APPENDIX D: LIST OF INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES (I&APS)

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Pre-Identified List of Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs)

Environmental Assessment for Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 7071, Ombombo Settlement in the Kunene Region

No Name Position Tel / Fax / Cell: Postal and Email Address

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Department of Environmental Affairs)

1. Mr. Teofillus Nghitila Executive Director

2. Dr. Fredrick Sikabongo Deputy Environmental Commissioner

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty Eight (Pty) Ltd (Proponent)

3. Mr Robert Middleton Senior Manager

Ministry of Land and Reform

4. Ms. Esther Kaapanda Executive Director (Acting)

Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry

5. Mr. Percy Misika Executive Director

6. Mr John Hailwa Directorate of Forestry - Director

Ministry of Works and Transport

7. Mr Willem Goeiemann Executive Director

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No Name Position Tel / Fax / Cell: Postal and Email Address

8. Ms. Monica A. Uupindi Personal Assistant to Executive Director

Ministry of Urban and Rural Development

9. Mr N. Daniel Executive Director

10. Ms. Rosalia Ruben Secretary to Executive Director

Ministry of Health and Social Services

11. Mr. Ben Nangombe Executive Director

12. Ms. Petty Tjaimba Personal Assistant to the Executive Director

Ministry of Mines and Energy

13. Mr Simeon Negumbo Executive Director

Roads Authority

14. Mr C. M. Lutombi Chief Executive Officer

15. Mr E. de Paauw Senior Specialist Road Legislation, Advice & Compliance NP&C

Kunene Regional Council

16. Hon. Marius Sheya Governor

Opuwo Rural Constituency

17. Hon. Cllr. Kazeongere Tjeundo

National Council Member

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No Name Position Tel / Fax / Cell: Postal and Email Address

Owners / Occupiers of Land and Neighbouring Property Owners

18. Refer to the Attendance Register for more registered I&APs

APPENDIX E: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID)

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Document Type: Background Information Document (BID)

Project Name: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) For

Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 7071 Northwest of

Ombombo Village in the Kunene Region

Environmental Assessment Practitioner: Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Proponent: Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd

Date: 05 September 2019

Physical Address: 112, Robert Mugabe Avenue, Windhoek Postal Address: PO Box 997154 Maerua Mall, Windhoek Telephone: +264 (0) 61 259 530 Fax2email: +264 (0) 886 560 836 Email: info@edsnamibia.com Web: www.edsnamibia.com

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1 INTRODUCTION

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd (The

Proponent) has been granted with Exclusive Prospecting License

(EPL) No. 7071 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). The

tenure of the licence is from 28 February 2018, as per agreement

with the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The earth data of the

covered area is prospective with regards to three groups of

commodities, upon which detailed prospecting and exploration

activities will be conducted.

- Base Metals and Rare Metals (main targeted commodities)

- Precious Metals

The tenement is situated northwest of Ombombo Settlement in the

Kunene Region, covering a total area of 19,804.5463 Ha. From the

capital city of Windhoek, the property is accessed by a paved two-

lane highway to the town of Opuwo, the nearest population center.

From Opuwo a well-maintained gravel road D3710 leads to the

eastern part of the EPL. The locality map is shown under Figure 1.

Known copper showings in the Sesfontein-Opuwo areas of

northwestern Namibia (“Kaokoland”) were recognized as potential

Copperbelt analogues by Goldfields, Anglo, African Selection Trust

and others in the late 1960’s These companies carried out the first

regional stream sediment surveys in Kaokoland in the early 1970’s

(INV Metals Inc, 2010). Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-

Eight (Pty) plans to conduct prospecting and exploration activities

leading to the estimation and delineation of the target resource.

Prospecting and exploration form part of the listed activities that

may not be undertaken without an Environmental Clearance

Certificate (ECC). Thus, the EPL 7071 is subjected to a Clearance

Certificate to be issued by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism

(MET) upon submission of an Environmental Assessment Report

(EAR) and draft Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

Under the Environmental Management Act (EMA) (2007) and its

2012 EIA Regulations, the proposed prospecting and exploration

activities are listed activities that require an Environmental

Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environmental

Affairs (DEA) of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET).

