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Appendix A6: Records of Public Information Meetings (24 & 25 November 2010; and 22 & 23 March 2011)
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Appendix A6:
Records of Public Information
Meetings
(24 & 25 November 2010;
and 22 & 23 March 2011)
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NEW LARGOOPENCAST COLLIERY
Project Overview and Description
CONFIDENTIAL
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CONTENTS
Motivation for the Proposed Mine
Locality Plan
Geology Overview
Preliminary Mine Plan & Mining Philosophy
Infrastructure
Safety & Sustainable Development
Community Development
Questions
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1.0MOTIVATION FOR PROPOSEDMINE
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1.0MOTIVATION FOR PROPOSEDMINE
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70GW
Installed Capacity Demand
Load shedding in 2008
Today Impact of Kusile /Medupi
Further massive investment requiredto address gap; IPPs may help withminor improvements, but continued
major effort needed by Eskom, ie. coalor nuclear
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY & DEMAND IN SA
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2.0LOCALITY PLAN & PROJECTOVERVIEW
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NEW LARGO PROJECT IN THE WITBANK COAL HUB INCORPORATESBOTH NEW LARGO AND ZONDAGSFONTEIN RESOURCES
New LargoOpencast 632 Mt
Zondagsfontein EastMiddlingsUnderground 49 Mt
+4 SeamUnderground 139 Mt
Kusile power station(under construction)Lifetime50-60 years (potential)
ZondagsfonteinWestUnderground(potential)50 Mt
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NEW LARGO AND KUSILE POWER STATION – KEY FACTS
AAIC Supply to KusileAAIC Supply to Kusile
> 15 mtpa supply commitment over 43 yearsagreed in MoU, but currently exploringextension due to Eskom's 55 yearrequirement
Coal supply from 4 mining operations:• New Largo• Zondagsfontein East Middlings• Zondagsfontein East No 4 Seam• Zondagsfontein West
Study Work commenced in 2006
Currently in a Feasibility Study phase
Eskom – Kusile power stationEskom – Kusile power station
•Key step in expanding Eskom's capacity andensure power supply over the next 60 years
•Intention of going online in early 2014
•Construction ongoing; started in August 2008
•Total capacity of 4.8 GW
•More stringent quality requirements than onmajority of past projects
> 10 mtpa
>3mtpa
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3.0GEOLOGY OVERVIEW
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ACSA: New Largo
North SouthN12 Highway
South ValleyNorth Valley
Palaeohigh
GEOLOGICALSECTION N-S
N12Highway
Palaeohigh
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ACSA: New Largo
~0.91 m No. 5 Seam
4.6 - 8.2 m No. 2 Seam
~0.25 m No. 3 Seam
~4.50 m No. 4 Seam
~0.95 m No. 1 SeamBasement
14 mmainlysandstoneinterburden
11 mmudrockgrading tosandstone
1.8 msandstone
sandstone
Interburden = 13 m
Overburden = 17 m to 47m
STRATIGRAPHIC PROFILE
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Various old underground collieries and adits
exist within the New Largo reserves
Prospecting Permit Area – 12 773Ha
Disturbed Area – 5 600 Ha
Underground Workings – 1 300Ha (23%)
An estimated 45 Mt have been extracted by
previous mining in the area
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Old New Largo
Colliery
Alpha Colliery
Klipfontein Colliery
Balmoral Colliery
ACME Colliery
Goodyear & Old Klipfontein Collieries
OLD UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
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4.0PRELIMINARY MINE PLAN &MINING PHILOSOPHY
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MINING PHILOSOPHY
Opencast mining selected due• Low strip ratio• Ability to maximize coal extraction – to sustain the life of Kusile Power Station• Ability to recover coal reserves remaining in areas previously mined by underground
methods.
Dragline vs Truck & Shovel for primary overburdenDraglines selected due to lower operating costs and safer exposure of coal in previouslymined underground areasSome small scale truck & shovel operations will be used to meet full coal supplyrequirements
Larger 190 ton payload trucks for coal hauling vs 150 ton trucks previously used - more efficient
Mine design manages :• spontaneous combustion in previously mined areas - mining buffer incorporated in the blast
design• dewatering of underground workings prior to opencast mining
Coal beneficiation plant required to wash coal from poorer quality areas of the opencast mine
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OPENCAST STRIP MINING METHOD Topsoil Stripping and Stockpiling / Live Placing
by Truck & Shovel
Overburden and Interburden Drilling, Blasting
and removal by Dragline
2 and 4 Seam Drilling, Blasting, Loading and
Hauling
Spoil flattening and compaction by Dozers
Topsoil Placement
Seeding, Fertilizing and Monitoring
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MiningDirection
TopsoilStripping
Coaling
Dragline ExcavatingOverburden
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Primary Production Equipment ApplicationFleetSize
Large Electric Walking Dragline – 100m3 Overburden removal 1- 2
Hydraulic Face Shovel 21m3 - 380 tonne (electric) Coal & OverburdenLoading 3 - 4
Hydraulic Backhoe 7m3 - 110 tonne (diesel) Topsoil and Parting 2
Front End Loader 20m3 - 200 tonne (diesel) Coal Loading 1
Track Dozer 100 tonne Doze over 3
Rear Dump Truck 180 - 190 tonne payload Coal Hauling 6 - 16
Rear Dump Truck 90 tonne payload Topsoil and Parting 3 - 6
Large Electric Overburden Drill Overburden Drilling 3 - 5
Coal Drill (diesel) Coal Drilling 3 - 5
Parting Drill (diesel) Parting Drilling 1 - 2
Track Dozer 65 tonne Dragline and shovels 5
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MININGSEQUENCE
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First Coal – 2015
(2015 – 2024) One Dragline with Truck &
Shovel support
(2025 – 2064) Two Dragline Operations
with DMS coal processing plant
Coal Reserves
ROM – 617Mt
Sales – 537Mt
Yield – 87%
North Pit
South Pit
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2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 2029 2032 2035 2038 2041 2044 2047 2050 2053 2056 2059 2062 2065 2068
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COAL SUPPLY TO KUSILE
Dragline No. 2 &DMS Plant in 2025
•51 Years Life in Total (2013 – 2063)•Includes coal from 3rd party sources & coal to be delivered via Phola/Kusile Overland conveyor
Zfn. East 4 Seam
Zibulo Middlings
Dragline 2
Dragline 1
3rd Party
Truck &Shovel
Dragline No. 1in 2015
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MINING PHILOSOPHY: DUST CONTROL
Dust Allaying on the Haul Roads
Transfer Points
Dust-hood at the ROM Tips
Dust Monitoring Programmes
Specialist Blast Design
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MINING PHILOSOPHY: BLASTING CONTROL
Specialist input into New Largo’s blast design
Compliance to regulatory requirements – Air Blast (Noise) & Ground Vibration
Pre-blast and periodic surveys of structures and houses by a third party
Monitoring & Communication– Collaborative approach
500m Buffer Zones including Topsoil berms with trees to deflect the noise
Operational procedures around sensitive areas – N12 Highway, Oil Pipelines,
Towns etc.
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MININGPHILOSOPHY: REHABILITATION & GROUND WATERPOLLUTION CONTROL
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eMalahleni Water Reclamation PlantRehab and Post-mining Topography Design
Topsoil Management
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5.0INFRASTRUCTURE
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LOCATIONCurrent location of main infrastructure takes cognisance of:
Land ownership,
Prospecting permitting area
Topography,
Access,
Location of natural recourses and features, and
Existing infrastructure – Kusile Power Station
The direction of prevailing winds
Maximising sun energy with regards to the orientation of infrastructure.
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OVERALL BLOCKPLAN LAYOUT
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1. N12 & N4 Highways2. Kusile Power Station3. New Largo Admin, Workshops
& Stockpile Area4. Phola/Kusile Overland
Conveyor5. 2 x Tips6. Explosive Magazine Area7. Water Treatment Plant &
Balancing Dams
Infrastructure to be relocated:A. 400kV Duvha Minerva
Overhead PowerlinesB. R545 Provincial road
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R545 DEVIATION OPTIONS
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3 Options being investigated:
• Option 1 (24,7km)• Via Balmoral Interchange• R104 (existing surfaced road)• D432 (gravel road)• Route turns right at Hartebeeslaagte
crossing the Saalklapspruit• Option 2 (17,8km)
• Via Rondebult Interchange• Linking onto R104• Road-over-rail bridge before linking
onto D432• Traverses D432 until it crosses N12
with a bridge overpass• No access to N12
• Option 3 (20,1km)• Route starts at D686 (Eskom re-
alignment)• Traverses in mostly AAIC
prospecting right boundary• Joins onto R545 near W ilge Village• Approval in-principle obtained from
Mpumalanga roads department.
