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Waisoi Project Environmental Impact Assessment Dikevi ni revurevu ena veika e tu wavoliti keda ena Waisoi Project Fact Sheet E sa vakacagau tiko ena gauna oqo na nona vakadidike o Namosi Joint Venture me vakadeitaki kina se rawa ni dola e dua nai qaqi-ni-kopa [copper mine] ka tiko kina na koula e Waisoi se segai. E wili tiko ena Yasana o Namosi kei Naitasiri (Tikina Waidina) na vanua ka namaki tiko mena dabe kina nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] mai Waisoi rauta ni 30 na kilomita ena ra kei Suva e Viti Levu. Ena ruku ni Environment Management Act (2005), e vinakati kina me caka e dua na vakadidike se Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) ena Waisoi Project me kilai kina na veika e rawa ni vakacacani kei na kena yaga vei kemuni nai Taukei ni qele nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] oqo. Na EIA e dua na ka bibi ka dau caka wasoma ena veivakatorocaketaki lelevu kecega me rawa ni kilai taucoko kina na kena vinaka se na kena ca ni bera ni caka e dua na veivakatorocaketaki. The Namosi Joint Venture (NJV) is conducting studies and exploration to determine if a copper mine with gold by-products can be developed at Waisoi. The proposed Waisoi mine is in the Namosi and Naitasiri provinces (Tikina Waidina) around 30 kilometres west of Suva in Fiji. Under the Environment Management Act (2005), the Waisoi Project requires an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to be undertaken to assess potential social and environmental impacts of a mine in the area. An EIA is a common and important part of any major development process to ensure all issues are fully understood and taken into account before anything is built. Water quality testing. . . October 2015

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Page 1: Waisoi Project Environmental Impact Assessment … · EIA scope The EIA is being conducted in accordance with the Government issued Waisoi Project EIA Terms of Reference (ToR) and

Waisoi Project Environmental Impact AssessmentDikevi ni revurevu ena veika e tu wavoliti keda ena

Waisoi Project

Fact Sheet

Water quality testing.

E sa vakacagau tiko ena gauna oqo na nona vakadidike oNamosi Joint Venture me vakadeitaki kina se rawa ni dola edua nai qaqi-ni-kopa [copper mine] ka tiko kina na koula eWaisoi se segai.E wili tiko ena Yasana o Namosi kei Naitasiri (Tikina Waidina)na vanua ka namaki tiko mena dabe kina nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] mai Waisoi rauta ni 30 na kilomita ena ra kei Suva eViti Levu.Ena ruku ni Environment Management Act (2005), e vinakatikina me caka e dua na vakadidike se Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) ena Waisoi Project me kilai kina na veikae rawa ni vakacacani kei na kena yaga vei kemuni nai Taukeini qele nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] oqo.Na EIA e dua na ka bibi ka dau caka wasoma enaveivakatorocaketaki lelevu kecega me rawa ni kilai taucokokina na kena vinaka se na kena ca ni bera ni caka e dua naveivakatorocaketaki.E cakava tiko na vakadidike ni Waisoi Project EIA, enaveivakadonui ni Tabana e qarava na veika e wavoliti keda, oGolder Associates, e dua na kabani tu vakaikoya kilai levu evuravura, ka veitokoni tiko kina na Institute of Applied Sciencemai na Yunivesiti Ni Ceva ni Pasifika [USP].

The Namosi Joint Venture (NJV) is conducting studiesand exploration to determine if a copper mine with goldby-products can be developed at Waisoi.The proposed Waisoi mine is in the Namosi and Naitasiriprovinces (Tikina Waidina) around 30 kilometres westof Suva in Fiji.Under the Environment Management Act (2005), theWaisoi Project requires an Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) to be undertaken to assess potentialsocial and environmental impacts of a mine in the area.An EIA is a common and important part of any majordevelopment process to ensure all issues are fullyunderstood and taken into account before anything isbuilt.The Waisoi Project EIA, approved by the Departmentof Environment, is being conducted by Golder Associates,an independent and internationally recognised firm, inconjunction with the Institute of Applied Science at theUniversity of the South Pacific.

14 May 2012

Waisoi Project Environmental Impact AssessmentDikevi ni revurevu ena veika e tu wavoliti keda ena

Waisoi Project

Fact Sheet

Water quality testing.

