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Supporting Information for Works

Approval

Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project on M52/1064

June 2018

Revision Status Record

Revision Date Description of Revision Originator Approved

A 29/06/2018 Initial Document for Review CN & RS

CIVIL & HAULAGE

Supporting Information for Works Approval Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project M52/1064

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 5 1

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 2 – APPLICANT DETAILS ................................. 5 2

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 3 – PREMISES DETAILS ................................. 12 33.1. Overview of Operations ...................................................................................... 12

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 4 – PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ........................... 21 4

PART 5: INDEX OF BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS FOR ASSESSMENTS (IBSA) . 5 .......................................................................................................................... 28

5.1. Climate ............................................................................................................... 28

5.2. Regional Setting ................................................................................................. 31

5.3. Local Topography .............................................................................................. 31

5.4. Hydrology ........................................................................................................... 31

5.5. Geology ............................................................................................................. 32

5.6. Waste Rock and Tailings .................................................................................... 33

5.7. Description of Soils ............................................................................................ 33

5.8. Acid Mine Drainage and Acid Sulfate Soils ......................................................... 34

5.9. Land Systems .................................................................................................... 34

5.10. Regional Vegetation Associations ...................................................................... 35

5.11. Conservation Listings for Western Australia ....................................................... 38

5.12. Conservation Areas and Ecological Communities .............................................. 38

5.13. Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities ............................................... 39

5.14. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ....................... 40

5.15. Flora ................................................................................................................... 40

5.16. Fauna ................................................................................................................. 41

5.17. Heritage ............................................................................................................. 56

5.18. Social Environment ............................................................................................ 56

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 6 – OTHER DWER APPROVAL ....................... 58 6

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 7 - OTHER APPROVALS AND CONSULTATION 7 .......................................................................................................................... 58

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 8 - FIT AND COMPETENT OPERATOR .......... 62 8

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 9 - EMISSIONS, DISCHARGES AND WASTE . 62 9

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 10 - SITING AND LOCATION ....................... 62 10

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ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 11 - SUBMISSION OF ANY OTHER 11RELEVANT INFORMATION ................................................................................... 62

REFERENCES .............................................................................................. 63 12

APPENDIX A ................................................................................................ 67 13

APPENDIX B ................................................................................................ 84 14

APPENDIX C ................................................................................................ 93 15

APPENDIX D ................................................................................................ 96 16

APPENDIX E ................................................................................................ 99 17

FIGURES Figure 1: Regional Location of the Prescribed Premise at the Warrawanda Creek South

Sand Project ............................................................................................................... 15

Figure 2: Locality Map for the Prescribed Premise at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project ........................................................................................................................ 16

Figure 3: Site Location for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project ......... 17

Figure 4: Site Layout for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project ............ 18

Figure 5: Site Plan for the Working Areas for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project ........................................................................................................................ 19

Figure 6: Land Uses and Proximity to Sensitive Receptors at the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project ........................................................................................................................ 20

Figure 7: Mean monthly rainfall and temperature data for Newman Airport......................... 29

Figure 8: Land Systems at the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project ....................................... 36

Figure 9: Vegetation Associations at the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project ........................ 37

Figure 10: NatureMap search for conservation listed flora in the search area ..................... 53

Figure 11: Distribution of Priority Flora recorded in the DBCA search area for the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project ................................................................................ 54

Figure 12: NatureMap search for conservation listed fauna in search area ......................... 55

Figure 13: Heritage Council ‘InHerit’ Database Search ....................................................... 57




TABLES Table 1: Climate averages for Newman Aero BOM Station No 7176 .................................. 30

Table 2: Sand and shingle resource estimate for M52/1064 ............................................... 33

Table 3: Information on the extent of Vegetation Association at the Project Area ............... 35

Table 4: Conservation listed flora for the NatureMap 20km search area ............................. 41

Table 5: Assessment of conservation significant fauna and the potential impact from mining operations ................................................................................................................... 43

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Information on acts and agreements related to the conservation and protection of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia

Appendix B: Department of Environment and Energy Protected Matters Search Report

Appendix C: Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for flora near the Project Area

Appendix D: Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for fauna near the Project Area

Appendix E: Searches using the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System for M52/1064




INTRODUCTION 1

Drilline Pty Ltd (‘Drilline’) as entered into an agreement with the lessee of M52/1064 Redstone Minerals Pty Ltd (‘Redstone’) whereby Drilline has been given the rights to conduct a mining and screening operation on M52/1064. The operation is known as the “Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project” or the “Project” in this document.

In relation to all matters concerning the works approval and licence as required under Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, Drilline is therefore the applicant for the works approval and the legal occupier of the Prescribed Premise. The Prescribed Premise will in effect be the entirety of M52/1064.

Drilline has made application for a works approval to conduct a sand and shingle screening operation as a Category 12 Prescribed Premise. This supporting document is provided to accompany the form “IR-F09_Application_form_works_approval_licence_etc_v9.0.docx” that has been submitted to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (‘DWER’).

The works approval application form requires the provision of various attachments and additional information. This document contains a compilation of the attachments and additional information for the works approval application. The provision of information generally follows the sequence of occurrence in the works approval application form.

It should be noted that M52/1064, the Prescribed Premise, is the subject of the following current environmental approvals issued by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (‘DMIRS’):

• Mining Proposal with Mine Closure Plan MP-MCP 42088 approved on 19/11/2014;

• Updated Mine Closure Plan MCP 71196 approved on 17/01/2018; and

• Clearing Permit CPS 6279/1 valid until 29/11/2019.

M52/1064 is also the subject of two approval applications that under currently under assessment by DMIRS:

• Mining Proposal MP 74782 (for working areas for screening and stockpiling); and

• Amendment to CPS 6279/1 (to include the working area and access roads).

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 2 – APPLICANT DETAILS 2

The following attachments are provided in this section:

• Attachment 1A: Proof of occupier status (Mining Tenement Summary for M52/1064 from DMIRS (2018a) and letter of authorisation from tenement holder Redstone Minerals Pty Ltd).

• Attachment 1B: ASIC company extract (Drilline Pty Ltd).

• Attachment 1C: Authorisation to act as representative of the occupier (Charles Newland).




Attachment 1A: Proof of occupier status (Mining Tenement Summary for M52/1064)

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Government of Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

MINING TENEMENT SUMMARY REPORT

MINING LEASE 52/1064

TENEMENT SUMMARY

Area: 120.00000 HA Death Reason:

Mark Out : 17/04/201 3 14:54:00 Death Date :

Received: 19/04/201 3 14:01 :29 Commence: 11/09/2014

Term Granted : 21 Years Expiry : 10/09/2035

CURRENT HOLDER DETAILS

Name and Address REDSTONE MINERALS PTY LTD

CIVIL& HAULAGL

Status: Live

C/- MKII CONSUL TING PTY LTD, PO BOX 753, WEMBLEY, WA, 6913, [email protected], xxxxx555

DESCRIPTION

Locality: Warrawanda South Datum: Datum situated at GDA Coordinates Zone 50 792802mE,

7385092mN Boundary: Thence 2670m@ 156 degrees 362m@ 245 degrees

2233m @ 332 degrees 592m @ 357 degrees 325m @ 85 degrees Back To Datum.

Area: Type Granted Applied For

Dealing No

Shire MEEKATHARRA SHIRE

Due For Year End 10/09/2018: PAID IN FULL Due For Year End 10/09/2019: $2,112.00

SHIRE DETAILS

Shire No Start 5250 19/04/2013

RENT STATUS

Start Date 11/09/2014 17/04/2013

End

EXPENDITURE STATUS

Expended Year End 10/09/2017: EXPENDED IN FULL Current Year Commitment : $12,000.00

Area 120.00000 HA 120.00000 HA

Area 120.00000 HA

Created 22/06/2018 12:35:29 Requested By: Charles Newland/Page 1 of 1



Attachment 1A: Proof of occupier status (authorisation from Redstone Minerals Pty

Ltd)

Level 1 / 4 Adelaide Street Fremantle, WA, 6158 Phone: (08) 9433-1888 www.redstoneminerals.com.au

Ms. Alana Kidd Department of Water and Environmental Regulation

The Atrium Level 4

168 St Georges Terrace

PERTH WA 6000

Dear Alana

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AUTHORISATION FOR DRILLINE PTY LTD TO ACT AS LEGAL OCCUPIER OF THE PRESCRIBED PREMISE

Redstone Minerals Ply Ltd ("Redstone") is the registered tenement holder of M46/524, L46/113, M52/1063, M52/1064 and L52/157 ("the Redstone Tenements"). Redstone has entered into an agreement with Drilline Pty Ltd ("Drilline") whereby Drilline has been given the rights to conduct mining and screening operations on the Redstone Tenements.

In relation to all matters concerning the Works Approval and Licence to Operate as required under Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986, Drilline will therefore become the legal occupier of the Prescribed Premise.

Should you have any further queries please contact me directly; work - 08 9433 1888, mobile - 0418 421 444 or email - [email protected].

Yours faithfully

Joe Lawrence

Director, Redstone Minerals Ply Ltd

29 June 2018



Attachment 1B: ASIC company extract (Drilline Pty Ltd) – Page 1 of 3

• ASIC Australian Securities & Investments Commission

Current Company Extract

Name: DRILLINE PTY LTD ACN: 065 688 164

Date/Time: 19 February 2018 AEST 12:56:04 PM

This extract contains information derived from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) database under section 1274A of the Corporations Act 2001 .

Please advise ASIC of any error or omission which you may identify.






Current Company Extract DRILLINE PTY LTD

ACN 065 688 164

-Organisation Details Document Number

Current Organisation Details

Name: DRILLINE PTY LTD 007784281

ACN: 065 688164

ABN: 40065688164

Registered in: Western Australia

Registration date: 15/07/1994

Next review date: 15/07/2018

Name start date: 15/07/1994

Status: Registered

Company type: Australian Proprietary Company

Class: Limited By Shares

Subclass: Proprietary Company

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Registered address: Lot 852 Shanks Road, ONSLOW WA 6710 7E9468741

Start date: 28/09/2017 -

Principal Place Of Lot 852 Shanks Road, ONSLOW WA 6710 7E9468741

Business address:

Start date: 01 /09/2017 j Contact Address

Section 146A of the Corporations Act 2001 states 'A contact address is the address to which communications and notices are sent from ASIC to the company'.

Address: PO BOX 426, LEEDERVILLE WA 6903

J Start date: 22/05/2017 -

~

Officeholders and Other Roles Document Number Director ---

Name: DARRYL JOHN MALLETT 7E9468741

Address: Lot 852 Shanks Road, ONSLOW WA 6710

Born: 10/02/1965, PERTH, WA I Appointment date: 15/07/1994

Name: GINA STACEY MALLETT 7E9468741


Born: 23/01 /1965, SURRY BRIDGE YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM

Appointment date: 24/06/2013

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19 February 2018 AEST 12:56:04 PM 1





Current Company Extract DRILLINE PTY LTD

ACN 065 688 164

Class Description

ORD ORDINARY SHARES

Members

Number issued

200

Total amount paid

200.00

Total amount Document unpaid number

0.00 065688162

Note: For each class of shares issued by a proprietary company, ASIC records the details of the top twenty members of the class (based on shareholdings). The details of any other members holding the same number of shares as the twentieth ranked member will also be recorded by ASIC on the database. Where available, historical records show that a member has ceased to be ranked amongst the top twenty members. This may, but does not necessarily mean, that they have ceased to be a member of the company.

Name: MDG INVESTMENTS PTY LTD

ACN: 089 150 738


Class

ORD

Documents

Number held

200

Beneficially held

yes

Paid

FULLY

Document number j 7E9468741

Note: Where no Date Processed is shown, the document in question has not been processed. In these instances care should be taken in using information that may be updated by the document when it is processed. Where the Date Processed is shown but there is a zero under No Pages, the document has been processed but a copy is not yet available.

Date received Form type

17/08/2016 484N Change To Company Details Changes To (Members) Share Holdings

21/09/2017 484 Change To Company Details

4848 Change Of Registered Address 484C Change Of Principal Place Of Business (Address) 484A 1 Change Officeholder Name Or Address 484A2 Change Member Name Or Address

21/09/2017 492 Request For Correction

Date Number of Effective Document processed pages date number

17/08/2016 2 17/08/2016 7E8258423

22/09/2017 3 21/09/2017 7E9468741

22/09/2017 3 21/09/2017 7E9468953

***End of Extract of 2 Pages***

19 February 2018 AEST 12:56:04 PM 2



Attachment 1C: Authorisation to act as representative of the occupier (Charles

Newland)

CDrilline CIVI L & H AU LAGE

29th June 2018

Newland Environmental Pty Ltd U5/27 Byron Road Kalamunda WA 6076

Dear Charles,

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T 08 9248 9686 I E [email protected]

Perth: 16A Calais Road, Scarborough WA 6019

Onslow: Lot 852 Shanks Road, Onslow WA 6710

ABN 40 065 688 164

Authorisation to act on behalf of Ori/line Pty Ltd in regards to the application for a works approval

I hereby authorise Charles Newland of Newland Environmental Ply Ltd to act on behalf of Drilline Ply Ltd in regards to the application for a works approval, licence to operate and other associated regulatory processes pursuant to Part V, Division 3 of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 in relation to the sand screening operation on M52/1063, M52/1064, L52/157, L52/195, M46/524 and L46/113.

Kind regards

Ryan Croll CEO - Drilline Pty Ltd

Exceeding the expectations of clients & business partners through the provision of locally based qua lity construction and mining services.

C No injury, to anyone , ever C Integrity C Fairness C Courtesy C Environmental Respect



ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 3 – PREMISES DETAILS 3

The following Figures are provided this section:

• Figure 1: Regional Location of the Prescribed Premise at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project

• Figure 2: Locality Map for the Prescribed Premise at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project

• Figure 3: Site Location for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project

• Figure 4: Site Layout for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project

• Figure 5: Site Plan for the Working Areas for M52/1064 at the Warrawanda Creek Sand Project

• Figure 6: Land Uses and Proximity to Sensitive Receptors at the Warrawanda Creek South Sand Project

3.1. Overview of Operations The proposed site layout for M52/1064 is provided in Figures 4 and 5. The proposed site disturbances consist of:

• Creekbed mining areas.

• Working areas (screening and stockpiling).

• Access roads.

The area approved under MP-MCP 42088 is displayed as the ‘Creekbed mining areas’ in Figure 4.

To date, no mining operations have commenced on M52/1064. As specified in MP-MCP 42088 for M52/1064, mining operations consist of a simple load, screen and cart operation. Equipment used on site typically consists of:

• 36t excavator.

• 30t Moxy semi-articulated dump truck.

• 35t wheel loader.

• A mobile screening plant.

• 4WD ute or service truck.

• Single tipper or a road train double or triple trailer combination.

