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PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE SCOPING PHASE OF THE COAL MINING RIGHT APPLICATION BY UNIVERSAL COAL DEVELOPMENT II (PTY) LTD

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) (MPRDA) DMR Ref No: LP 30/5/1/2/2 (10131) MR LP 30/5/1/2/3/2/1 (10131) EM Date: 8 October 2016 Time: 11:00am Venue: Waterpoort Farmers Association Hall

Presented by JOMELA CONSULTING

AGENDA

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• Opening & Welcome
• Attendance Register
• Introductions
• Presentation
• Question & Answer
• Way Forward
• Closure

ETIQUETTE

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• Make sure to complete register and provide useful contact details
• Cell phones off / silent
• Avoid causing undue disturbance and noise
• Raise hand to be given chance to speak
• One speaker at a time
• Introduce yourself when asking question, giving input or making

comment

• Respect for one another – everyone’s input counts

APPLICANT DETAILS

NAME OF APPLICANT

Universal Coal Development II (Pty) Ltd

CONTACT PERSON

Minah Moabi

TEL NO:

+27 12 460 0805

EMAIL:

m.moabi@universalcoal.com

POSTAL ADDRESS:

PO Box 2423 Brooklyn Square 0075

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:

467 Fehrsen Street Cnr Muckleneuk Str, Brooklyn Pretoria 0181

FILE REFERENCE NUMBER DMR:

LP 30/5/1/2/2 (10131) MR LP 30/5/1/2/3/2/1 (10131) EM

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OBJECTIVES OF CONSULTATION

• Interested and affected Parties (I&APs) consultation is a legal

requirement in terms of the NEMA and the MPRDA on any matter that might or will affect I&APs (stakeholders)

• To inform stakeholders of the mining right application by

Universal Coal

• To obtain I&AP views and concerns regarding potential impacts
• f the proposed mining operation

– The views and concerns will inform the Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan/Programme

• To obtain I&AP input towards remedies to be incorporated into

EMP

• Stakeholders to provide specific comments on environmental

issues and indicate whether or not they support the application and give reasons thereto

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Previous Application

• An application for Environmental Authorisation in term of Section

16 of the NEMA EIA 2014 regulations was initially submitted to the DMR on 4thof December 2015 and subsequently accepted on the 8th

• f December 2015.
• This

application lapsed due to failure to meet the public consultation timeframes as not all specialist reports where made available for at least 30 days to interested and affected parties.

• A new application was submitted on the 2ndof September 2016 in

terms of NEMA and MPRDA for the mining right plus environmental authorisation.

• Follow up on a written request from I&AP’s for the regional study to

present to DMR.

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BACKGROUND

• The applicant

intends to establish an opencast coal mining operation, located in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, some 120 kilometres (km) to the north of Polokwane and to the east of the settlement of Alldays.

• The Project may be reached via an all-weather gravel road that branches
• ff from the tar road, the R584, between Alldays and Waterpoort. The

Project Area is approximately (~) 50 km by road from Alldays and about 30 km by road from Waterpoort.

• The nearest sizeable town is Makhado (Louis Trichardt) some 80 km by

road to the southeast. The nearest accessible railway siding is at Waterpoort, ~ 30 km southeast.

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Baseline Environment

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The Project Area is located in an area which is relatively flat lying with the incision of the Brak River Valley towards the north of the area, at a surface elevation of 690 metres (m) to 735 m above sea level.

Baseline Environment

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Summer temperatures of the project area range from 29.3 ºC to

• ver 31 ºC with minimum winter temperature >17 ºC.

Climate

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Climate

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Soils

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The project area land types include Mispah, Glenrosa, Hutton and Clovelly soils, all having grazing land capabilities, with the Mispah and Hutton soils tending towards wilderness status when shallow and rocky

Soils

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The proposed mining area has a low to moderate agricultural land use

• capability. This is largely due the combination of land use stressors

associated with soil structures and the general regional climate. Land in Class V; (d) grazing of natural pastures or, at the same level, woodland.

Biodiversity

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The proposed Berenice Opencast Coal Mine site is located

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approximately 7761 hectares of Dry Sweet Bushveld in the Waterpoort District between the Soutpansberg Mountain Range and the Limpopo River

Biodiversity

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Heritage

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Archaeological Sites

• No Stone Age settlements, structures, features, assemblages or

artefacts concentrations were recorded during the survey. Also, due to the nature of the topography and openness of the region no rock art sites were recorded.