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TIPS2 x Tips (designed to accommodate 190Tpayloads)Dust hoods compulsory for all tips - dust suppression to be installed.Taking cognizance of prevailing wind direction
CONVEYORSDesigned for Optimum speedDust & Fire suppression to be included for all lengths of conveyors
STOCKPILESOnly ROM stockpiles – Run of mine (before beneficiation)Minimum capacity of 300 000tonsFootprint for product stockpiles - if required by customer (ESKOM) at a later stageFire Suppression
DMS PLANTDeshaling Plant to be commissioned in approx 2025Throughput of approx 9mtpa (ave)
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WATER MANAGEMENTTreatment on site with a base case to discharge into the streams once the mine’s needs are met.No untreated water will leave siteIn line with the resource water quality objectives
WORKSHOP AND SERVICESEMV, LDV, Plant workshop, tyre bay, cable repair, etc
SURFACE INFRASTRUCTURE RELOCATIONProvincial road R545 to be deviated as it transgresses the coal resources.400kV Eskom Duvha Minerva Powerlines to be relocated - Eskom busy with separate EIA.Transnet pipelines & supporting infrastructure relocation to be further investigated
ELECTRICAL RETICULATIONConsumer Substation – 132kV premium power supply from ESKOM132kV to south pit, 22kV, 6,6kV, 550V, 380VDragline reticulation – 22kV
C&IAutomate, CCTV at transfers points,Central control room
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NEW LARGO: ADMIN AREA BLOCKPLAN
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1. Access Road from D6862. Consumer Substation3. Offices4. Stores & Workshop Area5. DMS Plant6. Stockpiles7. Pollution Control Dams
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6.0SAFETY & SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT
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SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SHEProject objectives are aligned with the AA target of achieving Zero Harm.Equipment design and procurement ensures AFRS compliance. Construction of the draglineswill require particular safety focusOperational risks are as per existing AATC operationsOHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 to be implemented.
Legislation and permittingE&SIA aligned with Anglo Environment Way requirementsNew Mining Right Application required and has been submitted in April 2011EIA to comply with requirements of MPRDA and NEMA.NEMA application submitted in March 2011Integrated Water Use Licence required and to be submitted in line with Mining RightApplication.Permitting schedule integrated into overall project schedule.
Affected PartiesPlanned operations will be close to 2 settlements – Wilge Village and Kendal Forest Holdings.Buffers planned.Acquisition of surface rights progressing.Cumulative impacts of mine and power station to be assessed.Project located in a Priority Area with respect to air quality.
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7.0COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Employment
• Local recruitment – New Largo will endeavour to recruit locally where possible (terms andconditions will apply)
Local Economic Development
• Substantial investment in projects that will uplift the local economy – create jobs, upgrade anddevelop new skills and promote entrepreneurship
• CSI projects
Local Procurement
• Look into projects that will promote small businesses through – services and consumables asper the revised Mining Charter targets. To be delivered through the Ogies Zimele Hub.
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Current Investments in the area
• Phola Sewerage Upgrade – R 40m
• Phola/Ogies and Wilge – R 3m
• Phola Electrical Substation – R 8m
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/Cont…
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8.0QUESTIONS
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THANKYOU
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Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management ProgrammeWater Use License Application
Waste Management License (Potential)Scoping Phase Public Meetings – 11 & 12 May 2011
(Mari Wolmarans & Marline Medallie)
§ Map Orientation
§ Project Need and Desirability
§ Development Alternatives to be Considered
§ Environmental Legislation
§ Approvals and Authorisations Required
§ Study Process and Programme
§ Description of Affected Environment
§ Specialist Studies to inform EIA
§ Issues and Comments
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Location of New Largo Colliery
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§ Eskom currently relies on coalfired power stations to produce~95% of the electricity in SouthAfrica
§ Eskom will remain dependent oncoal mining until such time asalternative energy generationoptions can be implemented ona sufficiently large scale
§ Kusile Power Station forms partof the South African NationalGovernment strategy to supplymuch needed electricity to theSouth African national electricitygrid
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§ The Ministry of Energy and Eskom maintain that:§ “In the absence of Kusile there will not be enough power into the South
African electricity grid"(Ministry of the Energy spokesperson Bheki Khumalo1).
§ “Without the additional power from Kusile from 2014, there could beconstraints on South Africa's economic growth"
(Eskom's Finance Director, Paul O'Flaherty).
Media release compiled by the GovernmentCommunication and Information System,26 Aug 2010.http://www.buanews.gov.za/rss/10/10082611151001
§ AAIC maintains that the proposed New Largo Colliery is needed to:
§ Ensure the supply of a secure, long-term supply of coal to Kusile
§ Enable Kusile to provide power to the national electricity grid on schedule
§ Address power shortages in the national grids since there are no short tomedium term options to replace Kusile’s energy generation capacity at anational level
§ Avoid negative impacts of energy shortages on national economic growthand development
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§ Main purpose of the project is to supply coal to Kusile
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§ Development alternatives will focus on feasible options for supplycoal to Kusile
§ No project (no-go) alternative (implies alternative coal supplies to Kusile)
§ Mine plan and scheduling, including alternative box-cut positions and direction ofmining
§ Mining methods and mining equipment.
§ Methods and location for overburden and discard disposal.
§ Alignments for associated linear infrastructure such as pipelines, power lines andconveyor belts
§ Alignments for access roads and haul roads
§ Positions of tips, crushers and coal stockpiles
§ Locations for mine infrastructure, including the locations of offices, workshops,change houses, refuelling bays, explosive magazines, stores, etc.
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§ Water sources (process water and potable water) options
§ Routes for the realignment of the roads to be demolished
§ Land uses, i.e. agriculture, for the area
§ Technologies for the treatment of mine water (water treatment plant)
§ Uses for water treated at water treatment plant
§ Locations and designs for water management infrastructure
§ End land use objectives
§ Rehabilitation objectives and methods
§ Mitigation alternatives for biodiversity impacts / impacts on wetlands
§ EIA for opencast mining of the New Largo coal reserve initiated in2006§ Participation by stakeholders and development of a stakeholder issues
and response report§ Various specialist baseline studies
§ Project was delayed in 2007 and then postponed
§ Process started from scratch as regulations changed in 2010
§ 2007 issues and response report appended to the current reports
§ All past reports will be used to inform current studies and to identifyenvironmental trends
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EnvironmentalAuthorisation
Mpumalanga Departmentof Economic
Development,Environment and Tourism
(MDEDET)
• National Environmental ManagementAct (No 107 of 1998) (NEMA) andGovernment Notice Regulations 543to 546 (18 June 2010).
Approval of anenvironmental
management programme
Department of MineralResources.
• Mineral and Petroleum ResourcesDevelopment Act (No 28 of 2002)(MPRDA)
Approval of an integratedwater use license
Department of WaterAffairs
• National Water Act (No 36 of 1998)(DWA)
Approval of a wastemanagement license
National Department ofEnvironmental Affairs
and/or MDEDET (if it isconfirmed that a licenseis needed for this mining
project).
• National EnvironmentalManagement: Waste Act (No. 59 of2008) NEMWA
Heritage Assessment South AfricanHeritage
ResourcesAgency
• National Heritage Resources Act (No 25 of1999).
Permits for the destructionor removal of heritage
resources affectedPermits for removal,
relocation or destruction ofprotected species
MDEDET• Mpumalanga Nature Conservation Act (No 10 of
1998) and National Environmental Management:Biodiversity Act (No 10 of 2004).
Permits for removal,relocation or destruction of
protected trees(not applicable to date)
Department ofForestry and
Fisheries(DAFF)
• National Forestry Act (No 84 of 1989)
General legal complianceand environmental
management programmeVarious
• Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (No43 of 1983).
• Environment Conservation Act (No 73 of 1989).• National Forests Act (No 84 of 1998).• National Veld and Forest Fire Act (No 10 1998).
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§ Various listed activities from§ GNR 544: Activities requiring a basic environmental assessment§ GNR 545: Activities requiring a full environmental impact assessment§ GNR 546 Activities in provincial sensitive areas (i.e. critical biodiversity
areas in Mpumalanga) requiring a basic environmental assessment
§ Full scoping and environmental impact assessment will be conducted
§ Application form was submitted to MDEDET on 1 March 2011(reference number 17/2/3N-41)
§ Governs all mining activities in South Africa
§ Mining right required prior to the commencement
§ Mining right may only be granted if:§ The mineral can be mined optimally and in accordance with a mining
work programme;§ The applicant has access to financial resources and technical ability;§ The financing plan is compatible with the intended operations;§ The mining will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological
degradation or damage to the environment;§ The applicant has provided financially and otherwise for a social and
labour plan;§ The applicant can comply with the provisions of the Mine Health and
Safety Act;§ The applicant is not in contravention with provisions of this Act; and§ The granting of the right will further the objects of the MPRDA.