E sa vakacagau tiko ena gauna oqo na nona vakadidike oNamosi Joint Venture me vakadeitaki kina se rawa ni dola edua nai qaqi-ni-kopa [copper mine] ka tiko kina na koula eWaisoi se segai.E wili tiko ena Yasana o Namosi kei Naitasiri (Tikina Waidina)na vanua ka namaki tiko mena dabe kina nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] mai Waisoi rauta ni 30 na kilomita ena ra kei Suva eViti Levu.Ena ruku ni Environment Management Act (2005), e vinakatikina me caka e dua na vakadidike se Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) ena Waisoi Project me kilai kina na veikae rawa ni vakacacani kei na kena yaga vei kemuni nai Taukeini qele nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] oqo.Na EIA e dua na ka bibi ka dau caka wasoma enaveivakatorocaketaki lelevu kecega me rawa ni kilai taucokokina na kena vinaka se na kena ca ni bera ni caka e dua naveivakatorocaketaki.E cakava tiko na vakadidike ni Waisoi Project EIA, enaveivakadonui ni Tabana e qarava na veika e wavoliti keda, oGolder Associates, e dua na kabani tu vakaikoya kilai levu evuravura, ka veitokoni tiko kina na Institute of Applied Sciencemai na Yunivesiti Ni Ceva ni Pasifika [USP].

The Namosi Joint Venture (NJV) is conducting studiesand exploration to determine if a copper mine with goldby-products can be developed at Waisoi.The proposed Waisoi mine is in the Namosi and Naitasiriprovinces (Tikina Waidina) around 30 kilometres westof Suva in Fiji.Under the Environment Management Act (2005), theWaisoi Project requires an Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) to be undertaken to assess potentialsocial and environmental impacts of a mine in the area.An EIA is a common and important part of any majordevelopment process to ensure all issues are fullyunderstood and taken into account before anything isbuilt.The Waisoi Project EIA, approved by the Departmentof Environment, is being conducted by Golder Associates,an independent and internationally recognised firm, inconjunction with the Institute of Applied Science at theUniversity of the South Pacific.

14 May 2012

Waisoi Project Environmental Impact AssessmentDikevi ni revurevu ena veika e tu wavoliti keda ena

Waisoi Project

Fact Sheet

Water quality testing.

E sa vakacagau tiko ena gauna oqo na nona vakadidike oNamosi Joint Venture me vakadeitaki kina se rawa ni dola edua nai qaqi-ni-kopa [copper mine] ka tiko kina na koula eWaisoi se segai.E wili tiko ena Yasana o Namosi kei Naitasiri (Tikina Waidina)na vanua ka namaki tiko mena dabe kina nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] mai Waisoi rauta ni 30 na kilomita ena ra kei Suva eViti Levu.Ena ruku ni Environment Management Act (2005), e vinakatikina me caka e dua na vakadidike se Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) ena Waisoi Project me kilai kina na veikae rawa ni vakacacani kei na kena yaga vei kemuni nai Taukeini qele nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] oqo.Na EIA e dua na ka bibi ka dau caka wasoma enaveivakatorocaketaki lelevu kecega me rawa ni kilai taucokokina na kena vinaka se na kena ca ni bera ni caka e dua naveivakatorocaketaki.E cakava tiko na vakadidike ni Waisoi Project EIA, enaveivakadonui ni Tabana e qarava na veika e wavoliti keda, oGolder Associates, e dua na kabani tu vakaikoya kilai levu evuravura, ka veitokoni tiko kina na Institute of Applied Sciencemai na Yunivesiti Ni Ceva ni Pasifika [USP].

The Namosi Joint Venture (NJV) is conducting studiesand exploration to determine if a copper mine with goldby-products can be developed at Waisoi.The proposed Waisoi mine is in the Namosi and Naitasiriprovinces (Tikina Waidina) around 30 kilometres westof Suva in Fiji.Under the Environment Management Act (2005), theWaisoi Project requires an Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) to be undertaken to assess potentialsocial and environmental impacts of a mine in the area.An EIA is a common and important part of any majordevelopment process to ensure all issues are fullyunderstood and taken into account before anything isbuilt.The Waisoi Project EIA, approved by the Departmentof Environment, is being conducted by Golder Associates,an independent and internationally recognised firm, inconjunction with the Institute of Applied Science at theUniversity of the South Pacific.

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EIA scopeThe EIA is being conducted in accordance with theGovernment issued Waisoi Project EIA Terms ofReference (ToR) and the Environment Management Act(2005). The Waisoi Project EIA ToR is available on theNJV website www.njv.com.fjThe EIA will gather a wide range of environmental andsocial data and information, identify potential impactsfrom the proposed Waisoi mine and provide options onhow they could be mitigated or managed.The environmental studies will include data gatheringand analysis of soil, air, noise, ground water, waterwaysand ecology conditions. The social studies will assesscommunity health, cultural heritage, traffic and transport,ecological risk, economics and other socioeconomicfactors.The final EIA report will help the Government decide ifa mine at Waisoi can be developed safely andeconomically and in an environmentally sustainablemanner. It is also the formal mechanism by which theGovernment would approve the Waisoi Project.

EIA time frames and statusThe Government, through the Department ofEnvironment, issued the Terms of Reference (ToR) forthe Waisoi Project EIA in late 2011, following a seriesof community and stakeholder consultation sessions.The EIA is now under way and an EIA report is expectedto be submitted to the Fiji Government in late 2012/early2013.

