draft basic assessment report for prospecting right for

IKWEZI MINING VENTURES (PTY) LTD

June 2020 Draft Basic Assessment Report of 175

Report prepared by

No.2 Deer Park Lane ; Deer Park Estate ; Port Elizabeth ; 6070

PO Box 16501 ; Emerald Hill ; 6011

Telephone : +27 (0) 41 379 1899

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DRAFT Basic Assessment

Report for Prospecting Right for

Ikwezi Mining Ventures (Pty)

Ltd, Kouga Municipality

mailto:[email protected]


September 2020 Draft BAR of 175

Contents

Table of Figures .................................................................................................................... 4

List of Tables ........................................................................................................................ 4

Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................. 6

a) Details of ..................................................................................................................... 18

Details of the EAP ..................................................................................................... 18

Expertise of the EAP. ............................................................................................... 18

b) Description of the property. ......................................................................................... 19

c) Locality map ................................................................................................................ 19

d) Description of the scope of the proposed overall activity. ............................................ 21

Listed and specified activities .................................................................................... 21

Description of the activities to be undertaken ........................................................... 21

e) Policy and Legislative Context ..................................................................................... 26

f) Need and desirability of the proposed activities. ........................................................... 29

g) Motivation for the preferred development footprint within the approved site including a

full description of the process followed to reach the proposed development footprint within

the approved site. ............................................................................................................ 30

a) Full description of the process undertaken to identify, assess and rank the impacts and

risks the activity will impose on the preferred site (In respect of the final site layout plan)

through the life of the activity. .......................................................................................... 77

b) Assessment of each identified potentially significant impact and risk ........................... 78

c) Summary of specialist reports. ..................................................................................... 87

k) Environmental impact statement............................................................................... 88

l) Proposed impact management objectives and the impact management outcomes for

inclusion in the EMPr; ...................................................................................................... 91

m) Final proposed alternatives. .................................................................................. 96

PART B ............................................................................................................................. 101

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REPORT ............................ 101

REHABILITATION PRACTICES .................................................................................... 119



b) UNDERTAKING REGARDING CORRECTNESS OF INFORMATION ...................... 130

c) UNDERTAKING REGARDING LEVEL OF AGREEMENT ......................................... 130

References ....................................................................................................................... 131

Appendix A CV of EAP ...................................................................................................... 132

Appendix B Site Layout Plan ............................................................................................. 134

Appendix C ....................................................................................................................... 135

Appendix C1 Newspaper advert .................................................................................... 136

Appendix C2 Site Notice ................................................................................................ 138

Appendix C3 Background Information Document .......................................................... 141

Appendix C4 Register of Interested and Affected Parties .............................................. 150

Appendix C5 Minutes of meeting with Stakeholders ...................................................... 154

Appendix C6 Correspondence with Interested and Affected Parties .............................. 157



Table of Figures

Figure 1 Location of the proposed Ikwezi Mining Ventures mine (purple line) within Kouga

Municipality area shown on a Google Earth ™ image. Inset: Proposed mining site in more

detail. .................................................................................................................................. 20

Figure 2 The location of the proposed drilling sites, from the Ikwezi Mining Prospecting

Works Programme. ............................................................................................................. 22

Figure 3: Average temperatures and precipitation for the town of Hankey of the past 30

years. .................................................................................................................................. 39

Figure 4: Wind rose chart indicating how many hours per year the wind blows from a certain

direction. ............................................................................................................................. 40

Figure 5 : Locality map of mining area ................................................................................ 42

Figure 6 Geological Map of the Prospecting Right area. ..................................................... 44

Figure 7 : Paleontological sensitivity map (Counsel of Geoscience, sahra.org, 2020). ........ 45

Figure 8 : Topographical map of the selected mining site area (topographic-map.com). ..... 47

Figure 9: Map of Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas surrounding the site. ...................... 49

Figure 10 : The Strategic Water Source Areas for groundwater .......................................... 49

Figure 11 : Dominant vegetation types at the proposed prospecting site, according to Mucina

and Rutherford (2006), including Threatened Ecosystems. ................................................. 51

Figure 12 : The location of the prospecting site in terms of nearby conservation areas. ...... 55

Figure 13 : Proposed prospecting site in relation to terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Areas

identified by ECBCP (2007). ............................................................................................... 57

Figure 14 : Prospecting site is situated within an Aquatic CBA1 and CBA2 area. ................ 58

Figure 15 : Proposed prospecting site in relation to focus areas for protected area expansion

identified by NPAES (2010). ................................................................................................ 59

Figure 16 : Map showing level of protection for the Important Bird Areas around the selected

site ...................................................................................................................................... 65

Figure 17 Environmental Sensitive Areas within the Ikwezi Mining Prospecting Right Area. 68

List of Tables

Table 12 Summary of environmental impacts of Ikwezi Mining prospecting right. ............... 11



Table 1 Listed and Other Activities associated with the proposed Ikwezi Mining. ................ 21

Table 2 Policy and Legislative Context of Ikwezi Mining Ventures....................................... 26

Table 3 Comments received from interested and affected parties on the BI ........................ 34

Table 4 List of Species of Conservation Concerns, as well as Threatened and Protected

Species, that may occur on the proposed mine site. ........................................................... 51

Table 5 List of possible frog species occuring at the proposed prospecting site. ................. 60

Table 6 List of possible reptile species present on the proposed prospecting site. .............. 61

Table 7 List of possible mammal species on the proposed prospecting site. ....................... 62

Table 8 List of possible endangered bird species that may occur at the proposed prospecting

site. ..................................................................................................................................... 63

Table 9 Potential Impacts relating to the proposed prospecting right application. ................ 69

Table 10 Methodology for rating significance of proposed activities. ................................... 74

Table 11 Impact Assessment of Potential Environmental Impacts of Ikwezi Mining

prospecting right. ................................................................................................................ 78

Table 12 Summary of environmental impacts of Ikwezi Mining prospecting right. ............... 88

Table 13 Activities of proposed prospecting right application, as well as relevant mitigation

measures. ........................................................................................................................... 91

Table 14 Environmental Management Impacts due to Ikwezi Mining. ............................... 105

Table 15 Financial provision for rehabilitation at Ikwezi Mining. ........................................ 123

Table 16 Environmental Monitoring Programme for Ikwezi Mining. ................................... 125



Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACME Algoa Consulting Mining Engineers

AIPs Alien Invasive Plants

BA Basic Assessment

BID Background Information Document

BP Bioregional Plan

CBA Critical Biodiversity Area

DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

DMR Department of Mineral Resources

DRDAR Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

DWS Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation

EA Environmental Authorisation

EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner

ECDRPW Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works

ECPHRA Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources Agency

ECPTA Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EIR Environmental Impact Report

I&APs Interested and Affected Parties

IDP Integrated Development Plan

MPRDA Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Government Gazette No. 32816)

NMBM Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

NEMA National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 as amended

NEMA: AQA National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004

NEM:BA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004



NEM: ICMA National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management

Act 24 of 2008

NHRA National Heritage Resources Act 29 of 1999

NPAES National Protected Area Expansion Strategy

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency

SAMREC The South African Code For The Reporting Of Exploration Results, Mineral

Resources And Mineral Reserves

SCC Species of Conservation Concern



Executive Summary

Ikwezi Mining Ventures (Pty) Ltd has appointed Algoa Consulting Mining Engineers (ACME)

to undertake an application for a prospecting right (Ref. no. EC 30/5/1/1/2/10140 PR) for the

prospecting for limestone, clay (general) and phosphate ore of an area of 1 678.4 ha on the

Remainder of Farm Oudeboschkloof 159 and Portion 50 of Farm Klein River 158,

approximately 5 km north of Hankey, Kouga Municipality. In terms of the National

Environmental Management Act (NEMA), Act of 1998: Environmental Impact Assessment

(EIA) Regulations published in GN 324, GN 325 and GN 327 (2014), as amended (2017), a

Basic Assessment Report (BAR) process is required.

Legislative Requirements

The most important legislation applicable to the proposed project are listed below:

National Environmental Management Act (No. 107 of 1998) [as amended]

Section 28: Duty of Care and responsibilities to minimise and remediate environmental

degradation.

EIA Regulations, 2014 (Government Notices 982) [as amended]

The EIA regulations prescribe the manner and content of the Basic Assessment and Public

Participation Processes to be followed as well as content of the Environmental Management

Programme.

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act No. 28 of 2002) [as amended]



In order to apply for a prospecting right, an application was submitted on the Department of

Mineral Resources’ Samrad online application system.

Need and Desirability

The Kouga Local Municipality has a large agricultural sector, consisting of 7% of the local

GVA, and has experienced an average growth rate of 4.29% between 2006 and 2016, and

employs 7 450, or 18.8% of total employment (ECSECC 2017). Citrus orchards and

vegetables dominate the Gamtoos Valley area where the proposed mine will be found. This

creates a large local demand for agricultural lime, which is necessary to raise the pH of the

acidic soil of the area.

The local construction industry contributes 12% to the GVA of the local municipality, and has

grown at 6.1% (2006-2016). The construction sector employs 4 630 people, approximately

12% of total employment in the KLM (ECSECC 2017). The construction sector, including road

maintenance, requires stone aggregate and gravel and creates a market for economically-

priced products. The KLM has an unemployment rate of 21,5%, increasing to 26.7% for youth

unemployment (StatsSA 2011).

Presently lime is imported into the area from a number of sources, including Roberson in the

Western Cape, which is over 500 km’s away. The local production of agricultural lime will

greatly benefit the surrounding agricultural industry.

The proposed site is situated within a BLMC2:CBA1 area, which does not regard mining as a

compatible land use. It neighbours the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site, in particular the

Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve. It occurs within a National Protected Area Expansion Strategy

area as well. Whereas prospecting will only have a minor impact, any mining in this area will

have a much bigger environmental impact.

Alternatives

No major alternatives were assessed for this impact assessment. All sensitive areas (rivers

and wetlands, orchards, Threatened Ecosystems, Forest, viewshed of Stinkhoutberg Nature

Reserve) were identified and excluded from prospecting drilling sites. The proposed sites were

constrained by the suspected location of the geological resource, as well as the SAMREC

code. Only existing farm roads and tracks will be used.

Technology and Operation wise, diamond core drilling is planned to be executed on a phase

by phase basis. Planned borehole depths will be determined during the desktop study, but it

is estimated that drilling activities will be conducted down to relatively shallow depths. Logging



and sampling of the borehole core will be performed to evaluate the area. Trenching will

involve the digging of excavation trenches down to approximately 3 metres below surface

using graders and excavators. Mapping of the trench walls will then be performed.

The No Go Option will include the environment remaining in its current near pristine state, and

potentially used for conservation, but the geological resource will not be surveyed for potential

future economic development.

Public Participation

Public participation activities that have been / are to be undertaken to inform the public,

stakeholders and Organs of State of the applications and availability of the Basic Assessment

Report are listed below.

Newspaper Advert published on the 24th October 2019 in The Kouga Express

(Afrikaans) (see copy of the advert as Appendix C1).

Site notices (English) placed at the following location on the 10th September 2020 at

the entrance to the site from the public road that crosses it (33°47'23.46"S

24°54'0.18"E), as well as at the municipal offices in Hankey (33°50'3.42"S

24°52'55.43"E). Proof of placement of the site notices and contents of the site notices

can be seen as Appendix C2.

A Background Information Document (BID) with a comment and registration form was

sent to all I&AP’s as identified. This includes the following authorities:

Kouga Municipality: LED: Vivian Adams

Kouga Municipality: Spatial Planning: Kobus Marais

Kouga Municipality LED: Fezeka Mabusela

Kouga Municipality LED: Xolile Wagosa

Kouga Municipality LED: Vusi Yake

Kouga Municipality: Environmental Management: Patricia Arendse

District Municipality

Sarah Baartman District Municipality: Municipal Manager's Office: Buyiswa Botha

DWS: Marisa Bloem

ECDRPW: District Roads Engineer: Randall Moore

ECPRHA: Sello Mokhanya

ECPTA: Shané October

AgriEC: Teresa Barkuizen

AgriEC: Brent McNamara

DMR:Health & Safety: Terence Doyle



DRDAR: District Director: Thembani Nyokana

DAFF: Thabo Nokoyo

DEDEAT: Dayalan Govender

This communication was sent electronically via email. Copies of the BID mentioned

above can be seen as Appendix C3. The I&AP database is attached as Appendix

C4. Meetings of minutes with the landowner on the 12th November 2019 Appendix

C5. Evidence of communications with Interested and Affected Parties is found in

Appendix C6.

An email to registered I&APs, landowners, ward councillors and commenting authorities was

sent to notify these parties of the application and availability of the Draft Basic Assessment

Report and Environmental Management Programme for 30-day commenting period.

Comments received during the 30-day public participation period will be incorporated in the

Final Report which will be submitted to the competent Authority (DMR) for their decision.

Impact Assessment

Activities necessary for prospecting generally have a MEDIUM to LOW significance before

mitigation (Table 12). One exception is the possible loss of Threatened plant species, which

is considered a HIGH Impact.

After mitigation, all potential environmental impacts are considered LOW to VERY LOW, with

the exception of the Loss of Threatened plant species, which remains MEDIUM.

Table 1 Summary of environmental impacts of Ikwezi Mining prospecting right.

Category

Impact

SIGNIFICANCE SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION

Geology and Soils

1. Loss of soil fertility and agricultural potential

VERY LOW (18) VERY LOW (8)

2. Increase in Soil Erosion

LOW

(36) VERY LOW (8)

3. Soil Contamination VERY LOW (24) VERY LOW (8)

Geohydrology and Hydrology

4. Impact on quantity and quality of water of surface water

MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (8)

5. Contamination of groundwater and surface water by hydrocarbon spills




Category

Impact


6. Contamination of groundwater by waste and grey water


Biodiversity

7. Disturbance to and loss of vegetation cover and habitat


8.Habitat fragmentation and disturbance

MEDIUM (54) VERY LOW (24

9. Loss of floral Species of Conservation Concern and their associated habitat

HIGH (144) MEDIUM (64)

10. Loss of and disturbance to fauna and their associated habitat, particularly faunal SCCs

MEDIUM (48) LOW

(32)

11. Direct loss of fauna MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (24)

12. Increased Environmental Risks


14.Disturbance of the surface resulting in increased risk of AIPs


Air Quality

15. Increase in dust emissions

MEDIUM (48) LOW (24)

16. Increase in gaseous emissions

VERY LOW (24) VERY LOW(4)

Noise 17. Increase in noise MEDIUM (48) LOW (32)

Visual

18. Change in the visual character of the area MEDIUM (54) LOW (24)

Heritage 19. Loss of Heritage Resources.


Traffic 20. Increase in Traffic MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (24)



Category

Impact


Socio-Economic

21. Job creation and preservation LOW

(POSITIVE) (36)

LOW

(POSITIVE)

(36)

Climate change 22. Climate Change Impacts


Cumulative 23. Cumulative Impacts MEDIUM (90)

If the EMPr is strictly adhered to and all environmental principles implemented, the

development should have an acceptable negative impact on the environment.

Reasoned Opinion of the EAP

Based on the findings of the Basic Impact Assessment, the EAP is of the opinion that the

proposed prospecting be approved, due to the potential positive social and economic impacts

it will have on the local and regional communities. The potential negative impacts can be

mitigated to levels of low and very low significance, provided that the mitigation measures are

strictly implemented and monitored. All the recommendations of the mitigation measures

provided in the Environmental Management Programme (PART B of this report) are adhered

to. However, mining will have a much larger impact on the area.

The majority of negative environmental impacts can be mitigated and reduced to LOW or

VERY LOW, if all relevant mitigation measures are strictly implemented. The major residual

impact, the loss of Threatened species in intact Gamtoos Thicket, cannot be adequately

mitigated, and the negative impact remains MEDIUM. The potential prospecting right area falls

within a CBA and a PAEAS area, and the site is rugged and in near pristine area. However,

the prospecting activities footprint is exceedingly small in relation to the size of the site.

It must be noted that the would be considered to have a HIGH sensitivity in terms of mining,

as the clearance of vegetation on a much larger scale would have a large negative effect on

the area. The landscape consists of steep hills and valleys, which is not conducive to low

transport costs, a necessity for a mine.

Recommendations

In order to achieve appropriate environmental management standards and ensure that the

findings of the environmental studies are implemented through physical measures, the



recommendations from the BAR are included within the Environmental Management

Programme (EMPR). The EMPR is based on all the information contained within this report

as well as all the specialists’ reports.



BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

And

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REPORT

SUBMITTED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT WASTE ACT, 2008 IN RESPECT OF LISTED ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE

BEEN TRIGGERED BY APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM

RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002 (MPRDA) (AS AMENDED).

NAME OF APPLICANT: IKWEZI MINING VENTURES (PTY) LTD

TEL NO: 0104468451

FAX NO: 086 476 6158

PHYSICAL ADDRESS: BUILDING 5, 94 BEKKER STREET, THORNHILL OFFICE PARK,

VORNA VALLEY, MIDRAND

POSTAL ADDRESS: P O BOX 151, SUNNINGHILL, 2157

FILE REFERENCE NUMBER SAMRAD:



a) IMPORTANT NOTICE

In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002 as

amended), the Minister must grant a prospecting or mining right if among others the mining

“will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological degradation or damage to the

environment”.

Unless an Environmental Authorisation can be granted following the evaluation of an

Environmental Impact Assessment and an Environmental Management Programme

report in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA),

it cannot be concluded that the said activities will not result in unacceptable pollution,

ecological degradation or damage to the environment.

In terms of section 16(3)(b) of the EIA Regulations, 2014, any report submitted as part of

an application must be prepared in a format that may be determined by the Competent

Authority and in terms of section 17 (1) (c) the competent Authority must check whether

the application has taken into account any minimum requirements applicable or

instructions or guidance provided by the competent authority to the submission of

applications.

It is therefore an instruction that the prescribed reports required in respect of

applications for an environmental authorisation for listed activities triggered by an

application for a right or a permit are submitted in the exact format of, and provide all the

information required in terms of, this template. Furthermore please be advised that failure

to submit the information required in the format provided in this template will be regarded

as a failure to meet the requirements of the Regulation and will lead to the Environmental

Authorisation being refused.

It is furthermore an instruction that the Environmental Assessment Practitioner must

process and interpret his/her research and analysis and use the findings thereof to compile

the information required herein. (Unprocessed supporting information may be attached as

appendices). The EAP must ensure that the information required is placed correctly in the

relevant sections of the Report, in the order, and under the provided headings as set out

below, and ensure that the report is not cluttered with un- interpreted information and that

it unambiguously represents the interpretation of the applicant.

b) OBJECTIVE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROCESS

The objective of the environmental impact assessment process is to, through a consultative

process—

(a) determine the policy and legislative context within which the activity is located and

document how the proposed activity complies with and responds to the policy and

legislative context;

(b) describe the need and desirability of the proposed activity, including the need and

desirability of the activity in the context of the preferred location;



(c) identify the location of the development footprint within the preferred site based on an

impact and risk assessment process inclusive of cumulative impacts and a ranking

process of all the identified development footprint alternatives focusing on the

geographical, physical, biological, social, economic, heritage and cultural aspects of the

environment;

(d) determine the—-

(i) nature, significance, consequence, extent, duration and probability of the impacts

occurring to inform identified preferred alternatives; and

(ii) degree to which these impacts—

(aa) can be reversed;

(bb) may cause irreplaceable loss of resources, and

(cc) can be avoided, managed or mitigated;

(e) identify the most ideal location for the activity within the preferred site based on the

lowest level of environmental sensitivity identified during the assessment;

(f) identify, assess, and rank the impacts the activity will impose on the preferred location

through the life of the activity;

(g) identify suitable measures to manage, avoid or mitigate identified impacts; and

identify residual risks that need to be managed and monitored.



