EIA-REP-325d-12 _BB_ - 201.09.14.pdf - SAHRA

effect on the environment will be minimised to medium and low impacts.
• The groundwater system as well as ground and surface water quality is monitored and models and
assessments updated as more information becomes available;
• Rehabilitation and monitoring plan should be developed to ensure the success of wetland reestablishment.
Furthermore, every effort should be made to prevent the impact on the remaining wetland
on the study site;
• Blasting vibrations should be controlled by means of optimising blasthole geometry and altering the time
of blasting;
• Implementation of a dust and noxious gases minimisation strategy that will reduce the impact of
atmospheric pollution be undertaken. This strategy will include the use of noxious gas fixation techniques,
using and adhering to blasting schedules and strategies that minimize dust generation;
• The building textures and colours should blend in with the backdrop of colour and textures provided by the
landscape. The natural setting and colours of buffs, olive greens, dark browns should be respected and
where possible, these should be incorporated into the materials used in the exteriors of the building and
landscape;
• Colours of new infrastructure should be matt and not glossy, so as to reduce reflection and glare from the
surfaces. This is important when considering the night scene and reflected light;
• Disturbed surfaces must be ripped, and the area must be backfilled with topsoil or overburden and
appropriately re-vegetated when rehabilitation commences;
• The topsoil layer must be retained and used in facilitating the reinstatement of indigenous vegetation;
• By maintaining the maximum amount of vegetated area on site, the extent of erosion and ecosystem loss
can be contained;
• An ecologically-sensitive stormwater management plan should be implemented during the construction
phase;
• Dust fallout monitoring should be carried out close to the sensitive receptors around the mine area and in
the proposed site for the operational activities. It is recommended that dust deposition monitoring be
confined to sites within, and in close proximity (