Optimum Water Management

Discussion on 10th August 2007

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Scope of work
Evaluate all the options to assist with management of overall water make
Clean water separation Non-freedraining areas Minimising the dirty water make Options other than treatment; irrigation and evaporation, supply to others Treatment

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Baseline case
Optimus, Bothashoek, Pullenshope, Zevenfontein, Kromdraai
Rehabilitation backlog addressed close to closure (last 5 years) Rehabilitation delayed where future mining is to occur

Kwagga
Rehabilitation is concurrent (currently only a small backlog)
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Graph of Mining water make with dewatering - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
50000

Optimum excluding Kwagga

45000

40000

35000 Average volume (m3/day)

30000

25000

20000

15000
Total mine water mak e

10000
Mine water make with other point source inflows (to workings) Mine water make with all dewatering and other inflows

5000

0
07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 27

Year analysed

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Water use Optimum excluding Kwagga

50000 45000 40000

Graph of water make versus usage - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis

Uses = Plant (around 6Ml/day?)

Dust suppression = 1Ml/day Irrigation = 2Ml/day Water treatment = 11Ml/day Evaporation around 1 to 1,5Ml/day Total around 21 to 22Ml/day

35000 Average volume (m3/day)

30000

25000
Total mine water make with dewatering and other inflows

20000

15000

10000

Residual surplus

Targetted usage

5000

Usage obtained

0
2 00 7 2 00 9 2 01 1 2 01 3 2 01 5 2 01 7 2 01 9 2 02 1 2 02 3 2 02 5 2 02 7
Net surplus /defic it

Year analysed

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Uses = Plant (around 6Ml/day?) Graph of water make versus usage - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
50000

Optimum excluding Kwagga

Water use

Dust suppression = 1Ml/day Irrigation = 2Ml/day Water treatment = 15Ml/day

40000

Evaporation around 1 to 1,5Ml/day Total around 21 to 22Ml/day

Average volume (m3/day)

30000

20000

Total mine water make with dewatering and other inflows

10000

Residual surplus
0
2 00 7 2 00 9 2 01 1 2 01 3 2 01 5 2 01 7 2 01 9 2 02 1 2 02 3 2 02 5 2 02 7

Targetted usage

Usage obtained

-10000 Year analysed

Net surplus /defic it

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Graph of Mining water make with dewatering - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
14000

Kwagga South, Central and North

12000

10000 Average volume (m3/day)

8000

6000

4000

2000

Storage in old workings (residual = water from Kwagga North) Dust suppression usage = 1600m3/day total? Reduces at 2013, but can also pump to Kwagga Central.
09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

Total mine water mak e

Mine water make with other point source inflows (to workings) Mine water make with all dewatering and other inflows

0
07 20 20 27

Year analysed

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Graph of water make versus usage - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;Kwagga Analysis for the Water Treatment Plant
14000

12000

10000

Average volume (m3/day)

8000

6000

4000

Total mine water mak e with dewatering and other inflows Targetted us age

2000
Usage obtained

0
20 0 7 20 0 9 20 1 1 20 1 3 20 1 5 20 1 7 20 1 9 20 2 1 20 2 3 20 2 5 20 2 7 20 2 9 20 3 1 20 3 3 20 3 5 20 3 7 20 3 9 20 4 1 20 4 3 20 4 5 20 4 7

-2000 Year analysed

Net surplus/deficit

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2500

Klipbank

Graph of water make versus usage - Klipbank Water Make ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis

2000

Average volume (m3/day)

1500

1000

Total mine water make with dewatering and other inflows Targetted usage

500
Usage obtained

0
2 00 7 2 00 9 2 01 1 2 01 3 2 01 5 2 01 7 2 01 9 2 02 1 2 02 3 2 02 5 2 02 7
Net surplus /defic it

Year analysed

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Graph of water make versus usage - Eikeboom Water Balance ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
3000

Eikeboom

2500

Average volume (m3/day)

2000

1500
Total mine water make with dewatering and other inflows Targetted usage

1000

500
Usage obtained

0
2 00 7 2 00 9 2 01 1 2 01 3 2 01 5 2 01 7 2 01 9 2 02 1 2 02 3 2 02 5 2 02 7
Net surplus /defic it

Year analysed

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Option assessment
Refer to mind mapping

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Water reduction
R 1 2.0 0 Kromd raa i Rehab R 1 0.0 0 Bo tha shoe k Rehab Pullenshope Reh ab W ater T rea tme nt Plant R 8.0 0 Cost per m3/20years

R 6.0 0 Office Area

Zeven fo nte in Reha b Op timus Reh ab

Ze venfontein non-freed raining R 4.0 0 Both ashoe k can al Kwa gga clean wate r

De Gro otte Rie tpa n W e st Ban k can al R 2.0 0 Zeven fo ntein Cle an catchm ent East Bank cana l extensio n