PART A

SCOPE OF ASSSSMENT AND BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT

c) Contact Person and correspondence address

a) Details of

Details of the EAP

Name of the practitioner: Mr Clayton Weatherall-Thomas

Tel no.: 041 379 1899

Fax no.: 086 657 7703

e-mail address: [email protected]

Expertise of the EAP.

(1) The qualifications of the EAP

(with evidence).

Mr Clayton Weatherall-Thomas

EDUCATION

MSc (Botany) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2009

BSc Hons (Botany) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2006

BSc (Biological Sciences) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2005

Please see EAP CV attached to this report as Appendix A.

(2) Summary of the EAP’s past experience.

(In carrying out the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure)

Presently employed by Algoa Consulting and Mining Engineers

In he worked at WESSA

In he worked at Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: Environmental Management

Has done ad hoc Botanical Specialist reports over the period of 2005-20016



b) Description of the property.

Farm Name: Remaining Extent of KLEIN RIVIER 158 and Remaining

Extent of OUDE BOSCH KLOOF 159

Application area (ha) 1678.440995 ha

Magisterial district: Humansdorp

Distance and direction from

nearest town

Eastern Cape, Humansdorp district, 5km South of Hankey

and 23 Km North of North East direction from Humansdorp

town via R330

21 digit Surveyor General

Code for each farm portion

C03400000000015800050

C03400000000015900000

c) Locality map

(show nearest town, scale not smaller than 1:250000).

The locality map can be seen in Figure 1.



Figure 1 Location of the proposed Ikwezi Mining Ventures mine (purple line) within Kouga Municipality area shown on a Google Earth ™ image. Inset: Proposed

mining site in more detail.



d) Description of the scope of the proposed overall activity.

Provide a plan drawn to a scale acceptable to the competent authority but not less than 1: 10 000 that shows the

location, and area (hectares) of all the aforesaid main and listed activities, and infrastructure to be placed on site

Listed and specified activities

Table 2 Listed and Other Activities associated with the proposed Ikwezi Mining.

NAME OF ACTIVITY

(All activities

including activities

not listed)

(E.g. Excavations, blasting,

stockpiles, discard dumps or

dams, Loading, hauling and

transport, Water supply dams

and boreholes,

accommodation, offices,

ablution, stores, workshops,

processing plant, storm water

control, berms, roads,

pipelines, power lines,

conveyors, etc…etc…etc.)

Aerial extent of the

Activity

Ha or m²

LISTED ACTIVITY

Mark with an X where

applicable or affected.

APPLICABLE

LISTING NOTICE

( GNR 544 , GNR 545

or GNR 546 ) or NOT

LISTED

Prospecting Activities

1678.44 hectares

(Proespecting Right

Area)

X

Activity 20 of the NEMA

EIA Regulations 2014,

as amended.

GNR No. 327

Clearing of indigenous

vegetation and

establishment of

prospecting site camps

comprising of the drill

site with sumps and

parking for the drill rig,

parking, equipment

storage, geologist

logging area, water

storage, waste bins

and portable toilets.

19 800 m2 X

Activity 27 of the NEMA

EIA Regulations 2014,

as amended.

GNR No. 327

Description of the activities to be undertaken

Prospecting activities will be conducted in phases as discussed below. The level of work to be

completed during each phase will depend on the results of the preceding phase. The

prospecting operation will commence with review of all available literature from which a

mapping programme will be designed. During mapping, test pits will be excavated to confirm

the occurrence of lithology associated with the mineralized reefs. Mapping and pitting will be

followed by discovery drilling of a few diamond core boreholes aimed at establishing the

occurrence and depth of the mineralized ore body. Thereafter, a preliminary economic



assessment will be conducted. Should the assessment positive, further drilling will be

conducted to define the resource. The final stage will be a pre-feasibility study to determine

whether it will be economic to mine the resource. The 22 potential drilling sites identified

outside sensitive areas are seen in Figure 2.

Figure 2 The location of the proposed drilling sites, from the Ikwezi Mining Prospecting Works Programme.

Phase 1

Literature review

Initial Phase 1 work will include the collection and interpretation of all available data and the

compilation of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database. The information to be

collected will include aerial photos, orthophotos, aeromagnetic data, topo-cadastral maps,

geological maps, results of historic exploration programmes and any other published literature

and maps. The desktop study will aid in compiling a preliminary geological model of the area

to be utilized in the planning geological mapping and sighting of drill holes.

Mapping



Mapping will involve ground truthing the occurrence of the ore body within the proposed

prospecting area; as shown in published geological maps. The Main Zone will be the target

zone as it overlies the Critical Zone in which the ore body occur. Mapping is completed that

meaningful structural and geological data may be derived from it and to confirm that the

desktop study is accurate.

Test pitting

Test pitting will be conducted simultaneously with mapping to confirm the presence of Main

Zone lithologies. The depth of test pits are likely to vary as all pits will be dug until natural

outcrops are exposed. About five test pits each four square meter (4 m2) in size will be

excavated.

Phase 2

Discovery drilling and sampling

The results of the Phase 1 will be used to assist in the ideal location of ten diamond drillholes

at maximum depth of 1000 m. Initially, only four of the ten planned boreholes will be drilled.

The objective of the initial drilling will be to confirm the occurrence of the Critical Zone within

the proposed prospecting area. As a result of the known structural complexity of the area in

which the proposed prospecting areas is located, initial boreholes will be widely spaced in

order to increase the understanding of the overall geology. The expected depth of the Critical

Zone will be guide by initial geological interpretation pre-existing data, mapping and test

pitting.

Sample analysis

The drill core will be sampled where a mineralized section is intersected. The core will be split

into two halves, with one half of the core taken for assay purposes and the other half being

retained. Each sample will be measured and weighed and the sample lengths will be recorded

before despatch for assays at a South African National Accreditation System (SANAS)

accredited laboratory. Samples will be analysed.

Phase 3

Preliminary economic assessment



A preliminary economic assessment is a study conducted to determine whether a project has

the potential to be viable. At this stage, the mineralization, regardless of its quantity and

quality, is always considered to be a mineral resource. This study is generally based on

industry standards rather than derived from detailed site-specific data.

Phase 4

Resource drilling and sampling

Subsequent to Phase 2 drilling, the results will be used to design a systematic drilling

programme aimed at delineating a Mineral Resource on the Proposed Prospecting Area. The

number of boreholes will depend greatly of the results of Phase 2 drilling; a minimum of five is

planned thus far. This programme will be more focussed more on parts on which the ore body

were intersected.

Phase 5

Pre-feasibility study

The pre-feasibility and feasibility studies are more detailed. By the time a decision is made to

proceed with a pre-feasibility study, a preliminary mineral resource report has been finalized

and an orebody model demonstrating its shape, tonnes, and grade is available. A resource

cannot be converted to a reserve unless it backed up by at least a pre-feasibility study. Their

results will show with more certainty whether the project is viable. At this point, the mineral

resource, or a portion thereof, becomes a mineral reserve. The activities associated with the

Prospecting Work Programme will be scheduled over a period of 5 years.

Activities

Drilling

The principal activity will be NQ-sized cored diamond drilling. The core size provides sufficient

sample mass for core lengths from approximately 0.30mm upwards. It provides sufficient

sample mass for analytical work on normal sample widths. The drill rigs have a capacity to

drill between 1200 and 1800 meters per month in 12 hour shift and 5 days a week.

The boreholes are expected to vary between 50 meters and 250 meters although 150

meters per hole is planned on average.



The layout of the borehole will depend on the results obtained from desktop studies,

research and field mapping. Initially 35 Diamond boreholes is planned to be drilled on

the farm these will be on 2km grid, then on a 1km grid, and finally to a 250-500m grid.

The layout of boreholes will take due regard to regulations and restrictions relating to

environmental, social and cultural/heritage factors, and the like.

The successive drilling on smaller grids will target specific areas which will depend on

positive results obtained from the previous phase of wider spaced drilling. The specific

areas cannot be predicted at this early stage.

This drilling programme strategy would be able to successively allow us to take the

deposit from an inferred resource to proven reserve.

Trenching and Pitting

Depending on indications from mapping and/or early stage drilling results, trenching

and/or pitting will be carried out in specific areas.

It is envisaged that trenches, if required, will be dug with an excavator up to 3 meters

below ground level to intersect the sub-outcrop. The length of the trenches could vary

between 10-100m.

Pits, if required, will have a much smaller footprint (approximately 2m by 2m) and will

likely be dug manually or with an excavator.

These activities will take due cognisance of safety, social, and environmental factors,

and will be rehabilitated to the original state of the land.

Bulk sampling

This is envisaged at a much later stage of prospecting and the type and size ( box- cut,

adit, etc.) will largely depend on the results of the prospecting at that point.

The necessary permissions will be sought from the DMR before any bulk sample is

taken.

Access

The type of access envisaged is limited to removal of large rocks and disturbance of

vegetation. Such access roads may also require ‘light’ grading to allow the movement of

surface mobile vehicles. Several existing tracks exist on the site and these will be used

whenever possible. The Farmer’s access road will be utilized in most cases, so no envisaged

ground disturbance is planned or foreseen.



e) Policy and Legislative Context

Table 3 Policy and Legislative Context of Ikwezi Mining Ventures.

APPLICABLE LEGISLATION

AND GUIDELINES USED TO

COMPILE THE REPORT

REFERENCE WHERE

APPLIED

HOW DOES THIS

DEVELOPMENT COMPLY

WITH AND RESPOND TO

THE POLICY AND

LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

(A description of the policy and

legislative context within which

the development is proposed

including an identification of all

legislation, policies, plans,

guidelines, spatial tools, municipal

development planning

frameworks and instruments that

are applicable to this activity and

are to be considered in the

assessment process);

(i.e. Where in this document has it

been explained how the

development complies with and

responds to the legislation and

policy context)

(E.g. In terms of the National

Water Act:-Water Use License

has/has not been applied for).

Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Development Amendment Act, 49

of 2008 (MPRDA), including the

Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Development Regulations of

2004, as amended

All matters relating to any mining

activities must be authorized in

accordance with the requirements

of this Act.

A Prospecting Right Application,

in terms of Section 18 of the Act,

has been lodged with the

competent authority, the

Department of Mineral Resources

(DMR)

National Environmental

Management Act, 107 of 1998

(NEMA), and

Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) Regulations of

2014, as amended, and Listing

Notices 324, 325 and 327

All Listed Activities triggered by

the prospecting right application is

listed in Table 1. The BAR

document is based on the EIA

Regulations of 2014, including

public participation (Section B) h))

A BAR & EMPr process has been

followed in compliance with

Regulation 19 and Appendix 1

and 4 the EIA Regulations of

2014.


Management: Air Quality Act, 39

of 2004 (NEM:AQA), including the

List of activities which result in

atmospheric emissions which

have or may have a significant

Mitigation Measures includes in

the EMPr include dust

suppression on all roads

Registration will not be necessary

for this prospecting right

application.

No Air Emissions Licence is

necessary.





COMPILE THE REPORT

REFERENCE WHERE

APPLIED

HOW DOES THIS

DEVELOPMENT COMPLY

WITH AND RESPOND TO

THE POLICY AND

LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

detrimental effect on the

environment, including health,

social conditions, economic

conditions, ecological conditions

or cultural heritage of 2013 (GNR

893) and

National Dust Control Regulations

(GNR. 827) and

National Atmospheric Emission

Reporting Regulations of 2015

(GNR 283) and

National Ambient Air Quality

Standards (Government Gazette

No. 32816) (NAAQS)


Management: Waste Act, 59 of

2008, including the

National Waste Information

Regulations of 2012 (GN R625)

and

Regulations regarding the

planning and management of

residue stockpiles and residue

deposits from a prospecting,

mining, exploration or production

operation of 2015 (GNR 632)

No residue stockpiles will remain

on site after prospecting. Good

Housekeeping practices will be

instituted to ensure a clean

environment.

A Waste Licence is NOT required

for this mine.

National Water Act, 36 of 1998

(NWA) and

Regulations on use of water for

mining and related activities

aimed at the protection of water

resources of 1999 (GN R1091)

The principles of water use,

Protection of water resources, see

Table 6

All water will be acquired from a

commercial source. A water use

licence application is not required





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REFERENCE WHERE

APPLIED

HOW DOES THIS

DEVELOPMENT COMPLY

WITH AND RESPOND TO

THE POLICY AND

LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

Road Traffic Act, 93 of 1996 Safety and security for local

inhabitants, see Table 5 Design of access road

National Heritage Resources Act

25 of 1999 EMPr

No AIA has been conducted due

to the small footprint of the

clearing required for the

prospecting activities. However,

the EMPr states that an

inspection must be done after

vegetation clearing has taken

place and before drilling

commences.


Management: Protected Areas

Act No 57 of 2003 and

National Protected Areas

Expansion Strategy for South

Africa 2016

Identification of sensitive areas

and Baseline Environment

The development is within a

Protected Area expansion

strategy focus area. However no

legislated requirements exist.

National Forests Act, Act No. 84

of 1998 and

Regulations on the National

Forests Act, 1998 of 2009 (GN

R466)

Application for permits to remove

Protected Tree species

All relevant applications to

damage or remove Protected

Tree species will be done when

necessary, as recommended by

the EMPr.


Management: Biodiversity Act No.

10 of 2004 and

Threatened or protected species

regulations of 2015 (GN R255)

and

List of Critically Endangered,

Endangered, Vulnerable and

Protected Species of 2007 and

All Threatened or Protected

Species, Threatened Ecosystems

and Alien Invasive Species were

identified and integrated into the

Baseline Environment and

Mitigation measures of Table 12

All relevant applications to

damage or remove ToPS will be

done when necessary, as

recommended by the EMPr.

No Threatened Ecosystems occur

within the prospecting right area.

All declared Alien Invasive

Species will be cleared.





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REFERENCE WHERE

APPLIED

HOW DOES THIS

DEVELOPMENT COMPLY

WITH AND RESPOND TO

THE POLICY AND

LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT

List of Ecosystems that are

Threatened or in need of

Protection of 2011 and

Alien and invasive species

regulations of 2014 and

Publishing of the final bioregional

plan for the Nelson Mandela Bay

Municipality of 2015

Kouga Municipality Integrated

Development Plan (IDP) and

Spatial Development Framework

(SDF)

Baseline Environment

The proposed development aims

to meet the requirements of the

IDP and SDF

f) Need and desirability of the proposed activities.

The Kouga Local Municipality has a large agricultural sector, consisting of 7% of the local

GVA, and has experienced an average growth rate of 4.29% between 2006 and 2016, and

employs 7 450, or 18.8% of total employment (ECSECC 2017). Citrus orchards and

vegetables dominate the Gamtoos Valley area where the proposed mine will be found. This

creates a large local demand for agricultural lime, which is necessary to raise the pH of the

acidic soil of the area.

The local construction industry contributes 12% to the GVA of the local municipality, and has

grown at 6.1% (2006-2016). The construction sector employs 4 630 people, approximately

12% of total employment in the KLM (ECSECC 2017). The construction sector, including road

maintenance, requires stone aggregate and gravel and creates a market for economically-

priced products. The KLM has an unemployment rate of 21,5%, increasing to 26.7% for youth

unemployment (StatsSA 2011).



Presently lime is imported into the area from a number of sources, including Roberson in the

Western Cape, which is over 500 km’s away. The local production of agricultural lime will

greatly benefit the surrounding agricultural industry.

The proposed site is situated within a BLMC2:CBA1 area, which does not regard mining as a

compatible land use. It is within 10 km’s of the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site, in particular

the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve. The irreplaceability of the area will be determined by the

specialist studies conducted during the Environmental Impact Assessment.

g) Motivation for the preferred development footprint within the approved site

including a full description of the process followed to reach the proposed

development footprint within the approved site.

NB!! – This section is about the determination of the specific site layout and the location of infrastructure and

activities on site, having taken into consideration the issues raised by interested and affected parties, and

the consideration of alternatives to the initially proposed site layout.

i) Details of the development footprint alternatives considered.

With reference to the site plan provided as Appendix 4 and the location of the individual activities on site,

provide details of the alternatives considered with respect to:

(a) the property on which or location where it is proposed to undertake the activity;

(b) the type of activity to be undertaken;

(c) the design or layout of the activity;

(d) the technology to be used in the activity;

(e) the operational aspects of the activity; and

(f) the option of not implementing the activity.

A number of alternatives were considered.

(a) Location – The location of a mine is constrained by the presence of the relevant ore body.

There are a number of calcareous reserves in the region, namely the Limebank formation in

the Loerie/Hankey/Patensie area in the Gamtoos Valley, and marine calcrete deposits around

Grassridge, approximately north-west of Port Elizabeth, as well as Bathurst/Southwell. The

quality of the Limebank formation is superior to the deposits at Grassridge and Bathurst, due

to less impurities, making it the preferred locality from a geological perspective. There is also

an existing PPC operation at Grassridge, and Bathurst is further away, raising transport costs.

The present site was selected as it occurs outside protected areas, including the World

Heritage Site, the Baviaanskloof and Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserves.



(b) Type of Activity: - No alternative types of activity were assessed.

The site is relatively isolated, not near to any urban areas, and consists mainly of steep slopes,

reducing its potential for residential, institutional or commercial development.

The area is a CBA and is mostly in pristine or near pristine conditions. The potential exists to

declare it a protected area, as it is in a NPAES. However, there are a number of large protected

areas already in the surrounding area, and the landowner, PPC, has not expressed any desire

to declare it as one. The mining potential of the site cannot be ignored, as an economically-

viable ore body is present.

(c) Layout Alternatives – No layout alternatives were assessed.

Initially, the sensitivities of the site were mapped and declared no go areas, limiting the

potential impact of the prospecting drilling sites. The No Go Areas included:

High Agricultural Sensitivity sites, as well as existing orchards, including a 50 m buffer

Heuningkloof and Oudeboschkloof rivers, with a 50 m buffer, and any known wetland

Viewshed of the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve

The Threatened Ecosystem Albany Alluvial Vegetation including a 50 m buffer

The drilling sites were identified based on the requirements of the SAMREC code. They were

limited to the geological formations known to be a dolomite deposit, and were in close

proximity to existing farm roads and tracks, even if they were currently not utilised.

(d) Alternative Technologies – Prospecting will take place using tried and tested methods

commonly used in the industry, with no alternatives for deep drilling. A diamond core driller

will be used to drill and extract the core for analysis.

(e) Alternative operations –

Limited operational alternatives were investigated:

1) Alternative entrances and road networks: Only existing farm roads and tracks will be

utilised to gain access to the prospecting drilling sites, to minimised the footprint of



vegetation that needs to be cleared. It was deemed unnecessary to assess alternatives

to the existing road layout.

2) Alternative prospecting methods:

Diamond core drilling is the only method that can provide cores at deep depths for ore body

analysis.

(f) No-Go Alternative – This alternative will result in the area remaining in its present state,

namely near pristine wilderness providing habitat for multiple threatened and protected

species. No plans exist for the development of the site. There will be no economic

development and no taxes paid. The geologic resource will remain unsurveyed. There will be

no jobs created or skills transfer to workers. It would continue to function as a natural corridor

for biodiversity, and will have no greater visual impact on the area.

ii) Details of the Public Participation Process Followed

Describe the process undertaken to consult interested and affected parties including public

meetings and one on one consultation. NB the affected parties must be specifically consulted

regardless of whether or not they attended public meetings. (Information to be provided to affected

parties must include sufficient detail of the intended operation to enable them to assess what

impact the activities will have on them or on the use of their land.

Public participation activities that have been / are to be undertaken to inform the public,

stakeholders and Organs of State of the applications and availability of the Basic Assessment

Report are listed below.

Newspaper Advert published on the 24th October 2019 in The Kouga Express

(Afrikaans) (see copy of the advert as Appendix C1).

