i.e., the south and east sides of the LSA are defined by topographic ridges, while the north and west sides are bounded by the Grave Creek and the Elk River, respectively) and encompasses an area large enough to assess the potential effects of the Project, including effects that may extend beyond the footprint.

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ELK RIVER ALBERTA

650000 660000 670000 LEGEND CITY / TOWN / COMMUNITY LOCAL STUDY AREA 4 0 4 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY PERMITTED INSIDE C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY PRIMARY HIGHWAY SCALE 1:140,000 KILOMETRES PROVINCIAL PARK / SECONDARY HIGHWAY PROTECTED AREA PROJECT WATERCOURSE WATERBODY ELKVIEW OPERATIONS BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT FOOTPRINT BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT

BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION TITLE PROJECT FOOTPRINT OUTSIDE THE CURRENT C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY BRITISH COLUMBIA - ALBERTA BORDER TERRESTRIAL LOCAL STUDY AREA ELKVIEW OPERATIONS CURRENT C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY PROJECT 12-1349-0013 FILE No. REFERENCE DESIGN JC 09 Dec. 2012 SCALE AS SHOWN REV. 0 Populated places and provincial boundary obtained from The Atlas of Canada, Natural GIS DR Resources Canada. Roads obtained from Geobase. Parks/Protected Areas obtained from 22 Oct. 2013 GeoGratis. Alberta hydrography obtained from NTDB. All other data provided by Teck Coal CHECK MH 27 Nov. 2013 Limited. DATUM: NAD 83 PROJECTION: UTM ZONE 11 REVIEW LE 27 Nov. 2013 I:\CLIENTS\TECK_COAL\12-1349-0013\Mapping\MXD\ProjectDescription\B-ProjDesc-015-TerrestrialLSA.mxd Teck Coal Limited – Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

3.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT 3.1.1 Air Quality

Potential air emissions from a coal mine include particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and greenhouse gases. Particulate matter emissions arise from numerous mining activities such as drilling, blasting, and material handling. Emissions (SO2 and NO2) are produced by the combustion of fossil fuels in vehicles, equipment, and coal dryers. Sources of greenhouse gases at a coal mine include fossil fuel combustion, as well as fugitive coal bed methane (CBM).

Historical PM measurements are available from three air quality monitoring stations operated by EVO (Downtown Sparwood Monitoring Station [DTAM], Whispering Winds Trailer Park [WWTP], and Michel By-Products Plant [MBPP]). These stations are non-continuous and collect air quality measurements for a 24-hour period once every six days according to the National Air Pollution Surveillance program. The DTAM and WWTP stations, as well as a new station located near the Michel Creek Road Residences (MCRR), had continuous PM monitors installed in the fall of 2013. The combination of the historical and new monitors will provide background and ongoing values of total suspended particulate (TSP), PM less than 10 micrometres (μm) in diameter (PM10), and PM less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5). Dustfall will also be measured at all stations operated by EVO. A continuous gaseous monitoring station to determine background and ongoing concentrations of SO2, NO2, and carbon monoxide (CO) was installed in the fall of 2013 in the vicinity of Sparwood.

Meteorological observations are currently being collected at the Environment Canada station in Sparwood, as well as at Teck stations at CMO 26 km south of EVO, at the CMO Phase II site 14 km south of EVO, and at GHO 30 km north of EVO. In the fall of 2013, meteorological measurements were started at the DTAM, WWTP, and MCRR stations operated by EVO.

To characterize the current air quality in the vicinity of EVO requires looking back at the historical air quality data available from EVO’s monitoring. EVO has operated non-continuous air quality monitors at three locations near EVO from 2008 through 2011: WWTP, DTAM, and MBPP. Each of these stations measured TSP, PM10 and PM2.5. Samples were collected over a 24-hour period once every six days. Therefore, on an annual basis, there were a maximum of 60 24-hour measurements for each contaminant at each location.

The results of the historical measurements are presented in Table 6. The last complete year during which measurements are available is 2011. The table shows that there were very few exceedances of the BC MOE air quality objectives based on 24-hour averages. There was a single TSP exceedance (at WWTP) and five PM10 exceedances (four at WWTP and one at DTAM) over four years of measurements. There were no 24-hour or annual exceedances of PM2.5 at any of the monitoring locations over the four years of measurements.

The exceedances were most likely a result of very specific events where either emissions were high or there was a combination of high emissions and meteorology not well-suited to allowing dispersion. Overall, for the four years of measurements, the

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concentrations for all contaminants were relatively consistent with only small variations from year to year for 24-hour and annual averaging periods. Due to the very low number of exceedances over the period of measurement, the area near EVO may be deemed to experience good air quality with respect to PM.

Table 6 Summary of Historical Measurements BC MOE Whispering Winds Downtown Michel Year Objectives TSP PM10 PM2.5 TSP PM10 PM2.5 TSP PM10 PM2.5 Annual - - 8 - - 8 - - 8

24 hr 150 50 25 150 50 25 150 50 25 Annual 26.7 20.7 5.5 26.2 12.8 6.5 20.9 6.2 5.2 2008 Max 24hr 236 85 11 131 40 16 112 18 11 24 hr Exceedances 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annual 25.9 20.9 5.6 30.9 13.4 6.5 23.0 7.8 6.2 2009 Max 24hr 67 68 11 98 44 14 91 22 15 24 hr Exceedances 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annual 23.7 11.3 5.5 33.4 13.1 5.9 23.4 11.5 8.1 2010 Max 24hr 110 41 12 123 35 15 80 69 41 24 hr Exceedances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Annual 20.9 10.3 6.1 29.1 11.4 5.1 20.2 6.1 4.7 2011 Max 24hr 69 32 21 125 76 13 71 13 14 24 hr Exceedances 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Note: All concentrations are in μg/m3; - = data not collected.

3.1.2 Noise

The proposed Project includes noise and vibration generating activities, such as, coal extraction, material handling, and stockpiling. Potential noise sources from mining activities associated with the Project include, but are not limited to, shovels, haul trucks, drills, blasting activities, and auxiliary equipment. Vibration would be generated by blasting activity.

Baseline noise data collected from the process plants, open pit mine activities, and ambient environment for CMO, LCO, and FRO may be applicable to the proposed Project. Noise data from these operations are being reviewed and assessed for applicability for use in the Project’s EA. Noise and vibration data from existing EVO activities are also being collected for use in the EA.

A baseline noise measurement program consisting of long term measurements at receptors near the existing EVO and proposed BRE sites, as well as an equipment sound emission measurements, was conducted in September 2013. Baseline blast vibration measurements at locations nearest the proposed BRE mining area were conducted in October 2013. The data processing will include a general description of the acoustic environment at all receptors for the effects assessment, and a list of detailed sound source measurements for specific equipment. Once processed, a baseline noise model representing the measured conditions will be constructed for use in the noise effects assessment.

The BC Noise Control Best Practices Guideline (OGC 2009) developed by the BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) establishes reasonable levels around industrial facilities to

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minimize the effect of resource developments on people and the acoustic environment. Measurement and assessment of noise is receptor based; therefore, baseline measurements at representative receptors, such as residential properties adjacent to the EVO property line and the nearby residential trailer park, are being conducted. The OGC typical ambient noise level for rural and small communities will also be considered along with measured data. The OGC permissible sound level will be determined at the nearest, or most potentially affected, noise sensitive receptors (i.e., dwellings). The community of Sparwood as a whole will also be considered as a receptor for the OGC.

Vibration will be assessed at the same sensitive receptors and for the community of Sparwood based on Ontario NPC-119 guidance (ON MOE 1978).

3.1.3 Surface Water Hydrology

The Project is located across the entire EVO property, as shown in Figure 2 and effects to hydrology will be evaluated in the ASA. The majority of the historical mining is on top of a ridge, with drainage occurring in all directions, as described below:

• The northeast and north end of the ridge drains to the Dry, Harmer, and Grave creek system. Grave Creek is a tributary of the Elk River. • The northwest side of the ridge drains to numerous small tributaries of the Elk River, including Six Mile, Fennelon, Feltham, Lindsay, Goddard, Cossarini, and Otto creeks. • The southwest side of the ridge drains to numerous small tributaries of Michel Creek, including South Pit, Milligan, Thresher, Gate, Bodie, Aqueduct, and Qualtieri creeks. • The southeast side of the ridge drains to Erickson Creek, which is a tributary of Michel Creek. Michel Creek is a tributary of the Elk River.

The majority of the pit areas at EVO discharge to Bodie Creek. Drainage from the entire EVO property ultimately contributes to the Elk River.

Many of the local creeks at EVO have been partially or extensively modified by mine water management activities, such as development of rock drains, pit dewatering, ditches, diversions, tailings disposal, and sediment ponds.

Spot flow measurements are currently taken monthly, and weekly during freshet, at EVO’s active monitoring stations. Continuous water levels as well as spot flow measurements are being collected at stations at Erickson and Michel creeks, and at the new Dry and Grave creek stations. This information will be used to develop an open water rating curve and derivation of flow hydrographs.

3.1.4 Water Quality

As noted above, the ASA includes Erickson, Gate, Bodie, Aqueduct, and Qualtieri creeks, which drain to Michel Creek; Dry, Six Mile, Fennelon, Feltham, Lindsay, Goddard, Cossarini and Otto creeks, which drain to the Elk River. There are existing

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mining developments within most of these watersheds, including rock drains or mine pits. Water quality data collected by Teck have shown that water quality in the creeks with existing mining developments can be generally characterized as slightly alkaline with concentrations of several CIs that are higher than in creeks without mining development. Concentrations of nitrate, sulphate, and selenium are generally highest in the winter, and cadmium concentrations are generally highest during the spring freshet and summer.

Several existing mining operations are present upstream of the Project in the Elk River (GHO, FRO, and LCO) and Michel Creek (CMO). Upstream of all mining operations on the Elk River and Michel Creek, water quality is slightly alkaline with low nutrient and trace element concentrations. Downstream of the existing coal mining operations, levels of selenium, sulphate, nitrate and other major ion concentrations are generally elevated relative to background conditions; however, this trend has not been observed for cadmium.

Monthly water quality samples are being collected from core and reference sampling locations by EVO staff. Additional weekly samples will be collected at core and reference sampling locations during the freshet period (May to June 2014) and the winter low flow period (February and March 2014), consistent with BC MOE (2012) guidance. Annual water quality samples were collected at lentic habitat sampling locations in conjunction with the aquatic health tissue sampling program, conducted during the 2013 summer/fall low flow period, consistent with BC MOE (2012) guidance.

3.1.5 Surficial Geology

The Project is located in the Rocky Mountain physiographic subdivision which is characterized by steep walled, rugged, glacially carved rocky peaks aligned in parallel ridges trending southeast to northwest and broad valleys occupied by incised or meandering rivers and streams lying between ridges (Lacelle 1990). The bedrock geology of the Project area comprises the Mist Mountain and Morrissey Formations of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Kootenay Group (Teck 2012). The Mist Mountain Formation consists of interbedded sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and coal up to 1,000 metres (m) thick (Smith et al. 1994). The upper portion of the Morrissey Formation is comprised of grey-weathering quartz-chertz sandstone which is resistant to weathering and is underlain by the Fernie Group consisting of interbedded shale, sandstone, and some carbonate horizons at depth (SNC 2008).

Surficial geology will be evaluated as part of the soil and terrain discipline.

3.1.6 Soils and Terrain

The existing soils and terrain conditions in the terrestrial LSA (Figure 15) and the Project footprint have been surveyed in two field survey programs in June and July 2013, as part of the terrestrial ecosystem mapping (TEM) and detailed soil mapping for reclamation planning. The soils and terrain field program followed standard field methods and guidelines (CanSIS 1982; RISC 1995, 1996, 1998; Soil Classification Working Group 1998) and collected detailed site and soil information.

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Soil forms as a result of five soil forming factors: parent materials, climate, biota, topography, and time (Brady and Weil 2002). The rugged topography in the region, and the type and depth of surficial materials (soil forming parent materials) mainly influence soil formation in the region. Surficial materials in the Project area commonly include thin to very thin rubbly colluvium on high elevation steep slopes and moderately deep to deep colluvium and till deposits on mid to low elevation terrain. Other surficial materials in the Project area include recent fluvial deposits and remnants of fluvioglacial and glaciolacustrine terraces. Soil types associated with these surficial materials in the terrestrial LSA are Brunisols, Podzols, Regosols, Luvisols and Gleysols.

Brunisols are soils with a pedogenically weak developed soil profile. These soils are characterized by a slight pedogenic alteration of color or structure development or both in the lower solum of the soil profile. These soils are commonly found on well to rapidly drained coarse or moderately coarse textured till or colluvial deposits, on steep to very steep slopes. Pedogenic soil development on these sites has been limited due to time and the moisture deficit.

Podzols are soils with an illuvial B horizon containing accumulations of amorphous materials of aluminum and iron as well humified organic matter. These soils are characterized by the presence of a distinct light gray eluvial (leaching zone) upper horizon over a reddish brown illuvial (accumulation zone) sub-surface horizon. These soils are mostly found in the Project area on coarse colluvial deposits developed under mature forest (pine and spruce) vegetation.

Regosols are soils with little or no pedogenic development. These soils lack any of the diagnostic horizon of other soil orders. Regosols are mostly found in the Project area on areas of recent colluvial or fluvial depositions such as steep to very steep talus slopes, avalanche tracks and river channels and flood plains at valley bottoms.