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§ Upon acceptance of a mining right application by the DME(typically 14 days after submission of the application) the applicantmust:§ Submit a scoping report (30 days) – 2 June 2011§ Conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and submit an
environmental management programme (EMP) in terms of section 39 ofthe Act (180 days) – 21 October 2011
§ Notify and consult with interested and affected parties within 180 daysfrom the date of the notice (180 days) – 21 October 2011
§ The Act does not allow for delays or extension
§ Effectively limits the time available for public participation, specialiststudies and EIA reporting
§ To comply with Act, submission of reports to DMR will be prior to thefinalisation of the scoping report and EIA report produced in terms ofthe NEMA
§ There are a number of pans, drainage lines and hill slope seeps(wetlands) located within the proposed opencast mining footprintarea
§ ~9.7% of mining area classified as wetlands
§ Water uses in terms of Section 21 of the National Water Act requirelicensing
§ Water uses will be discussed and confirmed with the Department ofWater Affairs during the authority consultation process
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Section 21(a) Taking of water from a water resource .• Pumping of water from opencast mine pit.• Using water from the opencast p it area fo r dust suppression on haul roads and stockpiles.• Borehole water abstraction.• Pumping of water from the o ld underground workings.
Section 21 (b) Storing of water.• Potable water storage / reservoirs.• Raw water storage (clean , untreated water) / reservoirs.• Storing of con taminated water in pollution contro l dams.
Section 21 (c) Impeding or d iverting the flow of water in a watercourse.
• Activ ities within or near wetlands, or activities affecting wetlands.• Linear infrastructure (roads, pipe lines, power lines, and power lines) crossing streams and streams
associated with wetlands (culverts, causeways, bridges).
Section 21 (d) Engag ing in a stream flow reduction activitycontemplated in Section 36 of the Act. • To be confirmed.
Section 21 (e)Engaging in a controlled activity: S37(1)(a)irrigationoff any land with waste, or water containing wastegenerated th rough any industrial activity or by a
water work.• Water used for dust suppression (to be confirmed).
Section 21 (f) Discharging waste or water containing waste into awater resource.
• Discharge of treated water into a watercourse or into a wetland / pan.• Discharge of sewerage effluent.
Section 21 (g) Disposing of waste in a manner which may impacton a water resource.
• Disposal of waste produced at water treatment p lant (i.e. brine and gypsum)• Disposal of waste produced at sewerage treatment p lant (slurry).• Storage of process water (contamina ted water) in a pollution contro l dam / balancing dam /
evaporation dam.• Overburden dumps.• Disposal of coal processing waste (discard) – water use license only required from 2023.• Process water tanks / reservoirs associated with coal processing plant – water use license only
required in 2023.
Section 21 (h)Disposing in any manner of water wh ich conta ins
waste from, or which has been heated in, anyindustrial o r power generation process.
• To be confirmed.
Section 21 (i)Alte ring the bed, banks, course, or characteristics o fa watercourse. This includes altering the course of a
watercourse (previously referred to as a riverdiversion).
• Activ ities within or near wetlands, or activities affecting wetlands.• Linear infrastructure (roads, pipe lines, power lines, and power lines) crossing streams and streams
associated with wetlands.
Section 21 (j)Removing, d ischarging or disposing of water found
underground if it is necessary for the efficientcontinuation of an activity, or for the safety of
people.
• Dewatering of old underground workings / g roundwater abstraction before and during mining tolower water levels and to ensure safe working cond itions in the opencast mine pit.
Section 21 (k) Using water for recrea tional purposes. Not applicable.
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§ Mining wastes and wastes incidental to mining, as defined in theNational Environmental Management: Waste Act (No 59 of 2008)(NEMWA), do not require a waste management license (WML)
§ Consultation with the relevant authorities will confirm the applicabilityof NEMWA and whether or not a waste management license will beneeded for this mining project
§ NEMWA requires an EIA process and reports structured in terms ofthe requirements of GNR 543 (EIA regulations) in terms of the NEMA
§ The EIA for New Largo Colliery will specifically address theenvironmental impacts of the different wastes and EMP will deal withthe management of the wastes to avoid or minimise impacts
• Draft stakeholder issues and response report.• Comprehensive environmental specialist baseline
studies.• Draft scoping report.
Public participat ion process(First and second round of meetings). 2006 to 2007
• Seasonal ecological surveys.• Water quality monitoring (surface water and ground
water).All reports will be available during EIA review phase. 2010 to early 2011
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Project notifications to landowners.Project notifications to general public andstakeholders.General and focus group meetings.Authority meetings.Stakeholder review of the draft and final scopingreport.
February 2011 to July2011
• All reports will be available during EIA review phase. February 2011 toAugust 2011
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Registered I&APs will be notified of general and focusgroup meetings, and report review details.Authority meetings.General and focus group meetings.Stakeholder review of the draft and final reports(including review of all specialist reports.
August 2011 toFebruary 2012
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Environmental approvals and licensing.Public Participation Process and Authority Consultation
Process.2005 to October 2012
Construction,box-cut 1 (northern portion of mining area) and
commissioning of dragline 1EMP Implementation Monitoring. Nov 2012 to June 2015
First Coal Delivered to Kusile EMP Implementation Monitoring. June 2015
Mining Activity Ramp Up EMP Implementation Monitoring. June 2015 to 1017
Phase 1 Production Phase
(Open Pit 1 – Northern Mining Area)EMP Implementation Monitoring. 2018 to 2023
DMS coal processing plant construction,box-cut 2 (southern mining area) and commissioning
of dragline 2EMP Implementation Monitoring. 2021 to 2023
Full Production Phase (Phase 1 and Phase 2)
(Open Pit 1 – Northern Mining Area, and Open Pit 2– Southern Mining Area)
EMP Implementation Monitoring. 2023 to 2063
EMP Implementation Monitoring. From 2063
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District and LocalAuthorities in OlifantsRiver Catchment(OR EMF)
Local GovernmentBoundaries withinOlifants CatchmentQuaternary CatchmentsB20F – Upper Wilge (west)B20G – Saalklapspruit (east)
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§ Predominant wind direction within the New Largo region is from thewest-north-west (Kendal 2)
§ Less frequent winds are from the southern sector.
§ During daytime there is an increase in winds from the north-westerlysectors (Kendal 2)
§ At night-time the winds are more dominant from the east.
§ Night-time conditions reflect a decrease in wind speeds and anincrease in calm conditions.
§ Nearest sensitive receptors (human settlements)§ Ogies§ Phola§ Kendal Forest Holdings§ Wilge Village
§ Sources of SOx and NOx (gasses)§ Eskom power stations§ Chemical industries§ Brick manufacturers which use coal (e.g. Witbank§ Woodburning and wood drying by sawmills§ Other heavy industries§ Fuel combustion (primarily coal) by institutions such as schools and
hospitals§ Blasting operations at mines§ Spontaneous combustion at coal mines§ Veld burning§ Vehicle exhaust emissions§ Household fuel burning.
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§ Particulates : fine / suspended particulates (PM10) and dustfall§ Local
• Winderosion from exposed areas• Ash dams and dumps (i.e. Kendal)• Fugitive dust from agricultural and mining operations• Materials handling operations associated with mining and power station
activities• Vehicle entrainment from roadways• Veld burning.• Household fuel burning.• Releases from industrial operations.