Site notices (English) placed at the following location on the 10th September 2020 at

the entrance to the site from the public road that crosses it (33°47'23.46"S

24°54'0.18"E), as well as at the municipal offices in Hankey (33°50'3.42"S

24°52'55.43"E). Proof of placement of the site notices and contents of the site notices

can be seen as Appendix C2.

A Background Information Document (BID) with a comment and registration form was

sent to all I&AP’s as identified. This includes the following authorities:

Kouga Municipality: LED: Vivian Adams

Kouga Municipality: Spatial Planning: Kobus Marais

Kouga Municipality LED: Fezeka Mabusela

Kouga Municipality LED: Xolile Wagosa



Kouga Municipality LED: Vusi Yake

Kouga Municipality: Environmental Management: Patricia Arendse


Sarah Baartman District Municipality: Municipal Manager's Office: Buyiswa Botha

DWS: Marisa Bloem

ECDRPW: District Roads Engineer: Randall Moore

ECPRHA: Sello Mokhanya

ECPTA: Shané October

AgriEC: Teresa Barkuizen

AgriEC: Brent McNamara

DMR:Health & Safety: Terence Doyle

DRDAR: District Director: Thembani Nyokana

DAFF: Thabo Nokoyo

DEDEAT: Dayalan Govender

This communication was sent electronically via email. Copies of the BID mentioned

above can be seen as Appendix C3. The I&AP database is attached as Appendix

C4. Meetings of minutes with the landowner on the 12th November 2019 Appendix

C5. Evidence of communications with Interested and Affected Parties is found in

Appendix C6.

An email to registered I&APs, landowners, ward councillors and commenting

authorities was sent on XXXXXXX to notify these parties of the application and

availability of the Draft Basic Assessment Report and Environmental Management

Programme for 30-day commenting period. Comments received during the 30-day

public participation period will be incorporated in the Final Report which will be

submitted to the competent Authority (DMR) for their decision.



iii) Summary of issues raised by I&Aps

(Complete the table summarising comments and issues raised, and reaction to those responses)

Table 4 Comments received from interested and affected parties on the BI

Name Comment Response

Where in report

addressed

AUTHORITIES

RESPONSES TO BID

ECPTA: Shane Gotze Can you please send me a shapefile of the proposed mining area. Also, can

you confirm if the due date for comments was the 9th November or did you

mean the 9th December?

My apologies! Yes 9th December, I will send out the corrected version.

Please find attached the .kml file of the prospecting right area.

1.

ECPTA: Shane Gotze Can you please register me as an Interested and Affect Party for this project?

My details are below in the email signature. Our main concern would be the

possible impact on our nearby protected areas and the protected area

expansion strategy.

Thank you for responding. You will be registered as an I&AP and all

comments included in the BAR. The Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve

borders the Prospecting Right area. The vegetation on site is largely

intact as well, and the site can be considered to be sensitive from a

biodiversity perspective.

2.

DAFF: Thabo Nokoya Thank you for copying DAFF this invite. Would you kindly forward us the

specie list of trees found on the site please.

The reason is that although the area of Hankey is mainly thicket that is not

protected by the National Forest Act, thicket in that area has within it

milkwoods and cheesewoods as specie composition. One needs a license

granted by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries before they

are disturbed in any manner.

Thank you for your response. This is a propecting right, and only a

small area of vegetation (the proposal is roughly 10 sites of 30 m2) will

be cleared. Thus a botanical survey will only be done on the individual

prospecting areas and not on the entire site. All Protected Tree species

will be avoided.

There is a patch of Southern Afrotemperate Forest on site, along the

road and stream within Remainder of Farm Oude Bosch Kloof 159.

There is Van Stadens Forest Thicket Mosaic as well. I have attached

a vegetation map. It is evident from Google Earth Images and a site

visit that this patch is being cleared for agriculture. I am unsure whether

3.




Where in report

addressed

they have the correct permits to be doing this. No prospecting or

related activities will be allowed in this forest patch.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require more information.

4.

RESPONSES TO Draft Basic Assessment Report

STAKEHOLDERS

COMMENTS ON BID AND NEWSPAPER ADVERT

John Wait I only received your mail today and will reply by next Friday (22/110/2019). Thank you for your response. I will register you as an Interested &

Affected Party (I&AP) for this project so long.

Please be aware that this is the Background Information Document

(BID), and by registering you will be provided with the draft Basic

Assessment Report (BAR) and Environmental Management Plan

(EMP) for comment as well.

Kindly provide comment on the BID by 9th December, 2019.

Estelle Kleynhans Our farm is not included in the marked area as provided. Our property is

RE/897 and 1/897.

7 November 2019

Thank you for speaking to me earlier on the phone. As part of the

necessary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process required

as part of a Prospecting Right Application, all landowners and




Where in report

addressed

As far as I know the area in question is the area that PPC worked years ago

and belong to them. I don’t have any contact person in this regards.

neighbouring landowners affected by a prospecting right application

must be consulted. Please confirm whether you are the owner of

Portion 50 of Farm Klein Rivier 158. I have attached a map indicating

the location of the aforementioned farm (50/158) in relation to the

Prospecting Right Application area of Ikwezi Mining Ventures (Pty) Ltd.

If you are the owner, please confirm the name of the owner on the title

deed. Once confirmed, I will send a letter of landowner notice, as well

as a Background Information Document (BID) that provides a brief

description of the proposed prospecting right.

Kindly indicate if you can provide any information regarding your

neighbouring landowners as we need to contact them as well. Your

family may own some of these neighbouring portions. All affected

erven are indicated in the attached map. Please also provide any

information regarding previous mining applications on your property.

This will assist me in my assessment of the project.

Your assistance in these matters are much appreciated! Please do not

hesitate to contact me if you require any more information. A meeting

can be arranged to further discuss this project at the time and date of

your convenience.

7 November 2019

Thank you for your response, and my humble apologies for our

mistake. It was not our intention to cause you worry.

I am still required to send you a BID document as you neighbour the

proposed prospecting right area, and you can

choose to register as an Interested & Affected Party, if you so wish.

This will be sent out once all contact details of landowners and

neighbouring landowners have been secured. You do not happen to

have contact details for your neighbours, namely for Portion 6 of Farm

Kaan 63 (there are citrus orchards on this farm) and Farm Island Bush

62 to your east, and Portion 46 and 50 of Farm Klein Rivier 158 to your




Where in report

addressed

south-east? I have attached the map again for easy reference. Any

assistance will be much appreciated.

We are citrus farmers, with the drought in the country we rely greatly on water

from the river. This project can have a great effect on this river water. If we

lose business, our 450 employees along with us will be jobless.

COMMENTS ON Draft Basic Assessment Report



iv) The Environmental attributes associated with the development

footprint alternatives.

(The environmental attributed described must include socio-economic, social, heritage,

cultural, geographical, physical and biological aspects)

(1) Baseline Environment

(a) Type of environment affected by the proposed activity.

(its current geographical, physical, biological, socio- economic, and cultural character).

1) Climate

The regional climate conditions are included in the description of the receiving environment to

provide an understanding of the climatic conditions anticipated for the prospecting site. This

information will be used in the assessment of impacts that are influenced by seasonal factors,

for example dust fallout.

The following information is Meteoblue climate diagrams and they are based on 30 years of

hourly weather model simulations (Meteoblue.com). In Figure 3 below, the "mean daily

maximum" (solid red line) shows the maximum temperature of an average day for every month

for Hankey (nearest town, approximately 4 km from proposed site). Likewise, "mean daily

minimum" (solid blue line) shows the average minimum temperature. Hot days and cold nights

(dashed red and blue lines) show the average of the hottest day and coldest night of each

month of the last 30 years.



Figure 3: Average temperatures and precipitation for the town of Hankey of the past 30 years.

The prospecting site falls within the Kouga Municipality which is regarded as having a complex

climate as it falls within the confluence of several climatic regimes, the most important of which

are temperate and subtropical. The area has a warm temperate climate and the temperature

ranges are not extreme. Snow is absent and frost is uncommon. NMBM is also a transition

zone between the winter rainfall and the summer rainfall areas of South Africa, with relatively

low rainfall occurring intermittently throughout the year, although bimodal peaks in Spring and

Autumn observed. Average annual rainfall across NMBM ranges from 400 mm in the Gamtoos

Valley, to 650 mm in Cape St. Francis along the south coast. The average annual rainfall in

Hankey, the nearest town, is 510 mm/yr.

Referring to Figure 3, the temperature here averages between 20oC and 28oC. With an

average of approximately 30-40 mm, the most precipitation falls in October and November

and the least amount of rainfall occurring in July. The temperatures are highest on average in

January and February, and July has the lowest average temperature of the year.

The wind rose for Hankey shows how many hours per year the wind blows from the indicated

direction (Figure 4). The dominant wind direction as indicated is South-East and East-South-

East. Berg wind conditions, generally during autumn and winter, result in extreme maximum

temperatures. Extreme temperatures occur during summer as well, with little wind present.



Figure 4: Wind rose chart indicating how many hours per year the wind blows from a certain

direction.

2) Geography

The topography of the area is mountainous, dominated by the Kouga- and Baviaanskloof

Mountains, which run parallel to each other in an east west direction with steep slopes and

naturally occurring limestone cliffs. These are part of the Cape Folded Mountains. Previous

prospecting has resulted in pits, cuts and voids in the hills with terraced slopes and generally

horizontal floors. The surrounding area ranging between 200m.a.m.s.l - 300m.a.m.s.l.

Soil

It is necessary to consider the pre-prospecting soils and agricultural potential of the site as it

has reference to rehabilitation recommendations. The vegetation indicates that the soils are

well-drained drained, sandy, structureless soils. The minimum effective soil depth is ~ 450mm.

Agricultural potential



Agricultural potential is broadly based on the land capability. According to AGIS, the area is

non-arable, with low potential for grazing land due to the low rainfall in the area, steep slopes

and thick bush. There are, however, some commercial irrigated agriculture activities in the

lower catchment where oranges, tobacco, citrus fruit and vegetables are grown.



Figure 5 : Locality map of mining area

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3) Geology

Mineralogy

The 1: 250 000 geological map 3324 – Port Elizabeth, published by the Council of Geoscience

provides a detailed description of the geology of the area. The geological legend indicates the

sedimentary dolomitic-limestone deposits of the Limebank -, Kleinfontein - and Kaan

formations of the Gamtoos Group (Namibian Era) are overlain by the Sardinia Bay – and

Peninsula Formations of the Table Mountain Group, Cape Supergroup (Ordovician Era).

The Limebank Formation is depicted in a light blue colour and denoted as “Nl” (Figure 6). The

light pink coloured area just north of the extract (actually denoted by “Nk”) represents the

higher lying Kleinfontein formation; whilst the “Os” denotes the overlying Sardinia Bay

Formations of the Table Mountain Group. The “Ls” denotes that limestone had previously been

mined in the area. The Kirkwood Formation (J-Kk) of the Uitenhage Group overlays the lower

layers in the south-east.

Palaeontology

o Gamtoos Group

These ancient Namibian-aged rocks (approximately 800 Ma) are considered by the South

African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) to be of low palaeontological significance.

Acritarchs (organic-walled microfossils) are found throughout the group and there is potential

for Stromatolites in the carbonate rocks of the Lime Bank Formation, as well as elements of

the Ediacaran fauna in the siliciclastic sediments. However, the extreme historical rarity of

fossils in these rocks, combined with the highly tectonically deformed nature of the deposits,

SAHRA’s classification of this group as being of Very Low Palaeontological Significance is

well qualified.

o Uitenhage Group

The Kirkwood Formation is palaeontologically highly sensitive. As per the SAHRIS website

(information based on Almond et al., 2008 and the supporting literature therein), the Kirkwood

Formation has yielded a ‘variety of small to large dinosaurs (theropods, sauropods,

ornithopods), other reptiles, Mesozoic mammals, important floras of petrified wood (“Wood

Beds”), leaves (ferns, cycads, conifers), freshwater invertebrates (bivalves, crustaceans)’, and

it is categorised as being of High Palaeontological Significance.



The Paleontological sensitivity map (Figure 7) shows the site to be within a Very High

Paleontological sensitivity area. Any loss of this heritage due to development activities is

permanent, and should be regarded as a highly significant negative impact. Alternatively,

discovery of fossils during excavation of bedrock, followed by effective mitigation in

collaboration with a palaeontologist, would result in the curation of new and important fossil

material. The development could therefore potentially have a positive, beneficial impact on

South Africa’s palaeontological heritage, although the probability of encountering fossils is

fairly low in Kirkwood Formation rocks, based on the paucity of prior discoveries in the

Gamtoos Basin, and is extremely low in the case of the very ancient and highly

metamorphosed (altered) rocks of the Lime Bank and Klein River formations of the Gamtoos

Group.

Figure 6 Geological Map of the Prospecting Right area.



Figure 7 : Paleontological sensitivity map (Counsel of Geoscience, sahra.org, 2020).

Legend

Colour Sensitivity

RED VERY HIGH

ORANGE/YELLOW HIGH

GREEN MODERATE

BLUE LOW

GREY INSIGNIFICANT/ZERO

WHITE/CLEAR UNKNOWN

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4) Topography

The landscape of the larger area is dominated by the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the north

that are part of the Cape Folded Mountains. The Baviaanskloof Mountains form a long narrow

range with Scholtzberg at 1625m, being the highest peak. In the east the Baviaanskloof

Mountains join the Groot Winterhoek range with Cockscomb being the highest peak and at

I768m above sea level, the highest peak in the wilderness area. The area is rugged and much

dissected giving origin to many large hills with valleys interspaced between them that facilitate

access to the area as well as drainage thereof. To the south the impressive and fertile

Hankey/Patensie valley is found which in turn is bordered by the Kouga Mountains to the

south. Two main rivers drain the area, namely the Baviaanskloof River to the north and

Gamtoos River to the south.

Portion 50 of Farm Klein Rivier 158 is mostly flat with low undulating hills, whereas Remainder

of Farm Oudeboschkloof 159 consists mostly of valleys and ridges with steep sides. Limited

flat land occurs along the ridges.



Figure 8 : Topographical map of the selected mining site area (topographic-map.com).

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5) Water

Geohydrology

The site falls within the South Cape Mountain Ranges Hydrogeological Region (Region 49), south of

the Algoa Basin region (63). It is a fractured aquifer with a yield of 0.5-2.0 L/s, and regarded as having

a medium to high developmental potential.

Hydrology

The site is situated in the L90B Quaternary catchment, within the Algoa subwater Catchment Area of

the Fish to Umzimvubu Water Management Area. Major rivers within the proximity of the site include

the Heuningkloof and Ouboskloof Rivers which run through the site. The Klein River does not flow

through the proposed prospecting site, but runs very close to its boundary.

The following map (Figure 9) shows the River Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas (FEPAs) and

associated sub-quaternary catchments, Fish Support Areas and associated sub-quaternary

catchments and Upstream Management Areas. The site falls within a FEPA, FishFEPA,

Phase2FEPA, and Upstream classified areas. This means the area may include fish sanctuaries,

translocation and relocation zones. These areas were also identified for threatened freshwater fish

species. According to the ECBCP for aquatic systems there are no artificial or natural surface water

areas on site.

Groundwater Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs) are areas which combine areas with high

groundwater availability as well as where this groundwater forms a nationally important resource. A

large area of the site is part of the national groundwater important resource criteria (Figure 10).



Figure 9: Map of Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Areas surrounding the site.

Figure 10 : The Strategic Water Source Areas for groundwater



6) Flora

The Vegetation Map for South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (VegMap) by Mucina & Rutherford

(2009) is the most up-to-date and widely accepted classification of South Africa’s vegetation. It

includes information on the conservation status and indicator species for each recognized vegetation

type in the country. This biodiversity planning product also forms the basis for the NEM Biodiversity

Act list of Threatened Ecosystems. Changes made in the 2009 and 2012 versions were retained and

additional portions of the 2006 map have been mapped at a finer scale, with 47 new vegetation types

mapped since 2012. The updates come from fine scale mapping done by the VEGMAP team,

contributing partners and local and provincial authorities.

The South African National Biodiversity Institute (2006-2018) have mapped the study area as Sundays

Valley Thicket (Figure 11), with a small strip of Loerie Conglomerate Fynbos along the western

boundary, a small intrusion of Southern Afrotemperate Forest in the northern section, and Albany

Alluvial Vegetation and Vanstadens Forest Thicket on the eastern side of the site.

The Integration of the Subtropical Thicket Ecosystem Project (2018) describes the dominant Sundays

Valley Thicket to primarily be found in the lower Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, from near

Kleinpoort in the west toward Paterson and Colchester in the east. Also centered around Uitenhage

in the lower Coega and Swartkops River Valleys, and in the middle reaches of the Gamtoos River

Valley and some smaller rivers to the west (e.g. Kabeljous River) south of the Baviaanskloof

Mountains. The vegetation type occurs on undulating plains, low foothills and mountain slopes.

Medium-sized to tall (3 - 5 m) dense thicket in which the woody tree and shrub component, and the

succulent component, are well developed, with many spinescent species. There are no distinct strata

in the vegetation as the lower and upper canopy species intertwine, often with a wide variety of lianas

linking the understorey with the canopy. Emergents are uncommon, but Euphorbia grandidens, E.

triangularis, and occasionally Cussonia gamtoosensis and C. spicata emerge above the canopy. The

abundance of Portulacaria afra and other succulent shrubs (e.g. Aloe speciosa, Euphorbia

caerulescens) increases in more arid sites, while local soil conditions also influence composition of

the vegetation -there is thus considerable structural heterogeneity within this vegetation unit.



Figure 11 : Dominant vegetation types at the proposed prospecting site, according to Mucina and

Rutherford (2006), including Threatened Ecosystems.

To identify list of Species of Conservation Concern, a species list was derived from the Plants of South

Africa (POSA) website for the QDS 3324DD and classified using the Red List of South Africa (Table

4). All Protected species were identified using the National Forests Act, Act 84 of 1998, and the Nature

Conservation Ordinance of 1974. It must be noted that the majority of these species are fynbos

species and not Thicket species, and are therefore unlikely to occur on site.

Table 5 List of Species of Conservation Concerns, as well as Threatened and Protected Species, that

may occur on the proposed mine site.

