Dewatering Settlement 2015

2015
2015
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report

2015
Document Reference: WAI-200-REP-003
DEWATERING & SETTLEMENT MONITORING REPORT 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................3

1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................5
2 GEOLOGICAL SETTING .......................................................................................................9
3 MINING ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................13
4 DEWATERING .....................................................................................................................17
5 GROUNDWATER MONITORING ........................................................................................20
6 SETTLEMENT MONITORING .............................................................................................52
7 TILT ......................................................................................................................................67
8 COMPLAINTS ......................................................................................................................73
9 CONTINGENCY ACTIONS AND FUTURE IMPACTS ........................................................73
10 PIT WATER QUALITY .........................................................................................................73
11 IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES ..............................................................................................75
12 RESOURCE CONSENT EVALUATION ..............................................................................76
13 CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................82
14 REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................83
MEMORANDUM .............................................................................................................................108
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix A Relevant Consent Conditions
Appendix B Surveyor Reports
Appendix C Plans of Settlement Marks & Contours
Appendix D Trend Plots of Settlement Zones
Appendix E Pit & Pit Wall Runoff – Water Quality 2015
Written by: Mark Burroughs Environmental Officer, OGNZL

Reviewed by: Wayne Russell Groundwater Services Ltd
Reviewed by: Dr Trevor Matuschka Engineering Geology Ltd
Reviewed by: Kerry Watson HSEC Manager, OGNZL
Approved by: Bernie O’Leary General Manager, OGNZL
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report 2015
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Annual Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report is a requirement of the consent
conditions for the Martha, Favona, Trio and Correnso mining projects, Waihi, New Zealand.
Compliance monitoring and assessment of groundwater and settlement trends is reported for the
period 1 January to 31 December 2015 and is in accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement
Monitoring Plan submitted to Waikato Regional Council 17 February 2014.
Settlement survey results indicated that 85% (338/397) of marks graphed were within the predicted
settlement ranges, based on the predicted settlement resulting from mining activities. 59 marks
triggered further investigation. The majority of mining related settlements were above the Favona
mining area where 33 marks exceeded settlement predictions. 6 Martha settlement markers are
deemed affected by Favona. 3 marks near the OceanaGold Waihi Processing Plant may have also
been influenced by Favona mining activities. The 17 other triggers were most likely due to either
marginal zone positioning or marker disturbance.
With the exception of P69S, P69D and P101 (Discussion in 5.3.4 and Section 9), piezometer water
level readings remained steady and within historical parameters. No management plan water level
triggers or consent limit breaches occurred.
Martha
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Dewatering from the Martha Pit was discontinued on 4 May 2015 after a slip in the pit, access and
power supply to the dewatering pumps became limited. Dewatering from within the Correnso area
was initiated on 18 May 2015. The Martha, Trio and Correnso groundwater systems are
hydraulically linked.
Dewatering rates from Martha Pit, while pumps were operating, averaged 4,130 m³/d, with pit water
level being drawn from 793 mRL to 792 mRL.
No drawdown effects caused by mine dewatering were indicated in monitoring bores and no tilt
trends have developed during 2015 that can be attributed to the Martha dewatering operations.
One mark did exceed tilt criteria; however it was due to a greater differential in rebound between
two marks, not from negative settlement.
In September 2015 some localised settlement occurred within the hazard zone in Slevin Park. It
was suspected to be from historic mining. Hauraki District Council (HDC) instigated intensive
settlement surveys and the event has not been attributed to current mining.
The analysis of data has indicated that most settlement had developed by the mid to late 1990’s
but widespread small settlement has been ongoing and is likely to be related to dewatering of
deeper structures within the Andesite rock mass. Groundwater monitoring data does not show any
widespread or significant dewatering of alluvium or the upper portions of the younger volcanic
materials, or dewatering of the upper layers of the Andesite rock body which could lead to a greater
amount of settlement.
No property damage complaints attributable to mine dewatering or settlement in response to mine
dewatering were reported during 2015. Compliance was achieved with the consent conditions
granted for the Martha Extended Project.
Favona
At Favona mine, piezometer levels indicate continued dewatering of the vein system, with the water
level reduced to approximately 780 mRL mine datum by the end of 2015. Water levels in the
country rock surrounding the vein system stand higher and are either not responding or responding
slowly to dewatering.
33 marks exceeded settlement prediction, the same quantity as 2013 and 2014.
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A settlement trend exists over a 150 m wide area above the underground workings with a
maximum total settlement of 243 mm, of which up to 194 mm can be attributed to Favona mining
activity. This is greater than the 80 mm predicted by URS (2002 Technical Report) to be due to
dewatering but settlement is attributed to a combination of depressurisation stress (primary
consolidation) associated with drawdown in the Andesite rock and relaxation of the country rock as
mining proceeded. Primary consolidation (the first time a mine is dewatered) is greater than a
second cycle (subsequent dewatering activities). The Favona mine is outside of the Martha
groundwater system; the Martha system was historically dewatered for a longer period and to
greater depth and is currently undergoing another period of dewatering.
Six tilt gradients attributable to Favona mining activity were steeper than 1:1000; these are on
farmland owned by the company and south of the residential area along Barry Road.
Section 7.4 requests that settlement marks less than 25m apart not be included in tilt assessments.
WRC Consent 971286, 4.0 Dewatering, Condition 3 f) states that tilt should be calculated “…1 in
1000 between any two network monitoring locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart”.
Assessing marks too close together does not allow for localised movement and tilt assessments
can be unreliable.
Compliance with the conditions of the Favona consents and Monitoring Plan was achieved.
Trio
Dewatering in relation to Trio included the lowering of the water level initially in the Martha Pit
(which effectively lowers the level in the hydraulically-linked Trio ore body) but latter water levels
were controlled by Correnso dewatering.
Correnso
The Correnso underground mine was granted consent and operations began on 20 December 2013.
New settlement trigger levels have been established and have been applied to this 2015 report. At
the end of 2015 the water level was at 790mRL.
Waikato Regional Council consents were granted allowing groundwater to be lowered beyond what
has been experienced during the mining of Trio. At this time the mining of Correnso does not require
the groundwater to be lowered further. As such dewatering continues under the Trio consents.
No settlement mark in the CEPA mining licence displayed excessive settlement and no consent
related groundwater trigger was met. Compliance was achieved with the consent conditions granted
for the Correnso Project.
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1 INTRODUCTION
The following sets out reporting requirements for Dewatering and Settlement related to gold mining
activities in and around Waihi; as set out in various consents held by OceanaGold New Zealand
Limited (OGNZL).
1.1 Martha
In 1999 the Waikato Regional Council (WRC) granted consent (No. 971286) to take groundwater to
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dewater the Extended Martha Mine pit and surrounding areas at a rate of up to 15,000m /day of
surface water and groundwater, with the average annual daily extraction rate not to exceed 10,000
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m /day (Condition 2). This consent condition was superseded by the subsequent water permit for
Trio Underground Mine which allows OGNZL to take water as required to achieve the dewatering
of the Trio Mine (refer to Section 1.3).
Condition 13 of the consent requires that the consent holder provides an annual dewatering and
settlement monitoring report to the WRC and the Hauraki District Council (HDC). The report is to
include at least the following information:
The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including ground water contour
plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network.
Identification of any environmentally important trends in settlement and dewatering behaviour.
Interpretation and analysis of any change in ground water profile over the previous year, any
contingency actions that may have been taken during the year, predictions of future impacts
on other bore users that may arise as a result of any trends that have been identified, and
what contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in response to those
predictions.
A comparison of the settlement survey data with that predicted by Dr Semple of Woodward-Clyde
(NZ) Ltd as provided in evidence to the joint hearing committee.
Comment on compliance with all conditions of this consent.
A summary and analysis of complaints relevant to this consent from the complaint log (refer
Schedule 1).
Any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of this
consent.
Any works that have been undertaken to improve environmental performance or that are proposed
to be undertaken in the forthcoming year to improve environmental performance in relation to
activities permitted by this consent.
The report is to be forwarded in a format acceptable to the WRC.
Condition 3.30h (Settlement) of the Hauraki District Council Land Use Consent and Condition 11h
(Dewatering) of the Ministry of Economic Development (previously the Ministry of Energy) Mining
Licence 32-2388 is complimentary to the WRC consent for the Martha Mine with reports required to
each authority.
In the preparation of this report reference is made to the various conditions of the consents and
licence and to the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan (also a consent requirement). The
full consent conditions are provided in Appendix A.
1.2 Favona
In 2004, consents were granted by the WRC for the Favona Underground Mine to;
• take groundwater and mine water for dewatering the underground mine (consent 109742).
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• divert and discharge ground and surface water (farm run-off and intercepted groundwater)
from around the project area (consent 109743).
• discharge waste rock and ore onto land in temporary surface stockpiles and to discharge
seepage from the temporary stockpiles into ground (consent 109744).
• discharge waste rock into land underground in the project area as backfill and to allow
degraded quality groundwater to discharge from the flooded workings in the project area into
the surrounding ground post closure (consent 109745).
• discharge treated mine water from the Martha Mine Water Treatment Plant to ground in
association with flooding the underground mine on completion of the project (consent
109746).
Schedule Two of these consents contain general conditions for reporting to the WRC (with a copy
provided to the HDC) of Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring at least the following
information:
the volume of groundwater abstracted,
the data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including groundwater contour plans
(derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network,
an interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the groundwater
profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may arise as a result of any
trends that have been identified including review of the predicted post closure effects based
on actual monitoring data, and what contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes
to take in response to those predictions. This analysis shall be undertaken by a party
appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the information,
any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year, and
comment on compliance with all conditions of this consent including any reasons for non-
compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of this consent.
The report is to be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Council(s).
The Environment Court also granted in 2004 a Consent Order for the HDC Land Use Consent with
Condition 39 providing for a Settlement and Dewatering Monitoring Report. An additional reference
is made to (e) above in that comment is required on compliance with Conditions 33-38 (related to
the Settlement and Dewatering Monitoring Plan).
The Favona Mining Permit does not have any specific reporting requirement for Settlement and
Dewatering.
1.3 Trio Underground Mine

A Land Use Consent for the Trio Underground Development project was granted by the HDC on 15
September 2010. Pre-commencement actions were confirmed completed by the HDC on 20
September in order to exercise the consent.
On 03 December 2010, consents were granted by WRC for the Trio Underground Mine Project.
These consents relate to;
• Place waste rock (overburden) underground into land as backfill (consent 121694).
• Take 15,000 cubic meters of water per day from the Ohinemuri River – associated with
flooding of underground workings at closure (consent 121695).
• Discharge untreated and treated water into ground for the purpose of flooding underground
workings following closure (consent 121696).
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• Undertake dewatering of the underground workings (consent 121446). The quantity of water
to be extracted is not specified; the consent is more effects-based by allowing water to be
taken as required to achieve the dewatering of the Trio project. This consent is a
continuation of the Trio Development Project and any associated authorised mine, issued 24
September 2010.
Schedule One of these consents contains general conditions for providing to the WRC (with a copy
provided to the HDC) a report detailing at least the following information:
the volume of groundwater abstracted,
the data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including groundwater contour plans
(derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network,
an interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the groundwater
profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may arise as a result of any
trends that have been identified including review of the predicted post closure effects based
on actual monitoring data, and what contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes
to take in response to those predictions. This analysis shall be undertaken by a party
appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the information,
any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year, and
comment on compliance with condition 5 of the schedule (which details the Monitoring Plan)
including any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the
conditions of the consents.
The report is to be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Council(s).
Notification of excise of the consents was provided to WRC on 24 September 2010.
1.4 Correnso Underground Mine

A Land Use Consent 202.2012 for the Correnso Underground Mine was granted by the HDC on 20
December 2013. Commencement of the consent by OGNZL began on December 20 2013 when
the first blast in the CEPA mining license area occurred. Consent conditions stipulated that:
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Monitoring Report. The Report shall, as a minimum, provide the following information:
a) The volume of groundwater abstracted;
b) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including groundwater
contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network;
c) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the
groundwater profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may arise
as a result of any trends that have been identified including review of the predicted post
closure effects based on actual monitoring data, and what contingency actions, if any,
the consent holder proposes to take in response to those predictions. This analysis
shall be undertaken by a party appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the
information;
d) Any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year; and
e) Comment on compliance with Conditions 27 to 34 of this consent including any reasons
for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of
consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a form acceptable to the Council.
Advice note:
The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report shall be consistent with the Dewatering and
Settlement Monitoring Report prepared as a condition of the ground dewatering consent (RC 124860)
granted by the Waikato Regional Council.
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Additionally, Conditions Condition 6-8 of the WRC Resource Consent 124860 states the following
regarding the Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring Report as it relates to the
Golden Link Project Area L:

6. The consent holder shall provide to the Councils an annual Dewatering and Settlement
(i) The volume of groundwater abstracted;
(ii) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including
groundwater contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer
network;
(iii) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in
the groundwater profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that
may arise as a result of any trends that have been identified including review of
the predicted post closure effects based on actual monitoring data, and what
contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in response to
those predictions. This analysis shall be undertaken by a party appropriately
experienced and qualified to assess the information;
(iv) Any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year; and
(v) Comment on compliance with condition 5 of this consent including any reasons for
non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of
consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a form acceptable to the Councils.
Monitoring - Tilt
7. In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs between any two network monitoring
locations installed in accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan
required pursuant to condition 5 of this consent, and such tilt is caused by the de-watering
and/or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates, the consent
holder shall notify the Councils in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of
the monitoring. The consent holder shall then engage in a process with the Councils to:
(i) explain the cause of the non-conformance,
(ii) Propose appropriate settlement contingency measures for discussion with

Councils and agree with the Councils on the appropriate settlement contingency
measures and the timing for their implementation as described,
(iii) implement agreed settlement contingency measures as appropriate within the

agreed time limit,
(iv) advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
prevent any further occurrence of the situation.
Monitoring – Water Quality

8. The consent holder shall monitor throughout the period of operation, the chemistry of the
groundwater, pit run-off and pit discharge water abstracted from the open pit. The
monitoring data is to be used to correlate these inflows with pit lake water quality
predictions, and to provide a database for input into the closure plans. The sampling
parameters and frequencies shall be described in the Martha Extended Project dewatering
consent (unless agreed otherwise with the Waikato Regional Council) with the results
forwarded to the Waikato Regional Council on an annual basis.
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2 GEOLOGICAL SETTING
The mineralised vein deposits of the Martha, Favona and Trio zones are hosted by altered
andesitic lava flows, breccias and tuffs (Figure 1a). The host Andesites of Miocene age extend to
depths greater than 600m and are extensively modified in places by weathering and hydrothermal
alteration. Paleo-weathering and hydrothermal alteration have created an extensive low-
permeability clay cap within the upper part of the Andesite sequence. This cap generally separates
the Andesites, hydrogeologically, from a younger overlying sequence of rhyolitic ignimbrite flows
and alluvial boulder beds, and prevents the younger volcanic deposits from being fully
dewatered. Exposure of the altered Andesite in the southern wall of the Martha Pit indicates that
the weathered clay cap may extend up to 30 metres in thickness. Dewatering of the Andesites is
considered to contribute little to the development of settlement around the mine site due to the
stiffness of these rocks.
Groundwater levels in the Andesite are controlled in the vicinity of the Martha pit by old
underground mine workings and shafts as well as the structural controls of faults and veins in the
area. The old mine workings extend mainly in a SW-NE orientation following the Martha lode (see
Figure 1b). The historical mine workings act as effective conduits allowing groundwater inflow of
water from an area surrounding the current mine pit. Investigation drilling at Union Hill has
identified similar water levels in permeable vein systems to those in the historic workings, with
water levels at higher elevations in less permeable ground. This pattern of groundwater
depressurisation is consistent through the older Andesites in the vicinity of Martha Mine (Figure
1c).
Davies (2002) defined district-scale northeast trending grabens based on general stratigraphic
patterns and fault data. The western margin of one of these, informally referred to as the Waihi
Graben, hosts the Martha-Favona epithermal system. This system has developed on the graben
boundary faults dominated by the Waihi and Martha faults. A mantle of younger ignimbrite cover
means that the actual dimensions of the Waihi Graben remain unknown (Davies, 2004).
Principal veins and faults at both Martha and Favona dip to the south-east while the recently
discovered Correnso vein that strikes north-north-west with an easterly dip connects the Martha
and Union systems. Subsidiary splay veins dip back to the north-west and west, defining a mine-
scale horst-graben geometry in which veins coincide with the graben margins. Union and
Amaranth veins are located on a paleotopographic high, informally referred to as the Union Horst
that separates the Martha graben from the smaller-scale Favona-Moonlight graben. Davies
identified north-trending veins and faults such as Trio, which links the Union and Amaranth veins,
as structural fault relays. At district scale, the north-trending Favona fault-vein system may
represent a structural relay between northeast-trending boundary faults of the Waihi
graben. Relays represent domains of strain transfer between fault segments (e.g. between the
Union and Amaranth faults) that may or may not be physically linked. These relay systems are
important from a mineralization point of view as they represent areas that were foci for
hydrothermal fluid flow. From a hydrogeological perspective today these areas may store
significant quantities of groundwater. During underground mining at Favona dewatering rates
increase for a time when access drives cut across the fault-fracture zones which drain more freely
than the country rock.
The upstanding Union Horst block probably acts as a barrier between the more structurally
permeable areas of the Martha Graben and Favona-Moonlight fault system. The hydrogeological
connectivity of the Martha Graben faults, facilitated by the connecting Correnso structure, is
demonstrated by the rise and fall of water levels in the Union Hill shaft in unison with the rise and
fall of water levels in the Martha pit. The connectivity of the Martha system with the Favona fault
system, however, is very weak as shown by the lack of response in measured water levels. The
zone of separation of the two groundwater systems is not well defined, but may be due to a fault
boundary, either the No 9 fault or the Favona footwall fault (Figure 1d), both of which are north to
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northeast trending and have been observed in drilling to extend over one kilometre in strike. The
Favona footwall fault is observed as a broken quartz gouge zone encountered 30 m west of the
main vein system at Favona, where it occasionally has strong inflows of water (P. Keall, pers
comm.) and the No 9 fault is located further again to the west. However, some aquitards and
associated pressurisation are also present in some sections of the underground workings.
Under the Waihi East residential area the Union Horst may be more responsive to the Martha
groundwater system as indicated by water level increases in wells in conjunction with a rise in pit
water levels in 2007. This is discussed in Section 6. Nevertheless, some early Favona dewatering
effect is evident in monitoring data. Faults associated with the Martha and Favona vein systems
may intersect in the Waihi East area although their potential connectivity is not well understood,
due to a lack of drilling data.
The Andesites are overlain by a series of younger rhyolitic volcanics, which are highly variable in
thickness and composition. These deposits draped an eroded graben-horst landscape. The
Younger Volcanics consist of rhyolitic tephras and ignimbrites in the form of flows, breccias and
tuffs. Paleosols (buried soils) and sedimentary deposits such as alluvium and boulder alluvium
mark the top of successive eruption sequences. The ignimbrite deposits underlie much of Waihi
township and outcrop to the east and south of the mine pit.
Groundwater inflow is predominantly controlled by infiltration from overlying layers and through
outcrops of welded ignimbrite in the beds of streams and at the ground surface. The rhyolitic
sequence is considered to be compressible in parts and to give rise to much of the dewatering
induced settlement around the mine site. This is indicated by settlement magnitude generally
corresponding to the thickness of and the magnitude of dewatering in these materials.
The uppermost layer of alluvium is discontinuous beneath Waihi township (Figure 1a) and is
located in areas where old streams and river channels are cut into the top of the ignimbrites,
rhyolitic tephras and Andesite. Alluvial deposits are extensive east of Waihi where they are
associated to the drainage systems of the Ohinemuri River catchment. Groundwater in the alluvial
formation (and the upper weathered contact of the Younger Volcanics) is monitored to depths of
less than 10m.
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Figure 1 - Summary of Geology - Maps 1(a)-(d)
Figure 1(a) Geology Map of Waihi showing distribution of Andesite (aw), young volcanics (ho
& hw) and alluvium (tm & tr). The Martha and Favona vein systems (Gladstone Hill area) are
defined as fine red lines (derived by exploration and mining surveys).
Figure 1(b) Veins and faults from around Martha & Favona mines, showing projected Correnso (J
Hobbins, OGNZL Exploration Dept).
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Figure 1(c) Faults and geology at 850 m RL showing main structural elements
Correnso
Figure 1(d) Schematic cross section illustrating key elements of fault structures in the Waihi area,
including projected surface trace of Correnso.
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3 MINING ACTIVITIES
The main features of the mining activities during 2015 (in relation to dewatering and settlement)
were:
3.1 Martha
Mining continued on the East wall through early 2015 and gaining access to the lower southern
haul road. The year started on the north wall at around the 970mRL level, finishing the year on the
930mRL on the North wall (Figure 2).
Dewatering was carried out from one drainage well located on the south-wall at the 930mRL. Pit
operations were permanently interrupted on the 2nd of April when a haul road failure cut access to
the lower pit. The pit dewatering system was decommissioned, and a new system established from
the underground mine.
Plans are currently being implemented for re-entry into the pit via the southwestern corner of the
pit, south of the slip that closed the haul road. This re-entry is for smaller equipment only and is
being undertaken with several goals:
• Access to safely re-instate the pit dewatering pumps (and effectively share the dewatering
function with Correnso)
• Investigate options for future mining access to ore in current pit design
• Investigate options for stabilizing the slip zone
• Undertake additional resource exploration.
Figure 2: Martha Mine showing area mined 2015
3.2 Underground
3.2.1 Development
2015 saw the continued development of the Correnso project which commenced on 01 August
2014. Throughout 2015 there has been 7069m of both capital and operating development
advancement, with the breakdown as follows:
583m of Capital Decline development over multiple headings, five of which were completed in mid-
2015 and two that began in late 2015 to kick off development of Empire and Correnso Deeps. The
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initial five were the Correnso Incline/Decline, 823 Access, 953 Access and 972 Access with the
latter two being the 795 Correnso Decline (Deeps) and 807 Access (Empire).
795m of Capital Level development over all nine levels 795-915 occurred. The capital level
development included (but was not limited to): accesses, waste passes, ore passes, escape ways,
return air drives and sumps on each of the nine levels. Miscellaneous level development included
various stockpiles, the 795 loading bay, 795 South Extension and various crib room/pump station
firings.
5691m of Operating Level development located on all nine levels to allow for stoping activities to
commence
3.2.2 Stopes
2015 saw approximately 112,854 tonnes of waste being backfilled into stopes in the Correnso
working area which was predominantly Correnso development waste. The first four months of the
year saw no stoping activity until production commenced on the 795 level in May 2015. All ore
tonnage for the year came from the Correnso ore body, through both stoping and development.
Total ore extracted for 2015 was 476,104t. The breakdown of the total ore is as follows:
• 129,272t tonnage, extracted from the five lowest levels (795 through 855) levels of
Correnso with stoping blocks in the 1-North vein, 1-South vein, 7-South vein, 5-North vein
and the 3/4–North veins.
• 346,832t development ore tonnage, extracted from the operating level development
located on all nine levels of Correnso.
• Stoping for 2016 will be heavily focused on Correnso Main, with other stopes located in
Empire, Daybreak and Correnso Deeps.
3.2.3 Waste rock management
Waste rock is managed in two ways: 1) underground stockpiling and backfilling into stopes and 2)
placement on temporary stockpiles on the surface.
On the surface, a short term stockpile is maintained immediately behind the mill area, enabling
easy access for backloading. Larger or longer term volumes may be stored at the Favona
‘Polishing Pond’ Stockpile (near the water treatment plant polishing pond). Waste rock placement
at this stockpile started in early February 2007 and the site has also been utilised for interim
placement of Martha ore. Before undertaking stockpile construction the Favona Underground
Mine Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring Plan was prepared, and approved by
Waikato Regional Council (WRC). A separate Favona Water Quality Monitoring Report is prepared
mid-year and submitted to WRC.
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Figure 3 – Mine Sections of Correnso Operations (Development and Backfilling)
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4 DEWATERING
4.1 Martha
Table 1 shows annual volumes extracted and Figure 4a shows the groundwater take for the Martha
Mine pit and surrounding areas. Prior to the Trio Development consent (consent 121446),
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extraction volumes were limited to 15,000 m of surface water and groundwater per day, and the
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average annual daily extraction rate was not to exceed 10,000 m /day. The initiation of Trio
Development in Sept 2010 permitted the dewatering of the underground workings at an unspecified
rate; the consent is more effects-based by allowing water to be taken as required to achieve the
dewatering of the Trio project.
On 01 April a slip in Martha Pit suspended many aspects of the mining operation. On 04 May 2015
dewatering discontinued from Martha Mine as access and power supply to the dewatering pumps
was restricted. The water level at Martha was also unable to be read.
Table 1 – Martha Mine Annual Dewatering Volumes and Rates
Year Maximum Allowable Total Annual Mine Average Pump
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Annual Mine Take Take (m ) Rate (m /day)
(m³)
2004 5,475,000 2,254,575 6,154
2005 5,475,000 2,626,830 7,186
2006 5,475,000 2,906,539 7,993
2007 5,475,000 2,058,660 5,640
2008 5,475,000 1,665,665 4,551
2009 5,475,000 1,806,550 4,949
2010 5,475,000 1,793,016 4,912
2011 Not Applicable 4,129,923 11,315
2012 Not Applicable 2,541,050 6,943
2013 Not Applicable 1,916,674 5,251
2014 Not Applicable 1,468,783 4,024
2015 (up until
Not Applicable 512,207 4,130
04/05/15)
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Figure 4 - a) Martha Mine/Correnso Dewatering Rates, and b) Pit Water Level and Rainfall
NB Pit water level unable to be read due to access/power issues
4.2 Favona
Monitoring of abstraction rate has been reported to Council quarterly (Consent 109742, Condition
3). Favona mine dewatering volumes and rates are shown in Table 2. In early September 2015 the
Favona dewatering line was fully plumbed into the main Martha/Trio/Correnso dewatering line.
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Table 2 - Favona Mine Annual Dewatering Volumes and Rates

