Original EA Amendment

7.0

COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

The format of this Compliance Statement and the calculation of the FA amount presented in this Compliance Statement are in accordance with the following:

• Guideline: Financial assurance under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (ESR/2015/1758) (EHP 2016); and

• Environmental Protection Act 1994 , section 288 – requirements for Plan of Operations.

7.1

AUDITOR’S NAME

Julie Byrd Senior Environmental Scientist AARC Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd (AARC) Suite 5, 1 Swann Road

Taringa QLD 4068 Ph: (07) 3217 8772 Fax: (07) 3217 8775

7.2

AUDITOR’S CREDENTIAL S

Julie is a qualified environmental consultant with 11 years relevant industry experience.

7.3

RELATIONSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY HOLDER

AARC is an independent environmental consultancy commissioned by Norton to conduct environmental management activities for the Project.

7.4

METHOD OF AUDIT

The assessment of compliance of this PoO with the EA conditions was conducted through a desktop assessment and knowledge of the Project site layout and conditions.

7.5

MINING PROJECT NAME

Mount Morgan Project

7.6

AUDIT PROCESS

7.6.1

Environmental Authority and Mining Lease Numbers

This PoO is written in compliance with requirements of conditions detailed in EA EPML00433013. Tenements associated with the Project are listed in Table 2.

7.6.2

Audit of the Plan

The extent to which the PoO complies with the conditions of the EA is described in Section 4.0 and Table 5 (the Action Program). The Action Program determines the actions and documentation required to comply with the EA conditions.

7.6.3

Audit of the Rehabilitation Program

The rehabilitation schedule and rehabilitation cost estimate for the term of this PoO is detailed in Section 5.0. The rehabilitation costs are an estimate of the total third-party cost to complete final rehabilitation

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Plan of Operations March 2019

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