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1 PLN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PURPOSE SCOPE RELATED DOCUMENTS Property Ownership DEFINITIONS Pollution Incident Major Pollution Incident Ranking Potential Pollution Incidents CONTACT DETAILS POTENTIAL POLLUTION INCIDENTS Peak High Risk Areas New Cobar High Risk Areas INTERNAL PGM NOTIFICATION CHAIN Incident Event Chain of Command Imminent Pollution Incident Continuous Pollution Incident NOTIFICATION PROTOCOL Notification Methods Notification Supplied Information Initial Contact Secondary Contact RESPONSIBILITIES General Manager Environmental and Social Responsibility Manager COMMUNITY RESPONSE NOTIFICATION FORMS RECORD KEEPING Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 1 of 21

2 PLN PURPOSE Peak Gold Mines (PGM) is required under the Protection of Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) to develop a Plan for interacting with neighbours, the local community and external stakeholders when managing a response to a major pollution incident. The Plan identifies mechanisms that are in place to provide early warnings and regular updates to neighbouring properties, local community and external stakeholders. It also includes specific information on various incident management that could potentially reduce the risk of harm. 2. SCOPE This Plan is only to be triggered in the event of a major pollution incident that may have the potential to directly or indirectly impact on neighbouring properties or the local community. This procedure is relevant to the following personnel: General Manager Peak Management Team (Table 6.1) ESR Manager and Supervisor 3. RELATED DOCUMENTS This Plan must be read and followed in conjunction with the following documents: PLN 1400 Emergency Management REG 1400 Emergency Contacts Register GDL Chemical Spill (excluding cyanide) GDL Cyanide Liquid Spill GDL Process or Hazardous Dam Breach or Failure. GDL Major Flooding Surface Environmental Risk Register Dangerous Goods New Cobar 2014 Dangerous Goods Peak 2014 PLN 1401 Crisis Management & Recovery Plan Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 2 of 21

3 PLN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP 5. DEFINITIONS Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 3 of 21

4 PLN POLLUTION INCIDENT A pollution incident is defined as: An incident or set of circumstances during or as a consequence of which there is likely to be a leak, spill or other escape or deposit of a substance, as a result of which pollution has occurred, is occurring or is likely to occur. It includes an incident or set of circumstances in which a substance has been placed or disposed of on premises, but it does not include an incident or set of circumstances involving only the emission of any noise. 5.2 MAJOR POLLUTION INCIDENT A major pollution incident is defined as: An incident or set of circumstances during or as a consequence of which there is likely to be a leak, spill or other escape or deposit of a substance that will cause : People - Permanent or total disability resulting in an inability to work; Damage / Loss - Major financial loss (US $ $1.5 m); Environment - Short term damage to an area greater than 1 hectare of land beyond the mine boundary or downstream drainage system; Business 24 hr to 48 hr production delay; Reputation - Country-wide negative media OR Non-compliance with statutory requirements resulting in > US$50000 fine; Communities of Interest - Protest or blockade resulting in reduced levels of operation for 24 hr to 48 hr OR Legal action taken by COI (Excludes Labour Disputes). 5.3 RANKING POTENTIAL POLLUTION INCIDENTS PGM determines the rating of potential risks using the following tables. Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 4 of 21

5 PLN Likelihood Almost certain Table 5.3a PGM Priority Guide Consequence Severity Catastrophic Major Moderate Minor Low 1 EX 3 EX 6 H 10 H 15 M Likely 2 EX 5 EX 9 H 14 M 19 M Possible 4 EX 8 H 13 H 18 M 22 L Unlikely 7 H 12 H 17 M 21 L 24 L Rare 11 H 16 M 20 M 23 L 25 L Table 5.3b Consequence / Severity Rating Consequence / Severity (C) Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 5 of 21