Gleysols are soils formed under saturated (oxygen depleted) reducing conditions. Luvisols are soils with an illuvial B horizon. Gleysols are found in the Project area on poorly drained sites such as active flood plains and depressional areas where the water table is near or at the soil surface and soils are saturated for extended period of time. Luvisols are found in the Project area on mid to lower elevations on medium to fine textured deposits with a pedogenic clay enriched illuvial subsurface horizon. These soils are less common in the Project area where micro-topographic and moisture conditions allow their formations.

3.2 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

The following subsections describe the existing biological environment. Scientific names of species cited in these subsections are provided in Appendix B.

3.2.1 Biogeoclimatic Zones and Ecosystems

The Project footprint is situated within two biogeoclimatic subzones or variants: the Dry Cool Montane Spruce variant (MSdk1) and Dry Cool Engelmann Spruce – Subalpine Fir variant (ESSFdk1). The following information regarding ecosystems within the Project footprint was summarized from Land Management Handbook No. 20: A Field Guide to

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Site Interpretation for the Nelson Forest Region (Braumandl and Curran 2002), unless otherwise cited.

Dry Cool Montane Spruce variant (MSdk1)

The Dry Cool Montane Spruce variant (MSdk1) occupies lower slopes and valley bottoms in the Rocky Mountains and within the Project footprint it is found at lower elevations (Hope et al. 1991). The MSdk1 occurs at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 1,650 m on south-facing aspects and 1,100 to 1,550 m on north-facing aspects. The climate of this subzone is characterized by warm, dry summers and cold winters with light snowfall that accumulates as a shallow snowpack. The growing season is warm and dry such that soil moisture deficits can occur. This lack of soil moisture and frost are important vegetation growth-limiting factors.

The zonal vegetation of the MSdk is characterized by climax stands dominated by hybrid Engelmann x white spruce, subalpine fir, and smaller amounts of Douglas-fir and western larch. Subalpine fir is common in seral stands. Prominent shrub species include false azalea, Utah honeysuckle, soopalallie, and falsebox. The herb layer frequently contains grouseberry, twinflower, pinegrass, and heart-leaved arnica. Red-stemmed feather moss and step moss are the dominant moss species. One of the most distinctive features of the MSdk landscape is the extensive, young and maturing seral stands of lodgepole pine that have formed following wildfire.

Dry Cool Engelmann Spruce – Subalpine Fir variant (ESSFdk1)

The Dry Cool Engelmann Spruce – Subalpine Fir variant (ESSFdk1) occurs on the upper slopes of the Rocky Mountains and within the Project footprint it is found at higher elevations. The ESSFdk1 occurs at elevations ranging from 1,650 to 2,100 m on south-facing aspects and from 1,550 to 2,100 m on north-facing aspects. The terrain is mountainous and often steep and rugged. The ESSFdk1 has cool, moist summers and cold winters with light to large amounts of snow fall.

The ESSFdk1 typically has closed canopy forests at lower elevations (ESSFdk1). Climax zonal sites (ecosystems) are characterized by stands that contain subalpine fir and Engelmann spruce. The prominent shrubs are false azalea, black huckleberry, and gooseberry. The herbs include grouseberry, low bilberry, heart-leaved arnica, western meadowrue, and one-leaved foamflower. Engelmann spruce is typically the dominant canopy species in mature stands, while subalpine fir is prominent in the understorey. Subalpine fir dominates in moister areas, whereas lodgepole pine dominates in drier sites at maturity. Lodgepole pine forms extensive seral stage forests following fire. The dk1 variant primarily occurs below elevations of 1,950 m. Above 1,950 m, the parkland variant begins, which contains higher elevation species such as mountain-heathers and the presence of tree islands.

Non-Forested Ecosystems

Non-forested ecosystems within the Project footprint include, but are not limited to, avalanche tracks, subalpine meadows, subalpine grasslands, disturbance, and wetlands.

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Data Collection

A comprehensive field sampling program for vegetation was implemented between June and August 2013 within the Project footprint and terrestrial LSA (Figure 15). Field sampling was carried out to:

• meet TEM visitation standards through the establishment of full ecosystem plots, ground inspections, and visual checks where the end product will be an ecosystem map; • search for listed plant species and listed ecological communities; • search for invasive plant surveys; and • collect stand age, coarse woody debris, and wildlife tree attributes to help characterize wildlife habitat.

To support a human and terrestrial wildlife health assessment, vegetation (e.g., grass, leaves, and berries) samples were collected in the summer of 2013, along with co-located soil and soil invertebrate samples. In addition to the vegetation, soil, and invertebrate sampling, where large mammal tissues are opportunistically available from road accidents or from Teck employees and First Nations hunters, and are representative of traditional foods consumed by First Nations and local hunters, these tissues are being collected and analyzed for metals and PAHs. 3.2.2 Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat

A diverse assemblage of mammals, birds, and amphibians are known to be present or are potentially present in the vicinity of the proposed Project. Mammals include up to six ungulates, three felids13, two bears, and three canids14, along with several mustelids15, a number of bats, and many small terrestrial mammals. A wide variety of birds are likely present, including both resident and migratory species. Up to seven amphibian species may also be present.

The conifer forests of the MSdk1 and ESSFdk1 Zones provide habitat for wildlife such as red squirrel, snowshoe hare, marten, pine siskin, and Clark’s nutcracker. Extensive stands of lodgepole pine provide summer and fall range for moose and mule deer, with good thermal and hiding cover in the dense regeneration. Birds, such as the three-toed woodpecker, that forage on bark-inhabiting insects are also common in the pine forests.

Avalanche tracks that occur within the ESSFdk1 provide important summer range for ungulates and are also important spring and summer habitats for grizzly and black bears. Bird species that are typically associated with this subzone include fox sparrow, American robin, dusky grouse, rufous hummingbird, and red-tailed hawk.

13 A mammal of the cat family (Felidae). 14 A mammal of the dog family (Canidae). 15 A mammal of the weasel family (Mustelidae).

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The American dipper, spotted sandpiper, and harlequin duck are known to use riparian habitats within the general vicinity of the proposed Project. American dipper may be a year-round resident while harlequin duck is a summer migrant. Amphibians such as Columbia spotted frog, wood frog, western toad, and long-toed salamander are also known to use riparian and wetland habitats in the general vicinity of the Project.

The local climate and anthropogenic influences are also important to wildlife habitat use patterns in the area. The climate is characterized by easterly air movements that produce cool wet winters and dry warm summers. Snowfall generally begins accumulating in December with higher depths occurring at higher elevations between January and March. Snow conditions influence the habitat conditions used by many animal species, particularly ungulates, during winter.

Anthropogenic influences affect wildlife habitat in the Elk Valley. These are more frequent at lower elevations. Forestry and coal mining development has occurred in this area for over a century and hunting, which continues today, has occurred for a much longer period. Transmission lines, well sites, pipelines, railways, a major highway (i.e., Highway 3), and the communities of Sparwood, Elkford, and Fernie all occur in the region surrounding the proposed Project.

The following field programs were conducted or are planned to support baseline data collection in the Project footprint and terrestrial LSA for wildlife and wildlife habitat:

• amphibian survey, May 2013; • badger burrow survey, May 2013; • riverine birds survey, May 2013; • remote camera survey, May 2013 to February 2014; • breeding birds survey, June 2013; • northern goshawk survey, July 2013; • Gillette’s checkerspot survey, July 2013; • wildlife tree survey, August 2013; and • winter track survey, December 2013 to February 2014.

3.2.3 Fish and Fish Habitat

The proposed Project is located at the southern-most extent of the divide between the upper Elk River and Michel Creek watersheds. Numerous watercourses drain south or west off of Baldy Ridge and Natal Ridge into Michel Creek (e.g., Erickson, Bodie, Aqueduct, and Qualtieri creeks) or into the Elk River (e.g., Otto, Cossarini, Goddard, and Lindsay creeks), as shown in Figure 14. Dry Creek and Harmer Creek flow east and north into Grave Creek, which flows west to the Elk River (Interior Reforestation 2010).

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Within the vicinity of the proposed Project, fish species present include westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, eastern brook trout, mountain whitefish, longnose dace and longnose sucker.

Although the majority of the streams within the boundaries of the EVO have been altered to accommodate mining activities over the life of the mine, several of the streams support fish and fish habitat in their downstream reaches.

The portions of the Elk River near the proposed Project contain westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, mountain whitefish, eastern brook trout, longnose dace, and longnose sucker, among other species (Interior Reforestation 2010). A wide channel (i.e., greater than 20 m) exists in this section of the Elk River with a meandering riffle/glide morphology. At the Grave Creek confluence, the Elk River is downstream of three other Teck coal mining operations, including LCO, GHO, and FRO.

Baseline data is being gathered in 2013 and 2014 in the ASA through the following field programs:

• overwintering fish habitat survey; • spring fish spawning survey; • reconnaissance-level fish and fish habitat assessments; • detailed fish habitat assessments; • fish abundance estimates; • benthic invertebrate and periphyton community structure; • fall fish spawning survey; • calcite mapping; and • in-stream flow studies.

3.2.4 Environmentally Sensitive Areas 3.2.4.1 Species at Risk

Species at risk information in BC is available from both provincial and federal sources. Provincially, the BC MOE maintains conservation information on the BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer for several thousand species in the province. This system includes red- and blue-listed species by the province of BC (BC MOE 2012), and endangered, threatened, or special concern species assessed federally and listed on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Public Registry (Government of Canada 2012), and on the Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk list (COSEWIC 2013). Data on known species at risk occurrences (referred to as element occurrences) are available through the BC Conservation Data Centre (CDC). The CDC assigns a provincial rank or listing of yellow, red, or blue to a species based on its status within BC. Red-listed species are considered to be endangered, or threatened in BC. Blue-listed species are considered to be of special concern (SC; formally vulnerable) in BC. Federally, species ranking is

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conducted by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), established under Section 14 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Schedule 1 of SARA provides the official list of species at risk. Under the COSEWIC system, species are ranked as Extinct, Extirpated, Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, Data Deficient, or Not at Risk. A definition of each federal and provincial conservation status is provided in Table 7.

Table 7 Conservation Status Definitions Agency Status Definition A species facing imminent extirpation (no longer exists in Canada) or extinction Endangered (E) (no longer exists). COSEWIC Threatened (T) A species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed. (federal) A species that is particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events, but is Special Concern (SC) not endangered or threatened. Any indigenous species, subspecies or plant community that is extirpated, Red endangered, or threatened in BC BC CDC (provincial) Any indigenous species, subspecies or community considered to be of special Blue concern in BC. Blue-listed elements are at risk, but are not extirpated, endangered, or threatened. Source: BC CDC (2012). BC CDC = British Columbia Conservation Data Centre; COSEWIC = Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

The SARA typically only applies on federal land, with the exception of aquatic species (i.e., fish) and migratory birds also listed in the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. Although Schedule 1 lists other designations in addition to endangered, threatened, and extirpated (e.g., Special Concern), the prohibitions of the act do not automatically apply to these species as they are not listed on the British Columbia Wildlife Act (BC CDC 2013a). However, in some circumstances, the federal prohibitions could be applied to other species on private or provincial Crown land if it is deemed that provincial or voluntary measures do not adequately protect a species and its residence.

A search of the CDC Species and Ecosystems Explorer for the Rocky Mountain Forest District produced 243 listings of provincially designated, red-listed or blue-listed and legally designated vegetation and wildlife species (BC CDC 2013a; Appendix C).

3.2.4.2 Vegetation

Based on CDC records, seven element occurrences16 for listed vegetation species have been recorded in the general vicinity of the Project footprint and terrestrial LSA (BC CDC 2013b; Appendix C).

For vegetation, the search of the CDC Species and Ecosystems Explorer (BC CDC 2013b; Appendix C) listed 136 vascular plant species (53 red-listed and 83 blue-listed) and 20 moss and lichen species (5 red-listed and 15 blue-listed) in the Rocky Mountain Forest District. The search also resulted in 76 provincially listed ecological communities.

16 Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) was invited to the meeting but not able to attend. The presentation was provided to DFO in PDF format.

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Of the provincially designated red- and blue-listed species identified in the BC CDC in proximity to the Project footprint or terrestrial LSA, the following four species are federally protected under Schedule 1 of SARA (2003):

• southern maiden-hair; • giant helleborine; • white bark pine; and • Spalding's campion.

Table 8 lists those vegetation species that occur, or may occur, in proximity to the Project footprint or within the terrestrial LSA, and are either registered in Schedule 1 of the federal SARA, or have been red- or blue-listed by the BC CDC.

Table 8 BC and Federal Species Identified from the CDC Database, Status and Proximity to the Project Footprint or Terrestrial LSA Potential BC Federal Status English Name (a)(b) Occurrence in the Comments List (COSEWIC/SARA) Elk Valley Rocky Mountain Recorded within the vicinity of the Red None / None Confirmed willowherb Project footprint; ID 4806 Recorded within the vicinity of the Shining penstemon Red None / None Confirmed Project footprint; ID 1897 Recorded within the vicinity of the Curly sedge Blue None / None Confirmed LSA; ID 5994 Recorded within the vicinity of the Purple onion grass Blue None / None Confirmed LSA; ID 8935 Recorded within the vicinity of the Sandberg's desert-parsley Blue None / None Confirmed LSA; ID 8934 Recorded within the vicinity of the Drummond's milk-vetch Red None / None Confirmed LSA; ID 1385 Recorded within the vicinity of the Bent-flowered milk-vetch Blue None / None Confirmed LSA; ID 925 Federally designated species which Southern maiden-hair Red E / Schedule 1 Possible may occur within the project area Federally designated species which Giant helleborine Blue SC / Schedule 3 Possible may occur within the project area Federally designated species which White bark pine Blue E / Schedule 1 Possible may occur within the project area Federally designated species which Alkaline wing-nerved moss Red T / Schedule 1 Possible may occur within the project area Federally designated species which Spalding's campion Red E / Schedule 1 Possible may occur within the project area (a) Red List: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies that are extirpated, endangered or threatened in British Columbia. Red-listed species and sub-species may be legally designated as, or may be considered candidates for legal designations as Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened under the Wildlife Act. Not all Red-listed taxa will necessarily become formally designated. Placing taxa on these lists flags them as being at risk and requiring investigation (BC CDC 2013a). (b) Blue List: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies of special concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia (BC CDC 2013a). COSEWIC: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada; SARA: Species at Risk Act; E= Endangered; SC = Special Concern; T = Threatened.

