NOLANS PROJECT UPDATE
Brian Fowler - General Manager NT
& Sustainability
8 October 2015
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OVERVIEW
Arafura is planning a open cut rare earth mine and
processing operation on Aileron Station
After processing, the rare earths will be taken by train to
Darwin and shipped overseas for final separation into
five rare earth products
Ore types
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Final Rare Earth products
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FROM MINE TO MARKET
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ON AILERON STATION,
NEAR THE ROADHOUSE
10km to
Processing Site
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10km to
Mine Site
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RARE EARTH MAGNETS
Rare Earth (RE) magnets are
3 times stronger and 1/10th
the size of conventional
magnets
They are one of the reasons
why everyday items have
become smaller, lighter,
mobile, more efficient and
more affordable
The key REs in RE magnets
are Neodymium and
Praseodymium – NdPr
Nolans is highly enriched in
NdPr
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NOLANS IS CLOSE TO TRANSPORT,
ENERGY & WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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MINING & PROCESSING AT NOLANS
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A$1,200 million capital spend
~400 jobs in operations
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
This year we are doing studies as part of our EIS to look at:
plants and animals
ground and surface water
dust, noise and vibration
waste management (rock and tailings/residues)
radiation
transportation
mine closure and rehabilitation
social impact
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ANIMAL SURVEYS
Black Footed Rock Wallaby
Mulgara
Great Desert Skink
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GROUNDWATER STUDIES (1)
Arafura has defined an
extensive, high-yielding
groundwater system SW of
Nolans Site on Aileron &
Napperby stations
26 exploration & investigation
bores drilled, and our studies
of the system are ongoing
Aquifers are recharged from
rainfall and seepage
Catchment separated from
Ti Tree Basin
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GROUNDWATER STUDIES (2)
Multiple productions bores
east of Day Creek will be
used to reduce drawdown
Monitoring bores will be drilled
to safeguard other users and
manage the aquifers
Aquifers will sustain the
Nolans Project planned usage
and other local groundwater
users
Production water bores are shown as yellow dots. Black squares are exploration bores. Airborne
geophysical colour image indicates high potential areas (blues= high potential; red = low
potential) for buried groundwater aquifers
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Groundwater extraction
licence application lodged
with Department of Land
Resource Management
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GROUNDWATER STUDIES (3)
The borefield area is small part of a very large system of connected groundwater basins
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ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE MONITORING
26 monitoring sites have
been established on or
around Nolans
At these sites we are
measuring natural
radioactivity in soil, plants
and in the air
We also have 16 monitoring
sites in creeks to measure
water quality & flow
information
Many of these sites have
been in place since 2010
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STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION
We have been meeting with stakeholders since 2008
Most of our work this year is EIS studies
We will hold community information days in Ti Tree and Alice Springs
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION & NT
Now
Construction
Operations
Jobs
Limited
Mine, plant & building
workers’ camp
Mine, plant & services
operations
Training
Limited
Apprenticeships, work ready
programs
Apprenticeships, work ready
programs
Business
Opportunities
Contractor & consultant
hire, equipment & supplies
Operations services,
equipment & supplies
Operations support
services, equipment &
supplies, logistics
Sponsorship &
Trust
Sponsorships
Sponsorships
Sponsorships, community
benefits trust
Environmental
Work experience, rangers
helping with studies
Work experience, rangers
helping with studies
Ongoing monitoring and
land management programs
Infrastructure
Transportable buildings on
site
Roads, borefields, power &
communications
Opportunities for regional
power, water
Royalties & Taxes
CLC exploration
agreement
CLC mining agreement
Community benefits
package for traditional
owners
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KEY MESSAGES
Arafura’s operations in Central Australia will be the foundation for
secure supply of magnet-feed rare earths to the world
Nolans is a major project with significant logistics & infrastructure
requirements
Nolans EIS studies are underpinned by solid science & long-term data
collection
Arafura is serious about consulting with its stakeholders and Nolans
can be an enabler for long-term business & community
opportunities in the region
Targeting Project approvals second half of 2016 for first production from
Nolans this decade
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NOLANS DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Detailed description of Arafura’s
plans to develop the Nolans
Rare Earths Project
120+ pages fully referenced
Released September 2014
Download from www.arultd.com
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THANK YOU
Questions?
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