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17 March 2014 RO RGY LIMITED Attention: Anthony Sutton Director, Assessment and Compliance Division The Atrium, Level 8 168 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000 Dear Anthony Proposal: Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Pro Case Number: CMS 14025 Office of the Environmental Protection Authority Level File: 18 MAR 2014 [n- For Information E l-or D;cttssion E For Action J DirAC lease: [J Dir. Bus 0ps L__..i ri (M LI Dir. SPPD F) it lot Gfvl [•1 copy to (l U 'i'' I) (M) A fa: Officer 33 Richardson Street West Perth WA 6005 Australia P0 Box 584 West Perth 6872 +61892142100 t +61892262958 f toroenergy.com.au I refer to your letter of 13 March requiring further information regarding the proposal by Toro Energy Limited for an "Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project" and our recent meeting with your assessment officers. It is our understanding that the following meets the request for further information: A table of Key Project Characteristics, consistent with the language of EAG I: A map (including spatial data) identifying the development envelope for both Millipede and Lake Maitland deposits: and Identification on a map of the location of the baseline studies that have been submitted with the referral documentation. I attach the Key Project Characteristics table (Table I) and a map (Figure I) identifying the development envelope for the proposed Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project. The development envelope for the proposal spans two uranium deposits and a connecting haul road between them as shown on the map (Figure I). The reports attached to the referral cover the following: • Two terrestrial fauna surveys which covered the already approved development envelope for the Centipede deposit and the proposed development envelope for the Millipede deposit • Flora and vegetation surveys which took in the adjoining approved Centipede development envelope but not the proposed Millipede development envelope • Three flora and vegetation surveys undertaken which covered the proposed Lake Maitland development envelope with the exception of the haul road connection between Lake Maitland and the Millipede development envelope • Terrestrial fauna and fauna habitat surveys which covered the proposed Lake Maitland development envelope with the exception of the haul road connection between Lake Maitland and the Millipede development envelope Further survey work is being undertaken which will be reported in the ESD and the PER. If you have any further queries, please contact either Richard Yeeles or Alan Tandy on 9214 2100. Yours sincerely TORO ENERGY LIMITED Dr erie Managing Director Attachments (2)

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Page 1: Australia RO West Perth 6872 RGY LIMITED · West Perth 6872 +61892142100 t +61892262958 f toroenergy.com.au I refer to your letter of 13 March requiring further information regarding

17 March 2014

RORGY LIMITED

Attention: Anthony SuttonDirector, Assessment and Compliance DivisionThe Atrium, Level 8168 St Georges TerracePerth WA 6000

Dear Anthony

Proposal: Extension to the Wiluna Uranium ProCase Number: CMS 14025

Office of the EnvironmentalProtection Authority Level

File:

18 MAR 2014

[n- ForInformation

E l-orD;cttssion

E For Action

J DirAC

lease:

[J Dir. Bus 0ps L__..iri (M

LI Dir. SPPD

F) it lot Gfvl[•1 copy to (l

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A

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Officer

33 Richardson StreetWest Perth WA 6005

AustraliaP0 Box 584

West Perth 6872+61892142100 t+61892262958 f

toroenergy.com.au

I refer to your letter of 13 March requiring further information regarding the proposal by Toro Energy Limited for an"Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project" and our recent meeting with your assessment officers.It is our understanding that the following meets the request for further information:

• A table of Key Project Characteristics, consistent with the language of EAG I:• A map (including spatial data) identifying the development envelope for both Millipede and Lake Maitland

deposits: and• Identification on a map of the location of the baseline studies that have been submitted with the referral

documentation.

I attach the Key Project Characteristics table (Table I) and a map (Figure I) identifying the development envelope forthe proposed Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project.

The development envelope for the proposal spans two uranium deposits and a connecting haul road between them asshown on the map (Figure I). The reports attached to the referral cover the following:

• Two terrestrial fauna surveys which covered the already approved development envelope for the Centipededeposit and the proposed development envelope for the Millipede deposit

• Flora and vegetation surveys which took in the adjoining approved Centipede development envelope but notthe proposed Millipede development envelope

• Three flora and vegetation surveys undertaken which covered the proposed Lake Maitland developmentenvelope with the exception of the haul road connection between Lake Maitland and the Millipededevelopment envelope

• Terrestrial fauna and fauna habitat surveys which covered the proposed Lake Maitland development envelopewith the exception of the haul road connection between Lake Maitland and the Millipede developmentenvelope

Further survey work is being undertaken which will be reported in the ESD and the PER.

If you have any further queries, please contact either Richard Yeeles or Alan Tandy on 9214 2100.

Yours sincerelyTORO ENERGY LIMITED

Dr erieManaging Director

Attachments (2)

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ITOROENERGY LIMITED

Table/: KEY PROPOSAL CHARACTERISTICS

Proposal Title Extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project

Proponent Name Toro Energy Limited

Short Description The mining of uranium at Millipede and Lake Maitland,respectively 30 km and 105 km south of Wiluna,Western Australia, the construction of roads, powerand water source and supply facilities and otherassociated infrastructure, and discharge of waste toan in-pit tailings storage facility.

Life of Proposal In excess of 12 years, including construction,operations and closure

Project Timing Subject to regulatory approvals, construction tocommence at Millipede by late 2016 and at LakeMaitland by 2021 with mining at both locations tobegin within two years of constructioncommencement.

Estimated total development envelope No more than 1615 hectares (Millipede - 540hectares; Lake Maitland 1075 hectares)

Mining Method Open pit using surface miners and heavy machinerymining to depth of approximately IS metres

Processing Method Crushing and grinding followed by elevatedtemperature agitated alkaline leach (in tanks),solid/liquid separation and direct precipitation ofuranium oxide concentrate

Tailings Management In-pit disposal

Mine Rehabilitation Land would be re-contoured to blend with localterrain and revegetated using local provenancespecies

Product Transport By road via Goldfields Highway, Eyre Highway andother existing roads to Adelaide and by rail betweenAdelaide and Darwin

Physical Elements - Millipede

Element Location Proposed Extent Authorised

Mine Attachment I - Millipede Site Plan No more than 175 hectares forProposed Details mining and in-pit tailings storage

within a 540 hectare developmentenvelope

Associated infrastructure Attachment I - Millipede Site Plan No more than 365 hectares for in-Proposed Details mine access, haul roads, water

management infrastructure, orestockpiles and topsoil storageareas within a 540 hectaredevelopment envelope

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CROENERGY LIMITEDOperational Elements - Millipede

Element Location Proposed Extent Authorised

Ore processing (tailings) Attachment I - Millipede Site Plan Disposal of no more than 2.1Proposed Details million tonnes per annum from

mining ore extracted at bothMillipede and Lake Maitland

Dewatering - Extraction of no more than 2gigalitres per annum

Physical Elements - Lake Maitland

Element Location Proposed Extent Authorised

Mine Attachment I - Lake Maitland Site No more than 610 hectares forPlan Proposed Details mining within a 1075 hectare

development envelope

Associated Infrastructure Attachment I - Lake Maitland Site No more than 465 hectares withinPlan Proposed Details a 1075 hectare development

envelope for supportinfrastructure includingadministration and workshop, in-mine access and haul roads andwater management structures anda haul road to link Lake Maitlandwith the processing plant

Operational Elements - Lake Maitland

Element Location [ Proposed Extent Authorised

Dewatering - Extraction of no more than 4gigalitres per annum

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