Family Naturalised Species

Threat

status NFA NCO

AMARYLLIDACEAE Apodolirion macowanii Baker VU S4

AMARYLLIDACEAE Brunsvigia gregaria R.A.Dyer LC S4

AMARYLLIDACEAE Cyrtanthus angustifolius (L.f.) Aiton LC S4

AMARYLLIDACEAE Cyrtanthus wellandii Snijman VU S4

APOCYNACEAE Asclepias crispa P.J.Bergius var. crispa LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Ceropegia cancellata Rchb. LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Ceropegia carnosa E.Mey. LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Duvalia pillansii N.E.Br. Rare S4




Threat

status NFA NCO

APOCYNACEAE Gonioma kamassi E.Mey. LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Huernia bayeri L.C.Leach

Not

Evaluated S4

APOCYNACEAE Microloma tenuifolium (L.) K.Schum. LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C.Leach LC S4

APOCYNACEAE

Pachycarpus grandiflorus (L.f.) E.Mey.

subsp. grandiflorus LC S4

APOCYNACEAE Stapelia grandiflora Masson var. grandiflora LC S4

ARALIACEAE Cussonia gamtoosensis Strey Rare

ASPHODELACEAE Aloe africana Mill. LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE Aloe ciliaris Haw. var. ciliaris LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE Aloe humilis (L.) Mill. LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE Aloe micracantha Haw. NT S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia attenuata (Haw.) Haw. var.

attenuata EN S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia attenuata (Haw.) Haw. var.

radula (Jacq.) M.B.Bayer LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cooperi Baker var. gordoniana

(Poelln.) M.B.Bayer LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cooperi Baker var. gracilis


ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cooperi Baker var. isabellae


ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cooperi Baker var. picturata

(M.B.Bayer) M.B.Bayer LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cooperi Baker var. pilifera (Baker)

M.B.Bayer LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE

Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval var.

setulifera (Poelln.) M.B.Bayer DDT S4

ASPHODELACEAE Haworthia fasciata (Willd.) Haw. NT S4

ASPHODELACEAE Haworthia longiana Poelln. EN S4

ASPHODELACEAE Haworthia viscosa (L.) Haw. var. viscosa LC S4

ASPHODELACEAE Kniphofia citrina Baker LC S4




Threat

status NFA NCO

CELASTRACEAE Gymnosporia elliptica (Thunb.) Schönland VU

ERICACEAE Erica bolusanthus E.G.H.Oliv. LC S4

ERICACEAE

Erica chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth. var.

chamissonis LC S4

ERICACEAE

Erica chamissonis Klotzsch ex Benth. var.

polyantha (Klotzsch ex Benth.) Dulfer LC S4

ERICACEAE

Erica demissa Klotzsch ex Benth. var.

demissa LC S4

ERICACEAE Erica diaphana Spreng. LC S4

ERICACEAE

Erica glandulosa Thunb. subsp. breviflora

(Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. EN S4

ERICACEAE

Erica glandulosa Thunb. subsp. fourcadei

(L.Bolus) E.G.H.Oliv. & I.M.Oliv. VU S4

ERICACEAE Erica melanthera L. LC S4

ERICACEAE Erica newdigateae Dulfer LC S4

ERICACEAE Erica nutans J.C.Wendl. LC S4

ERICACEAE Erica pectinifolia Salisb. var. pectinifolia LC S4

ERICACEAE Erica simulans Dulfer var. simulans LC S4

FABACEAE Indigofera tomentosa Eckl. & Zeyh. NT

FABACEAE Lotononis acuminata Eckl. & Zeyh. VU

IRIDACEAE Aristea anceps Eckl. ex Klatt LC S4

IRIDACEAE

Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl.

subsp. sambucina LC S4

IRIDACEAE

Bobartia orientalis J.B.Gillett subsp.

orientalis LC S4

IRIDACEAE Chasmanthe aethiopica (L.) N.E.Br. LC S4

IRIDACEAE Dierama pendulum (L.f.) Baker LC S4

IRIDACEAE Dietes grandiflora N.E.Br. LC S4

IRIDACEAE Freesia corymbosa (Burm.f.) N.E.Br. LC S4

IRIDACEAE Geissorhiza bracteata Klatt LC S4

IRIDACEAE Geissorhiza heterostyla L.Bolus LC S4

IRIDACEAE Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews LC S4




Threat

status NFA NCO

IRIDACEAE Gladiolus involutus D.Delaroche LC S4

IRIDACEAE Gladiolus stellatus G.J.Lewis LC S4

IRIDACEAE Gladiolus uitenhagensis Goldblatt & Vlok VU S4

IRIDACEAE Hesperantha bachmannii Baker LC S4

IRIDACEAE Ixia flexuosa L. LC S4

IRIDACEAE Ixia orientalis L.Bolus LC S4

IRIDACEAE Moraea algoensis Goldblatt LC S4

IRIDACEAE Moraea bipartita L.Bolus LC S4

IRIDACEAE Moraea elliotii Baker LC S4

IRIDACEAE Tritonia dubia Eckl. ex Klatt NT S4

IRIDACEAE Tritoniopsis antholyza (Poir.) Goldblatt LC S4

IRIDACEAE Watsonia knysnana L.Bolus LC S4

IRIDACEAE Watsonia pillansii L.Bolus LC S4

MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE Lampranthus scaber (L.) N.E.Br. EN

MESEMBRYANTHEMACEAE Trichodiadema aureum L.Bolus VU

ORCHIDACEAE Holothrix parviflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f. LC S4

ORCHIDACEAE Holothrix pilosa (Burch. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. NT S4

ORCHIDACEAE Satyrium membranaceum Sw. LC S4

PROTEACEAE Leucadendron salignum P.J.Bergius LC S4

PROTEACEAE

Leucadendron spissifolium (Salisb. ex

Knight) I.Williams subsp. phillipsii (Hutch.)

I.Williams LC S4

PROTEACEAE

Leucospermum cuneiforme (Burm.f.)

Rourke LC S4

PROTEACEAE

Leucospermum truncatum (H.Buek ex

Meisn.) Rourke LC S4

PROTEACEAE Protea repens (L.) L. LC S4

RUTACEAE Agathosma acutissima Dummer VU S4

RUTACEAE Agathosma capensis (L.) Dummer LC S4

RUTACEAE Agathosma ovata (Thunb.) Pillans LC S4

RUTACEAE Agathosma puberula (Steud.) Fourc. LC S4




Threat

status NFA NCO

RUTACEAE Agathosma unicarpellata (Fourc.) Pillans LC S4

RUTACEAE Agathosma venusta (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Pillans LC S4

RUTACEAE Diosma rourkei I.Williams LC S4

RUTACEAE Vepris lanceolata (Lam.) G.Don LC S4

SAPOTACEAE Sideroxylon inerme L. subsp. inerme LC X

7) Conservation

The proposed prospecting site is situated adjacent of the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve, a provincial

nature reserve managed by ECPTA (Figure 12). It was included in the expanded Greater

Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve, and was included within the Baviaanskloof World Heritage Site in

2016.

Figure 12 : The location of the prospecting site in terms of nearby conservation areas.

Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (ECBCP) (2007)

The Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (2007) is a regional systematic biodiversity

conservation plan for the Eastern Cape (Figure 13). The plan set certain development guidelines



based on calculated biodiversity score for different landscapes. Basically the terrestrial areas cover

by the plan are designated as Critical Biodiversity 1, 2, or 3 areas, each with specific development

recommendations.

The proposed prospecting area falls within the Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity (CBA) Area 1 (T1;

Corridor 2) and CBA 2 (Corridor 1 & 2), indicated by the Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan

(2007). It essentially encompasses the entire site, thus there is possibility of having features such as

critically endangered vegetation types (STEP). The ECBCP systematic conservation assessment has

identified critically endangered vegetation types (ecosystems); areas essential for meeting biodiversity

targets for biodiversity features (SA vegetation types, expert mapped priority areas); and there could

be critically endangered forest patches in terms of the National Forest Agreement, as well as forest

clusters that have been identified as critical in the forestry planning process (Berliner et al., 2007).

Within the Terrestrial CBA 1 T1 areas, there are Biodiversity Land Management Class (BLMC) that

are included. Mainly, BLMC 1 for natural landscapes and BLMC 2 which are for near-natural

landscapes. Each BLMC has specific land use objectives, with the land BLMC1 being used to maintain

the biodiversity in a state that is as natural as possible; and to manage the land in such a way where

there is no biodiversity loss. It is recommended that land in BLMC 2 is maintained in a near natural

state with minimal loss of the ecosystem integrity. In addition, there should be no transformation of

the natural habitat should be permitted. The site falls in a BLMC1 area.



Figure 13 : Proposed prospecting site in relation to terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Areas identified by ECBCP (2007).

The ECBCP delineated Aquatic CBA areas as well. As with terrestrial CBAs, aquatic CBAs are

grouped into BLMCs. The ECBCP recommends limits (thresholds) to the total amount of land

transformation that should be allowed in an ABLMC 1 and 2, if biodiversity is to be conserved. The

goal is to maintain sufficiently large intact and well-connected habitat patches in each sub-quaternary

catchment, to prevent the consequences outlined above. The greater extent of the prospecting site

area is situated within a CBA1 area and less than 20% of the extent of the catchment area may be

transformed (Figure 14).



Figure 14 : Prospecting site is situated within an Aquatic CBA1 and CBA2 area.

Focus areas for land-based protected area expansion are large, intact and unfragmented areas of

high importance for biodiversity representation and ecological persistence, suitable for the creation or

expansion of large protected areas. The focus areas were identified through a systematic biodiversity

planning process undertaken as part of the development of the National Protected Area Expansion

Strategy 2008 (NPAES). They present the best opportunities for meeting the ecosystem-specific

protected area targets set in the NPAES, and were designed with strong emphasis on climate change

resilience and requirements for freshwater ecosystems. These areas should not be seen as future

boundaries of protected areas, as in many cases only a portion of a particular focus area would be

required to meet the protected area targets set in the NPAES. They are also not a replacement for

fine-scale planning which may identify a range of different priority sites based on local requirements,

constraints and opportunities. A big area of the eastern extent of the prospecting site is part of the

Baviaans-Addo protected area expansion (Figure 15).



Figure 15 : Proposed prospecting site in relation to focus areas for protected area expansion identified by NPAES (2010).

8) Fauna

South Africa uses the internationally endorsed IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria in the Red

Listing of South African species (SANBI 2017). This scientific system is designed to measure species'

risk of extinction. The purpose of this system is to highlight those species that are most urgently in

need of conservation action. All species are classified, according to their level of threat from extinction,

as the following categories: Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (EW), Regionally Extinct (RE), Critically

Endangered, Possibly Extinct (CR PE), Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable

(VU), Near Threatened (NT), Critically Rare, Rare (Ra), Least Concern (LC), Data Deficient -

Insufficient Information (DDD) Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic (DDT) and Not Evaluated

(NE).

The following section describes the different faunal species which have been recorded in the area of

the proposed prospecting area and have been categorized according to the IUCN Red List of

Threatened Species. For this information a species list from MammalMap (ADU 2017a) was extracted

for the Quarter Degree Square (QDS) of 3324DD in which the proposed prospecting site falls in.

Fish – One threatened fish species has been recorded from the nearby Klein River. Gamtoos redfin

Pseudobarbus afer cf “Gamtoos” (ICUM & SA Endangered)



Amphibians – There have been 20 species of amphibians recorded in the QDS 3324DD (ADU 2017)

(Table 5). One of these are Threatened, namely the Endangered Hewitt’s Ghost Frog (Heleophryne

hewitti) (Measley 2011). This species is limited to four perennial rivers (Geelhoutboom, Martin’s, Klein

and Diepkloof), which falls outside the prospecting right area. It ranges between 400 and 550 m asl,

and prefers fynbos and grassy fynbos, of which little remains in its range. It breeds in fast-flowing

perennial rivers and streams with rocky beds in the upper reaches of the Elandsberg and Cockscomb

Mountains (Measley 2011).

Table 6 List of possible frog species occuring at the proposed prospecting site.

Family Genus Species Common name Red list category Atlas region

endemic

Brevicepitidae Breviceps adspersus Bushveld Rain Frog Least Concern

Bufonidae Sclerophrys capensis Raucous Toad Least Concern

Bufonidae Sclerophrys pardalis Leopard Toad Least Concern

Heleophrynidae Heleophryne hewitti Hewitt's Ghost Frog Endangered Yes

Hyperoliidae Hyperolius marmoratus Painted Reed Frog Least Concern

Hyperoliidae Semnodactylus wealii Rattling Frog Least Concern

Pipidae Xenopus laevis Common Platanna Least Concern

Pyxicephalidae Amietia delalandii Delalande's River Frog Least Concern Yes

Pyxicephalidae Cacosternum boettgeri Common Caco Least Concern

Pyxicephalidae Cacosternum nanum Bronze Caco Least Concern

Pyxicephalidae Strongylopus fasciatus Striped Stream Frog Least Concern

Pyxicephalidae Strongylopus grayii Clicking Stream Frog Least Concern

Pyxicephalidae Tomopterna delalandii Cape Sand Frog Least Concern

Reptiles – There have been 20 reptile species recorded in the QDS 3324DD (ADU 2017) of which

one is Threatened (Table 6). However the Critically Endangered Saltmarsh Gecko (Cryptactities

peringueyi) does not occur on site, as its habitat is limited to estuarine and coastal habitats (Bates et

al. 2014). Apart from these species, the Elandsberg or Smith’s Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion

taeniabronchum) is listed as occurring in the area (Tolley 2014). It occurs widely in the fynbos

vegetation of the Elandsberg, and is endemic to the south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. It is



listed as Endangered. It’s habitat is montane fynbos, especially on mountain slopes at higher altitude,

but also occurs in a wetland in the St. Francis Bay area. This species should not be threatened by the

prospecting right as there is no fynbos present on the site.

Table 7 List of possible reptile species present on the proposed prospecting site.

Family Genus Species Subspecies Common name Red list category Atlas region endemic

Colubridae Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Red-lipped Snake

Least Concern (SARCA 2014)

Colubridae Dispholidus typus typus Boomslang Least Concern (SARCA 2014)

Cordylidae Cordylus cordylus Cape Girdled Lizard


Yes

Elapidae Naja nivea Cape Cobra Least Concern (SARCA 2014)

Gekkonidae Cryptactites peringueyi Saltmarsh Gecko

Critically Endangered (SARCA 2

Yes

Gekkonidae Pachydactylus maculatus Spotted Gecko Least Concern (SARCA 2014)

Lacertidae Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella Common Sand Lizard


Lamprophiidae Boaedon capensis Brown House Snake


Lamprophiidae Duberria lutrix lutrix South African Slug-eater


Yes

Lamprophiidae Homoroselaps lacteus Spotted Harlequin Snake


Yes

Lamprophiidae Lycophidion capense capense Cape Wolf Snake


Lamprophiidae Prosymna sundevallii Sundevall's Shovel-snout


Lamprophiidae Psammophis crucifer Cross-marked Grass Snake


Lamprophiidae Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus Spotted Grass Snake


Testudinidae Chersina angulata Angulate Tortoise


Testudinidae Homopus areolatus Parrot-beaked Tortoise


Yes

Testudinidae Stigmochelys pardalis Leopard Tortoise


Typhlopidae Rhinotyphlops lalandei Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake


Varanidae Varanus niloticus Water Monitor Least Concern (SARCA 2014)

Viperidae Bitis arietans arietans Puff Adder Least Concern (SARCA 2014)



Mammals – 22 species of mammals have been recorded in the QDS 3324DD (ADU 2017) (Table 7).

One Vulnerable species, the Blue Duiker (Philantomba monticola) and three Near Threatened

species, the African Marsh Rat (Dasymys incomtus), the African Clawless Otter (Aonyx capensis) and

Schreiber’s Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) were recorded in the relevant QDS (Child et

al. 2016). No habitat for the first two Near Threatened species exist on the proposed prospecting right

area.

Table 8 List of possible mammal species on the proposed prospecting site.

Family Genus Species Common name Red list category Atlas region endemic

Bathyergidae Cryptomys hottentotus Southern African Mole-rat

Least Concern Yes

Bathyergidae Georychus capensis Cape Mole-rat Least Concern Yes

Bovidae Philantomba monticola Blue Duiker Vulnerable Yes

Bovidae Tragelaphus scriptus Bushbuck Least Concern Yes

Canidae Canis mesomelas Black-backed Jackal

Least Concern Yes

Felidae Caracal caracal Caracal Least Concern Yes

Muridae Acomys subspinosus Cape Spiny Mouse Least Concern Yes

Muridae Dasymys incomtus Common Dasymys Near Threatened Yes

Muridae Mastomys natalensis Natal Mastomys Least Concern

Muridae Mus minutoides Southern African Pygmy Mouse

Least Concern Yes

Muridae Myomyscus verreauxi Verreaux's Mouse Least Concern

Muridae Otomys irroratus Southern African Vlei Rat

Least Concern Yes

Muridae Otomys unisulcatus Karoo Bush Rat Least Concern

Muridae Rhabdomys pumilio Xeric Four-striped Grass Rat

Least Concern Yes

Mustelidae Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter

Near Threatened Yes

Mustelidae Mellivora capensis Honey Badger Least Concern Yes

Nesomyidae Dendromus mesomelas Brants's African Climbing Mouse

Least Concern Yes

Pteropodidae Rousettus aegyptiacus Egyptian Rousette Least Concern Yes

Rhinolophidae Rhinolophus capensis Cape Horseshoe Bat

Least Concern Yes

Vespertilionidae Miniopterus fraterculus Lesser Long-fingered Bat

Least Concern Yes

Vespertilionidae Miniopterus natalensis Natal Long-fingered Bat

Least Concern Yes



Vespertilionidae Miniopterus schreibersii Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat

Near Threatened Yes

Butterflies – 49 Butterfly species have previously been collected in 3324DD (ADU 2017), of which

none are considered Threatened (Mecenero et al. 2015).

Birds - SABAP2 identified 287 bird species in the QDGC 33 24DD (ADU 2017). There were 20

threatened bird species identified in the QDGC of which many will not occur on site as it does not

support the correct habitat (Taylor et al. 2015) (Table 8). Seabirds such as the Eurasian Curlew

(Numenius arquata), Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) and Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) would only

occur as transients, and aquatic birds including the Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) and African Finfoot

(Podica senegalensis) would be limited to rivers.

Table 9 List of possible endangered bird species that may occur at the proposed prospecting site.

Common Name Taxon Name Status

Kingfisher, Half-collared Alcedo semitorquata NT, LC

Curlew, Eurasian Numenius arquata NT, NT

Duck, Maccoa Oxyura maccoa NT, NT

Falcon, Red-footed Falco vespertinus NT, NT

Roller, European Coracias garrulus NT, NT

Woodpecker, Knysna Campethera notata NT, NT

Crane, Blue

Anthropoides

paradiseus NT, VU

Eagle, Verreaux's Aquila verreauxii VU, LC

Falcon, Lanner Falco biarmicus VU, LC

Finfoot, African Podica senegalensis VU, LC

Korhaan, White-bellied Eupodotis senegalensis VU, LC

Painted-snipe, Greater Rostratula benghalensis VU, LC

Tern, Caspian Sterna caspia VU, LC



Bustard, Denham's Neotis denhami VU, NT

Eagle, African Crowned

Stephanoaetus

coronatus VU, NT

Gannet, Cape Morus capensis VU, VU

Secretarybird, Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius VU, VU

Warbler, Knysna Bradypterus sylvaticus VU, VU

Cormorant, Cape Phalacrocorax capensis EN, EN

Eagle, Martial Polemaetus bellicosus EN, VU

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) are sites of international significance for the conservation

of the world's birds and other biodiversity. They also provide essential benefits to people, such as

food, materials, water, climate regulation and flood attenuation, as well as opportunities for recreation

and spiritual fulfilment. By conserving IBAs, we look after all the ecosystem goods and services they

provide, which means in effect that we support a meaningful component of the South African economy

(such as water management and agriculture). The site is not recognized as being protected with

regards to the IBAs (Figure 16).



Figure 16 : Map showing level of protection for the Important Bird Areas around the selected site

9) Socio-economic

The mining right application site is located in the Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape. and has an

area of 2 669.8 km2 and a population of 98 558, consisting of 29 447 households (Census 2011). The

primary nodes are Jeffrey’s Bay, Humansdorp, St. Francis Bay, Hankey and Patensie. Females make

up 52% of the population, translating into a sex ratio of 92,3. Coloured people make up the largest

population group at 42.6.1%, followed by Black (38.8%), White (17.6%) and Indian or Asian (0.2%)

people. Afrikaans is the most widely spoken home language, spoken by 58.4% of the residents,

followed by Xhosa (29.9%) and English (6.4%) The population is relatively young, with 26.8% being

under the age of 14 and 7.9% over the age of 65, giving a dependency ratio of 53.2. Of those aged

20 or older, 4,9% have no schooling, 24.5% have completed matric and 9.5% have tertiary education.

There are 29 447 households in the municipality with an average household size of 3.2 persons per

household. Of all households, 60.4% have access to pipe water inside the dwelling and 86,9% have

access to electricity for lighting. 35.4% of households are headed by females.

In 2015, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Kouga Municipality was R5.92 billion, roughly 0.1%

of South Africa’s GDP. The economy is dominated by the tertiary sector, with Trade, Finance and

Community Services being the largest sectors. Manufacturing and Construction are the major sectors

of the secondary production, whereas Agriculture dominated primary production. Tertiary provides the

most jobs to the economy (24.6%), followed by Agricultre (21.2%), Community Services (18.8%) and

Construction (12.8%). The unemployment rate was 21.5% in 2011, and 26.7% for youth



unemployment. The prospecting site falls within the Kouga Local Municipality and under Kouga Ward

9.

