EPVX00840913 · PEABODY WEST ROLLESTON PTY LTD

Tracks The spacing between tracks must not be less than 500m.

Existing access and fence line tracks must be used wherever possible. Any new tracks are to be constructed by linking natural clearing where possible.

Track construction must avoid blade clearing of established ground cover vegetation and must not involve clearing of mature trees. Tracks are not to be greater than 4m in width. Line of sight clearing is not permitted. Construction of new crossings over watercourses is to be avoided and only permitted when no reasonable alternative is available. me All tracks must be constructed and maintained with adequate drainage to avoid accelerated B15 erosion. All new tracks are to be recorded with GPS and records kept of their location and made available to the administering authority on request in the form of a shape file. Other Land Disturbance All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner that prevents unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and groundcover vegetation.

Establishing campsites must not involve the clearing of mature trees.

Mining activities are authorised within Endangered Regional Ecosystems subject to Conditions

to B26. Drilling or Seismic Grid Spacing of gridlines must not be less than 500m apart. Drill Sites No more than 1000m? can be disturbed at any one location. The sump size must not be greater than 10m’. Topsoil stripping is limited to the sump area of 10m’. | Clearing of mature trees is to be avoided. \ www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485 Permit Environmental! authority EPVX00840913

Tracks | No tracks are to be constructed. | Exploration must not include costeaning or bulk sampling. | | Campsites are not to be established.

| All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner a | | prevents unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and groundcover vegetation. | Agency interest: Community Condition | Condition | number | The administering authority has identified that there is potential for / known places of significance | | to Aboriginal people occurring within this area. All Aboriginal places in Queensland are protected under the terms of the Cultural Record | | (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987, and penalty provisions may apply for any unauthorised interference with them. This applies whether or not such places are | recorded in an official register and whether or not they are located in, on or under private land. Section 56 (2) of the Act states that ‘a person shail not take, destroy, damage, deface, excavate, expose, conceal or interfere with an item of the Queensland Estate’ unless the do so under the authority of the Act. An ‘item of the Queensland Estate’ is defined in Section 5 as any structure or object that is evidence of man’s occupation of Queensland at any time that is at least 30 years in the past, but | that is not made or constructed as a facsimile, made at or after the commencement of the Act for the purpose of sale, or that is not of prehistoric or historic significance. Therefore, any Aboriginal | places which may occur on the subject property are protected under the terms of the Act even if the administering authority has no records relating to them. __ www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485 Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 Appendix A -— EPC 786

Permit’ Environmental Protection Act 1994 Environmental authority EPVX00840913 This environmental authority is issued by the administering authority under Chapter 5 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, Permit’ number: EPVX00840913 Environmental authority takes effect 4 November 2016 The anniversary date of this environmental authority is 24 February. Registered address Level 5 Peabody West Rolleston Pty Ltd 100 Melbourne St SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101 CITIC West Rolleston Pty Ltd Level 7, 99 King Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Environmentally relevant activity and location details Environmentally relevant activity(ies) Location(s) Mining EPC EPC786 Additional information for applicants Environmental authority holder(s) Environmentally relevant activities The description of any environmentally relevant activity (ERA) for which an environmental authority is issued is a restatement of the ERA as defined by legislation at the time the approval is issued. Where there is any inconsistency between that description of an ERA and the conditions stated by an environmental authority as to the scale, intensity or manner of carrying out an ERA, then the conditions prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. An environmental authority authorises the carrying out of an ERA and does not authorise any environmental harm unless a condition stated by the authority specifically authorises environmental harm. A person carrying out an ERA must also be a registered suitable operator under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). ‘ Permit includes licences, approvals, permits, authorisations, certificates, sanctions or equivalent/similar as required by legislation AWE zp ay SR www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485 Queensland Government

Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 Contaminated land It is a requirement of the EP Act that if an owner or occupier of land becomes aware a notifiable activity (as defined in Schedule 3 and Schedule 4) is being carried out on the land, or that the land has been, or is being, contaminated by a hazardous contaminant, the owner or occupier must, within 22 business days after becoming so aware, give written notice to the chief executive. ¥/)1/) 2olb | Signature Date Kate Bennink Enquiries: Environmental Protection Act 1994 Protection 99 Hospital Road EMERALD QLD 4720 Phone: (07)4987 9320 Email: CR@ehp.qld.gov.au www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485

Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 Agency interest: Land Condition | Condition number The environmental authority holder must not carry out activities in a Category A Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA). Activities involving machinery must not be carried out within 1km of a Category A ESA. Activities involving machinery must not be carried out within 500m of a Category B ESA, except those Endangered Regional Ecosystems as detailed in Appendix A and subject to the conditions of this Environmental Authority. Prior to carrying out activities in a Category C ESA; consult with the relevant administering authority. If it is determined through the consultation that additional conditions are necessary, the holder must comply with those conditions. The following ESAs have been identified within EPC786: e Category A — Carnarvon National Park; e Category B — Places of Cultural Heritage Significance; e Category B — Endangered Regional Ecosystems: o 11.4.3 -— Endangered o 11.3.21— Endangered o 11.9.8— Endangered o 11.9.1- Endangered o 11.4.9- Endangered o 11.9.4- Endangered o 11.4.3a— Endangered o 11.3.1- Endangered ao 11.8.11— Endangered ¢ Category C — Mount Hope State Forest. Mining activities are authorised within 500m of Endangered Regional Ecosystems subject to Conditions B3 to B16: The conditions of this environmental authority are in force until surrender of the authority is accepted pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (EP Act). The conditions apply unless an amendment is approved pursuant to the EP Act. Drilling or seismic grid Spacing of gridlines must not be less than 500m apart, but may be reduced to 250m apart at no more than 20 specified prospects. Drill Sites No more than 1000m? can be disturbed at any one location. www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485

Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 Obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 In addition to the requirements found in the conditions of this environmentai authority, the holder must also meet their obligations under the EP Act, and the regulations made under the EP Act. For example, the holder must comply with the following provisions of the Act: ® general environmental duty (section 319) e duty to notify environmental harm (section 320-320G) e offence of causing serious or material environmental harm (sections 437-439) e offence of causing environmental nuisance (section 440) e offence of depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related matters (section 440ZG) e offence to place contaminant where environmental harm or nuisance may be caused (section 443) Conditions of environmental authority Agency interest: General | Condition | Condition number | i The conditions of this environmental authority are in force until surrender of the authority is accepted pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. The conditions apply unless an amendment is approved pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Financial assurance The environmental authority holder is to give the administering authority a financial assurance in the amount and form and at a time required by the administering authority. The environmental authority holder must comply with each of the Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Eligibility criteria and standard conditions for exploration and mineral except Condition 13, which is replaced by Conditions B1 to B26. Ww www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485

Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 The sump size must not be greater than 10m’. B5 Be Topsoil stripping is limited to the sump area of 10m”. 7 Clearing of mature trees is to be avoided. B8 Tracks The spacing between tracks must not be less than 500m. B9 Existing access and fence line tracks must be used wherever possible. Any new tracks are to be constructed by linking natural clearing where possible. B10 Track construction must avoid blade clearing of established ground cover vegetation and must not involve clearing of mature trees. Tracks are not to be greater than 4m in width. Line of sight clearing is not permitted. Construction of new crossings over watercourses is to be avoided and only permitted when no reasonable alternative is available. me All tracks must be constructed and maintained with adequate drainage to avoid accelerated B15 erosion. All new tracks are to be recorded with GPS and records kept of their location and made available to the administering authority on request in the form of a shape file. Other Land Disturbance All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner that prevents unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and groundcover vegetation. B16 Establishing campsites must not involve the clearing of mature trees. B17 Mining activities are authorised within Endangered Regional Ecosystems subject to Conditions B18 to B26. Drilling or Seismic Grid Spacing of gridlines must not be less than 500m apart. Drill Sites No more than 1000m? can be disturbed at any one location. The sump size must not be greater than 10m’. Topsoil stripping is limited to the sump area of 10m’. | Clearing of mature trees is to be avoided. \ www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485

Permit Environmental! authority EPVX00840913 B23 Tracks | No tracks are to be constructed. | Exploration must not include costeaning or bulk sampling. | | Campsites are not to be established. B24 Other Land Disturbance B26 | All equipment such as earthmoving and drilling equipment must be used in a manner a | | prevents unnecessary disturbance of topsoil and groundcover vegetation. | Agency interest: Community Condition | Condition | number | The administering authority has identified that there is potential for / known places of significance | | to Aboriginal people occurring within this area. All Aboriginal places in Queensland are protected under the terms of the Cultural Record | | (Landscapes Queensland and Queensland Estate) Act 1987, and penalty provisions may apply for any unauthorised interference with them. This applies whether or not such places are | recorded in an official register and whether or not they are located in, on or under private land. Section 56 (2) of the Act states that ‘a person shail not take, destroy, damage, deface, excavate, expose, conceal or interfere with an item of the Queensland Estate’ unless the do so under the authority of the Act. An ‘item of the Queensland Estate’ is defined in Section 5 as any structure or object that is evidence of man’s occupation of Queensland at any time that is at least 30 years in the past, but | that is not made or constructed as a facsimile, made at or after the commencement of the Act for the purpose of sale, or that is not of prehistoric or historic significance. Therefore, any Aboriginal | places which may occur on the subject property are protected under the terms of the Act even if the administering authority has no records relating to them. __ www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485

Permit Environmental authority EPVX00840913 Appendix A -— EPC 786 EPC786 Endangered Regional Ecosystem iit tire } Kilometers END OF PERMIT a) ™ www.ehp.qid.gov.au ABN 46 640 294 485