§ Long-range transport of particulates• Remote tall stacks• Large-scale biomass burning north of South Africa
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§ Only 14% of SA land surface suitable for rain-fed crop agriculture
§ 3% with ‘high potential’ crop lands
§ Delmas and Emalahleni fall within 3% with ‘high potential’ crop lands
§ 80% of Delmas, Emalahleni and Kungwini moderate to high potentialarable soils
§ 3-5 tons/ha dryland maize
§ 8 tons/ha under irrigation
§ ~700 mm rainfall
§ Soils generally in good condition
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§ Moderate to high agricultural land potential
§ Hutton soils – arable
§ Clovelly soils – grazing potential
§ Glencoe soils – grazing potential
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§ Urban Centres§ Local Settlements§ Eastward expansion of Phola§ Agriculture§ Mining around Ogies and Phola§ Power generation (Kendal and Kusile)§ Construction (Kusile)§ Brick making (Balmoral, north)§ Chicken farms, egg producing§ Major national roads, N4 & N12§ Rural areas zoned for agriculture and mining with no restrictions (local
strategic plans)
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View of a pan found within mining area, withsurrounding agricultural land use
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View of old surface infrastructure associated with theold Wilge Power Station and old New LargoUnderground Mine
View of Wilge Village
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View of Phola Town
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§ Education (adult population)§ Mpumalanga
• 28% no schooling• 18% matriculated• 6% tertiary education
§ Emalahleni• 14% no schooling• 24% matriculated• 8% tertiary education
§ Health Services§ Mpumalanga
• Generally poor§ Emalahleni
• Above provincial standards
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§ Basic Services§ Mpumalanga
• Lack of access to water and sanitation§ Emalahleni
• Above provincial average• 41% of households with piped water• 25% of households with pit latrines without ventilation
§ Housing§ Mpumalanga
• 60% of population in brick houses• 12% in informal settlements
§ Emalahleni• 56% of population in brick houses• High number of informal settlements.• 40000 housing backlog (2004)
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§ Grassland Biome
§ Vegetation Units§ Eastern Highveld Grassland
• endangered§ Eastern Temperate Highveld Freshwater Wetlands
• only 5% conserved, national conservation target is 24%§ Rand Highveld Grassland
• endangered
§ Plant Communities (21% of mining area)§ 1: High lying rocky shrubland (2%)§ 2: Tall dry grassland on sandy midslopes (17%)§ 3: Tall moist grassland on seldom waterlogged footslopes (1%)§ 4: Tall wet grassland on seldom waterlogged footslopes (1%)
§ Remainder of mining area transformed (mostly agriculture)
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Spotted Genet
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Wilge River Quaternary CatchmentsB20F – Upper Wilge (west)B20G – Saalklapspruit (east)
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§ Stressed§ Considerably transformed and degraded§ Aquatic organism deaths in Loskop Dam and KNP (fish and crocodiles)§ Ecological Reserve§ Total 460 million m3/a (2000) (83 million m3/a for Upper Olifants)§ Water deficit§ 194 million m3/a (2000)§ Water use expected to increase, deficit to increase§ 242 – 280 million m3/a (2025), depending on economic growth and
development in catchment
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§ Quaternary catchments• B20F – Upper Wilge• B20G - Saalklapspuit
§ Wilge River catchment§ Upper Olifants River catchment§ Loskop Dam located after confluence of Wilge and main stem of Upper
Olifants§ International watercourse
§ B20F – Upper Wilge§ Present Ecological State = C§ Ecological Importance = C§ Sensitivity = C§ Recommended Ecological State = C
§ B20G – Saalklapspuit§ Present Ecological State = D§ Ecological Importance = C§ Sensitivity = C§ Recommended Ecological State = D
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Valleyhead
Hillslopeseepage wetlands
Footslope
Valley bottom wetland
Midslope
Pan
§ B20F – Upper Wilge§ Seepage wetlands heavily degraded = D and E class§ Riparian, floodplain and no-floodplain wetlands = B and C class
§ B20G – Saalklapspuit§ Seepage wetlands heavily degraded = D and E class§ Riparian, floodplain and no-floodplain wetlands = C class
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54 0
9 0 9 Kilometers
N
Mineral rights boundary
Coal reserve boundary.
PESB
C
D
LEGEND
540
9 0 9 Kilometers
N
Mineral rights boundary
Coal reserve boundary.
EISC
B
C
D
LEGEND
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§ Ecology and Biodiversity (including Natural Vegetation and Animal Life)Assessment.
§ Wetland Assessment.§ Soils Assessment.§ Air Quality Assessment.§ Traffic Impact Assessment.§ Noise Assessment.§ Vibrations and Blasting Specialist Assessment.§ Heritage Resources Assessment.§ Surface Water Assessment.§ Water Use License and Integrated Water and Waste Management Plan.§ Groundwater Assessment.§ Visual Assessment.§ Social Assessment.§ Economic Assessment.§ Agricultural and Land Use Potential Assessment.
Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Management ProgrammeWater Use License ApplicationProject Announcement – 11 & 12 May 2011
(Mari Wolmarans & Marline Medallie)
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§ Development Alternatives§ Option 1: Development of a New Road Directly East of the New Largo Colliery
• New road from the R545 ~2 km south of the Kendal-Balmoral intersection• runs south-eastwards and then southwards along the eastern border of New Largo Colliery• Meet with R545 near Wilge Village
§ Option 2a: Upgrading of Existing Road Network East of the New Largo Colliery• R104 from the R545 to the intersection with gravel road D432• D432 southwards to where it joins with a secondary gravel road• South-westwards until joining the R545 to the west of Phola Town
§ Option 2b: Upgrading of Existing Road Network East of the New Largo Colliery• Road running south from the Rondebult intersection on the N4 to the R104• R104 to where it then joins road D432• Southwards until it crosses the N12 with a bridge overpass (no current interchange with N12)
§ No-Go Development Option• The no-go development assumes that no road replacement gets approved but that the
demolition of the section of the R545 Provincial Road between the N4 and N12 proceeds
(Option 1: N ew Road)
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§ Demolition of R545§ Not a listed activity requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment in terms
of the National Environmental Management Act (No 107 of 1998)§ Impacts of demolition will be addressed in the EIA for New Largo Colliery as
a separate process.§ The project proponent for the New Largo Colliery is Anglo American through
its subsidiary Anglo American Inyosi Coal (AAIC).
§ Activities in GNR 544, GNR 545 and GNR 546 triggered by Option 1
§ Activity from GNR 546 are triggered by Option 2
§ Environmental Impact Assessment• Required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (No 107 of 1998)
and the EIA regulations (Government Notice Regulation (GNR) 543 to 546,published 18 June 2010)
§ Water use license• Required in terms of Section 21 of the National Water Act (No 36 of 1998) for
watercourses and drainage lines along routes
§ Project Applicant• Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport.
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§ Is the New Largo Colliery needed?
§ Do we need New Largo Colliery tosupply to Kusile Power Station?
§ Is the New Largo Collierydesirable?
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§ If the New Largo Colliery is developed as an open cast mine and asper plans presented by AAIC….
…what should happen with the land at the end of the life of the mine?
§ Water Resources§ Air Quality§ Noise, Blasting and Vibrations§ Biological Environment§ Technical and Design Considerations§ Rehabilitation§ Land and Agriculture§ Roads, Transport and Infrastructure§ Socio-economic Issues§ Prospecting and Mining Rights§ The EIA Process§ Land Claims
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• How will Anglo American supply water to the mine? Land owners would prefer itif water pipelines did not run through their properties.
• The effect of blasting and mining on boreholes should be investigated.• The impact of the mine on water quantity and quality must be determined.• What rights do landowners and business people have in the event of something
happening to their water supply?• The boreholes on certain properties may be deeper than the proposed mining
depth. It should be clarified whether boreholes will be affected by waterseepage out of the mine pit.
• Will the mine produce acid drainage and where will this decant?• The effect of blasting activities on borehole water must be investigated.• The amount of water needed for the proposed mine should be clarified.• The municipality, as the service provider, must be consulted in regard to the
mine’s water use requirements.• The cumulative impact of all the mines in the area on water quality should be
clarified.
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• Clarity should be provided on the treatment of polluted water.• What mitigation measures will be in place to supply water to land owners,
should blasting affect water supply to the area?• A number of dams and pans are found on the proposed site. It should be
clarified who would be responsible to purify the water and manage thewatercourses underneath the rehabilitated land.
• The impacts of changed water quality and quantity on surrounding businessessuch as fish farming, paint manufacturer, the brick making factory, and variousKendal operations.
• The effect on the health needs of the surrounding communities, and the needfor another clinic in the area to cope with the health needs of the community.
• The effect of air quality impactson neighbouring properties.• Dust may affect the cattle (their grazing, drinking water and subsequently their
fertility) thus also affecting milk production and quality.• The effect of dust on the local brick-makingactivities and what mitigation
measures would be put in place to prevent the staining of the bricks.• The impact of dust from the proposed coal mine on the proposed fish farming
and also on the paint manufacturingbusiness should be investigated.• On windy days dust can travel further than the proposed 500m buffer zone. The
management of this dust should be investigated.• The effect of dust on neighbouring properties must be investigated as well as
alternativesites for the mine operations.
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• The possibility of the value of the surrounding (nearby) houses may decreasedue to blasting activities.
• The indirect impacts to neighbouring properties of mining e.g. blasting andcracked houses and swimmingpools should be investigated.
• The influence of noise and air pollution on wild and domestic animals (includingfish) should be addressed.
• What will happen to the people who stay next to the proposed mine site?Houses may be affected by blasting. What assurance will be given that theirhomes will be looked after?
• What remedial measures will be put in place to mitigate the effects of blastingon houses?
• That the effect of blasting on nearby businesses such as the paint factory, andfish farming?
• If mining, particularly blasting, were to occur closer than 500m from the N4, theDepartment of Mineral Resources would require special exemption from theSouth African National Roads Agency and TRAC.
• The cumulative effect of a new mine and blasting activities on already crackedhouses in the nearby communities.
• The blasting methods that will be used should be clarified.• Blasting during school hours might cause disturbance to pupils.