The project will not proceed if the Fiji governmentdoes NOT approve the EIA. The NJV will not buildthe mine if it cannot be developed and operatedeconomically and at an appropriate environmental,social and safety standard.

Nai lakolako ni EIA

Sa caka sara tikoga na EIA ena ruku ni tuvatuva ni Matanituka vakatokai tiko me Waisoi Project EIA Terms of Reference(ToR) kei na Environment Management Act (2005). Na dikevini veika e wavoliti keda ena Waisoi Project kei na kena ituvatuva e rawa ni laurai ena NJV website www.njv.com.fjNa EIA ena vakasokumuna e levu nai tukutuku ni veika etu wavoliti keda [environment] kei na lewe ni vanua [social],vakavotuya mai na vakacaca e rawa ni kauta mai nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] e Waisoi ka me laurai talega vakakina naiwalewale ni kena cakacakataki se na kena cicivaki.Na vakadidike ni veika e tu wavoliti keda e oka kina navakasokumuni ni itukutuku matailalai [data] kei na kenadikevi na qele, cagi, rorogo, vanua suasua, veiuciwai keinai tuvaki ni veikau. Na vakadidike ena vanua ena kovutana tiko-bulabula e loma ni koro, na vanua vakatabui,gaunisala kei na veilakoyaki, na ririko ni vakacaca e vanua,na veika vakailavo kei na vuqa tale na nuiqawaqawavakavanua e dau tarai keda.Nai otioti ni ripote ni EIA ena vukea na Matanitu mevakatulewa kina se rawa me dolavi vinaka nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] e Waisoi ka vurevure ni ilavo vinaka ka lewaivakavinaka talega na veika e tu wavoliti keda. E saidewadewa talega ni nona vakadonuya na Waisoi Projectna Matanitu.

Gauna Yalataki kei nai tuvatuva ni EIANa Matanitu, ena ruku ni Department of Environment [Tabanani Veika e tu Wavoliti keda], e solia na Terms of Reference(ToR) se i tuvatuva ni veiqaravi me baleta na Waisoi ProjectEIA ena mua ni 2011, ni oti e vica na veivosaki raraba keiira na itaukei ni qele kei na lewe ni vanua.E sa vakacagau tiko na EIA ena gauna oqo ka namaki tikomena soli lesu vua na Matanitu o Viti na kena ripote ena muani yabaki 2012 kina tekivu ni yabaki 2013.Ena sega ni toso na cakacaka ke SEGA ni vakadonuya naEIA na Matanitu. Na NJV ena sega talega ni tara nai qaqike raica ni sega ni dua na ka vinaka vakailavo e kauta maise maudonu na veivosaki ni bula raraba, ena Vanua keina kena taqomaki.

The EIA process

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Era vakayacora tiko na vakadidike ni EIA na kena dau ka ratou wili kina nai vakalesilesi ni Yunivesiti ni Ceva.

yabaki 2014.

www.njv.com.fj www.njv.com.fj

EIA scopeThe EIA is being conducted in accordance with theGovernment issued Waisoi Project EIA Terms ofReference (ToR) and the Environment Management Act(2005). The Waisoi Project EIA ToR is available on theNJV website www.njv.com.fjThe EIA will gather a wide range of environmental andsocial data and information, identify potential impactsfrom the proposed Waisoi mine and provide options onhow they could be mitigated or managed.The environmental studies will include data gatheringand analysis of soil, air, noise, ground water, waterwaysand ecology conditions. The social studies will assesscommunity health, cultural heritage, traffic and transport,ecological risk, economics and other socioeconomicfactors.The final EIA report will help the Government decide ifa mine at Waisoi can be developed safely andeconomically and in an environmentally sustainablemanner. It is also the formal mechanism by which theGovernment would approve the Waisoi Project.

EIA time frames and statusThe Government, through the Department ofEnvironment, issued the Terms of Reference (ToR) forthe Waisoi Project EIA in late 2011, following a seriesof community and stakeholder consultation sessions.The EIA is now under way and an EIA report is expectedto be submitted to the Fiji Government in late 2012/early2013.

The project will not proceed if the Fiji governmentdoes NOT approve the EIA. The NJV will not buildthe mine if it cannot be developed and operatedeconomically and at an appropriate environmental,social and safety standard.

