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Ulan Coal Mines Limited Community Consultative Committee Meeting

September 2017

Agenda

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Opening and Welcome

Lisa Andrews

Apologies

Lisa Andrews

Business Arising From Previous Minutes

Lisa Andrews

Confirmation of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Lisa Andrews

Correspondence Project Update

Robyn Stoney

General Business

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Next Meeting – 7 December 2017, 3:30pm

Lisa Andrews

Introduction

Apologies

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Business arising from previous minutes.

• From January: Presentations for 2017 meetings now available on the website
• Have worked with our truck driver teams and requested MWRC consider a

permanent sign for this

• Chris Shultz can attend on 7 December, any questions for him?
• Triassic drawdown – next page
• Link to fire recovery advice

https://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/for-the-community/nsw-bushfires-2017- help/recovery-help-bushfires.html

• Inversion characteristics were present on 4 and 5 June between midnight and

6:15AM and midnight and 6:30AM respectively.

• Baseflow losses – the model provides estimated baseflow losses and is updated

each time the model is reviewed taking into account the actual observed flows into the mine (as a total, baseflow losses are a proportion of these) and observed drawdowns from groundwater monitoring. The model is being reviewed currently as part the modification

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Triassic Groundwater Monitoring Locations

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Triassic Groundwater Monitoring

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Triassic Groundwater Monitoring

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PA08_0184 Modifications

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PA08_0184 issued Nov 2010 Mod 1 North 1 Nov 2011 Mod 2 Blasting and narrower panels UWO 1 to 4 May 2012 Mod 3 UWO South West Extension Mar 2016 Mod 4 extension to PA08_0184 in development to allow for infrastructure corridor Mod 5 UUG West and East extensions and UWO panels LW7 and 8 extensions in development

UCML Reports & Overview of Activities

Progress of the Project

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Ulan West

• LW3 commenced on 3 July 2016

retreated approximately 3 kilometres

• LW3 is due for completion
• Current development panel is

LW05 Goulburn River Diversion (GRD) Bobadeen Quarry rock supply is temporarily suspended as enough rock is available at the GRD to complete the active areas Ulan Underground

• LW W3 completed 22 July

2017

• LW W4 commenced 5

September 2017

• Current development panel

MGW05. Open Cut

• Rehabilitation – 12ha land

shaping is complete, topsoil and seeding to commence Q4 2017

• Care and maintenance
• East Pit maintenance of old

Rehabilitation in progress in conjunction with GRD works

Goulburn River Diversion Update

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Goulburn River Drone Video

Monitoring & Environmental Performance

Environment and Community Performance

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Incident Category 2017 YTD Incidents 2016 Incidents 2015 Incidents Cat 0 4 8 6 Cat 1 7 16 22 Cat 2 Total 11 24 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Number of Incidents

Incidents by Type & Category

Cat 2 Cat 1 Cat 0

Monitoring - Water Discharge

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Discharge from LDP3, 6 and 19 against Goulburn River Downstream daily volumes.

0.000 5.000 10.000 15.000 20.000 25.000 30.000 35.000 40.000 45.000 24-May-17 31-May-17 07-Jun-17 14-Jun-17 21-Jun-17 28-Jun-17 05-Jul-17 12-Jul-17 19-Jul-17 26-Jul-17

ML/day

LDP19 LDP6 LDP3 Volume Limit LDP 3, 6, 19 (ML/day) Goulburn DS GS (SW02) Daily Volume

Average Volume LDP19 LDP6 Goulburn River DS May-17

0.94 6.24 16.77

Jun-17

0.00 7.02 14.09

Jul-17

1.22 6.74 9.85

Monitoring – Water EC

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EC comparison of Goulburn River & Ulan Creek discharges

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 24-May-17 26-May-17 28-May-17 30-May-17 01-Jun-17 03-Jun-17 05-Jun-17 07-Jun-17 09-Jun-17 11-Jun-17 13-Jun-17 15-Jun-17 17-Jun-17 19-Jun-17 21-Jun-17 23-Jun-17 25-Jun-17 27-Jun-17 29-Jun-17 01-Jul-17 03-Jul-17 05-Jul-17 07-Jul-17 09-Jul-17 11-Jul-17 13-Jul-17 15-Jul-17 17-Jul-17 19-Jul-17 21-Jul-17 23-Jul-17 25-Jul-17 27-Jul-17 29-Jul-17 31-Jul-17

µS/cm

Goulburn River & Ulan Creek EC

Goulburn River- US (SW01) Goulburn River - DS (SW02) LDP19 (NWSD) LDP6 (Bobadeen)

Average EC LDP19 LDP6 Goulburn River US Goulburn River DS May-17 751 802 367 591 Jun-17 No Discharge 779 434 639 Jul-17 786 805 467 674

Monitoring – Water pH

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pH comparison for Goulburn River & Ulan Creek discharges

6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 24-May-17 26-May-17 28-May-17 30-May-17 01-Jun-17 03-Jun-17 05-Jun-17 07-Jun-17 09-Jun-17 11-Jun-17 13-Jun-17 15-Jun-17 17-Jun-17 19-Jun-17 21-Jun-17 23-Jun-17 25-Jun-17 27-Jun-17 29-Jun-17 01-Jul-17 03-Jul-17 05-Jul-17 07-Jul-17 09-Jul-17 11-Jul-17 13-Jul-17 15-Jul-17 17-Jul-17 19-Jul-17 21-Jul-17 23-Jul-17 25-Jul-17 27-Jul-17 29-Jul-17 31-Jul-17

pH

Goulburn River & Ulan Creek pH

Goulburn River- US (SW01) Goulburn River - DS (SW02) LDP19 (NWSD) LDP6 (Bobadeen)

Average pH LDP19 LDP6 Goulburn River US Goulburn River DS May-17 7.16 7.58 7.07 8.02 Jun-17 No Discharge 7.3 7.09 8.22 Jul-17 7.05 7.34 7.05 8.32

Community Complaints and response to complaints

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Complaint Type 2017 YTD Complaints 2016 Complaints 2015 Complaints Noise 11 4 8 Dust 1 Blast Water 1 Other 1 Total 12 5 9

1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 Number

Complaints by Month 2017

Feral animal control

• Aerial Dog baiting completed in conjunction with wild dog association & LLS
• Wild Pig baiting program completed (around 60 pigs captured consuming baited

grain)

• Engaged Roo harvester
• Colinta now completing a kangaroo culling program

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Community Grants

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Category Project Investment Partner Value Capacity building - other Gulgong Gold and Mining Festival Gulgong Chamber of Commerce $1,500 Capacity building – Economic Diversity Visitor Guide Mudgee Region Tourism $2,750 Capacity building – Economic Diversity Coal Mines Cup Mudgee Running Festival $1,000 Capacity building Education Purchase resources to run a STEM/ computer coding/ robotics program in the library Rylstone Public School - $4940 Capacity building Education Bloom Diary and Strength Journal Mudgee Public School 1600 Capacity building Education Upgrade to chook sheds Mudgee High School $5,000 Capacity building Education Breakfast Club $1500.00 Lue Public School $1,500

The following projects were approved for community investment:

General Business

General Business

• General business and/or closing comments
• Next meeting times and dates:
• 3:30pm on 7 December 2017 – Elton’s Bar and Restaurant
• Dietary requirements?

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Before remediation

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DS 7.6 Area 6 R/H side DS 7.8 DS 7.1

CCC Inspection Route

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