3 3
Year Total Mine take (m ) Average pump rate (m /day)
2005 70,946 (first reading 25 Oct 2005) 1,321
2006 625,204 1,693
2007 962,754 2,645
2008 1,012,329 2,766
2009 852,762 2,336
2010 925,635 2,536
2011 797,431 2,185
2012 677,104 1,850
2013 641,451 1,757
2014 573,983 1,573
2015 (Until May) 258,373 1,832
4.3 Martha, Favona, Trio & Correnso

Monitoring of abstraction rate is reported to Council quarterly (Consent 121446, Condition 3). On
18 May 2015 dewatering began from Correnso underground. By May 2015 Favona dewatering was
fully plumbed into this dewatering line also. Additionally a gravity fed line was installed which
reports directly from the portal to the Water Treatment Plant. Flow down the Favona drain to the
Favona pond is now sporadic. The combined dewatering of Martha, Trio & Correnso (and now
Favona) is shown in Table 3.
Table 3 - Martha, Favona, Trio & Correnso Mines Annual Dewatering Volumes and Rates
3 3
Year Total Mine take (m ) Average pump rate (m /day)
th
2015 (May 18 onwards) 1,338,760 5,871
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5 GROUNDWATER MONITORING
This section is provided to meet Conditions 13 a, b and c of the Martha consent, Conditions 2a, 4b,
and 4c Schedule 2 of the Favona consent, Conditions 6(ii) and (iii) of the Trio Development
consent (referred to by the Trio Underground Mine Consent 6.1.1) and Condition 35 of the
Correnso Underground Mine Consent. It includes:
• Data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including groundwater contour
plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network.
• Identification and interpretation of any environmentally important trends in dewatering

behaviour or groundwater profile. Existing trends identified prior to 2015 will not be discussed
in depth unless there has been a significant change or trigger reached.
5.1 Method
OGNZL has maintained a piezometer network within and around Martha Mine since 1987 and
Favona Mine since 2004 (Figure 7). Additional Correnso piezometers were installed in 2011 and
2014. Table 4 lists the piezometers currently operational that are assigned to each of the three
main geological units.
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Table 4 - Current Waihi Piezometer Network
Alluvium Depth Younger Depth Martha Depth Favona Depth

(mRL) Volcanics (mRL) Andesite (mRL) Andesite (mRL)
DM21-1 dry 1103 BH6-1 1052 BH11 1074 P60 ** dry 1075
DM31-1 1112 BH7-1 1078 BH12 1090 P61 1076
DM41 1108 BH8-1 dry 1048 P1-1 dry 1065 P64-D dry 1062
DM51 1104 BH9-1 1073 P2-1 dry 974 P75 979
DM71 1098 P1-2 1091 P2-2 1034 P76-D 1055
DM81-1 1117 P2-3 1073 P4-1 994 P77-D 1031
DM82-1 1114 P4-2 1047 P7-1 988 P78-D 1052
DM83-1 1116 P7-2 1039 P8-2 1044 P79-D 1047
DM85-1 1115 P7-3 1080 P8-1 975 P87-D 1024
P2-4 1111 P8-3 1092 P9-1 1036
P4-3* 1093 P9-2 1084 P62 dry 1021
P8-4 1113 P27-1 1073 P69-S 1114
P9-3 1108 P63-1 1070 P69-D 1063
P63-S* 1111 P64-I 1086 WC201-1 1058
P76-S* 1109 P76-I 1072 WC201-2 1077
P77-S* 1110 P77-I and 1045 WC201-3 1096
P78-S 1103 I2 1051 WC202-1 1031
P87-S 1110 P78-I 1066 P90-3 982
WC201-4 1103 P79-I 1061 P91-4 970
WC201-5 1109 P79-S 1090 P92-3 965
WC202-4 dry 1099 P87-I 1069 P93-4 974
WC202-5 dry 1112 WC202-2 1048 P94-4 976
P90-1 1096 P90-2 1019 P95-3 1000
P91-1 1105 P91-2 1096 P100-3 981
P92-1 1114 P91-3 1010 P100-4 956
P93-1 1102 P92-2 1000 P101-4 1037
P94-1 1108 P93-2 1091 P102-4 1026
P101-1 1102 P93-3 1014
P102-1 1108 P94-2 1094
P94-3 1016
P95-1 1090
P95-2 1030
P100-1 1066
P100-2 996
P101-2 1083
P101-3 1068
P102-2 1078
P102-3 1054
* - at or just below the contact with weathered young volcanics
** - collapsed piezometer
WC – Pneumatic piezos
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All piezometers are monitored on a monthly basis as required by the consent conditions, with water
level data maintained in a database. The water levels are translated to the mine datum reference
level to enable comparison between bores or areas. Vibrating wire piezometers record values at
daily intervals with the data downloaded monthly.
5.2 Inspection and Maintenance

The piezometer dip-meter is maintained in good working condition. A calibration of the dip-meter
tape against a reference tape is carried out annually by Hydrodata Ltd. The dip-meter tape is
replaced if the difference against the reference tape is more than 0.1%. The dip-meter was
calibrated in September 2015.
The consent conditions require an inspection of the piezometer installations and appraisal of the
piezometer network every two years. In effect, inspections of the piezometer network are
undertaken more frequently, with the piezometer monitoring procedure requiring 6-monthly
sounding to the bottom of all standpipe piezometers to identify any with excess silt and mud.
The piezometer designs have screens which allow water inflow into the pipe. Those piezometers
that seemed most impacted by sediment were put on a flushing schedule. Piezometer flushing
involved the development of a high pressured water jet on a long length of hose to reach up to 80m
depth. Piezometer flushing of silted boreholes occurred in 2014.
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5.3 Groundwater Results

The Waihi town piezometer network currently has 55 dipped piezometers and six pneumatic
piezometers. An additional 10 vibrating wire data loggers connected to 34 piezometers are also
included in monitoring Waihi East (Figure 5). Groundwater contour plans have been updated for
the three principal geological units: alluvium (plus shallow groundwater in weathered younger
volcanic materials); Younger Volcanics (including ignimbrite); and Andesite. The groundwater
plans are presented in Figures 6, 8 and 11 respectively. Discussion of results for each unit follows.
Only the Andesite contour map includes data from the vibrating wire piezometers. Alluvium and
younger volcanics contour maps have not included vibrating wire piezometers as the vertical
gradients evident do not provide a unique water level.
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Figure 5 - Piezometer Location Plan
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Figure 6 - Alluvium Water Level Contours
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Figure 7 - Groundwater Level Trends – Shallow Groundwater (Alluvium & Weathered Contact of Young Volcanics)
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5.3.1 Shallow Groundwater

Figure 6 shows the inferred contours for shallow groundwater in alluvium and in weathered younger
volcanic materials and Figure 7 shows the water level trends over time. The overall contour pattern and the
trend plots demonstrate that the shallow groundwater system remains essentially unaffected by dewatering
of the surface and underground mining operations. Shallow groundwater levels are controlled, principally,
by rainfall infiltration, low surface soil permeability and natural and assisted drainage to surface water
systems.
Contouring of the lobe southwest of Martha Mine (Figure 6) has been restricted by the loss of access to the
wells at site WC206. WC203 has also been lost (buried under a concrete pad). For the purposes of
completing the contour plan it was assumed that groundwater levels in the alluvium at these locations
remained the same as in previous years.
5.3.2 Younger Volcanics

Groundwater contours in the deeper portions of the younger volcanic materials below the shallow
groundwater system are shown on Figure 8 and trends are graphed on Figure 9.
The younger volcanic materials infill topographic depressions in the surface of the Andesite rock body in
which the open pit and underground mines are constructed.
Groundwater level change and the associated consolidation of the varying thickness of these relatively
weak younger volcanic materials is considered to be responsible for much of the settlement and for the
settlement patterns around Martha and Favona mines.
The dewatering pattern in the Younger Volcanics around Martha Mine indicates drainage towards the open
pit. The limited groundwater discharge at the contact of the younger volcanic materials with the underlying
Andesite in the pit (see Figure 8) suggests drainage is affected by features other than the contact (which
defines a paleovalley in the Andesite). The most likely additional drain point is a substantial block cave
evident in the pit wall. This block cave, referred to as the Milking Cow, was active during historic
underground operations and resulted in substantial settlement of the ground surface, down-folding of fill and
younger volcanic strata and close fracturing of the welded ignimbrite layers.
Prior to the start of dewatering at Martha Mine, groundwater levels in all rock units were similar. With the
onset of mine dewatering, water levels in the veins and historic workings were drawn down. Groundwater
levels in the various rock units below the shallow aquifer showed increasing vertical separation until about
the mid to late 1990’s. Thereafter, the water levels (in other than the veins and workings) stabilised and
have remained stable since. This pattern is demonstrated in monitoring wells at site P2. With piezometer
P2-1 following the vein water levels until water level dropped below the piezometer tip, P2-2 the upper
Andesite water levels P2-3, younger volcanic rock water levels and P4-2 alluvium (shallow aquifer) (Figure
11).
The development of the settlement pattern has shown a similar behaviour with an initial higher rate of
settlement followed by a much reduced rate of settlement once groundwater levels in the upper rock layers
stabilised. These patterns are discussed in the following sections.
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Figure 8 - Deeper Younger Volcanic Water Level Contours
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P64-A directly over

Favona and ran dry in
Oct 2006
This bore is in the

andesite vein system
Access to pit restricted

April 2015, water level
unable to be read
Figure 9 - Groundwater Level Trends - Deeper Younger Volcanic Materials
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Figure 10 - Andesite Younger Volcanic Materials Contact in Martha Pit
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5.3.3 Andesite
Andesite rock forms the local basement rock body for the area and hosts the mineralisation which
is being mined at Martha Pit and Underground.
Figure 11 shows the scope of the dewatering effects in the Andesite rock body as a result of
dewatering. Data from the Waihi East vibrating wire piezometer units has been included. Figure 12
provides the water level trends in the Andesite rock body.
Groundwater levels in the Andesite rock have responded rapidly and substantially to mine
dewatering along the strike of the Martha Vein system, along the strike of the Trio vein system
beneath Union Hill, and also along the strike of the Favona/Moonlight vein systems (Figure 11). An
area of dewatering indicated between Martha Mine and Trio/Correnso vein systems suggests a
relatively close linkage. Outside of these structures, the dewatering effect in the Andesite rock is
attenuated or absent. This is illustrated by the different responses shown on Figure 12.
The Martha Mine dewatering effect continues to be abruptly attenuated to the north of the mine and
also to the west of the mine. This is considered to be the result of faulting which truncates the
veining. A lobe of dewatering extends to the southwest of Martha Mine and this is considered to be
due to the drainage effect along the N-S Edward lode structure. Dewatering is shown to reduce
eastwards along the Martha system but may extend further at depth as the host rocks are more
deeply buried in that direction and no deep monitoring wells are available for confirmation.
Figure 11 also shows the dewatering centralised on the Favona system with the restriction of
connection between Favona and the Union systems. The geological model in Section 3 indicates
an up-thrown block (Union Horst Figures 1d and 11) between the Union and Favona systems. This
structural hiatus is likely to account for the restricted groundwater interconnection between the
Martha-Union and Favona systems.
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Figure 11: Andesite water level contours

NB: Figure includes data from P100- installed Feb 2016
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Figure 12 - Groundwater Level Trends – Andesite
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5.3.4 Martha groundwater change

P69D & P69S are located close to the rim of the North Wall of Martha Pit, and were considered
control bores and previously uninfluenced by dewatering. Geotechnical stability work in the North
Wall was undertaken in October 2014, partly due to excessive water. Drainage holes were drilled
into the lower wall. Localised drainage of the wall resulted, and the water levels in P69D and P69S
declined. By March 2015 the piezometers had stabilized with P69D and P69S declining by 32m
and 12m respectively (Figure 13).
Figure 13 - Water Levels P69 Pit North Wall
5.3.5 Private bore assessment

The private bore monitored at Mataura Road (Figure 14) recorded a groundwater level response
after August 2005, coincidental with the initiation of Favona Mine dewatering. However, the bore
water level has recovered to levels prior to dewatering. The private wells show seasonal
fluctuations and can be influenced by landowners using the bore. The Whangamata Rd and
Mataura Rd bores can no longer be accessed. Overall, there is no indication of any influence in
the bores from mine dewatering.
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Figure 14 - Water Levels at Monitored Private Bores
5.3.6 Favona Trigger Levels

The Favona dewatering effect is indicated to be limited to the vein system or structures
interconnected to the vein system. The dewatering effect does not extend to wells in Andesite rock
overlying or adjacent to the vein system (wells P76-D; P77-D and P79-D, Figure 11).
The Favona Underground Mine Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring Plan (2006)
sets out trigger levels to alert of rapid depressurisation in the Andesite as it could affect the
overlying younger volcanic rocks.
The Tier 1 trigger level for groundwater change at Favona is defined as, “a drop in water levels
greater than seasonal fluctuation in wells tapping the upper 50 m of Andesite in response to a
water level drop in deeper wells (100 m) in Andesite rock”. Five wells were selected as suitable for
assessment (Figures 15 to 19).
The Tier 1 action involves increasing the monitoring in intermediate wells (i.e. wells tapping the
younger volcanic materials) with one option being the installation of pressure transducers. The
regulator is to be advised when Tier 1 action is initiated. The trigger level has been calculated as
the summer water level less the average seasonal water level change over the record.
Wells P76-D, P77-D and P78-D all show a rising trend in water levels; as such, Tier 1 action is not
forecast. While P79-D and P87-D both show gradual reducing trends, projection of those trends
suggests the trigger levels will not be exceeded by the end of mining.
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Figure 15 - Trigger Level P76-D
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Well cleaning
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Andesite Groundwater Summary

The ongoing evaluation of the groundwater level responses to mining at Martha Mine and at
Trio/Favona Mines has been updated. The data continues to confirm that dewatering effects within
the Andesite rock are transmitted via interlinked vein systems, faults and historic workings at depth.
When the natural conditions are unmodified, these effects are not extending into shallower
geological layers or affecting shallower groundwater. Where trigger levels have been set around
the Favona Mine, no exceedances of the trigger levels have occurred. Current trends do not
forecast any exceedances of trigger levels due to mining and dewatering.
5.3.7 Waihi East - CEPA

Six groundwater monitoring boreholes were installed between July – September 2011. They are
located east of the Martha pit to provide improved groundwater information in an area with few
existing wells and in the vicinity of the Correnso Project. Two additional vibrating wire piezometer
boreholes and 39 additional settlement markers were installed in early 2014.
The piezometers were located across and perpendicular to the Correnso vein system in three lines
(P90, P91 and P92 forming one line, P93, P94 and P95 a second line and P101 and P102 the
third). Separation distance between the northern and southern lines is some 500m (Figure 5). The
piezometers were constructed to intercept the shallow aquifer, Younger Volcanics, and Andesite
rock (Table 5).
Table 5: Geological Units and Depths P90-P95,P100-P102 Piezometers
Bore Shallow Younger Volcanics Andesite
Upper Basal Zone
P90 - 20 100 137
P91 9.3 25.5 111.3 151.3
P92 - 23.3 121.3 156.3
P93 12.3 26 100 143
P94 6 25 104 144
P95 - 35 90 120
P100 - 50 120 135 160
P101 12.8 32 47 78
P102 8 38 62 90
NB P100 was installed in February 2016 and is included for additional information
Figures 20 to 27 provide the records from the piezometers expressed as mRL. The charts also
display the depth of the piezometer tips. Separation between the shallow and deeper piezometers
is evident in the records. The eight groundwater monitoring boreholes have indicated stable water
levels in Waihi East.
Note: Gaps in the data are due to either brief logger malfunction issues or flat batteries in the unit
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Figure 20: P90 Vibrating Wire Piezometer
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Water levels were disrupted during 2012 to 2013 in P90, P91 and P92 by leakage down an
incompletely sealed drill hole annulus. Pressures returned to normal after comprehensive effort to
seal the leakage pathway.
In 2015 P95 has continued to show a slow steady pressure increase in the deep piezometer.
Piezometers P101 and P102 have shown some fluctuation in the mid-piezometers (32-62m).
These piezometer tips are comparatively shallow and have proven to be influenced by wet and dry
periods.
The deep piezometer in P101 has shown a slow decline since installation in early 2014 but recently
has stabilised . Further comment of the monitoring result is in Section 9.
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6 SETTLEMENT MONITORING
Condition 13b of the Extended Martha Mine consent requires the identification of any
environmentally important trends in settlement behaviour. Condition 13d of the same consent
requires that a comparison of the settlement survey data with that predicted for the consent.
A reassessment for the settlement prediction was conducted for the Trio Development Project
(Engineering Geology, June 2010). This review assessed the effect of pumping from the Martha pit
to draw down the groundwater level progressively to 755 mRL, which would also dewater the
connected Trio system.
Another reassessment was conducted for the Correnso Underground project (Engineering
Geology, 2012). The report recommended new trigger levels for settlement based on additional
depressurisation of the Andesite layer (Table 6).
Seven settlements zones were defined around the Martha Mine pit in 1999, extending to the
outskirts of Waihi. The zones were established based on the first ten years (pre-extension) of
settlement history having regard to the then current knowledge of the thickness and composition of
compressible materials (such as ash-soils, alluvium, lake sediments, and unconsolidated younger
volcanic deposits) and the expected effect from Martha Mine dewatering.
Table 6 - Table of Predicted Settlement with new Correnso Trigger Levels included
Zone Predicted Surface Trigger Levels (mm) New Trigger Levels (mm)
Settlement (mm) Martha including Trio Correnso (2013)
Extension (1999) Development (2010)
Settlement Zone 1 0 to 10 25 35

The settlement measured is an accumulation of all causes of settlement. Generally this is

considered to be the result of mine dewatering, but close to the mines and (in the case of Favona)
overlying the mine areas, additional settlement may be the result of primary settlement (as
opposed to secondary settlement, which is the process in the Martha groundwater system where
historic dewatering resulted in groundwater levels dropping to lower elevations for a longer time
period than is proposed for current mining activity). Nevertheless, it is the total settlement that is
discussed in this report as settlement due to dewatering alone cannot be separated from other
causes.
Comment is provided in relation to the predicted settlements given in Table 6 and these comments
are expanded on where monitoring data shows exceedance of the values.
6.1 Method
The initial settlement survey network was established in 1980 during the exploration phase of the
project and has been regularly monitored since December 1987. Over the course of the project,
settlement survey marks have been added, removed or replaced, as required, to extend the
network or to compensate for damaged sites.
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Figure 28 shows the location of the Martha Mine settlement marks monitored by OGNZL up to the
end of 2015. Also included on Figure 28 are the defined subsidence hazard zones related to
historical underground mine stopes and shafts (IGNS, 2002). Figure 29 provides the settlement
monitoring marks across the Favona Mine and shows the locations of the Favona Mine workings in
relation to the marks. Figure 30 provides the marks identified as triggered during the November
2015 survey.
Settlement monitoring was undertaken in May and November 2015 across the settlement network
surrounding Waihi Township (refer Appendix C) and also along the Favona network which is an
extension of the Martha mine survey network (Figure 29). Appendix B presents the two summary
settlement monitoring reports.
The raw data provided by the surveyors has been graphed and where changes in the record are
apparent as a result of mark relocation or replacement, corrections have been applied using
graphical projection so that total settlement over the life of mining can be determined for each
location. The correction process applied was as follows:
• Updating the time-history graph for all data from settlement markers with data up to
1/11/2015.
• Where changes in the time-history graph identified a datum change, a correction was arrived
at by projecting the initial data visually on the graph to the time of the new datum and a
correction calculated. A smooth settlement curve resulting after the correction was applied
and similarity of curve shape to those of adjacent marks was taken as indicating an
acceptable correction.
• Where marks were installed in May 1999, the previously determined settlement for that
location from 1988 to 1999 was applied as a correction
• Where marks were installed or changed other than in May 1999, the previously assessed
settlement at the location as at May 1999 was used with “Goal Seek” on the (Excel)
spreadsheet to correct the values to be consistent with the May 1999 value.
• For Favona marks, settlement values as at 1/12/2005 were assessed for each location and
used to correct the new marks to account for settlement from 1988 to 2005.
• The corrected data has then been used to generate:
− Settlement-time trend graphs for each zone
− Plans of total settlement
− Contours of total settlement
− Calculation of tilt.
− Settlement-time trend graphs of specific areas
• Where Favona development has affected settlement, a projection of the pre-Favona mine
settlement trend has been made as a means to estimate the current Martha Mine settlement
and this settlement value has been subtracted from the total measured settlement to provide
an estimate of the settlement due to the Favona Mine development.
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Figure 28 - Settlement Marker Location Plan & Hazard Zones
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Figure 29 - Favona Mine Settlement Markers
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Figure 30: Nov 2015 triggered settlement markers, hazard zones and underground workings
NB: Not all marks are able to be labelled due to marker congestion
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6.2 Results
Appendix C presents plans showing settlement marks, settlement values and settlement contours.
Time-history plots of settlement survey data for each zone are presented in Appendix D. The plots
also depict the zone settlement predictions (for the Martha Extended Project, Trio Development
and Correnso project) shown as horizontal lines on each set of graphs.
The projected trends and the maximum settlements are provided on the graphs in Appendix D. Key
trends are described below.
Figure 30 displays the 59 triggered settlement markers from the November 2015 survey. The
majority (39) are close to the Favona Underground, three are east of the pit above historic workings
and the remaining 17 are in the wider area of Waihi.
6.2.1 ZONE 1 – Trigger 35mm

The Zone 1 time-history plot (Appendix D) shows two groupings, one without settlement or little
settlement, the other showing a general increase in the rate of settlement after about 1999 of some
15 to 25 mm. To further assess these observations the marks for Zone 1 were re-plotted as groups
namely:
• Zone 1 along Oldfield Road (see Figure 30)
• Zone 1 south of Waihi (see Figure 31)
• Zone 1 west of Waihi (no trends evident)
• Zone 1 north of Waihi (no trends evident)

This grouping shows that the marks with a slow downward trend are located along Oldfield Road to
the east of Waihi and to the south of Waihi, not in marks to the north and west of Waihi. A similar
pattern of 15 to 25 mm of settlement from about 1999 can also be observed in most markers in
Zones 2 to 6, suggesting that there is a small and widespread effect occurring.
These observations suggest the following:
• The widespread 15 to 25 mm settlement observed from about 1999 at many Zone 1 marks
and also the Zone 2 to 6 marks is a response to the ongoing dewatering of the deeper
structures in the Andesite rock body (fracture depressurisation) as a result of Mine
dewatering. This is a broad effect and has negligible influence on differential tilt between
marks.
• The settlement evident at marks in the vicinity of the Favona Mine is in response to the
dewatering of the deeper structures linked to that system and to rockmass relaxation into
mining voids.
• The stable water levels in the wells monitoring the deeper younger volcanic materials and
the upper Andesite layers show that the observed settlement behaviour is not related to on-
going consolidation of these materials at these locations as no on-going dewatering is
evident at these locations.
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Figure 30 - Zone 1 Oldfield Road
Figure 31 - Zone 1 South of Waihi
The absence of widespread effect from Favona dewatering supports the current geological and
hydrogeological models.
Anomalous results shown on the Zone 1 time – history plot are discussed below.
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1.21 This mark on SH 2 has shown a steady rate of settlement which began prior to Trio
mining.
1.22 West of 1.21 down a private driveway, this mark has also shown a steady
settlement rate similar to 1.21.
1.25 This mark on Heath Road to the south of Waihi probably indicates an extension of
Zone 5.
1.26 This mark is located near Zone 5 at the junction of Heath Road and SH2 and
parallels mark 1.25. Its behaviour has been similar to 1.25.
2.05 This mark is near Winner Hill and like other marks to the south of Waihi indicates an
acceleration of settlement after 2003 or possibly 2004. Local slope movement is
indicated to be affecting this site; 2.05 is adjacent to mark 2.44 (discussed in earlier
monitoring reports).
2.35 This mark is south of Oldfield Road and close to a Zone 3 boundary. The data
suggests an acceleration of settlement after September 2005, however
neighbouring marks in Zone 3 have similar settlement values indicative of a general
trend in this area.
2.44 It has been investigated in the past and the cause has been attributed to some
localised surface movement.
31MD This mark is on Oldfield Road to the east of Martha Mine; it has shown consistent
settlement since 1989 while other Oldfield Road marks show accelerated settlement
from 2005 to 2007. The behaviour is considered to reflect localised impact.
31JD This mark is also along Oldfield Road. This mark shows a similar pattern to the
other Oldfield Road marks, but the response has been accentuated. While the
2005-2007 acceleration coincides with Favona dewatering, there has been
negligible settlement since 2007 which infers other influences.
AP100 This mark on State Highway 2 is near to 1.26 and may be behaving similarly.
BM28/2 lies to the north of Martha Mine pit on upper Bulltown Road. It has not triggered and the
data shows the ground surface to be rising and may reflect local movements unrelated to the mine.
The 31 series marks along Oldfield Road and Whangamata Road generally exhibit settlement
greater than predicted from 2005 to 2007, then negligible settlement since. These results may well
be related to road works and associated road surface settlements.

The time-history plot for Zone 2 (Appendix D) shows most Zone 2 marks to be tracking less than
the predicted maximum settlement rate with only a few exceeding the predicted maximum
settlement. As with Zone 1 most of the marks exhibit 15 to 25 mm settlement since about 1999.
Anomalous movements are discussed below.
2CE This mark lies to the west of Martha Mine. Settlement accelerated between 1991 and
1995 and took the settlement below the predicted zone maximum. Thereafter,
settlement has stabilised at a similar rate to that of the other marks in the zone.
A33C This mark also lies to the west of Martha Mine and is on Kensington Road. Like mark
2CE this mark showed early acceleration before stabilising and following the settlement
rates of the other markers.
14DB This mark is located on Bradford Street southwest of Martha Mine. The record shows a
linear rate of settlement over the full record.
1.11B This mark is close to AP100 and seems to be behaving similarly as the Zone 1
anomalies, with a long period of settlement.
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FP1 Located near the underground portal this mark is near the edge of Zone 3. This mark
reported adjusted settlement greater than the trigger at its first record in 2009. The mark
has shown positive and negative movement since installation. It could be influenced by
Favona dewatering or perhaps disturbed.
Block-S This mark is located near the mill at Baxter’s Rd. Like FP1, this mark reported adjusted
settlement greater than the trigger at its first record in 2009. The mark has shown
positive and negative movement since installation. It could be influenced by Favona
dewatering or perhaps disturbed.
Groundwater records in these areas show no ongoing dewatering or only minor water level
changes in the deeper younger volcanic materials or the upper Andesite rock mass. With no
significant water level change except in the structures in the Andesite rock body, the anomalous
responses observed are considered to be localised impacts.