Material is excavated from the creek bed as a shallow quarrying operation to a depth of between 0.6m and 1m. No clearing is required as sand extraction is restricted to areas of barren creek bed devoid of vegetation. In order to avoid impacts to significant vegetation in the creek bed and banks, buffer zones are established around large trees within the creek bed and the banks themselves, particularly in the wider sections of the creek. Mining




activities will not occur within the area defined as the "drip-line" of the vegetation within the creekbed and a buffer of at least 3m is employed from the banks of the creek (other than areas where access ramps are located). This ensures that the vegetation within the creek, including the root systems, are undisturbed and the creekbed is not de-stabilised by mining activities.

The site observations at M52/1063 have been that after large creek flows, the creekbed excavations completely refill. Mining aims to create a consistent floor level as opposed to deep isolated holes as this facilitates an even replenishment of sand resource.

A Terex Finlay 984 mobile screening plant will be used to separate sand to the required specifications using a horizontal three way screen. Various product lines are produced; nominally river sand (-8mm), courser sand (+8mm to -10mm) and river rock (+10mm to 100mm). No tailings is generated by the operation. Any undersize or oversize reject material from the mobile screening plant is returned to the creekbed excavation as backfill or stockpiled as potential future product.

Due to the small scale nature of the Project, the quantity of hydrocarbons used on site is minimal. Apart from hydrocarbons (diesel, oils and greases), there are no other dangerous goods, hazardous substances or chemicals used on site. The amounts of hydrocarbons onsite is minimal, transported to site daily on a 4WD ute of service truck. Roads transport trucks are fuelled at Newman or other regional centres. No fuels will be stored on site. Maintenance, servicing and repairs will be carried out in Newman workshops or by mobile mechanics with self-contained hydrocarbon evacuation equipment. There will be no refuelling of equipment in the creekbed. Spill kits are kept on site. Hydrocarbon spills will be collected as soil masses and taken to the bioremediation section of the Newman landfill for disposal. Responsible hydrocarbon management practices are part of the site induction that includes continual vigilance to ensure that any leakages or discharges are rectified immediately. All spillages are to be reported to the Registered Manager.

Pollution emissions will be limited to noise from machinery and dust generated from screening and road transport. There are no contaminated sites known of or likely to be generated at the Project. The screening process is dry with no tailings discharge. Dust management is discussed below.

Dust will be generated from vehicle movements and the screening plant. The aim is to minimize the occurrence of dust generated by mining activities and reduce potential impacts of dust on surrounding vegetation. Drilline’s Dust Management Plan is provided in Appendix A. The following control measures are provided in the Dust management Plan:

• Education and Training: Dust management and dust prevention measures are part of the personnel induction and training programs;

• Road Sheeting: All dusting sections of road will be sheeted. Regular road maintenance will occur to maintain the sheeting.

• Physical Suppression: Barriers including dust covers and skirts will be fitted to all processing equipment (as is practical) to ensure that dust is controlled;

• Water truck cannon used on stockpiles and inaccessible areas;

• Water truck spray down will be used on roads, hardstand areas and processing areas;

• In the event of particularly strong winds, operations on site will be managed to prevent significant dust emissions;

• A Traffic Management Plan will be applied that includes vehicle speed limitations to minimise the generation of dust;




• Haul trucks transporting material offsite will have their loads fully covered to ensure that no dust emission or spillage occurs during road transport;

• Stockpiles will be sprayed down with water to prevent dust;

• Dust monitoring will occur as required by legislation; and

• Dust control measures will be implemented as required by the DWER licence to operate for the mobile screening plant.

Exhaust fumes will be generated from the diesel engines used during the mining operations. Emission levels will be relatively low due to the small number of diesel engines operating at any one time and the intermittent nature of the mining campaigns.

Noise from the operating machinery is not considered to be an issue due to the small scale nature of the mining operations, the small operational fleet with modern baffled engines that comply with Australian Standards for noise emissions and the isolated location.

The mining proposal for the Project specified a maximum rate of production of 35,000 tonnes per year (‘tpa’) for for M52/1064. In the current economic climate, the annual production rate is considerably smaller, approximately 20,000tpa or less. Given the current rate of mining and the natural creekbed replenishment, a mine life of over 30 years is predicted.

There is no infrastructure required or used on site. No power or water is required on site. The workforce is accommodated in Newman. Normally, two operators are required and a truck driver. There are no other special regional resource requirements for the Project.

Site access is via the Great Northern Highway, then along the Sylvania Station Road to M52/1064. Sylvania Station Road is a public road on the Shire of Meekatharra’s inventory of roads.

Clearing of vegetation within the creekbed in M52/1064 is confined by the CPS 6277/1. An amendment to CPS 6277/1 has been lodged with DMIRS. The amendment will extend the boundary of the NVCP to the west to contain all potential areas of disturbance to end of mine life (Figure 4).



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ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 4 – PROPOSED ACTIVITIES 4

The following attachment is provided in this section:

• The Dust Management Plan.

Note that the required “Attachment 3B: Map of area proposed to be cleared” is provided in Figure 4.





Drilline CIVIL & HAULAGE

Dust Management Plan WARRAWANDA CREEK SAND PROJECT M52/1064

REVISION STATUS RECORD

Revision Date Description of Revision Originator Approved

0 25-06-18 Initial Document RS DM

25/06/2018 DMP001 -DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN - REV 0 Page 1 of 6




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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Scope ......... ............. .... ...... .. .. ......... .... .. ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... ............ ............... 3

1 .2 Purpose ............... ..................................................................................... .......... 3

1.3 Relevant Legislation ................................. ... ....... ....... ................... ........ ..... .... ...... 3

2 RESPONSIBILITIES ........................ .................... ................................................ .. 3

2.1 Registered Manager I Alternative Manager/s .............. ........... .. .... ............. .. .. ...... 3

2.2 Chief Warden .................................. .... ....... ...... ................... ... ...... .. ........ ............. 3

2.3 Assistant Warden .... ... .. ........................... ......... ........ ................... ........ .. ....... ...... 3

2.4 Site Supervisor ............... ........... .......... .... ......................... ....... ............ .. ....... ... ... 3

2.5 Site Personnel (All) ......... ............... ...... ........ .. ...... ..... .. ....... ... ... .. .. ........ ..... ..... .... .4

3 CONTROL MEASURES ................................................... ...................................... 4

4 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ....................... ................. .................................... .. 4

5 TRAINING and REPORTING ................................................................................. 5

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DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Scope


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The Dust Management Plan has been developed for the Sand Quarry Mining and associated project activities within lease M52/1064 and as outlined in the Project Management Plan for the "Warrawanda South" peak Hill Mineral Field.

1.2Purpose

The purpose of this Dust Management Plan is to assess the potential impacts of excessive dust, on both workers and surrounding vegetation, generated by a number of processes, including excavation, loading and transportation and to implement dust control measures.

1.3 Relevant Legislation

• Environment Protection Act 1996

• Environmental Protection Regulations 1987

• Occupational Safety and Health Regulation 1996

• Mines Safety and Inspection Act 1994

• Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995

2 RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Registered Manager/ Alternative Manager/s

Registered Manager is responsible for the following:

• Support and monitor the implementation of this plan.

• Communicate this plan to site personnel.

• Action in a timely manner, dust emissions from site.

2.2Chief Warden

• Assist the Registered Manager with support, monitoring and the implementation of this plan.

• Assist with communication of this plan to site personnel.

2.3Assistant Warden

• Assist the Chief Warden with support, monitoring and the implementation of this plan.


2.4Site Supervisor

• Assist the Registered Manager with actioning of dust emissions from site.






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2.5Site Personnel (All)

• Performing day to day functions in accordance with this plan.

3 CONTROL MEASURES

In accordance with approved Project Management Plan, the following dust control measures have been developed:

• All areas on the premises from which dust may be generated will be maintained so that no visible dust is discharged beyond the boundary of the premises;

• Physical Suppression: Barriers including dust covers and skirts will be fitted to all processing equipment (as is practical) to ensure that dust is controlled;

• Education and Training, Dust management and dust prevention measures are part of the personnel induction and training programs;






• Stockpiles will be sprayed down with water to prevent dust; and.

• Dust monitoring will occur as required by legislation.

4 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

• Dust control measures will be undertaken as outlined Dust Management Plan, Section 3 CONTROL MEASURES.

• Dust will be visually monitored daily during operations and construction to ensure control measures are effective;

• Mobile plant will have climate control cabins and doors and windows shut at all times;

• Training in respirable crystalline silica dust awareness will be provided via site inductions and toolbox meetings for new employees and contractors, with periodic (~ 2 yearly) refresher training for existing employees and supervisors;

• Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Take 5 risk assessments will be conducted prior to all tasks;

• Health surveillance checks are mandatory for all site employees in accordance with the Mines Safety and Inspection Act. Health assessments (including chest x-rays, spirometry, medical examination and questionnaire) will be undertaken to ensure that the health of all employees exposed to silica dust levels >0.05mg/m3 as required;






• PPE including respirators, eye safety wear, gloves, clothing and barrier creams to protect the skin for tasks or jobs will be provided;

• Signage will be erected to indicate where dusts masks and eye protection must be worn;

• Cleared areas will be limited (As much vegetation will be retained as possible, for as long as possible, as even low-lying shrubs can dissipate wind velocity);

• Activities with high dust-causing potential , such as topsoil stripping, will not be carried out in sensitive areas during adverse wind conditions;

• Dedicated water trucks will be used for all on-site dust suppression;

• All vehicles will be confined to designated routes, with speed limits of 20 km/h enforced within M52/1064

• Material drop heights between loaders and trucks and trucks to stockpiles will kept to the minimum practical height; and

• Any complaints will be investigated.

The management Team has developed the following dust control measures:

• Education and Training: Dust management and dust prevention measures are part of the personnel induction and training programs;

• Road Sheeting: All dusting sections of road will be sheeted. Regular road maintenance will occur to maintain the sheeting.

• Physical Suppression: Barriers including dust covers and skirts will be fitted to all processing equipment (as is practical) to ensure that dust is controlled ;






• Stockpiles will be sprayed down with water to prevent dust;

• Dust monitoring will occur as required by legislation; and

• Dust control measures will be implemented as required by the DER licence for the mobile screening plant.

5 TRAINING and REPORTING

All Employees, contractors and sub-contractors working on site, will undergo site induction training, which include the following:

• This Management Plan






• Relevant legislation

• Dust minimisation measures (PPE, closed cabins etc)

Records shall be kept of all personnel undertaking the induction and training. The topic of Dust Management shall also be communicated through toolbox meetings.




PART 5: INDEX OF BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS FOR 5ASSESSMENTS (IBSA)

A biological desktop review was undertaken and is provided in this section. Biodiversity surveys are not considered warranted for such a low impact and small scale operation.

5.1. Climate Weather data from the Bureau of Meteorology (‘BOM’) for the Newman Aero Station No 7176 is presented in Table 1 (BOM 2018). Mean monthly rainfall and temperature data is displayed in Figure 7. The Newman Aero BOM Station is located approximately 23km to the north-northeast of M52/1064.

Newman experiences a semi-arid climate, influenced by summer sub-tropical rainfall events and a prolonged winter dry season. Cyclonic and monsoonal activity is a significant weather factor in the summer months. The average annual rainfall at Newman is 327.7mm with 74% falling between December and April. The summer rains are usually from cyclones or monsoons and the mid-year falls are localised patterns or extensions of southern troughs. Major deluge events can occur during cyclones or monsoonal lows with the highest recorded daily rainfall being 214mm and the wettest month experiencing 305.6mm of rain.

The mean maximum temperature is 32°C and the mean minimum temperature is 16.4°C. Temperatures are hot to very hot in the summer months from November to March (ranging from approximately 36°C to 39°C) with the highest recorded temperature being 47°C.

The winter period from April to October from is still warm to hot (ranging from approximately 23°C to 30.4°C). Given the inland location that can result in a continental effect, temperatures can descend to below freezing for short periods near dawn in mid-winter with the lowest recorded temperature being -2°C. Following sunrise, the temperatures quickly heat up.

Warrawanda Creek remains dry for most of the year with creek flows occurring only during large rainfall events. Creek flows tend to occur as flash flood events with water levels rising very quickly with overflow onto the surrounding floodplains. Water levels can then rapidly fall with a few days with ponding remaining in the lower levels of the creekbed.




Figure 7: Mean monthly rainfall and temperature data for Newman Airport

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Table 1: Climate averages for Newman Aero BOM Station No 7176

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Mean maximum temperature (°C) 39 37.1 35.1 31.8 27 23 22.9 26.2 30.4 35.2 37.4 39.1 32

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Mean rainfall (mm) 67.5 71.7 44 22.2 19.5 15.3 15.4 6.7 3.9 5.9 13 37 327.7

Highest rainfall (mm) 239.8 305.6 214.2 106.8 113 77.8 139.8 79.6 44.6 34.8 79.2 236 619.2

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Mean number of days of rain 6.7 6.7 4.7 3.3 2.8 3 2.7 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.8 5.1 41.6

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5.2. Regional Setting Under the Interim Biogeographical Revision of Australia (‘IBRA’), the Pilbara has been divided into four IBRA subregions (May and McKenzie 2002). The Project area is contained within the Gascoyne 3 – Augustus Subregion (DBCA 2007); described by Desmond et.al (2001) as:

“Rugged low Proterozoic sedimentary and granite ranges divided by broad flat valleys. Also includes the Narryera Complex and Bryah Basin of the Proterozoic Capricorn Orogen (on northern margin of the Yilgarn Craton), as well as the Archaean Marymia and Sylvania Inliers. Although the Gascoyne River System provides the main drainage of this subregion, it is also the headwaters of the Ashburton and Fortescue Rivers. There are extensive areas of alluvial valley-fill deposits. Mulga woodland with Triodia occur on shallow stony loams on rises, while the shallow earthy loams over hardpan on the plains are covered by Mulga parkland. A desert climate with bimodal rainfall. The subregional area for GAS3 is 10,687,739ha.”

5.3. Local Topography The Project is located on Warrawanda Creek, a large ephemeral tributary of the Fortescue River. Two landforms are recognized in the Project area:

• Drainage channels with sand/gravel (alluvium).

• Floodplains with sheetwash and slope deposits (colluvium).

M52/1064 is contained within the Warrawanda Creek watercourse and embankment floodplains.

5.4. Hydrology Warrawanda Creek is an ephemeral system that only flows in the event of significant rainfall such as monsoonal depressions, cyclones and southern lows. The creek flows into Ophthalmia Dam, 29km to the north of M52/1064. This dam provides water to the aquifers for Newman’s water supply. Given the distance to Ophthalmia Dam and low impact nature of the Project operations, mining activities will not interrupt or block the creek and are highly unlikely to affect water quality at the dam. There are also existing sand mining operations immediately to the north of the M52/1043 (Holcim), on Warrawanda Creek between the Project area and Ophthalmia Dam.

