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Current status of Rex Minerals’ Mining Lease Proposal.

As you would be aware, public submissions for Rex Minerals’ Hillside Mining
Lease Proposal closed in early November 2013.  Over 260 submissions were
received from the public, which is an outstanding number.

Thank you to each person who put in a submission – each one was important.

STEPS TAKEN BY DMITRE AND REX SINCE THEN

1. DMITRE forwarded copies to Rex of all non-confidential  public
submissions

2. DMITRE compiled a complete list of the technical issues and
forwarded these to Rex in early December 2013.    (see
http://bit.ly/1eHCH21.   –  Appendix 1 – Outcomes of statutory consultation
on Rex Minerals Hillside mining lease proposal and management plan (.pdf
309.5kb)

The first 99 issues listed in this technical summary document were those
raised by DMITRE themselves.  The remaining 96 issues listed were those
raised by the public.

Rex were required to address each and every one of these issues.

3. Rex have now finalized their response to these technical issues and
have forwarded that response to DMITRE. (A copy of this response – “Hillside
Copper Mine:  Mining Lease Proposal Response Document ” – is available on
the Rex website http://www.rexminerals.com.au/mlp/

We urge you to read both DMITRE’s  technical summary document and Rex’s
Response Document.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

DMITRE and associated government departments will go through Rex’s Response
Document and – in DMITRE’s words – ‘confirm that the issues raised as a
result of the statutory consultation have been satisfactorily addressed”.

If they consider them ‘suitable’, DMITRE will finalise their  assessment of the MLP.

This assessment will then be forwarded to the Minister for Mineral Resources
and Energy who will then make a decision on whether or not to offer Rex the
Mining Leases and Miscellaneous Purposes Licences.

NO FURTHER PUBLIC CONSULTATION

The public will have no formal opportunity to comment on Rex’s Response to
the technical issues raised.  We believe this is not acceptable and have
written to the Government requesting further consultation.
At our request, the Yorke Peninsula District Council and the Community
Consultative Group also wrote, backing up our request. .

YPLOG WILL KEEP UP THE FIGHT TO STOP HILLSIDE

Despite the lack of further public consultation, YPLOG is seeking expert
assessments from mining/environmental experts on the responses provided by
Rex re. the key issues   (eg hydro-geology and rehabilitation).   These will
be forwarded to DMITRE for their consideration.

If you are not satisfied with Rex’s responses to the issues raised as part
of the public consultation process, please email or phone DMITRE, or the
MINISTER for MINERAL RESOURCES and ENERGY,  Mr Koutsantonis, or the SHADOW
MINISTER, Mr Martin HAMILTON SMITH.  Their contact details are listed below.

Mr Andrew Querzoli,

Manager, Mining Assesment,
DMITRE.
Phone:  8226 1928
Email:    andrew.querzoli at sa.gov.au

Mr Tom Koutsantonis,
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Phone:  8234 0777
Email:  westtorrens at parliament.sa.gov.au

Mr Martin Hamilton-Smith
Shadow Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Phone:  8363 9222
Email:  norwoods at parliament.sa.gov.au

We need them to know that the residents of Yorke Peninsula are still not
satisfied with Rex’s proposal to mine at Hillside.

We are winning the court of public opinion, so help keep the pressure on.

YP Landowners Continuing the Fight

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