Zone 3 is the first zone with predicted settlement that may be greater than seasonal ground
movements. This zone is predominantly to the east of the Martha mine and includes the Favona
mine, with two small zones to the south and one small zone to the north.
Inspection of the time-history plot for Zone 3 shows most marks (30) have moved less than the
predicted maximum rate and maximum settlement for the zone. 7 marks have exceeded the latter
criterion.
Five of the marks exceeding the maximum settlement for the zone are located to the south east of
Waihi and towards Favona Mine. These marks are listed in Table 7. To check whether the initial
corrections (1988 to 1999) were acceptable, data for BM23, a long term record from Zone 4 and
close to these marks was plotted on the Settlement Zone 3 graph (Appendix D). This showed the
corrections as not excessive and the corrected settlements are considered representative.
Table 7 – Martha Marks Affected by Favona Dewatering

Mark Location Martha Favona
Settlement (mm) Settlement (mm)
2.18 End of Boyd Road (west of 2.41) 43 56
2.19B Barry Road 59 47
2.22 Mataura Road 41 32
2.23 Mataura Road 47 40
2.41 Adjacent to & west of Favona workings 39 79
The on-going settlement assigned to Martha Mine dewatering and the onset of settlement assigned
to Favona dewatering are considered to reflect the consolidation of the deeper Andesite rock,
specifically the rock mass containing the vein structures, and is unlikely to be related to any
additional consolidation of the alluvium, younger volcanic materials or upper Andesite materials.
Since 2006, most of these marks have stabilised and settlement has moderated.
Mark 34FC defines the area south of Martha Mine at the corner of Clark and George St. This small
area of Zone 3 lies within a strip of Zone 6 reflecting more compressible material. The location is
also near a bank of ash material and the exceedance of the predicted zone settlement may have
been influenced by some localised disturbance. The marks in Zone 6 either side of 34FC are well
within their predicted settlement values.
Block-N is located near the Mill at Baxter’s Rd. The mark has shown positive and negative
movement since installation. It could be influenced by Favona dewatering or perhaps disturbed.
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Zone 4 time-history plots (Appendix D) show that no mark has exceeded the predicted maximum
settlement for this zone.

The data for the Zone 5 marks are provided in the time-history plot in Appendix D. Marks BM20A
and 19CB are the only marks that continue to exceed the predicted maximum settlement and, as
has been discussed in previous reports, it is considered they should have been assigned to Zone
7. The data for BM20 has been plotted on to the Zone 7 time-history plot (Appendix D) and this
shows that settlement at this site is more in accordance with that of Zone 7 marks. It was also
noted as disturbed by the surveyor.
No residential properties are affected in the vicinity of these marks.

The settlement in this zone is shown on the Zone 6 time-history plot in Appendix D. This zone
extends through the centre of the Waihi commercial area. No exceedances of the predicted
maximum settlement are indicated.

Zone 7 settlements are all within the predicted maximum settlement (Zone 7 time-history plot,
Appendix D). No new trends are indicated.
6.3 Favona Settlement

Settlement in the vicinity of the Favona Mine has a component of settlement due to Martha Mine
dewatering as well as settlement related to Favona Mine dewatering.
A separation of total settlement into Martha and Favona settlement components has been
undertaken by projecting the settlement evident before the commencement of the Favona Mine
and accepting these projected settlements as Martha settlements. The difference between the
projected (Martha) settlement and total measured settlement has been taken as the Favona
component of settlement. Table 8 sets out the total settlement, the settlement attributed to Martha
dewatering and the settlement attributed to Favona Mine dewatering as assessed for the Favona
Mine settlement markers.
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Table 8 - Separation of Settlement – Favona Marks (Nov 2015)

Mark Total Settlement (mm) Martha Settlement (mm) Favona Settlement (mm)
F02 101 50 51
F03 117 46 71
F04 98 44 54
F05 96 46 50
F06 99 40 59
F07 108 42 66
F08A 106 44 62
F09A 124 38 86
F10B 152 44 108
F11C 155 42 113
F12C 134 39 95
F13C 133 55 78
F14C 138 60 78
F15C 129 55 74
F16B 158 55 103
F17B 202 55 147
F18 243 49 194
F20 209 44 165
F21 189 43 146
F22 178 42 136
F23 175 49 126
F24 168 42 126
F25 163 49 114
F26 147 45 102
F27B 124 50 74
F28B 127 49 78
F29B 117 48 69
F30B 120 52 68
F31B 118 55 63
F32B 110 49 61
F33 118 52 66
F34C 148 58 90
F35B 104 61 43
The largest settlement at Favona Mine occurs where the markers overlie mine workings (marks
F16B to F26). The maximum predicted settlement over the workings from dewatering was
assessed as 80 mm, with mine dewatering related settlement not extending into the urbanised
area. The actual total settlement and the extent of settlement exceed the predictions for the
dewatering settlement. The difference between the predictions and measured settlement is
considered to reflect depressurisation and consolidation of the Andesite rock body, which was not
considered in the initial predictions. Andesite rock was considered to be a stiff material with
negligible consolidation characteristics, but the long term settlement observed in response to
Martha Mine dewatering (in Zones 1 to 6, discussed above) suggests that some minor
consolidation of the deeper Andesite rock is occurring, possibly as a response to fracture
depressurisation. In addition, some further relaxation of the rockmass towards the mine workings
may be occurring, and this may be providing further volume reduction of the Andesite rockmass in
the vicinity of the mine.
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Another potential influence is that the Favona Andesite has been undergoing primary consolidation,
as current water level monitoring data suggests that the Favona system was not dewatered to the
same extent as the Martha groundwater system during historic mining in the early 1900’s.
Consolidation predictions for Favona were made based on Martha’s second dewatering
consolidation data. The amount of primary consolidation is greater for the first time of dewatering
compared to the second or subsequent times of dewatering. This is because the first cycle of
dewatering results in preconsolidation and an increase in the stiffness of the ground.
6.4 Trio Underground

The only anomalous result in the vicinity of Trio Underground has been 195mm settlement at mark
2.44 (located on a farm track between Union and Black Hill) with pronounced acceleration since the
May 2010 survey. This was investigated and judged to be related to a shallow pre-existing
landslide, not any mine influence. The mark will continue to be monitored on a biennial basis as per
other survey marks, but will not be included in any settlement profiling.
6.5 Summary
The analysis of the data to the end of 2015 continues to indicate that current slow settlements
associated with Martha Mine are likely to be related to dewatering of the deeper structures within
the Andesite rock mass. Groundwater monitoring data does not show any widespread or
significant ongoing dewatering of alluvium, younger volcanic materials or the upper layers of the
Andesite rock body.
Settlement at some locations has exceeded the prediction criteria set for the Martha Mine
Extension and Favona Underground Projects. Likely causes include modification to Martha Mine
Extended pit associated with the cutback projects; the extended duration of dewatering at Martha
Mine; assumptions made in the Favona settlement predictions (fracture depressurisation,
secondary rather than primary consolidation); and localised natural, induced and historic effects.
The area around Martha Mine of greatest settlement is adjacent to the eastern pit wall where the
weaker younger volcanic rocks are thickest and dewatering of this geological unit is greatest. This
is also an area that has historic underground workings that have not been backfilled.
The main area of settlement at Favona overlies the workings, is directly under farmland and within
the area of Company owned land. Outside the workings area, settlement reduces at a relatively
constant rate. The conditions giving rise to settlement at Favona differ from those in the Martha
Groundwater System as the latter has been dewatered to a greater extent for a longer time than
the current dewatering while the former has not been previously dewatered. While settlement has
exceeded initial estimates at Favona, those estimates were based on Martha settlement data which
was responding to additional consolidation. The primary consolidation at Favona has contributed
to the greater settlement than predicted.
In relation to Trio and Correnso mines, these are located in the dewatered Martha Groundwater
System and settlement as described in this document has already been developing in those areas
in response to Martha Mine dewatering. Also, as these are linked to the Martha system, settlement
will be based on additional consolidation.
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7 TILT
7.1 Martha
Condition 4.3 f) of consent 971286 requires that tilt be determined between marks no less than 25
m apart. The settlement contingency plan requires those facilities identified by the Company as
being potentially at risk of damage from ground settlement caused by mine dewatering to be
addressed.
Tilt has been calculated from the corrected surveyed marks at a point where contours are shown to
be closest to the total settlement plan. One mark from the routine survey exhibited greater tilt than
1:1000 during the 2015 surveys in relation to Martha settlement Table 9). This was due to a greater
differential in the markers rebounding, not from negative settlement.
7.2 Favona
Locations surveyed in 2015 with tilt values steeper than the 1:1000 criterion between adjacent
marks are listed in Table 9. The locations of the marks in relation to the Favona mine workings are
shown in Appendix C.
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Table 9: Tilt Results for Favona and Martha Marks
Mark x y Distance (m) Nov 2015 (m) Δh (m) Tilt
Favona
Favona F01A 3096.19 498.96 Lost

Favona F02 3097.60 490.00 9.07 -0.1010 NA
Favona F03 3099.03 480.33 9.78 -0.1170 0.0160 611
Favona F04 3100.96 470.88 9.65 -0.0981 0.0189 510
Favona F05 3104.66 455.54 15.78 -0.0969 0.0012 13154
Favona F06 3107.08 445.21 10.61 -0.0991 0.0022 4820
Favona F07 3110.57 437.24 8.70 -0.1087 0.0096 907
Favona F08A 3126.97 430.49 17.73 -0.1068 0.0019 9340
Favona F09A 3157.20 388.28 51.92 -0.1240 0.0172 3019
Favona F10B 3176.88 446.75 61.69 -0.1524 0.0284 2172
Favona F11C 3192.52 479.44 36.24 -0.1555 0.0031 11698
Favona F12C 3207.32 503.82 28.52 -0.1341 0.0214 1333
Favona F13C 3236.43 533.63 41.66 -0.1330 0.0011 37875
Favona F14C 3275.29 551.31 42.69 -0.1385 0.0055 7761
Favona F15C 3297.17 585.32 40.44 -0.1299 0.0086 4702
Favona F16B 3367.38 578.70 70.52 -0.1587 0.0288 2449
Favona F17B 3405.48 613.91 51.88 -0.2020 0.0433 1198
Favona F18 3423.83 648.30 38.98 -0.2437 0.0417 935
Favona F20 3411.70 665.72 21.23 -0.2096 0.0341 623
Favona F21 3405.99 672.00 8.48 -0.1891 0.0205 414
Favona F22 3399.79 678.39 8.91 -0.1782 0.0109 817
Favona F23 3393.93 684.82 8.70 -0.1757 0.0025 3478
Favona F24 3388.13 690.85 8.37 -0.1682 0.0075 1116
Favona F25 3381.55 697.88 9.63 -0.1638 0.0044 2189
Favona F26 3374.47 705.54 10.43 -0.1472 0.0166 628
Favona F27B 3372.41 717.52 12.15 -0.1244 0.0228 533
Favona F28B 3365.21 727.17 12.04 -0.1274 0.0030 4015
Favona F29B 3363.20 738.71 11.71 -0.1172 0.0102 1148
Favona F30B 3359.36 748.26 10.29 -0.1208 0.0036 2857
Favona F31B 3354.47 756.84 9.88 -0.1184 0.0024 4113
Favona F32B 3348.78 769.10 13.52 -0.1108 0.0076 1778
Favona F33 3348.56 812.51 43.41 -0.1180 0.0072 6029
Favona F34C 3339.49 849.57 38.15 -0.1485 0.0305 1251
Favona F35B 3336.68 896.06 46.58 -0.1045 0.0440 1059
Martha
Martha 20AC 2461.04 1536.91 -0.0884

Martha BM20A 2345.50 1484.90 126.71 -0.2153 0.1269 998
Martha 20C 2450.61 1413.86 126.87 -0.1324 0.0829 1530
Martha 19CB 2296.71 1381.40 157.29 -0.2394 1446
Above Mine Workings

Tilt Greater than 1:1000
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The results for Favona indicate no new trends compared with recent surveys. There is
some indication that settlement in this area may have eased with all 33 settlement marks
having less settlement than the May 2015 survey. This could be indicating potential
rebound or could be a seasonal effect, but further surveys will confirm this.
One mark, F11C, has shown greater movement between November 2014 and November
2015 than usual, but did not exceed tilt.
The results between marks F02 and F04 (tilts F02/F03, and F03/F04) indicate that tilt and
settlement in this area have not changed significantly since 2008. The distance between
each of these consecutive marks is less than 10m and they are not directly over any
underground activity; this localised result is not considered to be mine-related.
The result between F06 and F07 is also not considered mine related. Although F06 is
directly over the Favona decline, it is the neighbouring F07 (which is not over the decline)
that has recorded the greater settlement. In this instance, the cause has been surveyed
as a lesser rebound. Further surveys will verify if the tilt is proven or an issue.
For marks over the underground workings, tilt calculations greater than 1:1000 were
determined in six locations (F17B/F18, F18/F20, F20/21, F21/22, F25/26 and F26/27B).
Tilt in this area has changed little since mining began, with small increases in tilt as the
dewatered underground workings settle compared to the adjacent land. These locations
are on farmland owned by OGNZL; are over 100m south of any occupied residences; and
not considered to be an issue. Ongoing monitoring will continue and determine any
anomalous results that need to be addressed.
Note 1: Marks F18, F20, F23, F24 & F25 have been identified by the surveyor as possibly
disturbed, which could exacerbate the amount of settlement and tilt recorded.
Note 2: The Favona tilt calculation is calculated from the total settlement at each mark,
without separation of any Martha effect. While the calculated tilt may not precisely reflect
the tilt due to Favona alone, the discrepancy is considered to be minor.
Note 3: Mark F34C was identified as having been ‘disturbed’, probably by an excavator
passing over the mark. Although this resulted in an anomalous settlement for the mark,
the tilt between adjacent marks did not exceed 1:1000.
Figure 32 shows a total settlement profile of the Favona marks.
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Figure 32 - Total Favona Settlement
7.2.1 Barry Rd Tilt

Settlement data has also been measured along Barry Road since Nov 2006. Settlement from Nov
2006 to Nov 2015 and the calculated tilt are provided on Table 10.
Table 10 - Tilt along Barry Road
Settlement Distance
x y Nov 2015 (m) (m) Δh Tilt
BARRY2 2936.96 944.22 0.010
BARRY1 3047.74 926.58 0.023 112.2 0.014 8,310
BARRY3 3176.87 895.95 0.021 132.7 0.002 53,086
BARRY4 3317.74 912.14

BARRY4B 3320.16 912.69 0.014 144.3 0.007 20,319
BARRY5 3397.59 904.65 0.036 77.8 0.022 3,538
BARRY6 3432.52 904.36 0.037 34.9 0.002 21,835
BARRY7 3518.87 901.90 0.035 86.4 0.002 39,265
BARRY8 3592.28 871.45 0.033 79.5 0.003 31,790
Figure 33 shows a profile of settlement along the Barry Road marks since 2006. The maximum
settlement is shown to occur close to mark Barry 6. Projection of part of the Favona structural
alignment from Figure 29 would suggest that it would pass beneath Barry Road close to this
location. Settlement corrections from 1988 to November 2006 would not substantially change the
pattern indicated and has not been applied to the Barry Road data.
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Figure 33 - Settlement since Nov 2006 along Barry Road
The data in Table 10 shows that the apparent tilt along Barry Road ranges from 1:53,086 to
1:3,538. The calculated tilt is regarded as “apparent” because Barry Road is considered to be
aligned at an angle across the maximum tilt direction indicated by the contours on the plans
provided in Appendix C. However, some tilt could still be attributed to a dewatering – fracture
depressurisation effect in the Favona mining area.
7.3 Correnso
There was no indication of tilt between any of the marks above Correnso.
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7.4 Exclusion of marks less than 25m apart

Settlement marks less than 25m apart can provide erroneous data when assessing tilt. WRC
Resource Consent 971286, 4.0 Dewatering, Condition 3 f) states that tilt should be calculated “…1
in 1000 between any two network monitoring locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart”.
Assessing marks too close together does not allow for localised movement and tilt assessments
can be unreliable. Some settlement marks in the Favona area have been placed less than 10m
apart.
By sequentially removing marks that have a distance less than 25m and only assessing the tilt
between marks near or greater than 25m distance apart, the number of marks displaying tilt at
Favona is reduced from nine to two tilt exceedences (Table 11).
Table 11: Tilt Results for Favona and Martha Marks >25m distance apart
Mark x y Distance (m) Nov 2015 (m) Δh (m) Tilt
Favona
Favona F01A 3096.19 498.96 Lost

Favona F02 3097.60 490.00 9.07 -0.1010 NA
Favona F06 3107.08 445.21 45.78 -0.0991 0.0019 24124
Favona F08A 3126.97 430.49 24.74 -0.1068 0.0077 3214
Favona F09A 3157.20 388.28 51.92 -0.1240 0.0172 3019
Favona F10B 3176.88 446.75 61.69 -0.1524 0.0284 2172
Favona F11C 3192.52 479.44 36.24 -0.1555 0.0031 11698
Favona F12C 3207.32 503.82 28.52 -0.1341 0.0214 1333
Favona F13C 3236.43 533.63 41.66 -0.1330 0.0011 37875
Favona F14C 3275.29 551.31 42.69 -0.1385 0.0055 7761
Favona F15C 3297.17 585.32 40.44 -0.1299 0.0086 4702
Favona F16B 3367.38 578.70 70.52 -0.1587 0.0288 2449
Favona F17B 3405.48 613.91 51.88 -0.2020 0.0433 1198
Favona F18 3423.83 648.30 38.98 -0.2437 0.0417 935
Favona F22 3399.79 678.39 38.52 -0.1782 0.0655 588
Favona F26 3374.47 705.54 37.12 -0.1472 0.0310 1197
Favona F28B 3365.21 727.17 23.53 -0.1274 0.0198 1188
Favona F31B 3354.47 756.84 31.55 -0.1184 0.0090 3507
Favona F33 3348.56 812.51 55.98 -0.1180 0.0004 139474
Favona F34C 3339.49 849.57 38.15 -0.1485 0.0305 1251
Favona F35B 3336.68 896.06 46.58 -0.1045 0.0440 1059
Martha
Martha 20AC 2461.04 1536.91 -0.0884

Martha BM20A 2345.50 1484.90 126.71 -0.2153 0.1269 998
Martha 20C 2450.61 1413.86 126.87 -0.1324 0.0829 1530
Martha 19CB 2296.71 1381.40 157.29 -0.2394 1446
Above Mine Workings

Tilt Greater than 1:1000
OGNZL would like to exclude the following 13 marks from the Favona tilt assessment to
allow for better tilt calculation accuracy: F03, F04, F05, F07, F20, F21, F23, F24, F25,
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F27B, F29, F30B and F32. The settlement mark levels are intended to continue to be
surveyed.
8 COMPLAINTS
The company maintains a complaints database in accordance with consent condition 13f. Three
complaints were received during 2015 in relation to dewatering or settlement, all regarding
Underground mining. All complaints were investigated and perceived issues were not deemed to
have resulted from dewatering or settlement.
A number of other property damage complaints or enquiries were made during the year, generally
in relation to impacts of blast vibration. As a result, some of the properties were inspected to
determine likely sources. No evidence was found of land deformation as a consequence of mining
activities.
9 CONTINGENCY ACTIONS AND FUTURE IMPACTS

P101’s deep (77.95m) piezometer was noted to have a slow decline in water pressure. Third party
technical review of the data was initiated and a report produced which concluded the new
piezometer is naturally adjusting to an equilibrium which other piezometers in the area have
already attained. An action plan was formulated setting trigger levels for further review and the
download frequency was increased to weekly. Settlement marker surveys have indicated no
excessive settlement.
No consent or management plan settlement trigger has been activated.
10 PIT WATER QUALITY

Pit water quality is required to be monitored (Condition 11) to validate the predicted final pit lake
water quality model. To date, this has included the monitoring of pit wall runoff and groundwater
water quality. Pit wall runoff water quality was monitored until around June 2015. Monitoring has
been temporarily discontinued due to safety concerns regarding the North Wall stability. Pit
groundwater quality continued to be sampled monthly throughout the year (Appendix E). With the
cessation of dewatering from the pit, the underground dewatering is considered the most
representative of Martha water as the groundwater systems are linked.
Figure 34(a) shows the current plots monitored. In order to reduce the dependence on timely
rainfall events to sample the runoff plots, wall-wash plots (1m²) were established in 2011. These
are subjected to artificial rainfall (from a sprayer) at a time of choosing. Four of these have been
installed on the North Wall (Figure 34(b)), but the ongoing safety issues relating to accessing the
north wall has curtailed monitoring of these plots since mid-year.
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a) Pit Water Runoff Sites
b) Wall Wash Station Sites WWS1 - 4

Figure 34 - Pit Water Quality Sampling Sites
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11 IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
Works that have been undertaken to improve environmental performance during 2015 include:
• Three of the Waihi East vibrating wire piezometer data loggers were raised and mounted
above ground. The in-ground units have been susceptible to moisture which can result in unit
failures.
Proposed activities to be undertaken in 2016:
• P100 piezometer was drilled and installed February 2016. This will provide additional
groundwater monitoring resolution between East Waihi and the pit as well as the Daybreak
orebody.
• Two additional in-ground vibrating wire data logger units are to be raised above ground.
• On-going 6-monthly monitoring and reviews of dipped piezometers to determine sediment

levels and the need for flushing to expose sufficient screened section. Flushing and
reassessment will be coordinated as required. A review of the effectiveness of this system is
underway with some piezometers potentially being decommissioned. This will be reviewed with
Council prior to any implementation of changes.
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12 RESOURCE CONSENT EVALUATION

Comments on compliance with all conditions of the Martha, Favona, Trio, and Correnso consents
including any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the consent
conditions are summarised in Table 12.
Table 102 – Martha, Favona, Trio & Correnso Consent Condition Compliance Assessment
Description Consent Compliance Comment
(Condition)
Martha Dewatering and Settlement Plan 971286
The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall be (3) & (4) Full Combined plan
prepared and submitted to the Waikato Regional Approved by WRC
Council for approval. Jul 2014
Martha groundwater take and daily monitoring of water (7) Partial Consent granted to
volumes abstracted from the pit dewater from
Correnso. Daily
abstraction
monitored
Monthly water level monitoring of the piezometer (8) Partial Some monthly
network monitoring was
missed due to staff
and company
change over
Six monthly monitoring of ground settlement (9) Full Appendix B
Measurement of tilt between network monitoring (10) Full Section 7
The chemistry of groundwater, pit runoff and pit (11) Full Section 10
discharge
All water quality samples shall be undertaken using (12) Full RJ Hill & SGS
Standard Methods and by an appropriately qualified laboratories
laboratory. All other testing, recording and analytical
methods shall be to the satisfaction of Council
Provision of Martha Mine monitoring information & (13)

report:
a. Data collected during the previous year including Full Section 5

ground water contour plans
b. Identification of any environmentally important trends Full Section 5 & 6

in settlement and dewatering behaviour.
Appendix D
c. Interpretation and analysis of any change in ground Full Section 5
water profile over the previous year, any contingency
actions that may have been taken during the year,
predictions of future impacts on other bore users that
may arise as a result of any trends that have been
identified, and what contingency actions, if any, the
consent holder proposes to take in response to those
predictions.
d. A comparison of the settlement survey data with that Full Section 6

predicted in Table 5 and Figure 8 (dated 13 November
1997) by Dr Semple of Woodward-Clyde (NZ) Ltd as
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provided in evidence to the joint hearing committee.
e. Comment on compliance with all conditions of this Full This section

consent.
f. A summary and analysis of complaints relevant to this Full Section 7

consent from the complaint log (refer Schedule 1).
g. Any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in This section

achieving conformance with the conditions of this
consent.
h. Any works that have been undertaken to improve Full Section 10

environmental performance or that are proposed to be
undertaken in the forthcoming year to improve
environmental performance in relation to activities
permitted by this consent
Favona Dewatering and Settlement Plan 109742 -