10) Cultural & Heritage

During the Stone Age (1.5 million to 2 000 years ago), divided into the Early, Middle and Late Stone

Age periods, the area was occupied by a series of hunter-gatherer societies with increasing levels of

technology and cultural complexity, ending with the San. These periods can be identified by various

stone tools and other achaeological artefacts that have been identified in the area, mostly along the

coastline. Shell middens dating to this period have also been identified.

From around 2000 years ago, the Khoekhoen hunter-gatherers would have migrated into the area

with their domestic animals, supplanting previous hunter-gatherer societies. Their occupation is

generally identified through grave sites, pottery and shell middens. However, the San would have

remained dominant in mountainous areas where grazing was not accessible. Rock art from mostly the

San during this period can be identified in some surrounding caves. European farmers of mostly Dutch

origin began to enter the area in the early 1700s and farms were established from the mid 1750’s. A

number of old homesteads and graveyards are located in the area.

(b) Description of the current land uses.

The prospecting areas concerned fall outside the urban edge and have no residential

development possibilities. The site does not fall within any rural development zones, rural

settlement areas or within future planned residential areas. The site is mostly unutilised by

the current landowner, PPC. A number of citrus orchards occur on the Farm Oudeboschkloof,

owned by neighbouring landowner.

(c) Description of specific environmental features and infrastructure on

the site.

Currently there is very limited infrastructure on site, consisting of gravel roads and farm tracks

previously created by the landowner for prospecting purposes. There is no water

infrastructure, but electricity and telephone lines cross the site. Access is via a public road

that crosses the Farm Oudeboschkloof, through neighbouring farmer’s land. Fences occur



along the boundaries of both Portion 50 of Farm Klein Rivier 158 and Rem of Farm

Oudeboschkloof 159.

A number of citrus orchards occur on site as well (Figure 16). These belong to neighbours.

Two rivers cross the site, namely Heuningboskloof and Ouboskloof Rivers. No wetlands have

been identified on site.

The majority of the site consists of valleys and ridges with steep slopes. Soils are generally

shallow, except along the valleys where they have high agricultural potential. There is

relatively little flat land at the top of the ridges. Most of the vegetation is pristine or near

pristine, and a patch of Forest occurs along the Ouboskloof River.

The Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve borders the site to the south. The majority of the site is a

CBA, as well as a NPAES area.

(d) Environmental and current land use map.

(Show all environmental, and current land use features)



Figure 17 Environmental Sensitive Areas within the Ikwezi Mining Prospecting Right Area.

v) Impacts and risks identified including the nature, significance, consequence,

extent, duration and probability of the impacts, including the degree to which

these impacts

(Provide a list of the potential impacts identified of the activities described in the initial site layout that will be

undertaken, as informed by both the typical known impacts of such activities, and as informed by the consultations

with affected parties together with the significance, probability, and duration of the impacts. Please indicate the extent

to which they can be reversed, the extent to which they may cause irreplaceable loss of resources, and can be

avoided, managed or mitigated).

All potential impacts for activities associated with the proposed prospecting are identified in Table

9.



Table 10 Potential Impacts relating to the proposed prospecting right application.

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Geology and

Soils

1. Loss of soil fertility

and agricultural

potential

Minor disturbance of soil

due to prospecting

activities, including drilling

and trenching. The area

consists mostly of

Gamtoos Thicket that

offers relatively low

agricultural potential as

browsing for cattle.

Site

Preparation

Operation

Post-closure

Site clearing

Drilling

1 2 3 3 VERY LOW

(18)

2. Increase in Soil

Erosion

Rehabilitation of farm

roads and loss of

vegetation on drilling sites

will result in increased

runoff and loss of soil.

Steep slopes on site

increase potential for

severe erosion.

Construction

Operation

Rehabilitation

Site clearing

Roads

Drilling

Rehabilitatio

n 2 2 3 3

LOW

(36)

3. Soil Contamination

Hydrocarbon spills by

heavy machinery during

prospecting activities or

when parked.

Construction

Operation

Site Clearing

Roads

Drilling 2 3 2 3

VERY LOW

(24)

Geohydrolog

y and

Hydrology

4. Impact on quantity

and quality of water of

surface water

Stormwater, soil erosion

will lead to siltation of

streams and rivers that

cross the site, including

Honeyclough and

Oudeboschkloof Rivers.

Construction

Operational

and Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Hauling and

Transportati

on 3 3 2 3

MEDIUM

(48)

5. Contamination of

groundwater and

surface water by

hydrocarbon spills

Construction

and

Operational

Excavation

2 4 2 3 MEDIUM

(48)



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Hydrocarbon spills from

mining vehicles

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

6. Contamination of

groundwater by waste

and grey water

Very limited waste water

will be produced on site.

All vehicles will be

maintained off site, and

only portable chemical

ablutions will be provided.

Ablutions will be serviced

by a reputable company.

Construction

and

Operational

Ablution

2 4 1 3 VERY LOW

(24)

Biodiversity

7. Disturbance to and

loss of vegetation cover

and habitat

Site preparation will result

in the clearing of

vegetation and the loss of

Gamtoos Thicket (LT) in a

PAEAS area and CBA.

Construction

and

Operational

Site clearing

Roads

1 4 3 4 LOW (48)

8.Habitat fragmentation

and disturbance

Clearing of vegetation,

and dust and noise

impacts results in changes

in species movements.

Construction

and

Operational

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads 2 3 3 3 MEDIUM

(54)

9. Loss of floral Species

of Conservation

Concern and their

associated habitat

A number of threatened

plants occur within the

proposed prospecting

area.

Construction,

Operational

and Post-

Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads 4 4 3 3 HIGH (144)

10. Loss of and

disturbance to fauna

and their associated

Operational

and Post-

Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads

2 4 2 4 MEDIUM

(48)



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habitat, particularly

faunal SCCs

11. Direct loss of fauna

Mining staff and traffic

may result in the direct

loss of fauna, through

traffic accidents, hunting

and other associated

activities.

Operation Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 4 2 3 MEDIUM

(48)

12. Increased

Environmental Risks

Increased number of

people in the area will

result in the possible

increase in certain risks

without proper

management, for example

fires, poaching, illegal

plant collecting and

harvesting, trampling of

vegetation in no-go areas,

littering.

Operation Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 4 3 2 MEDIUM

(48)

13. Disturbance of the

surface resulting in

increased risk of AIPs

Construction of

infrastructure and

operation of the mine will

result in soil disturbance,

greatly increasing the

chance of the

establishment of alien

invasive plants such as

rooikrans (Acacia cyclops)

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

Rehabilitatio

n

2 4 3 3 MEDIUM

(72)

Air Quality

14. Increase in dust

emissions

Removal of vegetation,

Drilling and loading,

hauling and transporting

will result in the increase

of dust in the area,

Site

preparation

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 4 2 3 MEDIUM

(48)



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possibly impacting

neighbouring citrus

orchards.

15. Increase in gaseous

emissions

Gaseous emissions from

the drilling rig will cause

air pollution, but those

should be relatively

negligible.

Construction

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 4 3 1 VERY LOW

(24)

Noise

16. Increase in noise

Noise from the vehicles

and drilling will cause

noise. The area is also

isolated and the nuisance

factor of any noise

produced will be low.

Construction

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 4 3 2 MEDIUM

(48)

Visual

17. Change in the visual

character of the area

The prospecting area

largely maintains its

natural character.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 3 3 3 MEDIUM

(54)

Heritage

18. Loss of Heritage

Resources

Possible Heritage and

Archaeological artefacts

identified in the area

include stone tool

artefacts.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

2 5 2 3 MEDIUM

(60)

Traffic

19. Increase in Traffic

Slight increase of truck

traffic on the public roads

within the area, including

through neighbour’s

farms, along with

increased wear on the

roads.

Operation Loading,

hauling and

transporting

3 4 2 2 MEDIUM

(48)



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20. Job creation and

preservation

The prospecting operation

will result in the creation of

a very limited number of

job opportunities over 5

years.

Operation Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting 2 3 3 2

LOW

(POSITIVE)

(36)

Climate

change

21. Climate Change

Impacts

The removal of woody

vegetation leads to a loss

of carbon storage and

increased CO2 emissions


Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

2 5 3 2 MEDIUM

(60)

Cumulative

22. Cumulative Impacts

There is a steady loss of

Thicket and other

vegetation types in the

area due to the increasing

area of agriculture and

mining. If prospecting

results in mining, there will

be a LARGE biodiversity

impact.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting 3 5 2 3 MEDIUM

(90)

vi) Methodology used in determining and ranking the nature, significance,

consequences, extent, duration and probability of potential environmental

impacts and risks;

(Describe how the significance, probability, and duration of the aforesaid identified impacts that were identified

through the consultation process was determined in order to decide the extent to which the initial site layout needs

revision).

The ranking of impacts / determination of significance is estimated consider the

factors / criteria listed in the legislation. The definitions of each of the Assessment

Criteria are provided below:

i. Extent of impact :

A spatial indication of the area impacted (i.e., how far from activity the impact

is realised).

ii. Duration of impact :



A temporal indication of how long the effects of the impact will persist, assuming

the activity creating the impact ceases. For example, the impact of noise is

short lived (impact ceases when activity ceases) whereas the impact of

removing topsoil exists for a much longer period of time.

iii. Probability of impact occurring:

An estimated indication of the potential for an impact to occur.

iv. Intensity of the impact:

The magnitude of the impact in relation to the sensitivity of the receiving

environment, taking into consideration the degree to which the impact may

cause irreplaceable loss of resources.

v. Significance of an impact:

Considering the factors defined above, Significance is an indication of how

serious a negative impact is anticipated to be and how beneficial a positive

impact may be.

Table 11 Methodology for rating significance of proposed activities.

Category Category Rating Description

Extent

Site only 1 Project site

Local 2 Effects immediate surrounding areas

Municipal 3 Effects municipal area

Regional 4 Effects regional area

National 5 Effects R.S.A.

Duration

Very short

term

1 Less than 1 year

Short term 2 1 to 5 years

Medium term 3 5 to 20 years

Long term 4 Longer than 20 years

Permanent 5 Permanent

Probability /

Likelihood

Improbable 0 Less than 30% chance

Possible 1 30 to 50% chance

Probable 2 50 to 75% chance

Definite 3 Greater than 75% chance

Intensity

Very low 1 No effect on natural, cultural or social conditions

Low 2 Marginal effect on natural, cultural or social

conditions



Moderate 3 Modification of natural, cultural or social

conditions

High 4 Temporary threat to existence of natural,

cultural or social conditions

Very high 5 Permanent Threat to existence of natural,

cultural or social conditions

Significance

Very low 0 to 24

The Significance is a measurement of the

product of the individual ratings of the Extent,

Duration, Probability and Intensity.

Low 25 to 47

Medium 48 to 94

High 95 to 188

Very high 189 to

375

vii) The positive and negative impacts that the proposed activity (in terms of the initial

site layout) and alternatives will have on the environment and the community that

may be affected.

(Provide a discussion in terms of advantages and disadvantages of the initial site layout compared to alternative

layout options to accommodate concerns raised by affected parties)

This section will be completed once all comments have been received from commenting

authorities and other stakeholders during the 30 day commenting period is completed for the

BAR and EMPr.

viii) The possible mitigation measures that could be applied and the level of risk.

(With regard to the issues and concerns raised by affected parties provide a list of the issues raised and an

assessment/ discussion of the mitigations or site layout alternatives available to accommodate or address their

concerns, together with an assessment of the impacts or risks associated with the mitigation or alternatives

considered).

Impact on water resources:

Mr Marius Klein raised concerns regarding the impacts of surface water resources, including the

Honeyclough and Oudeboschkloof Rivers, which the surrounding farmers are reliant on, especially

during the present drought period.



Prospecting should have a very limited impact on surface water resources. No new river crossings

will be constructed, causing little possible siltation impacts. All water for drilling purposes will not be

abstracted directly from any rivers, but will be acquired from a distributor in Hankey.

Potential mitigation measures to avoid negative impacts on surface water resources include:

No direct water abstraction for prospecting purposes

Dust suppression on all roads and active prospecting areas

Correct stormwater management

Biodiversity Loss:

ECPTA expressed concern regarding the loss of indigenous vegetation close to existing protected

areas (Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve) and a Protected Area Expansion Strategy Area, and the

related visual and noise impacts.

It must be remembered that this is a prospecting right, and vegetation clearing is minimal. However,

any potential mining activity in this area will have a LARGE biodiversity impact.

Potential mitigation measures suggested include:

Limiting clearing to the drilling areas

No Construction of new roads

Search and Rescue of Threatened and Protected plant and animal species before clearing

Rehabilitation of the drilling areas

No drilling within the viewshed of the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve

ix) Motivation where no alternative sites were considered.

No alternative sites were considered as the ore reserve is limited to the present proposed

prospecting right area.

x) Statement motivating the alternative development location within the overall site. (Provide a statement motivating the final site layout that is proposed)

All sensitive areas, including surface water resources (wetlands and rivers), existing orchards and

the viewshed of the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve, were excluded from the possible prospecting

drilling area before the individual drilling sites were selected. All sites were also selected next to

existing farm roads and tracks to minimise vegetation clearing. Therefore, no alternative drilling

sites were assessed during the EIA as the current site layout was deemed to have the lowest

environmental impact of possible layouts..



a) Full description of the process undertaken to identify, assess and rank the impacts

and risks the activity will impose on the preferred site (In respect of the final site layout

plan) through the life of the activity.

(Including (i) a description of all environmental issues and risks that are identified during the environmental impact

assessment process and (ii) an assessment of the significance of each issue and risk and an indication of the extent

to which the issue and risk could be avoided or addressed by the adoption of mitigation measures.)



b) Assessment of each identified potentially significant impact and risk

(This section of the report must consider all the known typical impacts of each of the activities (including those that could or should have been identified by knowledgeable persons)

and not only those that were raised by registered interested and affected parties).

Table 12 Impact Assessment of Potential Environmental Impacts of Ikwezi Mining prospecting right.

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Reversibility Irreplaceability Avoided?

Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

Geology and

Soils

1. Loss of soil

fertility and

agricultural potential

Minor disturbance of

soil due to prospecting

activities, including

drilling and trenching.

The area consists

mostly of Gamtoos

Thicket that offers

relatively low

agricultural potential

as browsing for cattle.

Site

Preparation

Operation

Post-closure

Site clearing

Drilling

VERY LOW

(18) Yes Moderate No Yes VERY LOW (8)

2. Increase in Soil

Erosion

Rehabilitation of farm

roads and loss of

vegetation on drilling

sites will result in

Construction

Operation

Rehabilitation

Site clearing

Roads

Drilling

Rehabilitation

LOW

(36)

Yes Low Yes Yes VERY LOW (8)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

increased runoff and

loss of soil.

3. Soil

Contamination

Hydrocarbon spills by

heavy machinery

during prospecting

activities or when

parked.

Construction

Operation

Site Clearing

Roads

Drilling VERY LOW

(24) Yes MODERATE YES YES VERY LOW (8)

Geohydrology

and Hydrology


and quality of water

of surface water

Stormwater, soil

erosion will lead to

siltation of streams

and rivers that cross

the site, including

Honeyclough and

Oudeboschkloof

Rivers.

Construction

Operational

and Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Hauling and

Transportation

MEDIUM (48) YES MODERATE YES YES VERY LOW (8)

5. Contamination of

groundwater and

surface water by

hydrocarbon spills

Construction

and

Operational

Excavation

Loading,

hauling and

transporting




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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

Hydrocarbon spills

from mining vehicles

6. Contamination of

groundwater by

waste and grey water

Very limited waste

water will be produced

on site. All vehicles will

be maintained off site,

and only portable

chemical ablutions will

be provided. Ablutions

will be serviced by a

reputable company.

Construction

and

Operational

Ablution

VERY LOW

(24) NO HIGH YES YES VERY LOW (8)

Biodiversity

7. Disturbance to

and loss of

vegetation cover and

habitat

Site preparation will

result in the clearing of

vegetation and the loss

of Gamtoos Thicket

(LT)

Construction

and

Operational

Site clearing

Roads

MEDIUM (48) YES MODERATE NO YES VERY LOW (24)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

8.Habitat

fragmentation and

disturbance

Clearing of vegetation,

and dust and noise

impacts results in

changes in species

movements.

Construction

and

Operational

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads MEDIUM (54) YES HIGH YES YES VERY LOW (24

9. Loss of floral

Species of

Conservation

Concern and their

associated habitat

A number of

threatened plants

occur within the

proposed mining area.

Construction,

Operational

and Post-

Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads

HIGH (144) LIMITED MODERATE YES LIMITED MEDIUM (64)

10. Loss of and




faunal SCCs

Operational

and Post-

Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Roads MEDIUM (48) COMPLETELY

REVERSIBLE HIGH YES YES

LOW

(32)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

11. Direct loss of

fauna

Mining staff and traffic

may result in the direct

loss of fauna, through

traffic accidents,

hunting and other

associated activities.

Operation Loading,

hauling and

transporting


12. Increased

Environmental Risks

Increased number of

people in the area will

result in the possible

increase in certain

risks without proper

management, for

example fires,

poaching, illegal plant

collecting and

harvesting, trampling

of vegetation in no-go

areas, littering.


Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

MEDIUM (48) LIMITED MODERATE YES YES VERY LOW (24)

13. Disturbance of

the surface resulting

in increased risk of

AIPs

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling MEDIUM (72) YES MODERATE YES YES VERY LOW (4)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

Construction of

infrastructure and

prospecting activities

of the mine will result in

soil disturbance,

greatly increasing the

chance of the

establishment of alien

invasive plants such as

rooikrans (Acacia

cyclops)

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

Rehabilitation

Air Quality


emissions

Removal of vegetation,

Drilling and loading,

hauling and

transporting will result

in the increase of dust

in the area, possibly

impacting

neighbouring citrus

orchards.

Site

preparation

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting MEDIUM (48) YES LOW YES YES LOW (24)

15. Increase in

gaseous emissions

Gaseous emissions

from the drilling rig will

cause air pollution, but

Construction

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling VERY LOW

(24) LIMITED MODERATE LIMITED YES VERY LOW(4)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

those should be

relatively negligible.

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

Noise

16. Increase in noise

Noise from the

vehicles and drilling

will cause noise. The

area is also isolated

and the nuisance

factor of any noise

produced will be low.

Construction

Operation

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

MEDIUM (48) HIGH LOW YES YES LOW (32)

Visual

17. Change in the

visual character of

the area

The prospecting area

largely maintains its

natural character.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

MEDIUM (54) HIGH LOW NO YES LOW (24)

Heritage

18. Loss of Heritage

Resources

Possible Heritage and

Archaeological

artefacts identified in

the area include stone

tool artefacts.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

MEDIUM (60) HIGH LOW YES YES VERY LOW (24)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

Traffic

19. Increase in

Traffic

Slight increase of truck

traffic on the public

roads within the area,

including through

neighbour’s farms,

along with increased

wear on the roads.

Operation Loading,

hauling and

transporting

MEDIUM (48) HIGH LOW NO YES VERY LOW (24)

Socio-

Economic


preservation

The proposed mining

operation will result in

a very limited number

of job opportunities

over 5 years.

Operation Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

LOW

(POSITIVE)

(36)

NO MODERATE NO LIMITED

LOW

(POSITIVE)

(36)

Climate

change

21. Climate Change

Impacts

The removal of woody

vegetation leads to a

loss of carbon storage

and increased CO2

emissions


Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting

MEDIUM (60) NO MODERATE NO YES LOW (40)



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Managed

or

Mitigated?

SIGNIFICANCE

AFTER

MITIGATION

Cumulative

22. Cumulative

Impacts

There is a steady loss

of Thicket and other

vegetation types in the

area due to the

increasing area of

agriculture and mining.