6 PLN Rank Consequence People Damage / Loss Environment Business Reputation COI 1 Catastrophic Fatality(s). Extreme financial loss (> US$1,500,000) Long term damage to an area greater than 1 hectare of land beyond the mine site boundary or downstream drainage system > 48 hours production delay International negative media OR production to cease/delay as a result of statutory body concerns. Protest or blockade causing production to cease for > 48 hours OR Guilty verdict on legal action against the company following action taken by COI. Excludes Labour Disputes. 2 Major 3 Moderate 4 Minor 5 Low Permanent or total disability resulting in an inability to work. Lost Time Injury Medical treatment or injury resulting in change of normal duties. First Aid injury. Treatment on site return to normal duties. Major financial loss (US$0.75m - $1.5 m) Moderate financial loss (US$100K - 750k) Minor financial loss (US$20-100k) Low financial loss (<$20k) Short term damage to an area greater than 1 hectare of land beyond the mine boundary or downstream drainage system Impact to an area less than 1 hectare beyond the mine boundary Impact to undisturbed land within the site boundary. Impact to previously disturbed areas. 24 hr to 48 hr production delay 12 to 24 hr production delay 6 to 12 hr production delay. < 6 hour production delay Country-wide negative media OR Noncompliance with statutory requirements resulting in > US$50000 fine. State/provincewide negative media OR Non-compliance with statutory requirements reportable to statutory authorities Localised negative media OR technical divergence attracting attention from statutory authorities. Technical divergence that MAY attract attention from media or statutory authorities. Protest or blockade resulting in reduced levels of operation for 24 hr to 48 hr OR Legal action taken by COI. Excludes Labour Disputes. Any protest or blockade. Damage to relationships with at more than one external key COI. Excludes Labour Disputes. Potential damage to relationship with at least one external COI. Excludes Labour Disputes. Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 6 of 21

7 PLN CONTACT DETAILS Notification of internal contacts will be in accordance with the notification flow chart. Notification of external contacts will be by the General Manager or their delegate as required. Table 6.a Internal Contacts Role Phone General Manager Mill Manager Mill Superintendent Mining Manager Mining Superintendent HR,HS Manager Emergency Services Officer (ESO) available 24h, has 24h contact number of key mine personal ESR Manager External Contact Doug Lot 62 Salty property 7. POTENTIAL POLLUTION INCIDENTS Table 6.b External Contacts Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Hotline Number Phone EPA Far West Operations (Dubbo) NSW Fire and Rescue 000 SafeWork NSW NSW Ministry of Health Cobar Shire Council Crown Lands Division, Western Region Department of Planning and Infrastructure (Mine Inspector) Department of Trade and Investment (Resources) (Water Related) (Animal Disease) Cobar Weekly (02) Langtons Lease (Neighbour) Mafeesh Station & Barrowvale (Neighbour) Delavale Homestead (Neighbour) (02) Contacted in person Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 7 of 21

8 PLN The following scenarios have been identified by PGM as being a potential major pollution incident. 1. Cyanide Spill (including dry & wet tailings); 2. Chemical Spill (excluding cyanide); 3. Dam Breach or Failure. Major pollution incidents have been based on worst case scenario, where all of PGM hard and soft management controls fail simultaneously. The likelihood of these events occurring and impacting on neighbouring properties or the local community is very rare. However, the consequence if one of the identified pollution incident occurred could be major to catastrophic Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 8 of 21