109746
Favona groundwater take 109742 (3) Full Favona plumbed

into main
dewatering line
Divert and discharge ground and surface water (farm 109743 Full Non-mine run-off
run-off and intercepted groundwater) from around the has been diverted to
(Favona) project area. natural drainage.
Discharge waste rock and ore onto land in temporary 109744 Full Stockpile area
surface stockpiles and to discharge seepage from the design &
temporary stockpiles into ground. construction. Water
quality monitoring in
manholes and
shallow bores (the
subject of a
separate report –
Favona Water
Quality Monitoring
Annual Report.
Discharge waste rock into land underground in the 109745 Full Favona back-filling
project area as backfill and to allow degraded quality completed.
groundwater to discharge from the flooded workings in
Dewatering being
the project area into the surrounding ground post
maintained
closure.
Discharge treated mine water from the Martha Mine 109746 Full Favona Water
Water Treatment Plant to ground in association with Quality Monitoring
flooding the underground mine on completion of the Annual Report
project.
109742 –
109746
Schedule 2
Water Management Plan (1) Under separate

negotiation
Prior to exercise of this consent, the consent holder (2) Full Combined plan,
shall prepare, and submit to the Council for its written approved by WRC,
approval, a Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Jul 2014
Monitoring Plan
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The monitoring regime shall be designed to assess the Full Defined in plan
effects of:
a) mine dewatering on the regional groundwater system,

c) Reported
b) mine dewatering on settlement; annually in Favona
Water Quality
c) leachate from stockpiles containing potentially acid
Monitoring Report.
forming material on shallow groundwater quality, and
d) No significant
d) the discharge of degraded-quality water from the
flooded workings to
backfilled and flooded workings on groundwater quality.
date
Final details of the monitoring locations are to be agreed Full Section 5

with the Council. The Plan shall also provide trigger
Stockpile water
limits that will initiate the implementation of contingency
quality bores agreed
mitigation and/or monitoring measures and shall detail
in Nov 2006
any linkages with the Martha pit operation.
The exercise of this consent shall be in accordance with Full Consent activated
the Plan as approved by the Council. The Plan shall be following approval of
reviewed, and updated as necessary, by the consent Plan. Combined
holder at least once every two years. Any updated Plan plan, approved by
shall be promptly forwarded to the Council for approval WRC, Jul 2014
and following approval the updated Plan shall be
implemented in place of the previous version.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Full No inconsistency

conditions of this consent and the provisions of the identified
Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring
Plan, then the conditions of this consent shall prevail.
In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs (3) Full Section 7
between any two network monitoring locations, or there
Correspondence in
is a significant variance from the predicted settlement
Jun 2015 & Dec
rates, the consent holder shall notify the Council in
2015
writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of
the monitoring. The consent holder shall then:
a) explain the cause of the non-conformance, Section 7
b) agree with the Council on the appropriate settlement Propose ongoing

contingency measures to be implemented as described, monitoring
c) implement settlement contingency measures as Not considered

appropriate, necessary as on
company owned
farmland
d) advise the Council on the steps the consent holder Propose ongoing
proposes to take in order to prevent any further monitoring
occurrence of the situation.
The report shall include at least the following (4)

information:
a) volume of groundwater abstracted Full Section 4
b) data from monitoring undertaken during the previous Full Section 5

year including groundwater contour plans
c) an interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, Full Section 5 & 9

in particular any change in the groundwater profile over
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the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may

arise as a result of any trends that have been identified
including review of the predicted post closure effects
based on actual monitoring data, and what contingency
actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in
response to those predictions.
This analysis shall be undertaken by a party Full GWS Ltd & OGNZL
appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the staff
information.
d) any contingency actions that may have been taken Full Section 8
during the year.
e) comment on compliance with all conditions of this Full This section

consent including any reasons for non-compliance or
difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions
of this consent.
Trio Dewatering and Settlement Plan - General 121416 - 121418,

conditions 121446 & 121447
Prior to exercise of this consent, the consent holder Schedule 1 Full Combined plan
shall prepare, and submit to the Council for its written (5) Approved by WRC
approval, a Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Jul 2014
Monitoring Plan
The monitoring regime shall be designed to assess the Full Defined in plan
effects of:
i) dewatering on the regional groundwater system,
ii) dewatering on settlement;

iii) No significant
iii) the discharge of degraded-quality water from the flooded workings as
backfilled and flooded workings on groundwater quality. yet.
Final details of the monitoring locations are to be agreed Full Defined in approved
with the Council. The Plan shall also provide trigger Plan
limits that will initiate the implementation of contingency
mitigation and/or monitoring measures and shall detail
any linkages with the Martha pit operation.
The exercise of this consent shall be in accordance with Full Consent activated
the Plan as approved by the Council. The Plan shall be following approval of
reviewed, and updated as necessary, by the consent Plan Jul 2014
holder. Any updated Plan shall be promptly forwarded
to the Council for written approval and following
approval, the updated Plan shall be implemented in
place of the previous version.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the Full No inconsistency

conditions of this consent and the provisions of the identified
Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring
Plan, then the conditions of this consent shall prevail.
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report. Schedule 1

(6)
The Report shall, as a minimum, provide the following
information:
i) volume of groundwater abstracted Full Section 4
ii) data from monitoring undertaken during the previous Full Section 5
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year including groundwater contour plans
iii) an interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, Full Section 5 & 9
in particular any change in the groundwater profile over
the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may
arise as a result of any trends that have been identified
including review of the predicted post closure effects
based on actual monitoring data, and what contingency
actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in
response to those predictions.
This analysis shall be undertaken by a party Full GWS Ltd & OGNZL
appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the staff
information.
iv) any contingency actions that may have been taken Full Section 8
during the year.
v) comment on compliance with all conditions of this Full This section

consent including any reasons for non-compliance or
difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions
of this consent.
Monitoring - Tilt: Schedule 1

(7)
In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs Full Section 6
between any two network monitoring locations, installed
Correspondence in
in accordance with the Settlement, Dewatering and
Jun 2015 & Dec
Water Quality Monitoring Plan required pursuant to
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condition 2 above, or there is a significant variance from
the predicted settlement rates, the consent holder shall
notify the Council in writing, within 20 working days of
receiving the results of the monitoring. The consent
holder shall then:
i) explain the cause of the non-conformance, Section 8
ii) agree with the Councils on the appropriate settlement Propose ongoing
contingency measures to be implemented, monitoring
iii) implement settlement contingency measures as Not considered

appropriate, necessary
iv) advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder Propose ongoing
proposes to take in order to prevent any further monitoring
occurrence of the situation.
Correnso Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring

Report – General conditions
35 The consent holder shall provide to the Council

an annual Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring
Report. The Report shall, as a minimum, provide
the following information:
a) The volume of groundwater abstracted; Full Section 4
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b) The data from monitoring undertaken during Full Section 5

the previous year, including groundwater
contour plans (derived from the data) in
respect of the piezometer network;
c) An interpretation and analysis of the Full Annual Report
monitoring data, in particular any change in reviewed by Ground
the groundwater profile over the previous Water Services Ltd
year, predictions of future impacts that may
arise as a result of any trends that have and Engineering
been identified including review of the Geology
predicted post closure effects based on
actual monitoring data, and what
contingency actions, if any, the consent
holder proposes to take in response to
those predictions. This analysis shall be
undertaken by a party appropriately
experienced and qualified to assess the
information;
d) Any contingency actions that may have Full Section 8
been taken during the year; and
e) Comment on compliance with Conditions 27 Full Section 12
to 34 of this consent including any reasons
for non-compliance or difficulties in
achieving conformance with the conditions
of consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a form acceptable to
the Council.
Advice note:
The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report shall

be consistent with the Dewatering and Settlement
Monitoring Report prepared as a condition of the ground
dewatering consent (RC 124860) granted by the
Waikato Regional Council.
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13 CONCLUSION
Monitoring of dewatering, groundwater, settlement, tilt, and water quality in and around the Martha,
Favona, Trio and Correnso operations was undertaken during 2015 in accordance with the consent
conditions and the approved monitoring plan.
In 2015, water levels at Martha Mine lowered from 793 mRL to 792 mRL to facilitate the dewatering
of the Trio and Correnso projects. The meter was unable to be read after loss of power in May,
however Underground water levels were 790 mRL. No significant changes to groundwater contours
in the alluvium, Younger Volcanics and the upper Andesite rock occurred relating to the Martha
Mine site during 2015.
At Favona dewatering was eased to 780 mRL and has maintained the steep but localised
depression of the groundwater (contour pattern) along the NE-SW trending vein structure. Water
levels in the young volcanic suite and overlying alluvium have not responded to the significant
dewatering of the vein-hosted Andesite. Minor or no response has been seen in wells monitoring
the upper layers of the Andesite rock body. Response is only evident in deeper wells into the
Andesite intercepting structures connected to the vein systems.
Settlement monitoring, to assess any effects from groundwater changes, was conducted in May
and November 2015. Settlement survey results indicated that 85% (338/397) of marks graphed
were within the predicted settlement ranges, based on the Correnso predicted settlement. The
majority of greater-than-predicted settlements were above or near the Favona mining area where
39 marks exceeded settlement predictions. Three other marks near the processing plant could also
be influenced by dewatering. Other anomalous settlements were considered due to either marker
disturbance or marginal zone positioning.
A general settlement rate across town of 20 to 30 mm over the period from 1999 to present has
been identified and is considered to be a response to ongoing dewatering of structures within the
deeper Andesite within the Martha Groundwater System. There are no widespread ongoing
dewatering effects observed in the younger volcanic or upper Andesite rock that would give rise to
such widespread settlement.
Settlement continues to be observed in marks near and overlying the Favona mine, although the
total amount is similar to previous years. The deep monitoring wells connected to the Favona vein
system are the only wells showing dewatering changes consistent with this settlement, indicating
the settlement is likely to be a response to dewatering of the deeper structures of the Favona vein
system and/or to changes in the rockmass volume associated with mining at Favona. Tilt is also
apparent between marks near and overlying the Favona mine which is occurring on farmland
owned by OGNZL and is not expected to be an issue.13 of the marks are closer than 25m apart
which is not recommended practise. Exclusion of these <25m apart marks would allow more
reliable tilt assessment.
Settlement of three marks in the Grey St area (BM20, BM20A and 19CB) (investigated in 2002) is
attributed to consolidation of a thicker zone of rhyolitic tephra than previously mapped at that
location or other factors related to developments within Martha Mine pit. Other anomalous
settlements are close to the boundary of zones of greater predicted levels of settlement and could
be influenced by the geology near these boundaries.
Some control marks along Oldfield Road have shown a greater rate of settlement between 2005
and 2007 and this is primarily attributed to disturbance through road maintenance activities in
recent years. The 2005-2007 period coincides with Favona mine dewatering and may indicate an
extension of the Favona structure, but the effect attributable to dewatering is considered minor as
further settlement since 2007 has been negligible.
Monitoring of the Waihi East piezometer network show levels consistent with baseline data
recorded in 2011.
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14 REFERENCES
Davies B., 2002: A review of the structural framework and evolution of the Waihi District, Hauraki
Goldfield, New Zealand. Unpublished Internal Report, Newmont.
Davies B., 2004: Updated structural environment for the Waihi District. Unpublished Internal
Memorandum, Newmont.
Engineering Geology Ltd, 2008: East Layback Project – Ground Settlement. Technical Report for
Newmont Waihi Gold, November 2008.
Engineering Geology Ltd, 2010: Proposed Trio Development Project – Assessment of Ground
Settlement. Technical Report for Newmont Waihi Gold, June 2010.
Engineering Geology Ltd, 2012. Evidence of Trevor Matuschka at Correnso Hearing. Prepared for
Newmont Waihi Gold, November 2012.
IGNS, 2002: Waihi Underground mine workings Stage II investigations Volume 2 – Figures.
Prepared for Waihi Underground Mine Workings Technical Working Party. Client Report
2002/46, August.
GWS Ltd, 2010: Proposed Trio Development Project – Assessment of Groundwater Inflows and
Throughflows. Technical Report for Newmont Waihi Gold, June 2010.
Newmont Waihi Gold, 2013: Favona Water Quality Monitoring, Annual Report 2013. Unpublished
Internal Report, Newmont, October 2013.
URS, 2003: Favona Underground Mine Assessment of Groundwater Issues. Favona Underground
Project (Document) 9, 19 March.
URS 2008; Martha Pit Lake – An Assessment of Water Balance and Water Quality. Technical
Report for Newmont Waihi Gold, September 2008.
URS 2009; Martha Pit Lake – An Assessment of Water Balance and Water Quality. Technical
Report for Newmont Waihi Gold, August 2009.
URS, 2009: Favona Temporary Stockpile – Water Quality Report.
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Appendix A Relevant Consent Conditions

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Extract from conditions of Waikato Regional Council Resource Consent 971286, pertaining
to Dewatering and Settlement:
4.0 Dewatering
That water permit 971286 be granted to Waihi Gold Company to dewater the pit (Areas A and
B as identified on Waihi Gold Company plan no. T70725A dated 25 July 1997), and
surrounding areas, at a rate of up to 15,000 m3 of surface water and groundwater per day, at
or about map reference NZMS260 T13:620-202:
Term: Expires 15 July 2017

Lapse Period: 2 years from date of commencement
1. This consent is subject to each of the conditions set out in Schedule 1.
2. The annual average daily extraction rate shall be not greater than 10,000 m3 per day.
3. The consent holder shall prepare a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to be designed to monitor and assess the effects of dewatering on
land settlement and the effects of the mining activities on the subsurface hydraulic regime.
The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall address at least the following:
a) An overall description of the groundwater and settlement monitoring system and the
measures to be adopted to meet the objectives of the groundwater and settlement
management system.
b) Details of the piezometer network proposed to monitor the effects of pit dewatering on
the aquifers under Waihi township.
c) Any monitoring bores additional to the existing piezometer network shall be installed
and operational prior to the exercising of this consent.
d) Details of the settlement monitoring network proposed to monitor the extended zone
which has been, or is likely to be, affected by settlement caused by mine dewatering.
Any settlement monitoring network locations additional to the existing monitoring

locations shall be installed and operational prior to exercising this consent.
e) Details of the survey of facilities in the Waihi township considered by the consent
holder to be potentially "at risk" of damage from ground settlement caused by mine
dewatering. The survey to be completed shall include collection of information about
the facility location, the nature of construction materials, the nature of sensitive
equipment that might be potentially "at risk", and the sensitivity of this equipment to
ground settlement caused by mine dewatering and/or tilt.
This survey shall be completed prior to exercise of this consent.
f) A settlement contingency plan to include mitigation measures to be implemented in

the event that ground settlement caused by mine dewatering induces a tilt that
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exceeds 1 in 1000 between any two network monitoring locations spaced no less than
25 metres apart. The settlement contingency plan shall particularly address those
facilities identified by the consent holder as being potentially "at risk" of damage from
ground settlement caused by mine dewatering.
g) A dewatering contingency plan that describes the steps the consent holder shall
implement in the event that dewatering results in adverse impacts on affected aquifer
systems and associated groundwater supplies used for domestic, stock or other
purposes.
h) In detailing the monitoring programmes the consent holder shall provide information
on the monitoring methods proposed, the parameters to be monitored, and the
calibration and maintenance of monitoring equipment.
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the conditions of this consent and
the provisions of the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan, then the conditions
of this consent shall prevail.
4. The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall be submitted to the Waikato Regional
Council for approval at least one month prior to the exercise of this consent. The Waikato
Regional Council shall consult with the Hauraki District Council prior to approving the
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The consent holder shall review and update
(as necessary) the Plan and shall provide promptly such updated Plan to the Waikato
Regional Council annually for approval.
5. If in the opinion of Waikato Regional Council the exercise of this permit adversely affects
stock, domestic or other water supplies, then the consent holder shall at its own cost be
responsible for providing to the owner of those water supplies an alternative equivalent water
supply, to the satisfaction of Council. The consent holder shall be responsible for making an
alternative water supply available within 12 hours of being directed to do so by Waikato
Regional Council.
6. If in the opinion of Waikato Regional Council the exercise of this permit adversely affects
land or facilities, then the consent holder shall at its own cost be responsible for reinstating
the facilities to an equivalent standard to the reasonable satisfaction of Council.
7. The consent holder shall measure and record the daily volume of water abstracted from the
pit.
8. The consent holder shall undertake monthly water level monitoring of the peizometer
network in accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan.
9. The consent holder shall monitor ground settlement at a minimum of six monthly intervals in
accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan.
locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart, and such tilt is caused by mine dewatering,
or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates described in the
evidence of Dr Semple (Table 5, Figure 8 dated 13 November 1997 as presented to the joint
hearing committee), the consent holder shall notify the Waikato Regional Council and the
Hauraki District Council, in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of the
monitoring. The consent holder shall then:
a) explain the cause of the non-conformance,

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b) agree with the Waikato Regional Council and Hauraki District Council on the
appropriate settlement contingency measures to be implemented as described,
c) implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate,
d) advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
groundwater, pit run-off and pit discharge water abstracted from the open pit. The monitoring
data is to be used to correlate these inflows with pit lake water quality predictions, and to
provide a database for input into the closure plans. The sampling parameters and
frequencies (unless agreed otherwise) shall be as described in Table 1 and 2 below with the
results forwarded to Waikato Regional Council on an annual basis.
Sampling of water types shall be as follows:

Type 1: Groundwater (a representative sample of the pit groundwater inflows taken at
a site unaffected by surface water inflows).
Type 2: Surface water (various locations on the pit benches and floor) selected to provide
individual representative samples of run-off over oxidised and unoxidised rock.
Type 3: Combined (discharge end of pipeline from pit at the Water Treatment Plant).
Sampling groups and frequencies shall be as described in Table 1 and sampling parameters shall
be as set out in Table 2 below.
Table 1: Sampling Groups and Frequencies
Type Automatic/Daily Quarterly Annually

1 Groups 1 & 2 Groups 1, 2 & 3
2 Groups 1 & 2 Groups 1, 2 & 3
3 Group 1 Groups 1 & 2 Groups 1, 2 & 3
Table 2: Sampling Parameters
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

pH Cations (Na, K, Ca, Mg) Cu Ag
Conductivity Anions Zn Fe (total) Mn (total)
(alkalinity/acidity, Cl, SO4) Pb
Fe As Cd
Mn Al Se
Suspended solids Sb
Temperature Ni
(Type 1 only) Co
Note:
Monitoring of metals shall be based on the soluble test method, defined as the concentration of
dissolved metals measured in that fraction which passes through a 0.45 um filter except those
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metals designated as totals which shall be based on acid soluble concentrations determined on
unfiltered samples.
12. All water quality sampling and analysis shall be undertaken using Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater (19th Edition 1995, or updates), APHA, AWWA and
WEF, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Waikato Regional Council. Analyses shall be
undertaken at an appropriately qualified laboratory. All other measuring, testing, recording
and analytical methods as may be required from time to time shall be to the satisfaction of
Council.
13. The consent holder shall provide to the Waikato Regional Council and the Hauraki District
Council an annual dewatering and settlement monitoring report. The report shall include at
least the following information:
a) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including ground water
contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network.
b) Identification of any environmentally important trends in settlement and dewatering

behaviour.
c) Interpretation and analysis of any change in ground water profile over the previous
year, any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year, predictions
of future impacts on other bore users that may arise as a result of any trends that have
been identified, and what contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to
take in response to those predictions.
d) A comparison of the settlement survey data with that predicted in Table 5 and Figure 8
(dated 13 November 1997) by Dr Semple of Woodward-Clyde (NZ) Ltd as provided in
evidence to the joint hearing committee.
e) Comment on compliance with all conditions of this consent.
f) A summary and analysis of complaints relevant to this consent from the complaint log
(refer Schedule 1).
g) Any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the

conditions of this consent.
h) Any works that have been undertaken to improve environmental performance or that
are proposed to be undertaken in the forthcoming year to improve environmental
performance in relation to activities permitted by this consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Waikato Regional Council.
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Extract from conditions of Waikato Regional Council Resource Consents 109742 to 109746,
pertaining to Dewatering and Settlement:
SCHEDULE TWO – GENERAL CONDITIONS
The granting of consents (109742 to 109746 inclusive) is subject to the following conditions, which
shall apply to each individual consent.
Water Management Plan
1. Prior to exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit to the Council
for its written approval, a Water Management Plan describing the water management system
to be applied across the project area, with emphasis on management of stormwater
including water storage options, decline and mine dewatering, and stockpile runoff.
The consent holder shall exercise this consent in accordance with the approved Water
Management Plan.
Settlement, Dewatering and Water Quality Monitoring Plan
2. Prior to exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit to the Council
for its written approval, a Settlement, Dewatering & Water Quality Monitoring Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to monitor and assess the effects of the activities on land settlement,
the groundwater hydraulic regime and on water quality, and also to detail the contingency
measures that will be actioned should groundwater or surface settlement triggers be
exceeded.
The Plan shall, as a minimum, provide an overall description of the groundwater and
settlement monitoring system and the measures to be adopted, including contingency
measures, to meet the objectives of the groundwater and settlement management system,
as proposed in the consent application. The monitoring regime shall be designed to assess
the effects of:
a) mine dewatering on the regional groundwater system,

b) mine dewatering on settlement;
c) leachate from stockpiles containing potentially acid forming material on shallow
groundwater quality, and
d) the discharge of degraded-quality water from the backfilled and flooded workings on
groundwater quality.
Final details of the monitoring locations are to be agreed with the Council. The Plan shall
also provide trigger limits that will initiate the implementation of contingency mitigation and/or
monitoring measures and shall detail any linkages with the Martha pit operation.
The Plan shall be consistent with the recommendations included in the reports to the Council
entitled;
 “Proposed Favona Underground Mine – Review of Groundwater Assessment” dated

October 2003 and prepared by Pattle Delamore Partners; and
 “Technical Review of Water Quality and Geochemistry Issues - Favona Underground
Project”, dated October 2003 and prepared by GEOKEM.
The exercise of this consent shall be in accordance with the Plan as approved by the
Council. The Plan shall be reviewed, and updated as necessary, by the consent holder at
least once every two years. Any updated Plan shall be promptly forwarded to the Council for
approval and following approval the updated Plan shall be implemented in place of the
previous version.
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In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the conditions of this consent and the
provisions of the Settlement, Dewatering & Water Quality Monitoring Plan, then the
conditions of this consent shall prevail.
locations, installed in accordance with the Settlement, Dewatering & Water Quality
Monitoring Plan required pursuant to condition 2 above, or there is a significant variance
from the predicted settlement rates, the consent holder shall notify the Council in writing,
within 20 working days of receiving the results of the monitoring. The consent holder shall
then:
a) explain the cause of the non-conformance,

b) agree with the Council on the appropriate settlement contingency measures to be
implemented as described,
c) implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate,
d) advise the Council on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
Settlement, Dewatering & Water Quality Monitoring Report
4. The consent holder shall provide to the Council (with a copy provided to the Hauraki District
Council) an annual Settlement, Dewatering & Water Quality Monitoring Report. The report
shall include at least the following information:
a) the volume of groundwater abstracted,

b) the data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including groundwater
contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network,
c) an interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the
groundwater profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may
arise as a result of any trends that have been identified including review of the
predicted post closure effects based on actual monitoring data, and what contingency
actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in response to those predictions.
This analysis shall be undertaken by a party appropriately experienced and qualified to
assess the information,
d) any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year,
e) comment on compliance with all conditions of this consent including any reasons for
non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of this
consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Council.

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Extract from conditions of Hauraki District Council Resource Consent 97/98-105,

3.30 Settlement
a) The consent holder shall prepare a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to monitor and assess the effects of dewatering on land settlement
and the effects of the mining activities on the subsurface hydraulic regime. The
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall address at least the following:
i) An overall description of the groundwater and settlement monitoring system and the
measures to be adopted to meet the objectives of the groundwater and settlement
monitoring system.
ii) Details of the piezometer network proposed to monitor the effects of pit dewatering
on the aquifers under Waihi township.
Any monitoring bores additional to the existing piezometer network shall be installed
and operational prior to the exercising of this consent.
iii) Details of the settlement monitoring network proposed to monitor the extended zone
which has been, or is likely to be, affected by settlement caused by mine dewatering.
Any settlement monitoring network locations additional to the existing monitoring

locations shall be installed and operational prior to exercising this consent.
iv) Details of the survey of facilities in the Waihi township considered by the consent
holder to be potentially "at risk" of damage from ground settlement caused by mine
dewatering. The survey to be completed shall include collection of information about
the facility’s location, the nature of construction materials, the nature of sensitive
equipment that might be potentially "at risk", and the sensitivity of this equipment to
ground settlement caused by mine dewatering and/or tilt.
This survey shall be completed prior to exercise of the Waikato Regional Council
consent number 971286.
v) A settlement contingency plan to include mitigation measures to be implemented in

the event that ground settlement caused by mine dewatering induces a tilt that
exceeds 1 in 1000 between any two network monitoring locations spaced no less
than 25 metres apart. The settlement contingency plan shall particularly address
those facilities identified by the consent holder as being potentially "at risk" of
damage from ground settlement caused by mine dewatering.
vi) A dewatering contingency plan that describes the steps the consent holder shall
implement in the event that dewatering results in adverse impacts on affected aquifer
systems and associated groundwater supplies used for domestic, stock or other
purposes.
In detailing the monitoring programmes the consent holder shall provide information
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the conditions of this consent
and the provisions of the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan, then the
conditions of Waikato Regional Council consent number 971286 shall prevail.
b) The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall be submitted to Hauraki District
Council for approval at least one month prior to the exercise of this consent. The Hauraki
District Council shall consult with the Waikato Regional Council prior to approving the
Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The consent holder shall review and update
(as necessary) the Plan and shall provide promptly such updated Plan to the Hauraki
District Council annually for approval.
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c) If in the opinion of Hauraki District Council the dewatering adversely affects land or
facilities, then the consent holder shall at its own cost be responsible for reinstating the
facilities to an equivalent standard to the reasonable satisfaction of Council.
d) The consent holder shall measure and record the daily volume of water abstracted from
the pit.
e) The consent holder shall undertake monthly water level monitoring of the piezometer
f) The consent holder shall monitor ground settlement at a minimum of six monthly intervals
in accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan.
g) In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs between any two network monitoring
locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart, and such tilt is caused by mine
dewatering, or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates
described in the evidence of Dr Semple (Table 5, Figure 8 dated 13 November 1997 as
presented to the Joint Hearing Committee – attached hereto as Appendix C), the consent
holder shall notify the Hauraki District Council and the Waikato Regional Council, in
writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of the monitoring. The consent
holder shall then:
• explain the cause of the non-conformance,
• agree with the Hauraki District Council and Waikato Regional Council on the
appropriate settlement contingency measures to be implemented as described,
• implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate,
• advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
h) The consent holder shall provide to the Hauraki District Council and the Waikato Regional
Council an annual dewatering and settlement monitoring report. The report shall include
at least the following information:
• The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including ground
water contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer network.
• Identification of any environmentally important trends in settlement and dewatering

behaviour.
• Interpretation and analysis of any change in ground water profile over the previous
year, any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year, predictions
of future impacts on other bore users that may arise as a result of any trends that
have been identified, and what contingency actions, if any, the consent holder
proposes to take in response to those predictions.
• A comparison of the settlement survey data with that predicted in Table 5 and Figure
8 (dated 13 November 1997) by Dr Semple of Woodward Clyde (NZ) Ltd as provided
in evidence to the Joint Hearing Committee.
• Comment on compliance with this condition.
• A summary and analysis of complaints relevant to this condition.
• Any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with this

condition.
• Any works that have been undertaken to improve environmental performance or that
are proposed to be undertaken in the forthcoming year to improve environmental
performance in relation to activities permitted by this condition.
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The report shall be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Hauraki District Council.
(Note: This condition is complementary to Waikato Regional Council consent number 971286).
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Extract from conditions of Hauraki District Council Resource Consent RC-15735, as

Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan

14. Within 2 months of the exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit
to the Council for its written approval, a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to monitor and assess the effects of the activities on land settlement
and the groundwater hydraulic regime, and also to detail the contingency measures that will
be actioned should groundwater or surface settlement triggers be exceeded.
the effects of:
(i) dewatering on the regional groundwater system; and
(ii) dewatering on settlement.
Council. The Plan shall be reviewed and updated as necessary by the consent holder. Any
updated Plan shall be promptly forwarded to the Council for written approval and following
approval, the updated Plan shall be implemented in place of the previous version.
provisions of the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan, then the conditions of this
consent shall prevail.