Site observations at Redstone Minerals other lease local mining M52/1063 have shown that the shallow mining excavations refill to natural creekbed contours after significant water flows. The creekbed width varies from approximately 200m to 350m within M52/1064. There are no waterholes or pools along the stretch of creekbed near the Project area as the creek is free flowing, relatively level and with no barriers or sand bars.

The relative width of the creekbed compared to the small size of extraction area (quarry area 40m across or less) means that mining activities are unlikely to interrupt or disrupt creek flow. Additionally, mining has no potential to affect water quality as there are no significant potential pollution sources associated with the quarrying activities.




Based on an average annual evaporation rate of 3,200mm to 3,600mm (BOM 2018), any surface water resulting from rainfall events is likely to be relatively short lived.

The Project area is not contained within any water reserves. The Newman Water Reserve is situated approximately 23km to the north of M52/1064 (DWER 2018a). The Project area is contained within the Upper Fortescue River catchment that forms part or the Fortescue River basin (DWER 2018b).

5.5. Geology The Project area is underlain by the structurally complex Sylvania Inlier, comprising rocks ca. 2750 Ma in age. The inlier includes poorly preserved greenstones (low to medium metamorphic grade, mafic and ultramafic metavolcanic rocks, clastic metasedimentary rocks, cherts and banded iron formations, together with mafic and ultramafic intrusions) which have been intruded by several phases of granite. Tyler (1991) discusses more detailed aspects of the geology of the Inlier. Large areas of the inlier are covered by covered by Tertiary to Quaternary sediments with major creeks having abundant sand and gravel.

Resource estimations are provided in Table 2. The calculations are based on the GIS mapped area of creekbed within each lease that is either barren or moderately vegetated. A 70% unavailability rate is then assumed, to enable riverine vegetation to be avoided. The calculations assume an average minable resource of 0.8m although depths of >1m are often achievable. A ratio of 95:5 of sand to river rock has been determined from previous screening at nearby quarries.

The resource estimate has been conservatively estimated at 68,400m3 / 109,440t of sand and 3,600m3 / 5,760t of river rock.

The site observations have been that after large creek flows, the creekbed excavations completely refill. Mining aims to create a consistent floor level as opposed to deep isolated holes, as this facilitates an even replenishment of the sand resource.




Table 2: Sand and shingle resource estimate for M52/1064

Resource Parameter M52/1064

Total creekbed area (ha)* 30

Assumed proportion of creekbed available for mining (30%) 0.3

Available mining area no vegetation (ha) 9

Available mining area no vegetation (m2) 90,000

Average resource depth (m) 0.8

Overall volume (m3) 72,000

Assumed SG (t/m3) 1.6

Overall tonnage (t) 115,200

Ratio sand (95%) 0.95

Ratio river rock (5%) 0.05

Volume sand (m3) 68,400

Tonnage sand (t) 109,440

Volume river rock (m3) 3,600

Tonnage river rock (t) 5,760

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5.6. Waste Rock and Tailings There will be no waste generated as all material excavated is product or reject (undersize or oversize) to be returned to the creek excavations as backfill.

There will be no tailings produced from the Project as no chemical processing of material occurs.

5.7. Description of Soils The soils at the Project area were assessed using the Digital Atlas of Australian Soils (ASRIS 1991, Northcote et al. 1960 to 1968).

The Project area is contained within the soil type:

• “BE6 - Extensive flat and gently sloping plains that sometimes have a surface cover of gravels and on which red-brown hardpan frequently outcrops: chief soils are shallow earthy loams (Um5.3) with associated (Gn) soils of units My5O and Mz23. As mapped, there are inclusions of units Oc47 and BB9”.




The Digital Atlas of Australian Soils has been reviewed and augmented by Tille (2006). With reference to Tille (2006), the Project area is contained in the Bulloo Plains and Hills Zone of the Sylvania Inlier and is described as:

• “Hardpan wash plains, stony plains, hills and ranges (with some sandplains) on sandstone and shale of parts of the Collier and Bresnahan Basins and granite of the Sylvania Inlier. Red shallow loams (often with hardpans), Red loamy earths, Stony soils and Red deep sands with some Red shallow sands. Mulga shrublands (with some spinifex grasslands). Located in south-eastern Pilbara between Newman, Jigalong and Three Rivers (Upper Gascoyne).”

Tille (2006) describes the soils of the region as:

• Stony soils dominate the hilly terrain, with some Red loamy earths, Red shallow loams, Red shallow sands and Red shallow loamy duplexes being also present. On the stony plains there are Red shallow loams, Red/brown non-cracking clays, Red loamy earths and Red deep sandy duplexes. The hardpan wash plains have Red loamy earths and Redbrown hardpan shallow loams, with some Red shallow loams, Red deep sands and Red shallow sandy duplexes. Red deep sands, Red sandy earths and Red deep sandy duplexes are found on the sandplains. The alluvial plains have Red loamy earths, Calcareous loamy earths and Red deep sands while Calcareous shallow loams are found on the calcrete plains.”

Topsoil will be managed when available. There is no topsoil available from the creekbed. The topsoil at the laydown area has been pushed to the edge and stored in linear windrows. Likewise, the access road has topsoil stored as grading windrows. For mine closure, topsoil will be pushed back across the disturbed surface and the entire surface deep ripped.

5.8. Acid Mine Drainage and Acid Sulfate Soils This creekbed sand resource is alluvial in origin, weathered from hinterland ranges and translocated over millions of years. Any sulphidic material that may have been present in the parent rock would have then been exposed to atmospheric conditions during the weathering and translocation process. It is highly improbable that any sulphidic material would be present in the creekbed sand and hence the alluvium would have no potential for Acid Mine Drainage (‘AMD’).

Acid sulfate soils (‘ASS’) form when wet or submerged soils containing iron sulphides are exposed to the atmosphere and then produce sulphuric acid and quantities of iron, aluminium and heavy metals. These soils are commonly associated with wet areas such as mangroves, salt marshes, floodplains, swamps, wetlands, estuaries, and brackish or tidal lakes, particularly in low-lying coastal areas (WAPC 2003). There are no inundated or swampy areas within the Project area. The creekbed is free flowing and free draining within Project area.

Consequently, AMD and ASS are not issues considered as being applicable to the Project and subsequently to mine closure.

5.9. Land Systems With reference to Van Vreeswyk et al. (2004) and Payne et al. (1998), and as displayed in Figure 8, M52/1064 is contained almost entirely within the River Land System (DPIRD 2011).




The River Land System is defined as “narrow floodplains and major channels”. River flood plains are depositional surfaces and are more or less active and associated with the major rivers of the area. They receive run-on from adjacent higher surfaces and are subject to fairly regular over-bank flooding from major river channels. As mapped by Van Vreeswyk et al. (2004) and Payne et al. (1998), there is 491,700ha of River land System occurring in the Ashburton and Pilbara regions.

5.10. Regional Vegetation Associations The type, status, pre-European area (based on Beard’s mapping) and remaining extent of native vegetation for the entire state has been assessed by Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (‘DBCA’) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (‘DPIRD’) using remote sensing techniques and GIS analysis to produce a statistical compendium called the ‘Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative’ (CAR) Reserves System (Shepherd et al. 2002). Data has been updated on a regular basis with the information from the latest update being in 2015 and with the name of the compendium changed to ‘Statewide Vegetation Statistics’ (Government of Western Australia 2015). Two of Beard’s vegetation associations, as modified by DPIRD (Beard 1975, DPIRD 2011) occur in the Project area:

• Kumarina Hills 29: ‘Sparse low woodland; mulga, discontinuous in scattered groups’.

• Kumarina Hills 216: ‘Low woodland; mulga (with spinifex) on rises’.

Information on the occurrence of Vegetation Associations Kumarina 29 and 216 is provided in Table 3 and displayed in Figure 9. Both associations have extensive areas remaining (>99%) of pre-European vegetation remaining in Western Australia (Government of Western Australia 2015). Although both association has no representation within internationally recognised conservation estates (IUCN Reserve classes 1 to 41), there are considerable areas remaining;

• Kumarina Hills 29 - 784,364.39ha currently remaining.

• Kumarina Hills 216 - 253,135.08ha currently remaining.

Table 3: Information on the extent of Vegetation Association at the Project Area

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Kumarina Hills 29 784,574.72 784,364.39 99.97 0

Kumarina 216 254,360.10 253,135.08 99.52 0

*Data from Government of Western Australia (2015).

M52/1064 is contained entirely within Vegetation Association Kumarina Hills 216, Figure 9.

1The International Union of Conservation (‘IUCN’) reserve classes 1 to 4 are used as an indicator of areas protected under conservation estate.



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5.11. Conservation Listings for Western Australia The conservation significance of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia can be determined at a number of different levels. A species may be included in one or a number of determinations at a commonwealth, international or state level. These levels include:

• Commonwealth listed Threatened Species.

• Commonwealth listed Threatened Ecological Communities.

• State listed Threatened Species.

• State listed Priority Species.

• State listed Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities.

Threatened fauna and flora may be listed by Department of Environment in any one of the six categories as defined in Section 179 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (‘EPBC Act 1999’).

Threatened ecological communities may be listed in any one of three categories as defined in Section 182 of the EPBC Act 1999.

Under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (‘WC Act 1950’), the Minister for the Environment may declare species considered to be in danger of extinction, are rare or otherwise in need of special protection, as a gazetted Wildlife Conservation Notices (Specially Protected Flora or Fauna). In 2015, the format of the Specially Protected Fauna notices was changed to align with the EPBC Act 1999 threatened species categories.

DBCA produces lists of Priority Flora and Fauna that have not been assigned statutory protection under the WC Act 1950 but may be under some degree of threat. The list is based on a ranking system from Priority 1 to 4.

Significant conservation areas within Western Australia include National Parks, Nature Reserves, Threatened Ecological Communities (‘TEC’s), Priority Ecological Communities (‘PEC’s), Environmentally Sensitive Area (‘ESA’s), Schedule 12 (Non-permitted) Areas, Red Book Areas and other types of DBCA managed lands such as Government acquired ex-pastoral leases blocks.

A TEC is listed under one of four categories: presumed totally destroyed, critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable (DBCA 2013). Ecological communities with insufficient information available to be considered a TEC, or which are rare but not currently threatened, are placed on the PEC list under one of five categories.

Information on acts and agreements related to the conservation and protection of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia is provided in Appendix A.

5.12. Conservation Areas and Ecological Communities Significant conservation areas within Western Australia include National Parks, Nature Reserves, TECs, PECs, ESAs, Red Book Areas, significant wetlands including Ramsar Sites and other types of DBCA managed lands such as purchased ex-pastoral leases.

2 Schedule 1 (Non-permitted) Areas pursuant to ‘Schedule 1 — Low impact or other mineral or petroleum activities’ under the Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004.




The proximity of conservation areas in relation to the Project area was assessed using:

• ArcGIS shapefiles downloaded from the Landgate ‘State Land Information Platform’ for Land Clearing Regulations Schedule 1 Areas, ESAs, Ramsar Sites, DBCA Managed Lands and EPA Red Book Areas (Landgate 2018).

• ArcGIS shapefiles purchased from DBCA for TECs and PECs occurring in the Pilbara Region (DBCA 2011).

• ArcGIS shapefiles downloaded from Geoscience Australia for the Newman 1:250K SF51-16 Topographical Series (Geoscience Australia 2006).

• Protected Matters Search Tool (DOEE 2018a).

• TEC listings for the Pilbara (DBCA 2016).

• PEC listings for the Pilbara (DBCA 2017).

• Tengraph (DMIRS 2018b).

• Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Release (Geoscience Australia 2008).

In summary:

• There are no National Parks, Nature Reserves or DBCA Managed Lands occurring near the Project area. The closest conservation estate is the Collier Range National Park, located approximately 97m to the south-southwest of M52/1064.

• The ESA associated with the Ethel Gorge TEC is located >33km to the north-northwest of M52/1064.

• There are no State of Federally listed TECs occurring near the Project area. TECs and PECs are discussed in Section 7.1.13 below.

5.13. Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities A TEC is listed under one of four categories: presumed totally destroyed, critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable (DBCA 2013). A PEC is listed under one of five categories: Priority 1 to Priority 5 (DBCA 2013). Possible TECs that do not strictly meet TEC defined criteria, or are inadequately defined, are listed by DBCA as Priority 1, 2 or 3 PECs. Ecological Communities that are adequately known and are considered rare but not threatened, meet criteria for near threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list, are listed by DBCA as a Priority 4 PEC. Conservation dependent ecological communities are listed as a Priority 5 PEC (DBCA 2013).

There are two TECs and 42 PECs currently listed for the Pilbara (DBCA 2016, DBCA 2017). Spatial data provided by DBCA for the locations of TECs and PECs for the Pilbara Region was examined in conjunction with the current TEC and PEC descriptions (DBCA 2016, DBCA 2017).

There are two Pilbara TECs; TEC 46 - Themeda grasslands and TEC 78 - Ethel Gorge aquifer stygobiont community. TEC 78 is located approximately 33km north of M52/1064. TEC 26 is located >220km west-northwest of the Project area.

There are no PECs known from the Project area or in the general locality. The closest being PEC 26: “Vegetation of sand dunes of the Hamersley Range/Fortescue Valley (previously 'Fortescue Valley Sand Dunes') (PEC List Version 27, 30 June 2017), located >75km to the north-northwest of M52/1064.




5.14. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 A Protected Matters Search Report was generated for listings under the EPBC Act 1999 based on a 20km radial buffer from a point in the middle of the Project area (119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S). The results are provided in Appendix B.

There are no EPBC Act 1999 listings for World Heritage Properties, National Heritage Properties, Wetlands of International Importance, Listed TECs (Appendix B). There are listings for Threatened, Migratory and Marine species. These listings are discussed in the Flora and Fauna sections that follow.

5.15. Flora A desktop assessment of conservation listed flora occurring in the Project area was undertaken as part of the original mining proposal in 2013 and this included a DBCA requested search.

Due to the age of the original assessment and significant floristic changes in the interim, an updated biological review was undertaken for the mine closure plan in November 2017 and then again in June 2018. A NatureMap search (DBCA 2018) was conducted for “all flora” occurring within a 20km radial buffer centred on a point in the middle of the Project area (119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S). The search results are provided in Appendix C. There were 84 flora taxa listed within the search area.

