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2 On 20 November 2013, Toro Energy acquired the Lake Maitland resource from Mega Uranium. There are now four deposits within the Wiluna Project regional resource that make up the current economic mine plan: Lake Way, Millipede, Centipede and Lake Maitland. Toro Energy Limited proposes an extension to the Wiluna Uranium Project , which involves the mining of uranium at two locations south of the town of Wiluna, Shire of Wiluna. The locations are known as Millipede (approximately 30 km south of Wiluna) and Lake Maitland (approximately 105 km southeast of Wiluna). On 7 April 2014, the EPA Chairman determined the Expansion Project will undergo a Public Environmental Review. The Environmental Scoping Document (ESD) was released for public comment and approved on 13 Feb 2015.

3 The PER was released for public review in November 2015 and closes on the 8 February 2016. Resources (formerly Energy and Minerals Australia) Mulga Rock Uranium ProjectGraham Cobby Daniel EndacottDean CrouchUranium mining Project proposal located in the Shire of Menzies 240 km east-northeast of Kalgoorlie. The proposal includes the development of a processing plant, waste rock dumps, tailings storage facilities, roads, accommodation and an airstrip. Mining is proposed to take place through open pit methods in four separate deposits Princess, Ambassador, Emperor and Shogun. The ore would be processed onsite over a period of approximately 20 years. Uranium oxide concentrate would be shipped through Port Adelaide.

4 The proposal was referred to the WA EPA August 2013 and EPBC Act 28 November 2013 and a Public Environmental Review level of assessment determined. The ESD was released for public comment in August 2014 approved on 25 Feb 2015. The PER is currently under assessment by the EPA under the EPBC EPA assessment Bilateral Agreement. Separate geotechnical investigation approval applications (minor and preliminary works) are underway to support the Definitive Feasibility Study. The Mulga Rock PER was released for Public Review on the 14 December 2015 for a period of 12 weeks. The Minister for Mines and Petroleum visited the site 17 December Agency Project Proposals 20162WA Mining Projects JANUARY 2016 Project no.

5 #DMP projectsDMP Project coordinator(s)DMP contact officer(s) Project approval informationDMP LEAD Agency MINING PROJECTS Projects requiring a higher level of service (Levels 2 or 3). Energy LimitedBennet Well Uranium Project Graham Cobby Daniel EndacottDean CrouchPre-submission stage. The Bennet Well Uranium Project is located 85 km south of Onslow. Exploration results have identified a palaeochannel uranium deposit that may be suitable for in situ recovery (ISR) mining. Additional exploration activity is planned to support a planned pre-feasibility study (PFS) during 2016. Road Resources Gruyere Gold ProjectIan MitchellMike WildePre-submission stage. Gold Road Resources is an emerging gold producer in the Yamarna Greenstone Belt; a newly discovered (August 2014) gold region located 150 km east of Laverton.

6 The Gruyere deposit has a JORC Mineral Resource of million ounces of gold. A Pre-Feasibility update, including metallurgical, geotechnical, environmental and mining studies, is in progress. Resources Thunderbird ProjectGraham CobbyMike Wilde Brian LloydPre-submission stage. Sheffield Resources has discovered a globally significant high grade mineral sands deposit on the Dampier Peninsula mid-way between Broome and Derby in Western Australia. This is the first major mineral sands deposit to be discovered in the Canning Basin. It is estimated to have a mine life of 32 years. Sheffield has been granted preferred proponent status for the Derby Wharf bulk Handling Facility and has negotiated the terms of lease with the Shire of Derby/West Kimberley Council and the WA Minister for Transport.

7 A pre-feasibility study completed in May 2015 confirmed the technical and economic viability of the Project . A PFS update re-confirmed Project viability in October 2015. A definitive feasibility study (DFS) is in progress. Lead Agency Project Proposals 20163WA Petroleum Projects JANUARY 2016 Project no.#DMP projectsDMP Project coordinator(s)DMP contact officer(s) Project approval informationDMP LEAD Agency PETROLEUM PROJECTS Projects requiring a higher level of service (Levels 2 or 3).1. South West Hub CCS ProjectDominique Van Gent Martin BurkeA Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project involving companies from the South West investigating the potential to store CO2 in the Lesueur Sandstone Formation of the Southern Perth Basin (on the Swan Coastal Plain between Bunbury and Pinjarra).

8 The Project has been allocated $52 million under the Australian Government s CCS Flagships program to progress investigations of the suitability of the Lesueur. A separate National Geoscience Agreement has been signed to progress seismic work (completed in March 2011) and a stratigraphic well in the Lesueur area was drilled in the Shire of Harvey in February/March 2012 which has produced promising results demonstrating a thick layer of shale suitable that could act as a sealing unit, and a large injection target formation of sandstone. A community consultative committee was established in August 2011. A 3D seismic program was completed in May 2014. A series of wells have been drilled and tested to determine the CO2 storage potential of the Lesueur Sandstone formation.

9 Goldfields Gas Pipeline ProjectAPA Group / AngloGold Ashanti Walter LawBev BowerAPA Operations Pty Ltd, a subsidiary company within the APA Group (APA), plan to construct and operate a 294 km high pressure natural gas pipeline to convey gas from the Murrin Murrin gas lateral pipeline (licence PL 36) to the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine and to the Tropicana Gold Mine. Both gold mines are operated by AngloGold Ashanti Australia (AGA). The pipeline is called the Eastern Goldfields Gas Pipeline (EGP). A lead Agency Project briefing and approvals coordination meeting was held on 17 April 2014 and a subsequent meeting in January 2015. A pipeline application (STP-PLA-0025) for a pipeline licence under the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 was granted on 29 Jan 2015 and associated Native Vegetation Clearing Permits finalised.

10 Four Miscellaneous Licences under the Mining Act 1978 for the purposes of construction and operation of the pipeline in the land areas were granted in January 2015. The Project was referred to the WA Environment Protection Authority on 30 July 2014 and a decision (3 Nov 2014) was for the proposal to be NOT ASSESSED Public Advice Given. The Commonwealth have determines the Project as a not controlled action under the EPBC Act 1999. The petroleum safety case was accepted Feb 2015 and Consent to Construct is on track for approval. Construction works are completed and commissioning is in progress. First gas delivery is on track for early 2016. Island Decommissioning Project Chevron Australia Pty LtdWalter LawBeverley BowerGraham CobbyChevron is responsible for the decommissioning of all offshore and onshore production; processing and export facilities on Thevenard Island (TVI) located 25 kilometres offshore from the town of Onslow, Western Australia.