The relevant listed activities as per EIA regulations are:

3.1 The construction of facilities for any process or activities

which requires a license, right of other forms of

authorization, and the renewal of a license, right or other

form of authorization, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting

and Mining Act, 1992).

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3.2 other forms of mining or extraction of any natural

resources whether regulated by law or not.

3.3 Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and

related activities.

Consequently, Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty)

Ltd appointed Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd, an independent

team of Environmental Consultants to conduct the required EA

process and submit the ECC application to the Environmental

Commissioner on their behalf.

Figure 1: Location of the EPL no. 7071 near Ombombo

settlement, in the Kunene Region

2 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT

The purpose of this document is to provide background information

to interested and affected parties (I&APs) of the project, thus

providing an opportunity for them (I&APs) to receive information,

comment and raise issues regarding the environmental

authorization process.

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Communities, neighbors, government representatives, community

leaders, churches, non-governmental organizations are being

invited to participate in the EA Public Participation process by

means of published advertisements, notices and written

correspondence.

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4 NEED AND DESIRABILTY OF THE ACTIVITY

Exploration and mining activities have been the backbone of the

Namibian economy for decades. Participation of local communities

in mining and exploration sector does not only create employment

and increase revenue, but also contribute to the GDP of the

country, which can help achieve a balance between the creation

and distribution of wealth. Additionally, mining forms the core of

some of Namibia’s development plans, namely: National

Development Plan 5 (NDP5) and Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP).

These plans are benchmarks on the ideals of Vision 2030. Successful

exploration work on EPL 7030 can lead to mining activities that

would feed into the mentioned development plans.

5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The prospecting and exploration activities entail the following three

mineral commodity groups: (i) Base and rare metals, and (ii)

precious metals. Base metal (i.e. copper metal) is the main target

for the planned exploration activities. The selection of the potential

mineralization model and exploration targets has been specially

selected based on the regional and likely local geology as well as the

results of the past exploration activities. According to the

information contained in the technical report prepared using

available geological data sets pertaining to previous exploration

activities in the surroundings area, EPL 7071 has a potential to host

stratabound copper-silver mineralization. The objective of the

planned prospecting and exploration is to delineate the mineral

(copper) deposits and determine whether the deposits are

economically viable for mining. The EA process will identify sensitive

environmental features that might be affected by the proposed

prospecting and exploration activities. The level and magnitude of

planned exploration work is not clear at this stage. However, both

invasive and non-invasive exploration activities are expected to take

place upon issuance of an environmental clearance certificate. Non-

invasive activities include geological field mapping, geophysical

survey work, airborne and ground based surveys. Invasive activities

involve soil and rock sampling, trenching and drilling.

5.1 Accessibility

The EPL 7071 is situated near Ombombo Settlement. From the

capital city of Windhoek, the property is accessed by a tarred two-

lane highway to the town of Opuwo, the nearest population center.

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From Opuwo a well-maintained gravel road D3710 leads to the

eastern part of the EPL 7071.

5.2 Water Supply

Water required for exploration activities will be obtained from

existing boreholes, or from approved water sources, through water

abstraction permits. In accordance with the Water Resources

Management Act, 2004, (Act No. 24 of 2004) and in view of the arid

nature of the Namibian environment, the disposal of wastewater as

well as all other type of waste is strictly controlled. In most cases

and in particular wastewater is disposed of in evaporation ponds

because no effluent may be discharged into the ephemeral, dry

river beds in the interior of Namibia. The reclamation, re-use and

recycling of waste is encouraged whenever an industry applies for a

waste water disposal permit.

5.3 Infrastructure

Infrastructure on the EPL 7071 is limited to the network of roads

and tracks described in 5.1. A number of small villages are present

on the property. None of the villages has electricity, running water

or sewage facilities. Cell phone coverage is sporadic at best. Long

distance communication is accomplished via radio, satellite phone

or over the internet using the Inmarsat satellite network. Opuwo,

the nearest town, has a clinic, postal service, grocery stores, fuel

stations, hotels and is the seat of government for the Kunene

region. The tarred highway begins at Opuwo and provides access to

the rest of the country. From Opuwo it is 600 kilometres by road to

the copper smelter at Tsumeb and 650 kilometres to the port of

Walvis Bay.

