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Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd ACN 056 335 516 Geotechnical l Resources l Environmental l Technical l Project Management Drawn Approved Date Scale DB RB 10 April 2006 As shown COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL GROUNDWATER MODEL DEFINITION FIGURE 1 Job no: B18183/2-AC Whites Void Intermidiate Void Proposed Mine Site N 4000 m Bore location LEGEND: Scale NO FLOW BOUNDARY NO FLOW BOUNDARY CONSTANT HEAD BOUNDARY

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

GROUNDWATER MODEL DEFINITION

FIGURE 1

Job no: B18183/2-AC

Whites Void

Intermidiate Void

Proposed Mine Site

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Bore location

LEGEND:

Scale

NO FLOW BOUNDARY

NO FLOW BOUNDARY

CONSTANT HEAD BOUNDARY

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

SURFACE CONTOURS

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Scale

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

STEADY STATE GROUNDWATER LEVELS - CALIBRATION

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N Whites Void

Intermediate Void

Proposed Mine Site

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LEGEND:

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Scale

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

CALIBRATION COMPARISON

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

TEST PIT PUMPING, COMPUTED DRAWDOWN IN SEPTEMBER 2002, INITIAL TRIAL

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Limit of Whites Formation

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TPB 1

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Test Pit

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

TEST PIT PUMPING, DRAWDOWN IN SEPTEMBER 2002 (‘Impregnated Dolomite’: T= 40 m2/day)

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL POSSIBLE PIT LAYOUT

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Ground surface (mAHD)

RL45 Pit floor level (mAHD)

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

MODELLED AVERAGE GROUNDWATER LEVELS (MINE OPERATES AT FULL DEPTH FROM THE OUTSET)

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East Finniss River

Browns Oxide Mine Intermediate Mine Void

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MODELLED FLOW RATES (MINE OPERATES AT FULL DEPTH FROM THE OUTSET)

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Intermediate Mine Void

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East Finness River: - 218 L/s

Proposed Browns Oxide Mine:294 L/s

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-103 L/s

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Proposed Browns Oxide Mine:294 L/s

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COMPASS RESOURCES NL BROWNS OXIDE PROJECT GROUNDWATER MODEL

MODELLED AVERAGE DRAWDOWN (MINE OPERATES AT FULL DEPTH FROM THE OUTSET)

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Drawdown [m]

East Finniss River

Browns Oxide Mine Intermediate Mine Void

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Mineralisation Study Results Provided By Compass Resources

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Water Quality Test Results

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Pre-remediationSite TPB 1 TPB 2 TPB 3 RN22107 RN22108 RN22108 RN22107 RN22108

Sampling depth 10 m 10 m 10 m 15 m 25 m 50 m Date 16/03/2010 16/03/2010 16/03/2010 16/03/2010 16/03/2010 16/03/2010 18/8/83 30/11/83 22/8/83 30/11/83

Weathered carbonate aquifer

Weathered Whites formation/carbona

te contact Fault zoneParameter UnitEC µS/cm 408 2,970 107 2,110 4,480 4,710 4,940 5,330 3,660 3,640pH units 6.8 9.3 7.1 6.0 6.5 6.5 7 6 6 6Alkalinity mg/L 45 17 42 55 229 251 71 30NO3_N mg/L 0.735 <0.005 <0.005 1.93 <0.005 <0.005Cl mg/L 2.2 56 1.7 19.5 75 79.7 110 105 50 55SO4_F mg/L 149 1880 10.1 1300 2990 3180 3,685 3,770 2,615 2,330Ca_F mg/L 20.9 157 4.4 163 347 362 390 391 285 260Mg_F mg/L 34.5 384 9.1 232 649 720 684 724 488 486Na_F mg/L 4.3 34.1 1.5 22.1 58.1 61.7 46 100 35 32K_F mg/L 1.2 8.3 1.6 3.6 6.9 7 3 5 7 6

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APPENDIX C

Information provided by Mr Peter Jolly, Government consultant to the EPA

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