9 PLN PEAK HIGH RISK AREAS Locality Substance Volume Containment Structures Risk Peak explosive magazine (1P) Reagents (11P) Yard Cyanide Bulk tank (14P) Refuelling (41P) bay ANFO explosives 50KL Bunded explosive magazine No risk of release off site in liquid form due to bunding and within a contained catchment. If fire oxidising liquid or explosive potential exists risk to neighbouring community is to be evaluated. Interfroth (flammable) 50KL Roofless Chemical storage, If catastrophic failure of liquid chemicals in the reagent yard the chemicals could potentially drain Hydrogen Peroxide, 50Kl Concrete bunded, partly enclosed into the Netted Dam. Netted Dam is not to be pumped out into the RWD until chemicals have Aqueous Solution shed and fenced been suitably neutralised or rendered harmless. Nitric acid 70% 1KL In case of fire or vaporisation of the chemicals neighbouring properties may be affected. Caustic Alkali Liquid 5KL Cyanide solution 165KL Above ground double lined tank As above N.O.S within a concrete bund and with Cyanide solution 35KL secondary lined drain/netted dam N.O.S containment.. Specialised cyanide truck within CN delivery bund Diesel 85KL Above ground tank with concrete Failure of bund or leakage during fuel transfer could result in fuel leaking into the RWD. No risk bund of release off site in liquid form. In case of fire and associated smoke neighbouring community Peak RWD Contaminated water 50,000KL Earthen dam with rock lined spillway into the RWD-Overflow dam Peak RWD Overflow Dam may be impacted depending on wind direction. If dam wall became compromised water would overflow into the South Stock dam and potentially drain off site through natural drainage lines, with potential to impact on neighbouring properties. Contaminated water 17,500KL Earthen dam If dam wall became compromised water would be diverted by the clean cut-off drains into the South Stock farm dam and potentially drain off site through natural drainage lines with potential to impact downstream properties. Netted Dam Process water Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) potentially containing CN 3,500KL Excavated lined and netted dam with no above ground wall, designed spillway flows into the RWD, Process Tailings 13Mill m³ Central discharged dry tailings dam, water is not ponded or recovered from the dam. Southern and northern end of the facility have walls constructed of earth and tailings that are rock armoured. There are decant structures and two designed TSF Decant Dam Rainwater collected from the TSF spillways to manage rainfall runoff. 223,700KL Earthen dam with wall, and designed spillway, capacity to return water to the mine recycled No risk of catastrophic failure. Cyanide levels in the dam normally range from 80mg/l to 120mg/l, if overflow during a large rainfall event qualities would likely be diluted to suitable levels as well the receiving dam would have sufficient dilution capacity. Main risk include liquefaction due to excessive long period of rainfall and subsequent earthquake activity. Liquefaction study was undertaken in 2015 and found the risk of liquefaction to be very low. Storm events exceeding the design criteria and failure of southern containment wall. Designed to capture overflow from the TSF up to a 1:100y 72h rainfall event. Water would potentially contain elevated levels of cyanide with dilution during a high rainfall event. If catastrophic failure would occur water would flow to the southwest alone the natural drainage Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 9 of 21

10 PLN Locality Substance Volume Containment Structures Risk water system via a pipeline and pump. line. Downstream land owners may be impacted on. There are no permanent residence or personal stationed below the dam. 7.2 NEW COBAR HIGH RISK AREAS Locality Substance Volume Containment Structures Risk Surface refuelling bay, next to surface workshop (3N) New Cobar explosive magazine (1P) Young Australia Tanks Diesel ANFO explosives oxidising liquid Contaminated water 55KL 20KL 88,914KL Above ground tank with concrete bund Bunded and security fenced explosive magazine Catchment Dam below Young Australia historic workings. Spain s Tank Contaminated water 59,700KL Catchment dam with earthen wall Failure of tank and bund or leakage during fuel transfer could result in fuel leaking into the NC4 dam. No risk of release off site in liquid form. In case of fire neighbouring community are to be notified of incident and smoke potential depending on wind direction. No risk of release off site in liquid form due to bunding and within a contained catchment. If fire or explosive potential exists neighbouring community are to be notified of incident. In the event of dam failure, public access roads on crown land could be damaged or cut-off. Small potential for Kidman Way Highway to be impacted. Cobar Shire Council and local residence to be notified, as part of emergency procedure. In the event of dam failure, the highest risk is the residence downstream. Small potential for Kidman Way Highway to be impacted. Cobar Shire Council and local residence to be notified, as part of emergency procedure. Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 10 of 21

11 PLN INTERNAL PGM NOTIFICATION CHAIN The following flow charts display the sequence of notification in response to a pollution incident for day and night shift. These flow charts are provided in support of emergency response plans and the chain of command flow chart. Day & Night Shift The Observer / Operator notifies the Emergency Services Officer The Emergency Services Officer notifies the Duty Manager The Duty Manager notifies the Superintendent The Superintendent notifies the relevant Department Manager (Incident Controller) The Department Manager notifies the General Manager Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.3 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 11 of 21