If prospecting results

in mining, there will be

a LARGE biodiversity

impact.

Operation

Post-Closure

Site clearing

Drilling

Loading,

hauling and

transporting MEDIUM (90)



c) Summary of specialist reports.

(This summary must be completed if any specialist reports informed the impact assessment and final site layout process and must be in the following tabular form):-

LIST OF

STUDIES UNDERTAKEN RECOMMENDATIONS OF SPECIALIST REPORTS

SPECIALIST

RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT HAVE BEEN

INCLUDED IN THE EIA

REPORT

(Mark with an X where

applicable)

REFERENCE TO

APPLICABLE

SECTION OF REPORT

WHERE SPECIALIST

RECOMMENDATIONS

HAVE BEEN

INCLUDED.

No specialist reports were done due to the small footprint of the area. Mitigation measures included in the EMPr include inspections by heritage and biodiversity specialists

during site preparation of the drilling sites is deemed to adequately address all negative impacts on the environment.



k) Environmental impact statement

(i) Summary of the key findings of the environmental impact

assessment;

Activities necessary for prospecting generally have a MEDIUM to LOW significance before

mitigation (Table 12). One exception is the possible loss of Threatened plant species, which

is considered a HIGH Impact.

After mitigation, all potential environmental impacts are considered LOW to VERY LOW,

with the exception of the Loss of Threatened plant species, which remains MEDIUM.

Table 13 Summary of environmental impacts of Ikwezi Mining prospecting right.

Category

Impact

SIGNIFICANCE SIGNIFICANCE AFTER

MITIGATION

Geology and Soils

1. Loss of soil fertility

and agricultural

potential


2. Increase in Soil

Erosion

LOW

(36)

VERY LOW (8)

3. Soil Contamination VERY LOW (24) VERY LOW (8)

Geohydrology and

Hydrology


and quality of water of

surface water


5. Contamination of

groundwater and

surface water by

hydrocarbon spills


6. Contamination of

groundwater by waste

and grey water


Biodiversity

7. Disturbance to and

loss of vegetation

cover and habitat




8.Habitat fragmentation

and disturbance MEDIUM (54) VERY LOW (24

9. Loss of floral

Species of

Conservation Concern


habitat

HIGH (144) MEDIUM (64)

10. Loss of and




faunal SCCs

MEDIUM (48) LOW

(32)

11. Direct loss of fauna MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (24)

12. Increased

Environmental Risks MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (24)

14.Disturbance of the

surface resulting in

increased risk of AIPs


Air Quality


emissions MEDIUM (48) LOW (24)

16. Increase in gaseous

emissions VERY LOW (24) VERY LOW(4)

Noise 17. Increase in noise MEDIUM (48) LOW (32)

Visual

18. Change in the

visual character of the

area


Heritage 19. Loss of Heritage

Resources. MEDIUM (60) VERY LOW (24)

Traffic 20. Increase in Traffic MEDIUM (48) VERY LOW (24)

Socio-Economic


preservation LOW

(POSITIVE) (36)

LOW

(POSITIVE)

(36)

Climate change 22. Climate Change

Impacts MEDIUM (60) LOW (40)



Cumulative 23. Cumulative Impacts MEDIUM (90)

If the EMPr is strictly adhered to and all environmental principles implemented, the

development should have an acceptable negative impact on the environment.

(ii) Final Site Map Provide a map at an appropriate scale which superimposes the proposed overall

activity and its associated structures and infrastructure on the environmental

sensitivities of the preferred site indicating any areas that should be avoided, including

buffers. Attach as Appendix

The Final Layout Map is found in Appendix A.

(iii) Summary of the positive and negative implications and risks of

the proposed activity and identified alternatives;

No alternatives were assessed. The negative impacts of the proposed activities are:

Loss of biodiversity and habitat

Impact of dust on neighbours

The positive impacts of the proposed activities are:

Employment

Potential of production of lime for the local agricultural industry

The major risks include inadequate stormwater and erosion control, resulting in a negative

impact on the Oudeboschkloof and Heuningbos Rivers.

If rehabilitation is not done adequately, a permanent scar will remain on the landscape,

resulting in a permanent visual impact. This could impact on the future tourism potential of

the site, as well as the neighbouring Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve, which forms part of the

Greater Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve.



l) Proposed impact management objectives and the impact management

outcomes for inclusion in the EMPr;

Based on the assessment and where applicable the recommendations from specialist reports, the recording

of proposed impact management objectives, and the impact management outcomes for the development for

inclusion in the EMPr as well as for inclusion as conditions of authorisation.

The aim of the Environmental Management Programme is to manage the positive and

negative impacts of the prospecting activity on the local environment, and on the surrounding

community, during the Construction, Operations and Decommissioning phases. This

Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) is prepared as part of the requirements of

the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) EIA Regulations published in GNR 983,

984 and 985 on the 4 December 2014 Government Gazette Number 38282. The objectives of

the EMPr will be to provide detailed information that will advise the planning design of Ikwezi

Mining Ventures (Pty) Ltd prospecting activities in order to avoid and/or reduce impacts that

may be detrimental to the environment.

The following Impact Management Objectives are recommended for the proposed prospecting

activity:

Layout of the drilling sites must limit the environmental impact as much as possible

Alien Invasive Plants must be monitored and cleared during all phases of the

development, including post-closure

Limit the impact of dust and sand on the surrounding environment

Limit noise and air quality impacts

Rehabilitate the site to restore the existing sense of place

Promote health and safety of workers, as well as skills transfer

Avoid to the maximum extent any impact on heritage artefacts and buildings

The main impact management actions, or mitigation measures, are listed in Table 13.

Table 14 Activities of proposed prospecting right application, as well as relevant mitigation measures.

ACTIVITY POTENTIAL IMPACT

ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

Site Preparation, Clearance of roads and Vegetation Clearance of drilling sites

Soil erosion Soils

Topsoil and overburden removed and stockpiled correctly

All stockpiles should be protected from wind and water erosion, preferably by grassing with Cynodon dactylon

Vegetation clearing should occur in a phased manner in accordance with the prospecting programme to minimise erosion and/or run-off.




ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

All cleared areas must be re-vegetated after prospecting has been completed.

The slope of drilling sites should not exceed 1:3

Loss of floral and faunal habitat, and loss of SSCs

Biodiversity

Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that highlights the local environmental sensitivities and risks

Appoint an ECO to monitor site clearing and the operation of the mine

Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that highlights the local environmental sensitivities and risks

Minimise vegetation clearance for prospecting activities and the footprint for the disturbed area as far as possible

Conduct a Search and Rescue for all SCCs and TOPs within the site before the commencement of clearing of the drilling sites.

Where required, rehabilitate and revegetate areas as soon as possible using indigenous plant species

Relevant permits must be applied for to remove all protected species

Clear Alien Invasive Species from the prospecting right drilling sites

Rehabilitation should occur concurrently with prospecting

Provide adequate waste disposal facilities

Produce an Alien Eradication Plan, including dominant alien species, a clearing schedule and control methods

Create a rehabilitation plan that ensures rehabilitation with indigenous species

Dust Generation Air Quality

Clearance of vegetation and topsoil on calm days

Dust suppression on all roads and drilling sites

Implement dust management plan

Employment Socio-economic

Employ all unskilled and semi-skilled staff from local area

Surface and groundwater contamination

Geohydrology

All prospecting materials including fuels and oil should be stored in demarcated areas that are contained within berms / bunds to avoid spread of any contamination. Washing and cleaning of equipment should also be done in berms or bunds, in order to trap any cement and prevent excessive soil erosion. Mechanical plant and bowsers must not be refuelled or serviced within or directly adjacent to any channel. All construction camps, lay down areas, batching plants or areas and any stores should be more




ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

than 34m from any demarcated water courses (return effluent canal).

Correct stormwater management principles should be implemented

Clean and dirty stormwater needs to be separated. Dirty stormwater may not be released into the environment and should be contained and treated on site;

All temporary stormwater infrastructure (if any) on-site shall be maintained and kept clean throughout the prospecting period;

Immediate reporting of any polluting or potentially polluting incidents so that appropriate measures can be implemented;

All used hydrocarbons will be taken off site and disposed of at an authorised facility, then the risk of contamination is considered minimal.

Adequate portable chemical toilets will be provided at the entrances of the prospecting area, as well as any operational areas.

Portable chemical toilets must be maintained by a registered company

Records must be kept of maintenance of portable chemical toilets

Visual impacts Biodiversity Vegetation clearing should occur in in a phased

manner in accordance with the prospecting works programme

Noise pollution

Biodiversity

Conduct an ambient noise assessment when complaints are unresolved, these assessments are to be dealt with individually per case.

Determine a buffer zone (specified distance) between the noise sensitive developments and the prospecting activities.

Establish a vehicle speed limit for all Plant and Machinery and as far as possible maintain roads in a good condition.


Where prospecting operations areas occur within 100 m of any neighbour, dust suppression methods must be increased

Dust fallout monitoring should be undertaken before prospecting commences to establish background dust levels, and continued till rehabilitation after prospecting is satisfactorily completed.




ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

Loss of heritage building and artefact

Heritage

Relevant specialist must conduct a site visit after site clearing of a drilling site, and before drilling commences

A professional archaeologist, familiar with coastal archaeological sites, must be appointed to be on-site and monitor the vegetation clearing and topsoil removal. If required, Phase 2 mitigation in the form of test-pitting/sampling or systematic excavations and collections of the pre-colonial shell middens and associated artefacts will then be conducted to establish the contextual status of the sites and possibly removes the archaeological deposit before prospecting activities continue. The costs of the phase 2 mitigation will be the on the onus of the developers.

If concentrations of pre-colonial archaeological heritage material (such as shell middens and associated material) and/or human remains (including graves and burials) are uncovered during construction, all work must cease immediately and be reported to the Albany Museum (046 622 2312) and/or the Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources Agency (ECPHRA) (043 745 0888) so that systematic and professional investigation/excavation can be undertaken. Phase 2 mitigation in the form of test-pitting/sampling or systematic excavations and collections of the archaeological / heritage site will then be conducted to establish the contextual status of the sites and possibly remove the archaeological deposit before development activities continue.

A permit for the disturbance of the historical material must be applied for to the Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (ECPHRA).

A person must be trained as a site monitor to report any archaeological sites found during the development. Construction managers/foremen and/or the Environmental Control Officer (ECO) should be informed before construction starts on the possible types of heritage sites and cultural material they may encounter and the procedures to follow when they find sites.

Training of responsible supervisory personnel, by a qualified palaeontologist in the recognition of palaeontological heritage;




ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

Employment Socio-economic


Increased pressure on road network

Traffic

All traffic rules must be adhered to

Transport & Hauling

Noise and Vibration

Biodiversity

All traffic rules must be adhered to

Ambient noise monitoring annually or bi-yearly.

Implement and maintain a compliant register with a designate responsible person to take action and resolve matters as soon as possible.

Establish a vehicle speed limit for all Plant and Machinery and as far as possible maintain roads in a good condition.

Air pollution and Dust Generation

Air Quality

Biodiversity

Road surfaces must be well-maintained to minimize dust emissions.

All roads, including haul road surfaces must be wetted on a regular basis

No traffic should be allowed during strong winds.

Water curtain must be used to limit dust on neighbouring citrus orchards

Loss of Biodiversity Biodiversity

Clearly designate road routes that need to be cleared

Limit vegetation clearing to proposed road routes

Good housekeeping

Enforce speed limits

Geohydrology Surface Water contamination

Suitable emergency spill kit will be available at all times to soak up spills.

Placement of plastic tarpaulins under breakdown vehicles

No fuel will be stored on site

Establishment and spread of AIPs Biodiversity

Regular clearance and monitoring of AIPs

Rehabilitation and Restoration of disturbed areas including removal of infrastructure/ equipment

Dust Generation Air Quality All rehabilitated areas should be irrigated to

prevent soil erosion and the generation of dust

Introduction of indigenous species

Biodiversity

The rehabilitation plan must be concurrently implemented with prospecting

Plants from the established nursery must be reintroduced

An adequate ground cover must be established before mine closure is granted

Sense of place restored Social

A “green” landscape must be re-established




ASPECTS AFFECTED

MITIGATION MEASURES

Employment Socio-

economic


m) Final proposed alternatives.

(Provide an explanation for the final layout of the infrastructure and activities on the overall site as shown on

the final site map together with the reasons why they are the final proposed alternatives which respond to the

impact management measures, avoidance, and mitigation measures identified through the assessment)

No alternative layouts were assessed, as the present layout is based on the existing

road network on Remaining Extent of Klein Rivier 158 and Remaining Extent of Oude

Bosch Kloof 159, reducing the impact of road building.

n) Aspects for inclusion as conditions of Authorisation.

Any aspects which have not formed part of the EMPr that must be made conditions of the Environmental

Authorisation

This section will be completed after the commenting period on the BAR and EMPr has

elapsed.

o) Description of any assumptions, uncertainties and gaps in knowledge.

(Which relate to the assessment and mitigation measures proposed)

A number of assumptions have been made in the assessment of all environmental

impacts:

1. All information received from the applicant is accurate

2. It is assumed that it is very difficult to rehabilitate and restore Thicket vegetation

to its previous state, and will only take place over a long period of time, due to

past experience and published literature. The clearance of Gamtoos Thicket will

likely lead to the permanent loss of vegetation, unless mitigation measures are

put into place.

p) Reasoned opinion as to whether the proposed activity should or should

not be authorised

i) Reasons why the activity should be authorized or not.



The majority of negative environmental impacts can be mitigated and reduced to LOW

or VERY LOW, if all relevant mitigation measures are strictly implemented. The major

residual impact, the loss of Threatened species in intact Gamtoos Thicket, cannot be

adequately mitigated, and the negative impact remains MEDIUM. The potential

prospecting right area falls within a CBA and a PAEAS area, and the site is rugged and

in near pristine area. However, the prospecting activities footprint is exceedingly small

in relation to the size of the site.

It must be noted that the would be considered to have a HIGH sensitivity in terms of

mining, as the clearance of vegetation on a much larger scale would have a large

negative effect on the area. The landscape consists of steep hills and valleys, which is

not conducive to low transport costs, a necessity for a mine.

The current proposed prospecting activities would have an acceptable impact on the

environment, but it is questionable whether the site should be considered for mining.

ii) Conditions that must be included in the authorisation

(1) Specific conditions to be included into the compilation and

approval of EMPr

1) The EMPR is a contractual document and must be implemented at all times during

the prospecting phase;

2) Failing to Implement the EMPR will result in the stoppage of prospecting activities,

a fine and/or jail time;

3) An independent environmental control officer (ECO) must be appointed to monitor

the implementation of the EMPR and audit reports to be kept by the applicant;

4) All contractors and employees Ikwezi Mining Ventures (Pty) Ltd must be made

aware of the EMPR and its requirements as well as the impact of not implementing

the measures of the EMPR;

5) Copies of the EMPR, Integrated Environmental Authorisation and any emergency

procedures and method statements, must be kept on site and be available on

request of the Competent Authority.

6) The landowner must be informed of the location and extent of any prospecting drill

site prior to the commencements of such activities



7) A photograph record must be made of roads, drilling sites and any other disturbance

to the site before, during and after the activities have taken place, to be kept on

record by appointed ECO.

(1) Rehabilitation requirements

The current land cover is mostly indigenous Sundays Valley Thicket. The

reestablishment of indigenous vegetation will be challenging due to the transformation

of the topography of the landscape.

The aim of rehabilitation is the re-establishment of indigenous vegetation cover, in order

to restore the functioning of the ecosystem.

The rehabilitation objectives are:

1) Correct storage of topsoil for later rehabilitation

2) Removal and rehabilitation of all machinery and infrastructure, including roads,

unless required by landowner

3) Removal of all rubble and other solid waste on site

4) Rehabilitation of all overburden stockpiles

5) Adequate supply of topsoil, including mulch, to establish a layer of soil on all benches

and mined areas

6) Supply of fertiliser and irrigation to rehabilitated areas

7) Establishment of a nursery to

8) Planting of indigenous trees to facilitate restoration of the Gamtoos Thicket

vegetation

q) Period for which the Environmental Authorisation is required.

The Environmental Authorisation for the prospecting right application is required for 5

years.

r) Undertaking

Confirm that the undertaking required to meet the requirements of this section is provided at the end of the

EMPr and is applicable to both the Basic assessment report and the Environmental Management Programme

report.



The required undertaking is provided at the end of the Environmental Management

Programme (EMPr) report and is applicable to both the Basic Assessment Report

(BAR) and EMPr.

s) Financial Provision

State the amount that is required to both manage and rehabilitate the environment in respect of rehabilitation.

i) Explain how the aforesaid amount was derived.

The Prospecting Works Programme has identified R11 250 as available for

environmental management over the 5 year period of the prospecting right. This is

deemed to be woefully inadequate. Environmental Management and Rehabilitation

activities will include:

Inspections by archaeologist and ecologist during site preparation activities

Appointment of ECO to monitor EMPr implementation

Environmental Audits every second year

Topsoil stockpile management

Stormwater Management Plan implementation

Rehabilitation of drilling sites

The required financial provision for rehabilitation and closure is R303 179.68. This

amount will be provided to the DMR before the decision regarding the EA is granted.

ii) Confirm that this amount can be provided for from operating

expenditure. (Confirm that the amount, is anticipated to be an operating cost and is provided

for as such in the Mining work programme, Financial and Technical Competence Report or

Prospecting Work Programme as the case may be).

The amount of R11 250 indicated in the Prospecting Works Programme is deemed

insufficient for the requirements of environmental management and rehabilitatation.

t) Other Information required by the competent Authority

i) Compliance with the provisions of sections 24(4)(a) and (b) read with

section 24 (3) (a) and (7) of the National Environmental Management

Act (Act 107 of 1998). the EIA report must include the:-



(1) Impact on the socio-economic conditions of any directly affected

person. (Provide the results of Investigation, assessment, and evaluation of the impact of the

mining, bulk sampling or alluvial diamond prospecting on any directly affected person including

the landowner, lawful occupier, or, where applicable, potential beneficiaries of any land restitution

claim, attach the investigation report as Appendix 2.19.1 and confirm that the applicable

mitigation is reflected in 2.5.3; 2.11.6.and 2.12.herein).

There are no land claims present in the area. Mitigation measures are included in Table

11.

(2) Impact on any national estate referred to in section 3(2) of the

National Heritage Resources Act. (Provide the results of Investigation,

assessment, and evaluation of the impact of the mining, bulk sampling or alluvial diamond

prospecting on any national estate referred to in section 3(2) of the National Heritage Resources

Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) with the exception of the national estate contemplated in section

3(2)(i)(vi) and (vii) of that Act, attach the investigation report as Appendix 2.19.2 and confirm that

the applicable mitigation is reflected in 2.5.3; 2.11.6.and 2.12.herein).

No archaeological impact assessment was done, due to the small footprint of disturbance

of the prospecting right. However, an inspection visit will be required once the vegetation

has been cleared from the drilling sites, and contact details will be provided in the EMPr

in case any heritage artefacts are identified by the

u) Other matters required in terms of sections 24(4)(a) and (b) of the Act.

(the EAP managing the application must provide the competent authority with detailed, written proof of an

investigation as required by section 24(4)(b)(i) of the Act and motivation if no reasonable or feasible

alternatives, as contemplated in sub-regulation 22(2)(h), exist. The EAP must attach such motivation as

Appendix 4).

All alternatives will be assessed in the Impact Assessment Phase, as discussed in 2 (h)

(i).



PART B

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REPORT

Compliance with Section 33 of the EIA Regulations 2014 and Section 24N of the National Environmental

Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998):

Draft environmental management programme.

a) Details of the EAP,

(Confirm that the requirement for the provision of the details and expertise of the EAP are already included in

PART A, section 1(a) herein as required).