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3.2.4.3 Wildlife

Based on CDC records, the following element occurrences for rare and endangered wildlife species have been recorded in the general vicinity of the Project area (BC CDC 2013b; Appendix C):

• Magnum mantleslug – provincially blue-listed; • Gillette’s checkerspot – provincially red-listed; and • American badger – provincially red-listed and federally listed as Endangered on Schedule 1 of SARA.

Several wildlife species at risk occur, or have the potential to occur, within the general vicinity of the Project. The search of the CDC Species and Ecosystems Explorer for the Rocky Mountain Forest District produced the following wildlife species (BC CDC 2013a; Appendix C):

• 14 gastropod species (5 red-listed and 9 blue-listed); • 22 insect species (5 red-listed and 17 blue-listed); • 4 amphibian species (2 red-listed, 1blue-listed, and 1 yellow-listed); • 26 bird species (7 red-listed, 13 blue-listed, 3 yellow-listed, and 3 no status); • 15 mammal species (4 red-listed, 8 blue-listed, 1 yellow-listed, and 2 no status); • 1 reptile species (yellow-listed); and • 1 turtle species (1 blue-listed and 1 no status).

Table 9 lists those wildlife species that occur, or may occur, in the Elk Valley and are either registered in Schedule 1 of the federal SARA or have been yellow-, red-, or blue- listed by the BC CDC. These species have the potential to be especially susceptible to environmental change.

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Table 9 Species at Risk (SARA Schedule 1 and BC MOE Red, Blue, and Yellow-listed) That Occur, or May Occur in the Elk Valley Potential BC English Name (a,b) SARA Occurrence in Comments List the Elk Valley Invertebrates Gillette's checkerspot Red Not Assessed Confirmed No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley, but Monarch Blue SC- Schedule 1 Possible (c) within broader range; limited suitable habitat Old world swallowtail, No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley, but Red Not Assessed Possible (c) dodi subspecies within broader range; limited suitable habitat No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley, but Vivid dancer Red Not Assessed Possible (c) within broader range; limited suitable habitat Amphibians Historically known to occur in the East Kootenays; Northern leopard frog Red E- Schedule 1 Possible however, they have not been recorded there recently and are unlikely to be found in the Elk Valley(c, d) Rocky mountain tailed No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley; Red E- Schedule 1 Possible (c, d) frog limited suitable habitat Western toad Blue SC- Schedule 1 Confirmed Birds Common nighthawk Yellow T- Schedule 1 Confirmed Within broad breeding range; limited suitable habitat Flammulated owl Blue SC- Schedule 1 Possible within Project area No documented occurrences in Elk Valley but within Long-billed curlew Blue SC- Schedule 1 Possible broad breeding range; limited suitable habitat Olive-sided flycatcher Blue T- Schedule 1 Confirmed Peregrine falcon, No documented occurrences in Elk Valley but within Red SC- Schedule 1 Possible anatum broad breeding range; limited suitable habitat Prairie falcon Red Not at Risk Possible Uncommon, but known to breed in the Elk Valley Within broad breeding range; limited suitable habitat Short-eared owl Blue SC- Schedule 1 Possible within Elk Valley Possible migrant, but unlikely to breed in the Elk Swainson's hawk Red Not Assessed Possible Valley; closest breeding population is East of the Rockies Western screech-owl, No documented occurrences in Elk Valley but within Red E- Schedule 1 Possible macfarlanei broad breeding range; limited suitable habitat No documented occurrences in Elk Valley but on Williamson's Blue E- Schedule 1 Possible periphery of range; limited suitable habitat within sapsucker Project area Mammals American badger, Red E- Schedule 1 Confirmed jeffersonii Reptile No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley, but Rubber boa Yellow SC- Schedule 1 Possible (c,e) within broader range; limited suitable habitat No documented occurrences in the Elk Valley, but Western painted turtle Blue SC- Schedule 1 Possible (c,e) within broader range; limited suitable habitat (a) Red List: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies that are extirpated, endangered or threatened in British Columbia. Red-listed species and sub-species may be legally designated as, or may be considered candidates for legal designations as Extirpated, Endangered or Threatened under the Wildlife Act. Not all Red-listed taxa will necessarily become formally designated. Placing taxa on these lists flags them as being at risk and requiring investigation (BC CDC 2013a). (b) Blue List: List of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies of special concern (formerly vulnerable) in British Columbia (BC CDC 2013a). (c) University of British Columbia (2013). (d) Government of British Columbia (2013). (e) BC MOE (2013). E= Endangered; SC = Special Concern; T = Threatened.

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3.2.4.4 Fish

The BC population of Westslope cutthroat trout, is protected under Schedule 1 of SARA as a species of Special Concern. Westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout are blue-listed species, which means they are considered species of special concern in BC. In addition, bull trout has been assigned candidate status with COSEWIC and is on the short-list for upcoming assessment.

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2 0 2 LEGEND CITY / TOWN / COMMUNITY BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT FOOTPRINT OUTSIDE THE SCALE 1:70,000 KILOMETRES CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CURRENT C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY PRIMARY HIGHWAY PROJECT ELKVIEW OPERATIONS SECONDARY HIGHWAY CURRENT C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY ELKVIEW OPERATIONS WATERCOURSE PERMITTED INSIDE BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT C2 PERMIT BOUNDARY BALDY RIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT FOOTPRINT WATERBODY TITLE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE AREA ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS UNGULATE WINTER RANGE LOCAL SCALE

PROJECT 12-1349-0013 FILE No. DESIGN MH 03 Sept. 2013 SCALE AS SHOWN REV. 0 REFERENCE GIS DR 21 Oct. 2013 Populated places obtained from The Atlas of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. Roads obtained from Geobase. Ungulate winter range data obtained from LRDW. All other data CHECK MH 27 Nov. 2013 provided by Teck Coal Limited. DATUM: NAD 83 PROJECTION: UTM ZONE 11 REVIEW LE 27 Nov. 2013 I:\CLIENTS\TECK_COAL\12-1349-0013\Mapping\MXD\ProjectDescription\B-ProjDesc-016-EnvironSensitiveLocal.mxd 610000 660000 710000

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PROJECT 12-1349-0013 FILE No. REFERENCE Provincial boundary, Communities and Hydrography obtained from The Atlas of Canada, Natural DESIGN MH 03 Sept. 2013 SCALE AS SHOWN REV. 0 Resources Canada. Roads obtained from Geobase. Provincial Parks/Protected Areas, Railroad and First GIS DR 05 Sept. 2013 Nations data obtained from GeoGratis. Critical Wildlife Area data obtained from IHS Energy Inc. CHECK MH 27 Nov. 2013 Environmental Sensitive Areas obtained from LRDW. Other data obtained from Teck Coal Limited. DATUM: NAD 83 PROJECTION: UTM ZONE 11 REVIEW LE 27 Nov. 2013 I:\CLIENTS\TECK_COAL\12-1349-0013\Mapping\MXD\ProjectDescription\B-ProjDesc-017-EnvironSensitiveRegional.mxd Teck Coal Limited – Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

3.3 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT 3.3.1 Land Use and Tenure

The proposed Project will be located on fee simple land owned by Teck within the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK). The land use and tenure discipline will use the terrestrial LSA to assess potential effects. Having the same LSA allows for consistency in the assessment of potential effects of the Project on land use and the terrestrial environment. Because the terrestrial LSA and Project footprint are both on Teck private land, there are no Crown licences within these areas. A small portion (276 ha) of the southerly part of the terrestrial LSA overlaps with Parcel 73 of the Dominion Coal Blocks.

The list of District Lots and their associated area within the terrestrial LSA is provided in Table 10.

Timber rights in the Project footprint are held by Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor). Cutblocks located within the proposed Project footprint have been harvested. The Crown Forest Land Base is limited in the terrestrial LSA, with only small portions of Non-Harvest Land Base within the terrestrial LSA.

There are no active oil and gas wells in the terrestrial LSA. A TransCanada natural gas pipeline runs north-south in the east corner of the terrestrial LSA. A second FortisBC natural gas pipeline is located south and east of the Project. Elkview Operation’s gas line is connected to the FortisBC pipeline. Neither the TransCanada nor the FortisBC pipelines are within the footprint of the Project.

For the purposes of administering the Wildlife Act and BC Hunting and Fishing Regulations, the province is divided into Resource Management Units. The Project is located in Resource Management Region 4 (Kootenay Region) within Management Unit 4-23. Several commercial guides operate in the Kootenay Region. There is a small portion of one guiding tenure within the terrestrial LSA held by Robert Cutts (Sheep Mountain Outfitters). No shooting and no hunting areas are located near or on the existing EVO. All persons (including hunters) must have permission to access Teck property. Members of local hunting clubs hunt for elk, deer, moose, and grizzly bear in the vicinity of the Project. Limited entry hunting permits are available for grizzly bear and moose, and hunting for upland game birds is permitted within Management Unit 4-23 (i.e., outside restricted areas). The Sparwood Fish and Wildlife Association Gun Range is located about 5 km southeast of the terrestrial LSA off of Highway 3. There is also a cabin located about 7 km southeast of the terrestrial LSA and northwest of Crowsnest Provincial Park.

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Table 10 District Lots Within the Local Study Area Area within the Local Study Area District Lot Number [ha] DL 2964 3.94 DL 3049 2.44 DL 4131 0.20 DL 4134 3.90 DL 4135 0.06 DL 4588 13,924.70 DL 4143 0.87 DL 9488 1.14 DL 6102 7.62 DL 6251 0.00 DL 6676 3.04 DL 13843 129.33 DL 13844 88.91 DL 4589 7,883.84 DL 11691 1.88 DL 12746 0.92 DL 8280 0.62 DL 8521 31.75 DL 8523 4.28 DL 8524 15.61 DL 8526 3.61 DL 3924 0.26 DL 16998 0.25 DL 17011 0.45 Total Area 22,109.63

Numerous informal motorized access recreation routes are located throughout the Kootenay Region. Trails are generally north of the terrestrial LSA including within the Grave Prairie Access Management Area (AMA) and east of the terrestrial LSA within the Alexander Creek AMA. Corbin Creek AMA occurs within the south eastern portions of the terrestrial LSA. Motorized vehicle access is restricted within the majority of this AMA.

There are six traplines located within or bordering the terrestrial LSA, and of these, two traplines are within the proposed footprint:

• TR0423T023 (within footprint); • TR0423T021 (within footprint); • TR0423T022; • TR0423T005; • TR0423T007 (borders terrestrial LSA); and • TR0423T010 (borders terrestrial LSA).

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Teck proposes to develop a land use plan for the proposed Project consistent with other planning initiatives and bylaws in the East Kootenay Region including, but not limited to:

• the East Kootenay Land Use Plan (BC CORE 1994); • the Kootenay Boundary Higher Level Plan (Integrated Land Management Bureau 2002); • the Southern Rocky Mountain Management Plan (BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development 2003); and • RDEK Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 820 (RDEK 1990).

3.3.2 Visual Aesthetics

The Project is located within the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains and the landscape context is characterized by wide valleys, steep slopes, and long ridgelines spotted with summits. Landcover generally consists of coniferous forests in the valley and more irregular, sparse vegetation and exposed rock at higher elevations. Previous logging and exploration activity are visible on both sides of the Elk Valley and in the Project area. Vegetation re-generation is established at various stages in these areas creating a variation of textures, colour, and patterns. Mining activity related to the existing EVO is visually evident and presents textures and colours that contrast with the undisturbed portions of the surrounding landscape.

Portions of the proposed Project will be visible from the community of Sparwood and within both the Highway 43 and Highway 3 corridors which are important travel routes in the area. The Elk Valley is considered a regional attraction for outdoor recreation-based tourism that typically values the aesthetic quality of the landscape. Sparwood has focused tourism efforts on celebrating the coal mining industry in the area and attracts tourists to discover and experience the community’s identity as a mining community, including its close visible proximity to the Project area and its activity.

The visible landscape surrounding and within the Project area have been included in the BC MFLNRO Visual Landscape Inventory (BC MFLNRO 2008). This inventory both identifies visually sensitive areas near communities and along travel corridors and rates elements of visual quality and defines objectives for their management. While these objectives do not pertain to mining activity or application requirements, they help to identify areas of significant scenic value where it may be appropriate to consider impacts. The Project is also located within the bounds of the Kootenay Boundary Higher Level Plan (BC MFLNRO 1997a) and the related Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan Implementation Strategy (BC MFLNRO 1997b) which provides Front Country Visual Management Guidelines. These indicate landscape management guidance for scenic areas related to the design of timber harvesting, forest management and mineral exploration and reflect the importance of front country landscapes to communities, recreation and tourism. For the front country area near Sparwood, these design guidelines indicate that disturbances may be visually apparent, but should be subordinate in the landscape.