R0 2 000 4000 6000 Water volume (m3/day) 800 0 1000 0 1200 0

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Analysis of water make for Optimum (excluding Kwagga) for different rehabilitation options
50 000 45 000 40 000 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 5 000 0
20 07 20 13 20 19 20 25

m3 per day

W ater ma ke W ater ma ke W ater ma ke W ater ma ke

(base case) (reh ab 1) (reh ab 2) (reh ab 3)

Year

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Analysis of water make for Optimum (excluding Kwagga) - net water make after use for different rehabilitation options
4000 0

3500 0

3000 0

2500 0

2000 0 W ate r Make (base case) W ate r Make (reh ab 1) W ate r Make (reh ab 2) W ate r Make (reh ab 3) m3 per day after use after use after use after use

1500 0

1000 0

500 0

0
20 07 20 13 20 19 20 25

-500 0

-1000 0 Year

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Water reduction
R 1 2.0 0 Kro mdraai Reh ab R 1 0.0 0 Pullenshope Reha b Bothash oek Reh ab R 8.0 0 Cost per m3/20years

1300m3/d
R 6.0 0 Office Are a Zevenfontein Re hab Op timus Reha b Ze venfontein non-freed raining R 4.0 0 Both ashoe k can al Kwagga clean water R 2.0 0 De Grootte Rietp an Zeve nfontein Clean ca tchment R0 500 10 00 15 00 20 00 25 00 300 0 350 0 Water volume (m3/day) W est Bank canal East Bank cana l extensio n

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11Ml/day plant only

Surplus of 5 to 6Ml/day (excluding Kwagga)

West bank canal, rehab Optimus West, other clean catchments 15Ml/day plant

Deficit developing, but Kwagga still an issue

Ditto above, but increase rehabilitation to allow surplus from Kwagga to be managed at Optimum 15Ml/day plant

Time frame a problem? plus rehab costs?

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Graph of Mining water make with dewatering - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
50000

45000

40000

35000 Average volume (m3/day)

30000

25000

20000

15000
Total mine water mak e

10000
Mine water make with other point source inflows (to workings) Mine water make with all dewatering and other inflows

5000

0
07 09 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 27

Year analysed

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Graph of water make versus usage - Optimum Water Treatment Plant ; Analysis period from 2007 ;EMPR analysis
50000

40000

Average volume (m3/day)

30000

20000

Total mine water make with dewatering and other inflows Targetted usage

10000

0
2 00 7 2 00 9 2 01 1 2 01 3 2 01 5 2 01 7 2 01 9 2 02 1 2 02 3 2 02 5 2 02 7

Usage obtained

-10000 Year analysed

Net surplus /defic it

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11Ml/day plant only

Surplus of 5 to 6Ml/day (excluding Kwagga)

West bank canal, rehab Optimus West, other clean catchments 15Ml/day plant

Deficit developing, but Kwagga still an issue

Ditto above, but increase rehabilitation to allow surplus from Kwagga to be managed at Optimum 15Ml/day plant Provide storage at Kwagga plus increased usage (irrigation or XCSA option) 15Ml/day plant

Time frame a problem? plus rehab costs?

2007/08 a problem

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Discussion

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Bothashoek engineering measures

Clean water canal around the voids 18%

Residual water make 82%

Water reduction measures Divert clean water around voids Cost = R0,9m

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Bothashoek engineering measures

Rehabilitation 38%

Residual water make 62%

Water reduction measures Rehabilitate the site; backfilling of pits DME Cost for rehabilitation = R6,7m Probable cost (2 to 3million m3, R10 to R12/m3 haul), R31million. Option to backfill with Coal Slurry Level spoils, and place PS ash above the water table
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Optimus engineering measures

Re habilitation backlog 24%

Dra in de Grootte Rietpa n 3% W est b ank canal 1 5%

Residual wa ter make 58%

Water reduction measures Rehabilitation backlog; total cost = R90 million; available = R71million De Grootte Rietpan; R0,6 to R0,8million West Bank Canal; R10 to R15million

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Zevenfontein engineering measures

Re habilitation backlog 32%

Non-freed raining areas 1% Clean water ca tch ment 6%

Residu al water make 61%

Water reduction measures Rehabilitation backlog; total cost = R93 million; available = R40million. May be that available is closer to R80million. Localised non-freedraining areas; R0,6 to R0,8million Clean catchments ; R0,3 to R0,5million

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Pullenshope engineering measures

Rehabilitation ba cklog 45%

Residua l wate r make 55%

Secon dary ca nals 0%

Water reduction measures Rehabilitation backlog; total cost = R119 million; available = R72million. Relocate secondary canals; R1 to R1,5million (needed as mining progresses, currently minor issue) East bank canal and shaping of rehabilitated areas ; R6million
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Kromdraai

Water levels look to be close to decant, but no detailed levels or decant levels as yet Still to model this pit

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Kwagga South
Issues
Secondary water collection downstream of main highwall cut-off Provide dirty water containment at loading area Main issue is where to store the water See notes later

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