Original EA Amendment

Contents

1. Introduction................................................................................................................................ 14

1.1. Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 14

1.2. Project Location ........................................................................................................................ 15

1.3. Environmental Authority Holder ................................................................................................ 17

1.4. Environmentally Relevant Activities .......................................................................................... 17

1.5. Mining Tenements ..................................................................................................................... 17

1.6. Real Property Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 20

2. Overview of Proposed EA Amendments................................................................................... 25

2.1. Proposed Amendments............................................................................................................. 25

2.1.1. Proposed Amendment 1: Authorise Upper Mundic Gully TSF ................................................. 25

2.1.2. Proposed Amendment 2: Update Table A1 and Figure 1 to address TBDs and reduce

duplication ............................................................................................................................................. 28

2.1.3. Proposed Amendment 3: Fix Minor Erroneous Issues in the EA.............................................. 28

2.2. Amendment Justifications ......................................................................................................... 32

2.2.1. Justification for Proposed Amendment 1 .................................................................................. 32

2.2.2. Justification for Proposed Amendment 2 .................................................................................. 33

2.2.3. Justification for Proposed Amendment 3 .................................................................................. 34

2.3. Proposed Conditioning .............................................................................................................. 34

2.3.1. Conditions within the EA ........................................................................................................... 34

2.3.2. Tables within the EA ................................................................................................................. 38

2.3.3. Figures within the EA ................................................................................................................ 44

2.4. Summary of Risks and Likely Magnitude of Impacts on Environmental Values .......................46

2.5. Assessment Level Decision ...................................................................................................... 51

2.5.1. Previous Site Disturbance ......................................................................................................... 52

2.6. Content of Supporting Information ............................................................................................ 55

3. Overall Project Description........................................................................................................ 57

3.1. Overall Project History .............................................................................................................. 57

3.1.1. Handover to the State ............................................................................................................... 58

3.1.2. Abandoned Mine Status ............................................................................................................ 58

3.1.3. Past Reprocessing Endeavours................................................................................................ 59

3.1.4. Phase 2 Agreement .................................................................................................................. 60

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