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3.3.3 Economics and Socio-Community Health

The Project is located in the RDEK (2011 population 56,685) adjacent to the community of Sparwood (2011 population 3,667) and in the asserted traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation. The communities of Fernie (2011 population 4,448), Elkford (2011 population 2,523), and Crowsnest Pass, Alberta (2011 population 5,565) are also in close proximity the Project.

The existing EVO directly employs 1,080 people, the majority of whom are from the local communities in the Elk Valley area, and contributes to the local and provincial economy and tax base. Direct employment at EVO is expected to reach a peak of 1,400 by 2018.

The proposed Project takes EVO to LOM, currently planned for 2047, thereby helping to meet market demands for steel-making coal, when existing operations would otherwise begin to decline. It is anticipated that the direct and indirect employment and other economic benefits associated with the existing EVO will be sustained as a result of the proposed Project developments. It is also possible that the Project may result in an overall net increase in revenue opportunities.

Coal has been mined in the Elk Valley since 1898 with the Elk Valley coalfield being one of the major coal producing areas in Canada. Its coal mines and processing facilities are the primary driver of the area’s economy but there has been a higher level of economic diversification over the past 10 years, led by the expansion of Fernie’s tourism sector, which is focused on skiing and other outdoor recreation activities and includes real estate development and management services, accommodation, and food facilities. Forestry is also a factor in Fernie’s economy as there is a sawmill in nearby Elko and timber harvesting on public and private lands. Employment at the area’s coal operations and business services for the mines and their employees remain the economic foundation for the communities of Sparwood and Elkford. Adjacent to the Elk Valley, Crowsnest Pass in Alberta continues to be an important residential community for employees of the Elk Valley coal operations. This community also services vehicle traffic and tourists travelling along Highway 3.

3.3.4 Archaeological Resources

The Project is located within the asserted traditional territory of member bands of the Ktunaxa Nation. The area has been subject to a series of Archaeological Overview Assessments (AOA), focused both on the Elkview mine development area specifically and on areas overlapping with, or including, the existing or planned EVO footprint (Choquette 1997, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009). These AOA studies consist of a synthesis of available data (e.g., LiDAR, Geographic Information System [GIS], and reports) and an analysis of available maps and aerial photographs.

A total of 41 landform-based, GIS polygons were mapped within the Project area and are considered as having potential to contain archaeological sites, each including a 100 m buffer zone. The archaeological potential of the polygons is based on criteria derived from pre-contact land and resource use models developed by Choquette for the middle Elk River drainage and the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains.

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The polygons of archaeological potential represent areas where archaeological resources may be adversely affected by future developments involving ground disturbance or capping with spoil. As such, the AOA polygons represent areas that will be subject to more intensive archaeological field investigation in the form of an Archaeological Impact Assessment pursuant to Section 14 of the BC Heritage Conservation Act. Upon groundtruthing of the moderate and high potential polygons, additional areas may be identified that will also require assessment.

3.3.5 Aboriginal, Commercial and Recreational Fishery and Fishing Areas

Fishing opportunities are limited within the Project area due to access restrictions associated with the existing EVO. However, recreational fly fishing occurs downstream of the Project in the Elk River.

There is no commercial fishing undertaken in the Elk River; however, several fishing outfitters operating in the East Kootenay region offer a service to take clients to any one of the major rivers in the region, including the Elk, Fording, and Bull Rivers.

Teck is currently working with the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) to prepare a Dietary Study for the Elk Valley. Identification of potential subsistence fishing will be included as part of such a study and through First Nations consultation activities.

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4 POTENTIAL PROJECT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS

As described in Section 2, development of the proposed Project will involve the construction and operation of various mine components and infrastructure. The main activities associated with construction, operation, and closure of the Project include the following:

• extension of existing mining areas: − Baldy Ridge (BR3, BR4, BR6, and BR7); − Adit Ridge (AR1); and − Natal Ridge (NP2). • extension and re-design of existing ex-pit waste rock spoils in Dry Creek and Erickson Valley; • development of a new ex-pit waste rock spoil near Adit Ridge and in-pit waste rock spoils; • expansion of existing storage facilities for tailings and CCR; • construction and operation of mine infrastructure to support the Project (e.g., development of haul roads); • re-location of existing infrastructure to accommodate the proposed Project: − re-location of the existing administration and maintenance complex located on Baldy Ridge, including new access road, power, warehouse, equipment lay down areas, and sewerage treatment; and − re-location of the existing conveyor and utilities corridor that runs through the tunnel in Baldy Ridge to allow full recovery of coal reserves located in this area. • development of water quality treatment facilities.

Potential effects of the proposed Project to the physical, biological, and human environments will be assessed as part of environmental permit applications processes (refer to Section 7). Potential project-environment interactions that may lead to effects based on preliminary analysis and professional judgement of the EA team are outlined in Table 11. This table also includes, for each issue, a list of potential mitigation that would be employed on a practical/efficacy basis. Many of these mitigations are currently being effectively used at Teck’s operations in the Elk Valley, such as the implementation of an Anti-Idling Policy for all heavy and light vehicles and the installation of dust fences on high risk dust areas at EVO.

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Table 11 Preliminary Identification of Potential Project-Environment Interactions Environment Issue/Potential Effect Examples of Potential Mitigations Component Environment • using water injection and dust skirts during drilling on the drill deck to contain cuttings • increases in concentrations of criteria air contaminants at • spraying flocculent mixture on long-term coal and soil stockpiles receptors can negatively affect human health and vegetation • stabilizing and re-vegetating soil stockpiles • increases in fugitive dust emissions from material handling • watering of haul roads during non-freezing conditions and processing can result in: • covering loaded and empty coal haul truck beds used for highway transport while in increases to ambient PM concentrations that can Air quality o transit negatively affect human and wildlife health • minimizing engine idling increases in dustfall deposition that can affect vegetation o • and waterbodies maintaining vehicles and combustion equipment regularly • • increases in concentrations of greenhouse gases may have selecting low-emission vehicles and combustion equipment when purchasing the potential to affect climate change where practical • minimizing the use of emergency generators • implementing an air quality and dust control plan, as needed • using engineering controls on equipment (e.g., mufflers, buildings or enclosures, air intake treatments) • using waste material to create berms and barriers • increases in noise levels at receptors (human and wildlife) Noise • implementing fixed vertical barriers and increases in vibration at receptors • implementing management plans to schedule noise and vibration events during daytime hours • investigating the use of atonal or strobe light type back-up alarms • potential for metal leaching and acid rock drainage (ML/ARD) resulting from creation of waste rock spoils and • processing of coal implementing a water quality management plan (including water treatment) to limit the release of selenium and other CIs from current and planned waste rock spoils • geochemical loadings to receiving watercourses from rock • passive blending of potentially ARD generating (PAG) waste rock with non-PAG Geochemistry weathering, primarily for selenium, cadmium, sulphate, and total dissolved solids (TDS) waste rock to mitigate ARD potential • • geochemical loadings of nitrate due to leaching of explosives implementing segregation and separate management of PAG rock residuals (e.g., subaqueous disposal) • calcite precipitation in streams • identifying wells at risk and implementing monitoring • changes to groundwater quality can have indirect effects to groundwater users from residents abstracting groundwater • completing a risk assessment to identify stream reaches at risk, potentially surface water impoundments Hydrogeology from wells that are well connected to surface water • effects to base flows due to removal of a portion of the ridge • performing a risk assessment that considers relative contribution from surface water and nearest receptor, potentially implementing an adaptive monitoring • changes in water quality for shallow groundwater program

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Table 11 Preliminary Identification of Potential Project-Environment Interactions (continued) Environment Issue/Potential Effect Examples of Potential Mitigations Component • changes in flows and water levels in local creeks (e.g., • implementing surface water management (e.g., pumping to avoid flow reductions) Erickson, Gate, Bodie, Aqueduct, and Qualtieri creeks) during construction and operation Surface water • changes in sediment loading in surface runoff entering local • implementing erosion control measures and sediment management facilities (e.g., hydrology creeks sedimentation ponds) • increased erosion or sediment deposition in local • implementing a storm water runoff control plan, as needed. waterbodies (i.e., creeks and wetlands) • implementing a drainage closure plan • changes in water quality to local and regional tributaries (e.g., Bodie, Dry, Erickson, Gate, and Harmer creeks) • implementing a water quality management plan (including water treatment) to limit resulting from geochemical loading of selenium and other the release of constituents from current and planned waste rock spoils Water quality water quality constituents from waste rock spoils and reject • implementing a water quality management plan (including water treatment) to limit piles the release of selenium and other CIs from current and planned waste rock spoils • changes to water quality from changes in groundwater and • implementing a reclamation and closure plan, including a drainage closure plan surface water interactions • changes in and/or direct loss of fish habitat resulting from placement of waste rock, changes in sediment loading and • implementing appropriate management practices and environmental management stream flows, and extension of open-pits plans • changes in and/or direct loss of fish habitat resulting from • maintaining stream flows and habitat values where possible Fish and fish deposition of calcite • developing a compensation plan for unavoidable loss of fish habitat habitat • health effects to aquatic resources (e.g., fish) due to • changes in water quality implementing a drainage closure plan consistent with end land-use objectives • • changes in quantity of stream flow due to pit development development, and as appropriate, participation in, a regional fish habitat and subsequent watershed area reduction and groundwater management plan interception • implementing design features to avoid, when possible, and minimize project • loss of soil and changes to terrain from overburden removal, disturbances storage of waste rock, and development of open-pits • implementing mine reclamation and closure plan incorporating targeted end land Surficial geology, • decline in soil quality due to changes in soil chemical, use objectives soils, and terrain physical, and biological characteristics during construction, • conducting progressive reclamation, when possible operation, and closure and reclamation phases of the • implementing soil handling and management plans (e.g., soil erosion, soil Project contamination, soil compaction management) that incorporate appropriate best management practices to avoid, minimize, and mitigate decline in soil quality • implementing appropriate management practices and environmental management plans • minimizing mine footprint through phased operation and progressive reclamation • direct loss of vegetation • implementing a reclamation and closure plan incorporating targeted end use Vegetation • health effects on vegetation due to changes in air, water, objectives and soil quality • implementing an air quality and dust control plan, as needed • implementing a storm water runoff control plan, as needed • development, and as appropriate, participation in, a terrestrial cumulative effects management plan

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Table 11 Preliminary Identification of Potential Project-Environment Interactions (continued) Environment Issue/Potential Effect Examples of Potential Mitigations Component • direct loss of wildlife habitat • implementing appropriate management practices and environmental management • sensory disturbance of wildlife plans • disruption of wildlife movement patterns in regional • minimizing Project interaction with wildlife Wildlife and landscape • minimizing mine footprint through phased operation and progressive reclamation wildlife habitat • direct mortality to wildlife due to vehicle-wildlife collisions • developing and implementing a reclamation and closure plan incorporating targeted • increases in wildlife habitat for certain species at reclamation end use objectives (e.g., wildlife habitat) • protection for certain species due to human access • development, and as appropriate, participation in, a terrestrial cumulative effects restrictions management plan • ongoing reclamation research and continual improvement in reclamation practices • enhancing features for wildlife that mimic old growth tree attributes such as nest boxes and coarse woody debris • compensating (including offsets) for wetlands and old growth forest in the Elk • potential for the Project to affect wetlands and old growth, Valley. Examples include: which are regionally important for biodiversity contributing to reforestation efforts of existing disturbances not attributable to Biodiversity o • old growth forests take more than 140 years to reclaim, and Teck operations reclamation of wetland habitat may not be fully achievable o contributing to wetland creation or restoration • limiting access on cutlines by creating barriers, such as fallen trees, re-seeding disturbed areas, and reclaiming roads to adjacent vegetation types • limiting use to current roads and cutlines to help progressive reclamation • development of biodiversity management plans using key targets and features Economic • planning for local procurement of Project goods and services • provincial and local economic stimulus via Project procurement and contracting for goods and services and • cooperating with local organizations on training programs for potential suppliers, personal services and consumer spending of employees including specific contracting procedures, quality control, and legal/contracting issues • changes to employment, employment income, and training Economic • implementing employment and training plans • changes to gross domestic product (GDP) • supporting efforts on the part of employees to upgrade their education as a means • changes to output (i.e., economic activity) in forestry and towards job advancement outdoor recreation and tourism sectors • cooperating with local educational authorities and institutions in the development • changes to local government revenues and expenditures and implementation of high school and college training with mining sector content Social • seeking and implementing input on recreational access and end land use Land use and objectives • changes to public and tenured land and resource uses tenure • implementing reclamation and closure plans consistent with end land use objectives

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Table 11 Preliminary Identification of Potential Project-Environment Interactions (continued) Environment Issue/Potential Effect Examples of Potential Mitigations Component • retaining and rehabilitating vegetation to provide screening of the Project area • rehabilitating exposed construction areas • orienting spoils to reduce visual effect Visual aesthetics • alteration of visible landforms • minimizing contrast and glare through the colour and texture of infrastructure cladding • implementing dust suppression techniques during construction and operation phases Socio- • • changes to local population and demographics working with local government authorities and health, protective and emergency community service organizations to plan for and adjust to anticipated changes in population • health and well- changes to local community services and infrastructure due and associated changes in service demand implementing a traffic management being to either Project demand or Project driven population change plan Heritage Archaeological • effects to archaeological resources due to land clearing, • conducting archaeological impact assessments (AIA) and implementing resources mining, logging, and spoiling of waste rock management plans Health

• increases in PM concentrations (i.e., PM2.5 and PM10), which may cause health risk to local communities • deposition of dust to plants and soil, which can result in uptake of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from coal dust to plants which are then consumed by • implementing an air quality and dust control plan, as needed Human health people • implementing a storm water runoff control plan, as needed • water runoff may contribute metals and PAHs to downstream water bodies, which can result in uptake of metals and PAHs in fish which are then consumed by people; surface water may also be consumed by people (in a recreational scenario) • deposition of dust to plants and soil, which can result in uptake of metals and PAHs from coal dust to plants which are then consumed by wildlife Terrestrial • implementing an air quality and dust control plan, as needed • water runoff may contribute metals and PAHs to wildlife health • implementing a storm water runoff control plan, as needed downstream water bodies, which can result in uptake of metals and PAHs in fish which are then consumed by wildlife. Surface water may also be consumed by wildlife. • implementing a reclamation and closure plan, including a drainage closure plan • health effects to aquatic resources (e.g., fish) due to Aquatic health • changes in water quality implementing a water quality management plan to limit the release of selenium and other CIs from current and planned waste rock spoils

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To address the above potential Project-environment interactions, studies are being conducted to meet the environmental planning and assessment requirements of relevant legislation, regulations and guidance, including the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act (BCEAA) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), if required, as well as permitting requirements of regulatory agencies such as the MEM, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and others as may be necessary. The environmental studies will include the following components:

• air quality; • noise; • geochemistry; • hydrogeology; • surface water hydrology; • water quality; • aquatic health; • fish and fish habitat; • surficial geology, soils, and terrain; • vegetation; • wildlife and wildlife habitat; • biodiversity; • land use and tenure; • visual aesthetics; • economics; • socio-community health and well-being; • archaeological resources; and • human and terrestrial wildlife health.