All relevant details of the EAP are included in Part A section 1(a).

b) Description of the Aspects of the Activity

(Confirm that the requirement to describe the aspects of the activity that are covered by the draft environmental

management programme is already included in PART A, section (1)(h) herein as required).

A full description of activities is described in Part A section 1(h)

c) Composite Map

(Provide a map (Attached as an Appendix) at an appropriate scale which superimposes the proposed activity, its

associated structures, and infrastructure on the environmental sensitivities of the preferred site, indicating any

areas that any areas that should be avoided, including buffers)

See Appendix B: Site Layout Plan

d) Description of Impact management objectives including management statements

(i) Determination of closure objectives.

(ensure that the closure objectives are informed by the type of environment described)

Ikwezi Mining is situated within a rural area zoned for agriculture where the surrounding

land uses are agriculture, mining and tourism. The farm Oudeboschkloof is in near pristine



conditions, apart from a number of citrus orchards along the Oudeboschkloof River, and a

number of farm roads and tracks. The landscape is sensitive with the majority of the site

falling within a CBA, and is bordered by the Stinkhoutberg Nature Reserve, part of the

Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve, a declared World Heritage Site.

The end land use will be to rehabilitate the footprints of the individual drilling sites back to a

functional state. All farm roads and tracks that were cleared for access will remain in that

state, to benefit the landowner. The closure objectives are:

Removal of all prospecting equipment and vehicles from site

Restoration of the top soil of drilling sites

Rehabilitation of all residue stockpiles

Rehabilitation of vegetation to a functional state

Removal of Alien Invasive Plants

(ii) The process of managing any environmental damage, pollution, pumping and

treatment of extraneous water or ecological degradation as a result of undertaking a

listed activity.

The implementation of the proposed EMPr and relevant mitigation measures should be

implemented to manage or minimise the negative environmental impacts of the proposed

activities.

The appointed Environmental Officer must do regular inspections to determine the

compliance of all activities with the EMPr. Where non-compliances are noted, measures

must be put into place to rectify the non-compliance as quick as possible. The EMPr,

inclusive of all management actions, must be audited by an independent ECO on the

prescribed basis.

Method Statements must be prepared by the Drilling Contractor in order to minimise

environmental impacts. All method statements must be signed off by the owner, mine

manager and ECO. Method Statements must include:

1) Name of responsible person/Contractor

2) Description of activity

3) Location of activity

4) Period of activity

5) Management of activity, including mitigation measures determined by the EMPr



6) Signed declarations by Mine Manager, Contractor and ECO

Method Statements must be prepared for the following activities:

1) Road Rehabilitation

2) Vegetation clearing

3) Topsoil removal and stockpiling

4) Borehole drilling

5) Transport and Hauling of drill cores

6) Vehicle management

7) Water use and management

8) Storm water management

9) Solid waste management

10) Fire Management

11) Emergency Spill Management

12) Any other method statement identified by the Mine Manager or ECO.

Each method statements must be signed by all relevant parties before the commencement

of that activity.

(iii) Potential risk of Acid Mine Drainage

(Include whether or not the mining can result in acid mine drainage).

No potential for acid mine drainage occurs.

(iv) Steps taken to investigate, assess and evaluate the impact of acid mine

drainage.

N/A



(v) Engineering or mining design solutions to be implemented to avoid or remedy

acid mine drainage.

N/A

(vi) Measures that will be put into place to remedy any residual or cumulative

impact that may result from acid mine drainage.

N/A

(vii) Volumes and rate of water use required for the operation.

Ikwezi Mining will require water for potable use. The expected volume required is

approximately 50 kL per month in winter, increasing to 100 kL on windy summer days.

(viii) Has a water use licence has been applied for?

No water use licence required as water will be sourced from a commercial supplier.



(ix) Impacts to be mitigated in their respective phases

Measures to rehabilitate the environment affected by the undertaking of any listed activity

See Table 14.

Table 15 Environmental Management Impacts due to Ikwezi Mining.

ACTIVITIES

(as listed in 2.11.1)

PHASE

of operation in which activity will

take place.

State;

Planning and design,

Pre-Construction’

Construction,

Operational,

Rehabilitation,

Closure, Post closure.

SIZE AND SCALE of

disturbance

(volumes, tonnages and

hectares or m²)

MITIGATION MEASURES

(describe how each of the

recommendations in herein will

remedy the cause of pollution or

degradation and migration of

pollutants)

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

(A description of how each of the

recommendations herein will

comply with any prescribed

environmental management

standards or practices that have

been identified by Competent

Authorities)

TIME PERIOD FOR

IMPLEMENTATION

Describe the time period when

the measures in the


programme must be

implemented Measures must

be implemented when required.

With regard to Rehabilitation

specifically this must take place

at the earliest opportunity. With

regard to Rehabilitation,

therefore state either:-..

Upon cessation of the individual

activity

or.

Upon the cessation of mining,

bulk sampling or alluvial



diamond prospecting as the

case may be.

ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS

AFFECTED MITIGATION MEASURES

PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

Site clearance and

removal of vegetation

Soil erosion Soils

1. Topsoil and overburden removed and stockpiled correctly

2. All stockpiles should be protected from wind and water

erosion, preferably by grassing with Cynodon dactylon

3. Vegetation clearing should occur in in a phased manner in

accordance with the prospecting programme to minimise

erosion and/or run-off.

4. All cleared areas must be re-vegetated after prospecting has

been completed.

C, O Rehabilitation Plan

Manage soils in line with

the requirements of the

National Norms and

Standards for the

Remediation of

Contaminated Land and

Soil Quality (GN 37603 No

331).

Loss of floral and

faunal habitat, and

loss of SSCs

Biodiversity

1. Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that

highlights the local environmental sensitivities and risks

2. Appoint an ECO to monitor site clearing and the operation of

the mine

3. Minimise vegetation clearance for prospecting and the

footprint for the disturbed area as far as possible

Environmental

Awareness

Programme and

Rehabilitation Plan

Inspections

must be done

during the

clearance of



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

4. Conduct a Search and Rescue for all SCCs and TOPs within

the site before the commencement of prospecting.

5. Clearly designate, using signboards, areas outside of the

prospecting footprint as No-Go areas and prohibit any

activities within them

6. Where required, rehabilitate and revegetate areas as soon

as possible using indigenous plant species

7. Exclude all areas regarded as having high sensitivity

8. Relevant permits must be applied for to remove all protected

species

9. Topsoil must be correctly stockpiled and managed for

rehabilitation

10. Clear Alien Invasive Species from the entire prospecting right

area, including those areas not mined

11. Rehabilitation should occur concurrently with prospecting

12. Provide adequate waste disposal facilities

13. Produce an Alien Eradication Plan, including dominant alien

species, a clearing schedule and control methods

14. Create a rehabilitation plan that ensures rehabilitation with

indigenous species

15. Monitor all areas for alien invasive plants

16. Clearing will be limited to the prospecting footprint

vegetation, as

well as a

regular basis

during

operation phase



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

Increased in AIPs Biodiversity

1. Produce an Alien Eradication Plan, including dominant alien

species, a clearing schedule and control methods

2. Monitor all areas for alien invasive plants

3. Ensure the prospecting right area is monitored for AIPs until

mine closure is granted

Continuous

during

Operation and

Post-Closure

Rehabilitation and

Closure Plan

Dust Generation Air Quality 1. Clearance of vegetation and topsoil on calm days

O Rehabilitation Plan

Employment Socio-economic 1. Employ all unskilled and semi-skilled staff from local area

O

Surface and

groundwater

contamination

Geohydrology

1. All prospecting materials including fuels and oil should be

stored in demarcated areas that are contained within berms /

bunds to avoid spread of any contamination. Washing and

cleaning of equipment should also be done in berms or bunds,

in order to trap any cement and prevent excessive soil erosion.

Mechanical plant and bowsers must not be refuelled or

serviced within or directly adjacent to any channel. All

construction camps, lay down areas, batching plants or areas

and any stores should be more than 34m from any

demarcated water courses (return effluent canal).

2. Correct stormwater management principles

3. All used hydrocarbons will be taken off site and disposed of at

an authorised facility, then the risk of contamination is

considered minimal.

O NWA, 36 of 1998



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

4. Adequate portable chemical toilets will be provided at the

entrances of the prospecting area, as well as any operational

areas.

5. Portable chemical toilets must be maintained by a registered

company

6. Records must be kept of maintenance of portable chemical

toilets

Visual impacts Sense of place

-

1. Vegetation clearing should occur in in a phased manner in

accordance with the prospecting programme

2. Limit all activities within the viewshed of Stinkhoutberg Nature

Reserve

During

Operation and

Closure

-Rehabilitation Plan

Noise pollution

-Sense of place

Biodiversity

1. Conduct an ambient noise assessment when complaints are

unresolved, these assessments are to be dealt with

individually per case.

2. Maintain natural barriers (vegetation and hills) close to noise

sensitive developments, including neighbours

3. Determine a buffer zone (specified distance) between the

noise sensitive developments and the operational activities.

4. Establish a vehicle speed limit for all Plant and Machinery and

as far as possible maintain roads in a good condition.

5. Monitor vibration and noise during blasting

Continuous

during

Operation

NEM:AQA, 39 of 2004

- Section 34: Control

of Noise

Compliance with SANS

10103 Acceptable Ambient

Levels and SANS 10210

of 2004, the national

standard for the

calculating and predicting

of road traffic noise

SANS 10328 of 2008



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS


1. 50m buffer included around any active prospecting area to

prevent dust on neighbouring orchards

2. Where prospecting operations areas occur within 100 m of any

neighbour, dust suppression methods must be increased,

including the use of water curtains

3. Fallout dust monitoring should be undertaken before

prospecting commences to establish background dust levels,

and continued till rehabilitation after prospecting is

satisfactorily completed.

Continuous

during

Operation

NEM:AQA, 39 of 2004


of Dust

-Government Notice

827 - National Dust

Control Regulations

Loss of heritage

building and artefact Heritage

1. An archaeologist must conduct a walk-through the drilling

site after vegetation clearing to identify any surface exposed

indications of precolonial heritage.

2. A professional archaeologist, familiar with coastal

archaeological sites, must be appointed to be on-site and

monitor the vegetation clearing and topsoil removal. If

required, Phase 2 mitigation in the form of test-pitting/sampling

or systematic excavations and collections of the pre-colonial

shell middens and associated artefacts will then be conducted

to establish the contextual status of the sites and possibly

removes the archaeological deposit before prospecting

activities continue. The costs of the phase 2 mitigation will be

the on the onus of the developers.

Construction

and Operation



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

3. If concentrations of pre-colonial archaeological heritage

material (such as shell middens and associated material)

and/or human remains (including graves and burials) are

uncovered during construction, all work must cease

immediately and be reported to the Albany Museum (046 622

2312) and/or the Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources

Agency (ECPHRA) (043 745 0888) so that systematic and

professional investigation/excavation can be undertaken.

Phase 2 mitigation in the form of test-pitting/sampling or

systematic excavations and collections of the archaeological /

heritage site will then be conducted to establish the contextual

status of the sites and possibly remove the archaeological

deposit before development activities continue.

4. A permit for the disturbance of the historical material must be

applied for to the Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources

Authority (ECPHRA).

5. A person must be trained as a site monitor to report any

archaeological sites found during the development.

Construction managers/foremen and/or the Environmental

Control Officer (ECO) should be informed before construction

starts on the possible types of heritage sites and cultural

material they may encounter and the procedures to follow

when they find sites.



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

5. Regular on-site monitoring of all excavations that impact

bedrock;

6. Training of responsible supervisory personnel, by a qualified

palaeontologist in the recognition of palaeontological heritage;

Employment Socio-economic 1. Employ all unskilled and semi-skilled staff from local area O

Transport & Hauling

Increased pressure

on road network Traffic

1. All traffic rules must be adhered to

Continuous

Closure Plan

Road Maintenance

Plan

Provincial Road standards

Noise and Vibration

-Sense of place

Biodiversity

1. All traffic rules must be adhered to

2. Ambient noise monitoring annually or bi-yearly.

3. Implement and maintain a compliant register with a

designate responsible person to take action and resolve

matters as soon as possible.

4. Establish a vehicle speed limit for all Plant and Machinery

and as far as possible maintain roads in a good condition.

Continuous

during

Operation

NEM:AQA, 39 of 2004


of Noise

OEM Standards

Compliance with SANS

10103 Acceptable Ambient

Levels and SANS 10210

of 2004, the national

standard for the

calculating and predicting

of road traffic noise

SANS 10328 of 2008

Air pollution and

Dust Generation

-Sense of place

-Air Quality

Biodiversity

1. Road surfaces must be well-maintained to minimize dust

emissions.

Continuous

during

Operation

NEM:AQA, 39 of 2004

OEM standards



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

2. All roads, including haul road surfaces must be wetted on a

regular basis

3. No traffic should be allowed during strong winds.

Dust Monitoring

Programme

Loss of Biodiversity Biodiversity

1. Clearly designate road routes that need to be cleared

2. Limit vegetation clearing to proposed road routes

3. Good housekeeping

4. Enforce speed limits

Continuous

during Site

Preparation and

Operation

Rehabilitation Plan

OEM standards

Geohydrology Surface Water

contamination

1. Suitable emergency spill kit will be available at all times to soak

up spills.

2. Placement of plastic tarpaulins under breakdown vehicles

3. No fuel will be stored on site

Daily basis

during

Operation

NWA, 36 of 1998

OEM Standards

Rehabilitation and

Restoration of

disturbed areas

including

Demolition and

removal of

infrastructure/equip

ment

Establishment and

spread of AIPs Biodiversity

1. Regular clearance and monitoring of AIPs Continuous

during

Decommissioni

ng

Rehabilitation Plan


1. All rehabilitated areas should be irrigated to prevent soil

erosion and the generation of dust

Continuous

during

Decommissioni

ng

NEM:AQA, 39 of 2004


of Dust



ACTIVITY POTENTIAL

IMPACT

ASPECTS


PHASE/

TIME

PERIOD

STANDARD TO

BE ACHIEVED

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

GN 827 - National

Dust Control

Regulations

OEM Standards

Introduction of

indigenous species Biodiversity

1. The rehabilitation plan must be concurrently implemented with

prospecting

2. Plants from the established nursery must be reintroduced

3. An adequate ground cover must be established before mine

closure is granted

Post Closure Rehabilitation Plan

Sense of place

restored Social

1. A “green” landscape must be re-established

Post Closure Rehabilitation Plan

Employment Socio-economic 1. Employ all unskilled and semi-skilled staff from local area O

e) Impact Management Outcomes

(A description of impact management outcomes, identifying the standard of impact management required for the aspects contemplated in paragraph ();



ACTIVITY

whether listed or not

listed.

(E.g. Excavations,

blasting, stockpiles,

discard dumps or dams,

Loading, hauling and

transport, Water supply

dams and boreholes,


ablution, stores,

workshops, processing

plant, storm water



conveyors,

etc…etc…etc.).

POTENTIAL IMPACT

(e.g. dust, noise, drainage

surface disturbance, fly

rock, surface water

contamination,

groundwater

contamination, air

pollution etc….etc…)

ASPECTS AFFECTED PHASE

In which impact is

anticipated

(e.g. Construction,

commissioning,

operational

Decommissioning,

closure, post-closure)

MITIGATION TYPE

(modify, remedy, control,

or stop)

through

(e.g. noise control

measures, storm-water

control, dust control,

rehabilitation, design

measures, blasting

controls, avoidance,

relocation, alternative

activity etc. etc)

E.g.

Modify through

alternative method.

Control through noise

control

Control through

management and

monitoring

Remedy through

rehabilitation..

STANDARD TO BE

ACHIEVED

(Impact avoided, noise

levels, dust levels,

rehabilitation standards,

end use objectives) etc



Please see Table 14.

f) Impact Management Actions

ACTIVITY

whether listed or not

listed.

(E.g. Excavations,

blasting, stockpiles,

discard dumps or dams,

Loading, hauling and

transport, Water supply

dams and boreholes,


ablution, stores,

workshops, processing

plant, storm water



conveyors,

etc…etc…etc.).

POTENTIAL

IMPACT

(e.g. dust, noise, drainage

surface disturbance, fly

rock, surface water

contamination,

groundwater

contamination, air

pollution etc….etc…)

PHASE

In which impact is

anticipated

(e.g. Construction,

commissioning,

operational

Decommissioning,

closure, post-closure)

MITIGATION

TYPE

(modify, remedy, control,

or stop)through (e.g.

noise control measures,

storm-water control, dust

control, rehabilitation,

design measures,

blasting controls,

avoidance, relocation,

alternative activity etc.

etc)

E.g.

Modify through

alternative method.

Control through noise

control

TIME PERIOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION Describe the time period when the measures in the environmental management programme must be implemented Measures must be implemented when required. With regard to Rehabilitation specifically this must take place at the earliest opportunity. With regard to Rehabilitation, therefore state either:-. Upon cessation of the individual activity or.

Upon the cessation of

mining, bulk sampling or

alluvial diamond

prospecting as the case

may be.

COMPLIANCE WITH

STANDARDS

(A description of how each of the

recommendations in 2.11.6 read

with 2.12 and 2.15.2 herein will

comply with any prescribed


standards or practices that have

been identified by Competent

Authorities)



Control through

management and

monitoring

Remedy through

rehabilitation..

Please see Table 14.



(i) Financial Provision

(1) Determination of the amount of Financial Provision.

(a) Describe the closure objectives and the extent to which they have been

aligned to the baseline environment described under the Regulation.

Please see Part B) d)i).

(b) Confirm specifically that the environmental objectives in relation to closure

have been consulted with landowner and interested and affected parties.

The environmental objectives were included in all documents sent to the landowner and

all Interested & Affected Parties.

(c) Provide a rehabilitation plan that describes and shows the scale and

aerial extent of the main mining activities including the anticipated mining area

at the time of closure.



REHABILITATION PRACTICES

Rehabilitation should occur concurrently with prospecting to fully maximise the chances of

success.

The following outlines the recommendations for the rehabilitation / restoration of the mined

area.

Vegetation restoration / rehabilitation must be overseen by a suitably qualified botanist /

horticulturist.

Before prospecting commences a detailed site-plan indicating planned phases of

rehabilitation / restoration must be prepared in consultation with the site manager, the

person responsible for the implementation of rehabilitation / restoration, and the botanical /

horticultural specialist. Rehabilitation plans must take into consideration the mining

schedule and site-plan.

The site-plan should indicate, among other, haul roads, site infrastructure, top-soil stockpile

areas, and no-go areas.

Rehabilitation activities should be undertaken in a phased manner in accordance with the

above schedule and site-plan.

Topsoil management

Topsoil removal and management must be undertaken in consultation with a suitably

qualified botanist / horticulturist.

Before prospecting in a specific phase of the project commences, the top 0.5 m or more

where available of topsoil must be removed.

Topsoil must be stored separately from overburden, spoil or tailings, in a specifically

demarcated portion of the site.

Topsoil must be protected from erosion and degradation by covering with geotextile or

plastic sheeting, or covered with vegetation (indigenous grass such as Cynodon

dactylon).

Vegetated topsoil stockpiles must be kept free of weeds and invasive exotic vegetation.

Rehabilitation should be undertaken in a phased manner in accordance with a temporal

and spatial plan informed by the prospecting schedule and layout plan.

Topsoil must be used to cover mined areas after excavation and landscaping prior to

vegetation restoration / rehabilitation commencing.



Vegetation management

Rehabilitation must include the sowing of grass for erosion control, as well as planting of

trees received from an indigenous nursery. Adaptive management principles should be

followed to improve the success of rehabilitation. This approach will involve three important

facets:

1) Protection of intact natural vegetation outside prospecting footprints and No-Go areas.

2) Establishment of Thicket vegetation and rehabilitation of drainage lines

3) Control of alien invasive vegetation in intact vegetation at the site as well as in mined

areas.