12 PLN INCIDENT EVENT CHAIN OF COMMAND 9.1 IMMINENT POLLUTION INCIDENT The flow chart below outlines the sequence of notification and action required to be used in response to an imminent pollution incident. POLLUTION INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INITIATION AND ACTION ESO DUTY MANAGER INCIDENT CONTROLLER GENERAL MANAGER ESO receives Emergency Call Radio or 555 ESO Activate relevant Response Guidelines REACTION ESO activate relevant ALARMS as per guidelines ESO Notifies Duty Manager by Mobile/Pager ESO Activates Call In as per PLN 1400 Duty Manager assesses information provided and initiate call in Duty Manager Attend Site CO-ORDINATION Duty Manager activate Emergency Control Centre Duty Manager informs the General Manager Duty Manager informs the General Manager Duty Manager commence relevant Action Checklist Assign Roles as personal arrive on site General Manager makes initial contact with potentially affected neighbouring properties and local community CONTROL Duty Manager Handover to Incident Controller and then provides support Incident Controller assumes coordination and control function General Manager provides regular updates regarding the imminent pollution incident to potentially affected neighbouring properties and the local community Incident Control to organise suspect area and area of influence to be barricaded Incident Controller is to notify emergency responses ACTION Incident Controller to engage technical staff or consultants and actions to be taken Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 12 of 21

13 PLN CONTINUOUS POLLUTION INCIDENT The flow chart below outlines the sequence of notification and action required in response to continuous pollution incidents. POLLUTION INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INITIATION AND ACTION ESO DUTY MANAGER INCIDENT CONTROLLER GENERAL MANAGER ESO receives Emergency Call Radio or 555 ESO Activate relevant Response Guidelines ESO activate relevant ALARMS as per guidelines REACTION ESO Notifies Duty Manager by Mobile/Pager ESO Activates Call In as per PLN 1400 Duty Manager assesses information provided and initiate call in Duty Manager Attend Site CO-ORDINATION Duty Manager activate Emergency Control Centre Duty Manager informs the General Manager Duty Manager informs the General Manager Duty Manager commence relevant Action Checklist Assign Roles as personal arrive on site Duty Manager Handover to Incident Controller and then provides support Incident Controller assumes coordination and control function General Manager makes initial contact with potentially affected neighbouring properties and local community General Manager is to make secondary contact with potentially affect neighbouring properties and local community CONTROL General Manager, if deemed necessary is to make a media release Incident Control to organise suspect area and area of influence to be barricaded Incident Controller is to notify emergency responses ACTION Incident Controller to engage technical staff or consultants and actions to be taken Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 13 of 21

14 PLN NOTIFICATION PROTOCOL The following table identifies when neighbouring properties, local community or the media are required to be informed of an imminent or actual major pollution incident. 1. Neighbouring Properties 2. Local Community When to be Notified If a pollution incident has, or has the potential to cause direct or indirect material harm to the neighbouring properties land. If a pollution incident has, or has the potential to cause direct or indirect harm to the neighbours health. If a pollution incident has, or has the potential to cause direct or indirect harm to the neighbours animals and livestock. If a pollution incident has, or has the potential to cause direct or indirect material harm to the local environment that the general community use or could potentially come in contact with. If the pollution incident has, or has the potential to cause direct or indirect harm to human health over and above the influence of the neighbouring properties 3. Media If the influence of the incident has, or has the potential to affect the broader local or regional community and in numbers that are over what is feasible to contact via phone calls, door knocks or post. If the pollution incident has the potential to have a moderate or greater severity risk to PGMs reputation. In the event of a pollution incident that has the potential to affect neighbouring properties, all relevant neighbours will be contacted immediately. Contact and address details for neighbouring properties can be found in REG 1400 Emergency Contacts Register NOTIFICATION METHODS A telephone call is to be used as the first mechanism for contacting neighbouring properties prior to or in the event of an incident. If circumstances arise where PGM telephone lines are disconnected, the following options provided are to be used, in this order: Satellite or Mobile phones UHF radios Face to Face Contact (only when deemed safe to do so) To ensure neighbouring properties are regularly updated throughout an emergency/incident and the response or clean-up process, the same mechanism that were identified above are to be used. Depending on the longevity and severity of the emergency/incident, letter box drops and media releases will be used as a further mechanism to inform those affected neighbours. Initial contact, depending on the circumstances will be provided with detailed emergency/incident response information. A copy of the Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0