15. The consent holder shall provide to the Council an annual Dewatering and Settlement
(ii) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including groundwater
(iii) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the
This analysis shall be undertaken by a party appropriately experienced and qualified
to assess the information;
non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of consent.
Monitoring – Tilt
locations installed in accordance with the De-watering and Settlement Monitoring Plan
required pursuant to condition 14 of this consent, or there is a significant variance from the
predicted settlement rates, the consent holder shall notify the Hauraki District and Waikato
Regional Councils in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of the
(i) Explain the cause of the non-conformance,
(ii) Agree with the Councils on the appropriate settlement contingency measures to be
(iii) Implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate,
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(iv) Advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
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Extract from conditions of Waikato Regional Council Resource Consents 121416, 121417,
121418, 121446, and 121447, pertaining to Dewatering and Settlement:
SCHEDULE ONE – GENERAL CONDITIONS
Resource Consents 121416, 121417, 121418, 121446, and 121447 are subject to the following
general conditions, which are applicable to all consents.

5 Prior to exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit to the Council
for its written approval, a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The purpose of this
Plan is to monitor and assess the effects of the activities on land settlement and the
groundwater hydraulic regime, and also to detail the contingency measures that will be
actioned should groundwater or surface settlement triggers be exceeded.
the effects of:

(ii) dewatering on settlement, and
(iii) the discharge of degraded quality water from the backfilled and flooded workings on
groundwater quality.


(ii) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including groundwater
(iii) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the
This analysis shall be undertaken by a party appropriately experienced and qualified to
assess the information;
(v) Comment on compliance with condition 5 of this schedule including any reasons for
non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of consent.

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locations installed in accordance with the De-watering and Settlement Monitoring Plan
required pursuant to condition 5 of this schedule, and such tilt is caused by the de-watering
and/or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates, the consent holder
shall notify the Councils in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of the
monitoring. The consent holder shall then engage in a process with the Councils:
(ii) agree with the Councils on the appropriate settlement contingency measures to be
(iii) implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate,
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Extract from conditions of Mining Licence 32 2388, pertaining to Dewatering and Settlement:
Dewatering
11. (a) The licensee shall prepare a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
purpose of this Plan is to monitor and assess the effects of dewatering associated with
the extended project on land settlement and the effects of the mining activities on the
subsurface hydraulic regime. The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall
address at least the following:
(i) An overall description of the groundwater and settlement monitoring system and
the measures to be adopted to meet the objectives of the groundwater and
settlement monitoring system.
(ii) Details of the piezometer network proposed to monitor the effects of pit
dewatering on the aquifers under Waihi township.
Any monitoring bores additional to the existing piezometer network shall be
installed and operational prior to the commencement of the extended project.
(iii) Details of the settlement monitoring network proposed to monitor the extended
zone which has been, or is likely to be, affected by settlement caused by mine
dewatering.
Any settlement monitoring network locations additional to the existing
monitoring locations shall be installed and operational prior to the
commencement of the extended project.
(iv) Details of the survey of facilities in the Waihi township considered by the
licensee to be potentially "at risk" of damage from ground settlement caused by
mine dewatering. The survey to be completed shall include collection of
information about the facility's location, the nature of construction materials, the
nature of sensitive equipment that might be potentially "at risk", and the
sensitivity of this equipment to ground settlement caused by mine dewatering
and/or tilt.
This survey shall be completed prior to the commencement of the extended
project.
(v) A settlement contingency plan to include mitigation measures to be
implemented in the event that ground settlement caused by mine dewatering
induces a tilt that exceeds 1 in 1000 between any two network monitoring
locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart. The settlement contingency plan
shall particularly address those facilities identified by the licensee as being
potentially "at risk" of damage from ground settlement caused by mine
dewatering.
(vi) A dewatering contingency plan that describes the steps the licensee shall
implement in the event that dewatering results in adverse impacts on affected
aquifer systems and associated groundwater supplies used for domestic, stock
or other purposes.
In detailing the monitoring programmes the licensee shall provide information
In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between these conditions and the
provisions of the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan, these conditions
shall prevail.
(b) The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall be submitted to the Minister for
approval at least one month prior to the commencement of the extended project. The
licensee shall review and update (as necessary) the Plan and shall provide promptly
such updated Plan to the Minister annually for approval.
(c) If in the opinion of the Minister the dewatering adversely affects land or facilities, then
the licensee shall at its own cost be responsible for reinstating the facilities to an
equivalent standard to the reasonable satisfaction of the Minister.
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(d) The licensee shall measure and record the daily volume of water abstracted from the
pit.
(e) The licensee shall undertake monthly water level monitoring of the piezometer
(f) The licensee shall monitor ground settlement at a minimum of six monthly intervals in
accordance with the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan.
(g) In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs between any two network
monitoring locations spaced no less than 25 metres apart, and such tilt is caused by
mine dewatering, or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates
described in the evidence of Dr Semple (Table 5, Figure 8 dated 13 November) the
licensee shall notify the Minister, in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the
results of the monitoring. The licensee shall then:
• Explain the cause of the non-conformance;
• Agree with the Minister on the appropriate settlement contingency measures to
be implemented as described;
• Implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate;
• Advise the Minister on the steps the licensee proposes to take in order to
(h) The licensee shall provide to the Minister an annual dewatering and settlement
monitoring report. The report shall include at least the following information:
• The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year including ground
water contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer
network;
• Identification of any environmentally important trends in settlement and
dewatering behaviour;
• Interpretation and analysis of any change in groundwater profile over the
previous year, any contingency actions that may have been taken during the
year, predictions of future impacts on other bore users that may arise as a result
of any trends that have been identified, and what contingency actions, if any,
the licensee proposes to take in response to those predictions;
• A comparison of the settlement survey data with that predicted in Table 5 and
Figure 8 (dated 13 November 1997 by Dr Semple of Woodward Clyde (NZ)
Ltd);
• Comment on compliance with this condition;
• A summary and analysis of complaints relevant to this condition;
• Any reasons for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with
this condition;
• Any works that have been undertaken to improve environmental performance or
that are proposed to be undertaken in the forthcoming year to improve
environmental performance in relation to activities permitted by this condition;
• The report shall be forwarded in a format acceptable to the Minister.
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Extract from conditions of Hauraki District Council Resource Consent 202.2012 (Correnso),
as pertaining to Dewatering and Settlement:
27 The objectives of the groundwater and settlement management system shall be to ensure
that dewatering operations do not give rise to surface instability and differential settlement
beyond that authorised by this consent.
28 Within 2 months of the exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit
to the Council for its written approval, a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
and the groundwater hydraulic regime, and also to detail the contingency measures that will
be actioned should groundwater or surface settlement triggers be exceeded.
29 The Plan shall, as a minimum, provide an overall description of the groundwater and
measures, to meet the objectives of the groundwater and settlement management system
set out in Condition 27. The monitoring regime shall be designed to assess the effects of:
a) Dewatering on the regional groundwater system; and
b) Dewatering on settlement.
30 Monitoring locations are to provide appropriate resolution of groundwater levels and surface
tilt relative to the scale of surface infrastructure, particularly in the areas above and adjacent
to the mining activities provided for in this consent. Final details are to be agreed with the
Council. The Plan shall also provide settlement trigger limits that will initiate the
implementation of contingency mitigation and/or monitoring measures and shall detail any
linkages with the Martha pit operation.
31 The exercise of this consent shall be in accordance with the Plan as approved by the
32 In the event that a tilt greater than 1 in 1000 occurs between any two network monitoring
required pursuant to Condition 28 of this consent, or there is a significant variance from the
predicted settlement rates, the consent holder shall notify the Hauraki District and Waikato
Regional Councils in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of the
a) Explain the cause of the non-conformance;
b) Propose appropriate settlement contingency measures to the Councils and the timing of
implementation thereof by the consent holder;
c) Implement settlement contingency measures as appropriate within the agreed time limit;
d) Advise the Councils on the steps the consent holder proposes to take in order to
33 The consent holder shall as a matter of urgency, advise the Council of any significant
anomalies identified by the regular (monthly) reading of groundwater levels in the piezometer
network. Such advice is to include an explanation of the anomalous results and actions
proposed to address any issues identified. This report is to be provided to the Council within
10 working days of the anomalous results being identified.
A “significant anomaly” is defined as 15m or more offset occurring in piezometer recordings
over a 1 month period.
34 In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the conditions of this consent and the
Advice notes:
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1. The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan shall be consistent with the Dewatering and
Settlement Monitoring Plan prepared as a condition of the ground dewatering consent (RC 124860)
2. The monitoring undertaken in terms of the Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan may need to
be continued for a period beyond the term of this consent depending on recharge of the
groundwater following cessation of underground mining activities and the filling of the Martha Pit.

35 The consent holder shall provide to the Council an annual Dewatering and Settlement
a) The volume of groundwater abstracted;
b) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including groundwater
c) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in the
groundwater profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that may arise
as a result of any trends that have been identified including review of the predicted post
closure effects based on actual monitoring data, and what contingency actions, if any,
the consent holder proposes to take in response to those predictions. This analysis
shall be undertaken by a party appropriately experienced and qualified to assess the
information;
d) Any contingency actions that may have been taken during the year; and
e) Comment on compliance with Conditions 27 to 34 of this consent including any reasons
for non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of
consent.
Advice note:
The Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report shall be consistent with the Dewatering and
Settlement Monitoring Report prepared as a condition of the ground dewatering consent (RC 124860)
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4. The consent holder shall monitor the volume of water abstracted on a weekly basis and
shall report this to the Waikato Regional Council on a quarterly basis.

5. Prior to the exercise of this consent, the consent holder shall prepare, and submit to the
Council for its written approval, a Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Plan. The
and the groundwater hydraulic regime, and also to detail the contingency measures that
will be actioned should groundwater or surface settlement triggers be exceeded.
as proposed in the consent application. The monitoring regime shall be designed to
assess the effects of:

(ii) dewatering on settlement; and
(iii) the discharge of degraded quality water from the backfilled and flooded workings
on groundwater quality.
Monitoring locations are to provide appropriate resolution of surface tilt relative to the scale
of surface infrastructure and final details are to be agreed with the Councils. The Plan
shall also provide trigger limits that will initiate the implementation of contingency mitigation
and/or monitoring measures and shall detail any linkages with the Martha pit operation.
Council. The Plan shall be reviewed and updated as necessary by the consent holder.
Such updated Plans shall relate to the Correnso Mine or to any new mine within Area L.
Any updated Plan shall be promptly forwarded to the Council for written approval and
following approval, the updated Plan shall be implemented in place of the previous version.

(ii) The data from monitoring undertaken during the previous year, including
groundwater contour plans (derived from the data) in respect of the piezometer
network;
(iii) An interpretation and analysis of the monitoring data, in particular any change in
the groundwater profile over the previous year, predictions of future impacts that
may arise as a result of any trends that have been identified including review of
the predicted post closure effects based on actual monitoring data, and what
contingency actions, if any, the consent holder proposes to take in response to
those predictions. This analysis shall be undertaken by a party appropriately
experienced and qualified to assess the information;
non-compliance or difficulties in achieving conformance with the conditions of
consent.
The report shall be forwarded in a form acceptable to the Councils.

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required pursuant to condition 5 of this consent, and such tilt is caused by the de-watering
and/or there is a significant variance from the predicted settlement rates, the consent
holder shall notify the Councils in writing, within 20 working days of receiving the results of
the monitoring. The consent holder shall then engage in a process with the Councils:
(ii) Propose appropriate settlement contingency measures for discussion with
Councils and agree with the Councils on the appropriate settlement contingency
measures and the timing for their implementation as described,
(iii) implement agreed settlement contingency measures as appropriate within the
agreed time limit,
Monitoring – Water Quality

groundwater, pit run-off and pit discharge water abstracted from the open pit. The
monitoring data is to be used to correlate these inflows with pit lake water quality
predictions, and to provide a database for input into the closure plans. The sampling
parameters and frequencies shall be described in the Martha Extended Project dewatering
consent (unless agreed otherwise with the Waikato Regional Council) with the results
forwarded to the Waikato Regional Council on an annual basis.
Other Water Users

9. If, in the opinion of the Waikato Regional Council, the exercise of this consent adversely
affects stock, domestic or other water supplies, then the consent holder shall, at its own
cost, be responsible for providing to the owner of those water supplies an alternative
equivalent water supply, to the satisfaction of Waikato Regional Council. The consent
holder shall be responsible for making an alternative water supply available within 12 hours
of being directed to do so by the Waikato Regional Council.
Groundwater Monitoring
5. Piezometers shall be installed at sites to be approved by the Waikato Regional Council for the
purpose of monitoring changes in groundwater arising from the exercise of this consent. The
groundwater monitoring system shall be detailed in the dewatering and Settlement Monitoring
Plan, prepared pursuant to condition 5 of consent number 124860.
Appendix B Surveyor Reports
MEMORANDUM
TO: JEFF RUDDOCK, KERRY WATSON
FROM: BRUCE MORRISON
DATE: 14TH JUNE 2015
SUBJECT: GROUND SETTLEMENT MONITORING –MAY 2015
Introduction
This report outlines the results from the May 2015 Ground Settlement Monitoring Survey.
Field Method
The settlement monitoring marks were levelled during May 2015 for Newmont Waihi Gold utilising
Total Rehabilitation persons under my supervision.
Equipment used was a LEICA DNA03 electronic digital level paired with a 3 section 4 metre fibreglass
bar coded staff. To minimise ‘windage’, the staff was used in 2 section ‘mode’. The level was serviced
and check calibrated by the supplier in August 2012. A field calibration check was carried out by
myself before commencing this event and the check result was satisfactory.
Benchmarks AP2 to AP1 were treated as fixed, levelled in one direction only and the +1.6 mm
misclose distributed. A level run was then taken off this base line from 34BE to AP6, which was also
held fixed, and this +6.3 mm misclose distributed. The remaining monitoring marks were levelled from
these baselines and adjusted using LEICA LEVELPAK-PRO software.
A summary of the above framework ‘misclosures’ for the last seventeen events is tabulated below.
Event West –East misclose (mm) North –South misclose (mm)

AP2 > 34BE > AP1 34BE > AP6
May 2007 +2.4 +6.4
Nov 2007 +2.7 +3.1
May 2008 +13.2 +4.0
Nov 2008 -8.1 +7.3
May2009 +8.8 +3.7
Nov 2009 -5.8 +2.0
May 2010 -8.1 +4.3
Nov 2010 -0.6 +6.4
May 2011 +2.0 +2.7
Nov 2011 +6.9 +6.5
May 2012 +4.1 +6.7
Nov 2012 +23.3 +5.3
May 2013 +2.7 +9.5
Nov 2013 -0.9 +4.5
May 2014 -1.1 +11.5
Nov 2014 -2.6 +7.0
May 2015 +1.6 +6.3
The order of levelling of the monitoring points has now been fixed. This has been achieved by
photographing all of the settlement points and placing them in albums in the order the points are to be
levelled. This will achieve repeatable error distribution and should therefore give better results. I
believe all the marks now have accurate GPS fixes. In the future, this should make the task of locating
these marks easier if the marks are covered over by re-seal etc, or quickly confirm if the marks have
definitely been ‘lost’ to street maintenance etc. One ‘old’ mark (2.31)was ‘lost’ to an excavation for a
new water reticulation pipe prior to this event –so a ‘new’ mark, 2.31B, was established.
Some more updating of the photograph albums for new marks (or new backgrounds) has been done. I
recommend continuing this ‘maintenance’ detail before or during the next levelling event.
Adjustments
Disturbed marks BM20 and 2.44 are excluded from the settlement contouring- as are marks F18,
F20, F23, F24, and F25.
The new mark 2.31B has not been included in the settlement contouring.
Results
One plan is attached -colour coded by seven zones as identified in the ‘Settlement and Groundwater
Monitoring Plan.’
This plan “Total Settlement Contours” (T20150614A) identifies all marks (in black and brown) that
have been used to produce the contours for the plan. The plan shows total movement (in millimetres)
at the monitoring mark itself. Missed, ‘lost’, or disturbed marks are shown in red and these marks are
not used for contouring. New marks are also shown in red and generally not used for settlement
contouring until the next levelling event.
This plan also displays settlement contours in 20mm intervals. The Settlement and Groundwater
Monitoring Plan identifies gradients steeper than 1:1000 to be cause for concern. BM20 has been a
large mover in the past and has been identified in past surveys as being placed on shrinking material.
There are no buildings in this area anymore. I understand (from Mark Halloran) BM20A was placed
near BM20 with a ‘foot’ bedded in firm ground. Significant differential settlement (1:161) is now
occurring between BM20A and BM20 –sufficient to decide to omit BM20 from the settlement ‘contour’
calculation.
These contours represent the total –ve movement (or settlement) around Waihi since monitoring
began. Positive contours are not shown. Small consistent ground ‘rises’ are associated with the sector
north-west of the pit -with the mark with the highest elevation (BM28/2) showing the most (+55
millimetre) rise.
The closest contours (omitting disturbed marks) are between marks 20AC and BM20A. The distance
between these marks using GPS measurements, calculates at 126.706 metres, and show 0.1641
metres of relative vertical movement to give a gradient of 1:772. The distance between marks BM20A
and 20D using GPS measurements, calculates at 137.047 metres, and shows 0.1433 metres of
relative vertical movement to give a gradient of 1:956.The distance between marks 20C and BM20A,
when checked by GPS measurements, calculates at 126.865 metres, and show 0.1205 metres of
relative vertical movement to give a gradient of 1:1053.
Table 1 (pages 3-11) lists all the marks used for this settlement levelling event with the marks sorted
first by Zone and then by settlement value. Marks that record ‘exceedences’ in terms of zone
predictions, are highlighted with colour and have comments attached. Note the different trigger levels
for Martha Extension (1999), Trio (2010) , and Correnso (2013). All marks that ‘exceeded’ in Table 1
were analysed further and field inspections were conducted where required.
The comments included below attempt to explain the probable reason for ‘excess’ movement. Most
comments remained unchanged -indicating the results of this November 2014 levelling event are
consistent with those of November 2015.
The ‘Favona’ marks were installed for monitoring the effects of dewatering in the underground mine
area. The underlying original ‘Martha’ zone is Zone 3 but the Favona marks have not been given zone
exceedence parameters in terms of the original Martha zones. The Favona marks all report significant
settlement. Note marks F18, F20, F23, F24, F25 are tentatively labelled as ‘Dist’d’ and not used for
contouring the settlement.
The five extra ‘Favona’ settlement marks are again shown on the plan. These are FP1, BLOCK-S,
BLOCK-N, TRIG 22, and TRIG 24. The settlements for these marks have generally been deduced
relative to original reduced levels measured around the year 1987 –although FP1 (at the Favona
portal) was established about the year 2000.
I understand that Time-History plots for all survey marks grouped by zone will be produced by other
persons in accordance with the “Settlement and Groundwater Monitoring Plan 31 July 2005”
Bruce Morrison
Registered Professional Surveyor
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Table 1. Total Movement
SURVEY TOTAL SETTLEMENT