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6 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

This EA process is conducted according to the provisions laid out in

the Environmental Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and its’

Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2012). The primary

objective of the EA will be to identify potential negative impacts

that may be associated with the proposed activity, assess them and

recommend practical and effective mitigation measures that will be

implemented by Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty Eight

(Pty) Ltd and their contractor(s) to minimize these impacts, if they

cannot be avoided altogether, while maximizing positive impacts.

The EA process serves primarily to inform the public and relevant

authorities about the proposed project and to determine any

impacts. The project duration is 4-5 months.

The main objectives of this EA are to:

Comply with Namibia’s Environmental Management Act

(2007) and its EIA regulations (2012).

Identify potential impacts associated with the proposed

Activity.

Inform Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) and relevant

authorities about the mining activities and to provide them

with a reasonable opportunity to participate during the EA

process.

Assess the significance of issues and concerns raised.

Compile a report addressing all identified issues and

potential impacts related to various aspects of the activity.

Compile an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) which

includes impact mitigation measures.

We are here

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6.1 Environmental and Social Baseline

The proposed prospecting and exploration activities will be

undertaken in a specific environmental and social conditions. The

summary of selected environmental and social baseline information

pertaining to the exploration area is given below.

6.1.1 Climate and Vegetation

In the absence of site-specific (Ombombo) climatic data, the general

Kunene region and where possible Opuwo climate information will

be used for this report. Kunene region’s temperature can be

classified as semi-arid to very arid (IRDNC, 2015). The variation of

rainfall range between 50mm to 350mm rain per year and

consequently, livestock and wildlife are exposed to severe drought

and flooding. The Region has a solar radiation of around 6 to 6.2

kWh/m2 per day for Opuwo and an annual average temperature of

20 - 21°C, indicating sunny and hot temperature. This high

temperature results in a high average annual evaporation of

between 3000 - 3200 mm annually and potential evapotranspiration

ranging between 1250 - 1500 mm per annum. In general, for

exploration stage projects, certain field activities can be carried out

year-round; however, movement of heavy equipment such as drill

rigs is problematic during the rainy season due to deteriorated road

conditions. Drilling is typically suspended during the rainy season

from December through to March or April.

6.1.2 Physiography and Local Geology

Opuwo area and the surrounding Kaokoland are geologically

situated within the Kaoko and Damara Belt (Miller, 2008). Damara

Orogen rocks which forms part of Neoproterozoic orogenic belt

comprises the Kaokoland or Kunene region. In the Kaoko Belt the

Swakop Group overlies the Nosib Group west of the Sesfontein

thrust fault. East of the fault where Nosib age sediments were

deposited in half-grabens on the basin margin the Group is overlain

by more carbonate rich units of the Otavi Group. The region is

characterized by a series of north-northeast trending ridges and

valleys. The sedimentary and tectonic framework of the Damaran

succession within the EKZ has many of the essential ingredients for

developing a sediment-hosted copper deposit. Ridge top elevations

vary from over 1,700 metres in the north to around 1,200 metres in

the south. Vegetation is dominated by thorny brush of various

types. No permanent running water exists in the EPL area although

flash floods are common during the rainy season (Mendelsonh,

1999).

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6.2 Potential Impacts

The following potential impacts have been identified so far for the

surrounding towns, settlements and property:

Positive:

Creation of jobs to the locals.

Helps boost local economic growth.

Open up other investment opportunities.

Contribution to regional economic development.

Negative:

Generation of dust from the prospecting and exploration

activities and access gravel road.

Possible destruction of faunal habitats as well as removal of

vegetation that may be encountered within the target

areas.

Visual impact (scars) on landscape that will, because of low

rainfall, remain so for a very long time if not rehabilitated.

Potential health and safety risks associated with

mishandling of handheld mining equipment.

Environmental pollution.

