70 Boffa Miskell Ltd | Waihi North Project| Landscape and Visual Effects | Contributing Factors Implementation73 Operation74 Residual75 Level of Effect76 Nature of Effect77 Level of Effect Nature of Effect Level of Effect Nature of Effect • Transient views frequently concealed by intervening vegetation Mitigation • Final landform rehabilitated with pasture against a larger vegetated backdrop T4: Trig Road North (east) • Views from rural dwellings • Location of tailings integrated along the toe of larger vegetated landform which wraps along the eastern edge of TSF3 • Intervening stockpiles reinstated in pasture to conceal ongoing activity during operation Mitigation • Rehabilitated in pasture against a larger vegetated backdrop Low Adverse Low Adverse Low Neutral TSF3 will adjoin existing tailings storage facilities and appear visually contained against an existing landform backdrop which rises to the north and east. In this context, the potential for visual effects primarily extends to the southeast across adjoining rural areas, from which existing views of tailings storage facilities are available and which influence the extent to which additional visual effects occur in this more modified rural context. 10.6 TSF3 Landscape Mitigation During operation, the following measures are proposed to mitigate natural character, landscape and visual effects: • Ensure temporary stockpiles are hydroseeded with pasture to resemble adjoining rural areas during operation • Replace vegetation proposed to be removed in SNA T13UP166 and along existing watercourses to offset vegetation loss and improve connectivity along Ruahorehore Stream • Re-establish the final embankment and stockpile in pasture and facilitate reestablishment with native wetland plants within stored tailings areas at completion 11.0 Cumulative Effects 11.1 Cumulative Landscape Effects Despite the scale of the project, the combination of underground elements, its dispersed nature and response to local setting ensures a high degree of visual enclosure and limited cumulative effects.
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