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5 CONSULTATION 5.1 FIRST NATIONS

Elkview Operations and the Project is located with the asserted traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation, as represented by the Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC), which is comprised of four member groups ?Akisq’nuk First Nation (formerly the Columbia Lake First Nation, Windermere), ?aq’qm Community (formerly St Mary’s Band, Cranbrook), Tobacco Plains Indian Band (Grasmere) and Lower Kootenay Indian Band (Creston).

Contact Information for the Ktunaxa Nation is as follows:

Ktunaxa Nation Council Kathryn Teneese Chair, KNC 7468 Mission Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5 Phone: 250.489.2464 Fax: 250.489.2438

Ray Warden (Teck’s primary KNC contact) Director: Lands and Resources Phone: 250.417.4022 Fax: 250.489.2438 E-mail: [email protected]

Nicole Kapell Environment and Archaeological Stewardship Coordinator Phone: 250.489.2464 ext. 3123 E-mail: [email protected]

Member First Nations of the KNC:

?Akisq’nuk First Nation Chief: Lorne Shovar PO Box 130 Windermere, BC V0B 1L0 Phone: 250.342.6301 Fax: 250.342.9693

?aq’qm First Nation Chief: Jim Whitehead 7470 Mission Road Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5 Phone: 250.426.5717 Fax: 250.426.8935

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Tobacco Plains Indian Band Chief: Mary Mahseelah PO Box 76 Grasmere, BC V0B 1R0 Phone: 250.887.3461 Fax: 250.887.3424 E-mail: [email protected]

Lower Kootenay Indian Band Chief: Jason Louie 830 Simon Road Creston, BC V0B 1G2 Phone: 250.428.4428 Fax: 250.428.7686

As operator of the existing EVO, Teck has been working with the KNC to address issues and concerns relating to its existing operations in the Elk Valley. This working relationship was formalized through a protocol agreement on November 1, 2007. Under this agreement, Teck and the KNC have developed and implemented annual work plans to address issues and concerns, including how to build capacity within the KNC through training, education, employment and procurement opportunities. A Consultation Agreement was formalized with the KNC on June 14, 2010. That agreement outlines the approach to relationship development and will result in alignment on the level and nature of consultation activities related to specific EAs or permitting projects.

Representatives from KNC were provided with an overview of the proposed Project at a meeting on April 10, 2013. The baseline work plans were also provided for comment in August 2013. Teck continues to engage the KNC through ongoing meetings and communications, and will continue to work with First Nations to identify and address concerns and build strong and mutually beneficial working relationships.

5.2 PUBLIC

Teck held a meeting with Mayor, council and senior staff at the District of Sparwood (DoS) on February 15, 2013 to provide an overview of the proposed Project.

A follow-up meeting and site tour of EVO and the proposed Project was held on July 11, 2013, to familiarize the Mayor, council and staff with EVO’s existing operations and show them where the proposed Project is in relation to the community.

Beginning in November 2013, Teck also contacted recreational users, local businesses, and environmental groups to advise them about opportunities to participate in consultations and provide input for baseline studies. Meetings with local municipalities were conducted for November 2013.

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5.3 AGENCIES

The BC MEM was provided an overview presentation of the proposed Project at a meeting held in Victoria on January 30, 2013. Representatives from BC MOE and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) were provided a similar overview presentation of the Project at a meeting in Cranbrook on April 10, 201317. A teleconference was held with representatives of the BC EAO on May 27, 2013.

5.4 CONSULTATION PLANNING

First Nations and Public Consultation has commenced for the Project and plans are being developed for the remainder the EA process. The consultation programs are being designed to meet all EA consultation requirements and will be updated to reflect any requirements in the section 11 order.

The fundamental objective of the consultation programs is for EVO to understand any concerns that stakeholders have about the Project and enable EVO to consider the best way to address those concerns through design or mitigation strategies. Through consultation, First Nations, regulatory agencies, key stakeholders and members of the public will to have the opportunity for meaningful input into:

• issue identification; • baseline characterization programs; and • review of key EA information, relevant permit applications, and environmental management plans.

Consultation will include a variety of activities, including but limited to open houses and engagement via interviews and written correspondence.

17 Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) was invited to the meeting but was not able to attend. The presentation was provided to DFO in PDF format.

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6 SUSTAINABILITY

A major part of the success of Teck is due to its commitment to sustainability and continual improvement through environmental stewardship, a commitment to the communities where it operates, recognition of the First Nations within whose traditional territories the company’s mines operate in and an ongoing focus on the health and safety of its employees.

Teck’s commitment to sustainability is embedded in how Teck does business being recognized for the fourth year in a row on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. In 2013, Teck was named top Canadian and top mining company worldwide on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporation’s list by Corporate Knights.

Teck’s Sustainability Strategy was launched in 2011 and has six key focus areas for sustainability: Community, Our People, Water, Biodiversity, Energy, and Materials Stewardship. Within each of these areas short- and long-term goals and targets have been set to continually enhance Teck’s sustainability performance and assess performance. Sustainability Reports, documenting progress, are prepared annually and are released publically. EVO has performed well against Teck’s publically stated 2015 goals and is tracking for completion of all focus areas.

Leadership in sound environmental management remains a core value of the organization. Commitment to environmental performance is evident in the success of reclamation programs which begin with science and research-based foundations that result in attaining end land use values that are sustainable into the future. Environmental management consistency is assured through registration with internationally recognized standards like ISO14001-2004. Currently all six of Teck’s coal operations (including EVO) are ISO14001-2004 registered.

In 2013, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) awarded EVO a Leadership Award for its performance in the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) program. This award recognizes operations who have demonstrated excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility by receiving an "A" ranking or higher across all TSM performance categories. Elkview is only the third mine to receive such an award since its inception in 2004.

Teck recognizes personal safety as a core business value. The success of Teck safety programs is reflected in the company’s improving safety record and includes attaining notable milestones. In December 2013, EVO set a new site record by working over 2.0 million person hours injury free.

Mining and sustainability are crucial to the future of Teck. The company is committed to meeting the needs of the communities in which it operates, while maintaining a healthy environment and a vibrant economy for present and future generations.

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7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND REGULATORY TRIGGERS 7.1 BRITISH COLUMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT

According to Part 3 of the Reviewable Project Regulation, modification of an existing coal mine meets the threshold for an EA under the BCEAA if the modification will result in the disturbance of:

• at least 750 ha of land not previously permitted for disturbance; or • an area of land that was not previously permitted for disturbance and that is at least 50% of the area of land that was previously permitted for disturbance at the existing facility.

With a planned new surface disturbance footprint of approximately 862 ha outside of the existing C-2 permitted boundary, the proposed Project meets the 750 ha threshold specified in the regulation for an EA pursuant to the BCEAA. Accordingly, Teck believes that the Project is reviewable under Section 5 of the BCEAA.

7.2 CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT 2012

On October 24, 2013 amendments to Section 17(d) of the Regulations Designating Physical Activities under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA 2012) came into force. These amendments state that an EA would be required if the project involves “The expansion of an existing coal mine that would result in an increase in the area of mine operations[1] of 50% or more and a total coal production capacity to 3,000 t/day or more”.

Based on correspondence from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency on January 23, 2014 and calculation of the proposed new area of mine operations compared to the existing area of mine operations the Project will not require a federal review under CEAA 2012.

7.3 KEY FEDERAL APPROVALS

Below is Teck’s understanding of the federal legislation that could apply to the Project. Teck will consult with federal regulatory agencies to identify, make application for, and comply with all relevant federal permits, approvals, and requirements.

[1] “area of operations” means the area at ground level occupied by any open pit or underground workings, mill complex or storage area for overburden, waste rock, tailings or ore.

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7.3.1 Fisheries Act

Section 35(1) of the federal Fisheries Act (June 29, 2012 version) which came into force on November 25, 2013 prohibits “any work, undertaking or activity that results in serious harm to fish18 that are part of a commercial, recreational or Aboriginal fishery, or to fish that support such a fishery”. The placement of waste rock within upper Dry Creek may be considered by DFO to cause a permanent alteration to, or destruction of, fish habitat, and, as such, may require an authorization from DFO under Section 35(2) of the Fisheries Act. As well, construction of water management options as determined by the EVWQP may also require authorization from DFO. Additional consultation with DFO will be undertaken to determine the need for a Fisheries Act Authorization.

7.3.2 Navigable Waters Protection Act

As per the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA), a review of the Minor Works and Waters (NWPA) Ministerial Order (Transport Canada 2009) indicates that the streams in the Project area are likely to fall within the Minor Waters classification. Therefore, works would be exempt from the NWPA application process. No new watercourse crossings are proposed as part of the Project. This interpretation will be confirmed as additional stream data are acquired through baseline data collection.

7.4 KEY PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL PERMITS AND APPROVALS

Key provincial and municipal permits and approvals that may be required for the proposed Project include, but are not limited to, those identified in Table 12.

Teck will consult with provincial and municipal agencies to identify, make application for and comply with all relevant permits, approvals and requirements.

18 Serious harm is defined as the death of fish or any permanent alteration to, or destruction of, fish habitat under the Fisheries Act.

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Table 12 Provincial Permits and Approvals Likely Required for the Project Legislation Responsible Agency Requirement Provincial Coal Lease to allow large-scale mining operations. A Ministry of Energy, Mines and coal lease is required when an operation moves to its Coal Act Natural Gas production phase. The boundaries of a lease must conform to the boundaries of coal licence locations. Waste Discharge Authorization for the generation of Environmental liquid, gaseous, or solid waste. Ministry of Environment (MOE) Management Act and Any new sewage treatment facility will require (Environmental Protection Division) regulations registration under the Municipal Wastewater Regulation. Fire Services Act Ministry of Public Safety Approval to store fuel on-site. Heritage Investigation Permit to conduct systematic Ministry of Forests, Lands, and data recovery to mitigate development impacts (should Heritage Conservation Natural Resource Operations any be identified). Act (Archaeology Branch) Heritage Alteration Permit to remove and/or relocate a cultural resource or artifact (should any be identified). A permit under the Mines Act and Section 10 of its related Health Safety and Reclamation Code (HSRC) will be the key permit driving planning and approval for development. A mine plan and reclamation program will be submitted to the MEM regional manager in Mines Act Ministry of Energy and Mines accordance with the code that outlines the design, construction, operation and closure parameters of the Project as well as land uses, protection and reclamation plans, and other information that the MEM determines relevant. Water Licence for the authorization to divert water to the AWTF and for potable water use at the Project Water Act MOE (Water Stewardship Division) offices. Well construction for water supply to Project offices. Drinking Water Protection Ministry of Health (Health Potable water permitting for water supply to Project Act and Regulation Authorities) offices. Municipal The Project is proposed for land that is currently zoned “Mineral Extraction”. A zoning by-law amendment is Regional District of East likely required for the proposed Project so that new Kootenay (RDEK) Elk East Kootenay Regional District mining areas may be included in the Mine Tax Sharing Valley Zoning Bylaw No. Agreement between the RDEK and Districts of Fernie, 829 Elkford and Sparwood. The amendment would likely occur after provincial approval of the Project. Note: MEM = Ministry of Energy and Mines; RDEK = Regional District of East Kootenay Elk Valley.

7.5 PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE

A preliminary schedule for major EA activities and milestones for the proposed Project is presented in Table 13.

