Original EA Amendment

PHASE 4: MONTH 73 to 95

INFLOWS

OUTFLOWS

1486 ML/ann Dee River and Sludge

DOR WTP

1486 ML/ann

0

DOR WTP Transfer

1486 ML/ann

788 ML/ann

DOR WTP Transfer

366 ML/ann

Seepage Pumpback

Enhanced Evaporation

304 ML/ann

236 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

OCP

486 ML/ann Seepage Losses

-1631

149 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

414 ML/ann

10 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

SSGArea

31 ML/ann

0 ML/ann

Basin 1&2 Spill

Water retained in Tailings

434

0 ML/ann

0 ML/ann

Bleed Water to SSG

Return water to plant

0 ML/ann

3396 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

2847 ML/ann UMG to plant

OCP to plant

2847 ML/ann

3396 ML/ann

Return water to plant

149 ML/ann Tailings water to UMG OCP to UMG

284 ML/ann

151 ML/ann

Rainfall and Runoff

Natural Evaporation

UMG TSF

557 ML/ann Water retained in Tailings

274

NET SYSTEM BALANCE:

-924

Figure A.4

Simulated mean forecast water balance for Phase 4 (with UMG as the TSF)

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