umwelt Environmental & Social Consultants FQM A USTRALIA NICKEL rTY LIMITED A6N 92 135 761 465 SHOEMAKER-LEVY PROJECT RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS Works Approval Application Supporting Documentation FINAL September 2019 FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LI M ITED ABN 92 135 761 465 SHOEMAKER-LEVY PROJECT RAVENSTHORPE NICKEL OPERATIONS Works Approval Application Supporting Documentation FINAL Prepared by Umwelt (Australia) Pty Limited on behalf of First Quantum Minerals Nickel Australia Pty Limited Project Director: Emma Molloy Project Manager: Emma Molloy Report No. 6181/R07 Date: September 2019 Environmental & Social Consultants Perth Level 1, 12 Prowse St Perth WA 6872 T| 1300 793 267 E| [email protected] www.umwelt.com.au This report was prepared using Umwelt’s ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System. 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Where this document indicates that information has been provided by third parties, Umwelt has made no independent verification of this information except as expressly stated. ©Umwelt (Australia) Pty Ltd Document Status Rev No. Reviewer Approved for Issue Name Date Name Date Final Jacinta Coulin 18/09/2019 Bret Jenkins 18/09/2019 ,.A .J umwelt Table of Contents 1.0 Project Overview 1 2.0 Proof of Occupier Status (Attachment 1A) 3 3.0 ASIC Company Extract (Attachment 1B) 4 4.0 Shoemaker-Levy Project Site Map (Attachment 2A) 5 5.0 Proposed Activities (Attachment 3a) 8 5.1 Purpose of this Report 8 5.2 Prescribed Premises Categories 8 5.3 Crushing Facility 9 5.4 Overland Conveyor 9 5.5 Saline Water Pipeline 9 5.6 Mine Services Area 10 5.7 Commissioning 10 6.0 Other Approvals and Consultation (Attachment 5) 11 6.1 Other Approvals 11 6.2 Stakeholder Consultation 11 7.0 Emissions, Discharges and Waste (Attachment 6A) 18 7.1 Emissions and Discharges 18 7.1.1 Noise 18 7.1.2 Air Quality 19 7.1.3 Unintentional Discharges 20 7.1.4 Summary of Emissions and Discharges 21 7.2 Waste 34 8.0 Siting and Location (Attachment 7) 35 8.1 Residential and Sensitive Receptors 35 8.2 Specified Ecosystems 35 8.3 Existing Environment of the Project Area 36 9.0 Cost of Works (Attachment 9) 38 10.0 References 39 Shoemaker-Levy Project Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations 6181_R05_FQMAN Works Approval Supporting Doc V3 ,.A .J umwelt Tables Table 1.1 Prescribed Premises Categories and Capacities for Operating Licence L8008/2004/3 1 Table 5.1 Prescribed Premises Categories 8 Table 6.1 Other Approvals Associated with Mining Commencement Activities 11 Table 7.1 Assigned Noise Levels for Residential Receptors as per the Environmental Protection (Noise) Regulations 1997 18 Table 7.2 Summary of Potential Emissions and Discharges 22 Table 9.1 Cost of Works For Proposed Activities at Shoemaker-Levy Site 38 Shoemaker-Levy Project Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations 6181_R05_FQMAN Works Approval Supporting Doc V3 ,.A 1' umwelt 1.0 Project Overview This Works Approval Application has been prepared for the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation (RNO), located approximately 550 kilometres (km) south-east of Perth in Western Australia. First Quantum Minerals Pty Limited (FQM) through its wholly owned subsidiary FQM Australia Nickel Pty Limited (FQMAN) is proposing to mine the Shoemaker-Levy ore reserve at RNO. Ore reserves at RNO include three nickel laterite deposits; Halleys, Hale-Bopp and Shoemaker-Levy. Ministerial approval for the Halleys orebody area was received in June 1999 under Ministerial Statement Number 509 (MS 509). The Hale-Bopp and Shoemaker-Levy mine areas and infrastructure corridor were approved under section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act) through the issue of a new Ministerial approval for the operations (Ministerial Statement 633 (MS 633)) in 2003. The latest amendment to MS 633 (May 2019) was for administrative changes relating to disturbance area boundaries. Development of RNO commenced in 1998 under the ownership of Comet Resources. In 2002 BHP Billiton purchased RNO and commenced construction in 2003. Operations commenced in 2008 but BHP Billiton placed the site into care and maintenance in 2009. FQMAN acquired RNO from BHP Billiton as a decommissioned nickel operation in February 2010. Under the ownership of FQMAN, modifications and upgrades were made to the plant and commissioning started in June 2011. Nickel was first produced in October 2011 and first exports were shipped by FQMAN on 25 November 2011 (FQMAN, 2016b). RNO was placed into care and maintenance in October 2017 due to persistently low nickel prices (FQMAN, 2017). FQMAN is now undertaking activities to facilitate recommencement of operations at RNO. Whilst the majority of ore in the southern mine pits of Halleys and Hale-Bopp has been mined, only approved exploration activities have been undertaken at the Shoemaker-Levy site. As part of recommencement of operations, FQMAN plans to commence mining and crushing of ore at the Shoemaker-Levy mine area. The Operating Licence for the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations (L8008/2004/3) was issued by the Department of Environment Regulation (now the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER)) in May 2013. The prescribed premises area covered by this licence includes the Halle-Bopp and Halleys pits and existing infrastructure such as a processing plant, tailings storage facilities, evaporation ponds and power station. This infrastructure will also be utilised by the Shoemaker-Levy operations. The prescribed premises boundary in the licence does not include the Shoemaker-Levy mine area or the infrastructure corridor. The categories covered by the licence and their design capacities are shown in Table 1.1. Table 1.1 Prescribed Premises Categories and Capacities for Operating Licence L8008/2004/3 Category Category Description Category Production or Approved Premises Number Design Capacity Production or Design Capacity 5 Processing or beneficiation of 50,000 tonnes or more per 13,900,000 tonnes metallic or non-metallic ore year per annual period 31 Chemical manufacturing 100 tonnes or more per year 1,606,00 tonnes per annual period 52 Electric power generation 20 MW or more in aggregate 70 MW in aggregate 54 Sewage facility 10 m3 or more per day 300 m3 per day Shoemaker-Levy Project Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Project Overview 6181_R05_FQMAN Works Approval Supporting Doc V3 1 ,A 77( umwelt This Works Approval application relates only to proposed new activities at the Shoemaker-Levy mine. There are no proposed changes to prescribed premises activities that are already approved in Licence L8008/2004/3. To facilitate mining of ore reserves at the Shoemaker-Levy deposit, construction of the following infrastructure within the approved Shoemaker-Levy and infrastructure corridor disturbance boundary is proposed: crushing facility infrastructure corridor that includes an overland conveyor system and saline water pipeline turkeys nest dam for storing saline water mine services area containing infrastructure including a bulk fuel storage facility, workshop and washdown bay. Attachment 2A within Section 4.0 illustrates the location of proposed infrastructure. Shoemaker-Levy Project Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Project Overview 6181_R05_FQMAN Works Approval Supporting Doc V3 2 ,A 77( umwelt 2.0 Proof of Occupier Status (Attachment 1A) Shoemaker-Levy Project Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Proof of Occupier Status (Attachment 1A) 6181_R05_FQMAN Works Approval Supporting Doc V3 3 WESTERN AUSTRALIA MINING TENEMENT REGISTER SEARCH GENERAL PURPOSE LEASE 74/8 This Register Search issued pursuant to Section 103F(4) of Rick Rogerson the Mining Act, 1978 at: 12:05:12 16/09/2019 Executive Director Resource Tenure Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety Tenement Summary Identifier : G 74/8 District : PHILLIPS RIVER M.F. Current Area : 6.76000 HA Status : Live Mark Out : 29/05/2005 14:06:00 Received : 03/06/2005 16:15:00 Term Granted : 21 Years Lodging Office : PERTH Commence : 25/03/2010 Expiry : 24/03/2031 Purpose :For erecting,placing and Death : operating machinery; transportation,treating, depositing and storage of minerals and taillings. Rent Status Due for Year End 24/03/2020 : Previous Amount Outstanding : $0.00 Current Due : $0.00 Rent for Year End 24/03/2021 : $122.50 Expenditure Status Expended Year End : NO EXPENDITURE REQUIRED Current Year () Commitment : NO EXPENDITURE REQUIRED OWNERSHIP DETAILS Current Holders Name and Address Shares FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY LTD (ACN:135761465) 100 HETHERINGTON EXPLORATION & MINING TITLE SERVICES PTY LTD, PO BOX 8249, PERTH BUSINESS CENTRE, PERTH, WA, 6849, [email protected], 92289977 Total Shares: 100 Created 16/09/2019 12:05:12 Requested By: Megan Menon/Page 1 of 6 MINING TENEMENT REGISTER SEARCH GENERAL PURPOSE LEASE 74/8 - Live Holder Changes Dealing Status Date From (Shares) To (Shares) Deemed Transfer Registered BILLITON NICKEL FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY 340707 11/02/2010 (RAVENSTHORPE) PTY LTD (50) LTD (50) 15:08:00 Deemed Transfer Registered QNI WESTERN AUSTRALIA PTY FQM AUSTRALIA NICKEL PTY