Nai lakolako ni EIA

Sa caka sara tikoga na EIA ena ruku ni tuvatuva ni Matanituka vakatokai tiko me Waisoi Project EIA Terms of Reference(ToR) kei na Environment Management Act (2005). Na dikevini veika e wavoliti keda ena Waisoi Project kei na kena ituvatuva e rawa ni laurai ena NJV website www.njv.com.fjNa EIA ena vakasokumuna e levu nai tukutuku ni veika etu wavoliti keda [environment] kei na lewe ni vanua [social],vakavotuya mai na vakacaca e rawa ni kauta mai nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] e Waisoi ka me laurai talega vakakina naiwalewale ni kena cakacakataki se na kena cicivaki.Na vakadidike ni veika e tu wavoliti keda e oka kina navakasokumuni ni itukutuku matailalai [data] kei na kenadikevi na qele, cagi, rorogo, vanua suasua, veiuciwai keinai tuvaki ni veikau. Na vakadidike ena vanua ena kovutana tiko-bulabula e loma ni koro, na vanua vakatabui,gaunisala kei na veilakoyaki, na ririko ni vakacaca e vanua,na veika vakailavo kei na vuqa tale na nuiqawaqawavakavanua e dau tarai keda.Nai otioti ni ripote ni EIA ena vukea na Matanitu mevakatulewa kina se rawa me dolavi vinaka nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] e Waisoi ka vurevure ni ilavo vinaka ka lewaivakavinaka talega na veika e tu wavoliti keda. E saidewadewa talega ni nona vakadonuya na Waisoi Projectna Matanitu.

Gauna Yalataki kei nai tuvatuva ni EIANa Matanitu, ena ruku ni Department of Environment [Tabanani Veika e tu Wavoliti keda], e solia na Terms of Reference(ToR) se i tuvatuva ni veiqaravi me baleta na Waisoi ProjectEIA ena mua ni 2011, ni oti e vica na veivosaki raraba keiira na itaukei ni qele kei na lewe ni vanua.E sa vakacagau tiko na EIA ena gauna oqo ka namaki tikomena soli lesu vua na Matanitu o Viti na kena ripote ena muani yabaki 2012 kina tekivu ni yabaki 2013.Ena sega ni toso na cakacaka ke SEGA ni vakadonuya naEIA na Matanitu. Na NJV ena sega talega ni tara nai qaqike raica ni sega ni dua na ka vinaka vakailavo e kauta maise maudonu na veivosaki ni bula raraba, ena Vanua keina kena taqomaki.

The EIA process

14 May 2012

The project will not proceed if the Fiji government does NOT approve the EIA. The NJV will not build the mine if it does not believe the mine could be developed and operated economically and at an appropriate environmental, social and safety standard.

EIA Status

EIA scopeThe EIA is being conducted in accordance with theGovernment issued Waisoi Project EIA Terms ofReference (ToR) and the Environment Management Act(2005). The Waisoi Project EIA ToR is available on theNJV website www.njv.com.fjThe EIA will gather a wide range of environmental andsocial data and information, identify potential impactsfrom the proposed Waisoi mine and provide options onhow they could be mitigated or managed.The environmental studies will include data gatheringand analysis of soil, air, noise, ground water, waterwaysand ecology conditions. The social studies will assesscommunity health, cultural heritage, traffic and transport,ecological risk, economics and other socioeconomicfactors.The final EIA report will help the Government decide ifa mine at Waisoi can be developed safely andeconomically and in an environmentally sustainablemanner. It is also the formal mechanism by which theGovernment would approve the Waisoi Project.

EIA time frames and statusThe Government, through the Department ofEnvironment, issued the Terms of Reference (ToR) forthe Waisoi Project EIA in late 2011, following a seriesof community and stakeholder consultation sessions.The EIA is now under way and an EIA report is expectedto be submitted to the Fiji Government in late 2012/early2013.

The project will not proceed if the Fiji governmentdoes NOT approve the EIA. The NJV will not buildthe mine if it cannot be developed and operatedeconomically and at an appropriate environmental,social and safety standard.

Nai lakolako ni EIA

Sa caka sara tikoga na EIA ena ruku ni tuvatuva ni Matanituka vakatokai tiko me Waisoi Project EIA Terms of Reference(ToR) kei na Environment Management Act (2005). Na dikevini veika e wavoliti keda ena Waisoi Project kei na kena ituvatuva e rawa ni laurai ena NJV website www.njv.com.fjNa EIA ena vakasokumuna e levu nai tukutuku ni veika etu wavoliti keda [environment] kei na lewe ni vanua [social],vakavotuya mai na vakacaca e rawa ni kauta mai nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] e Waisoi ka me laurai talega vakakina naiwalewale ni kena cakacakataki se na kena cicivaki.Na vakadidike ni veika e tu wavoliti keda e oka kina navakasokumuni ni itukutuku matailalai [data] kei na kenadikevi na qele, cagi, rorogo, vanua suasua, veiuciwai keinai tuvaki ni veikau. Na vakadidike ena vanua ena kovutana tiko-bulabula e loma ni koro, na vanua vakatabui,gaunisala kei na veilakoyaki, na ririko ni vakacaca e vanua,na veika vakailavo kei na vuqa tale na nuiqawaqawavakavanua e dau tarai keda.Nai otioti ni ripote ni EIA ena vukea na Matanitu mevakatulewa kina se rawa me dolavi vinaka nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] e Waisoi ka vurevure ni ilavo vinaka ka lewaivakavinaka talega na veika e tu wavoliti keda. E saidewadewa talega ni nona vakadonuya na Waisoi Projectna Matanitu.

