Appendix E1 – TSF Management Plan

• decant pond water quality

• embankment condition.
• MRM will continue to be responsible for post mine closure monitoring, and maintenance of the
recovery system (if required), until closure criteria have been met and it is demonstrated that recovery
wells are no longer required.
MRM has invested more than $10 million since 2006 to continuously improve the performance and
management of the TSF.
MRM is committed to reducing the off-site environmental risks of the TSF, as shown by the TSF commitments
outlined in Section 7.

A summary of the TSF risks and contingency plans are shown in Table 2.

Table 2 TSF Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Contingency Plans

Risk Mitigation Monitoring Contingency

Surface water Runoff and decant water to flow to
overflow Water Management Dam.
Water Management Dam designed
to be above the 1 in 500-year flood
level
Maintain a suitable freeboard before
each wet season.
All runoff and decant water in the
Water Management Dam to be
reused in the processing plant,
evaporated or discharged as per the
discharge license.
Failure of TSF Design in accordance with ANCOLD
embankment guidelines for high hazard dams.
Engineering analysis of embankment
stability has confirmed a factor of
safety well in excess of minimum
requirements.
Erosion of Only hard durable NAF rock that is
outer face of resistant to erosion is to be used on
TSF outer face.
embankment
Seepage from Embankment has clay core with cut-
TSF off key.
Ponded water in TSF kept away from
perimeter embankment.
Geopolymer barrier installed around
eastern embankment.
Network of recovery bores installed
in identified seepage areas.
TSF to be capped with low
permeability layer, to prevent
ongoing entry of water at closure.
Maintain recovery bores post closure
(if required), until seepage head in
TSF reaches design level.
Regular updating of the water Pump water from Water
balance modelling of the site water Management Dam to
management system, to minimise other storages.
overflow risk. Increase the capacity of
Regular inspection of the decant the Water Management
system, to ensure efficient Dam.
operation. Discharge as per
approved discharge
licenses.
Regular inspection of embankment Engineered remediation
integrity to be undertaken. measures in accordance
Monthly piezometric monitoring of with ANCOLD
phreatic surface levels within guidelines.
embankment.
Independent annual inspections.
Regular inspection of rock face Replace any rocks
integrity to be undertaken. showing signs of erosion
with more competent
material.
Ongoing monitoring of seepage Increase the number or
rates through recovery bores and pumping rate of
observation bores. recovery bores.
Monthly inspection of Install seepage collection
embankment for evidence of trenches.
seepage.

McArthur River Mine Phase 3 Development Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement E1-10