Three Priority Flora were recorded in the 20km buffer search area, Table 4, Figure 10 and Appendix C. All species listed by DBCA were Priority 3. These Priority Flora were considered unlikely to occur in the riverine environment on the basis of habitat preferences. Eremophila magnifica subsp. velutina is a hillside specialist and so highly unlikely to occur in the Warrawanda Creek riverine environment. Eremophila rigida and Rhagodia sp. Hamersley (M. Trudgen 17794) could potentially occur on the plains areas on the embankments within the two mining leases. Eremophila rigida occurs from Milgun Station in the Upper Gascoyne district to just south of Newman in the Pilbara, an area of approximately 20,000km2 or 220km by 110km (ALA 2018, Figure 11). Rhagodia sp. Hamersley (M. Trudgen 17794) occurs from Mt Brockman in the Central Pilbara to east of Newman, in an area of approximately 40,000km2 or 610km by 150km (ALA 2018, Figure 11). The Project area where M52/1064 occurs is just outside of the recorded range of both these taxa (Figure 11). It is considered highly unlikely that the clearing required for the Project will have any impact on the overall conservation status of Eremophila rigida or Rhagodia sp. Hamersley (M. Trudgen 17794).

It should be noted that no Threatened Flora pursuant to Section 23F(2) of the WC Act 1950 were recorded in the searches.

In the EPBC Act 1999 search, one threatened flora species was listed: Pityrodia augustensis (vulnerable). In the previous searches, Lepidium catapycnon had also been listed but is now no longer a Threatened Flora species.

Due to the large number of recorded occurrences in the Pilbara in recent years, DBCA has lowered the conservation status of Lepidium catapycnon from Threatened Flora to P4. It is quite abundant as a mountain and hillside specialist in the Central Pilbara. This species is associated with mountainous rocky terrain and highly unlikely to occur in the Project area.

Pityrodia augustensis was also listed under the EPBC Act 1999 search. This species is associated with rocky slopes or in drainage lines on rocky hillsides and is also unlikely to occur in the Project area (ALA 2018). DBCA lists Pityrodia augustensis as Threatened Flora but does not record it the Project area.




Lepidium catapycnon and Pityrodia augustensis have therefore been excluded from the list of conservation flora that could potentially occur in the Project area.

In the mining proposal for M52/1064, Redstone Minerals stated that no trees will be cleared within the creekbed area.

Table 4: Conservation listed flora for the NatureMap 20km search area

Species Name Status* FloraBase**habitat, if available Project area occurrence

Eremophila magnifica subsp. velutina P3 Skeletal soils over ironstone.

Summits. Highly unlikely

Eremophila rigida P3 Red sand alluvium. Hardpan plains, stony clay depressions.

Possible on floodplains, unlikely in creekbed mining areas

Rhagodia sp. Hamersley (M. Trudgen 17794) P3

Not habitat description in FloraBase. Generally recorded on red alluvial or slightly stony plains (Pilbara Flora 2011, ALA 2018).

Possible on floodplains, unlikely in creekbed mining areas

*DBCA conservation listing.

**FloraBase (Western Australian Herbarium 2018)

5.16. Fauna To update the biological information for the 2017 mine closure plan, a NatureMap search was conducted for all fauna within a 20km radial buffer from a point centred on the middle of the Project area (119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S). The search results were again updated in June 2018 and are provided in Appendix D. There were 109 fauna taxa listed within the 20km buffer search area.

A NatureMap search for conservation listed fauna was also undertaken and the results are provided in Appendix D and displayed in Figure 12. The conservation listed fauna from both the NatureMap and EPBC Act 1999 searches have been combined in Table 5 together with an assessment of their likely occurrence in the Project area and the potential impact from mining operations.

A total of 20 conservation listed fauna were associated with the Project area (Table 5).

The Project area was also assessed for unique or specialised habitat types associated with conservation significant species; in particular; gorges, rock ledges, sheltered valleys, vuggy, fractured or pisolitic rocky substrates, caves, mine shafts, closed forests or dense woodland, large roosting trees, trees with nesting hollows, steep elevated cliffs for raptor nesting sites, waterholes, watering points, tussock grasslands, sand dunes or dunefields, spinifex covered undulating scree slopes (for the Western Pebble-mound Mouse) and soil suitable for burrowing. The riverine vegetation along Warrawanda Creek could be a specialised habitat type associated with conservation significant species. No other restricted, isolated, relictual




or unique habitats specifically associated with conservation significant fauna were assessed as being present. The riverine vegetation along Warrawanda Creek is considered as being well represented both locally and regionally as part of the River Land System. The River Land System has a total area of 491,700ha in the Pilbara and Ashburton regions (Van Vreeswyk et al. 2004, Payne et al. 1998)

In summary, it is considered unlikely that the Project will have any significant impact on individuals or on the conservation status of conservation significant fauna for the following reasons:

• Regional or national distributions: The conservation significant fauna have regional, national or global distributions. The minor ground disturbance from the Project is unlikely to have any significant impact on the extent of remaining habitat suitable for these species.

• Fauna mobility: The conservation significant fauna are mobile and have the ability to egress from operational areas.

• No restricted, unique or specialized fauna habitats: The Project area is generally devoid of restricted, isolated, relictual or unique habitats associated with conservation significant fauna. The riverine vegetation is a specialized habitat, albeit well represented both locally and regionally as part of the extensive River Land System.

• Minimal Loss of Habitat: The Project is a low impact sand operation with minimal surface impact. Additionally, the excavation areas are likely to self-rehabilitate after each major creek flow event.




Table 5: Assessment of conservation significant fauna and the potential impact from mining operations

Threatened Taxon Status Distribution and Habitat Likelihood of occurrence and potential impacts from the proposed mining operations

Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (Bonn, CAMBA, JAMBA, ROKAMBA), Marine

The Common Sandpiper utilises a wide range of coastal habitats and some inland wetlands, with varying levels of salinity, and is mostly found around muddy margins or rocky shores and rarely on mudflats (Geering et al. 2007). This species occurs globally, the Australian migratory population breeds in the Russian far east (Higgins and Davies 1996).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Common Sandpiper would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Common Sandpiper is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Common Sandpiper would be impacted by the Project.

Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (CAMBA, JAMBA and ROKAMBA) and Marine

The Fork-tailed Swift migrates to Australia from breeding grounds in Siberia, the Himalayas, Japan and Southeast Asia in October each year, with most departing in April the following year (Pizzey and Knight 2007). It is an aerial feeder over open country from semi-deserts to coasts, islands and occasionally populated areas and forests (Pizzey and Knight 2007).

Based on its broad national distribution, the Fork-tailed Swift could occur in the Project area. The minimal area of mining disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of other habitat occurring regionally and nationally. The Fork-tailed Swift is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The Fork-tailed Swift is an aerial feeder that is unlikely to utilise or inhabit the creek surface where mining occurs. Assessment outcome: On the basis of mobility, physical separation of mining areas and aerial feeding habitat and its national distribution, it is considered highly unlikely that the Fork-tailed Swift would be impacted by the Project.





Ardea alba / modesta Eastern Great Egret, White Egret

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Marine

The Eastern Great Egret is a widespread species of southern and eastern Asia and Australasia. It is widespread across much of Australia and throughout Southeast Asia (DOEE 2018b). This species is associated with wetland and coastal habitats that includes swamps, marshes, river banks, lakes, flooded grasslands, pastures, agricultural lands, salt marshes, estuarine mudflats, mangrove swamps and offshore reefs (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Eastern Great Egret would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Eastern Great Egret is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Eastern Great Egret would be impacted by the Project.

Ardea ibis Cattle Egret

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (CAMBA and JAMBA) and Marine

The Cattle Egret occurs over much of Australia although not in arid interior areas (DOEE 2018b). It colonised Australia from Indonesia in the 1940s and now inhabits stock paddocks, pastures, cultivated areas, rubbish tips, tidal mudflats and drains (Pizzey and Knight 2007). The Cattle Egret forages on grasshoppers during the breeding season and is known to consume other insects including cicadas, centipedes, spiders, cattle ticks, frogs (including cane toads), lizards (particularly skinks) and small mammals (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that is not the typical habitat that the Cattle Egret is associated with. It is considered unlikely that the Cattle Egret would occur at the Project except during creek flows. The Cattle Egret is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Cattle Egret would be impacted by the Project.





Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (Bonn, CAMBA, JAMBA, ROKAMBA) and Marine

The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is a migratory species with a global distribution. It breeds in northern Siberia and then migrates to various locations throughout the world including Australia where it can inhabit both inland and coastal locations and in both freshwater and saline habitats (DOEE 2018b). The habitat types include brackish wetlands, mud flats, saltmarsh with low vegetation, lagoons, swamps, lakes and pools near the coast, dams, waterholes, soaks, bore drains, saltpans, hypersaline saltlakes, saltworks and sewage farms (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Sharp-tailed Sandpiper is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper would be impacted by the Project.

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper

WC Act 1950 Vulnerable and International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Critically Endangered and Migratory (Bonn, CAMBA, JAMBA, ROKAMBA), Marine

Curlew Sandpipers mainly occur on intertidal mudflats in sheltered coastal areas, such as estuaries, bays, inlets and lagoons, and also around non-tidal swamps, lakes and lagoons near the coast, and ponds in saltworks and sewage farms They are also recorded inland, though less often, including around ephemeral and permanent lakes, dams, waterholes and bore drains, usually with bare edges of mud or sand. They occur in both fresh and brackish waters. Occasionally they are recorded around floodwaters (Higgins and Davies 1996). In Western Australia, they are widespread around coastal and sub-coastal plains from Cape Arid to south-west Kimberley Division, but are more sparsely distributed between Carnarvon and Dampier Archipelago (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Curlew Sandpiper would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Curlew Sandpiper is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Curlew Sandpiper would be impacted by the Project.





Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (Bonn, JAMBA, ROKAMBA) and Marine

The Pectoral Sandpiper is a migratory species with a global distribution that breeds in Russia and North America (DOEE 2018b). This species is rarely recorded In Western Australia. The Pectoral Sandpiper prefers shallow fresh to saline wetlands and is found at coastal lagoons, estuaries, bays, swamps, lakes, inundated grasslands, saltmarshes, river pools, creeks, floodplains, artificial wetlands, fringing mudflats and samphire communities (DOEE 2018b). The Pectoral Sandpiper is omnivorous; consuming algae, seeds, crustaceans, arachnids and insects.

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Pectoral Sandpiper would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Pectoral Sandpiper is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Pectoral Sandpiper would be impacted by the Project.

Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover


The Oriental Plover is a migratory species, breeding in the Northern Hemisphere and flying south for the boreal winter. The entire population is thought to migrate to Australia or nearby locations where it occurs in coastal and inland areas, mostly in northern Australia. It inhabits estuarine mudflats and sandbanks, on sandy or rocky ocean beaches or nearby reefs, or in near-coastal grasslands, before dispersing further inland. Thereafter, it inhabits flat, open, semi-arid or arid grasslands, bare ground, such as claypans, dry paddocks, playing fields, lawn, cattle camps, wetlands and flooded paddocks (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Oriental Plover would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Oriental Plover is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Oriental Plover would be impacted by the Project.





Dasyurus hallucatus Northern Quoll

WC Act 1950 Endangered EPBC Act 1999 Endangered

In the Pilbara region, the Northern Quoll has been recorded on basalt hills, mesas (and buttes of limonites), high and low plateaux, lower slopes, occasional tor fields and stony plains supporting either hard or soft spinifex grasslands, sandstone and dolomite hills and ridges, shrublands, sandy plains, clay plans and tussock grasslands and coastal fringes including dunes islands and beaches (DOEE 2018b, Van Dyck and Strahan 2008).

The Northern Quoll’s preferred rocky habitat types are not present at the Warrawanda Tenements. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of suitable habitat types, it is considered unlikely that the Northern Quoll would occur in the Project area.

Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow


The Barn Swallow breeds throughout the northern hemisphere in temperate and subtropical regions of North America, Europe, northern Africa and Asia then migrates to the southern hemisphere including Australia to avoid the boreal winter (DOEE 2018b). In Australia, the Barn Swallow is recorded in open country in coastal lowlands, often near water or wetlands, in mesophyll shrub thickets and tussock grassland, towns and cities are often sighted perched on overhead wire (DOEE 2018b)

Based on its broad national distribution, the Barn Swallow could occur in the Project area. The minimal area of mining disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of other habitat occurring regionally and nationally. The Barn Swallow is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The Barn Swallow is an aerial feeder that is unlikely to utilise or inhabit the creek surface where mining occurs. Assessment outcome: On the basis of mobility, physical separation of mining areas, aerial feeding habitat and its national distribution, it is considered highly unlikely that the Barn Swallow would be impacted by the Project.

Macroderma gigas Ghost Bat

WC Act 1950 Vulnerable EPBC Act 1999 Vulnerable

The Ghost Bat requires roost sites that include caves, rock crevices and disused mine shafts (DOEE 2018b, Van Dyck and Strahan 2008).

The Ghost Bat is unlikely to occur in the Warrawanda Tenements except for nocturnal foraging excursions. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of roosting sites and possible occurrence only during nocturnal hours when mining is not occurring, it is considered highly unlikely that Ghost Bat would by impacted by the Project.





Macrotis lagotis Bilby


The Bilby inhabits a range of habits including tussock grassland on uplands and hills, Acacia aneura woodland / shrubland on ridges and rises, and hummock grassland in plains and alluvial areas (DOEE 2018b, Van Dyck and Strahan 2008). It has been recorded near Newman (DBCA 2018).

Based on known distribution and habitat types, the Bilby could potentially occur in the sandy and riverine areas along Warrawanda Creek. The sandy embankments adjacent to Warrawanda Creek may provide suitable habitat for burrows for the Bilby. Apart from the access track and ramp, the sandy embankments will not be disturbed. The mining proposal commits to an exclusion zone of 2m from the embankment. The creekbed alluvium is also sandy and unlikely to provide structural support for burrows. The embankment areas with burrowing soils will be avoided. Additionally, the areas where mining occurs are subject to regular creek flow events that would destroy burrows and necessitate animal evacuation, thus making permanent residency impossible and the habitat quality less than ideal. The Project disturbance area is minor compared to the extent of other suitable habitat occurring within its national distribution. The Bilby is also mobile and has to ability to avoid quarry areas. The Warrawanda Creek area is on the edge of the current distribution map provided by DOEE (2018b). The current distribution extends across much of the northern half of Australia (DOEE 2018b). Assessment outcome: On the basis of less than ideal habitat quality due to regular flood events, the 2m buffer from embankment areas, the mobility of this species and the national distribution with areas of better habitat, it is therefore considered unlikely that the Bilby (if it did occur in the Warrawanda Creek area) would be impacted by the Project.





Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (JAMBA) and Marine,

The Rainbow Bee-eater is distributed throughout Southeast Asia and Australia (Pizzey and Knight 2007). It occurs throughout mainland Australia although it is thinly distributed in the arid central regions (DOEE 2018b). The Rainbow Bee-eater occurs in a range of habitat types: open forests, woodlands, shrublands, coastal dunes, mangroves, grasslands and in various cleared or semi-cleared habitats, including farmland and areas of human habitation (DOEE 2018b). The Rainbow Bee-eater breeds in Australia and nests in burrows.