Gauna Yalataki kei nai tuvatuva ni EIANa Matanitu, ena ruku ni Department of Environment [Tabanani Veika e tu Wavoliti keda], e solia na Terms of Reference(ToR) se i tuvatuva ni veiqaravi me baleta na Waisoi ProjectEIA ena mua ni 2011, ni oti e vica na veivosaki raraba keiira na itaukei ni qele kei na lewe ni vanua.E sa vakacagau tiko na EIA ena gauna oqo ka namaki tikomena soli lesu vua na Matanitu o Viti na kena ripote ena muani yabaki 2012 kina tekivu ni yabaki 2013.Ena sega ni toso na cakacaka ke SEGA ni vakadonuya naEIA na Matanitu. Na NJV ena sega talega ni tara nai qaqike raica ni sega ni dua na ka vinaka vakailavo e kauta maise maudonu na veivosaki ni bula raraba, ena Vanua keina kena taqomaki.

The EIA process

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October 2015

NJV will be reviewing the TOR with the Government and if necessary will update them to reflect the current project footprint.Environmental, social and cultural baseline studies have been underway with the EIA report expected to be submitted to the Fiji Government in late 2016. The EIA studies are being conducted by consultants including the Institute of Applied Sciences at the University of the South Pacific.

EIA scopeThe EIA is being conducted in accordance with theGovernment issued Waisoi Project EIA Terms ofReference (ToR) and the Environment Management Act(2005). The Waisoi Project EIA ToR is available on theNJV website www.njv.com.fjThe EIA will gather a wide range of environmental andsocial data and information, identify potential impactsfrom the proposed Waisoi mine and provide options onhow they could be mitigated or managed.The environmental studies will include data gatheringand analysis of soil, air, noise, ground water, waterwaysand ecology conditions. The social studies will assesscommunity health, cultural heritage, traffic and transport,ecological risk, economics and other socioeconomicfactors.The final EIA report will help the Government decide ifa mine at Waisoi can be developed safely andeconomically and in an environmentally sustainablemanner. It is also the formal mechanism by which theGovernment would approve the Waisoi Project.

EIA time frames and statusThe Government, through the Department ofEnvironment, issued the Terms of Reference (ToR) forthe Waisoi Project EIA in late 2011, following a seriesof community and stakeholder consultation sessions.The EIA is now under way and an EIA report is expectedto be submitted to the Fiji Government in late 2012/early2013.

The project will not proceed if the Fiji governmentdoes NOT approve the EIA. The NJV will not buildthe mine if it cannot be developed and operatedeconomically and at an appropriate environmental,social and safety standard.

Nai lakolako ni EIA

Sa caka sara tikoga na EIA ena ruku ni tuvatuva ni Matanituka vakatokai tiko me Waisoi Project EIA Terms of Reference(ToR) kei na Environment Management Act (2005). Na dikevini veika e wavoliti keda ena Waisoi Project kei na kena ituvatuva e rawa ni laurai ena NJV website www.njv.com.fjNa EIA ena vakasokumuna e levu nai tukutuku ni veika etu wavoliti keda [environment] kei na lewe ni vanua [social],vakavotuya mai na vakacaca e rawa ni kauta mai nai qaqi-ni-kopa [mine] e Waisoi ka me laurai talega vakakina naiwalewale ni kena cakacakataki se na kena cicivaki.Na vakadidike ni veika e tu wavoliti keda e oka kina navakasokumuni ni itukutuku matailalai [data] kei na kenadikevi na qele, cagi, rorogo, vanua suasua, veiuciwai keinai tuvaki ni veikau. Na vakadidike ena vanua ena kovutana tiko-bulabula e loma ni koro, na vanua vakatabui,gaunisala kei na veilakoyaki, na ririko ni vakacaca e vanua,na veika vakailavo kei na vuqa tale na nuiqawaqawavakavanua e dau tarai keda.Nai otioti ni ripote ni EIA ena vukea na Matanitu mevakatulewa kina se rawa me dolavi vinaka nai qaqi-ni-kopa[mine] e Waisoi ka vurevure ni ilavo vinaka ka lewaivakavinaka talega na veika e tu wavoliti keda. E saidewadewa talega ni nona vakadonuya na Waisoi Projectna Matanitu.

Gauna Yalataki kei nai tuvatuva ni EIANa Matanitu, ena ruku ni Department of Environment [Tabanani Veika e tu Wavoliti keda], e solia na Terms of Reference(ToR) se i tuvatuva ni veiqaravi me baleta na Waisoi ProjectEIA ena mua ni 2011, ni oti e vica na veivosaki raraba keiira na itaukei ni qele kei na lewe ni vanua.E sa vakacagau tiko na EIA ena gauna oqo ka namaki tikomena soli lesu vua na Matanitu o Viti na kena ripote ena muani yabaki 2012 kina tekivu ni yabaki 2013.Ena sega ni toso na cakacaka ke SEGA ni vakadonuya naEIA na Matanitu. Na NJV ena sega talega ni tara nai qaqike raica ni sega ni dua na ka vinaka vakailavo e kauta maise maudonu na veivosaki ni bula raraba, ena Vanua keina kena taqomaki.