Intact vegetation

An Environmental Awareness Plan must indicate the location of the No-Go areas, as

well as their importance

No firewood, fruit, or flower collection may be permitted in the sensitive indigenous

vegetation on site.

Appropriate signage must be erected to inform personnel and visitors of no-go areas

and conduct with respect to indigenous vegetation at the site.

All personnel must be informed of no-go areas and conduct with respect to these areas

in the environmental induction for the site.

Vegetation establishment

The vegetation should be restored to indigenous vegetation where possible. However, it is

widely accepted that the restoration of Thicket is particularly difficult and a slow process,

taking decades, especially where the soil has been disturbed. Facilitation of rehabilitation

by planting Thicket species is important, as well as irrigation. It is more important to establish

vegetation cover of indigenous species, to prevent soil erosion and any stormwater impacts

on the Heuningboskloof and Ouboskloof Rivers, than to restore the exact species

composition of Thicket.

In order to stabilise topsoil during initial rehabilitation / restoration grasses, creepers and

shrubs should also be established from plugs grown in the on-site nursery. Species from

Table A below represent appropriate species for such plant establishment.

Seed and cuttings must be collected from the surrounding areas in a sustainable fashion

The establishment of thicket tree and shrub species is recommended to serve as nurse

plants for establishment of thicket patches in areas with deeper soils. Species from



Table A, below, represent species that would be appropriate in this regard. Trees should

be planted in threes to facilitate the establishment of bushclumps.

Table A. Examples of tree and shrub species suitable for rehabilitation / restoration of

thicket clumps in the study area.

Buddleja saligna Osyris compressa

Cassine peragua Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

Chrysanthemoides monolifera Searsia crenata

Grewia occidentalis Searsia pallens

Lycium cinereum Sideroxylon inerme

Carissa bispinosa Azima tetracantha

A soil conservation textile layer (such as SoilSaver - woven 100% jute yarn mesh) may

be required on soil to stabilise soils until vegetation has become established.

Natural fires at the site must be controlled during this first two years of restoration /

rehabilitation.

Control of Alien Invasive Species

The prospected areas must be surveyed for emerging exotic plants every three months.

All plants listed as Category 1a, 1b and 2 in the NEMBA Alien Invasive Species

Regulations must be controlled / eradicated.

Herbicides must be used conservatively and avoided all together where possible.

Emerging alien invasive plant seedling and samplings (<4cm basal stem diameter) must

be removed by hand-pulling or the application of a registered herbicide.

Alien invasive plant control must be maintained for the duration of rehabilitation, where

after the land-owner should be responsible for AIS control in line with the applicable

statutory requirement and their Duty of Care in terms of NEMA.

(d) Explain why it can be confirmed that the rehabilitation plan is compatible

with the closure objectives.



The rehabilitation plan aims to limit the environmental impact of the prospecting activity,

and rehabilitate the site to the surrounding vegetation.

(e) Calculate and state the quantum of the financial provision required to

manage and rehabilitate the environment in accordance with the applicable

guideline.

The quantum of the financial provision is R303 179.68. See Table 12 for the quantum.



Table 16 Financial provision for rehabilitation at Ikwezi Mining.

Item Task Units QuantityApril 2004

Master Unit Rate

Present

Master Unit Rate

Multiplication

Factor

Weighting

Factors Amount

1 Dismantling of processing plant and related structures, including overland conveyors & power lines. m³ 0 R 6.82 R 11.41 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

2(A) Demolition of steel buildings and structures m² 0 R 95.00 R 158.94 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

2(B) Demolition of reinforced concrete buildings and structures m² 0 R 140.00 R 234.22 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

3 Rehabilitation of Access Roads m² 0 R 17.00 R 28.44 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

4(A) Demolition & rehabilitation of electrified railway lines m² 0 R 165.00 R 276.05 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

4(B) Demolition & rehabilitation of non-electrified railway lines m² 0 R 90.00 R 150.57 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

5 Demolition of housing facilities m² 0 R 190.00 R 317.87 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

6 Opencast Rehabilitation including final voids & ramps ha. 0.0 R 99 600.00 R 166 630.80 0.520 1.260 R 0.00

7 Sealing off of shafts, adits and inclines m³ 0 R 51.00 R 85.32 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

8(A) Rehabilitation of overburden & spoils ha. 0 R 66 400.00 R 111 087.20 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

8(B) Rehabilitation of processing waste deposits and evaporation ponds (basic, salt-producing waste) ha. 0.0 R 82 700.00 R 138 357.10 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

8(C) Rehabilitation of processing waste deposits and evaporation ponds (acidic, metal-rich waste) ha. 0.0 R 240 200.00 R 401 854.60 0.760 1.260 R 0.00

9 Rehabilitation of Subsided areas ha. 0.0 R 55 600.00 R 93 018.80 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

10 General surface rehabilitation, including grassing of all denuded areas ha. 1.7 R 52 600.00 R 87 999.80 1.000 1.260 R 183 084.64

11 River Diversions ha. 0.0 R 52 600.00 R 87 999.80 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

12 Fencing m 0 R 60.00 R 100.38 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

13 Water Management ha. 0.0 R 20 000.00 R 33 460.00 0.600 1.260 R 0.00

14 2 to 3 Years of maintenance & aftercare ha. 1.7 R 7 000.00 R 11 711.00 1.000 1.260 R 24 364.88

15(A) Specialist Studies for closure Sum 0 R 40 000.00 R 66 920.00 1.000 1.260 R 0.00

15(B,C) Specialist Studies for closure Sum 1 R 5 000.00 R 8 365.00 1.000 1.260 R 10 539.90

a Preliminary & General

b Contingencies

c 14 % Value Added Tax R 37 232.59

TOTAL FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR REHABILITATION R 303 179.68

Financial provision for rehabilitation at Ikwezi Mining Ventures Prospecting Right as at 31 July 2020

SUB-TOTAL 1 FOR MINE CLOSURE R 217 989.42

R 26 158.73

R 21 798.94

SUB-TOTAL 2 FOR MINE CLOSURE R 265 947.09

Taken as CPI from

www.statssa.co.za



(f) Confirm that the financial provision will be provided as determined.

The applicant, Ikwezi Mining Ventures (Pty) Ltd, confirms that the financial provision will

be provided.

Mechanisms for monitoring compliance with and performance assessment against

the environmental management programme and reporting thereon, including

g) Monitoring of Impact Management Actions

h) Monitoring and reporting frequency

i) Responsible persons

j) Time period for implementing impact management actions

k) Mechanism for monitoring compliance

i. Vegetation monitoring

The appointed ECO must do regular inspections during the land clearing

phase, as well as on a prescribed basis, to ensure no areas outside the

proposed prospecting operational areas are impacted.

ii. Noise and vibration monitoring

The Appointed Occupational Hygienist measures the noise levels with a

calibrated noise level meter. Such readings are then compared to charts

indicating acceptable levels of noise.

iii. Air quality monitoring (Dust fall-out)

The dust buckets measure fall-out dust by placed on a pedestal 2m above the

ground. The locations of the dust buckets are discretely selected to measure

impacts most probably caused by the dust created by the prospecting

activities not closer than 150m from and not further than 4 km from the mine

workings. The dust buckets are located to measure impacts of all 4 wind

directions.

iv. Surface water quality monitoring



Groundwater monitoring plan will be implemented. The parameters to be

monitored will be selected, based on the elements within the operation, and /

or DWAF requirements. Samples for chemical analysis will be taken in clean

bottles, and for biological analysis will be taken in sterile bottles, and sent to

an accredited laboratory for analysis. The results thereof would be reported

to the Mine Manager for management action.

v. EA & EMP Performance Assessments

The EA & EMPr would be assessed on an annual basis for compliance from

the date of issuing of the prospecting right. The EA & EMPr will be measured

against the latest changes in any new legislation that could affect the EA &

EMPr. The Mitigating measures would be evaluated to establish if they still

address the impacts and compared with latest technology of world best

practices. Finally will the actual prospecting practices be evaluated to

determine if it does comply with the EA & EMPr. Any shortcomings or non-

compliances would be highlighted as an action plan to be rectified.

Table 17 Environmental Monitoring Programme for Ikwezi Mining.

IMPACTS REQUIRING

MONITORING PROGRAMMES

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR

MONITORING

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

( FOR THE EXECUTION

OF THE MONITORING

PROGRAMMES )

MONITORING AND REPORTING FREQUENCY and TIME PERIODS FOR IMPLEMENTING IMPACT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS

SOURCE ACTIVITY: PROSPECTING; ROADS AND TRANSPORT

Vegetation

Monitoring of site

clearance, prospecting

boundaries, nursery,

rehabilitation

ECO: implementation of

EMPr

Mine manager: monitoring

of mitigation activities,

ensuring all findings are

rectified

Mine Owner: responsible for

compliance with EMPr

Monitoring must take

place on a weekly basis

by the ECO when site

clearance is occurring.

Monthly inspections can

occur during operation

phase.



Noise Monitoring

Mandatory Occupational

Hygiene Noise Level

monitoring

Appointed specialist:

conduct ambient noise

monitoring

Monitoring to be

undertaken monthly,

followed by biannually

after 12 months

Air Quality Monitoring

Fall-out Dust Buckets

installed at strategic

locations

The dust fall-out results

would be analysed at an

accredited laboratory

against SANS 1929: 2005

Quarterly

Heritage Site inspections

Heritage Specialist:

inspections during site

clearance

ECO: Inspections during

operation phase

Inspections must take

place during site

clearance

Any findings must be

reported to ECPHRA

within a week

EA & EMP

Performance

Assessments

Evaluation of suitability

of EMPr and EA to latest

changes in legislation.

Evaluation of mitigating

measures to latest

technology and world’s

best practices.

Evaluation of mine

workings and

prospecting activities to

the EA & EMPr.

ECO: conducts EMPPA/

Environmental Audit

Mine Manager:

Responsible for corrective

actions

Mine Owner: Ensures all

corrective actions take

place

EMPPA/Environmental

Audit takes place after

the first year, and then

on a biannual basis

All corrective measures

must take place in the

time period specified by

the EMPPA report

l) Indicate the frequency of the submission of the performance assessment/

environmental audit report.

The performance assessment/environmental audit report will be conducted after the first

year, and then on a biannual basis.

m) Environmental Awareness Plan

(1) Manner in which the applicant intends to inform his or her employee of any

environmental risk which may result from their work.



The Management of Ikwezi Mining undertakes to make every person entering its mine

workings aware of the potential environmental impacts associated with their roles and how

they can be mitigated through the implementation of the correct management procedures.

This training should reduce the potential of occurrence of environmental negative incidents.

Mine Manager: responsible for ensuring that the environmental awareness training is

implemented to all employees and sub-contractors on the site. Environmental awareness

training needs should be identified before the project commences, based on the available

and existing capacity of site and project personnel (including the applicant and Contractors)

to undertake the required EMPr management actions and monitoring activities. It is vital

that all personnel are adequately trained to perform their designated tasks to an acceptable

standard. In addition to these parties, general environmental awareness must be fostered

among the general workforce to encourage the implementation of environmentally sound

practices. This ensures that environmental accidents are minimized and environmental

compliance maximized. Environmental awareness could be fostered by induction course

for all workers on site, before commencing work on site, as well as during regular “toolbox

talks”. Workers should also be alerted to particular environmental concerns associated with

their tasks for the area/habitat in which they are working. Courses must be given by suitably

qualified personnel and in a language and medium understood by workers/employees.

Posters of relevant environmental impacts, including SCCs, heritage impacts and safe

practices allowed on site should be erected at the security hut.

ECO: Is responsible to ensure the Environmental Awareness Plan is adequate and covers

all the relevant environmental impacts and risks. The ECO should keep a record of

attendance of all employees of attendance of the various sessions. The ECO must ensure

that awareness talks take place on a regular basis.

(2) Manner in which risks will be dealt with in order to avoid pollution or the

degradation of the environment.

In order to mitigate or avoid the negative impacts on the environment caused by any

activities undertaken by the proposed sand mine, all mitigation measures included in this

EMPr must be implemented. The Environmental Monitoring Programme must be

implemented as well. Measures included to ensure compliance with the EMPr include:

Appointment of an ECO

Implementation of Environmental Awareness Programme



Enforcement of EMPr

Complaints register to record any complaints relating to noise, dust, vegetation

clearing

Proper waste management, including the supply of adequate bins on site

Implementation of proper housekeeping

Implementation of Rehabilitation Plan

Implementation of Stormwater Management Plan

Risks will be dealt with by educating employees about possible negative environmental

impacts on site, maintaining all equipment and transport vehicles to Original Equipment

Manufacturers (OEM) requirements, and providing Spill kits for any oil spills. Contact

numbers for relevant experts in the dangerous fauna and heritage fields will always be

accessible, as well as the numbers of all local security.

n) Specific information required by the Competent Authority

(Among others, confirm that the financial provision will be reviewed annually).

All monitoring results will form as an addendum to the annual EA & EMPr performance

assessment report. The financial provision will be reviewed annually indicating work that

would have been completed and the money used for rehabilitation.

2) UNDERTAKING

The EAP herewith confirms

a) the correctness of the information provided in the reports X

b) the inclusion of comments and inputs from stakeholders and I&APs ; X

c) the inclusion of inputs and recommendations from the specialist reports where

relevant; X and



d) that the information provided by the EAP to interested and affected parties and

any responses by the EAP to comments or inputs made by interested and affected.

parties are correctly reflected herein. X

Signature of the environmental assessment practitioner:

Algoa Consulting Mining Engineers

Name of company:

30/06/2017

Date:

-END



b) UNDERTAKING REGARDING CORRECTNESS OF INFORMATION

I Clayton Weatherall-Thomas herewith undertake that the information

provided in the foregoing report is correct, and that the comments and input

from stakeholders and Interested and Affected Parties has been correctly

recorded in the report.

Signature of the EAP

c) UNDERTAKING REGARDING LEVEL OF AGREEMENT

I Clayton Weatherall-Thomas herewith undertake that the information

provided in the foregoing report is correct, and that the level of agreement

with Interested and Affected Parties has been correctly recorded and reported

herein.

Signature of the EAP

DATE

-END-



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Appendix A CV of EAP



Appendix B Site Layout Plan



Appendix C

Appendix

C1 Newspaper Advert

C2 Site Poster

C3 Background Information Document

C4 Register of Interested & Affected Parties

C5 Minutes of Meeting with I&APS

C6 Correspondence various I&APs



Appendix C1 Newspaper advert



Appendix C2 Site Notice

Poster on gate at entrance to prospecting right area off public road (33°47'23.46"S

24°54'0.18"E)



Poster at municipal office at in Hankey (33°50'3.42"S 24°52'55.43"E)



Appendix C3 Background Information Document



Appendix C4 Register of Interested and Affected Parties Interested & Affected

Party Tel. no. Alt no. Fax E-mail address Address Postal Address

List the names of persons consulted in

this column, and Mark with an X where those who must be consulted were in

fact consulted.

AFFECTED PARTIES

PPC: Paul Mare +27113869057 +27826019448 [email protected]

NONE

Remainder of Farm 162/ Hankey Forest Reserve No. 3 162: ECPTA: Shane October [email protected]

Zarius van der Merwe 0422840720 0725940087 [email protected]

Portion 17, 19, 34, 49 of Farm 158 Kleinfontein:

0824900912 0422840700 [email protected] W & M KLEYN BOERDERY PTY LTD ERF 2975 PATENSIEROAD HANKEY EASTERN CAPE 6350

PO BOX 98 HANKEY HANKEY EASTERN CAPE 6350

Portion 61 of Farm 158 Kleinfontein:

0422840692 0734268992 - Warren Meyer

[email protected] T C MEYER FAMILIE TRUST 5604/4 T52411/2010CTN 2010/10/01 0-








Interested & Affected Party Tel. no. Alt no. Fax E-mail address Address Postal Address

Portion 63 of Farm 158 Kleinfontein: 082 878 7134 [email protected]

Adolf Kleinhans - Hennie Scheepers Familietrust (IT4043/2008) Left message

Portion 41 of Farm 158 Kleinfontein:

NO INFORMATION

Portion 46 of Farm 158 Kleinfontein: Wolwekloof 082 9299 240 [email protected] Mr JP Kleinhans

Remainder of Portion 46 of Farm Kleinfontein158: THREEPENCE FAMILY TRUST

NO INFORMATION

Portion 1 of Farm 897

NO INFORMATION

Portion 6 of Farm Kaan 63, Farm Island Bush 62 084 7000 941

Hennie Scheepers - 082 903 1139 (Mr Bertus Scheepers Jnr - 084 7000 941 - Mr JP Kleinhans - 042 283 0832 (h) or Mrs leonie Kleinhans 072 634 0966) and Mr M Kleinhans - Mrs Natia Kleinhans - 082 456 3443) Left message

Remainder of Farm Honey Clough 160 - Next to nature reserve 082 569 7841 [email protected] John Wait - 082 569 7841

Portion 4 of Farm Honey Clough 160

Ward 9 - Clr S. Jujwana 042200 2227 042 200 2227 [email protected]

PA - Ntombizodwa Kilani <[email protected]>

Kouga Municipality: LED: Vivian Adams 073 073 0720 [email protected]

Kouga Municipality: Spatial Planning: Kobus Marais 0727296360 [email protected]

Kouga Municipality LED: Fezeka Mabusela 0422002139 0765758013 [email protected] [email protected]












Kouga Municipality: Environmental Management: Christa Venter 042 200 2200 067 054 0402 [email protected]


Sarah Baartman District Municipality: Municipal Manager's Office: Buyiswa Botha 0415087343 [email protected]

Organs of state (Responsible for infrastructure that may be affected Roads Department, Eskom, Telkom, DWA)

DWS: Marisa Bloem 041 501 0717

086 537 4689 [email protected]

140 Govan Mbeki Avenue, 6th Floor Starport Building, Port Elizabeth, 6000

Private Bag X6041, Port Elizabeth, 6000

ECDRPW: District Roads Engineer: Randall Moore 083 666 1597 041 403 6001

041 456 1666

[email protected] [email protected]

Other Affected Parties

ECPRHA: Sello Mokhanya 072 017 0072 [email protected]

ECPTA: Shané October +27 43 492 0719 +27 82 555 1081 [email protected] 17-25 Oxford St, East London, 5201

PO BOX 11235 Southernwood, East London, 11235

AgriEC: Teresa Barkuizen 041 363 1890 [email protected]

AgriEC: Brent McNamara 041 363 1890 [email protected]













DMR:Health & Safety: Terence Doyle [email protected]

DRDAR: District Director: Thembani Nyokana 083 265 3115 [email protected] [email protected]

DAFF: Thabo Nokoyo 083 654 1177 [email protected]

DAFF: Babalwa Layini 041 4074051 073 8238305

041 4074052 [email protected]

54 Paterson Road, North End, PE, 6000

DEDEAT: Andries Struwig 041 508 5840

041 508 5865 [email protected]

Cnr of Athol Fugard Terrace & Castle Hill, Central, Port Elizabeth, 6001

P/Bag X5001, Greenacres, South Africa, 6057

DEDEAT: Dayalan Govender [email protected]

Cnr of Athol Fugard Terrace & Castle Hill, Central, Port Elizabeth, 6001

P/Bag X5001, Greenacres, South Africa, 6057

Interested Parties

WESSA: Gary Koekemoer 0716102884

[email protected]

Gamtkwa Khoisan Council: Kobus Reichert 072 800 6322

042 296 0399 [email protected] PO BOX 196 Hankey 6350

Citrusgrowers SA: Philip Dempsey 082 498 2778 [email protected]













Appendix C5 Minutes of meeting with Stakeholders



Appendix C6 Correspondence with Interested and Affected Parties

Landowner (PPC) Notification Letter



Minutes of meeting with Landowner and further Correspondence



BID Notice to Government to Commenting Authorities and Other Stakeholders



RESPONSES FROM GOVERNMENT I&APS



ECPTA



DAFF



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