The Rainbow Bee-eater is seasonally widespread and utilises both natural and degraded habitats. This species could potentially use the Project area for foraging, roosting and possibly nesting (burrows) in the loamy embankments. The mining proposal commits to an exclusion zone of 2m from the embankment. The Rainbow Bee-eater is highly mobile with superb acrobatic maneuverability and is considered unlikely to be at risk from mining operations Assessment outcome: As mining will avoid the burrowing soils on the embankments and given the national distribution of this species, it is considered unlikely that the Project will have any impact on the overall conservation status of the Rainbow Bee-eater.

Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (CAMBA, JAMBA, ROKAMBA) and Marine

The Grey Wagtail has a global distribution with a habitat preference for fast-flowing mountain streams and rivers with and exposed rocks, forested areas, lowland watercourses, canals, weirs, farm land, sewage farms, forest tracks, tea estates and towns (BirdLife International 2018). The Grey Wagtail breeds in temperate North Asia, Alaska and North America then migrates Southern Asia and Australia to avoid the northern hemisphere winter (BirdLife International 2018).

Apart from periods of inundation, the dry creekbed environment is considered as being generally unsuitable habitat for the Grey Wagtail. The Grey Wagtail is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The area of minor disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially habitat and occurring regionally and nationally. Mining operations also avoid the inundated and ponded areas that could provide habitat. Assessment outcome: The area of mining disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the areas of potential wet habitat occurring regionally and nationally. The Grey Wagtail is also highly mobile and has to ability to avoid quarry areas. It is therefore considered unlikely that the Grey Wagtail would be impacted by the Project.





Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (CAMBA, JAMBA, ROKAMBA) and Marine

The Yellow Wagtail breeds in temperate North Asia, Alaska and North America then migrates Southern Asia and Australia to avoid the northern hemisphere winter (BirdLife International 2018). It inhabits open country near water, such as wet meadows, damp or wet habitats with low vegetation, from damp meadows, marshes, waterside pastures, sewage farms and bogs to damp steppe and grassy tundra (BirdLife International 2018).

Apart from periods of inundation, the dry creekbed environment is considered as being generally unsuitable habitat for the Yellow Wagtail. The Yellow Wagtail is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The area of minor disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially habitat and occurring regionally and nationally. Mining operations also avoid the inundated and ponded areas that could provide habitat. Assessment outcome: The area of mining disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the areas of potential wet habitat occurring regionally and nationally. The Yellow Wagtail is also highly mobile and has to ability to avoid quarry areas. It is therefore considered unlikely that the Yellow Wagtail would be impacted by the Project.

Liasis olivaceus barroni Olive Python (Pilbara subspecies)


The Olive Python (Pilbara subspecies) is known to inhabit rocky escarpments, ledges, caves, gorges and water holes in the ranges of the Pilbara region. Radio-telemetry has shown that individuals are usually in close proximity to water and rock outcrops that attract suitable sized prey species (DOEE 2018b, Wilson and Swan 2008).

The Olive Python’s preferred rocky habitat types are not present at the Warrawanda Tenements. Additionally, there are no permanent or semi-permanent waterholes in the Project area. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of suitable habitat types, it is considered unlikely that the Olive Python would occur in the Project area.





Rhinonicteris aurantia Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat


It roosts in caves and abandoned, deep and partially flooded mines that trap pockets of warm, humid air. This species relies on underground roosting sites supporting warm, high humidity microclimates. Only relatively deep, complex caves and disused underground mines contain such conditions (DOEE 2018b).

The Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat is unlikely to occur in the Warrawanda Tenements except for nocturnal foraging excursions. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of roosting sites and possible occurrence only during nocturnal hours when mining is not occurring, it is considered highly unlikely that Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat would by impacted by the Project.

Pezoporus occidentalis Night Parrot

WC Act 1950 Critically Endangered EPBC Act 1999 Endangered

The current distribution of the Night Parrot is not known (DOEE 2018b). The Night Parrot was not recorded in the NatureMap search but was in the EPBC Act search. The Night Parrot Most has been associated with habitat types such as spinifex grasslands and chenopod shrublands in the arid and semi-arid zones, shrubby samphire and chenopod associations, scattered trees and shrubs, Acacia woodlands, treeless areas and watercourses (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek environment lacks the spinifex hummock grassland component that is commonly associated with the Night Parrot. The surrounding floodplains maybe have suitable habitat albeit there is no further disturbance planned for this area as the access road has been built to final specification. The Night Parrot is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. This species has also not been recorded near the Project area. Assessment outcome: On the basis of lack of suitable spinifex habitat along Warrawanda Creek where mining will occur and its mobility, it is considered highly unlikely that the Night Parrot would be impacted by the Project.





Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis

WC Act 1950 International Agreement EPBC Act 1999 Migratory (BONN) and Marine

The Glossy Ibis occurs in eastern North America, from the Caribbean to Europe, Russia and Siberia, through central Asia, south of the Sahara in Africa, Pakistan, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. It inhabits fresh water marshes lakes and rivers, lagoons, floodplains, wet meadows, swamps, reservoirs, sewage ponds, rice-fields and cultivated areas under irrigation. The species is occasionally found in coastal locations such as estuaries, deltas, saltmarshes and coastal lagoons. Within Australia, the largest contiguous areas of prime habitat are inland and northern floodplains (DOEE 2018b).

The Warrawanda Creek bed that remains dry for much of the year would not appear to be habitat that the Glossy Ibis would utilise. In the wet season when ponding occurs, mining operations are suspended. The Glossy Ibis is a highly mobile with the ability to egress from areas being disturbed. The small area of disturbance associated with the Project is considered negligible in relation to the huge area of potentially better wetland habitat occurring nationally and globally. Assessment outcome: On this basis lack of ideal habitat, mining seasonality only during dry periods, the small area of disturbance and the mobility of this avifauna species, it is considered highly unlikely that the Glossy Ibis would be impacted by the Project.

Polytelis alexandrae Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot


The Princess Parrot inhabits a range of habitats; sand dunes and sand flats in the arid zone of western and central Australia, savanna woodlands and shrublands, Eucalyptus or Allocasuarina scattered woodland and riverine or littoral areas (DOEE 2018b).

Based on known distribution and habitat types, the Princess Parrot could potentially occur in riverine habitat along Warrawanda Creek. The Warrawanda Creek area is on the edge of the current distribution map provided by DOEE (2018b). The current distribution extends across much of the central Australia (DOEE 2018b). Assessment outcome: The potential impact of the Princess Parrot from the Project, both on an individual and conservation level, is considered as being minimal as mining occurs at ground level and avoids impact with the tree and shrub layer. Additionally, the excavation area is minor compared to the extent of other suitable habitat occurring within its national distribution. The Princess Parrot is also highly mobile and has to ability to avoid quarry areas. It is therefore considered unlikely that the Princess Parrot would be impacted by the Project.




Figure 10: NatureMap search for conservation listed flora in the search area

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5.17. Heritage Aboriginal Heritage

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (‘DPLH’) Heritage Inquiry System search results are provided for M52/1064 in Appendix E (DPLH 2018a). There are no ‘Registered Aboriginal Sites’ recorded for M52/1064.

European Heritage

A search was conducted using the State Heritage Office ‘InHerit’ database (DPLH 2018b). The InHerit database contains comprehensive information about cultural heritage places listed in the State Register of Heritage Places, local government inventories, the Australian Government's heritage list and other non-government lists and surveys (DPLH 2018b).

A search was made using the criterion of ‘Local Government Area’ for ‘Meekatharra’. The resulting 102 heritage listings were examined and no heritage sites were found near the Project area. The closest heritage site was ‘Keep It Dark Mine’ (Place Number 25187), located more than 50km to the south-southwest of the Project area (DPLH 2018b). The InHerit search map is provided as Figure 13.

5.18. Social Environment The general locality near the Project area is used for quarrying and pastoralism. There are several Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd sand quarries along Warrawanda Creek north of M52/1064.

There are no Aboriginal communities in the Project locality.

The Project is situated in an uninhabited region with no other land users occurring locally except for the Holcim sand quarry. The closest occupied dwelling is Capricorn Roadhouse, located >20km to the north-northwest of M52/1064. The closest homestead is on Sylvania Station, approximately 18km east of M52/1064.

Hence, no other land users are likely to be directly impacted by the Project operations.




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ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 6 – OTHER DWER APPROVAL 6

No other attachments or relevant information is required.

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 7 - OTHER APPROVALS AND 7CONSULTATION

An email from the Principal Environmental Health Officer and Building Surveyor for the Shire of Meekatharra confirming that a Development Application is not required as the property is outside of the Local Shire's (Meekatharra) Town Planning Scheme, email dated 20 February 2018. This email was updated on




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Hi Charles ..

William Atyeo <[email protected]> Thursday, 21 June 2018 12:11 PM Charles Newland Re: Warrawanda Creek Sand Mining image00ljpg

CIVIL& HAULAGL

Informing you that you are not required to apply for a Development Approval or Building Permit at this point in time.

As stated to you previously, the Meekatharra Town Planning Scheme and the Building Act and Regulations do not apply over the Shire of Meekatharra except for the townsite of Meekatharra.

Hope this clarrifies it for you ..

Regards

Bill Atyeo

On Thu, Jun 2 1, 2018 at 11 :09 AM Charles Newland <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Bill, how's it going? I am preparing another Works Approval for a screening plant on a different mining lease (M52/1064) that is again on Warrawanda Creek about 33km south-southeast of Newman, map attached The area is within the Shire of Meekatharra.

I am aware of the Shire of Meekatharra's draft Local Planning Scheme No. 4 but it appears to have not been ratified?

Can you advise as to whether a Development Application and Building Permit are required at present. The Works Approval application will be lodged in the next few days.

Regards

Charles Newland


+61 (0) 8 9293 0411

+61 (0) 408 099 891

[email protected]



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Tuesday, 20 February 2018 9:39 AM Charles Newland Re: Warrawanda Creek Sand M ining

Thanks for the telephone conversation and the email. Very much appreciated.

CIVIL& HAULAGL

As stated to you a Development Application is not required as the property is outside of the Local Shire's (Meekatharra) Town Planning Scheme. This may change in the future but your operation would not be affected as it would have been started well before the introduction of the new Scheme.

Also, at this present time, the Building Act does not apply to areas outside of the town of Meekatharra boundaries and located within the Shire of Meekatharra. Therefore Building Permits are not required but are able to applied for if the developer warrants such ..

Wishing you all the best and thanks for the information

Regards

Bill Atyeo

On Tue, Feb 13, 201 8 at 3:45 PM, Charles Newland <[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Bill, thanks for chatting on your time off. I have attached maps of the mining lease location. M52/1063 is held by Redstone Minerals Pty Ltd , southeast of the Capricorn RH , on Warrawanda Creek.

I am in the process of lodging a Works Approval for a small screening plant for a sand mining operation on M52/1063 on Warrawanda Creek. The operation is quite small. The sand would be used for local construction purposes.

The site currently operates under approvals from DMIRS:

• Mining Proposal and Mine Closure Plan IDs 40266 and 71196.

• Clearing permit CPS 6279/1.

From our discussion, my understanding is that a Shire of Meekatharra Development Approval is not required at this point in time as the location is outside of the townsite boundary, however, this situation could change in the future as planning laws evolve.

Please call for any further information.

Regards



Charles Newland

Environmental Consultant

Mining and Exploration


+61 (0) 8 9293 0411

+61 (0) 408 099 891

[email protected]

newlandenviro.com.au


Bill Atyeo Principal Environmental Health Officer Building Surveyor Shires of:

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Atyeo's Environmental Health Services Pty Ltd WV Atyeo - Director (M.E.H.A.A.) PO Box 23 1 MEEKA THARRA WA 6642 Phone: 040 998 1144 Email I: [email protected]




ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 8 - FIT AND COMPETENT 8OPERATOR

No other attachments or other relevant information is required for this section.

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 9 - EMISSIONS, DISCHARGES AND 9WASTE

Refer to the Dust Management Plan provided in Section 4.

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 10 - SITING AND LOCATION 10

Refer to Figure 6 for the distance to the nearest sensitive receptors and specified ecosystems.

There are no occupied dwellings in the general locality of the Prescribed Premise. The closest being Capricorn Roadhouse, located >20km north-northwest of the working area and Sylvania Station homestead, located >18km east. The town of Newman is located approximately 33km to the north-northwest.

The Prescribed Premise occurs in both Ethel Creek Pastoral Lease (N049724) and Sylvania Pastoral Lease (N049932). Both Ethel Creek and Sylvania Pastoral Leases are held jointly by BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd / Pilbara Pastoral Co Pty Ltd. The pastoral lessee and the Shire were contacted in writing in November 2017 as part of the consultation process for the updated Mine Closure Plan.

There are four sensitive receptors in the locality:

• Warrawanda Creek – adjacent to the working area.

• Newman Water Reserve – 23km to the north.

• Ethel Gorge aquifer stygobiont community TEC – 33km to the north.

• ESA (buffer) associated with the Ethel Gorge TEC - >15km to the north.

There are no TECs, PECs or Specified Ecosystems near the Prescribed Premise. The closest being PEC 26: “Vegetation of sand dunes of the Hamersley Range/Fortescue Valley (previously 'Fortescue Valley Sand Dunes') (PEC List Version 27, 30 June 2017), located >75km to the north-northwest. The ESA associated with the Ethel Gorge PEC is located >15km to the north-northwest of M52/1064.

In summary, no sensitive land uses or specified ecosystems will be impacted by the Project

ATTACHMENTS FOR PART 11 - SUBMISSION OF ANY OTHER 11RELEVANT INFORMATION

No other attachments or relevant information is required for this section.




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APPENDICES

Appendix A: Information on acts and agreements related to the conservation and protection of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia

Appendix B: Department of Environment and Energy Protected Matters Search Report

Appendix C: Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for flora near the Project Area

Appendix D: Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for fauna near the Project Area

Appendix E: Searches using the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System for M52/1064




APPENDIX A 13

Information on acts and agreements related to the conservation and protection of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia




The conservation significance of flora, fauna and ecological communities in Western Australia can be determined at a number of different levels. A species may be included in one or a number of determinations at a commonwealth, international or state level. These levels include:

• Commonwealth Listed:

o Threatened Species of Flora and Fauna.

o Migratory Species.

o Marine Species.

o International Treaties - Primarily Migratory Avifauna.

o Threatened Ecological Communities.

• State Listed:

o Threatened Species of Flora and Fauna.

o Priority Flora and Fauna.

o Threatened Ecological Communities.

o Priority Ecological Communities.

Each level is discussed in turn.




Categories for Commonwealth Listed Threatened Species and Threatened Ecological Communities

Threatened Species Threatened fauna and flora may be listed in any one of the following categories pursuant to Section 179 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (‘EPBC Act 1999’):

• Extinct.

• Extinct in the wild.

• Critically endangered.

• Endangered.

• Vulnerable.