The EIA process

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EIA consultation opportunitiesConsultation and engagement with the local communityand other stakeholders is an important part of the EIAprocess and all interested individuals and groups areencouraged to participate.Understanding peopleʼs concerns and suggestions helpsthe EIA study team investigate how to manage projectimpacts and maximise benefits. It is critical that allinterested stakeholders, particularly those communitieswho live in or around the project area, have a thoroughunderstanding of the proposed mine and an opportunityto ask questions or provide comments.The EIA process includes a number of opportunities forinterested stakeholders to provide their input, eitherthrough attendance at consultation and informationsessions, or by submitting comments directly to the EIAteam.The EIA public consultation sessions include informationon what the potential mine may look like, the proposedlocation of the main components including open pits,tailings dam, power plant and roads as well as theenvironmental management plans.All feedback will be addressed in the EIA report.

Contact: Stanley Simpson Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Public Affairs and Communications Manager Community Relations Manager

T +679 707 0925 T +679 707 0924E [email protected] E [email protected]

Na Veivosaki Raraba me baleta na EIANa bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] kei kemuni naitaukei ni qele kei ira era okati [stakeholders] e dua na tikinabibi ena gacagaca ni EIA ka o ni sa sureti raraba kina nalewenivanua kei kemuni na veisoqosoqo e kauwai monivakaitavi kina.Ni kilai vinaka na lomamuni na lewenivanua kei ira era kauwai,ena vakarawarawataka na nodratou cakacaka na timi ni EIAme ratou deuca vakamatau na kena monataki na vakacacae rawa ni yaco ka rawa talega mai kina e levu na ka vinaka.E ka bibi gona kina me matata tiko vei ira kece na kauwai,vakabibi o kemuni nai taukei ni qele oni tiko volekata na vanuani cakacaka, na ka ena kauta mai vei kemuni nai qaqi ni kopaka moni taro ka soli vakasama kina.Na bose ni EIA e dua na gauna vinaka vei kemuni na kauwaitiko mai moni soli vakasama kina, ena gauna ni ciqo itukutukukei na bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] se vakauta gamai vakadodonu na nomuni nanuma vei ratou na timi ni EIA.Na bose-ka ni veivosaki raraba ni EIA e okati tale tikoga kinanai tukutuku kece me baleta nai rairai dina ni iqaqi-ni-kopa[mine] na vanua e namaki tiko mena dabe kina na qara-bilo[open-pits], na drano ni maroroi vatu qaqi kei na wai [tailingdam], vale ni livaliva [power plant] kei na gaunisala ka vakakina na navunavu kei na gacagaca kece sara ni kena qaravika maroroi ka taqomaki na veika e tu wavoliti keda[environment].Na taro lesu kece [feedback] ena tabaki ena ripote ni EIA.

Community consultation session

14 May 2012

EIA consultation opportunitiesConsultation and engagement with the local communityand other stakeholders is an important part of the EIAprocess and all interested individuals and groups areencouraged to participate.Understanding peopleʼs concerns and suggestions helpsthe EIA study team investigate how to manage projectimpacts and maximise benefits. It is critical that allinterested stakeholders, particularly those communitieswho live in or around the project area, have a thoroughunderstanding of the proposed mine and an opportunityto ask questions or provide comments.The EIA process includes a number of opportunities forinterested stakeholders to provide their input, eitherthrough attendance at consultation and informationsessions, or by submitting comments directly to the EIAteam.The EIA public consultation sessions include informationon what the potential mine may look like, the proposedlocation of the main components including open pits,tailings dam, power plant and roads as well as theenvironmental management plans.All feedback will be addressed in the EIA report.

Contact: Stanley Simpson Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Public Affairs and Communications Manager Community Relations Manager

T +679 707 0925 T +679 707 0924E [email protected] E [email protected]

Na Veivosaki Raraba me baleta na EIANa bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] kei kemuni naitaukei ni qele kei ira era okati [stakeholders] e dua na tikinabibi ena gacagaca ni EIA ka o ni sa sureti raraba kina nalewenivanua kei kemuni na veisoqosoqo e kauwai monivakaitavi kina.Ni kilai vinaka na lomamuni na lewenivanua kei ira era kauwai,ena vakarawarawataka na nodratou cakacaka na timi ni EIAme ratou deuca vakamatau na kena monataki na vakacacae rawa ni yaco ka rawa talega mai kina e levu na ka vinaka.E ka bibi gona kina me matata tiko vei ira kece na kauwai,vakabibi o kemuni nai taukei ni qele oni tiko volekata na vanuani cakacaka, na ka ena kauta mai vei kemuni nai qaqi ni kopaka moni taro ka soli vakasama kina.Na bose ni EIA e dua na gauna vinaka vei kemuni na kauwaitiko mai moni soli vakasama kina, ena gauna ni ciqo itukutukukei na bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] se vakauta gamai vakadodonu na nomuni nanuma vei ratou na timi ni EIA.Na bose-ka ni veivosaki raraba ni EIA e okati tale tikoga kinanai tukutuku kece me baleta nai rairai dina ni iqaqi-ni-kopa[mine] na vanua e namaki tiko mena dabe kina na qara-bilo[open-pits], na drano ni maroroi vatu qaqi kei na wai [tailingdam], vale ni livaliva [power plant] kei na gaunisala ka vakakina na navunavu kei na gacagaca kece sara ni kena qaravika maroroi ka taqomaki na veika e tu wavoliti keda[environment].Na taro lesu kece [feedback] ena tabaki ena ripote ni EIA.