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• The area already suffers from a severe disturbance of the natural biodiversity.• The impact on the habitat of scarce and endangered species occurring in the
area should be investigated.• An ecological study should be carried out.• The impact on wetlands should be investigated, and the protection of wetlands
and pans clarified.• The occurrence and protection of intact Highveld grassland within the mine
area.• A full wetland study should be conducted. The functions provided by the
wetland as well as biodiversityof the wetland in terms of vegetation surveys,invertebrate surveys, bird, mammal, fish and amphibiansurvey should bedocumented.
• Specialist studies should be conducted on the ecology of the area includingcomprehensive fauna and flora studies.
• A full survey should be done to determine species richness. The time of year toconduct surveys should depend on the activity pattern of the species. Thesurvey area should not be restricted to the proposed site of development, butshould include all habitat types over the entire property as well as adjacentareas.
• An ethically accepted plan for the eradication or removal of anyexotic/introduced species posing a threat to indigenous species should beincluded in the report.
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• Will the mine provide the power station with coal and when will implementationof this start?
• What will the life of mine be?• It should be clarified why mining would start two years before the power station
becomes operational and also whether the mine will stockpile coal for export.• The direction of mining should be clarified.• What is the time-line of the proposed project?• Will Anglo American be able to mine the amount of coal required by the power
station?• How will the current employees at the Kendall facilities be affected?• How deep will the mine will be?• Will the spoil piles be prone to burning? What about the spontaneous
combustionof waste coal?• Is the existence of a large coal field proven already in this case? It has
happened at other mine sites e.g. Majuba that less coal was found thanexpected.
• What will the total volume of coal to be excavated be?• Whether the mine will be a multiple pit operation?• It should be investigated whether the Vaal water piping does not cross the mine
area.• Will any of the coal produced be exported.• What is the reason why the coal at the Kendal Forest Holdings will not be
mined? Is it due to economic considerations or the disturbance of people?• Is this the only suitable site for mining?
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• How long after rehabilitationcan the land be used for agricultural purposesagain?
• Will a percentage of each tonne of coal be set aside for the rehabilitationcosts?• Who is responsible for enforcing the regulations regarding rehabilitation?• Consideration should be given to turning the mine into a tourist attraction such
as Gold Reef City when rehabilitationoptions are investigated.• Is vegetation the best way to stop stockpiles being blown away?• Concerns that compactionduring rehabilitationcan never be done as successful
as in nature and that the mine pits could fill up with water. The poor quality coalhas a high sulphur content and the overflow water containing heavy metalscould infiltrate potable water in the area.
• What will happen to the topsoil in the area, as the entire area appears as thoughit will be mined? Will the soil will be stored off the mining rights area / outsidethe boundary area?
• Should land owners continue with their normal farmingactivities for the timebeing as it is clear that mining will not start in the whole area at the same timeand the road re-alignment will also take some time to be completed?
• Will negotiations be entered into with land owners through a regulated process iftheir land needs to be acquired by Anglo American for the mine?
• The agricultural potential of the area must be investigated in full.• Livestock diseases may increase due to the mining activities especially the
effect on the water supply and the coal dust. It is possible that cows can sufferfrom lung disease.
• It appears that agricultural impacts were neglected in favour of social impactsand that previous studies have indicated the negative impact of coal mines onagriculture.
• Anglo American should keep farmers informed of developments as soon as theyhappen, as farmers have difficulty continuing with their activities and planningfor the future.
• The effect of mining on the neighbouring poultry farm must be investigated.
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• The sensitivity of Fairacres chicken farm’s highly automated operations tovibrations and dust must be considered.
• The potential for dust from mining operations to spread Newcastle disease tochicken farming operations should be considered.
• Can land owners who are in the process of selling their properties go aheadwith such transactions?
• It must be clarified which owners fall within the proposed mining area and whichland owners fall next to the area to ensure that land owners are clear on thefuture of their properties. The properties next to the mine area will also beimpacted.
• The roads are not in good condition and require upgrading.• The relocation of the R545 and the positioning of the relocated road is a
concern. Businesses may be affected by the placement of the relocated road,for example the paint manufacturingbusiness requires good roads whentransportingpaint to markets.
• The post office boxes for land owners on the western side of the mining areaare situated at Voltargo. The realignment of the R545 road will cut businessesand land owners off from the post office at Voltargo.
• Access to farms should be investigated should the R545 road be re-aligned.• Residents might be cut off from their businesses by the re-alignment of the
R545 road.• Children travelling to school along the R545 will be affected be the re-alignment.• That the relocation of the R545 may disrupt suppliers and distribution for the
farmingand business operations.• Will the coal be transported by road or conveyor belt?• What will be done to avoid accidents on the N12 caused by dust etc. from
mining?
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• TRAC would have to be consulted should the N4/R545 Interchange berelocated.
• How will mining affect the N12? Will mining take place underneath the N12 orhow far away will it be?
• Trucks, mostly from mining companies, are ruining the roads and localgovernment does not have the capacity to maintain the roads.
• Residents would like to be assured that they are not being deceived when AngloAmerican says they will use conveyor belts instead of trucks. Other mines in thearea had also undertaken not to use trucks in mining but had subsequently usedtrucks anyway.
• Will the mine have an impact on the Petronet pipeline?• Impacts could be experienced at the Transtel facility in the area such as the
disturbance of “line of sight” signal used for cellular phones if mininginfrastructureand spoil piles are too high (+ 25 m); impacts on thecommunications tower and pump station and the copper cable running betweenthem; and dust at the equipment centre could be a problem for sensitiveequipment.
• Will the Telkom towers be affected?• What will be the impact of the mine on dams and pipelines be, particularly in
terms of sensitive radio activity; highly flammable fluids and vibration topipelines?
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• The influx of people into the area due to the proposed mine development is aconcern.
• Crime in the area, and the increase of crime due to the influx of people andinformal settlements, is a concern.
• Where will employees from the mine be housed?• Elderly people came to the area to retire here to enjoy the peacefulness but now
the property values will be affected by the mine and power station.• A number of land owners in the area are in retirement and would find it difficult
to start somewhere else.• Should plans to expand businesses and developments be put on hold?• Mines in the past had not made any contribution to community facilities. Phola
residents would like a guarantee that Anglo American will contribute to thedevelopment of Phola.
• Will Anglo American offer training, capacity building and communitydevelopment? Skills to operate the larger equipment will not be readily availablein Phola but the people can receive training in order to do such skills in future.
• Local communities and businesses should benefit from the proposed project interms of employment and sub-contracting.
• The young farmers in the area will no longer produce food for their families.How will they be assisted to find alternative livelihoods?
• The number of jobs created during construction and operations is very limited.There are just as many farm workers that will be without work.
• What criteria will be used for labour recruitment?• A survey of skills must be undertaken and should include the residents of Phola
and Ogies. The community should be trained in the skills that will be required bythe mine and the power station.
• How will employment selection be conducted? How will small businesses becatered for? Will SMMEs have the opportunity to tender?
• How is the relocation of residents handled, and what monitoring approach willbe used to ensure that the people are relocated to a better place?
• If there is to be a relocation process, the mine must bear in mind that theEmalahleni Municipality is now facing the challenge of land shortage.
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• Many of the residents rent houses and not many own them. Should villages(e.g. Wilge) be relocated, who will be compensated, the owner or the tenant?
• How will the residents of Wilge be affected if they stay next to the mine?• What will happen to the people living on the farms with regard to relocation and
resettlement?• Farm workers will lose jobs.• How will the communities and farm workers be compensated?• Concern regarding familygraves in the area.• Family members must be consulted if the graves are to be relocated.• The effect of mining on property values in the area should be investigated.
• Does Anglo American have underground mining rights and prospecting rights?• The coal rights on this farm were already sold in the 1800s.• A possible conflict with the existing sand mine in the area should be clarified
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• Objection to the assessment of the impact of the proposed New Largo Collieryand proposed Eskom Power station in isolation of each other. These activitiesshould be investigated before or simultaneously with these assessments inrespect of the opencast mining activity and Eskom power station. TheEnvironmental Management Plan must address the construction andoperational phases as a unit to ensure that fragmentationdoes not take place.
• Anglo American should appoint an Environmental Control Officer (ECO) for themonitoringof the constructionand operational phases of the proposeddevelopment.
• An environmental management system should be put in place and shouldinclude non-conformance reporting and corrective action procedures. Incidentsand complaintsshould be reported in accordance with the proceduresdocumented in an incident management plan.
• Pre-constructionmanagement guidelines should be developed for the designphase and the constructionsite.
• The environmental management plan must be send to all IAPs for comment aswell as the environmental authorisation record of decision.
• What happens if the study is undertaken and then indicates another direction?People’s expectations will have been raised and there may even be individualswho have sold their businesses or farms in view of the mining planned for thearea.
