1. 13 th SEPTEMBER 2011 Ashton Coal Operations Pty Limited Community Consultative Committee EnvironmentalReport Environmental Report

2. Ashton Monitoring Locations

3. Depositional Dust Monitoring

4. Total Suspended Dust Monitoring

5. PM 10 Dust – Site 1 Monitoring Maximum daily limit 50µg/m 3

6. PM 10 Dust – Site 2 Monitoring Maximum daily limit 50µg/m 3

7. Monitoring Maximum daily limit 50µg/m 3 PM 10 Dust – Site 3

8. Monitoring Maximum daily limit 50µg/m 3 PM 10 Dust – Site 8

9. Blasting Statistics at 1 st September 2011 Criteria ChurchVillage VOPV Maximum21163114 Average11041103 >2 mm/s02% (2) >10 mm/s00 >115 dBA2% (2)0 >120 dBA0 87 blasts have been fired for the reporting period to date.

10. Rainfall Monitoring

11. Water Sampling Locations Monitoring

12. Water Quality - pH

13. Monitoring

14. Water Quality - pH

15. Water Quality - EC Monitoring

16. Water Quality - EC Monitoring

17. Water Quality - EC Monitoring

18. Groundwater Sampling Sites Monitoring

19. Groundwater – Standing Depth Monitoring

20. Groundwater – Standing Depth Monitoring

21. Groundwater – EC Monitoring

22. Groundwater – EC

23. Noise Monitoring Noise Statutory noise monitoring was conducted in August 2011. There were no exceedences for the reporting period.

24. Complaints Community Total complaints 7 –, Total enquiries - 1 OEH

25. Complaints

26. Environment Related Operation Changes Daily Operational Changes DateIssueOperational Changes 5/07/2011Strong NW winds and Increasing dust levels EC spoke with Open Cut Mine Manager they decided to start up second water for in the pit, resulting in 2 large watercarts for 1 digger and 3 trucks in the pit, another smaller one was watering the surrounding areas around the pit. 7/07/2011Winds greater than 10m/sBlast postponed until Friday 8 July at 9:30am

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