Zone station i.d. DATE X Y Z May-15 Comments
Zone7 BM19B 01-05-15 2117.17 1244.36 35.6017 -0.2643
Zone7 19BB 01-05-15 2191.563 1292.022 35.6001 -0.2577
Zone7 17CB 01-05-15 2014.23 1201.01 35.5295 -0.2441
Zone6 17BB 01-05-15 1919.515 1160.787 37.4248 -0.2062
Zone6 17AB 01-05-15 1841.32 1104.80 36.9427 -0.1726
Zone6 34GC 01-05-15 2211.33 1119.52 32.1838 -0.1680
Zone6 2.04B 01-05-15 1893.21 968.34 29.1388 -0.1520
Zone6 34H 01-05-15 2233.59 970.56 32.198 -0.1491
Zone6 18EE 01-05-15 1750.73 809.33 23.478 -0.1434
Zone6 18IB 01-05-15 1611.19 784.79 25.875 -0.1404
Zone6 18C 01-05-15 1494.954 767.193 27.5178 -0.1371
Zone6 34AC 01-05-15 1469.78 887.20 29.7229 -0.1362
Zone6 2.10 01-05-15 2143.917 950.387 30.3328 -0.1361
Zone6 34BE 01-05-15 1732.56 931.60 28.3806 -0.1340
Zone6 34C 01-05-15 1968.90 982.67 30.1472 -0.1227
Zone6 BM34 01-05-15 1528.38 903.30 30.3664 -0.1167
Zone6 11AC 01-05-15 1308.26 859.51 29.3847 -0.1122
Zone6 2.11 01-05-15 2280.71 858.98 26.5159 -0.1111
Zone6 10BC 01-05-15 1560.13 1062.92 38.1566 -0.1110
Zone6 10AB 01-05-15 1430.61 1037.00 35.0454 -0.1076
Zone6 18AB 01-05-15 1632.39 667.73 22.1838 -0.1076
Zone6 2.09 01-05-15 2225.28 865.44 28.0631 -0.1063
Zone6 2.08 01-05-15 2289.44 777.68 24.491 -0.1053
Zone6 1.28B 01-05-15 1987.03 447.71 12.1409 -0.1040
Zone6 18B 01-05-15 1510.36 650.58 23.6047 -0.1023
Zone6 BM16 01-05-15 1418.09 1218.03 46.4947 -0.0997
Zone6 BM17A 01-05-15 1724.44 1088.92 40.0902 -0.0980
Zone6 34I 01-05-15 2229.55 765.53 28.5044 -0.0938
Zone6 2.06 01-05-15 2351.95 334.47 11.3108 -0.0909
Zone5 BM20 01-05-15 2342.50 1476.25 35.6677 -0.3131 Dist'd
Zone5 BM20A 01-05-15 2345.50 1484.90 35.8211 -0.2561 Near edge of Zone 7
Zone5 19CB 01-05-15 2296.71 1381.40 34.9926 -0.2373 Near edge of Zone 7
Zone5 20C 01-05-15 2450.61 1413.86 36.3718 -0.1356
Zone5 A10B 01-05-15 1298.62 1049.61 30.731 -0.1341
Zone5 16BC 01-05-15 1252.81 1336.47 39.4988 -0.1287
Zone5 A11D 01-05-15 1277.04 1017.33 30.8953 -0.1281
Zone5 BM25 01-05-15 2424.91 1100.25 33.5259 -0.1222
Zone5 21O 01-05-15 2527.37 1356.34 36.0556 -0.1202
Zone5 10DB 01-05-15 1276.64 1194.54 35.1855 -0.1185
Zone5 25E 01-05-15 2472.35 1162.01 34.8276 -0.1159
Zone5 21DC 01-05-15 2573.961 1304.152 37.8267 -0.1130
Zone5 20D 01-05-15 2482.07 1473.48 36.6046 -0.1128
Zone5 25D 01-05-15 2547.05 1248.02 36.9291 -0.1117
Zone5 2.03 01-05-15 1930.077 745.943 22.6318 -0.1116
Zone5 25A 01-05-15 2505.13 1203.77 35.9983 -0.1115
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Zone5 10CB 01-05-15 1222.46 1025.86 29.8207 -0.1114
Zone5 34EB 01-05-15 2073.93 705.95 24.6777 -0.1099
Zone5 18F 01-05-15 1752.282 551.027 17.3723 -0.1088
Zone5 2.02 01-05-15 1992.61 536.10 15.3156 -0.1060
Zone5 34D 01-05-15 2038.90 783.43 25.381 -0.1051
Zone5 1.28A 01-05-15 1888.26 505.89 13.2504 -0.1051
Zone5 25B 01-05-15 2497.673 1105.828 34.8722 -0.1048
Zone5 18G 01-05-15 1669.05 554.602 18.5183 -0.1045
Zone5 13AC 01-05-15 1751.98 327.38 18.6416 -0.1033
Zone5 12CE 01-05-15 1499.921 543.077 21.0322 -0.1032
Zone5 25F 01-05-15 2542.534 1116.24 36.0515 -0.1014
Zone5 21N 01-05-15 2623.25 1342.44 38.3488 -0.1002
Zone5 2A 01-05-15 1069.03 1111.86 23.8428 -0.1000
Zone5 BM18 01-05-15 1771.96 674.53 19.4706 -0.0998
Zone5 13BC 01-05-15 1850.357 246.587 13.7614 -0.0996
Zone5 25I 01-05-15 2537.197 1045.036 34.7332 -0.0995
Zone5 18HB 01-05-15 1826.789 471.189 14.9303 -0.0980
Zone5 25G 01-05-15 2594.599 1149.415 37.6465 -0.098
Zone5 BM12 01-05-15 1370.27 607.74 24.0098 -0.0969
Zone5 24CD 01-05-15 2603.21 987.72 34.8731 -0.0959
Zone5 25CB 01-05-15 2615.91 1190.50 38.356 -0.0953
Zone5 25H 01-05-15 2648.484 1232.956 38.9811 -0.0946
Zone5 12DC 01-05-15 1596.951 435.491 20.0112 -0.0943
Zone5 24I 01-05-15 2692.57 1269.713 39.3448 -0.0927
Zone5 20AC 01-05-15 2461.04 1536.91 37.0671 -0.0920
Zone5 12AC 01-05-15 1388.32 488.89 19.0936 -0.0915
Zone5 24L 01-05-15 2761.668 1181.326 39.3877 -0.0905
Zone5 AP22A 01-05-15 1868.44 188.57 12.4491 -0.0899
Zone5 24DC 01-05-15 2718.288 1323.127 39.691 -0.0898
Zone5 20E 01-05-15 2535.651 1542.672 37.1719 -0.0889
Zone5 15A 01-05-15 1204.79 818.86 28.8203 -0.0884
Zone5 21C 01-05-15 2651.565 1389.816 38.5246 -0.0876
Zone5 22F 01-05-15 2815.914 1325.407 40.2905 -0.087
Zone5 24H 01-05-15 2630.7 1072.279 36.2073 -0.0865
Zone5 24J 01-05-15 2749.392 1365.756 40.2848 -0.0863
Zone5 24E 01-05-15 2758.433 1303.234 40.4225 -0.0856
Zone5 24K 01-05-15 2783.888 1387.719 40.6725 -0.0854
Zone5 24B 01-05-15 2667.67 1126.40 39.4363 -0.0850
Zone5 24AC 01-05-15 2743.58 1218.90 40.1504 -0.0850
Zone5 1.10A 01-05-15 1599.70 278.94 16.6805 -0.0830
Zone5 24G 01-05-15 2705.961 1170.464 39.8601 -0.0827
Zone5 15BC 01-05-15 1169.90 708.86 26.3823 -0.0826
Zone5 12BC 01-05-15 1405.27 368.30 14.9651 -0.0826
Zone5 21EB 01-05-15 2799.95 1429.09 41.691 -0.0826
Zone5 BM13 01-05-15 1426.61 269.34 13.6226 -0.0825
Zone5 24F 01-05-15 2772.803 1257.274 40.1915 -0.0822
Zone5 4DB 01-05-15 1033.26 1550.66 32.2972 -0.0821
Zone5 BM24 01-05-15 2794.55 1279.36 40.4628 -0.0803
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone5 11BB 01-05-15 1348.57 710.57 26.9794 -0.0795
Zone5 21M 01-05-15 2694.90 1439.65 39.2404 -0.0751
Zone5 BM2 01-05-15 915.74 1091.80 24.8756 -0.0749
Zone5 2BC 01-05-15 970.20 1241.90 30.4319 -0.0741
Zone5 4B 01-05-15 1021.54 1448.63 31.3013 -0.0731
Zone5 BM21 01-05-15 2654.80 1515.40 39.4805 -0.0729
Zone5 20F 01-05-15 2605.794 1575.98 37.6288 -0.0728
Zone5 20BB 01-05-15 2533.26 1622.29 37.9403 -0.0708
Zone5 21BC 01-05-15 2719.27 1477.799 41.3266 -0.0683
Zone5 21K 01-05-15 2681.11 1572.21 40.0573 -0.0680
Zone5 30C 01-05-15 2573.538 1675.395 38.4904 -0.0635
Zone5 BM9B 01-05-15 1220.25 1523.29 34.7946 -0.0628
Zone5 7CB 01-05-15 1161.74 1597.63 30.6538 -0.0620
Zone5 AP3 01-05-15 918.94 1140.59 26.1108 -0.0595
Zone5 26EE 01-05-15 1343.864 1621.819 44.3383 -0.0436
Zone5 26F 01-05-15 1392.77 1680.26 43.9024 -0.0375
Zone4 23AB 01-05-15 3145.42 1078.73 37.2513 -0.1205
Zone4 2.14A 01-05-15 2853.279 838.669 41.3653 -0.1023
Zone4 23B 01-05-15 2856.49 949.79 38.7996 -0.1005
Zone4 23F 01-05-15 2700.766 968.793 36.6981 -0.0995
Zone4 23E 01-05-15 2774.821 972.514 37.762 -0.0995
Zone4 BARRY1 01-05-15 3047.74 926.576 38.1656 -0.0992
Zone4 BANK1 01-05-15 2866.214 1023.248 37.8561 -0.0982
Zone4 23C 01-05-15 2856.143 1068.014 37.6687 -0.0974
Zone4 BARRY3 01-05-15 3176.849 895.991 37.7344 -0.0962
Zone4 2.13 01-05-15 2725.42 874.95 47.2602 -0.0957
Zone4 22C 01-05-15 2846.39 1352.54 40.3837 -0.0956
Zone4 2.25 01-05-15 2874.51 1097.26 38.042 -0.0932
Zone4 STAFORD 01-05-15 3139.86 998.18 37.3617 -0.0925
Zone4 BM23 01-05-15 3107.42 921.05 38.1352 -0.0919
Zone4 23D 01-05-15 2861.417 1154.885 38.9264 -0.0905
Zone4 22G 01-05-15 2866.818 1385.229 41.0959 -0.0899
Zone4 2HB 01-05-15 1078.24 886.85 24.4354 -0.0899
Zone4 2.16 01-05-15 3007.62 739.64 33.6384 -0.0894
Zone4 2.24 01-05-15 2885.913 1215.469 41.3598 -0.0872
Zone4 BARRY2 01-05-15 2936.955 944.224 38.41 -0.0856
Zone4 2.15 01-05-15 2918.94 723.52 38.4137 -0.0832
Zone4 MATAURA1 01-05-15 2831.84 1250.81 41.1371 -0.0827
Zone4 22BC 01-05-15 2916.75 1435.77 42.162 -0.0798
Zone4 22E 01-05-15 3055.195 1231.504 40.8437 -0.0798
Zone4 22A 01-05-15 3003.276 1429.771 41.6943 -0.0784
Zone4 CUBA 01-05-15 3224.32 1079.18 35.876 -0.0772
Zone4 22I 01-05-15 2918.977 1461.367 41.9723 -0.0769
Zone4 22H 01-05-15 2869.252 1441.796 41.6802 -0.0766
Zone4 GW 01-05-15 3128.828 1140.936 38.5931 -0.0763
Zone4 22M 01-05-15 2973.44 1434.656 41.7298 -0.0762
Zone4 21P 01-05-15 2849.169 1456.9 41.9077 -0.0756
Zone4 2.28 01-05-15 3076.715 1555.994 42.995 -0.0755
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone4 22L 01-05-15 3047.698 1499.876 41.0467 -0.075
Zone4 MORTON 01-05-15 2975.42 1231.91 40.7852 -0.0745
Zone4 22D 01-05-15 3100.02 1335.44 41.5034 -0.0727
Zone4 22J 01-05-15 2944.467 1489.763 42.4788 -0.0709
Zone4 2.26 01-05-15 3241.221 1380.889 39.2678 -0.0654
Zone4 BM22 01-05-15 3115.79 1442.95 40.6696 -0.0646
Zone4 21FB 01-05-15 2861.65 1512.21 42.7058 -0.0645
Zone4 2GB 01-05-15 922.38 967.66 22.7216 -0.0639
Zone4 21L 01-05-15 2806.788 1575.074 43.1402 -0.0636
Zone4 21AC 01-05-15 2716.64 1617.77 39.7473 -0.0617
Zone4 1.06 01-05-15 1159.34 302.26 17.2705 -0.0606
Zone4 2.29 01-05-15 2955.272 1547.418 42.5656 -0.0606
Zone4 1.09B 01-05-15 1344.14 117.48 9.9664 -0.0587
Zone4 30BB 01-05-15 2604.86 1726.50 41.5971 -0.0578
Zone4 21Q 01-05-15 2899.598 1571.317 43.1804 -0.0568
Zone4 SM822 01-05-15 2512.906 1841.132 41.5024 -0.0557
Zone4 26BE 01-05-15 1408.78 1800.55 38.8618 -0.0543
Zone4 21I 01-05-15 2854.699 1668.793 41.696 -0.0538
Zone4 22K 01-05-15 2985.121 1610.908 42.7444 -0.0529
Zone4 21GC 01-05-15 2901.116 1614.054 43.4948 -0.0520
Zone4 BM15 01-05-15 976.94 783.00 20.5645 -0.0520
Zone4 26CE 01-05-15 1377.771 1711.891 40.6523 -0.0513
Zone4 21J 01-05-15 2773.44 1688.92 40.0158 -0.0509
Zone4 2.30 01-05-15 3000.42 1672.37 43.2575 -0.0471
Zone4 7BB 01-05-15 1105.69 1689.90 35.9805 -0.0468
Zone4 27E 01-05-15 2494.09 2171.62 50.3918 -0.0464
Zone4 27KB 01-05-15 2320.23 2120.21 63.3998 -0.0458
Zone4 21HC 01-05-15 2916.84 1728.84 42.9308 -0.0452
Zone4 15DB 01-05-15 917.56 466.15 15.6375 -0.0425
Zone4 27N 01-05-15 2179.57 2075.99 71.9695 -0.0411
Zone4 4.08 01-05-15 2350.64 2022.32 73.266 -0.0411
Zone4 26AE 01-05-15 1432.47 1883.48 37.5923 -0.0405
Zone4 4.07 01-05-15 2554.47 2079.24 45.0947 -0.0384
Zone4 3.04 01-05-15 1132.43 1822.85 38.4132 -0.0382
Zone4 3.01 01-05-15 1291.95 1690.33 37.3414 -0.0381
Zone4 4.09 01-05-15 2249.27 2029.94 78.9708 -0.0379
Zone4 27H 01-05-15 2413.27 2149.76 57.0738 -0.0367
Zone4 27G 01-05-15 2440.97 2157.30 54.6084 -0.0367
Zone4 27J 01-05-15 2344.14 2136.14 62.1814 -0.0345
Zone4 3.02 01-05-15 1344.87 1837.74 34.9838 -0.0334
Zone4 4.05 01-05-15 2809.68 1897.68 40.6685 -0.0329
Zone4 BM30 01-05-15 2715.36 1996.21 44.132 -0.0316
Zone4 26H 01-05-15 1452.904 1729.593 50.0074 -0.0314
Zone4 26G 01-05-15 1425.06 1706.75 47.0437 -0.0311
Zone4 3.11A 01-05-15 1786.17 1929.22 62.1928 -0.0293
Zone4 27F 01-05-15 2466.48 2164.03 52.3662 -0.0287
Zone4 27I 01-05-15 2385.10 2141.94 59.5769 -0.0286
Zone4 26Q 01-05-15 1963.00 1982.71 73.7227 -0.0284
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone4 26I 01-05-15 1481.67 1750.49 52.773 -0.0277
Zone4 26PB 01-05-15 1834.84 1893.11 67.9951 -0.0275
Zone4 30AB 01-05-15 2685.64 1898.44 46.2816 -0.0270
Zone4 3.09 01-05-15 1618.51 1870.17 51.9664 -0.0256
Zone4 3.10A 01-05-15 1689.03 1978.29 53.4792 -0.0252
Zone4 27DC 01-05-15 2541.24 2190.71 48.2349 -0.0246
Zone4 3.13 01-05-15 1744.893 2097.492 53.8022 -0.0224
Zone4 27M 01-05-15 2224.38 2095.26 69.2049 -0.0222
Zone4 BM26 01-05-15 1542.45 1837.81 45.4651 -0.0210
Zone4 27AB 01-05-15 2009.08 2064.33 73.5306 -0.0200
Zone4 27L 01-05-15 2280.24 2115.41 65.8891 -0.0188
Zone4 27O 01-05-15 2101.57 2042.82 75.0741 -0.0164
Zone4 3.6A 01-05-15 1526.28 2015.74 38.9588 -0.0068
Zone4 2.31 01-05-15 3200.94 1636.39 lost Lost
Zone4 2.31B 01-05-15 3201.23 1637.29 42.1404 New mark
Zone3 2.41 01-05-15 3296.315 685.398 46.3011 -0.1153 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 2.19B 01-05-15 3270.21 916.06 38.6021 -0.1068 Near edge of Zone 6
Zone3 34FC 01-05-15 2120.79 587.93 19.1015 -0.1045 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 BARRY4B 01-05-15 3320.16 912.69 38.9309 -0.0997 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 BARRY5 01-05-15 3397.585 904.647 41.0358 -0.0966 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 2.20 01-05-15 3467.69 904.56 43.8295 -0.0916 ?
Zone3 2.23 01-05-15 3560.016 1212.795 36.683 -0.0895 ?
Zone3 2.17A 01-05-15 3085.76 555.87 36.9439 -0.0856 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 BARRY8 01-05-15 3592.279 871.451 37.9763 -0.0854 ?
Zone3 BARRY7 01-05-15 3518.868 901.897 43.6565 -0.0848 ?
Zone3 2.21 01-05-15 3563.09 1045.18 34.0752 -0.0844 ?
Zone3 15C 01-05-15 1156.82 571.08 24.2606 -0.0610 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone3 2.36 01-05-15 3433.14 1534.88 35.9663 -0.0534
Zone3 2.40B 01-05-15 3572.85 1526.45 33.1914 -0.0487
Zone3 2.33 01-05-15 3294.506 1691.952 40.3482 -0.0447
Zone3 4.02 01-05-15 2797.90 2143.57 45.8065 -0.0426
Zone3 4.03B 01-05-15 2794.90 2044.78 43.8413 -0.0396
Zone3 BM31 01-05-15 2967.04 1873.48 43.326 -0.0395
Zone3 31BC 01-05-15 3159.33 1954.86 45.5435 -0.0390
Zone3 4.04 01-05-15 2662.60 2131.77 45.9627 -0.0325
Zone3 31AC 01-05-15 3059.04 1910.63 44.1105 -0.0320
Zone3 4.01C 01-05-15 2891.78 2113.15 47.3473 -0.0308
Zone3 29DB 01-05-15 2996.63 2106.66 47.8492 -0.0297
Zone3 26JB 01-05-15 1495.71 1756.55 53.7752 -0.0272
Zone3 26NB 01-05-15 1645.68 1770.04 62.7448 -0.0249
Zone3 26MB 01-05-15 1593.46 1750.66 59.0182 -0.0249
Zone3 31CC 01-05-15 3248.97 1989.89 47.0755 -0.0244
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone3 3.25 01-05-15 3116.90 2107.06 49.8553 -0.0218
Zone3 29CE 01-05-15 2891.84 2285.59 51.6152 -0.0144
Zone3 29AC 01-05-15 2641.62 2218.07 48.5629 -0.0130
Zone3 29B 01-05-15 2772.84 2242.22 50.0364 -0.0103
Zone3 3.24 01-05-15 3017.286 2258.712 51.9772 -0.0090
Zone3 26O 01-05-15 1708.94 1807.17 67.2099 0.0042 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1.11B 01-05-15 1675.83 133.62 9.0674 -0.0956 Near Zone 4 & 5
Zone2 2CE 01-05-15 774.75 1313.19 34.6584 -0.0675 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 14DB 01-05-15 876.993 411.215 15.1955 -0.0583 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 A33C 01-05-15 456.03 1219.23 35.895 -0.0449 Near 2CE above
Zone2 14CB 01-05-15 759.10 389.77 18.8545 -0.0413 Near 14DB above
Zone2 14EA 01-05-15 808.56 504.72 17.1292 -0.0396 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 4A 01-05-15 815.01 1494.15 40.7343 -0.0381 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 14BC 01-05-15 535.45 340.67 20.9482 -0.0373 Near 14CB above
Zone2 2DA 01-05-15 682.15 1189.58 35.8525 -0.0361 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 4EC 01-05-15 782.01 1687.78 41.1745 -0.0352 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 2EB 01-05-15 689.02 1054.62 29.2999 -0.0321 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 14FB 01-05-15 705.60 649.14 20.1881 -0.0313 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 1K 01-05-15 511.736 957.174 29.6388 -0.0302 Near 2EB above
Zone2 7AC 01-05-15 994.54 1781.82 43.5623 -0.0296 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 1.12 01-05-15 800.71 -50.23 10.8212 -0.0255 Near 1.08 above
Zone2 1.04 01-05-15 795.98 129.36 12.8338 -0.0251 Near 1.08 above
Zone2 1JB 01-05-15 604.79 822.76 26.4467 -0.0235 Near 2FC above
Zone2 BM7 01-05-15 1057.32 1843.07 44.1535 -0.0229 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 33F 01-05-15 347.95 1511.68 42.0867 -0.0218 Near 4FB above
Zone2 BM4 01-05-15 689.21 1555.55 42.3205 -0.0202 Near 4A above
Zone2 1I 01-05-15 468.337 761.228 27.3091 -0.0199
Zone2 33A 01-05-15 338.15 1303.89 36.759 -0.0196
Zone2 4FB 01-05-15 562.51 1370.97 39.4135 -0.0196
Zone2 1C 01-05-15 421.48 1098.89 34.8297 -0.0189
Zone2 3.07 01-05-15 1362.08 2096.82 48.0804 -0.0188
Zone2 BM14 01-05-15 718.16 485.96 19.869 -0.0186
Zone2 6A 01-05-15 946.43 1928.12 47.5504 -0.0176
Zone2 1SC 01-05-15 -674.31 739.27 14.4767 -0.0161
Zone2 33E 01-05-15 437.71 1437.52 41.0302 -0.0161
Zone2 14AC 01-05-15 515.17 457.62 24.0573 -0.0158
Zone2 1B 01-05-15 337.50 1062.94 34.0414 -0.0158
Zone2 33DB 01-05-15 265.40 1714.72 46.4057 -0.0127
Zone2 1FB 01-05-15 210.46 850.78 29.865 -0.0125
Zone2 1HC 01-05-15 299.7 702.8 27.0786 -0.0123
Zone2 BM6 01-05-15 881.86 1837.08 46.2718 -0.0118
Zone2 1O 01-05-15 -271.35 814.18 22.7469 -0.0108
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone2 1EB 01-05-15 388.599 912.09 30.4681 -0.0108
Zone2 3.15 01-05-15 1696.238 2315.821 39.1374 -0.0106
Zone2 1.03 01-05-15 364.38 325.77 19.481 -0.0095
Zone2 5C 01-05-15 705.43 1754.71 45.2091 -0.0079
Zone2 1GB 01-05-15 -2.87 769.74 29.3285 -0.0062
Zone2 1LC 01-05-15 -100.092 901.97 28.3659 -0.0062
Zone2 33GA 01-05-15 415.95 1621.64 45.3949 -0.0056
Zone2 1A 01-05-15 249.92 1026.38 33.3703 -0.0054
Zone2 1.02B 01-05-15 86.19 282.80 18.6497 -0.0052
Zone2 1.01 01-05-15 56.47 604.08 25.4817 -0.0052
Zone2 1.14 01-05-15 496.74 -535.10 8.465 -0.0046
Zone2 1MC 01-05-15 -154.95 879.09 25.8181 -0.0042
Zone2 BM29 01-05-15 2608.80 2400.76 56.0059 -0.0025
Zone2 33B 01-05-15 156.88 1430.80 34.4505 -0.0025
Zone2 BM1 01-05-15 152.75 994.87 32.8122 -0.0024
Zone2 5BC 01-05-15 547.16 1824.60 49.1767 -0.0021
Zone2 3.05 01-05-15 966.29 1990.77 47.2317 -0.0007
Zone2 3.22A 01-05-15 2891.146 2398.649 56.7046 -0.0001
Zone2 AP2 01-05-15 -1276.40 954.13 5.796 0.0000 Control mark
Zone2 1.16 01-05-15 1552.97 -1086.27 18.378 0.0000 No -ve settlement
Zone2 BM5 01-05-15 325.93 1806.47 47.8457 0.0003 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1RA 01-05-15 -579.057 750.356 16.7685 0.0007 No -ve settlement
Zone2 5AC 01-05-15 470.30 1688.45 47.0798 0.0020 No -ve settlement
Zone2 33C 01-05-15 222.53 1621.24 44.4503 0.0022 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1PA 01-05-15 -351.51 787.24 20.1027 0.0029 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1QC 01-05-15 -466.045 769.147 18.1827 0.0029 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1D 01-05-15 -32.05 911.59 30.0789 0.0061 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1NA 01-05-15 -206.98 842.12 24.8444 0.0175 Disturbed?
Zone1 2.44 01-05-15 2734.64 421.03 27.3919 -0.4368
Zone1 AP100 01-05-15 1893.80 81.27 11.8192 -0.0886 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone1 1.26 01-05-15 1926.81 30.05 15.1313 -0.0755 Near AP100 above
Zone1 2.05 01-05-15 2535.68 272.68 20.8076 -0.0725 ?
Zone1 31MD 01-05-15 4275.09 1884.55 30.7456 -0.0644 ?
Zone1 31ND 01-05-15 4345.57 1917.81 33.5328 -0.0639 ?
Zone1 31LC 01-05-15 4168.53 1862.11 32.11 -0.0576 ?
Zone1 1.25 01-05-15 2175.94 -129.11 20.0919 -0.0541 ?
Zone1 31KC 01-05-15 4076.39 1883.20 34.5036 -0.0507 ?
Zone1 31FC 01-05-15 3614.22 1954.15 43.4518 -0.0503 ?
Zone1 31HC 01-05-15 3810.83 1924.65 40.3525 -0.0430 ?
Zone1 31JD 01-05-15 4005.65 1911.42 35.5775 -0.0430 ?
Zone1 31IC 01-05-15 3909.03 1909.90 37.8675 -0.0429 ?
Zone1 1.21 01-05-15 1944.45 -334.62 19.631 -0.0417 ?
Zone1 31GC 01-05-15 3711.83 1939.28 42.2022 -0.0411 Near edge of Zone 3
Zone1 1.22 01-05-15 1510.00 -249.93 15.8932 -0.0396 Near edge of Zone 2
Zone1 31DD 01-05-15 3400.43 1989.83 46.7231 -0.0368 Near edge of Zone 3
Zone1 31PC 01-05-15 4393.52 1991.66 37.7466 -0.0361 ?
Zone1 31QC 01-05-15 4417.71 2035.37 39.6426 -0.0331 ?
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Zone1 1.24 01-05-15 2225.16 -613.23 16.7105 -0.0231 ?
Zone1 1.20A 01-05-15 2010.78 -657.65 21.5871 -0.0226 ?
Zone1 31OD 01-05-15 4374.76 1958.38 36.0808 -0.0179 ?
Zone1 1VA 01-05-15 -994.62 800.62 6.4551 -0.0119 Near edge of Zone 2
Zone1 1.27B 01-05-15 1401.56 -701.57 15.3511 -0.0098
Zone1 27CD 01-05-15 2122.89 2374.36 85.0973 -0.0085
Zone1 3.30 01-05-15 3296.29 2235.94 50.417 -0.0057
Zone1 AP2A 01-05-15 -766.18 738.51 12.3442 -0.0055
Zone1 1.17B 01-05-15 2082.20 -1093.92 25.5993 -0.0043
Zone1 AP1 01-05-15 4486.29 2137.01 41.3925 0.0000 Control mark
Zone1 AP6 01-05-15 2111.57 -1268.48 27.375 0.0000 Control mark
Zone1 3.29 01-05-15 3662.64 2323.53 44.9513 0.0008 No -ve settlement
Zone1 3.28A 01-05-15 3212.99 2636.00 53.8706 0.0009 No -ve settlement
Zone1 1UA 01-05-15 -914.75 759.05 8.7557 0.0011 No -ve settlement
Zone1 3.26B 01-05-15 3200.09 2347.92 55.4559 0.0014 No -ve settlement
Zone1 1TB 01-05-15 -832.768 738.922 11.2606 0.0061 No -ve settlement
Zone1 BM28/2 01-05-15 2282.46 2770.68 101.9405 0.0548 No -ve settlement
Favona F18 01-05-15 3423.83 648.30 40.1007 -0.2307 Dist'd?
Favona F23 01-05-15 3393.93 684.82 40.6727 -0.2279 Dist'd?
Favona F24 01-05-15 3388.13 690.85 40.6795 -0.2084 Dist'd?
Favona F20 01-05-15 3411.70 665.72 41.0052 -0.1989 Dist'd?
Favona F21 01-05-15 3405.99 672.00 40.8351 -0.1782 No prediction?
Favona F25 01-05-15 3381.55 697.88 40.6457 -0.1758 Dist'd?
Favona F17B 01-05-15 3405.48 613.91 44.065 -0.1745 No prediction?
Favona BLOCK-S 01-05-15 3295.82 124.32 24.841 -0.1710 No prediction?
Favona BLOCK-N 01-05-15 3336.45 215.69 24.3211 -0.1419 No prediction?
Favona F11C 01-05-15 3192.52 479.44 51.4717 -0.1386 No prediction?
Favona F09A 01-05-15 3157.20 388.28 45.1818 -0.1232 No prediction?
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

Favona ITXCIVB 01-05-15 2943.85 542.17 32.6263 -0.0964 No prediction?
Favona FP1 01-05-15 3004.15 131.25 45.4317 -0.0773 No prediction?
Favona TRIG 24 01-05-15 3260.76 -615.68 25.6868 -0.0432 No prediction?
Favona TRIG 22 01-05-15 3681.965 89.358 26.1573 -0.0327 No prediction?
DW: 27/06/16 11:06

1. MEMORANDUM
TO: KEVIN STORER, KERRY WATSON
FROM: BRUCE MORRISON

DATE: 8TH DECEMBER 2015
SUBJECT: GROUND SETTLEMENT MONITORING –NOVEMBER 2015
Introduction
This report outlines the results from the November 2015 Ground Settlement Monitoring Survey.
Field Method
The settlement monitoring marks were levelled during November 2015 for OceanaGold utilising Allied Work
Force persons under my supervision.
Equipment used was a LEICA DNA03 electronic digital level paired with a 3 section 4 metre fibreglass bar
coded staff. To minimise ‘windage’, the staff was used in 2 section ‘mode’. The level was serviced and
check calibrated by the supplier in August 2015. A field calibration check was carried out by myself before
commencing this event and the check result was satisfactory.
Benchmarks AP2 to AP1 were treated as fixed, levelled in one direction only and the -8.0 mm misclose
distributed. A level run was then taken off this base line from 34BE to AP6, which was also held fixed, and
this +10.3 mm misclose distributed. The remaining monitoring marks were levelled from these baselines
and adjusted using LEICA LEVELPAK-PRO software.
A summary of the above framework ‘misclosures’ for the last eighteen events is tabulated below.
Event West –East misclose (mm) North –South misclose (mm)