The potential impacts listed above were pre-identified. More

potential impacts will be identified as the EA process progresses i.e.

upon site visit and consultation with the public. All impacts and

public concerns/comments will be incorporated and addressed in

the Environmental Assessment Report.

6.3 Public Consultation

Public consultation is an important part of EA process. During the

consultation process, interested or affected members of the public

are given an opportunity to find out more about the activity and

raise any issues or concerns pertaining to the environmental

assessment.

To comment or receive further information on the project, please

register with Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd (contact details

below) as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP).

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Contact: Mr. Kai Kleingunther Tel: +264 61 259 530

Fax: +264 886 560 836 Email: info@edsnamibia.com

All registered I&APs will be kept informed throughout the various

stages of the project and will be provided the opportunity to

comment on the Scoping Report.

Communication details

Comments Date: until 25 October 2019

I hereby wish to register as an Interested and Affected Party

(I&AP) for the

EPL 7071 EA process

Name:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Organization:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Postal address:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Email:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Phone #: ____________________________________

Fax #: ___________________________________

My initial comments, issues or concerns are:

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_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________

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Other individuals, stakeholders, organizations or entities that should

be registered are:

Name:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Organization:

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________

Email:

_______________________________________________________

Phone #: ____________________________________

Fax #: __________________________________

Please return details to: Mr. Kai Kleingunther

P O Box 997154, Maerua Mall, Windhoek

APPENDIX F: NEWSPAPER ADVERTS (THE NAMIBIAN AND NEW ERA)

Newspaper Adverts (The Namibian and New Era) notifying the public

about the Environmental Assesment Process

APPENDIX G: MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING (EPL 7071)

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7071

Meeting Minutes

Date: 25 September 2019 (rescheduled to 15th October, 2019)

Locality: Chief’s residence, Ombombo, Kunene Region

Methodology:

The public members in the meeting were given an opportunity to give their comments and concerns on

the proposed exploration project. A house-to-house consultation was also undertaken by the

consultant. These concerns and comments were noted down and are presented in the table below:

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7071

No. Name of person

commented

Organization Comment/issue Name of person

responded

Response

1 R. Tuqundja

Mumbuu

Chief: Ombombo What other stakeholders did you

(consultant) approach? I am only in charge of

Ombombo and Okahua villages but projects

of these magnitude should be communicated

to both traditional and regional authorities.

N. Tjelos as the EAP

Various stakeholders

(government and non-

governmental) have

been informed about

the project and will

continue to receive

project information as

the project progresses.

The list of stakeholders

(interested and affected

parties) includes

different ministries,

regional offices among

others. The list of the

interested and affected

parties will be made

available in the scoping

report.

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7071

When is the exploration work starting?

The project is good if work opportunities will

be generated for community members

N. Tjelos as the EAP

N. Tjelos as the EAP

According to the

exploration project

manager, work will start

soon after the granting

of an Environmental

Clearance Certificate.

Noted.

J. Virere Resident Why do you need our details? How safe is

our personal information?

N. Tjelos Your concern is noted.

Information requested

for by the consultant is

for project related

communications, only.

You may opt not to

share your details.

3 Anonymous Nurse at Ombombo clinic Directive for us to contribute to the process

should come from our head office (Ministry

of Health and Social Services head office in

N. Tjelos as the EAP

Noted and understood.

A letter and BID were

submitted to the

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7071

Windhoek). Executive Director’s

office.

4 U. Kapeke Resident This is good news. Some of us have

exploration experience from previous

exploration projects

N. Tjelos as the EAP

Noted

5 S. Kakuva Resident (Okahua) We need enough time to collect views of

other public members. A second meeting

should be organized where findings of the

study will be shared with us.

N. Tjelos as the EAP Noted. Please note that

we did a house to house

visit prior to the

meeting. However,

another meeting will be

organized after the

impacts assessment as

per request. Exact date

and time will be

communicated to

community members

through the established

point of contact as

agreed at the start of

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7071

Remark: Many of the public members are were in support of the Environmental Assessment being conducted prior to exploration because the

earmarked area has had prospecting activities in the past and community is in search for economic opportunities.

the meeting.

APPENDIX H: PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE REGISTER