Community consultation session

14 May 2012

Lands and Compensation ManagerNiko YacalevuCommunity Relations Manager

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impacts and maximise benefits. It is important that all interested stakeholders, particularly those communities who live in or around the project area, have an accurate understanding of the proposed mine and an opportunity to ask questions or provide comments.

EIA consultation opportunitiesConsultation and engagement with the local communityand other stakeholders is an important part of the EIAprocess and all interested individuals and groups areencouraged to participate.Understanding peopleʼs concerns and suggestions helpsthe EIA study team investigate how to manage projectimpacts and maximise benefits. It is critical that allinterested stakeholders, particularly those communitieswho live in or around the project area, have a thoroughunderstanding of the proposed mine and an opportunityto ask questions or provide comments.The EIA process includes a number of opportunities forinterested stakeholders to provide their input, eitherthrough attendance at consultation and informationsessions, or by submitting comments directly to the EIAteam.The EIA public consultation sessions include informationon what the potential mine may look like, the proposedlocation of the main components including open pits,tailings dam, power plant and roads as well as theenvironmental management plans.All feedback will be addressed in the EIA report.

Contact: Stanley Simpson Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Public Affairs and Communications Manager Community Relations Manager

T +679 707 0925 T +679 707 0924E [email protected] E [email protected]

Na Veivosaki Raraba me baleta na EIANa bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] kei kemuni naitaukei ni qele kei ira era okati [stakeholders] e dua na tikinabibi ena gacagaca ni EIA ka o ni sa sureti raraba kina nalewenivanua kei kemuni na veisoqosoqo e kauwai monivakaitavi kina.Ni kilai vinaka na lomamuni na lewenivanua kei ira era kauwai,ena vakarawarawataka na nodratou cakacaka na timi ni EIAme ratou deuca vakamatau na kena monataki na vakacacae rawa ni yaco ka rawa talega mai kina e levu na ka vinaka.E ka bibi gona kina me matata tiko vei ira kece na kauwai,vakabibi o kemuni nai taukei ni qele oni tiko volekata na vanuani cakacaka, na ka ena kauta mai vei kemuni nai qaqi ni kopaka moni taro ka soli vakasama kina.Na bose ni EIA e dua na gauna vinaka vei kemuni na kauwaitiko mai moni soli vakasama kina, ena gauna ni ciqo itukutukukei na bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] se vakauta gamai vakadodonu na nomuni nanuma vei ratou na timi ni EIA.Na bose-ka ni veivosaki raraba ni EIA e okati tale tikoga kinanai tukutuku kece me baleta nai rairai dina ni iqaqi-ni-kopa[mine] na vanua e namaki tiko mena dabe kina na qara-bilo[open-pits], na drano ni maroroi vatu qaqi kei na wai [tailingdam], vale ni livaliva [power plant] kei na gaunisala ka vakakina na navunavu kei na gacagaca kece sara ni kena qaravika maroroi ka taqomaki na veika e tu wavoliti keda[environment].Na taro lesu kece [feedback] ena tabaki ena ripote ni EIA.

Community consultation session

14 May 2012

EIA consultation opportunitiesConsultation and engagement with the local communityand other stakeholders is an important part of the EIAprocess and all interested individuals and groups areencouraged to participate.Understanding peopleʼs concerns and suggestions helpsthe EIA study team investigate how to manage projectimpacts and maximise benefits. It is critical that allinterested stakeholders, particularly those communitieswho live in or around the project area, have a thoroughunderstanding of the proposed mine and an opportunityto ask questions or provide comments.The EIA process includes a number of opportunities forinterested stakeholders to provide their input, eitherthrough attendance at consultation and informationsessions, or by submitting comments directly to the EIAteam.The EIA public consultation sessions include informationon what the potential mine may look like, the proposedlocation of the main components including open pits,tailings dam, power plant and roads as well as theenvironmental management plans.All feedback will be addressed in the EIA report.