• Conservation dependent.

Migratory Species Many migratory species are listed under international conventions and agreements that Australia is party to. The list of migratory species is established under Section 209 of the EPBC Act 1999 and relates to the following conventions and agreements:

• Bonn Convention.

• JAMBA.

• CAMBA.

• ROKAMBA.

Marine Species Marine species are listed pursuant to Section 209 of the EPBC Act 1999.

Threatened Ecological Communities Threatened ecological communities may be listed in any one of the following categories pursuant to Section 182 of the EPBC Act 1999:

• Critically endangered.

• Endangered.

• Vulnerable.

Further information on the categories of Threatened Species, Threatened Ecological Communities and Migratory Species is provided below.

Threatened Species (Section 179 of the EPBC Act 1999)




EPBC Act Category Department of Environment Definition

Extinct A native species is eligible to be included in the extinct category at a particular time if, at that time, there is no reasonable doubt that the last member of the species has died.

Extinct in the Wild

A native species is eligible to be included in the extinct in the wild category at a particular time if, at that time:

(a) it is known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalised population well outside its past range; or

(b) it has not been recorded in its known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate seasons, anywhere in its past range, despite exhaustive surveys over a time frame appropriate to its life cycle and form.

Critically Endangered

A native species is eligible to be included in the critically endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.

Endangered

A native species is eligible to be included in the endangered category at a particular time if, at that time

(a) it is not critically endangered; and

(b) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.

Vulnerable

A native species is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category at a particular time if, at that time:

(a) it is not critically endangered or endangered; and

(b) it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.

Conservation Dependent

A native species is eligible to be included in the conservation dependent category at a particular time if, at that time:

(a) the species is the focus of a specific conservation program the cessation of which would result in the species becoming vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered; or

(b) the following subparagraphs are satisfied:

(i) the species is a species of fish;

(ii) the species is the focus of a plan of management that provides for management actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the species so that its chances of long term survival in nature are maximised;

(iii) the plan of management is in force under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory;

(iv) cessation of the plan of management would adversely affect the conservation status of the species.

• Species listed as 'conservation dependent' and 'extinct' are not matters of national

environmental significance and therefore do not trigger the EPBC Act 1999.




Migratory Species (Section 209 of the EPBC Act 1999)

Treaty Relevant Fauna Details

Bonn Convention (Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals) - 1985

Listed mammal, bird, reptile and fish species

The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals aims to improve the status of all threatened migratory species through national action and international agreements.

JAMBA (Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement) – 1981

Listed bird species

Australia has an agreement with Japan relating to the conservation and protection of terrestrial, water and shorebird species that migrate between Australia and Japan.

CAMBA (China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement) – 1988

Listed bird species

Australia has an agreement with the People's Republic of China relating to the conservation and protection of terrestrial, water and shorebird species that migrate between Australia and China.

ROKAMBA (Republic of Korea-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement) - 2007

Listed bird species

Australia has an agreement with the Republic of Korea relating to the conservation and protection of migratory terrestrial, water, and shorebird species which migrate between Australia and Republic of Korea.

Threatened Ecological Communities (Section 182 of the EPBC Act 1999)

Category Threatened Ecological Community Definition

Critically endangered

An ecological community is eligible to be included in the critically endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the

Endangered

An ecological community is eligible to be included in the endangered category at a particular time if, at that time:

(a) it is not critically endangered; and

(b) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria

Vulnerable

An ecological community is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category at a particular time if, at that time:

(a) it is not critically endangered nor endangered; and

(b) it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.




State Conservation Codes and Listings for Western Australian

Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 The Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 (‘WC Act 1950’) provides the legislative mechanism for the listing of threatened flora and fauna that are under identifiable threat of extinction, are rare, or otherwise in need of special protection. The special protection is afforded through the classification of threatened flora and fauna into schedules that are published by the Minister for Environment in the Government Gazette WA as either:

• Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notices; or

• Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Flora) Notices.

In 2015, the format of the Specially Protected Fauna notices was changed to align with the EPBC Act 1999 threatened species categories. The revised WC Act 1950 schedules are provided below:

Wildlife Conservation Act 1950

Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notices

Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Flora) Notices

Schedule 1: Fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct as critically endangered fauna (CR)

Schedule 1: Flora that is rare or likely to become extinct as critically endangered flora (CR)

Schedule 2: Fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct as endangered fauna (EN)

Schedule 2: Flora that is rare or likely to become extinct as endangered flora (EN)

Schedule 3: Fauna that is rare or likely to become extinct as vulnerable fauna (VU)

Schedule 3: Flora that is rare or likely to become extinct as vulnerable flora (VU)

Schedule 4: Fauna presumed to be extinct (EX) Schedule 4: Flora presumed to be extinct (EX)

Schedule 5: Migratory birds protected under an international agreement (IA)

Schedule 6: Fauna that is of special conservation need as conservation dependent fauna (CD)

Schedule 7: Other specially protected fauna (OS)




Priority Flora and Fauna Listings DBCA produces lists of species that have not been assigned statutory protection under the WC Act 1950 but may be under some degree of threat. The list is based on a ranking system from Priorities 1 to 4:

• Priorities 1, 2 or 3 are for possibly threatened species that do not meet survey criteria, or are otherwise data deficient. The priority ranking reflects the current evaluation of conservation status for consideration as declaration as threatened flora or fauna.

• Priority 4 are for species that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for near threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened species or other specially protected fauna lists for other than taxonomic reasons, are placed in. These species require regular monitoring.

Priority Description

Priority 1: Poorly-known species

Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less) which are potentially at risk. All occurrences are either: very small; or on lands not managed for conservation, e.g. agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, road and rail reserves, gravel reserves and active mineral leases; or otherwise under threat of habitat destruction or degradation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.


Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less), some of which are on lands managed primarily for nature conservation, e.g. national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves and other lands with secure tenure being managed for conservation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.


Species that are known from several locations, and the species does not appear to be under imminent threat, or from few but widespread locations with either large population size or significant remaining areas of apparently suitable habitat, much of it not under imminent threat. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from several locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and known threatening processes exist that could affect them. Such species are in need of further survey.

Priority 4: Rare, Near Threatened and other species in need of monitoring

(a) Rare. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be if present circumstances change. These species are usually represented on conservation lands.

(b) Near Threatened. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that are close to qualifying for Vulnerable, but are not listed as Conservation Dependent.

(c) Species that have been removed from the list of threatened species during the past five years for reasons other than taxonomy.

The DBCA definition sheet for Threatened and Priority Species is provided over page:




Department of Parks and Wildlife

CONSERVATION CODES For Western Australian Flora and Fauna


Specially protected fauna or flora are species• which have been adequately searched for and are deemed to be, in the wild, either rare, at risk of extinction, or otherwise in need of special protection, and have been gazetted as such.

Categories of specially protected fauna and flora are:

T Threatened species

Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, and listed under Schedules 1 to 4 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora (which may also be referred to as Declared Rare Flora).

Threatened fauna is that subset of 'Specially Protected Fauna' declared to be 'likely to become extinct' pursuant to section 14(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Act.

Threatened flora is flora that has been declared to be 'likely to become extinct or is rare, or otherwise in need of special protection', pursuant to section 23F(2) of the Wildlife Conservation Act.

The assessment of the conservation status of these species is based on their national extent and ranked according to their level of threat using IUCN Red List categories and criteria as detailed below.

CR Critically endangered species

Threatened species considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.

EN Endangered species

Threatened species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.

VU Vulnerable species

Threatened species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Threatened Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Threatened Flora.

EX Presumed extinct species

Species which have been adequately searched for and there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice for Presumed Extinct Fauna and Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice for Presumed Extinct Flora.

IA Migratory birds protected under an international agreement

Birds that are subject to an agreement between the government of Australia and the governments of Japan (JAMBA), China (CAMBA) and The Republic of Korea (ROKAMBA), and the Bonn Convention, relating to the protection of migratory birds. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.




CD Conservation dependent fauna

Fauna of special conservation need being species dependent on ongoing conservation intervention to prevent it becoming el igible for listing as threatened. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 6 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.

OS Other specially protected fauna

Fauna otherwise in need of special protection to ensure their conservation. Published as Specially Protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, in Schedule 7 of the Wildlife Conservation (Specially Protected Fauna) Notice.

P Priority species

Possibly threatened species that do not meet survey criteria, or are otherwise data deficient , are added to the Priority Fauna or Priorit y Flora Lists under Priorities 1, 2 or 3. These three categories a re ranked in order of priority for survey and evaluation of conservation status so that consideration can be given to their declaration as threatened flora or fauna.

Species that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for near threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened species or other specially protected fauna lists for other than taxonomic reasons, are placed in Priority 4. These species require regular monitoring.

Assessment of Priority codes is based on the Western Australian distribution of the species, unless the distribution in WA is part of a contiguous population extending into adjacent States, as defined by the known spread of locations.


Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less) which are potentially at risk. All occurrences are either: very small; or on lands not managed for conservation, e.g. agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, road and rail reserves, gravel reserves and active mineral leases; or otherwise under threat of habitat destruction or degradation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.

2 Priority 2: Poorly-known species

Species that are known from one or a few locations (generally five or less), some of which are on lands managed primarily for nature conservation, e.g. national parks, conservation parks, nature reserves and other lands with secure tenure being managed for conservation. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes. Such species are in urgent need of further survey.

3 Priority 3: Poorly-known species

Species that are known from several locations, and the species does not appear to be under imminent threat, or from few but widespread locations with either large population size or significant remaining areas of apparently suitable habitat, much of it not under imminent threat. Species may be included if they are comparatively well known from several locations but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and known threatening processes exist that could affect them. Such species are in need of further survey.

4 Priority 4: Rare, Near Threatened and other species in need of monitoring

(a) Rare. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available , and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be if present circumstances change. These species are usually represented on conservation lands. (b) Near Threatened. Species that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that are close to qualifying for Vulnerable, but are not listed as Conservation Dependent. (c) Species that have been removed from the list of threatened species during the past five years for reasons other than taxonomy.

*Species includes all taxa (plural of !axon - a classificatory group of any taxonomic rank, e.g. a family, genus, species or any infraspecific category i.e. subspecies or variety, or a distinct population).

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Threatened Ecological Communities The Minister for Environment may list an ecological community as being threatened if the community is presumed to be totally destroyed or at risk of becoming totally destroyed.

There are four categories for threatened ecological communities (‘TECs’):

• presumed totally destroyed.

• critically endangered.

• endangered.

• vulnerable.

Priority Ecological Communities Ecological communities with insufficient information available to be considered a TEC, or which are rare but not currently threatened, are listed as Priority Ecological Communities (‘PECs’).

Possible TECs that do not meet survey criteria are added to the PEC list under Priorities 1, 2 and 3. Ecological communities that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for near threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list, are placed in Priority 4. These ecological communities require regular monitoring. Conservation Dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5.

The DBCA definition for TECs and PECs is provided over page:




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DEFINITIONS, CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA FOR THREATENED AND PRIORITY ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

1. GENERAL DEFINITIONS

Ecological Community A naturally occurring biological assemblage that occurs in a particular type of habitat.

Note: The scale at which ecological communities are defined will often depend on the level of detail in the information source, therefore no particular scale is specified.

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A threatened ecolog1ical community (TEC) is one which is found to fit into one of the following categories; "presumed totally destroyed", "critically endangered", "endangered" or "vulnerable".

Possible threatened ecological communities that do not meet survey criteria are added to DEC's Priority Ecological Community Lists under Priorities 1, 2 and 3. Ecological Communities that are adequately known, are rare but not threatened, or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list, are placed in Priority 4. These ecologicall communities require regular monitoring. Conservation Dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5.

An assemblage is a defined group of biological entities.

Habitat is defined as the areas in which an organism and/or assemblage of organisms lives. It includes the abiotic factors (eg. substrate and topography), and the biotic factors.

Occurrence: a discrete example of an ecological community, separated from other examples of the same community by more than 20 metres of a different ecological community, an artificial surface or a totally destroyed community.

By ensuring that every discrete occurrence is recognised and recorded future changes in status can be readily monitored.

Adequately Surveyed is defined as follows: "An ecological community that has been searched for thoroughly in most likely habitats, by relevant experts."

Community structure is defined as follows: "The spatial organisation, construction and arrangement of the biological elements comprising a biological assemblage" (eg. Eucalyptus salmonophloia woodland over scattered small shrubs over dense herbs; structure in a faunal assemblage could refer to trophic structure, eg. dominance by feeders on detritus as distinct from feeders on live plants).

Definitions of Modification and Destruction of an ecological community:

Modification: "changes to some or all of ecological processes (including abiotic processes such as hydrology), species composition and community structure as a



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direct or indirect resul't of human activities. The level of damage involved could be ameliorated naturally or by human intervention."

Destruction: "modification such that reestablishment of ecological processes, species composition and community structure within the range of variability exhibited by the original community is unlikely within the fores-eeable future even with positive human intervention."

Note: Modification and destruction are difficult concepts to quantify, and their application will be determined by scientific judgement. Examples of modification and total destruction are c ited below:

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Modification of ecological processes: The hydrology of Toolibin Lake has been altered by clearing of the catchment such that death of some of the original flora has occurred due to dependence on fresh water. The system may be bought back to a semblance of the original state by redirecting saline runoff and pumping waters of the rising watertable away to re:store the hydrological balance. Total destruction of downstream lakes has occurred due to hydrology being altered to the point that few of the original flora or fauna species are able to tolerate the level of salinity and/or water logging.

Modification of structure: The understorey of a plant community ma,y be altered by weed invasion due to nutrient enrichment by addition of fertiliser. Should the additional nutrients be removed from the system the balance may be restored, and the original plant species better able to compete. Total destruction may occur if additional nutrients continue to be added to the• system causing the understorey to be completely replaced by weed species, and death of overstorey species due to inability to tolerate high nutrient levels.

Modification of species composition: Pollution may cause alteration of the invertebrate species present in a freshwater lake. Removal of pollutants may allow the return of the original inhabitant species. Addition of residual highlly toxic substances may cause permanent changes to water quality, and total destruction of the community.

Threatening processes are defined as follows: "Any process or activity that threatens to destroy or significantly modify the ecological community and/or affect the continuing evolutionary processes within any ecological community."

Examples of some of the continuing threatening processes in Western Australia include: general pollution; competition, predation and change induced in ecological communities as a res,ult of introduced animals; competition and displacement of native plants by introduced species; hydrological changes; inappropriate fire regimes; diseases resulting from introduced microorganisms; direct human exploitation and disturbance of ecological communities.

Restoration is defined as returning an ecological community to its pre-disturbance or natural state in terms of abiotic conditions, community structure and species composition.

Rehabilitation is defined as the re-establishment of ecological attributes in a damaged ecological community although the community will remain modified.



