Supporting Technical Assessments

OceanaGold Waihi North Project Vibration Performance Assessment Page 4 of 41 Project Number: HP2006-2 Heilig & Partners Save Date: 21/06/2022 5:55:00 PM ABN 56 082 976 714 File Name: WAI-985-000-REP-LC-0018_Rev 0 The extent of the decline, including the cut back sections to allow access to other mining horizons within the Wharekirauponga orebody is shown in the following Figure 3. Figure 3 - Plan of the WUG Access Decline 2.3. WUG Access Tunnel Transport of the ore from WUG to the Processing Plant will be via dedicated tunnels comprising the Dual Access Tunnels and the WUG Access Tunnel, the latter originating from the Willows Access decline back to near the existing Processing Plant at Baxter Road. The WUG Access Tunnel will be about 5 kilometres in length, 6 metres in height and 5.5 metres in width with an arched profile. The planned alignment is shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 - Plan of the WUG Access Tunnel corridor 2.4. Wharekirauponga Underground Mine (WUG) The Wharekirauponga orebody runs approximately north south and extending between 65 and 300 metres below the existing natural surface. The mine is shown in Figure 5.

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