• A total of 15 sites were recorded ranging from a Late Iron Age cattle
• utpost several farm worker house complexes, four individual grave

and graveyard sites, a historic trade store situated along an existing ox wagon trade route and to the more recent farmhouse complexes and associated infrastructure

• Late Iron Age cattle kraal outpost was recorded (Site 9) workers house

complexes were noted (Sites 1, 8, 12 and 15). Site 3 is a water furrow that was

• used to irrigate the agricultural lands. Also note that a total of three

farmhouse complexes were recorded (Sites 5, 10 and 11). A

• total of four grave sites were also recorded (Sites 2, 6, 7and 14)

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED MINING OPERATION

• The following is the summary of primary mining and processing

activities that are expected to be undertaken by Universal Coal: – Establishment and Earthworks – Establish machinery and plant – Construction of haulage roads – Pre-stripping to remove vegetation and clear the pit area – stripping of topsoil and overburden to expose the ore – Excavating of ore – Loading and hauling of ore – Stockpiling and conveying – Crushing , washing and screening – Jigging – Disposal of waste rock and material in waste rock dump and tailings facility – Concurrent mine rehabilitation – Mine decommissioning and closure

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED MINING OPERATION SUMMARY OF PHASED MINING ACTIVITIES

• CONSTRUCTION PHASE ACTIVITIES
• The following construction activities are planned to take place during

the first quarter of 2018 to 2020:

• (a) selective clearing of vegetation in areas designated for surface

infrastructure;

• (b) stripping and stockpiling topsoil and sub-soil;
• (c) digging of foundations and trenches;
• (d) drilling and blasting associated with the development of boxcut;
• (e) dewatering, if required;
• (f) establishment of new access roads;
• (g) construction of mine infrastructure;
• (h) construction of plant infrastructure including processing plant,

stockpile pads, tailings facilities, etc.

• (i) construction of services including storm water management

facilities, solid waste management facilities, sewage plant, water supply infrastructure, power supply infrastructure, etc.

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED MINING OPERATION

The following is the summary

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construction support services and associated activities that are expected to be undertaken by Universal Coal:

• contractors lay-down areas;
• temporary handling and storage are for construction

materials (paints, solvents, oils, grease);

• temporary storage area for non-mineralized waste

prior to removal by appropriated contractor;

• temporary water supply will be supplied by borehole

and/or trucks;

• power supply will be by temporary diesel-powered

electricity generator;

• workshops and wash bays;
• fuel handling and storage area;
• temporary offices and temporary chemical toilets.

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED MINING OPERATION

• The mining reserve consists of three economically mineable opencast
• blocks. These blocks are named OC 1, OC 2, and OC 3. Mining will

commence in OC 1 that will be mined for 20 years. This will be followed by mining OC 2 and OC 3 consecutively.

• The mining reserves will be mined by utilising truck and shovel opencast

method of mining due to the reserves being shallow. One box cut, located in the south and with an east to west orientation, has been designed in the mine layout for OC 1, with two proposed waste dump sites.

• This design has ensured that the hauling of overburden material over

excessive distances, even during the start-up period, will be largely

• minimised. Rollover of overburden material will be implemented after the

first strip has been mined. Drilling and blasting will be undertaken for hard

• material. Rehabilitation will form an integral part of the mining process.

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POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

• sterilization of mineral resources
• hazardous excavations/structures/surface subsidence
• loss of soil resources and land capabilities through contamination
• loss of soil resources and land capabilities through physical disturbance
• physical destruction of biodiversity
• general disturbance of biodiversity
• pollution of surface water resources
• alteration of drainage patterns
• contamination of groundwater
• dewatering
• air pollution
• disturbing noise levels
• visual impacts
• impacts on heritage, cultural and paleontological resources
• land use impacts
• blasting impacts
• project-related road use and traffic safety
• economic impacts
• inward migration

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ECOLOGY IMPACT & MANAGEMENT MEASURES

• Aspects
• Construction of roads, offices and open cast area, plant, tailings

dams, and other infrastructure will require clearance of trees

• Mine dewatering effects
• Measures
• Mine planning to figure possible ways that would minimize tree

removal

• Proper soil management practices
• Dust emissions control
• Speed limits
• Protected tree removal application to competent authority
• Biodiversity off-sets to be considered.

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WATER ASPECTS

Main technical and physical parameters considered

• Topographic gradient and surface runoff
• Sub-surface migration
• Groundwater depth
• Decanting

Summary / Conclusions

• A Geohydrological study has been undertaken to determine the

water quality, which showed the water is brackish.

• A water use license is being applied for concurrently with the

mining right and the EA process.

• Monitoring plan should be designed and implemented. The

monitoring plan should that includes the sampling of ground and surface water site upstream and downstream of the proposed mine.

