Original EA Amendment

Table 60. Risk Assessment Results

Aspect

Potential Impact

Risk Rating

Risk Controls

Residual Risk Rating

Treatment

L

C

R

L

C

R

TSF designed by RPEQ in

accordance with DETSI guidelines

and ANCOLD best practice.

Given the total volume capacity of

both assessed stages of the TSF, a

flood included overtopping failure was

None identified. The proposed amendments

deemed as non-credible.

are unlikely to result in further impacts to

surface water values in the Dee River and

Failure mode analysis undertaken that

downstream riverine systems. The addition of

Release of tailings/

indicates the OCP would buffer most

the Upper Mundic Gully TSF to the tailings

water from Upper

of the receiving water in most release

water management inventory will provide

Mundic Gully TSF

scenarios.

Water

Possible High

13

Unlikely Minor

5

greater resilience against climatic extremes

causing impact to

The TSF size has been designed to

which reduces the likelihood of overtopping

surface water

accommodate a PMP storm event.

events to ALARP. Heritage Minerals will not be

receptors

discharging water into the Dee River as part of

Annual regular maintenance

mining operations.

inspections in accordance with EA

conditions in Schedule H and the

Manual for Assessing Consequence

Categories and Hydraulic

Performance of Structures

(ESR/2016/1933) .

Reduce potential for seepage from

TSF into Dam 8 through construction

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