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Table 13 Preliminary Environmental Assessment Schedule of Key Milestones for the Project Date Completed or Proposed Activity or Milestone Completion Date February 2013 • Gap analysis and initiation of baseline data collection. December 2012 to July 2014 • Studies to characterize existing environment. January 2013 to May 2014 • Preliminary consultation with key stakeholders. • Submit project description to BC EAO and CEA Agency for review and circulation. December 2013 to June 2014 • BC EAO issues Section 10 procedural order confirming the Project will undergo review under BCEAA. • Decision from Federal agencies relating to CEAA. • BC EAO Working Group established. • Development of Draft EAC Application Information Requirements. • Meetings with BC EAO and Working Group on proposed EAC Application Information Requirements. • BC EAO issues Section 11 Procedural Order outlining the scope, procedures and methods for the EA. • Submission of the Draft EAC Application Information Requirements to the BC June 2014 to June 2015 EAO. • Public Review on the Draft EAC Application Information Requirements. • First round of public and First Nations consultation on the Project. • Respond to comments on Draft EAC Application Information Requirements. • BC EAO approval of EAC Application Information Requirements. • Ongoing consultation with Working Group on EA status and results. • Prepare detailed EA in accordance with approved EAC Application Information Requirements. • Submit EAC Application for 30-day EAC Screening by B.C. EAO Working June 2015 Group. • Ongoing consultation efforts and activities. • Permit applications for other relevant Provincial and Federal permits and approvals. • EAC Application for BC EAO 180-day Regulatory Review. July 2015 to February 2016 • Public review of EAC Application. • Preparation of Assessment Report by BC EAO coordinated with any Federal assessments required under CEAA. February 2016 to April 2016 • Ministerial review. BC EAO = British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office; BCEAA = British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act; CEAA = Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; EA = Environmental Assessment; EAC = environmental Assessment Certificate.

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8.1 ACTS AND REGULATIONS Note: S.B.C. = Statute of British Columbia; R.S.B.C. = Revised Statute of British Columbia; S.C. = Statute of Canada; R.S.C. = Revised Statute of Canada.

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APPENDIX A

DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ELKVIEW OPERATIONS PROCESS PLANT

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Run-of-Mine (ROM) coal from the mine stockpiles is sent to the breaker station (breaker) from two places, either from the in-pit hopper or directly at the breaker. ROM coal from the in-pit hopper is conveyed to the breaker using four overland conveyors. A rotary breaker is used to size the ROM coal down to 2 inch top-size and reject any large rock.

Once the material is sized to 2 inch it is conveyed to the raw coal silos. The raw coal conveyor runs underground in the tunnel portion and above ground in the tube portion. This conveyor is limited to running approximately 1,500 tonnes per hour (tph) or the equivalent of 320 tonnes (t) on the belt at any given time. This limit is set since the conveyor runs downhill and requires brakes to prevent the belt from running away.

There are four raw coal silos that each holds approximately 2,500 t. A feeder below the silo controls the amount of raw coal that is fed onto the plant feed conveyor and into the plant. Raw coal is mixed with water in the raw coal distributor where it is fed to one of three identical heavy media modules. For simplicity, only one module is described below.

Slurried raw coal is fed to a deslime screen where the coarse fraction is separated from the fine. The deslime screen consists of a static sieve and a vibrating screen. The deslime screen cuts the coarse fraction out at 0.8 mm, with the oversize material reporting to the wing tank while the fine material reports to the screen underpan and into the fines transfer tank.

The primary material property that separates coal from rock is density, with coal being much more dense than rock. Deslime oversize is mixed with a slurry of magnetite and water (“correct media”) that has a controllable density and is pumped to a 1,150 mm diameter cyclone. Material that is less dense than the correct media reports to the overflow while material that is denser reports to the underflow. Overflow from the cyclone is sent to a clean coal screen where magnetite is drained and then rinsed from the material. From here the material is sent through a centrifuge where any residual magnetite and water is spun off. This material is now considered coarse clean coal and will report to the vibrating feeder. Underflow from the cyclone is sent to a refuse screen where magnetite is drained and rinsed from the material. From here the reject material is sent to the refuse bin via conveyor where it is hauled to the Coarse Coal Refuse dump.

Deslime undersize is pumped to the primary water-only cyclones (PWOC) via the fines transfer and PWOC tanks. PWOC separate material based on density with the less dense material reporting to the overflow and into the classifying cyclone tank; denser material will report to the secondary water-only cyclones (SWOC). The SWOC are a secondary cleaning unit; overflow from these is sent back to the PWOC tank while underflow is sent to the refuse bin.

Classifying cyclones and fine coal sieves collect the 0.8 mm x 0.25 mm material and direct them to the vacuum disc filters. The minus 0.25 mm material is sent to one of five conventional Wemco® flotation cells. Coal is hydrophobic (i.e., low water solubility) and will attach to the air bubbles and report to the disc filters. Refuse material is hydrophilic (i.e., high water solubility) and will remain in the slurry and report to the tailings.

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Disc filters dewater the fine coal to produce a cake. Filtrate from the filters is sent to the clean coal thickener where the ultrafine material is allowed to settle to form a thick slurry where is it pumped back to the disc filters. Tailings from flotation is thickened in the refuse thickener and then pumped into the Westfork Tailings Facility with the use of a GEHO® positive displacement diaphragm pump.

All the fine coal product and a portion of the coarse coal product are sent to a thermal fluidized bed dryer for further dewatering to customer’s moisture specifications. Natural gas is used to provide heat to evaporate the excess moisture in the coal while a large exhaust fan pulls the fluidized coal across a constriction deck.

Final product is sent to one of four 12,500 t clean coal storage silos where it can either be loaded directly onto a train or stockpiled. Coal is loaded onto trains of up to 152 rail cars. Each train can carry approximately 16,000 t of product. A solution of water and polymer is sprayed on the top of the rail cars to minimize dust generation.

The majority of train shipments are directed to either Roberts Bank or Neptune terminals in Vancouver, B.C. However, some are sent to the Ridley terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C. or Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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APPENDIX B

SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF SPECIES CITED

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Table B-1 Scientific Names of Species Cited Species Cited Scientific Name Amphibians Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris Long-toed salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Rocky mountain tailed frog Ascaphus montanus Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Western toad Bufo boreas Fish Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Eastern brook trout S. fontinalis Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Longnose sucker Catastomus catostomus Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki lewisii Birds American dipper Cinclus mexicanus American robin Turdus migratorius Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Dusky grouse Dendragapus obscurus Flammulated owl Otus flammeolus Fox sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus Olive-sided flycatcher Contopus cooperi Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum Prairie falcon Falco mexicanus Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Pine siskin Carduelis pinus Short-eared owl Asio flammeus Spotted sandpiper Actitus macularia Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni Western screech-owl, macfarlanei subspecies Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei Three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Williamson’s sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroides nataliae Invertebrates Gillette's checkerspot Euphydryas gillettii Magnum Mantleslug Magnipelta mycophaga Monarch Danaus plexippus Old world swallowtail, dodi subspecies Papilio machaon dodi Vivid dancer Argia vivida Mammals American badger Taxidea taxus Black bear Ursus americanus Grizzly bear Ursus arctos Marten Martes americana Moose Alces americanus Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus Red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus

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Table B-1 Scientific Names of Species Cited (continued) Species Cited Scientific Name Reptiles Rubber boa Charina bottae Western painted turtle Chrysemys picta bellii Vegetation Alkaline wing-nerved moss Pterygoneurum kozlovii Bent-flowered milk-vetch Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus Black huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Curly sedge Carex rupestris ssp. drummondiana Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Drummond's milk-vetch Astragalus drummondii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii False azalea Menziesia ferruginea Falsebox Paxistima myrsinites Giant helleborine Epipactis gigantean Gooseberry Ribes sp. Grouseberry Vaccinium scoparium Heart-leaved arnica Arnica cordifolia Lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Low bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus One-leaved foamflower Tiarella unifoliata Pinegrass Calamagrostis rubescens Purple onion grass Melica spectabilis Red-stemmed feather moss Pleurozium schreberi Rocky mountain willowherb Epilobium saximontanum Sandberg's desert-parsley Lomatium sandbergii Shingin penstemon Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus Soopalallie Shepherdia canadensis Southern maiden-hair Adiantum capillus-veneris Spalding's campion Silene spaldingii Step moss Hylocomium splendins Subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa Twinflower Linnaea borealis Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis Western larch Larix occidentalis Western meadowrue Thalictrum occidentale White bark pine Pinus albicaulis White spruce Picea glauca

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APPENDIX C

BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATION DATA CENTRE SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS AT RISK INFORMATION

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Scientific Name English Name Species Code Global Status Prov Status COSEWIC BC List Acrocheilus alutaceus Chiselmouth F-ACAL G5 S3S4 NAR (May 2003) Blue Adiantum capillus-veneris southern maiden-hair ADIACAP G5 S1 E (May 2011) Red Agoseris lackschewitzii pink agoseris AGOSLAC G4 S2S3 Blue Amblyodon dealbatus AMBLDEA G3G5 S3 Blue Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow B-LCSP G4 S3S4B Blue Anaxyrus boreas Western Toad A-ANBO G4 S3S4 SC (Nov 2012) Blue Androsace chamaejasme ssp. lehmanniana sweet-flowered fairy-candelabra ANDRCHA1 G5T5 S2S3 Blue Anemone canadensis Canada anemone ANEMCAN G5 S2S3 Blue Anguispira kochi Banded Tigersnail IM-ANGKOC G5 S3 Blue Ardea herodias herodias Great Blue Heron, herodias subspecies B-GBHE-HE G5T5 S3B,S4N Blue Arenaria longipedunculata low sandwort ARENLON G3G4 S1S3 Red Argia vivida Vivid Dancer IO-ARGVIV G5 S2 C (Jul 2011) Red Arnica chamissonis ssp. incana meadow arnica ARNICHA3 G5T3T5 S2S3 Blue Ascaphus montanus Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog A-ASMO G4 S2 E (May 2000) Red Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl B-SEOW G5 S3B,S2N SC (Mar 2008) Blue Astragalus bourgovii Bourgeau's milk-vetch ASTRBOU G5 S3 Blue Astragalus crassicarpus ground plum ASTRCRA G5 S1 Red Astragalus drummondii Drummond's milk-vetch ASTRDRU G5 S1 Red Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus bent-flowered milk-vetch ASTRVEX1 G4T4 S2S3 Blue Atrichum tenellum ATRITEN G4G5 S2S3 Blue Atriplex argentea ssp. argentea silvery orache ATRIARG1 G5T5 S1 Red Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper B-UPSA G5 S1S2B Red Besseya wyomingensis Wyoming kitten-tails BESSWYO G5 S2S3 Blue Boechera drepanoloba pointing suncress BOECDRE G5T4? S1S3 Red Boloria alberta Albert's Fritillary IL-BOLALB G3 S3 Blue Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern B-AMBI G4 S3B Blue Botrychium ascendens upswept moonwort BOTRASC G3 S2 Red Botrychium crenulatum dainty moonwort BOTRCRE G3 S2S3 Blue Botrychium simplex var. compositum least moonwort BOTRSIM1 G5TNR S2S3 Blue Botrychium spathulatum spoon-shaped moonwort BOTRSPA G3 S1 Red Bouteloua gracilis blue grama BOUTGRA G5 S2 Red Brickellia grandiflora large-flowered brickellia BRICGRA G5 S1 NAR (May 1996) Red Bryum uliginosum BRYUULI G3G5 S2S3 Blue Buteo platypterus Broad-winged Hawk B-BWHA G5 S3B Blue Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk B-SWHA G5 S2B Red Calamagrostis montanensis plains reedgrass CALAMON G5 S3 Blue Carex crawei Crawe's sedge CARECRA G5 S2S3 Blue Carex enanderi Enander's sedge CAREENA GNR S2S3 Blue Carex geyeri elk sedge CAREGEY G5 S3 Blue Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis curved-spiked sedge CAREINC1 G4G5T4T5Q S2S3 Blue Carex lenticularis lakeshore sedge CARELEN G5 S3 Blue Carex paysonis Payson's sedge CAREPAY G4G5 S2S3 Blue Carex rostrata swollen beaked sedge CAREROT G5 S2S3 Blue Carex rupestris ssp. drummondiana curly sedge CARERUP1 G5T5 S2S3 Blue Carex scoparia pointed broom sedge CARESCO G5 S2S3 Blue Carex sychnocephala many-headed sedge CARESYC G4 S3 Blue Castilleja cusickii Cusick's paintbrush CASTCUS G4G5 S1 Red Castilleja gracillima slender paintbrush CASTGRA G3G4Q S2S3 Blue Charina bottae Northern Rubber Boa R-CHBO G5 S4 SC (May 2003) Yellow Chenopodium subglabrum smooth goosefoot CHENSUB G3G4 S1 T (Apr 2006) Red Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk B-CONI G5 S4B T (Apr 2007) Yellow Chrysemys picta Painted Turtle R-CHPI G5 S3 E/SC (Apr 2006) No Status Chrysemys picta pop. 2 Painted Turtle - Intermountain - Rocky Mountain R-CHPI-02 G5T2T3 S2S3 SC (Apr 2006) Blue Cirsium scariosum var. scariosum elk thistle CIRSSCA1 G5T5? S1S3 Red Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza alpine springbeauty CLAYMEG1 G4G5T4? S2S3 Blue Colias meadii Mead's Sulphur IL-COLMEA G4G5 S3 Blue Colias pelidne Pelidne Sulphur IL-COLPEL G5 S3 Blue Contopus cooperi Olive-sided Flycatcher B-OSFL G4 S3S4B T (Nov 2007) Blue Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's Big-eared Bat M-COTO G3G4 S3 Blue Cryptantha ambigua obscure cryptantha CRYPAMB G4 S3 Blue Cryptomastix mullani Coeur d'Alene Oregonian IM-CRYMUL G4 S3S5 Blue Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed Blue IL-CUPCOM G5 S2S3 Blue Cypseloides niger Black Swift B-BLSW G4 S4B C (Jul 2011) Yellow Danaus plexippus Monarch IL-DANPLE G5 S3B SC (Apr 2010) Blue Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor Montana larkspur DELPBIC1 G4G5T4T5 S2S3 Blue Delphinium sutherlandii Sutherland's larkspur DELPSUT GNR S2S3 Blue Didymodon subandreaeoides DIDYSUB GU S3? Blue Dolichonyx oryzivorus Bobolink B-BOBO G5 S3B T (Apr 2010) Blue Draba densifolia Nuttall's draba DRABDEN G5 S2S3 Blue Draba lactea milky draba DRABLAC G5 S2S3 Blue Draba porsildii Porsild's draba DRABPOR G3G4 S2S3 Blue Draba ruaxes coast mountain draba DRABRUA G4 S2S3 Blue Eleocharis elliptica Slender spike-rush ELEOELL G5 S2S3 Blue Eleocharis rostellata beaked spike-rush ELEOROS G5 S2S3 Blue Elodea nuttallii Nuttall's waterweed ELODNUT G5 S3 Blue Elymus curvatus beardless wildrye ELYMCUR G4G5 SH Red