• Why are two EIA processes being followed for Eskom’s Kusile Power Stationand Anglo American’s mine? Why do Eskom and Anglo American not undertakea joint EIA?
• What experience does the Environmental Assessment Practitioner have inmanagingEIAs for opencast coal mining activities?
• If the power station is approved on the basis of the demand for more power,there is no way that the mine will be stopped as it will have to supply the coal.
• What is the review / comment period?• Stakeholders prefer focus group meetings as we can all voice our needs.• Traditional leaders should participate in the process.• On-going communication is important. How will this be achieved? Will a project
office be established in the area?
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• Major impacts should be considered in conjunction with existing impactsofmining in the area and these should be regarded as a key concern.
• Present and potential future cumulativeand synergistic effects should be takeninto account.
• Maps indicating areas of sensitivity, areas already disturbed as well as the sizeof such area, proposed development and size, land-use on surroundingproperties as well as the location of important species as well as roosting andhibernation sites, e.g. caves of ecological importance in relation to the proposeddevelopment should be supplied.
• Specialist studies are required to address the impact of the activity withreference to wind directions on neighbouring farms.
• Was any specialist study conducted to determine if there are any existing landclaims on the site?
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• Review and update baseline studies completed previously and conductseasonal field surveys in the broader study area.
• Determine terrestrial and aquatic habitat status and importance.• Determine terrestrial and aquatic species and habitat diversity.• Obtain Red Data information.• Compileecological sensitivity analysis.• Identify areas with high biodiversity sensitivity.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the impact on terrestrial vegetation, animal life and aquatic habitats.• Define impactson ecology and biodiversity.• Define project zone of influence.• Make recommendations for the management of biodiversity, sensitive sites, and
rare or valuable species and communities.• Propose measures for mitigationof impacts.
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• Update and revise baseline studies completed previously.• Define the location (delineation) of the wetlands and riparian zones in affected
areas.• Classify and define the conservation status and functional importance of
wetlands on a local and regional scale.• Confirm classification and status in terms of provincial conservation plans.• Report on wetland ecological and biodiversity functionality.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define project zone of influence.• Make recommendations for the management and protection of wetlands.• Propose measures for mitigationof affected wetlands.• Provide input into the rehabilitationplan for New Largo Colliery.
• Characterisationand mapping of soils, focusing specifically on the delineation ofwetlands, areas sensitive to soil disturbance, erosion and contamination, andsoils for use in rehabilitationstrategies.
• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the potential impacts on soils, including potential for soil sterilisation, for
loss of agricultural potential, potential for increased soil erosion.• Establisha soil balance system for use during operational phase to ensure that
sufficient soil is available for the rehabilitationprogramme.• Make recommendations for the management of sensitive areas, steep slopes
and soil contamination risks.• Propose measures for mitigationof impacts and prevention of soil
contamination.• Provide input into the rehabilitationplan for New Largo Colliery.
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• Review and update baseline studies completed previously and conductseasonal field surveys in the broader study area.
• Determine terrestrial and aquatic habitat status and importance.• Determine terrestrial and aquatic species and habitat diversity.• Obtain Red Data information.• Compileecological sensitivity analysis.• Identify areas with high biodiversity sensitivity.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the impact on terrestrial vegetation, animal life and aquatic habitats.• Define impactson ecology and biodiversity.• Define project zone of influence.• Make recommendations for the management of biodiversity, sensitive sites, and
rare or valuable species and communities.• Propose measures for mitigationof impacts.
• Update and revise baseline studies completed previously.• Define the location (delineation) of the wetlands and riparian zones in affected
areas.• Classify and define the conservation status and functional importance of
wetlands on a local and regional scale.• Confirm classification and status in terms of provincial conservation plans.• Report on wetland ecological and biodiversity functionality.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define project zone of influence.• Make recommendations for the management and protection of wetlands.• Propose measures for mitigationof affected wetlands.• Provide input into the rehabilitationplan for New Largo Colliery.
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• Characterisationand mapping of soils, focusing specifically on the delineation ofwetlands, areas sensitive to soil disturbance, erosion and contamination, andsoils for use in rehabilitationstrategies.
• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the potential impacts on soils, including potential for soil sterilisation, for
loss of agricultural potential, potential for increased soil erosion.• Establisha soil balance system for use during operational phase to ensure that
sufficient soil is available for the rehabilitationprogramme.• Make recommendations for the management of sensitive areas, steep slopes
and soil contamination risks.• Propose measures for mitigationof impacts and prevention of soil
contamination.• Provide input into the rehabilitationplan for New Largo Colliery.
• Update baseline air quality characterisation for the area.• Monitor baseline air quality.• Compilean emissions inventory.• Describe legal requirements and standards.• Perform dispersion modelling; incremental for Phase 1 and Phase 2 as well as
cumulative impacts.• Predict dust fallout and fine particulate (PM10) concentrations.• Define dust nuisance (dust fallout) and potential health impact areas.• Propose dust control measures for construction and operation, particularly for
areas within the air quality buffer and management zones.• Estimate emission control efficiencies of proposed dust control on roads and at
materialshandling facilities.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define air quality buffer and management zones (minimum distances to
sensitive receptors).• Define project zone of influence.• Predict compliancewith air quality standards (local and international).
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• Collect available traffic information.• Contract traffic counts on local road network.• Describe existing transportation routes and traffic volumes and users.• Define impactsassociated with the transport of people, equipment, materials
and products on travel times, road safety, and road conditions.• Assess risks of traffic disruptions associated with construction taking place in
close proximity to major roads such as the N4 and N12 highways.• Define project zone of influence.• Recommendations for construction traffic management and prevention of traffic
disruptions.
• Identify sensitive receptors.• Describe legal requirements and standards.• Monitor baseline noise and vibration levels on the project site and at key
sensitive receptors around the project location e.g. communities, neighbouringfarmers, roads, etc.
• Define existing ambient noise levels in the area.• Estimate noise output and emissions during construction and operation.• Define impactson receptors during construction and operation.• Define noise buffer and management zones (minimum distances to sensitive
receptors) for specific project components such as the coal processing plant.• Define project zone of influence.• Predict compliancewith air noise standards.• Make recommendations for mitigationof noise impacts, particularly for areas
within the air quality buffer and management zones.
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• Describe legal requirements.• Assess impacts of blasting and vibration impacts during construction and
operation.• Define project zone of influence.• Define minimum distances to structures and linear infrastructuresensitive to
vibrations.• Identify the most likely paths for blasting related vibrations and potential blasting
shrapnel and if these could impact on resident fauna (outside the mining area),passing traffic and neighbours.
• Predict compliancewith legal requirements.
• Update Phase 1 heritage field survey (to include areas not surveyed previously).• Identify and quantify visible graves and other heritage sites and artefacts and
provide locations for mapping.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the impact on heritage resources.• Produce a heritage assessment report for submission to the South African
Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) and obtain comments.• Make recommendations for mitigationof impacts.
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• Setup water quality monitoring points.• Conduct seasonal water quality sampling in the study area.• Map the locations of existing dams, reservoirs, natural springs and wetlands (as
applicable).• Define the 1:50 and 1:100 flood lines.• Define baseline conditions.• Describe legal requirements and standards.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define existing water uses and users in the area.• Review the water requirements of the total catchment water balance including
all other users of the system and their demands on the available water.• Characterise the surface water quality from all monitoringpoints ensuring that
the full range of parameters are analysed as appropriate for each monitoringpoint.
• Assess impacts of all project components.
• Assess risks of surface water pollution associated with the construction andoperation of the proposed mine and associated activities.
• Define project zone of influence.• Make recommendations for the management and protection of surface water
resources.
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• Identify water uses for registration and licensing in terms of Section 21 of theNational Water Act (No 36 of 1998).
• Complete water use registration and licensing forms.• Develop a water balance.• Develop a salt / metal balance.• Predict compliancewith legal requirements and standards.• Produce an Integrated Water and WasteManagement Plan (IWWMP).• Compileand submit an Integrated Water Use Licence Application (IWULA) to
the DWA.
• Interpretationof data from all existing boreholes to obtain additionalgroundwater information.
• Setup groundwater monitoringprogramme.• Conduct water quality sampling in the study area.• Describe legal requirements and standards.• Characterise the groundwater quality from all monitoring points.• Describe baseline groundwater characteristics.• Identify all groundwater regimes and aquifers that could be affected by the
proposed development.• Quantify the groundwater levels, base flow requirements and recharge.• Define existing water users in the area.• Undertake hydro-census of groundwater users and receptors within an
appropriate radius of the project boundaries.• Characterise the geochemistry of the coal seams and overburden material to be
disturbed.• Determine the Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) potential.
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• Assess risks of groundwater pollution associated with the construction andoperation of the proposed mine and associated activities.
