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Wiluna Environmental Scoping DocumentNote: the public comments period for the Wiluna Uranium Environmental Scoping Document closed on 5 July 2010. Toro Energy’s flagship project is near Wiluna in the North Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, 550 km north of Kalgoorlie. RESOURCE STATEMENT
MINING The ore in the Centipede and Lake Way deposits is shallow at between 1 m and 8 m below the surface. Mining would be by open cut, with Centipede worked first for a period of about 5 years, followed by Lake Way. No blasting would be required as the ore occurs in relatively thin layers of low to medium strength rock. Toro proposes to use a surface miner to mine the ore. This is a tracked vehicle with a cutting drum to break up the ore. PROCESSING After the ore is mined, it has to be processed to extract the uranium. Toro proposes to use a heap leach method involving recirculating sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate solutions over piles of ore placed on an engineered liner. The leach heaps would be located close to the orebody to avoid the need to clear large tracts of land. This processing method does not require the establishment of a tailings system for waste management. Once treated, the ore material is returned to the pit void. PUBLIC AND WORKER SAFETY All operations on site, including construction, mining and processing, will be conducted under an approved Radiation Management Plan to ensure that radiation exposures are minimised and kept well within regulatory limits. PRODUCT TRANSPORT Toro is continuing to study options for transport of product. These options include road/rail via Kalgoorlie to Port Adelaide and Darwin and road only to either Port Adelaide or Darwin. The volume of production at Wiluna would require one 60 tonne road train per month to transport the uranium to either Port Adelaide or Darwin for overseas shipment. Transport of product is subject to stringent regulations applied and monitored by both Australian and International authorities. In Australia, uranium has been transported for almost 40 years without incident from a number of mines and processing plants. In Western Australia alone, it is estimated that there are more than 3,000 movements per year of radioactive material. ENVIRONMENTAL Toro is undertaking a range of environmental studies that will provide the company and the regulatory authorities with detailed information regarding the existing environment. This will enable Toro to plan and implement the necessary management plans to protect the environment and to effectively develop a rehabilitation and closure plan. _New.jpg) Wiluna Water Barrier Trial REHABILITATION At the end of the mine life, Toro will fully rehabilitate the site and return it as close as reasonably practicable to original condition. OTHER PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE To support the project, Toro will establish accommodation for the workforce, a water supply borefield based on a local underground aquifer, and up to 10 MW of on-site diesel power generation. WORKFORCE The construction workforce will be up to 350 over a period of about 12 months. The operational workforce after that will be up to 170. Toro will seek to employ locally and from within the region, including contracting to local and regional businesses. PROJECT SCHEDULE The project is subject to government approvals. The Western Australian Environment Protection Authority has set the level of assessment at an Environmental Review and Management Programme (ERMP). The Federal Government has determined that the proposal is a controlled action and that it will be assessed under a bilateral agreement between the Federal and Western Australian Governments. An Environmental Scoping Document (referred to above) was on public exhibition in June/July. This describes the key elements of the project and investigations by Toro to enable a realistic and robust assessment of the project’s potential environmental and social impacts to be finalised. These investigations will be the basis for the ERMP which will be subject to a 14 week public review period prior to final government consideration of the project. Subject to government approvals, Toro is planning to begin construction of the project in early 2012 and to begin mining about twelve months after that. _New.jpg) Wiluna Water Barrier Trial RESOURCE TEST PIT As part of the Bankable Feasibility study for the Project, work has commenced on a resource test pit. The on-site pit will involve the movement of approx. 45,000 tonnes of ore and barren material, with the material then returns to the pit to allow for full site rehabilitation. A groundwater barrier trial is also being conducted to seek reductions in water management costs for the proposed mine.
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