INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Australian jurisdictions will generally impose conditions on any mining tenement for the purpose of preventing or rectifying environmental harm. These conditions operate concurrently with the terms of any relevant environmental approvals issued under relevant federal, state or territory environmental laws. 41ha NEW LAND REHABILITATED IN FY17 PROGRESSIVE REHABILITATION MINIMISING OUR DISTURBANCE In FY17, IGO continued to populate and update the Group Obligations Register; a tool used to systematically capture the environmental conditions associated with both our tenements, obligations arising from environmental approvals and other public commitments. This activity was largely completed in FY17 and efforts will now focus on removing historical and duplicated obligations through engagement with the appropriate regulatory authority. 74 — IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017