• Provide groundwater input into water balance.• Provide groundwater input into salt / metal balance.• Evaluate geotechnical characteristics.• Consider impacts of different residue / waste / discard management and
disposal options.• Predict long-term impacts.• Predict compliancewith legal requirements and standards.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Make recommendations for the management and protection of groundwater
resources.
• Describe the characteristics of the existing landscapes.• Analyse views from sensitive receptors e.g. neighbours, communities, tourist
routes, etc.• Define and describe the nature and scale of the proposed project.• Describe the environmental setting (visual resource).• Define landscape character and quality and sense of place (genius loci) of the
study area.• Simulate the visual intrusion of the different project components and associated
infrastructure from viewing points, using photographic simulation techniques.• Describe and assess the visual impacts. The visual impact will be described as
the change to the existing visual environment (caused by the physical presenceof the proposed project) and the extent to which that change compromises(negative impact) the visual quality and sense of place of the study area.
• Define project zone of influence.• Recommend and evaluate management measures to mitigate the negative
visual impacts.
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• Update existing social baseline documentation.• Conduct a social characterisationof the study area, including geographic and
historical context, demographics, economy and labour force, administrativestructure, health facilities and issues, educational facilities and issues, utilities,infrastructureand services, importanceof the natural environment to thecommunities, communityneeds and priority concerns.
• Ground truth existing information and targeted consultationwith specific interestgroups as and when required to determine the direct and indirect socialconsequences of the project.
• Define the impact during constructionand operation.• Define project zone of influence.• Define impactsof closure and sustainabilityof the communityafter mining.• Propose management and mitigationmeasures to enhance positive social
benefits and reduce negative impacts.• Identify potential opportunities for implementing / assisting with the
implementation of socio-economicdevelopment projects.• Recommendations for managing relationships with communities and interest
groups
• Develop a baseline profile of the study area.• Determine economic and spatial development trends.• Define economic impactsand implications.• Define project zone of influence.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Make recommendations for mitigatingpotential economic impacts.
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• Define the existing (pre-mining) agricultural and land use potential.• Conduct a comparativeevaluation of the development alternatives.• Define the potential impacts on agricultureand other land uses.• Define project zone of influence.• Propose measures for mitigationof impacts.• Determine impacts on agricultureand other potential land uses.
New Largo Issues and Responses Report - Summary of main points of meetings on 11 and 12 May 2011
at Ons Huisie near Kendal
1 AAIC mentioned in its presentation on
Community Development that R40 million
has been spent. How much has been spent
develop the community of Phola Location?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
All this money was spent to uplift the Phola
community, because it was used to fix and
upgrade the Phola Sewage Plant that was
leaking raw sewage into the street, creating
a health hazard that could have caused an
epidemic. Local labour was also used in
upgrading the sewage plant.
2 What does AAIC perceive to be local when
using local labour?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Regarding this project it will be the nearest
community and the local municipality, which
is Phola/Ogies. Anglo American usually
views everybody within 50km of a
development as being a local.
3 What does CSI stand for? Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Corporate Social Investment.
4 There is still a little sewage running into the
nearby rivers in the vicinity of Phola
Mr Werner
Koekemoer,
Kendal
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Noted.
5 Will the Kendal small holdings be affected
by this proposed new mine?
Mr Werner
Koekemoer,
Kendal
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
No, the proposed mine will not affect the
small holdings.
6 We are deeply disturbed about our
ancestral graves on the Farm Hönigkrantz
that lies within the area to mined.
We also have land claims against this farm.
Mr Dan Tlou,
Bathabile CPA
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
We are aware of the graves. All graves in
the proposed mining area will be identified.
This will be investigated by a Heritage
Resources Assessment that will provide
recommendations on what need to be done
before any mining activities may
commence.
7 What will be done to control dust? Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
An Air Quality Assessment will be done
during the next phase of this process. It will
investigate everything that can generate
dust at a mine. Methods to suppress dust
like sweeping roads, using water or water
mixed with chemicals, enclosed tips, etc will
also be given.
8 What will happen if all these
recommendations are in place and there is
still a dust problem?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
That means that we at AAIC are not doing
our job properly. We will, however, strictly
adhere to the dust suppression
recommendations.
9 Equally important is land usage after mining
operations have been completed. What will
be done to rehabilitate the mine?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
An Agricultural and Land Use Potential
Assessment will be done to look at the best
possible re-use of the mine.
1021
Mr Ben Greyling,
Witbank
discuss DSR.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
At tis stage we cannot say if it would be
possible to use this land again for
agriculture with the same high yield as
before.
It has always been a problem to change an
open cast coal mine back to agricultural
use, because it is not possible to have
dams, because water quality decrease to
the what is beneath the top soil.
10 How much food will be lost over the 50 plus
year lifespan of the mine from the area
taken up by the footprint of the mine? This
area is very important for food production
due to the high yield of the land.
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Mr Ben Greyling,
Witbank
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
An Agricultural and Land Use Potential
Assessment will be done to investigate this.
11 Will the quality and quantity of our
boreholes and water supply – at the
smallholdings be affected by the proposed
mine?
Mr Werner
Koekemoer,
Kendal
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Neighbours are affected by legislation and
cannot be poorer off due to the actions of a
new development. Various studies such as
a Surface Water Assessment, a Water Use
License and Integrated Water and Waste
Management Plan and a Groundwater
Assessment will be done during the next
phase of this study.
12 What is meant by a closed water system? Facilitator Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This means no water, untreated or treated,
leaves the premises where it has been
used. It is also not allowed to decant into
the environment. Water is treated and re-
used.
13 Where will AAIC source its water? Facilitator Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
There are various old underground mines
that have filled with water during the years.
This water will be used.
14 Will the water use of AAIC affect its
neighbours?
Facilitator Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
The specialist studies will look into this.
Studies done for a previous EIA in 2007 will
also be used to determine the current water
use.
15 What will happen if my borehole is affected
by the proposed New Largo mine?
Mr John Strick,
Roodepoortjie, PO
Box 2778,
Bronkhorstspruit,
1020.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
All boreholes on neighbouring properties will
be registered and plotted during the next
phase of this study.
16 The mine must not pump any untreated
water into the surrounding water bodies.
Mr Louw Boshoff,
PO Box 2169,
Witbank, 1035.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Noted. This will not happen. Only water
treated to a potable standard will be
pumped into the surrounding rivers.
17 What will happen to any excess water? Mr Harold Frylinck,
Landowner, PO
Public meeting
on 11 May
Any excess water will only happen later in
the lifespan of the mine. Should there be
Box 105, Balmoral,
1037
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
any excess water then it will be pumped into
the Saalboom River and Zaalklap Spruit. It
will only be treated water.
18 There is an aquifer east of the proposed
mine towards Witbank. Will this be affected
by the proposed mine?
Mr Harold Frylinck,
Landowner, PO
Box 105, Balmoral,
1037
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This will be investigated during the next
phase when various studies such as a
Surface Water Assessment, a Water Use
License and Integrated Water and Waste
Management Plan, a Wetland Assessment
and a Groundwater Assessment will be
done.
19 Water is a basic need. Should it run dry, will
the neighbours of the mine be relocated?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
It is still far too early in the process to look
at such a scenario, but it could probably
been seen as an option, although it is the
most extreme option.
How do I prove that AAIC caused my
borehole to dry up?
Mr Albert Hertzog,
Farm Zaalklap.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
A thorough hydro census will be done
during the next stage of this process and
monitoring points have already been set up
on surrounding properties to measure the
baseline of all boreholes in the vicinity.
If neighbours of the proposed mine do not
think that the hydro census is thorough,
then they must complain as soon as
possible.
20 I have a monitoring point on my farm and
have never seen someone taking samples
Mr John Strick,
Roodepoortjie, PO
Box 2778,
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
The monitoring only happens twice a year
or even once a year.
of the water. Bronkhorstspruit,
1020.
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
21 Can the hydro census details such as which
boreholes are being monitored, be made
available to all stakeholders?
Facilitator Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Yes, this will be done
22 Monitoring should also be done on
neighbouring farms that do not yet have
such points on them.
Teresa Steele,
AAIC
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Noted.
23 Monitoring is currently being done, but I will
not be able to judge from which side
potential pollution will come. The monitoring
points should also be placed at points two
farms away from the proposed mine. The
monitoring ring around the proposed mine
should, in other words, be made wider.
Mr Albert Hertzog,
Farm Zaalklap.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
A list of all boreholes currently being
monitored will be sent to all stakeholders.
Neighbours can then request to place
specific boreholes on the monitoring list.
24 When will blasting being done? Mr Louw Boshoff,
PO Box 2169,
Witbank, 1035.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Blasting will only happen between 08:00
and 17:00. It will probably be done around
12:00 daily when the ambient noise levels
are at its highest. It will never happen at
night.
Neighbouring houses will also be inspected
for cracks before the mine opens to assist
with processing any claims due to blasting.
