EPVX00207913 · MT COOLON GOLD MINES PTY LTD

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   access environmental licences & permits Environmental Authority (Exploration or Mineral Devel9pment) Code Compliant Level 2 11ining Project Permit' Number: M1C200695008 Section 171 - Environmental Protection Act 1994 Takes Effect From: 12-Feb-2008 Details Name Address I Permit Holder(s) Mt Coolon Gold Mines Pty Ltd Principal Holder Suite 41, Northpoint 231 North Quay BRISBANE OLD 400 Activity(s) Location(s) Exploration Permit Mineral EPM7259 The environmental authority is subject to each of the Standard Environmental Conditions contained in the Code of Environmental Compliance for Exploration and Mineral Development Projects dated January 2001. Tania Laurencont Delegate Environmental Protection Agency 12-FEB-2008 Permit includes licences, a pprovals, permits, authorisations, certificates, sanctions or equivalent/similar as required by legislation administered by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Queensland Parks and Wildli4 Service Environmental Protection Agency at Protection Agency www.epa.qld.gov.au ABN 87221158786 Parks and Wildlife Service

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   FOLIO \TSV2OO__" Notice of Decision - Transfer Application This notice is issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to advise of a statutory decision made under section 262 of the Environmental Protection Act 1994. Tenures Support Unit: Mineral and Coal Mt Coolon Gold Mines Pty Ltd Department of Mines and Energy c/ Hetherington Exploration and Mining P0 Box 1475 Title Services Pty Ltd COORPAROO OLD 4151 P0 Box 13071, George Street Post Shop BRISBANE GEORGE STREET OLD 4003 Our Reference: 171466 (TSV1 888) Dear Sir/Madam Re: Transfer of environmental authority M1C200695008 The EPA has assessed the application received on 10-JAN-2008 to transfer environmental authority M1C200695008 from Newcrest Operations Limited to Mt Coolon Gold Mines Pty Ltd and wishes to advise you that the application has been granted. Please note that new permit profiles have been implemented and as a result the reference number of the environmental authority has changed from M4686 to M1C200695008. The relevant mining tenement approved for transfer is M1C200695008. Please discharge the financial assurance held for environmental authority M4686 to the transferor when lodgement of the financial assurance, to the amount of $12 000 has been received from the transferee. This Notice of Decision and the amended environmental authority (if attached) constitute the permit documentation. For code compliant level 2 projects, the standard environmental conditions in the relevant Code of Environmental Compliance are the conditions of the environmental authority. Please note that the transferee must, within 10 business days, give each owner of the land to which the environmental authority relates written notice that the authority has been transferred to the transferee. If you require more information please contact Patricia Elder, the Project Manager, on 47225353. Tania Laurencont Enquiries: Delegate Northern Region (Townsville) Environmental Protection Agency P0 Box 5391 12-FEB-2008 TOWNSVILLE 4810 Ph. (07) 4722 5353 Fax. (07) 4722 5351 S:\Environmental Operations\Operations\Licencing\Mirling\TSV1 888 (EPM7259) Newcrest\2008\Permits\transfer notice 1 20208.doc Environmental Protection Agency *Environmental Protection Agency Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service www.epa.qld.gov.au ABN 87221158786