Natural Resources State of Alaska

Project Summary

• Project access is via a 49-mile all season road from the Richardson Highway
• $347 million capital costs for start up
• Power is supplied from the regional grid via a 50-mile power line paralleling  the access road
• Recovery is achieved by gravity, flotation, and cyanide leaching at the mine

• Mining Reclamation Bond 2012 (posted 8/1/12)
• DNR Interim Approval of New Reclamation Bond Amount (issued 3/20/2012)

• Pogo Mine Plan of Operations Approval (F20129500) (issued 2/7/2012)
  February 7, 2012 Joint Agency Response to Comments Document
• Plan of Operations Amendment Approval -
  Power Distribution Expansion to East Deep (issued 12/19/2012)
• Pogo Mine Plan of Operation Amendment Approval -
  Dry Stack Expansion (issued 4/13/2012)
  Response to Public Comments
• Pogo Mine Project Millsite Lease ADL 416949 (issued 12/18/2003)
• Final Decision To Issue Millsite Lease (ADL 416949) (issued 12/18/2003)
• Consent Resolution of the Board of Directors of Teck-Pogo Inc.
  (per Paragraph 26 of the Pogo Millsite Lease) (signed 11/25/04)
• Exhibit B: Parent Entity Guaranty
• Right-of-way for the Pogo Mine Project Road (ADL 416809 & 417066) (issued 12/18/2003)
• Right-of-way for the power line for the Pogo Mine Project (ADL 416817) (issued 12/18/2003)
• Competitive Land Lease for Maintenance/Staging Facility (ADL 416953) (issued 12/18/2003)
• Competitive Material Sale (ADL 416816) (issued 12/18/2003)
• Pogo Upland Mining Lease (ADL 674057) (issued 5/4/2004)

• DEC Pogo Mine Waste Management Permit No. 2011DB0012 (issued 2/7/2012)
  • February 7, 2012 Joint Agency Response to Comments Document
• APDES Permit No. AK0053341 (effective 5/1/2011)  
  • APDES Permit Fact Sheet  
• DEC Air Quality Control Minor Permit AQ0406MSS03 (issued 12/13/06)
• DEC Air Quality Control Construction Permit 406CP01 (issued 1/30/04)

Archive of prior authorizations, financial assurance, and public process

2012 Drystack Tailings Facility Expansion

Request for Amendment (Rev 2) to Plan of Operations F20129500 by Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo LLC (Pogo) for Drystack Tailings Facility (DSTF) Expansion from 7.5 to 20 Million Tons (MTons) Including Construction of a New Diversion Ditch (March 12, 2012)

• Appendix A
  • Engineering Drawings for the Dry Stack Tailings Facility (DSTF) Expansion Construction, Pogo Mine, Alaska, USA
  • Dry Stack Tailings Facility (DSTF) Expansion Detailed Design – Pogo Mine, Alaska, USA
  • Technical Specifications for Pogo Dry Stack Tailings Facility Expansion – Revision 2
• Appendix B
  • Pogo Mine Reclamation Cost Estimate Final 3-20-2012

2012 Pogo DSTF Construction and Maintenance Plan (March 2012)

Pogo Mine Dry Stack Tailings Facility Expansion Preliminary Study (May 16, 2011)

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Plan of Operations

2012 Pogo Plan of Operations (March 2012)

1. Updated Plan of Operation’s Figures:
1. Figure 1.3
2. Figure 1.3a
3. Figure 1.3b
4. Figure 1.3d
5. Figure 7.1

2012 Pogo Reclamation and Closure Plan (March 2012)

1. Updated Reclamation and Closure Plan Figures:
1. Figure 2.3
2. Figure 4.6
3. Figure 4.7
4. Figure 4.8
5. Figure 4.9

November 2011 Pogo Plan of Operations

• Appendix A: Pogo Mine Claim List
• Appendix B: Figures
• Appendix C: Pogo Quality Assurance Plan
• Appendix D: Pogo Mine Monitoring Plan
• Appendix E: Pogo Reclamation and Closure Plan
• Pogo Mine Reclamation Cost Estimate
• Pogo Access Road and Transmission Line Closure Cost Estimate
  
• Appendix F: Pogo DSTF Construction and Maintenance Plan
• Appendix G: Pogo RTP Operating and Maintenance Manual

Note: You can request and receive an Excel version of the Cost Estimates

• Excel File for Pogo Mine Reclamation Cost Estimate Final 3-20-2012
• Excel File for Pogo Mine Reclamation Cost Estimate November 2011

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Pogo Mine Inflow Evaluation and Control Review (Adrian Brown, April 5, 2009)

Pogo Project Water Management Plan February 2002

• Appendix A: Mine Inflow Report
• Appendix B: Hydrology
• Appendix C: Geochemistry
• Appendix D: Surface and Ground Water
• Appendix E: Soil
• Appendix F: Water Quality Data
• Appendix G: Paste Backfill Testwork
• Appendix H: Mine Backfill Drainage Quality
• Appendix I: Mill Process & Water Balances
• Appendix J: Metallurgy
• Appendix K: Post-mining Water Geochemistry
• Appendix L: WTP
• Appendix M: RTP Dam
• Appendix N: Injection Wells

Pogo Project Water Management Plan June 2002 Supplement

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In 2003 a Federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was completed. The State of Alaska was a cooperating agency in the EIS process, and has used the EIS to assist in decision making for its authorizations.

2013 Annual Agency Meeting
March 27^th, 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Westmark Fairbanks Hotel

Pogo Mine 2013 Annual Meeting PowerPoint Presentation (posted 3/12/2013)
Pogo Mine 2012 Factsheet (posted 6/10/2013)

Pogo Mine 2012 Annual Activity and Monitoring Report (posted 3/12/2013)

• Appendix A Maps
• Appendix B Effluent Toxicity Testing (WET), Geochemistry, Flotation Solids data
• Appendix C Time Series Graphs of Monitoring Data
• Appendix D As-Builts for New Monitoring Wells; Abandonment Report
• Appendix E As-Builts for Modifications to Existing Wastewater System
• Appendix F Laboratory MDL Studies
• Appendix G Meteorological Monitoring Annual Data Report
• Appendix H Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing (WET) Laboratory Reports
• Appendix I Excel file of 2012 Monitoring and Historic Data
  For a copy of Electronic Appendix I, please contact:
  Sharmon Stambaugh, DNR Large Mine Coordinator (see bottom of page)

Archive of Annual Meetings and Reports for prior years

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