15 PLN emergency/incident response information is provided within the required plans and on the New Gold website for public access NOTIFICATION SUPPLIED INFORMATION INITIAL CONTACT Initial contact with community members will occur immediately after PGM is aware of a major pollution incident if required (Section 9). PGMs General Manager or their delegate is responsible for conducting the initial contact for all neighbouring properties, local community and media when it is deemed necessary. Upon the initial contact, PGM General Manager or their delegate is to provide the neighbouring properties and local community with an early warning and a set of control techniques. The control techniques have been developed to reduce the likelihood of harm to health and material harm to property. The control technique that is communicated will depend on the nature of the pollution incident. The attached Community Consultation Forms identify specific control techniques to be communicated. The Forms are to be communicated to the neighbouring properties or the local community by PGM s General Manager or their delegate upon the initial contact. The control techniques identified have been developed for specific pollution incidents. The Forms also provide control techniques for water and air based pollution incidents. PGM, under POEO Act 1997 is required to contact government agencies in the event of a pollution incident. PGM will report, in addition to notifying neighbouring properties and the local community, any major pollution incident immediately to the following government bodies: Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) SafeWork NSW Fire and Rescue NSW NSW Ministry of Health Cobar Shire Council Department of Planning and Infrastructure Department of Investment (Resource & Energy, Maitland) SECONDARY CONTACT PGM s General Manager or their Delegate will be responsible for conducting secondary contact. Contact will occur during or following a pollution incident. The secondary contact is to provide neighbouring Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0

16 PLN properties and local community with updates regarding the pollution incident or the works being undertaken as a response to the pollution incident. The severity and length of a pollution incident will determine the number of times and the type of secondary communication undertaken by PGM. Less severe incidents will warrant less communication, in comparison to a catastrophic pollution incident. Clean up and rehabilitation works will also be communicated with the relevant neighbouring properties and the local community. Media will be informed depending on the severity of the incident. Telephone communication, letter box drops and media release may be employed as a method of secondary contact. 11. RESPONSIBILITIES 11.1 GENERAL MANAGER The General Manager or their delegate is responsible for Determining if neighbouring properties, local community or media are required to be notified before or after a pollution incident has occurred. Make initial contact with all potentially affected neighbours, local community and media. Ensure all neighbouring properties and local community members are provided with methods to minimise the potential risk of material harm to themselves, family or their property. Provide early warnings and regular updates during a pollution incident or during the clean-up and rehabilitation stages. If deemed required, provide a media release in response to a pollution incident The Action Checklist below provides a step by step procedure for the General Manager to follow in the event that neighbouring properties or local community are impacted or potentially impacted upon by a pollution incident. Action Checklist # Action 1 Activate the Community Consultation Procedure 2 Identify those potential neighbouring properties and the local community members that will be affected by the emergency/incident 3 Collect contact details from the REG 1400 Emergency Contacts Register Make contact with relevant neighbouring properties and local community members and instruct 4 them of potential methods to reduce the risk of harm to themselves, family or their property 5 Determine if a media release is required Update neighbouring properties, local community or media regularly throughout the 6 emergency/incident and the clean-up and rehabilitation process Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0

17 PLN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MANAGER The ESR Manager or their delegate are to support the General Manager in the coordination and control of the pollution incident and is responsible for: Providing support to the General Manager as required; Act as the General Manager or his delegate as required Work with the relevant Department Managers to minimise the harm from any imminent, contained or uncontained incident. Review the Plan annually 12. COMMUNITY RESPONSE NOTIFICATION FORMS PGM has developed Community Response Notification forms for each major pollution incident. The forms contain specific instructions that may minimise or prevent any risk of harm to human health or the environment. The Forms have been developed as pollution incident specific, and therefore can only be applied to the designated pollution incident. If a pollution incident has the potential to contaminate through different means e.g. water and gas, PGM has been addressed in the form by providing varying ministration techniques. Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 17 of 21

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21 PLN RECORD KEEPING The Community Consultation Forms are to be recorded on the PGM intranet and a hard copy filed. A copy of the Community Consultation Plan and the Community Consultation Forms are to be maintained in hard copy form and filed with the Emergency Management Plan. The Community Consultation Plan and Community Consultation Forms are to be update regularly by PGM. Process Owner: ESR Verifiers: Jenna Marett; Andrew Raal Status: Approved Version: 1.0 Issue Date: 07/01/2014 Page: 21 of 21