June 2014 Appendix C - 1 Teck Coal Limited - Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

Scientific Name English Name Species Code Global Status Prov Status COSEWIC BC List Encalypta spathulata ENCASPA G4 S2S3 Blue Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper IL-EPACLA G5 S3 Blue Epargyreus clarus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper, clarus subspecies IL-EPACLA-CL G5T5 S3 Blue Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum smooth willowherb EPILGLA1 G5T4T5 S2S3 Blue Epilobium pygmaeum smooth spike-primrose EPILPYG G5 S1 Red Epilobium saximontanum Rocky Mountain willowherb EPILSAX G5 S1S3 Red Epipactis gigantea giant helleborine EPIPGIG G4 S3 SC (May 1998) Blue Erigeron ochroleucus buff daisy ERIGOCH G5 S1 Red Erigeron trifidus three-lobed daisy ERIGTRI G2G3Q S2 Red Eriogonum androsaceum androsace buckwheat ERIOAND G4G5 S1S3 Red Euphagus carolinus Rusty Blackbird B-RUBL G4 S3S4B SC (Apr 2006) Blue Euphydryas gillettii Gillette's Checkerspot IL-EUPGIL G3 S2 Red Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary IL-EUPCLA G5 S3N Blue Eutrema salsugineum saltwater cress EUTRSAL G4G5 S1 Red Falco mexicanus Prairie Falcon B-PRFA G5 S1S2B NAR (May 1996) Red Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon B-PEFA G4 S3B SC (Apr 2007) No Status Falco peregrinus anatum Peregrine Falcon, anatum subspecies B-PEFA-AN G4T4 S2?B SC (Apr 2007) Red Festuca minutiflora little fescue FESTMIN G5 S2S3 Blue Fluminicola fuscus Ashy Pebblesnail IM-FLUFUS G2 SH Red Gastrocopta holzingeri Lambda Snaggletooth IM-GASHOL G5 S3? Blue Gaura coccinea scarlet gaura GAURCOC G5 S1 Red Gayophytum humile dwarf groundsmoke GAYOHUM G5 S2S3 Blue Gayophytum racemosum racemed groundsmoke GAYORAC G5 S1 Red Gayophytum ramosissimum hairstem groundsmoke GAYORAM G5 S1 Red Gentiana affinis prairie gentian GENTAFF G5 S2S3 Blue Gentiana calycosa mountain bog gentian GENTCAL G4 S2S3 Blue Glyceria pulchella slender mannagrass GLYCPUL G5 S2S3 Blue Glycyrrhiza lepidota wild licorice GLYCLEI G5 S3 Blue Gomphus graslinellus Pronghorn Clubtail IO-GOMGRA G5 S2S3 Blue Grus canadensis Sandhill Crane B-SACR G5 S4B NAR (May 1979) Yellow Gulo gulo Wolverine M-GUGU G4 S3 SC (May 2003) No Status Gulo gulo luscus Wolverine, luscus subspecies M-GUGU-LU G4T4 S3 SC (May 2003) Blue Hedeoma hispida mock-pennyroyal HEDEHIS G5 S1 Red Helenium autumnale var. grandiflorum mountain sneezeweed HELEAUT1 G5T3T5 S2S3 Blue Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii Nuttall's sunflower HELINUT2 G5T5 S1 Red Hemphillia camelus Pale Jumping-slug IM-HEMCAM G4 S3 Blue Hesperia nevada Nevada Skipper IL-HESNEV G5 S3S4 Blue Heterocodon rariflorum heterocodon HETERAR G5 S3 Blue Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow B-BASW G5 S3S4B T (May 2011) Blue Hygroamblystegium noterophilum HYGRNOT G4 S2 Red Hygrohypnum alpinum HYGRALI G4G5 S3 Blue Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae western St. John's-wort HYPESCO1 G5T3T5 S2S3 Blue Impatiens ecalcarata spurless touch-me-not IMPAECA G3G4 S2S3 Blue Isoetes howellii Howell's quillwort ISOEHOW G4G5 S1 Red Juncus arcticus ssp. alaskanus arctic rush JUNCARC1 G5T4T5 S2S3 Blue Juncus confusus Colorado rush JUNCCON G5 S1 Red Kootenaia burkei Pygmy Slug IM-KOOBUR G2 S1? C (Jul 2011) Red Lathyrus lanszwertii var. sandbergii pinewood peavine LATHLAN1 G4 S1 Red Leptosiphon septentrionalis northern linanthus LEPTSEP G5 S3 Blue Lewisia triphylla three-leaved lewisia LEWITRI G4? S2S3 Blue Libellula pulchella Twelve-spotted Skimmer IO-LIBPUL G5 S3 Blue Lithobates pipiens Northern Leopard Frog A-LIPI G5 S1 E (Apr 2009) Red Lomatium sandbergii Sandberg's desert-parsley LOMASAN G4 S3 Blue Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum nine-leaved desert-parsley LOMATRI1 G5T3T5 S2 Red Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus spurred lupine LUPIARU1 G5T1T3 SH Red Lupinus arbustus ssp. pseudoparviflorus Montana lupine LUPIARU2 G5T2T3 S1 Red Lupinus bingenensis var. subsaccatus Suksdorf's lupine LUPIBIN1 G4G5TNR S2 Red Lycaena dione Dione Copper IL-LYCDIO G5 S2 C (Jul 2011) Red Lycaena hyllus Bronze Copper IL-LYCHYL G5 S3 Blue Magnipelta mycophaga Magnum Mantleslug IM-MAGMYC G3 S2S3 SC (May 2012) Blue Megalodonta beckii water marigold MEGABEC G4G5 S3 Blue Megascops kennicottii Western Screech-Owl B-WSOW G5 S4 T (May 2012) No Status Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei Western Screech-Owl, macfarlanei subspecies B-WSOW-MA G5T4 S2 T (May 2012) Red Melanerpes lewis Lewis's Woodpecker B-LEWO G4 S2B T (Apr 2010) Red Melica spectabilis purple oniongrass MELISPE G5 S2S3 Blue Mimulus breviflorus short-flowered monkey-flower MIMUBRV G4 S2S3 Blue Mimulus patulus stalk-leaved monkey-flower MIMUPAT1 G3Q S1S2 Red Minuartia austromontana Rocky Mountain sandwort MINUAUS G4 S2S3 Blue Minuartia elegans northern sandwort MINUELE G4G5 S2S3 Blue Minuartia nuttallii ssp. nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort MINUNUT1 G5T4T5 S2S3 Blue Mnium arizonicum MNIUARI G5? S2S3 Blue Muhlenbergia andina foxtail muhly MUHLAND G4 S1 Red Muhlenbergia filiformis slender muhly MUHLFIL G5 S1 Red Myodes gapperi galei Southern Red-backed Vole, galei subspecies M-MYGA-GA G5TNRQ S3S4 Blue Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Myotis M-MYLU G3 S4 E (Nov 2012) Yellow Myotis septentrionalis Northern Myotis M-MYSE G1G3 S2S4 E (Nov 2012) Blue

June 2014 Appendix C - 2 Teck Coal Limited - Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

Scientific Name English Name Species Code Global Status Prov Status COSEWIC BC List Myriophyllum ussuriense Ussurian water-milfoil MYRIUSS G3 S3 Blue Neotamias minimus oreocetes Least Chipmunk, oreocetes subspecies M-NEMI-OR G5T3 S3 Blue Neotamias minimus selkirki Least Chipmunk, selkirki subspecies M-NEMI-SE G5T1 S1 Red Neotamias ruficaudus ruficaudus Red-tailed Chipmunk, ruficaudus subspecies M-NERU-RU G5T5 S2 Red Numenius americanus Long-billed Curlew B-LBCU G5 S3B SC (May 2011) Blue Oeneis jutta chermocki Jutta Arctic, chermocki subspecies IL-OENJUT-CH G5T4Q S3 Blue Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Cutthroat Trout, lewisi subspecies F-ONCL-LE G4T3 S3 SC (Nov 2006) Blue Oreohelix strigosa Rocky Mountainsnail IM-ORESTR G5Q S3S4 Blue Oreohelix subrudis Subalpine Mountainsnail IM-ORESUB G5 S3S4 Blue Orobanche corymbosa ssp. mutabilis flat-topped broomrape OROBCOR1 G4T3? S3 Blue Orobanche ludoviciana var. ludoviciana prairie broomrape OROBLUD1 GNR S1 Red Orthotrichum pallens ORTHPAL G5 S3 Blue Otus flammeolus Flammulated Owl B-FLOW G4 S3S4B SC (Apr 2010) Blue Ovis canadensis Bighorn Sheep M-OVCA G4 S3 Blue Packera contermina high alpine butterweed PACKCON G3G4 S2S3 Blue Papaver pygmaeum dwarf poppy PAPAPYG G3 S2 Red Papilio machaon dodi Old World Swallowtail, dodi subspecies IL-PAPMAC-DO G5T4T5 S1 Red Pekania pennanti Fisher M-PEPE G5 S2S3 Blue Pellaea gastonyi Gastony's cliff-brake PELLGAS G2G3 S2S3 Blue Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus shining penstemon PENSNIT1 G5T5 S1 Red Phacelia lyallii Lyall's phacelia PHACLYA G3 S2S3 Blue Physaria didymocarpa ssp. didymocarpa common twinpod PHYSDID1 G5T4 S2S3 Blue Physcomitrella patens PHYSPAT G4 S2 Red Physcomitrium pyriforme PHYSPYR G5 S3 Blue Physella columbiana Rotund Physa IM-PHYCOL G2 SH Red Pinguicula villosa hairy butterwort PINGVIL G4 S2S3 Blue Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine PINUALB G3G4 S2S3 E (Apr 2010) Blue Pinus flexilis limber pine PINUFLE G4 S3 Blue Plagiobothrys hispidulus harsh popcornflower PLAGHIS G5 S2S3 Blue Plantago canescens arctic plantain PLANCAN G4G5 S1S3 Red Plantago eriopoda alkali plantain PLANERI G5 S3 Blue Plethodon idahoensis Coeur d'Alene Salamander A-PLID G4 S4 SC (Nov 2007) Yellow Poa laxa ssp. banffiana Banff bluegrass POA LAA1 G5?T1 SH Red Pohlia longicollis POHLLOG G4G5 S2 Red Polemonium elegans elegant Jacob's-ladder POLEELE G4 S2S3 Blue Polites themistocles themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper, themistocles subspecies IL-POLTHE-TH G5TNR S3 Blue Polygonum austiniae Austin's knotweed POLYAUS G5T4 S2S3 Blue Polygonum engelmannii Engelmann's knotweed POLYENG G5T3T5 S2S3 Blue Potamogeton strictifolius stiff-leaved pondweed POTASTR G5 S2S3 Blue Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta diverse-leaved cinquefoil POTEDIV2 G5T4 S2S3 Blue Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla five-leaved cinquefoil POTENIV2 G5T4 S2S3 Blue Potentilla ovina var. ovina sheep cinquefoil POTEOVI1 G5?T5? S2S3 Blue Prenanthes sagittata arrow-leaved rattlesnake-root PRENSAG G3G4 S1 Red Pristiloma chersinella Black-footed Tightcoil IM-PRICHE G3G4 S3S4 Blue Pterygoneurum kozlovii alkaline wing-nerved moss PTERKOZ G2G3 S2 T (Nov 2004) Red Pyrgus communis Checkered Skipper IL-PYRCOM G5 S3 Blue Racomitrium pygmaeum RACOPYG GU S3? Blue Rangifer tarandus Caribou M-RATA G5 S3 No Status Rangifer tarandus pop. 1 Caribou (southern mountain population) M-RATA-01 G5T2Q S1 T (May 2000) Red Recurvirostra americana American Avocet B-AMAV G5 S2S3B Blue Salix boothii Booth's willow SALIBOO G5 S2S3 Blue Salvelinus confluentus Bull Trout F-SACO G4 S3S4 SC (Nov 2012) Blue Schistidium atrichum SCHIATR GNR S1S3 Red Schistidium boreale SCHIBOR GNR S2S3 Blue Schistidium robustum SCHIROB GNR S2S3 Blue Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem SCHISCO G5 S1 Red Scirpus pallidus pale bulrush SCIRPAI G5 S1 Red Seligeria tristichoides SELITRI G4 S3 Blue Senecio hydrophiloides sweet-marsh butterweed SENEHYR G4G5 S1 Red Senecio megacephalus large-headed groundsel SENEMEG G4 S2S3 Blue Silene drummondii var. drummondii Drummond's campion SILEDRU1 G5T5 S3 Blue Silene spaldingii Spalding's campion SILESPA G2 S1 E (May 2005) Red Solidago nemoralis ssp. decemflora field goldenrod SOLINEM4 G5T5 S2S3 Blue Speyeria aphrodite manitoba Aphrodite Fritillary, manitoba subspecies IL-SPEAPH-MA G5T5 S3 Blue Speyeria aphrodite whitehousei Aphrodite Fritillary, whitehousei subspecies IL-SPEAPH-WH G5T4 S2S3 Blue Speyeria mormonia eurynome Mormon Fritillary, eurynome subspecies IL-SPEMOR-EU G5TNR S1S3 Red Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globe-mallow SPHACOC G5 S1 Red Sphenopholis intermedia slender wedgegrass SPHEINT G5 S3 Blue Sphenopholis obtusata prairie wedgegrass SPHEOBT G5 S1 Red Sphyrapicus thyroideus Williamson's Sapsucker B-WISA G5 S3B E (May 2005) Blue Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae Williamson's Sapsucker, nataliae subspecies B-WISA-NA G5TU SNR E (May 2005) No Status Spizella breweri breweri Brewer's Sparrow, breweri subspecies B-BRSP-BR G5T4 S2B Red Sporobolus compositus var. compositus rough dropseed SPORCOM1 G5T5 S3 Blue Stellaria obtusa blunt-sepaled starwort STELOBT G5 S2S3 Blue Stuckenia vaginata sheathing pondweed STUCVAG G5 S2S3 Blue Symphyotrichum ascendens long-leaved aster SYMPASC G5 S1S3 Red