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2. DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA FOR PRESUMED TOTALLY DESTROYED, CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED AND VULNERABLE ECOLOGICAIL COMMUNITIES

Presumed Totally Destroyed (PD)

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An ecological community that has been adequately searched for but for which no representative occurrences have been located. The community has been found to be totally destroyed or so extensively modified throughout its range that no occurrence of it is likely to recover its species composition and/or structure in the foreseeable future.

An ecological community will be listed as presumed totally destroyed if there are no recent. records of the community being extant and either of the following applies ( A or B):

A) Records within the last 50 years have not been confirmed despite thorough searches of known or likely habitats or

B) All occurrences recorded within the last 50 years have since been destroyed

Critically Endangered (CR) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject lo a major contraction in area and/or that was originally of limited distribution and is facing severe modification or destruction throughout its range in the immediate future, or is already severely degraded throughout its range but capable of being substantially resiored or rehabilitated.

An ecological community will be listed as Critically Endangered when it has been adequately surveyed and is found to be facing an extremely high risk of total destruction in the immediate future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information, by ii meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B or C):

A) The estimated geographic range, and/or total area occupied, and/or number of discrete occurrences since European settlement have been reduced by at least 90% and either or both of the following apply (i or ii):

i) geographic range, and/or total area occupied and/or number of discrete occurrences are continuing to decline such that total destruction of the community is imminent (within approximately 10 years);

ii) modification throughout its range is continuing such that in the immediate future (within approximately 1 0 years) the community is unlikely lo be capable of being substantially rehabilitated.

B) Current distribution is limited, and one or more of the following apply (i, ii or iii):

i) geographic range and/or number of discrete occurrences, and/or area occupied is highly restri·cted and the community is currently subject to known ihreatening processes which are likely io result in total destruction throughout its range in the immediate future (within approximately 10 years);




ii) there are very few occurrences, each of which is small and/or isolated and extremely vulnerable to known threatening processes;

iii) there may be many occurrences but total area is very small and each occurrence is small and/or isolated and extremely vulnerable to known threatening processes.

C) The ecological community exists only as highly modified occurrences that may be capable of being rehabilitated if such work begins in the immediate future (within approximately 1 0 years).

Endangered (EN) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and found to have been subject to a major contraction in area and/or was originally of limited distribution and is in danger of significant modification throughout its range or severe modification or destruction over most of its range in the near future.

An ecological community will be listed as Endangered when it has been adequately surveyed and is not Critically Endangered but is facing a very high risk of total destruction in the near future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information by it meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B, or C):

A) The geographic range, and/or total area occupied, and/or number of discrete occurrences have been reduced by at least 70% since European settlement and either or both of the following apply (i or ii):

i) the estimated geographic range, and/or total area occupied and/or number of discrete occurrences are continuing to decline such that total destruction of the community is likely in the short term future (within approximately 20 years);

ii) modification throughout its range is continuing such that in the short term future (within approximately 20 years) the community is unlikely to be capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated.

B) Current distribution is limited, and one or more of the following apply (i, ii or iii):

i) geographic range and/or number of discrete occurrences, and/or area occupied is highly restri.cted and the community is currently subject to known threatening processes which are likely to result in total destruction throughout its range in the short term future (within approximately 20 years);

ii) there are few occurrences, each of which is small and/or isolated and all or most occurrences are very vulnerable to known threatening processes;

iii) there may be many occurrences but total area is small and all or most occurrences are small and/or isolated and very vulnerable to known threatening processes.




C) The ecological community exists only as very modified occurrences that may be capable of being substantially restored or rehabilitated if such work begins in the short-term future (within approximately 20 years).

Vulnerable (VU) An ecological community that has been adequately surveyed and is found to be declining and/or has declined in distribution and/or condition and whose ultimate security has not yet been assured and/or a community that is still widespread but is believed likely to move into a category of higher threat in the near future if threatening processes continue or begin operatirng throughout its range.

An ecological community will be listed as Vulnerable when it has been adequately surveyed and is not Critically Endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of total destruction or significant modi,fication in the medium (within approximately 50 years) to long-term future. This will be determined on the basis of the best available information by it meeting any one or more of the following criteria (A, B or C):

A) The ecological community exists largely as modified occurrences that are likely to be capable of being substantially restored or rehabi litated.

B) The ecological community may already be modified and would be vulnerable to threatening processes, is restricted in area and/or range and/or is only found at a few locations.

C) The ecological community may be still widespread but is believed likely to move into a category of higher threat in the medium to long-term future because of existing or impending threatening processes.




3. DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA FOR PRIORITY ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES

Possible threatened ecological communities that do not meet survey criteria or that are not adequately defined are added to the Priority Ecological Community List under priorities 1, 2 and 3. These three categories are ranked in order of priority for survey and/or definition of the community. Ecological communities that are adequately known, and are rare but not threatened or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened liist, are placed in Priority 4. These ecological communities require regular monitoring. Conservation Dependent ecological communities are placed in Priority 5.

Priority One: Poorly-known ecological communities.

Ecological communities that are known from very few occurrences with a very restricted distribution (generally :55 occurrences or a total area of s 1 00ha). Occurrences are believed to be under threat either due to limited extent, or being on lands under immediate threat (e.g. within agricultural or pastoral lands, urban areas, active mineral leases) or for which current threats exist. May include communities w ith occurrences on protected lands. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well-known from one or more localitie-s but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under immediate threat from known threatening processes across their range.

Priority Two: Poorly-known ecological communities

Communities that are known from few occurrences with a restricted distribution (generally :510 occurrences or a total area of S200ha). At least some occurrences are not believed to be under immediate threat (within approximately 10 years) of destruction or degradation. Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from one or more localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements, and/or are not well defined, and appear to be under threat from known threatening processes.

Priority Three: Poorly known ecological communities

(i) Communities that are known from several to many occurrences, a significant number or area of which are not under threat of habitat destruction or degradation or:

(ii) communities known from a few widespread occurrences, which are either large or with significant remaining areas of habitat in which other occurrences may occur, much of it not under imminent threat (within approximately 10 years), or;

(iii) communities made up of large, and/or widespread occurrences, that may or may not be represented in the reserve system, but are under threat of modification across much of their range from processes such as grazing by domestic and/or feral stock, inappropriate f ire regimes, clearing, hydrological change etc.

Communities may be included if they are comparatively well known from several localities but do not meet adequacy of survey requirements and/or are not wel l defined, and known threatening prooesses exist that could affect them.




Priority Four: Ecological communities that are adequately known, rare but not threatened or meet criteria for Near Threatened, or that have been recently removed from the threatened list. These communities require regular monitoring.

(i) Rare. Ecological communities known from few occurrences that are considered to have been adequately surveyed, or for which sufficient knowledge is available, and that are considered not currently threatened or in need of special protection, but could be iif present circumstances change. These communities are usually represented on conservation lands.

(ii) Near Threatened. Ecologicall communities that are considered to have been adequately surveyed and that do not qualify for Conservation Dependent, but that are close to qualifying for a higher threat category.

(iii) Ecological communities that have been removed from the list of threatened communities during the past five years.

Priority Five: Conservation Dependent ecological communities

Ecological communities that are not threatened but are subject to a specific conservation program, the cessation of which would result in the community becoming threatened within five years.



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Department of Environment and Energy Protected Matters Search Report Parameters: EPBC Act 1999 listings

Method: Circle

Centre: 119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S

Buffer: 20km




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Department of the Environment and Energy

EPBC Act Protected Matters Report

This report provides general guidance on matters of national environmental significance and other matters protected by the EPBC Act in the area you have selected.

Information on the coverage of this report and qualifications on data supporting this report are contained in the caveat at the end of the report.

Information is available about Environment Assessments and the EPBC Act including significance guidelines, forms and application process details.

Report created: 29/06/18 13:59:52

Summary Details

Matters of NES Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Extra Information

Caveat Acknowledgements

::::=======:::~~~ I This map may contain data which are ©Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), ©PSMA 2010

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Summary

Matters of National Environmental Significance

This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may occur in, or may relate to , the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part of the report, which can be accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing to undertake an activity that may have a significant impact on one or more matters of national environmental significance then you should consider the Administrative Guidelines on Significance.

World Heritage Properties: None

National Heritage Places· None

Wetlands of International Importance· None

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: None

Commonwealth Marine Area· None

Listed Threatened Ecological Communities: None

Listed Threatened Species· 8

Listed Migratory Species· 9

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act

This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere.

The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions taken on Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth agencies. As heritage values of a place are part of the 'environment', these aspects of the EPBC Act protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a Commonwealth Heritage place. Information on the new heritage laws can be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage

A Q.fililli1 may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of a listed threatened species or ecological community , a member of a listed migratory species, whales and other cetaceans, or a member of a l isted marine species.

Commonwealth Land· None

Commonwealth Heritage Places· None

Listed Marine Species 12

Whales and Other Cetaceans: None

Critical Habitats· None

Commonwealth Reserves Terrestrial· None

Commonwealth Reserves Marine· None

Extra Information

This part of the report provides information that may also be relevant to the area you have nominated.

State and Territory Reserves· None

Regional Forest Agreements· None

Invasive Species: 10

Nationally Important Wetlands: None

Key Ecological features IMarjnel None



Details

Matters of National Environmental Significance

Listed Threatened Species Name Birds

Calidris terruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856]

Pezoporus occidentalis Night Parrot [59350]

Polytelis alexandrae Princess Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot [758]

Mammals

Dasyurus hallucatus Northern Quoll, Digul [Gogo-Yimidir], Wijingadda [Dambimangari], Wiminji [Martu] [331]

Macroderma gigas Ghost Bat [174]

Rhinonicteris aurantia !Pilbara form} Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat [82790]

Plants Pityrodia augusteosis Mt Augustus Foxglove [4962]

Reptiles

Liasis olivaceus barrooi Olive Python (Pilbara subspecies) [66699]

Listed Migratory Species

Status


Endangered

Vulnerable

Endangered

Vulnerable

Vulnerable

Vulnerable

Vulnerable


f Resource Information 1 Type of Presence

Species or species habitat may occur within area

Species or species habitat likely to occur within area







r Resource Information J • Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Migratory Marine Birds Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678]

Migratory Terrestrial Species

Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow (662]

Threatened Type of Presence





Name Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail [642]

MotaciUa flava Yellow Wagtail [644]

Migratory Wetlands Species Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper [59309]

Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874]

Calidris terruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856]

Calidris roelaootos Pectoral Sandpiper [858]

Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel [882]

Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act

Listed Marine Species

Threatened



Type of Presence








I Resource Information l • Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Birds

Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper [59309]

Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift [678]

Ardea alba Great Egret, White Egret [59541]

Ardea ibis Cattle Egret [59542]

Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper [874]

Caljdrjs ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper [856]

Caljdris melaootos Pectoral Sandpiper [858]

Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel [882]




Species or species habitat known to occur within area








Name Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow (662]

Merops ornatus Rainbow Bee-eater [670]

MotaciHa cinerea Grey Wagtail [642]

Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail [644]

Extra Information

Invasive Species

Threatened


Type of Presence





[ Resource Information l Weeds reported here are the 20 species of national significance (WoNS). along with other introduced plants that are considered by the States and Territories to pose a particularly significant threat to biodiversity. The following feral animals are reported: Goat, Red Fox. Cat, Rabbit, Pig, Water Buffalo and Cane Toad. Maps from Landscape Health Project, National Land and Water Resouces Audit, 2001.

Name Birds Columba livia Rock Pigeon. Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon [803]

Mammals Camelus dromedarius Dromedary, Camel [7]

Canis lupus familiaris Domestic Dog [82654]

Equus asinus Donkey, Ass [4]

Equus caballus Horse [5]

Felis catus Cat. House Cat. Domestic Cat [19]

Mus musculus House Mouse [120]

Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit, European Rabbit (128]

Status Type of Presence








Species or species habitat likely to occur



Name

Vulpes vulpes Red Fox, Fox [18]

Plants Cenchrus ciliaris Buttel-grass, Black Buttel-grass [2021 3]

Status

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Caveat The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the report.

This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World and National Heritage properties, Wetlands of International and National Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened, migratory and marine species and listed threatened ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various resolut ions.

Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only. Where available data supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general terms. People using this information in making a referral may need to consider the qualificat ions below and may need to seek and consider other information sources.

For threatened ecological rommunities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.

Threatened, migratory and marine species distributions have been derived through a variety of methods. Where distributions are well known and if time permits, maps are derived using either thematic spatial data (i.e. vegetation, soils. geology, elevation, aspect, terrain, etc) together with point locations and described habitat; or environmental modelling (MAXENT or BIOCLIM habitat modelling) using point locations and environmental data layers.

Where very little information is available for species or large number of maps are required in a short time-frame, maps are derived either from 0.04 or 0.02 decimal degree cells; by an automated process using polygon capture techniques (static two kilometre grid cells, alpha-hull and convex hull); or captured manually or by using topographic features (national park boundaries, islands, etc). In the ear1y stages of the distribution mapping process (1999-early 2000s) distributions were defined by degree blocks, 100K or 250K map sheets to rapidly create distribution maps. More rel iable distribution mapping methods are used to update these distributions as time permits.

Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped:

- migratory and

-marine

The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this database:

- threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants

- some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed

- some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area

- migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers

The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species:

- non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites

- seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Austra lian continent

Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.

Coordinates

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Acknowledgements This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The department acknowledges the following custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice:

-Office of Environment and Heritage New South Wales -Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victoria -Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment Tasmania -Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources South Australia -Department of Land and Resource Management Northern Territory -Department of Environmental and Heritage Protection Queensland -Department of Parks and Wildlife Western Australia -Environment and Planning Directorate ACT -Birdlife Australia -Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme -Australian National Wildlife Collection -Natural history museums of Australia -Museum Victoria -Australian Museum -South Australian Museum -Queensland Museum -Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums -Queensland Herbarium -National Herbarium of NSW -Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria -Tasmanian Herbarium -State Herbarium of South Australia -Northern Territory Herbarium -Western Australian Herbarium -Australian National Herbarium Canberra -University of New England -Ocean Biogeographic Information System -Australian Government Department of Defence Forestry Corporation NSW -Geoscience Australia cCS.lRQ

-Australian Tropical Herbarium Cairns -eBird Australia -Australian Government - Australian Antarctic Data Centre -Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory -Australian Government National Environmental Science Program -Australian Institute of Marine Science -Reef Life Survey Australia -American Museum of Natural History -Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery lnveresk Tasmania -Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart Tasmania -Other groups and individuals

The Department is extremely grateful to the many organisations and individuals who provided expert advice and information on numerous draft distributions.

Please feel free to provide feedback via the Contact Us page.

