Proposed Resource Consent Conditions

40 CONSENT TYPE AND ACTIVITIES AUTHORISED S9 To drill below the water table to establish underground tunnels, portals and mines using a drill and blast technique. S14 To take and divert groundwater intercepted during tunnelling and stoping activities. S15 To discharge contaminants to land and groundwater associated with the underground storage, use and backfilling of rock containing potential acid forming material. S15 To discharge contaminants to land and groundwater when sealing tunnels and shafts with grout or shotcrete. LOCATION Areas 1, 2, 3 and 5 TERM 35 years LAPSE PERIOD 10 years Schedule One – Common Conditions Which Apply to All Waikato Regional Council and Hauraki District Council Consents 1 The consent holder shall comply with the common conditions between the Hauraki District Council and the Waikato Regional Council in Schedule One as relevant to the management of activities authorised by this consent. These common conditions include conditions which address dewatering and settlement. Schedule Two – General Conditions Which Apply to All Waikato Regional Council Consents 2 The consent holder shall comply with the general conditions in Schedule Two which apply to all Waikato Regional Council consents as relevant to the activities authorised by this consent. General Requirements 3 At least 20 working days prior to the first exercise of this consent, the Consent Holder shall advise the Waikato Regional Council in writing of the date upon which the exercise of this consent is to be physically commenced. Definitions 4 For the purposes of this consent: a. Access Tunnels means: i. The Wharekirauponga Access Tunnel which connects the Mine Area and the existing Waihi Surface Facilities Area; ii. The Dual Tunnels which connect the Mine Area to the Wharekirauponga Access Tunnel; and

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