25 Will the explosives magazine be near a river
and what will happen should it explode?
Mr Carel Frylinck,
Landowner, PO
Box 105, Balmoral,
1037
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
The location must still be approved during
the next phase of the study.
26 What will the impact on the blasts be on the
graves in the area?
Mr Simon
Mahlangu,
Bathabile CPA, PO
Box 532, Ekangala
1021
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
A Vibrations and Blasting Specialist
Assessment will be done during the phase
of this study.
27 How do we know the water monitoring
results are correct? Can we verify the
results by using an independent laboratory?
The best monitor for a farmer is his cattle,
because currently our cattle will not drink
from the Zaalklap Spruit, because it is too
polluted.
Mr Basie Hertzog,
PO Box 52,
Balmoral, 1037.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
The Environmental Assessment Practitioner
is totally independent and bound only by
legislation. The water studies are being
done by Jones & Wagener and Jasper
Muller Associates who are using an
independent laboratory of good standing to
analyse the water samples.
Stakeholders are, however, more than
welcome to use their own independent
laboratories to verify the results.
28 The assessment of the water should also
include all aquatic organisms.
Mr Basie Hertzog,
PO Box 52,
Balmoral, 1037.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This will be done during the next stage of
this study.
29 Who decides the category of classification
of a specific water resource? Some of the
water resources in this region have been
given a Category E. We are afraid that this
water resource will be kept that low so that
mining may take place in this area. Who
takes an ethical decision regarding the
specific category of a water resource?
Unfortunately all these decisions are being
taken by Government.
Mr Louw Boshoff,
PO Box 2169,
Witbank, 1035.
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Noted.
30 There are no business representatives here
at this meeting. Why have they not been
invited?
Mr Johan
Duvenhage, PO
Box 330, Kendal,
2225
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
There is another meeting tomorrow morning
at this same venue and maybe these
representatives would attend that meeting.
Over a 1000 people have been invited to
these meetings.
31 Can we get all the details of the people here
tonight?
Mr Johan
Duvenhage, PO
Box 330, Kendal,
2225
Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Rather contact the Public Participation
Office if you need to contact all the people
for the sake of everybody’s privacy.
32 Will stakeholders be prepared to travel to
Witbank for a public meeting/
Facilitator Public meeting
on 11 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Most people at the meeting said they would
prefer the school halls in Ogies or Balmoral.
33 We are surrounded by the proposed
development. We have done a due
diligence on our water resources such as a
Mr Paul Venter,
Malachite Mining
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
This will be investigated during the next
phase when various studies such as a
Surface Water Assessment, a Water Use
dam and a spring. We are seriously
concerned about our water. A thorough
hydrological study also needs to be done.
Services. Huisie to
discuss DSR.
License and Integrated Water and Waste
Management Plan, a Wetland Assessment
and a Groundwater Assessment will be
done.
34 We need clarity on the EIA regarding the
deviation of the R545, because this could
have a negative impact on our transport
costs.
Mr Paul Venter,
Malachite Mining
Services.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This will be investigated during the EIA of
the new road. You will all be invited to
another meeting to discuss the impacts of
the proposed new road.
35 Is there a possibility that our water
resources can dry up?
Mr Paul Venter,
Malachite Mining
Services.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This will be investigated during the next
phase when various studies such as a
Surface Water Assessment, a Water Use
License and Integrated Water and Waste
Management Plan, a Wetland Assessment
and a Groundwater Assessment will be
done.
There is, however, a risk that water
resources can run dry, but studies during
the specialist phase will investigate all risks.
36 Farmers in the area are extremely worried
about the quality of their water. This is seen
as the biggest threat.
Mr Ben Greyling,
Witbank
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Water quality monitoring has already
started. This includes boreholes and surface
water monitoring. Mitigatory measures to
counter any problems will also be given.
This monitoring has already started in 2007
when the original EIA started and was
restarted last year for the current process.
37 Not untreated water must be discarded into
our regional streams and rivers.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Only water of a potable standard will be
discharged into the Saalboom River and
Zaalklap Spruit.
This will only happen much later during the
lifespan of the mine when the capacity of
our water treatment plant has been
increased. In the beginning a portable water
treatment plant will be used, due to the
small quantity of water that must be treated.
A permanent water treatment plant will be
built at a later stage that will have the
capacity to provide excess water that could
be supplied to neighbouring communities.
38 A water treatment plant is needed from the
very first day.
Mr Sunil
Mungaroo,
Umcebo Mining
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Water will be treated from the very first day.
In the beginning a portable water treatment
plant will be used due to the low volumes of
water needing treatment. When the quantity
of water increase to a specific level, a
permanent plant will be constructed.
39 Could other mining companies make use of
this water treatment plant?
Mr Sunil
Mungaroo,
Umcebo Mining
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
This can be discussed with AAIC us at a
later stage.
40 Some of these old mines were used to store
bunker oil many years ago. Will your
Mr Robbie van
Bulderen, Transnet
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
AAIC is aware of the bunker oil. Pockets of
the oil are still down in some of the mines.
This has been include into our calculations
treatment plant be able to handle this? Pipelines Huisie to
discuss DSR.
and the specifications of the water treatment
plant will take this into consideration.
41 What will happen if this oil has leaked into
the coal reserves?
Mr Robbie van
Bulderen, Transnet
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
AAIC is aware of this problem and will take
it into consideration.
42 How many people will eventually work on
the mine?
Mr Paul Venter,
Malachite Mining
Services.
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
It will be around 700 people.
43 There has been a request to form a Water
Focus Group to have further discussions
regarding water issues.
Ms Teresa Steele Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
All stakeholders will be invited to a special
meeting to discuss water in the near future.
44 What will occur during the pre-blasting
stage?
Mr Sunil
Mungaroo,
Umcebo Mining
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
A Vibrations and Blasting Specialist
Assessment will be only done during the
next phase of this study.
45 The Environmental Management Plan must
discuss blasting and the relevant
precautions in great detail.
Mr Sunil
Mungaroo,
Umcebo Mining
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
Noted.
discuss DSR.
46 What three options do you have for the new
road to replace the R545?
Mr Ben Greyling,
Witbank
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
A map with the three alternatives was
discussed at the meeting. All stakeholders
will be invited to a dedicated meeting to
discuss the EIA for the proposed new road.
47 Are the records of the 2007 EIA still
available? Is it being used for this study. We
spent many hours with various scientists
during that process and it will be a loss if
none of that information is used in this
study.
Mr John Byrne,
Kendal Poultry
Farm, PO Box
69386 Bryanston,
2021
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
The data of the 2007 is available to the
current EIA team and will definitely be used
during this study. New studies will, however,
be done again, because almost five years
have passed since the previous meeting.
48 What studies are currently being
undertaken?
Mr John Byrne,
Kendal Poultry
Farm, PO Box
69386 Bryanston,
2021
Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
There are three EIAs:
1. EIA for the proposed New Largo
Colliery;
2. EIA for a coal conveyor belt; and
3. EIA for the new road to replace the
R545.
49 The names of stakeholders interested in
participating in a Water Focus Group were
taken down.
Facilitator Public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
An invitation to attend a meeting of the
Water Focus Group will be sent out to ALL
stakeholders on the database, because no
names of stakeholders interested in such a
meeting were taken at the meeting on 11
May 2011.
50 Malachite Mining Services Pty Ltd
purchased Portion 6 of Klipfontein 566 JR
with an approved RoD from Government to
was and screen coal on site. The company
is operating a washing and screening plant
on the property.
Malachite Mining did and in-depth
investigation as to the water resources
before we purchased the property The
natural water resources on the property are
sufficient to supply the coal washing and
screening plant with clean unpolluted water.
Malachite Mining’s concern is that any
adjacent mining activities might negatively
influence the water supply to our property
since the water sources are all natural
springs.
The consultants must take these factors into
account when hydrological studies re being
done in the area, to prevent adjacent mining
activities that will negatively
influence/pollute or obstruct the natural flow
of underground water to Malachite Mining’s
property.
Clean adequate water is cardinal to
Malachite Mining’s coal washing and
screening plant on Klipfontein 566 JR.
Mr L Letcher,
Malachite Mining
Services, PO Box
2150, Bedfordview,
2008
Hand delivered
document at
public meeting
on 12 May
2011 at Ons
Huisie to
discuss DSR.
Noted.
Malachite Mining would like to inform the
service providers managing the applicable
systems and procedures on behalf of Anglo
Coal that we are concerned regarding the
possible re-routing of the current access
roads to our property. We are not sure how
these diversions of existing roads will
influence the future costing of the
transportation of coal from our suppliers or
the distribution of washed products to our
clients.
The current road infrastructure must be
discussed at some point in the future to
enable Malachite Mining Services to make
informed decisions.