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SOIL AND LAND MANAGEMENT

• Recommendations to mitigate impacts on soils include
• All usable soil is stripped and stored for replacement

during rehabilitation

• Soils

stored upslope

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mining areas to prevent contamination

• Bund walls

to be constructed to prevent erosion of stockpiled soils

• Use soil stockpiles as barriers to screen operational

activities

• Stockpiles not exceed a maximum height of 6m and side

slopes vegetated

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AIR QUALITY

• Activities Contributing to/and Sources of Dust
• Dump trucks
• Front end loaders
• Shovels
• Concrete batch plant
• Excavators
• Road rollers
• Dust control (water spraying)
• During materials handling and transfer operations
• On unpaved haul roads
• During earth moving operations
• On transfer points at conveyor belts
• ROM Stockpiles
• Speed control for vehicles travelling on unpaved roads
• Monthly monitoring
• Early re-vegetation around open areas

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HERITAGE

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Should construction work commence for this project:

• it is recommended that specific areas selected for high impact

mining and secondary infrastructure (including roads) should be individually checked,

• The developer should induct field worker about archaeology,

and steps that should be taken in the case of exposing archaeological materials.

• If archaeological materials are uncovered, work should cease

immediately and the SAHRA be notified, in the mean time, activity should not resume until appropriate management provisions are in place.

TRAFFIC

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• The future scenario of vehicular movement would have significant

impact on the road wear.

• The combination of added use would require maintenance to both

the tar road and the gravel road.

• A proper maintenance to the gravel road is required to prevent

formation of potholes,

• soil compaction and dust during peak hour vehicular movements.
• Speed limit of 40km and hour for Heavy Load Machinery and

60km/hour for small and private vehicles be A bituminous asphalt (BT) paving should be considered to protect the road from sub-grade and prevent dust.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES

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Demographic Change Processes

• Influx of workers; and
• Increase of in-migration of job seekers.

Mitigation: preferential employment Socio-Cultural Changes Processes

• safety aspects and sense of place.
• Integration with local community, crime safety and security and noise pollution.

Mitigation:

• Community will be given adequate notification, i.e. a blasting schedule.
• Launch aggressive culturally appropriate STI and HIV/AIDS awareness

campaigns;

• Distribute condoms by placing them at centrally located points;
• Control access to the construction site to prevent sex workers; as well as
• Employ local women to decrease their financial vulnerability.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES

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Social Impact Assessment of Quality of life and sense of place Mitigation: positive socio-economic impacts that could be generated by the proposed development including job opportunities and opportunities for economic empowerment and growth Institutional and Empowerment Changes Processes The negotiation process should take place during and beyond the EIA process This process should be fair, inclusive and conducted in a transparent manner. Economic Changes Processes

• Direct formal employment opportunities to local individuals and
• Indirect

formal and /or informal employment

• pportunities

to local individuals.

• Enterprise and economic stimulus.
• Mitigation: regular dialogue and consultation to identify and manage any

adverse impacts

• Work with local communities through relevant community structures

LOCAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS Project implementation with associated Social and Labour Plan may result in positive spin offs for the local economy and the country at large by:

• Unlocking of residual and untapped mineral potential (which could be

sterilized if not exploited)

• If project produces positive results, future mining may contribute in:

– Local employment – Skills transfer (portable skills) – Social and labour plan – Local Economic Development initiatives, Bursaries & learnerships, etc. – Salaries & Wages, taxes (national govt. and local government), Local spend

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CONSULTATION PROCESS

• National, Provincial and Local Government

– Department of Mineral Resources (DMR): – Department of Economic Development, Environmental and Tourism (LEDET) – Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS): – Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries – Department of Land Affairs / Rural Development and Regional Land Claims Commissioner – Provincial Departments (Economic Affairs, Roads, etc. ) – Vhembe District Municipality – Makhado Local Municipality – Relevant Agencies (e.g. SAHRA)

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STAKEHOLDERS CONTINUED

• Community and Local Operators

– Land Owners and/or legal occupiers – Communities and/or residents

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the District and Local Municipality – Adjacent Industry operators mostly farmers (Mining) etc. – Local services authorities – Associations (environmental & community)

• Process

– Letters and emails to registered and identified parties – Adverts: Provincial/Regional and Local newspapers – Public Notices

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Berenice Project Schedule

NEMA  NEMA application  NEMA acknowledgement letter  Scoping report 30 Day availability  Scoping Phase Meeting  Scoping Submission  DMR review 43 days to comment  Draft EIA, IWULA and Specialist studies availability  Revised EIA, IWULA(IWWMP) and Specialist Studies  Public Meeting for EIA and IWULA phase  Submission of final EIA/EMPr and IWULA

Date

• 2 September 2016
• 13 September 2016
• 13 September - 13 October 2016
• 8 October 2016
• 14 October 2016
• 25 November 2016
• 1 December to 25 January 2017
• 1 February to 3 March 2017
• 25 February 2017
• Date 10 March 2017

Thank You

QUESTIONS / COMMENTS / RESPONSES

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