Contact: Stanley Simpson Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Public Affairs and Communications Manager Community Relations Manager

T +679 707 0925 T +679 707 0924E [email protected] E [email protected]

Na Veivosaki Raraba me baleta na EIANa bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] kei kemuni naitaukei ni qele kei ira era okati [stakeholders] e dua na tikinabibi ena gacagaca ni EIA ka o ni sa sureti raraba kina nalewenivanua kei kemuni na veisoqosoqo e kauwai monivakaitavi kina.Ni kilai vinaka na lomamuni na lewenivanua kei ira era kauwai,ena vakarawarawataka na nodratou cakacaka na timi ni EIAme ratou deuca vakamatau na kena monataki na vakacacae rawa ni yaco ka rawa talega mai kina e levu na ka vinaka.E ka bibi gona kina me matata tiko vei ira kece na kauwai,vakabibi o kemuni nai taukei ni qele oni tiko volekata na vanuani cakacaka, na ka ena kauta mai vei kemuni nai qaqi ni kopaka moni taro ka soli vakasama kina.Na bose ni EIA e dua na gauna vinaka vei kemuni na kauwaitiko mai moni soli vakasama kina, ena gauna ni ciqo itukutukukei na bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] se vakauta gamai vakadodonu na nomuni nanuma vei ratou na timi ni EIA.Na bose-ka ni veivosaki raraba ni EIA e okati tale tikoga kinanai tukutuku kece me baleta nai rairai dina ni iqaqi-ni-kopa[mine] na vanua e namaki tiko mena dabe kina na qara-bilo[open-pits], na drano ni maroroi vatu qaqi kei na wai [tailingdam], vale ni livaliva [power plant] kei na gaunisala ka vakakina na navunavu kei na gacagaca kece sara ni kena qaravika maroroi ka taqomaki na veika e tu wavoliti keda[environment].Na taro lesu kece [feedback] ena tabaki ena ripote ni EIA.

Community consultation session

14 May 2012

EIA consultation opportunitiesConsultation and engagement with the local communityand other stakeholders is an important part of the EIAprocess and all interested individuals and groups areencouraged to participate.Understanding peopleʼs concerns and suggestions helpsthe EIA study team investigate how to manage projectimpacts and maximise benefits. It is critical that allinterested stakeholders, particularly those communitieswho live in or around the project area, have a thoroughunderstanding of the proposed mine and an opportunityto ask questions or provide comments.The EIA process includes a number of opportunities forinterested stakeholders to provide their input, eitherthrough attendance at consultation and informationsessions, or by submitting comments directly to the EIAteam.The EIA public consultation sessions include informationon what the potential mine may look like, the proposedlocation of the main components including open pits,tailings dam, power plant and roads as well as theenvironmental management plans.All feedback will be addressed in the EIA report.

Contact: Stanley Simpson Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Public Affairs and Communications Manager Community Relations Manager

T +679 707 0925 T +679 707 0924E [email protected] E [email protected]

Na Veivosaki Raraba me baleta na EIANa bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] kei kemuni naitaukei ni qele kei ira era okati [stakeholders] e dua na tikinabibi ena gacagaca ni EIA ka o ni sa sureti raraba kina nalewenivanua kei kemuni na veisoqosoqo e kauwai monivakaitavi kina.Ni kilai vinaka na lomamuni na lewenivanua kei ira era kauwai,ena vakarawarawataka na nodratou cakacaka na timi ni EIAme ratou deuca vakamatau na kena monataki na vakacacae rawa ni yaco ka rawa talega mai kina e levu na ka vinaka.E ka bibi gona kina me matata tiko vei ira kece na kauwai,vakabibi o kemuni nai taukei ni qele oni tiko volekata na vanuani cakacaka, na ka ena kauta mai vei kemuni nai qaqi ni kopaka moni taro ka soli vakasama kina.Na bose ni EIA e dua na gauna vinaka vei kemuni na kauwaitiko mai moni soli vakasama kina, ena gauna ni ciqo itukutukukei na bose ni veivosaki raraba [consultation] se vakauta gamai vakadodonu na nomuni nanuma vei ratou na timi ni EIA.Na bose-ka ni veivosaki raraba ni EIA e okati tale tikoga kinanai tukutuku kece me baleta nai rairai dina ni iqaqi-ni-kopa[mine] na vanua e namaki tiko mena dabe kina na qara-bilo[open-pits], na drano ni maroroi vatu qaqi kei na wai [tailingdam], vale ni livaliva [power plant] kei na gaunisala ka vakakina na navunavu kei na gacagaca kece sara ni kena qaravika maroroi ka taqomaki na veika e tu wavoliti keda[environment].Na taro lesu kece [feedback] ena tabaki ena ripote ni EIA.

Community consultation session

14 May 2012

co-disposal facility, power plant, roads and bulk handling facility as well as the environmental management plans.

October 2015

Contact: Nico Yacalevu Netava BakanicevaVeitaratara: Community Relations Manager Government and External Affairs Manager T +679 773 8890 T +679 773 8890 E [email protected] E [email protected]