AP2 > 34BE > AP1 34BE > AP6
May 2007 +2.4 +6.4
Nov 2007 +2.7 +3.1
May 2008 +13.2 +4.0
Nov 2008 -8.1 +7.3
May2009 +8.8 +3.7
Nov 2009 -5.8 +2.0
May 2010 -8.1 +4.3
Nov 2010 -0.6 +6.4
May 2011 +2.0 +2.7
Nov 2011 +6.9 +6.5
May 2012 +4.1 +6.7
Nov 2012 +23.3 +5.3
May 2013 +2.7 +9.5
Nov 2013 -0.9 +4.5
May 2014 -1.1 +11.5
Nov 2014 -2.6 +7.0
May 2015 +1.6 +6.3
Nov 2015 -8.0 +10.3
The order of levelling of the monitoring points has now been fixed. This has been achieved by
photographing all of the settlement points and placing them in albums in the order the points are to be
levelled. This will achieve repeatable error distribution and should therefore give better results. I believe all
the marks now have accurate GPS fixes. In the future, this should make the task of locating these marks
easier if the marks are covered over by re-seal etc, or quickly confirm if the marks have definitely been ‘lost’
to street maintenance etc. No ‘old’ marks were ‘lost’ nor were any new mark established.
Some more updating of the photograph albums for new marks (or new backgrounds) has been done. I
recommend continuing this ‘maintenance’ detail before or during the next levelling event.
Adjustments
Disturbed marks BM20 and 2.44 are excluded from the settlement contouring- as are marks F18, F20, F23,
F24, and F25.
The ‘new’ mark 2.31B has had a previous settlement value deduced and this mark has now been included in
the settlement contouring.
Results
One plan is attached -colour coded by seven zones as identified in the ‘Settlement and Groundwater
Monitoring Plan.’
This plan “Total Settlement Contours” (T20151211A) identifies all marks (in black and brown) that have
been used to produce the contours for the plan. The plan shows total movement (in millimetres) at the
monitoring mark itself. Missed, ‘lost’, or disturbed marks are shown in red and these marks are not used for
contouring. New marks are also shown in red and generally not used for settlement contouring until the next
levelling event.
This plan also displays settlement contours in 20mm intervals. The Settlement and Groundwater Monitoring
Plan identifies gradients steeper than 1:1000 to be cause for concern. BM20 has been a large mover in the
past and has been identified in past surveys as being placed on shrinking material. There are no buildings
in this area anymore. I understand (from Mark Halloran) BM20A was placed near BM20 with a ‘foot’ bedded
in firm ground. Significant differential settlement (1:160) is now occurring between BM20A and BM20 –
sufficient to decide to omit BM20 from the settlement ‘contour’ calculation.
These contours represent the total –ve movement (or settlement) around Waihi since monitoring began.
Positive contours are not shown. Small consistent ground ‘rises’ are associated with the sector north-west
of the pit -with the mark with the highest elevation (BM28/2) showing the most (+52 millimetre) rise.
The closest contours (omitting disturbed marks) are between marks 20AC and BM20A. The distance
between these marks using GPS measurements, calculates at 126.706 metres, and show 0.1661 metres of
relative vertical movement to give a gradient of 1:763. The distance between marks BM20A and 20D using
GPS measurements, calculates at 137.047 metres, and shows 0.1443 metres of relative vertical movement
to give a gradient of 1:950.The distance between marks 20C and BM20A, when checked by GPS
measurements, calculates at 126.865 metres, and show 0.1228 metres of relative vertical movement to give
a gradient of 1:1033.
Table 1 (pages 3-11) lists all the marks used for this settlement levelling event with the marks sorted first by
Zone and then by settlement value. Marks that record ‘exceedences’ in terms of zone predictions, are
highlighted with colour and have comments attached. Note the different trigger levels for Martha Extension
(1999), Trio (2010) , and Correnso (2013). All marks that ‘exceeded’ in Table 1 were analysed further and
field inspections were conducted where required.
The comments included below attempt to explain the probable reason for ‘excess’ movement. Most
comments remained unchanged -indicating the results of this November 2015 levelling event are consistent
with those of May 2015.
The ‘Favona’ marks were installed for monitoring the effects of dewatering in the underground mine area.
The underlying original ‘Martha’ zone is Zone 3 but the Favona marks have not been given zone
exceedence parameters in terms of the original Martha zones. The Favona marks all report significant
settlement. Note marks F18, F20, F23, F24, F25 are tentatively labelled as ‘Dist’d’ and not used for
contouring the settlement.
The five extra ‘Favona’ settlement marks are again shown on the plan. These are FP1, BLOCK-S, BLOCK-
N, TRIG 22, and TRIG 24. The settlements for these marks have generally been deduced relative to original
reduced levels measured around the year 1987 –although FP1 (at the Favona portal) was established
about the year 2000.
I understand that Time-History plots for all survey marks grouped by zone will be produced by other
persons in accordance with the “Settlement and Groundwater Monitoring Plan 31 July 2005”
Bruce Morrison
Registered Professional Surveyor
Table 1. Total Movement
SURVEY TOTAL SETTLEMENT

Zone station i.d. DATE X Y Z May-15 Comments
Zone7 BM19B 01-11-15 2117.17 1244.36 35.6014 -0.2646 Near edge of Pit
Zone7 19BB 01-11-15 2191.563 1292.022 35.5994 -0.2584
Zone7 17CB 01-11-15 2014.23 1201.01 35.5292 -0.2444
Zone6 17BB 01-11-15 1919.515 1160.787 37.4245 -0.2065 Near edge of Zone 7
Zone6 17AB 01-11-15 1841.32 1104.80 36.9428 -0.1725
Zone6 34GC 01-11-15 2211.33 1119.52 32.1857 -0.1661
Zone6 2.04B 01-11-15 1893.21 968.34 29.14 -0.1508
Zone6 34H 01-11-15 2233.59 970.56 32.2014 -0.1457
Zone6 18EE 01-11-15 1750.73 809.33 23.4817 -0.1397
Zone6 18IB 01-11-15 1611.19 784.79 25.8764 -0.1390
Zone6 34AC 01-11-15 1469.783 887.202 29.7229 -0.1362
Zone6 18C 01-11-15 1494.95 767.19 27.5193 -0.1356
Zone6 34BE 01-11-15 1732.562 931.603 28.3815 -0.1331
Zone6 2.10 01-11-15 2143.92 950.39 30.3369 -0.1320
Zone6 34C 01-11-15 1968.90 982.67 30.1485 -0.1214
Zone6 BM34 01-11-15 1528.38 903.30 30.3667 -0.1164
Zone6 11AC 01-11-15 1308.26 859.51 29.385 -0.1119
Zone6 10BC 01-11-15 1560.13 1062.92 38.1593 -0.1083
Zone6 2.11 01-11-15 2280.71 858.98 26.5201 -0.1069
Zone6 10AB 01-11-15 1430.61 1037.00 35.0472 -0.1058
Zone6 18AB 01-11-15 1632.39 667.73 22.1856 -0.1058
Zone6 2.09 01-11-15 2225.28 865.44 28.0664 -0.1030
Zone6 2.08 01-11-15 2289.44 777.68 24.4946 -0.1017
Zone6 1.28B 01-11-15 1987.03 447.71 12.1435 -0.1014
Zone6 18B 01-11-15 1510.36 650.58 23.6061 -0.1009
Zone6 BM16 01-11-15 1418.09 1218.03 46.4969 -0.0975
Zone6 BM17A 01-11-15 1724.44 1088.92 40.0925 -0.0957
Zone6 34I 01-11-15 2229.55 765.53 28.5078 -0.0904
Zone6 2.06 01-11-15 2351.95 334.47 11.3158 -0.0859
Zone5 BM20 01-11-15 2342.50 1476.25 35.669 -0.3118 Dist'd
Zone5 BM20A 01-11-15 2345.50 1484.90 35.8226 -0.2546 Near edge of Zone 7
Zone5 19CB 01-11-15 2296.71 1381.40 34.9926 -0.2373 Near edge of Zone 7
Zone5 A10B 01-11-15 1298.62 1049.61 30.7334 -0.1317 Near edge of Zone 6
Zone5 A11D 01-11-15 1277.04 1017.33 30.8974 -0.1260
Zone5 16BC 01-11-15 1252.81 1336.47 39.503 -0.1245
Zone5 BM25 01-11-15 2424.91 1100.25 33.5293 -0.1188
Zone5 10DB 01-11-15 1276.64 1194.54 35.1889 -0.1151
Zone5 21O 01-11-15 2527.37 1356.34 36.0607 -0.1151
Zone5 25E 01-11-15 2472.35 1162.01 34.8296 -0.1139
Zone5 21DC 01-11-15 2573.961 1304.152 37.8289 -0.1108
Zone5 20D 01-11-15 2482.07 1473.48 36.6071 -0.1103
Zone5 25D 01-11-15 2547.05 1248.02 36.9309 -0.1099
Zone5 25A 01-11-15 2505.126 1203.768 36.0004 -0.1094
Zone5 10CB 01-11-15 1222.46 1025.86 29.8232 -0.1089
Zone5 2.03 01-11-15 1930.08 745.94 22.6356 -0.1078
Zone5 34EB 01-11-15 2073.93 705.95 24.6804 -0.1072
Zone5 18F 01-11-15 1752.282 551.027 17.3748 -0.1063
Zone5 2.02 01-11-15 1992.61 536.10 15.317 -0.1046
Zone5 1.28A 01-11-15 1888.26 505.89 13.2524 -0.1031
Zone5 34D 01-11-15 2038.90 783.43 25.3838 -0.1023
Zone5 25B 01-11-15 2497.673 1105.828 34.8754 -0.1016
Zone5 18G 01-11-15 1669.05 554.602 18.5215 -0.1013
Zone5 12CE 01-11-15 1499.92 543.08 21.0347 -0.1007
Zone5 25F 01-11-15 2542.534 1116.24 36.0545 -0.0984
Zone5 21N 01-11-15 2623.251 1342.435 38.3506 -0.0984
Zone5 13AC 01-11-15 1751.98 327.38 18.647 -0.0979
Zone5 2A 01-05-15 1069.03 1111.86 23.8452 -0.0976
Zone5 BM18 01-11-15 1771.96 674.53 19.4729 -0.0975
Zone5 25I 01-11-15 2537.197 1045.036 34.7357 -0.0970
Zone5 13BC 01-11-15 1850.357 246.587 13.7648 -0.0962
Zone5 BM12 01-11-15 1370.274 607.735 24.0105 -0.0962
Zone5 25G 01-11-15 2594.599 1149.415 37.6492 -0.0953
Zone5 18HB 01-11-15 1826.79 471.19 14.9333 -0.0950
Zone5 25CB 01-11-15 2615.91 1190.50 38.3599 -0.0914
Zone5 12DC 01-11-15 1596.95 435.49 20.0147 -0.0908
Zone5 25H 01-11-15 2648.484 1232.956 38.9849 -0.0908
Zone5 20E 01-11-15 2535.651 1542.672 37.1708 -0.0900
Zone5 12AC 01-11-15 1388.32 488.888 19.096 -0.0891
Zone5 20AC 01-11-15 2461.04 1536.91 37.0706 -0.0885
Zone5 24CD 01-11-15 2603.21 987.72 34.8806 -0.0884
Zone5 24I 01-11-15 2692.57 1269.713 39.3493 -0.0882
Zone5 24L 01-11-15 2761.67 1181.33 39.3906 -0.0876
Zone5 AP22A 01-11-15 1868.439 188.565 12.452 -0.0870
Zone5 15A 01-11-15 1204.792 818.863 28.822 -0.0867
Zone5 24DC 01-11-15 2718.29 1323.13 39.6955 -0.0853
Zone5 21C 01-11-15 2651.565 1389.816 38.5272 -0.0850
Zone5 22F 01-11-15 2815.914 1325.407 40.2931 -0.0844
Zone5 24E 01-11-15 2758.433 1303.234 40.4244 -0.0837
Zone5 24AC 01-11-15 2743.58 1218.9 40.1517 -0.0837
Zone5 24H 01-11-15 2630.7 1072.279 36.2105 -0.0833
Zone5 24J 01-11-15 2749.392 1365.756 40.2884 -0.0827
Zone5 24K 01-11-15 2783.89 1387.72 40.6757 -0.0822
Zone5 24B 01-11-15 2667.67 1126.40 39.4392 -0.0821
Zone5 4DB 01-11-15 1033.26 1550.66 32.2983 -0.0810
Zone5 15BC 01-11-15 1169.895 708.855 26.3845 -0.0804
Zone5 24F 01-11-15 2772.80 1257.27 40.1933 -0.0804
Zone5 24G 01-11-15 2705.96 1170.46 39.863 -0.0798
Zone5 12BC 01-11-15 1405.27 368.30 14.9679 -0.0798
Zone5 BM13 01-11-15 1426.61 269.34 13.6254 -0.0797
Zone5 1.10A 01-11-15 1599.698 278.938 16.6842 -0.0793
Zone5 21EB 01-11-15 2799.95 1429.09 41.6949 -0.0787
Zone5 BM24 01-11-15 2794.55 1279.36 40.4649 -0.0782
Zone5 11BB 01-11-15 1348.57 710.57 26.981 -0.0779
Zone5 21M 01-11-15 2694.90 1439.65 39.241 -0.0745
Zone5 2BC 01-11-15 970.20 1241.90 30.4318 -0.0742
Zone5 4B 01-11-15 1021.54 1448.63 31.3013 -0.0731
Zone5 BM2 01-11-15 915.74 1091.80 24.8787 -0.0718
Zone5 20F 01-11-15 2605.79 1575.98 37.6303 -0.0713
Zone5 BM21 01-11-15 2654.803 1515.397 39.4831 -0.0703
Zone5 20BB 01-11-15 2533.26 1622.29 37.9429 -0.0682
Zone5 21BC 01-11-15 2719.27 1477.799 41.3295 -0.0654
Zone5 21K 01-11-15 2681.11 1572.21 40.0609 -0.0644
Zone5 30C 01-11-15 2573.538 1675.395 38.4922 -0.0617
Zone5 BM9B 01-11-15 1220.25 1523.29 34.7979 -0.0595
Zone5 7CB 01-11-15 1161.74 1597.63 30.657 -0.0588
Zone5 AP3 01-11-15 918.94 1140.59 26.1137 -0.0566
Zone5 26EE 01-11-15 1343.864 1621.819 44.341 -0.0409
Zone5 26F 01-11-15 1392.77 1680.26 43.9048 -0.0351
Zone4 23AB 01-11-15 3145.42 1078.73 37.2549 -0.1169 Near Correnso
Zone4 2.14A 01-11-15 2853.279 838.669 41.3709 -0.0967 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 23B 01-11-15 2856.49 949.79 38.8051 -0.0950 Near Correnso
Zone4 23C 01-11-15 2856.143 1068.014 37.6719 -0.0942 Near Correnso
Zone4 BANK1 01-11-15 2866.214 1023.248 37.8602 -0.0941 Near Correnso
Zone4 BARRY1 01-11-15 3047.74 926.576 38.1709 -0.0939 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 BARRY3 01-11-15 3176.849 895.991 37.7368 -0.0938 ?
Zone4 23E 01-11-15 2774.821 972.514 37.7678 -0.0937 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 22C 01-11-15 2846.388 1352.544 40.3863 -0.0930 Near Correnso
Zone4 2.25 01-11-15 2874.51 1097.26 38.0466 -0.0886 Near Correnso
Zone4 BM23 01-11-15 3107.42 921.05 38.1392 -0.0879 ?
Zone4 2.13 01-11-15 2725.42 874.95 47.2684 -0.0875 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 23D 01-11-15 2861.42 1154.89 38.9295 -0.0874 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 23F 01-11-15 2700.77 968.79 36.7104 -0.0872 Near Trio/Correnso
Zone4 22G 01-11-15 2866.818 1385.229 41.0987 -0.0871 Near Correnso
Zone4 2HB 01-11-15 1078.235 886.849 24.4384 -0.0869 Near edge Zone 5
Zone4 STAFORD 01-11-15 3139.86 998.18 37.3674 -0.0868 ?
Zone4 2.16 01-11-15 3007.62 739.64 33.6423 -0.0855 ?
Zone4 2.24 01-11-15 2885.913 1215.469 41.3616 -0.0854 Near Correnso
Zone4 MATAURA1 01-11-15 2831.837 1250.806 41.1392 -0.0806 Near Correnso
Zone4 BARRY2 01-11-15 2936.955 944.224 38.4151 -0.0805 Near Correnso
Zone4 2.15 01-11-15 2918.94 723.52 38.4189 -0.0780
Zone4 22E 01-11-15 3055.20 1231.50 40.8472 -0.0763
Zone4 22BC 01-11-15 2916.751 1435.773 42.1658 -0.0760
Zone4 GW 01-11-15 3128.828 1140.936 38.5953 -0.0741
Zone4 21P 01-11-15 2849.17 1456.90 41.9095 -0.0738
Zone4 22H 01-11-15 2869.252 1441.796 41.6834 -0.0734
Zone4 CUBA 01-11-15 3224.319 1079.177 35.8802 -0.073
Zone4 22I 01-11-15 2918.977 1461.367 41.9767 -0.0725
Zone4 22M 01-11-15 2973.44 1434.656 41.7343 -0.0717
Zone4 22L 01-11-15 3047.698 1499.876 41.0505 -0.0712
Zone4 MORTON 01-11-15 2975.423 1231.913 40.7893 -0.0704
Zone4 2.28 01-11-15 3076.715 1555.994 43.0001 -0.0704
Zone4 22A 01-11-15 3003.28 1429.77 41.7043 -0.0684
Zone4 22D 01-11-15 3100.02 1335.44 41.5093 -0.0668
Zone4 22J 01-11-15 2944.467 1489.763 42.4835 -0.0662
Zone4 21FB 01-11-15 2861.65 1512.211 42.7087 -0.0616
Zone4 2GB 01-11-15 922.38 967.66 22.7241 -0.0614
Zone4 2.26 01-11-15 3241.22 1380.89 39.2718 -0.0614
Zone4 BM22 01-11-15 3115.79 1442.95 40.6732 -0.0610
Zone4 21L 01-11-15 2806.788 1575.074 43.1441 -0.0597
Zone4 1.06 01-11-15 1159.34 302.26 17.2723 -0.0588
Zone4 21AC 01-11-15 2716.64 1617.77 39.7516 -0.0574
Zone4 2.29 01-11-15 2955.272 1547.418 42.5695 -0.0567
Zone4 30BB 01-11-15 2604.86 1726.50 41.599 -0.0559
Zone4 1.09B 01-11-15 1344.14 117.48 9.9693 -0.0558
Zone4 21Q 01-11-15 2899.598 1571.317 43.1827 -0.0545
Zone4 SM822 01-11-15 2512.906 1841.132 41.5043 -0.0538
Zone4 26BE 01-11-15 1408.78 1800.55 38.8648 -0.0513
Zone4 21I 01-11-15 2854.699 1668.793 41.6991 -0.0507
Zone4 BM15 01-11-15 976.94 783.004 20.5671 -0.0494
Zone4 21GC 01-11-15 2901.116 1614.054 43.4975 -0.0493
Zone4 22K 01-11-15 2985.12 1610.91 42.7481 -0.0492
Zone4 26CE 01-11-15 1377.771 1711.891 40.6548 -0.0488
Zone4 2.31B 01-11-15 3201.23 1637.29 42.1446 -0.0487
Zone4 21J 01-11-15 2773.44 1688.92 40.0185 -0.0482
Zone4 27E 01-11-15 2494.09 2171.62 50.3937 -0.0445
Zone4 2.30 01-11-15 3000.42 1672.37 43.2605 -0.0441
Zone4 27KB 01-11-15 2320.23 2120.21 63.4016 -0.0440
Zone4 7BB 01-11-15 1105.69 1689.90 35.9835 -0.0438
Zone4 21HC 01-11-15 2916.84 1728.84 42.9336 -0.0424
Zone4 15DB 01-11-15 917.56 466.15 15.639 -0.0410
Zone4 27N 01-11-15 2179.57 2075.99 71.9719 -0.0387
Zone4 4.08 01-11-15 2350.64 2022.32 73.2702 -0.0369
Zone4 3.04 01-11-15 1132.43 1822.85 38.4152 -0.0362
Zone4 26AE 01-11-15 1432.47 1883.48 37.5967 -0.0361
Zone4 4.07 01-11-15 2554.47 2079.24 45.0974 -0.0357
Zone4 3.01 01-11-15 1291.95 1690.33 37.344 -0.0355
Zone4 4.09 01-11-15 2249.27 2029.94 78.9736 -0.0351
Zone4 27G 01-11-15 2440.97 2157.30 54.6104 -0.0347
Zone4 27H 01-11-15 2413.27 2149.76 57.076 -0.0345
Zone4 27J 01-11-15 2344.14 2136.14 62.1833 -0.0326
Zone4 4.05 01-11-15 2809.68 1897.68 40.67 -0.0314
Zone4 3.02 01-11-15 1344.87 1837.74 34.9867 -0.0305
Zone4 BM30 01-11-15 2715.357 1996.207 44.1336 -0.0300
Zone4 26H 01-11-15 1452.90 1729.59 50.0099 -0.0289
Zone4 26G 01-11-15 1425.06 1706.75 47.0463 -0.0285
Zone4 3.11A 01-11-15 1786.17 1929.22 62.1947 -0.0274
Zone4 27F 01-11-15 2466.48 2164.03 52.3682 -0.0267
Zone4 27I 01-11-15 2385.10 2141.94 59.5788 -0.0267
Zone4 26PB 01-11-15 1834.84 1893.11 67.9967 -0.0259
Zone4 26Q 01-11-15 1963.00 1982.71 73.7256 -0.0255
Zone4 26I 01-11-15 1481.67 1750.49 52.7756 -0.0251
Zone4 30AB 01-11-15 2685.64 1898.44 46.2839 -0.0247
Zone4 3.09 01-11-15 1618.51 1870.17 51.9686 -0.0234
Zone4 3.10A 01-11-15 1689.03 1978.29 53.4823 -0.0221
Zone4 27DC 01-11-15 2541.237 2190.709 48.2376 -0.0219
Zone4 27M 01-11-15 2224.38 2095.26 69.2069 -0.0202
Zone4 3.13 01-11-15 1744.89 2097.49 53.8062 -0.0184
Zone4 27L 01-11-15 2280.24 2115.41 65.8898 -0.0181
Zone4 BM26 01-11-15 1542.45 1837.81 45.4687 -0.0174
Zone4 27AB 01-11-15 2009.08 2064.33 73.5338 -0.0168
Zone4 27O 01-11-15 2101.57 2042.82 75.0784 -0.0121
Zone4 3.6A 01-11-15 1526.28 2015.74 38.9629 -0.0027
Zone3 2.19B 01-11-15 3270.208 916.063 38.6065 -0.1024 Near edge of Zone 6
Zone3 BARRY4B 01-11-15 3320.16 912.69 38.9359 -0.0947 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 2.23 01-11-15 3560.016 1212.795 36.6858 -0.0867 ?
Zone3 2.20 01-11-15 3467.69 904.56 43.8351 -0.0860 ?
Zone3 2.17A 01-11-15 3085.761 555.866 36.9481 -0.0814 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone3 BARRY8 01-11-15 3592.28 871.45 37.9821 -0.0796 ?
Zone3 2.21 01-11-15 3563.088 1045.181 34.0804 -0.0792 ?
Zone3 BARRY7 01-11-15 3518.868 901.897 43.6624 -0.0789 ?
Zone3 2.40B 01-11-15 3572.85 1526.45 33.1963 -0.0438 ?
Zone3 4.03B 01-11-15 2794.90 2044.78 43.8428 -0.0381
Zone3 BM31 01-11-15 2967.04 1873.48 43.3295 -0.0360
Zone3 31BC 01-11-15 3159.33 1954.86 45.5475 -0.0350
Zone3 4.04 01-11-15 2662.60 2131.77 45.9638 -0.0314
Zone3 4.01C 01-11-15 2891.78 2113.15 47.3485 -0.0296
Zone3 31AC 01-11-15 3059.04 1910.63 44.1141 -0.0284
Zone3 29DB 01-11-15 2996.63 2106.66 47.8515 -0.0274
Zone3 26JB 01-11-15 1495.71 1756.55 53.7784 -0.0240
Zone3 26NB 01-11-15 1645.68 1770.04 62.747 -0.0227
Zone3 26MB 01-11-15 1593.46 1750.66 59.0207 -0.0224
Zone3 31CC 01-11-15 3248.97 1989.89 47.0798 -0.0201
Zone3 3.25 01-11-15 3116.90 2107.06 49.8586 -0.0185
Zone3 29CE 01-11-15 2891.84 2285.59 51.617 -0.0126
Zone3 29AC 01-11-15 2641.62 2218.07 48.5644 -0.0115
Zone3 29B 01-11-15 2772.84 2242.22 50.0385 -0.0082
Zone3 3.24 01-11-15 3017.29 2258.71 51.9785 -0.0077
Zone3 26O 01-11-15 1708.94 1807.17 67.2117 0.0060 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1.11B 01-11-15 1675.83 133.62 9.0697 -0.0933 Near Zone 4 & 5
Zone2 2CE 01-11-15 774.75 1313.19 34.6595 -0.0664 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 14DB 01-11-15 876.99 411.22 15.1964 -0.0574 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 A33C 01-11-15 456.03 1219.23 35.8977 -0.0422 Near 2CE above
Zone2 14CB 01-11-15 759.10 389.77 18.856 -0.0398 Near 14DB above
Zone2 14EA 01-11-15 808.56 504.72 17.1313 -0.0375 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 4A 01-11-15 815.01 1494.15 40.7353 -0.0371 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 14BC 01-11-15 535.45 340.67 20.9507 -0.0348 Near 14CB above
Zone2 2DA 01-11-15 682.15 1189.58 35.8574 -0.0312 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone2 14FB 01-11-15 705.60 649.14 20.1904 -0.0290 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 2EB 01-11-15 689.02 1054.62 29.303 -0.0290 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 1K 01-11-15 511.736 957.174 29.6422 -0.0268 Near 2EB above
Zone2 7AC 01-11-15 994.54 1781.82 43.5654 -0.0265 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 1.12 01-11-15 800.71 -50.23 10.8225 -0.0242 Near 1.08 above
Zone2 1.04 01-11-15 795.98 129.36 12.8351 -0.0238 Near 1.08 above
Zone2 BM7 01-11-15 1057.323 1843.069 44.1563 -0.0201 Near edge of Zone 4
Zone2 BM4 01-11-15 689.21 1555.55 42.3209 -0.0198
Zone2 1JB 01-11-15 604.79 822.76 26.4511 -0.0191
Zone2 1I 01-11-15 468.34 761.23 27.3124 -0.0166
Zone2 BM14 01-11-15 718.16 485.96 19.8711 -0.0165
Zone2 4FB 01-11-15 562.51 1370.97 39.4166 -0.0165
Zone2 33F 01-11-15 347.95 1511.68 42.0924 -0.0161
Zone2 1SC 01-11-15 -674.31 739.27 14.4771 -0.0157
Zone2 33A 01-11-15 338.15 1303.89 36.763 -0.0156
Zone2 1C 01-11-15 421.48 1098.89 34.8332 -0.0154
Zone2 6A 01-11-15 946.43 1928.12 47.5529 -0.0151
Zone2 3.07 01-11-15 1362.08 2096.82 48.0843 -0.0149
Zone2 33E 01-11-15 437.71 1437.52 41.0329 -0.0134
Zone2 14AC 01-11-15 515.17 457.62 24.0599 -0.0132
Zone2 33DB 01-11-15 265.40 1714.72 46.4083 -0.0101
Zone2 1B 01-11-15 337.50 1062.94 34.0475 -0.0097
Zone2 1HC 01-11-15 299.70 702.80 27.0812 -0.0097
Zone2 1FB 01-11-15 210.46 850.78 29.8685 -0.0090
Zone2 1O 01-11-15 -271.346 814.183 22.7487 -0.0090
Zone2 BM6 01-11-15 881.86 1837.08 46.2751 -0.0085
Zone2 1EB 01-11-15 388.60 912.09 30.4714 -0.0075
Zone2 1.03 01-11-15 364.384 325.774 19.4845 -0.0060
Zone2 3.15 01-11-15 1696.238 2315.821 39.1424 -0.0056
Zone2 1LC 01-11-15 -100.09 901.97 28.3672 -0.0049
Zone2 5C 01-11-15 705.43 1754.71 45.2122 -0.0048
Zone2 1.14 01-11-15 496.74 -535.10 8.4652 -0.0044
Zone2 1GB 01-11-15 -2.874 769.742 29.3308 -0.0039
Zone2 33GA 01-11-15 415.95 1621.64 45.397 -0.0035
Zone2 1MC 01-11-15 -154.95 879.09 25.8193 -0.0030
Zone2 1.01 01-11-15 56.47 604.08 25.4843 -0.0026
Zone2 1A 01-11-15 249.92 1026.38 33.374 -0.0017
Zone2 1.16 01-11-15 1552.97 -1086.27 18.3773 -0.0007
Zone2 BM29 01-11-15 2608.80 2400.76 56.0079 -0.0005
Zone2 AP2 01-11-15 -1276.40 954.13 5.796 0.0000 Control mark
Zone2 1RA 01-11-15 -579.06 750.36 16.768 0.0002 No -ve settlement
Zone2 5BC 01-11-15 547.16 1824.60 49.1795 0.0007 No -ve settlement
Zone2 33B 01-11-15 156.88 1430.80 34.4545 0.0015 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1QC 01-11-15 -466.05 769.15 18.1841 0.0043 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1PA 01-11-15 -351.51 787.24 20.1045 0.0047 No -ve settlement
Zone2 33C 01-11-15 222.53 1621.24 44.4536 0.0055 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1D 01-11-15 -32.047 911.592 30.0817 0.0089 No -ve settlement
Zone2 1NA 01-11-15 -206.98 842.12 24.8466 0.0197 Disturbed?
Zone1 2.44 01-11-15 2734.64 421.03 27.3969 -0.4318 Disturbed
Zone1 AP100 01-11-15 1893.80 81.27 11.8234 -0.0844 Near edge of Zone 5
Zone1 1.26 01-11-15 1926.81 30.05 15.1353 -0.0715 Near AP100 above
Zone1 2.05 01-11-15 2535.68 272.68 20.8126 -0.0675 Near Trio
Zone1 31ND 01-11-15 4345.57 1917.81 33.536 -0.0607 ?
Zone1 31MD 01-11-15 4275.09 1884.55 30.7498 -0.0602 ?
Zone1 31LC 01-11-15 4168.53 1862.11 32.1141 -0.0535 ?
Zone1 1.25 01-11-15 2175.94 -129.11 20.0952 -0.0508 Near 1.26 & Trio
Zone1 31KC 01-11-15 4076.39 1883.20 34.5066 -0.0477 ?
Zone1 31JD 01-11-15 4005.65 1911.42 35.5806 -0.0399 ?
Zone1 31HC 01-11-15 3810.83 1924.65 40.356 -0.0395 ?
Zone1 31IC 01-11-15 3909.03 1909.90 37.8711 -0.0393 ?
Zone1 1.21 01-11-15 1944.45 -334.62 19.6342 -0.0385 ?
Zone1 31GC 01-11-15 3711.83 1939.28 42.2056 -0.0377 Near edge of Zone 3
Zone1 31PC 01-11-15 4393.52 1991.66 37.7496 -0.0331 ?
Zone1 31DD 01-11-15 3400.43 1989.83 46.7276 -0.0323 Near edge of Zone 3
Zone1 31QC 01-11-15 4417.71 2035.37 39.6451 -0.0306 ?
Zone1 1.20A 01-11-15 2010.78 -657.65 21.5901 -0.0196 ?
Zone1 31OD 01-11-15 4374.76 1958.38 36.0838 -0.0149 ?
Zone1 1VA 01-11-15 -994.62 800.62 6.455 -0.0120 Near edge of Zone 2
Zone1 1.27B 01-11-15 1401.56 -701.57 15.351 -0.0099
Zone1 1.13 01-11-15 591.36 -310.80 7.0827 -0.0098
Zone1 27CD 01-11-15 2122.89 2374.36 85.098 -0.0078
Zone1 AP2A 01-11-15 -766.18 738.51 12.3436 -0.0061
Zone1 3.30 01-11-15 3296.29 2235.94 50.4187 -0.0040
Zone1 1.17B 01-11-15 2082.20 -1093.92 25.5999 -0.0037
Zone1 AP1 01-11-15 4486.29 2137.01 41.3925 0.0000 Control mark
Zone1 AP6 01-11-15 2111.57 -1268.48 27.375 0.0000 Control mark
Zone1 1UA 01-11-15 -914.75 759.05 8.7559 0.0013 No -ve settlement
Zone1 1TB 01-11-15 -832.77 738.92 11.2609 0.0064 No -ve settlement
Zone1 BM28/2 01-11-15 2282.46 2770.68 101.9378 0.0521 No -ve settlement
Favona F18 01-11-15 3423.83 648.30 40.1028 -0.2286 Dist'd?
Favona F23 01-11-15 3393.93 684.82 40.6771 -0.2235 Dist'd?
Favona F24 01-11-15 3388.13 690.85 40.6841 -0.2038 Dist'd?
Favona F20 01-11-15 3411.70 665.72 41.0087 -0.1954 Dist'd?
Favona F25 01-11-15 3381.55 697.88 40.6499 -0.1716 Dist'd?
Favona BLOCK-S 01-11-15 3295.82 124.32 24.8527 -0.1593 No prediction?
Favona BLOCK-N 01-11-15 3336.45 215.69 24.3246 -0.1384 No prediction?
Favona ITXCIVB 01-11-15 2943.85 542.17 32.6303 -0.0924 No prediction?
Favona FP1 01-11-15 3004.15 131.25 45.4382 -0.0708 No prediction?
Favona TRIG 24 01-11-15 3260.76 -615.68 25.692 -0.0380 No prediction?
Favona TRIG 22 01-11-15 3681.97 89.36 26.1615 -0.0285 No prediction?
Appendix C Plans of Settlement Marks & Contours