June 2014 Appendix C - 3 Teck Coal Limited - Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

Scientific Name English Name Species Code Global Status Prov Status COSEWIC BC List Taxidea taxus American Badger M-TATA G5 S1 E (Nov 2012) Red Thalictrum dasycarpum purple meadowrue THALDAS G5 S2S3 Blue Thermopsis rhombifolia prairie golden bean THERRHO G5 S1 Red Tortula obtusifolia DESMOBT G5 S3 Blue Townsendia hookeri Hooker's townsendia TOWNHOO G5 S2 Red Townsendia parryi Parry's townsendia TOWNPAR G4? S1 Red Trichophorum pumilum dwarf clubrush TRICPUM G5 S2S3 Blue Trisetum wolfii Wolf's trisetum TRISWOL G4 S2S3 Blue Ursus arctos Grizzly Bear M-URAR G4 S3 SC (May 2002) Blue Vallonia cyclophorella Silky Vallonia IM-VALCYC G5 S3 Blue Valvata humeralis Glossy Valvata IM-VALHUM G5Q SH Red Veronica catenata pink water speedwell VEROCAT G5 S1 Red Warnstorfia pseudostraminea WARNPSE G3G4 S3 Blue Wolffia borealis northern water-meal WOLFBOR G5 S2 Red Zacoleus idahoensis Sheathed Slug IM-ZACIDA G3G4 S1S3 Red

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June 2014 Appendix C - 4 Teck Coal Limited - Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

Scientific Name English Name Element Code Global Status Prov Status BC List Abies lasiocarpa / Menziesia ferruginea / Equisetum arvense subalpine fir / false azalea / common horsetail CEBC000345 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Menziesia ferruginea / Rhytidiopsis robusta subalpine fir / false azalea / pipecleaner moss CEBC000368 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Menziesia ferruginea - Shepherdia canadensis subalpine fir / false azalea - soopolallie CEBC000344 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Menziesia ferruginea / Tiarella trifoliata subalpine fir / false azalea / three-leaved foamflower CEBC000341 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Menziesia ferruginea / Vaccinium scoparium subalpine fir / false azalea / grouseberry CEBC000343 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Rhododendron albiflorum / Dicranum fuscescens subalpine fir / white-flowered rhododendron / curly heron's-bill moss CEBC000191 GNR S5 Yellow Abies lasiocarpa / Rhododendron albiflorum - Paxistima myrsinites subalpine fir / white-flowered rhododendron - falsebox CEBC000364 GNR S5 Yellow Amelanchier alnifolia / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi saskatoon / kinnikinnick CEBC002070 G4 S4 Yellow Amelanchier alnifolia / Pseudoroegneria spicata - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi saskatoon / bluebunch wheatgrass - kinnikinnick C5B2BASAA1 GNR S4 Yellow Betula nana / Carex aquatilis scrub birch / water sedge CEBC003052 G4 S3 Blue Betula nana / Equisetum spp. scrub birch / horsetails CEBC000400 GNR S3 Blue Carex lasiocarpa / Drepanocladus aduncus slender sedge / common hook-moss CEBC001013 G3 S3 Blue Carex nigricans Herbaceous Vegetation black alpine sedge Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002016 GNR SNR No Status Carex spp. / Sphagnum spp. sedges / peat-mosses CEBC001009 GNR SNR No Status Carex utriculata - Carex aquatilis beaked sedge - water sedge CEBC001017 G4 S4 Yellow Cassiope mertensiana Herbaceous Vegetation white mountain-heather Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002021 GNR SNR No Status Cetraria nivalis - Dryas octopetala ragged paperdoll - white mountain-avens CEBC002026 GNR SNR No Status Danthonia intermedia / Cladina rangiferina timber oatgrass / reindeer lichen CEBC003011 G3G4 S3S4 Yellow Danthonia intermedia Herbaceous Vegetation timber oatgrass Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002027 G2G3 SNR No Status Deschampsia cespitosa Community tufted hairgrass Community CEBC001019 G4 S3 Blue Distichlis spicata var. stricta Herbaceous Vegetation alkali saltgrass Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC003108 GNR S2 Red Dryas octopetala - Festuca altaica white mountain-avens - Altai fescue CEBC002031 GNR SNR No Status Dryas octopetala var. hookeriana Dwarf Shrubland white mountain-avens Dwarf Shrubland CEBC002030 GNR SNR No Status Equisetum fluviatile - Carex utriculata swamp horsetail - beaked sedge CEBC003032 G4 S3 Blue Festuca altaica - Festuca brachyphylla Altai fescue - alpine fescue CEBC002071 GNR SNR No Status Festuca brachyphylla - Phleum alpinum alpine fescue - alpine timothy CEBC002040 GNR SNR No Status Festuca brachyphylla Herbaceous Vegetation alpine fescue Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002038 GNR SNR No Status Festuca campestris - Pseudoroegneria spicata rough fescue - bluebunch wheatgrass CEBC000173 G4 S2 Red Juncus balticus - Carex praegracilis Baltic rush - field sedge CEBC001025 G3G4 S3 Blue Koeleria macrantha Herbaceous Vegetation junegrass Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002044 GNR SNR No Status Luetkea pectinata Herbaceous Vegetation partridge-foot Herbaceous Vegetation CEBC002047 GNR SNR No Status Phleum alpinum - Carex phaeocephala alpine timothy - dunhead sedge CEBC002049 GNR SNR No Status Picea engelmannii x glauca / Betula nana / Carex spp. hybrid white spruce / scrub birch / sedges CEBC000408 GNR S4 Yellow Picea engelmannii x glauca / Equisetum spp. hybrid white spruce / horsetails CEBC000025 GNR S5 Yellow Picea engelmannii x glauca / Gymnocarpium dryopteris hybrid white spruce / oak fern CEBC000030 GNR S4 Yellow Picea engelmannii x glauca - Populus tremuloides / Aralia nudicaulis hybrid white spruce - trembling aspen / wild sarsaparilla C2A2BSXLO1 GNR S2 Red Picea engelmannii x glauca / Ribes lacustre / Aralia nudicaulis hybrid white spruce / black gooseberry / wild sarsaparilla C2A2BSXRL1 GNR S3? Blue Picea engelmannii x glauca / Shepherdia canadensis - Symphoricarpos albus hybrid white spruce / soopolallie - common snowberry CEBC000406 GNR S4 Yellow Picea engelmannii x glauca / Shepherdia canadensis / Vaccinium scoparium hybrid white spruce / soopolallie / grouseberry CEBC000403 GNR S4 Yellow Picea mariana / Carex aquatilis / Sphagnum spp. black spruce / water sedge / peat-mosses CEBC000093 GNR S3S4 Yellow Pinus contorta / Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata / Calamagrostis rubescens lodgepole pine / Sitka alder / pinegrass CEBC000230 GNR S3 Blue Pinus contorta / Juniperus communis / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi lodgepole pine / common juniper / kinnikinnick CEBC000379 GNR S4 Yellow Pinus contorta / Juniperus spp. lodgepole pine / junipers CEBC000404 GNR S4S5 Yellow Pinus contorta / Mahonia aquifolium / Calamagrostis rubescens lodgepole pine / tall Oregon-grape / pinegrass CEBC000405 GNR S4 Yellow Pinus ponderosa - Populus tremuloides / Rosa woodsii ponderosa pine - trembling aspen / prairie rose C1A9BPPPT1 GNR S1 Red Pinus ponderosa / Pseudoroegneria spicata - Lupinus sericeus ponderosa pine / bluebunch wheatgrass - silky lupine CEBC000415 GNR S2 Red Populus trichocarpa / Cornus stolonifera - Rosa nutkana black cottonwood / red-osier dogwood - Nootka rose CEBC000883 GNR S1S2 Red Populus trichocarpa / Symphoricarpos albus - Rosa spp. black cottonwood / common snowberry - roses CEBC003093 GNR S2 Red Pseudoroegneria spicata - Koeleria macrantha bluebunch wheatgrass - junegrass CEBC000001 GNR S3 Blue

June 2014 Appendix C - 1 Teck Coal Limited - Elkview Operations: The Baldy Ridge Extension Project Description

Scientific Name English Name Element Code Global Status Prov Status BC List Pseudotsuga menziesii / Acer glabrum - Shepherdia canadensis Douglas-fir / Douglas maple - soopolallie CEBC000342 GNR S5 Yellow Pseudotsuga menziesii / Calamagrostis rubescens - Linnaea borealis Douglas-fir / pinegrass - twinflower C2A2BCRLB1 GNR S3 Blue Pseudotsuga menziesii - Larix occidentalis / Calamagrostis rubescens Douglas-fir - western larch / pinegrass C2A2BPMSX1 GNR S2 Red Pseudotsuga menziesii / Mahonia aquifolium / Cryptogramma acrostichoides Douglas-fir / tall Oregon-grape / parsley fern CEBC000371 GNR S2? Red Pseudotsuga menziesii / Penstemon fruticosus - Calamagrostis rubescens Douglas-fir / shrubby penstemon - pinegrass CEBC000229 GNR S3 Blue Pseudotsuga menziesii / Symphoricarpos albus / Balsamorhiza sagittata Douglas-fir / common snowberry / arrowleaf balsamroot CEBC000399 GNR S2 Red Puccinellia nuttalliana - Hordeum jubatum Nuttall's alkaligrass - foxtail barley CEBC001031 G3? S2 Red Purshia tridentata / Pseudoroegneria spicata antelope-brush / bluebunch wheatgrass CEBC000398 G3 S2 Red Salix barclayi / Carex spp. Barclay's willow / sedges CEBC002054 GNR SNR No Status Salix barrattiana - Salix barclayi Barratt's willow - Barclay's willow CEBC002055 GNR SNR No Status Salix barrattiana Dwarf Shrubland Barratt's willow Dwarf Shrubland CEBC002056 GNR SNR No Status Salix brachycarpa / Festuca spp. short-fruited willow / fescues CEBC002057 GNR SNR No Status Salix brachycarpa / Phleum alpinum short-fruited willow / alpine timothy CEBC002058 GNR SNR No Status Salix cascadensis Dwarf Shrubland Cascade willow Dwarf Shrubland CEBC002059 GNR SNR No Status Salix drummondiana / Calamagrostis canadensis Drummond's willow / bluejoint reedgrass CEBC003063 G3 S2S3 Blue Salix nivalis Dwarf Shrubland dwarf snow willow Dwarf Shrubland CEBC002060 GNR SNR No Status Schoenoplectus acutus Deep Marsh hard-stemmed bulrush Deep Marsh CEBC001044 G5 S3 Blue Symphoricarpos occidentalis / Festuca idahoensis western snowberry - Idaho fescue C5B2AFISO1 GNR S2? Red Thuja plicata / Oplopanax horridus / Athyrium filix-femina western redcedar / devil's club / lady fern CEBC000031 GNR S4 Yellow Thuja plicata / Paxistima myrsinites - Lonicera utahensis western redcedar / falsebox - Utah honeysuckle CEBC000228 GNR S3 Blue Thuja plicata - Tsuga heterophylla / Equisetum arvense western redcedar - western hemlock / common horsetail CEBC000243 GNR S3 Blue Thuja plicata / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Gymnocarpium dryopteris western redcedar / oval-leaved blueberry / oak fern CEBC000383 GNR S4 Yellow Trichophorum cespitosum / Campylium stellatum tufted clubrush / golden star-moss CEBC003049 G2G3 S2S3 Blue Tsuga heterophylla / Paxistima myrsinites western hemlock / falsebox CEBC000238 GNR S4S5 Yellow Tsuga heterophylla - Thuja plicata / Paxistima myrsinites / Pleurozium schreberi western hemlock - western redcedar / falsebox / red-stemmed feathermoss CEBC000246 GNR S4 Yellow Typha latifolia Marsh common cattail Marsh CEBC001047 G5 S3 Blue

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