Original EA Amendment

PHASE 3: MONTH 51 to 72

INFLOWS

OUTFLOWS

1752 ML/ann Dee River and Sludge

DOR WTP

1752 ML/ann

0

DOR WTP Transfer

1752 ML/ann

786 ML/ann

DOR WTP Transfer

465 ML/ann

Seepage Pumpback

Enhanced Evaporation

303 ML/ann

495 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

OCP

486 ML/ann Seepage Losses

-2291

183 ML/ann OCP to SSG

Pumped Transfer

0 ML/ann Return water to plant

0 ML/ann

1 ML/ann

OCP to SSG Pumped Transfer

Seepage Losses

411 ML/ann

11 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

SSGArea

31 ML/ann

0 ML/ann

Basin 1&2 Spill

Water retained in Tailings

430

0 ML/ann

0 ML/ann

Bleed Water to SSG

Return water to plant

0 ML/ann

3394 ML/ann

Return water to plant

Tailings Water to SSG

146 ML/ann Raw water from external source

Process Plant

403 ML/ann Ore Moisture

0 ML/ann

0

2846 ML/ann UMG to plant

OCP to plant

2846 ML/ann

Tailings water to UMG

Return water to plant

183 ML/ann OCP to UMG

3394 ML/ann

166 ML/ann

80 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

UMG TSF

557 ML/ann Water retained in Tailings

260

NET SYSTEM BALANCE:

-1600

Figure A.3

Simulated mean forecast water balance for Phase 3 (with UMG as the TSF)

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