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Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for flora near the Project Area Parameters: Plantae

Method: Circle

Centre: 119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S

Buffer: 20km




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NatureMap Species Report Created By Guest user on 29/06/2018

Kingdom Plantae

Current Names Only Yes

Core Datasets Only Yes

Method 'By Circle'

Name ID Speeies Name

1. 4895 Abutilon lepidum

2. 42920 Abutilon sp. Dioicum (A.A. Mitchell PRP 1618)

3. 3214 Acacia ancistrocarpa (Fitzroy Wattle)

4. 37260 Acacia aptaneura

5. 3232 Acacia ayersiana

6. 3280 Acacia cuspidifolia (Bohemia)

7. 3360 Acacia hamers/eyensis

8. 37240 Acacia macrane ur.,

9. 3475 Acacia pachyacra

10. 15724 Acacia paraneura

11. 3519 Acacia rhodophloia

12. 11614 Amyema gibberula var. gibberula

13. 2453 Atriplax codonocarpa (Flat-topped Sanbush)

14 11167 Bonamia emcta

15. 12614 Chry~phalumptaroc~tum

16. 13560 Corchoruscrozophorifolius

17. 18409 Corchorus /asiocarpus subsp. lasiocarpus

18. 17073 Corymbiaaspera

19. 16780 Corymbia candids subsp. dipsodes

20. 17083 Corymbia deserlicola subsp. deserticola

21. 17077 Corymbia ferriticoJa

22. 20179 Crota/aria medicaginea var. n&g/ecta

23. 46555 Cynodon prostratus

24. 6754 Dicrastylis cordifolia

25. 31838 Dicrastyfis kumarinensis

26. 313 Digitan·a ctenantha (Comb Fin'}er Grass)

27. 4759 Dodonaeacoriacea

28. 356 Enneapogon a venaceus (Bottle Washers)

29. 357 Enneapogon caeru/escens (Limestone Grass)

30. 365 Enneapogon polyphyllus (Leafy Nineawn)

31. 380 Eragrostis eriopoda (Woollybutt Grass, Wangumu)

32. 7192 &t,mophila cuneifolia (Pinyuru, riranju)

33. 7205 &t1mophila exilifolia

34. 17519 &t1mophilajucunda subsp. pu/cherrlma

35. 16940 &emophila lanceolata

36. 17576 Eramophila Jatrobei subsp. latrob&i

37.

38.

14894 Eremophila magnifica subsp. velutina

7239 Eremophila margarathM (Sandbank Poverty &sh)

39. 15058 Eremophila platycalyx subsp. platycalyx

40.

41.

15031 Eremophila rigida

413 Eriachne mucronata (Mountain Wanderrie Grass)

42. 18088 Eucalyptus /eucoph/oia subsp. H!Jucoph/oia

43. 29733 Eucalyptus trivalva (Victoria Spring Ma/lee)

44. 15592 Eucalyptus xerothermica

45. Fimbristylis sp.

46. 5212 Frankenia setosa (Bristly Frankenia)

47. 2676 Gomphrena canescens (Batche/ors Buttons)

48. 12552 Goodenia muefleriana

49. 12574 Goodenia prostrata

50. 6174 Haloragisgossei

51 29317 Hibiscus austrinus var. austrinus

52. 4043 Kennedia prorepens

Centre 119" 52' 04- E,23° 34' 02" s

Buffer 20km

Naturalised Conservatio n Code 1Endem,!~.lao Query

P3

P3

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Name ID Species Name

53. 3037 Lepidium plllebopetalum (Veined PeppercrHs)

54. 2538 Maireana camosa (Cottony Bluebush}

55.

56.

4962 Malvastrum americanum (Spiked Malvastrum)

6786 Newcast&lia et,phalantha

57. 35001 Peripleura \lirgata

58. 2690 Pfilotus atuvoides

59. 2741 Ptilotus macroc9pha/us (Featherheads)

60. 2747 Ptilotus obovatus (Cotton Bush)

61.

62.

63.

2751 Ptilotus polystachyus (Prince of Wales Feathttr)

2755 Ptilotus rotundifolius (Royal Mui/a Mu/la)

20168 Rhagodia sp. HameMy (M. TflJdgen 17794)

64. 13308 Rhodanthe chsrs/eyH

65. 13303 Rhodanthe sterilescens

66. 12279 Senna arttJmisiokies sutnp. holmsii

67 12309 Senna glutinosa subsp. proinosa

68. 18451 Senna hamers/$yMsis

69. 14577 Senna sp. Mnkatharra (E. Bailey 1·26)

70. 18445 Senna stricta

71. 46816 S.ringia e/liptica (Showy fire-bush)

72 606 Setaria dielsii (Dlels' PigfJOfl Grass)

73. 4969 ~ brownii

74. 4976 Sida tJChinocarpa

75. 16617 Sida sp. spiciform panic/es (E. L8yland s.n. 14/8,'90)

76. 628 Sporobolus actinocladus (Ray Grass, Katoora)

77, 8237 Streptoglossa decunwis

78. 8238 Streptoglossa liatroides

79. 42225 Tephrosia sp. Newman (A.A. Mitchell PRP 29)

80. 6265 Trachymene bialata

81. 679 Triodia angusta

82. 680 Triodia basedowii (Lobed SpinifeK)

83. 706 Triraphis mollis (Needle Grass)

84. 1392 Wurmbea deserlicola

Con••rv• tion Cod•• T • Rare or likely lo become exlloct X • Pr8sumed exbnct IA - Prolecled under lfllem.&IJOOal ao<eement S - 00-~prolectedlauna 1 • Poonty1 2 • Pnofity 2 3 · Pnofity 3 • - Pooory• 5 · Pnoflty 5


Naturalised Conservation Code 1EndemJ..~lao Query

P3

' For NetureMap's purposes, spec,es !lagged a s endemic are those whose reoords are wholely conttmed wilhtn the 5861'ch eree Note that only lhose reoords complywlg with the search cntenoo are i'l<:luded 111 !he calculabon. Far eX!lq>la, If you lmit records lo lhose from a specific dala50Ull:8, only records from lhal dala~rce are used lo detemwie II a 5')8Cl85 is resbicted to lhe ~ area.


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APPENDIX D 16

Department of Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions NatureMap search for fauna near the Project Area Parameters: Animalia

Method: Circle

Centre: 119° 52' 04" E, 23° 34' 02" S

Buffer: 20km




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NatureMap Species Report Created By Guest user on 29/06/2018

Kingdom Animalia

Current Names Only Yes

Core Datasets Only Yes

Method 'By Circle'

Name ID Speeies Name

Cent re 119" 52' 04- E,23° 34' 02" s

Buffer 20km

1. 24559 Acanthagenys rufogufaris (Spiny-ch,ieked Honeyeater) 2. 24265 Acanthiza uropygialis (Chestnut-rumped Toombill)

3. Acarinasp.

4. 25536 Accipiter fasciarus (Brown Goshawk)

5. 25544 Aegoth6fes cristatus (Australian Owlet-nightjar)

6. 30833 Amphibolurus longirostris (Long-nosed Dragon)

7. 25647 Amytomis striatus (Striated Grasswmn)

8. 24312 Ana.s gracil i.s (Gn,y Teal)

9. 24316 Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck)

10. 25318 Antaresia perthensis (Pypmy Python)

11. 25528 Aphelocepha/a leucop.sis (Southern Whiteface)

12. 24285 Aquila audax {Wed'}fl-tailtJd Eagle)

13. Arcflinitocrel/a newmanensis

14 41324 Ardea modesta (gmatagret, white agmt)

15. 24340 Arcwla novaehollandiae (Whit&-fa~ Heron)

16. 24341 Ard#Ja pacifica (Whit9-l"leck9d Heron)

17. 24610 Ardeotis eustralis (Australian Bustard)

18. 25566 Mamus cinereus (Black-faced Woodswal/ow)

19. 24355 Altamus mioor (Littie Wood.swallow)

20. Bamardius zonarius

21.

22.

24251 Bos taurus (European Cattle)

25715 Cacatua roseicapilla (Ga/ah)

23. 25716 Cacatua sanguines (Litt/tJ Cor&lla)

24. 42307 Cacomantis pal/idus (Pallid Cuckoo)

25. 25454 Canis lupus (Dog, Dingo)

26. 24564 Certhionyx variegatus (Pied Honeyeafftr)

27. 24321 Chenoru,tta jubata (Australian Wood Duck, Wood Duck)

28. 24431 Chrysococcyx basalis (Horsffeld's Bronze Cuckoo)

29. Chydaakata sp.

30. 24289 Circus assimilis (Spotted Harrier)

31. 25675 Colluricincla harmonica (Gray Shrike-thrush)

32. 25568 Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike)

33. 24416 Corvusbannetti(LittJeCrow)

34. 25593 Corvus orru (T01Tesian Crow)

35. 24420 Cracticus nigrogularis (Pied Butchftrbird)

36. 25596 Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird)

37. 24865 Ctenophorus caudicinctus subsp. caudicinctus (Ring-tailed Dragon)

38. 24882 Ct1,nophorus nuchalis (Central Netted Dragon)

39. 25025 Ctanotus ariadnae

40. 25080 Ctftnolus uber subsp. uber (Spotted Ctftnotus)

41. 25375 Cyclorana main/ (Sh&ep Frog)

42. 24322 Cygnus atratus (Black Swan)

43. 25547 Oacalo /tJachii (Blue-winged Kookaburra)

44. Oiacyclops humphre)'SI humphreysi

45. 24470 Dromaius novaehol/andiaa (Emu)

46. Egretta novaehollandiaa

4 7. &anus axillaris

48. 47937 Bseyornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotter&f)

49. Eolophus rositicapil/us

50. 24570 Epthianura tricolor (Crimson Chat)

51 25621 Falco berigora (Brown Falcon)

52. 25622 Falco cenchroid6s (Australian Keslr$/, Nank&en Kestrel)

Naturalised Conservatio n Code 1Endem!,~.lao Query




53.

54.

Name ID Species Name

24041 Fe/is catus (Cat)

25727 Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

55. 24958 Gehyra punctata

56. 24401 Glj(}l)e/ia cuneata (Diamond Dove)

57. 25585 Geopelia striata (Zebra Dove)

58. 24404 G~aps plumifera (Spinifex Pigeon)

59. 25530 Ge,:ygone /usca (Western GerygoM)

60. 24443 Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-larlf)

61. 24295 Haliastur sphMiurus (Whistling Kite)

62. 24491 Hirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow)

63. 25156 L1Jrista neander

64. 25005 Ualis burlonis

65. 25661 LichmfH'B indistincta {Brown HoMyeater)

66. 25392 Litoria rubella (Utt/t, Red Trf!JO Frog)

67 30933 Lucasium stenodactyium

68. 24136 Macropus rufus (Red Kangaroo, Marfu)

69.

70.

24168 Macrob·s lagotis (Bilby, Dalgyta, Mnu}

25651 Malurus lamborti (Variegated Fairy•wmn)

71. 25652 Ma/urus ,.ucoptarus {White-winged Fairy-wren)

72 24583 Manorina flavfgu/a {Yellow-throated Miner)

73. 24736 Melopsittacus undulatus (~rigar)

74. Meridie:scandona cf. facies (PSS)

75. 24598 ~rops omatus (Rainbow Be&-eatttr)

78. Microcarbo me/anoleucos

77. 25542 Milvus migrans (Black Kite)

78. 25545 Mirafra javanica (Horsfittld's Bush/ark, Singing Bushlarl<)

79. 24742 Nymphicus holfandicus (Cockatiel)

80. 24407 Ocyphaps lophotes (Crosted Pigeon)

81. 24976 Oedura marmorata (Marbled Velvet Gecko)

82. 24618 Oreoica r,utturalis (Crosted Bel/bird)

83. 25680 Pach~phala ruf,ventris (Rufous Whistler)

84. Parastenocaris jane

85. 24627 Parda/otus rubricatus (Red.fXOwed Pardalote)

86 25682 Pardalotus striatus (Striated Pardalote)

87. 48060 Peh"OcM/idon aM/ (Fairy Martin)

88. 48061 PetrocMlidon nigricans (Troa Martin)

89. 24659 Petroica r,oodanovii (Red--cappad Robin)

90. 24667 PhaJacrocorax sulelrostrts (Utt/$ Black eormorant)

91. 24409 Phaps chalcoptera (Common BronMwing)

92. 24841 Plata/ea navipas (Ya/low-billed Spoonbiff)

93. 25721 PfatyCfH'Cus zonarius (Australian Ringneck, Ring-m,cked Parrot)

94. 24843 Pfegadis falciMIIUS (Glossy Ibis)

95. 25703 Podargus strigokhJs (Tawny Frogmouth)

96. 25706 Pomatostomus tsmporalis (Grey-crowned Babbler)

97. 42416 Pssudonaja mengdeni (Western Brown Snake)

98. 42344 Pumella albifrons (White-fronted Honeyeatar)

99. Pyflolabis humphreysi

100. 24278 PyrrholHmus brunneus (Rltdthroat)

101. 25614 RhipkJura /eucophrys (Willie Wagtail)

102. 30948 Smicromis brevirostris (Weabill)

103. 25705 Tachybaptus novaehol/andiae (Australasian Grebe, Black-throated Grebe)

104. 30870 Taeniopypia guttata (Zebra F inch)

105. 24845 Threskiomis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis)

106. 42351 Todiramphus pyrrt,opygius (Red-backed Kingfisher)

107. 25549 T odiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfishsr)

108. 41428 Uparoleia saxatilis (Pilbara Toad/et)

109. 25218 Varanus r,ouldii (Bunga rra or Sand Monitor)

ConHrvltion Cod .. T • Rare Of hkety to become eninct X • Presumad exbnci IA - Prolecled under lfllomabon&J ac.irooment S - Oltier 54)eCl811y prOlected l&une 1 - Pnonty 1 2 - Pnority 2 3- PnonlY 3 • -Pnority• 5 -Pnority5


Naturalised Conservation Code 1EndemJ..~lao Query

IA

' For NatureMap·s purposes, spec,es ft80!)8(I as enclemlC are thOSe w1'IOS8 recordS are wl'IOl8fy contaa'led will'lll"I the seerd'I area NOie lf\81 oo1y lh<)Se recor<ls COffiPIYa'IO Wll.h th& seerCh entenon are 'r'l<:IU<le<I 11'1 the calculebon For eJU1mple, if you lwnlt records to lho5e from a spealic detasource, only recordS from that detasouroe are osect to 001- ii I spea,es is reslrlcie<l to the QUe1'Y area


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APPENDIX E 17

Searches using the Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System for M52/1064 Parameters: Registered Aboriginal Sites




ft~ Department of Planning,

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Search Criteria

Aboriginal Heritage Inquiry System List of Registered Aboriginal Sites

No Registered Aboriginal Sites in Mining Tenement - M 52/1064

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The information provided is made available in good faith and is predominately based on the information provided to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage by third parties. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment as to the accuracy of the information . If you find any errors or omissions in our records, including our maps, it would be appreciated if you email the details to the Department at [email protected] and we will make every effort to rectify it as soon as possible.

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