Appendix D Trend Plots of Settlement Zones



NB: New Correnso marks not included as only four surveys conducted







Pit / Underground Dewatering Water Quality

Underground Dewatering Water Quality
RefNum Date Data Point Source FLS Comments FLS EC (µS/cm)FLS EC (mS/m FLS pH FLS Temp Acid Alk - Bicarb Alk-T Al-S Ammonia Anion sum SbA SbS AsS BaS HCO3 BS
610511 23/01/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering RJH 270 6.1 26.7 1 114 114 0.006 0.01 42 0.0004 0.002 139 0.091
610518 23/02/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering SGS 1 109
610552 23/04/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering RJH 1 125 125 0.006 0.01 41 0.0004 0.002 152 0.083
610560 4/05/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering RJH 1 99 100 0.003 0.01 3.2 0.0002 0.0002 0.111 121 0.035
Flow diverted this is runoff
610613 28/05/2015 11:56 Underground Dewatering
WGM from mill rom 1662 166.2 6.5 19.8
No flow from sample tap.
610636 26/06/2015 12:56 Underground Dewatering Informed mill A.Walker to
WGM follow up
401579 17/07/2015 4:37 Underground Dewatering No flow from sample point

WGM for the last 2 months
RJH Very slow flow air in pipe. 1148 6.9 16.2 1 119 119 0.015 0.01 26 0.0031 0.005 145 0.081
583863 21/08/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1 74.2
599888 14/09/2015 8:31 Underground Dewatering 1 78
219969 1/10/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1027 6.3 24.5 1 12.3 12.3 0.22 0.01 29 0.0023 0.004 15 0.076
654560 27/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1B Settled 15 minutes
654559 27/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1A Raw minewater
654561 27/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1C Settled 30 minutes
2B Dr. Minewater settled
15 minutes
654563 27/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 2A Dr. Minewater
654562 27/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 1D Settled 5 hours
RefNum Date Data Point CdS CaSO Cation sum COD Cl Cr6col CrS CoS CuS EC (mS/m) F- AuS Hard FeA FeS PbS MgSO MnA MnS HgA HgS MoS
610511 23/01/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.0021 530 42 6 10.5 0.01 0.001 0.0153 0.0088 293 0.0006 1950 0.27 0.0005 150 15.4 8.00E-05
610518 23/02/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 365 19.7 240.1 1300 2.9 106 136
610550 25/03/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 486 12.3 295.2 1900 0.15 164 14
610552 23/04/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.00128 530 40 6 9.9 0.01 0.001 0.0155 0.0077 290 0.001 1890 0.19 0.0007 139 13.9 8.00E-05
610560 4/05/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.00014 27 3.3 13.1 0.0005 0.0008 0.0005 32 0.21 108 0.02 0.0001 10.1 0.075 8.00E-05 8.00E-05 0.0002
610612 28/05/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 265 24 163 760 19 24 5.8

0.0039 310 22 60 14.9 0.01 0.001 0.031 0.0014 184.8 0.0005 950 28 0.0002 44 6.9 8.00E-05
583863 21/08/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 312 16.3 184 930 9.5 38 6
599888 14/09/2015 8:31 Underground Dewatering 356 15 216.1 1110 14.6 54.283 10.8
219969 1/10/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.0114 430 32 26 16 0.01 0.001 0.107 0.062 275 0.0005 1430 24 0.0006 83 11.9 8.00E-05
599890 10/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 587 14.6 293 2200 38 101 20
599891 22/12/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 564 19 280.5 1700 20.124 92.552 10.313
RefNum Date Data Point NiS NO3-N NO2-N NH4N NOxN pH DRP KSO SeA SeS SeTR SI AgS NaSO SrS SO4 TiS ThS SnS CNT FeT TKN HgT PTO
610511 23/01/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.071 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 6.3 0.004 10.5 0.002 40 0.0002 43 1910 0.002 0.28 0.1 8.00E-05 0.005
610518 23/02/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 6.5 9.1 0.0094 0.0094 53 1400
610552 23/04/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.059 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 6.8 0.004 10 0.002 40 0.0002 40 1850 0.002 0.23 0.1 8.00E-05 0.008
610560 4/05/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.0005 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 6.5 5.8 0.001 0.001 30 0.0001 23 0.146 39 0.0002 0.0005 0.0005

0.048 1.43 0.23 0.76 1.66 6.9 0.004 7.6 0.002 33 0.0002 60 1110 0.0021 57 1.5 0.00021 0.52
599888 14/09/2015 8:31 Underground Dewatering 6.9 6.368 0.0094 0.0094 59.209 1250
219969 1/10/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.143 2.1 0.21 1 2.3 5.5 0.004 8.4 0.002 45 0.0002 62 1360 0.0046 28 1.5 8.00E-05 0.004
599890 10/11/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 7 12 0.023 0.038 61 1820
599891 22/12/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 6.9 9.567 0.0094 0.0111 64.998 1690
RefNum Date Data Point SeT TSS US WAD ZnS

610511 23/01/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 0.0021 3 0.001 1.2
610518 23/02/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 36
610560 4/05/2015 0:00 Underground Dewatering 4 6.00E-05 0.001 0.0051

0.011 1550 0.001 2.7
53
Appendix E Pit/Underground & Pit Wall Runoff – Water Quality 2015
(For pit wall sampling site locations, refer to Figure 41)

Pit Wall Runoff Water Quality
RefNum Date Data Point Source Lab ref FLS Comments FLS (uS/cm) FLS pH Acid Acidity CaC03 Alk-Bicarb Alk-T AlA AlS AlT NH3 Sum Anion SbA SbS SbT AsA AsS ArT BaA HCO3 BA BS B
540111 6/01/2015 WWS1 RJH 57462 2900 -1
540222 6/01/2015 WWS3 RJH 57464 400 -1
540166 6/01/2015 WWS2 RJH 57463 10200 -1
540167 12/02/2015 WWS2 RJH 70031 310 2000 -1
540112 12/02/2015 WWS1 RJH 70030 290 5200 -1
540278 12/02/2015 WWS4 RJH 70033 14 750 -1
540223 12/02/2015 WWS3 RJH 70032 3000 11900 -1
540280 13/03/2015 WWS4 RJH 80033 104 770 -1
540114 13/03/2015 WWS1 RJH 80030 1360 6300 -1
540169 13/03/2015 WWS2 RJH 80031 86 2000 -1
540225 13/03/2015 WWS3 RJH 80032 4300 12100 -1
601786 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 2 RJH 80035 660 1710 1 47 51 71 0.001 0.00075 0.08 0.149 1 0.03
380038 16/03/2015 NU5 RJH 80036 28 250 1 7 7.2 28 0.0004 0.0003 0.002 0.0019 1 0.011
380039 16/03/2015 NU6 RJH 80037 7600 12200 1 240 250 250 0.02 0.015 3.3 3.2 1 0.5
601785 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 1 RJH 80034 1200 4100 1 93 101 111 0.002 0.0015 0.28 0.28 1 0.05
380040 16/03/2015 NU7 RJH 80038 177 670 1 36 36 13.6 0.0002 0.00021 0.001 0.0015 1 0.005
540282 17/04/2015 WWS4 RJH 2015000718 154 640 1
540116 17/04/2015 WWS1 RJH 2015000715 4200 17900 1
540171 17/04/2015 WWS2 RJH 2015000716 2200 10300 1
540227 17/04/2015 WWS3 RJH 2015000717 8900 22000 1
378703 15/05/2015 O1 South Wall RJH 2015001462 2.2 5.3 1 41 2.3 0.165 0.46 0.18 0.0002 0.00021 0.001 0.0012 2.8 0.005
378850 15/05/2015 O4 East Wall RJH 2015001465 1 72 5.3 0.017 0.032 0.94 0.0002 0.00021 0.001 0.0011 6.5 0.008
378778 15/05/2015 O3 East Wall RJH 2015001464 1 76 4.5 0.2 0.4 0.29 0.0002 0.00021 0.001 0.0011 5.5 0.016
380046 15/05/2015 NU1 RJH 2015001458 58 193 1 23 23 9.8 0.0002 0.00021 0.0014 0.0037 1 0.005
540283 21/05/2015 WWS4 RJH 2015000485 65 500 1
540172 21/05/2015 WWS2 RJH 2015000483 730 4000 1
540117 21/05/2015 WWS1 RJH 2015000482 2000 7900 1
601795 4/06/2015 North wall trial plot 1 WGM 2015001385 No access
601796 4/06/2015 North wall trial plot 2 WGM 2015001386 No access

RefNum Date Data Point CdS CdT CaAS CaSO CaT Ca CTO Co3 Sum Cation COD Cl CrS CrT CoA CoS CoT CuS CuT CN free EC (mS/m) Hard HC - C10-C14 FeS FeT PbA PbS
540111 6/01/2015 WWS1 534
540222 6/01/2015 WWS3 226
540166 6/01/2015 WWS2 866
540167 12/02/2015 WWS2 405
540112 12/02/2015 WWS1 583
540278 12/02/2015 WWS4 257
540223 12/02/2015 WWS3 1017
540280 13/03/2015 WWS4 263
540114 13/03/2015 WWS1 634
540169 13/03/2015 WWS2 466
540225 13/03/2015 WWS3 966
601786 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 2 0.0018 0.00169 590 600 6.3 62 3.3 0.126 0.144 0.48 0.31 0.33 419 2000 390 490 0.0005
380038 16/03/2015 NU5 0.0046 0.0046 430 430 2.4 28 3.7 0.0034 0.0038 0.33 0.115 0.119 228 1270 9.8 22
380039 16/03/2015 NU6 0.008 0.0087 220 230 9.1 191 7.8 0.62 0.64 1.82 1.47 1.55 944 1340 3500 3700
601785 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 1 0.0031 0.0032 510 540 6.7 87 5.6 0.26 0.28 1.02 0.6 0.64 512 1810 1030 1090 0.001
380040 16/03/2015 NU7 0.00092 0.00089 14.2 14.2 2.8 12 1.9 0.145 0.148 0.175 0.108 0.113 173.6 172 54 54
540282 17/04/2015 WWS4 272
540116 17/04/2015 WWS1 1272
540171 17/04/2015 WWS2 1155
540227 17/04/2015 WWS3 1459
378703 15/05/2015 O1 South Wall 0.00011 0.000171 0.46 0.5 12 0.2 2.8 0.0005 0.00062 0.0007 0.0025 0.0034 2.4 0.08 0.27 0.0001
378850 15/05/2015 O4 East Wall 8.00E-05 0.000178 3.7 5.2 10.3 0.91 27 0.0005 0.00053 0.0002 0.0022 0.0029 11 16.2 0.02 0.049 0.0001
378778 15/05/2015 O3 East Wall 5.00E-05 5.30E-05 0.74 0.86 15.6 0.35 5.3 0.0005 0.00053 0.0002 0.0013 0.00185 3.9 3.4 0.1 0.187 0.00015
380046 15/05/2015 NU1 0.00052 0.0008 42 43 3.2 9.3 2.8 0.03 0.031 0.083 0.162 0.169 102.8 290 2.6 3.5
540283 21/05/2015 WWS4 212
540172 21/05/2015 WWS2 580
540117 21/05/2015 WWS1 718
601795 4/06/2015 North wall trial plot 1

RefNum Date Data Point PbT MgAS MgSO MaT MaTR MnS MnT MnTR HgT MoA NiS NiT NO3 NO3-N NO2-N NH4N NO2 NOxN ORP pH PTO PTR KSO KT KTR SeS SeT SI SiO2
540111 6/01/2015 WWS1 2.7
540222 6/01/2015 WWS3 3.7
540166 6/01/2015 WWS2 2.4
540167 12/02/2015 WWS2 2.8
540112 12/02/2015 WWS1 2.5
540278 12/02/2015 WWS4 3
540223 12/02/2015 WWS3 2.5
540280 13/03/2015 WWS4 2.8
540114 13/03/2015 WWS1 2.6
540169 13/03/2015 WWS2 3.2
540225 13/03/2015 WWS3 2.4
601786 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 2 0.0047 132 134 7.3 7.5 0.00037 1.38 1.45 0.2 0.2 0.074 0.2 2.7 5.2 1.4 2.4 0.005 0.0064 21
380038 16/03/2015 NU5 0.001 0.00124 49 49 22 22 8.00E-05 0.82 0.84 0.2 0.2 0.012 0.2 3.3 0.104 1.74 1.79 0.002 0.0025 18.5
380039 16/03/2015 NU6 0.012 0.0126 194 210 10.9 11.7 0.00013 4.9 5.2 1 1.3 1 1 2 44 5 5.3 0.1 0.075 61
601785 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 1 0.004 130 139 10.2 10.7 0.00026 3.1 3.3 1 1 1 1 2.6 11.5 2.8 3.9 0.013 0.0152 48
380040 16/03/2015 NU7 0.00033 0.00056 33 33 1.9 1.9 8.00E-05 0.41 0.42 0.2 0.2 0.05 0.2 2.6 0.013 0.23 0.31 0.0022 0.0033 15.2
540282 17/04/2015 WWS4 2.8
540116 17/04/2015 WWS1 2.5
540171 17/04/2015 WWS2 2.6
540227 17/04/2015 WWS3 2.3
378703 15/05/2015 O1 South Wall 0.00029 0.32 0.43 0.069 0.093 8.00E-05 0.0015 0.0017 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 0.053 0.8 0.84 0.001 0.0011 1.13
378850 15/05/2015 O4 East Wall 0.00011 1.7 1.76 0.0121 0.0141 8.00E-05 0.0005 0.00053 0.1 0.1 0.25 0.1 6 0.33 3.8 4 0.001 0.0011 1.85
378778 15/05/2015 O3 East Wall 0.00038 0.38 0.43 0.021 0.031 8.00E-05 0.0006 0.00071 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.1 5.9 0.37 4.7 4.9 0.001 0.0011 1.27
380046 15/05/2015 NU1 0.00022 0.00057 45 47 1.14 1.18 8.00E-05 0.3 0.29 0.1 0.1 0.099 0.1 3.2 0.012 0.48 0.61 0.0011 0.0011 22
540283 21/05/2015 WWS4 2.9
540172 21/05/2015 WWS2 2.6
540117 21/05/2015 WWS1 2.5

RefNum Date Data Point AgS Ag-T NaSO NaT NaTR SO4 S-T SnS TDN TSS NTU ZnS ZnT
540111 6/01/2015 WWS1 4800
540222 6/01/2015 WWS3 1480
540166 6/01/2015 WWS2 12700
540167 12/02/2015 WWS2 2700
540112 12/02/2015 WWS1 5900
540278 12/02/2015 WWS4 1400
540223 12/02/2015 WWS3 14200
540280 13/03/2015 WWS4 1470
540114 13/03/2015 WWS1 7200
540169 13/03/2015 WWS2 4000
540225 13/03/2015 WWS3 13600
601786 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 2 0.0005 1.25 1.48 3400 0.003 830 1.17 1.25
380038 16/03/2015 NU5 0.0002 4.1 4.1 1360 0.001 39 1.67
380039 16/03/2015 NU6 0.01 2 2.2 12000 0.05 35 6.9
601785 16/03/2015 North wall trial plot 1 0.001 3.4 4 5300 0.005 86 2.1 2.3
380040 16/03/2015 NU7 0.0001 0.9 0.99 650 0.0005 9 0.43
540282 17/04/2015 WWS4 1490
540116 17/04/2015 WWS1 22000
540171 17/04/2015 WWS2 15400
540227 17/04/2015 WWS3 27000
378703 15/05/2015 O1 South Wall 0.0001 2.3 2.2 2 0.0005 24 0.0048 0.0049
378850 15/05/2015 O4 East Wall 0.0001 10.8 11.1 3 0.0005 7 0.01 0.0154
378778 15/05/2015 O3 East Wall 0.0001 3.1 3.2 3 0.0005 20 0.0146 0.0162
380046 15/05/2015 NU1 0.0001 2.2 2.2 470 0.0005 15 0.27
540283 21/05/2015 WWS4 1120
540172 21/05/2015 WWS2 5700
540117 21/05/2015 WWS1 9200

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What is the purpose and scope of the report?

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What mining activities are discussed in the report?

What mining activities are discussed in the report?

2015

Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................3

Written by: Mark Burroughs Environmental Officer, OGNZL

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1.3 Trio Underground Mine

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1.4 Correnso Underground Mine

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Dewatering and Settlement Monitoring Report

The report shall be forwarded in a form acceptable to the Councils.

(i) explain the cause of the non-conformance,

(ii) Propose appropriate settlement contingency measures for discussion with

(iii) implement agreed settlement contingency measures as appropriate within the

Monitoring – Water Quality

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Figure 1 - Summary of Geology - Maps 1(a)-(d)

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Figure 2: Martha Mine showing area mined 2015

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3.2.3 Waste rock management

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Figure 3 – Mine Sections of Correnso Operations (Development and Backfilling)

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NB Pit water level unable to be read due to access/power issues

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Table 2 - Favona Mine Annual Dewatering Volumes and Rates

2005 70,946 (first reading 25 Oct 2005) 1,321

2006 625,204 1,693

2007 962,754 2,645

2008 1,012,329 2,766

2009 852,762 2,336

2010 925,635 2,536

2011 797,431 2,185

2012 677,104 1,850

2013 641,451 1,757

2014 573,983 1,573

2015 (Until May) 258,373 1,832

4.3 Martha, Favona, Trio & Correnso

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• Identification and interpretation of any environmentally important trends in dewatering

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Table 4 - Current Waihi Piezometer Network

Alluvium Depth Younger Depth Martha Depth Favona Depth

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5.2 Inspection and Maintenance

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