Proposed Resource Consent Conditions

13 C37 The Consent Holder shall rehabilitate all areas within Area 1 that have been subject to mining activities authorised as part of this consent by: a. Removing all fencing and vent raise / egress surface infrastructure; b. Capping all vent shafts with a structural cap or stabilised backfill; c. Managing weeds and pests within disturbed areas for two years following the capping of vent shafts to support natural revegetation processes; d. Backfilling any void where geotechnical conditions require it to ensure long term stability; and e. Completing all necessary works to ensure that after the completion of mining the voids created by the Waihi North Project and any associated dewatering activities will not cause a measurable change in the natural flows or water quality in any surface water body identified as a Natural State Water Body in the Waikato Regional Plan at the date of issue of this consent, except that associated with the re-emergence of the warm spring located at E1850258, N5868719. C38 The Consent Holder shall rehabilitate all areas within Area 2 that have been subject to mining activities authorised as part of this consent by: a. Removing the Willows Rock Stack; b. Fully reinstating and rehabilitating the tributary impacted by the Willows Rock Stack; c. Restoring and recontouring disturbed landforms to appear similar to the existing landforms; d. Restoration and riparian planting in general accordance with Figure A – Proposed Closure – WUG Surface Facilities Area annexed as Attachment 2 to these conditions; and e. Backfilling any void or portal where geotechnical conditions require it to ensure long term stability. C39 The Consent Holder shall rehabilitate all areas within Area 3 that have been subject to mining activities authorised by this consent by: a. Backfilling 100 m of the Wharekirauponga Access Tunnel from the portal; and b. Backfilling any void where geotechnical conditions require it to ensure long term stability.

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