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Riparian: The area of land adjacent to a stream or river that is influenced by stream induced or related processes. Scoping Report: An “issues-based” report which forms the first phase of an Environmental Impact Assessment process. Soil compaction: Soil becoming dense by blows, vehicle passage or other type of loading. Wet soils compact easier than moist or dry soils. EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 37
INTRODUCTION Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd (Envass), as independent environmental consultants have been appointed by Vunene Mining (Pty) Ltd to undertake the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed opencast and surface coal mining at Leeuwenburg 137 IT, Roodewal 270 IT, Holbank 265 IT, Vlakfontein 266 IT, Vlakfontein 269 IT, Mooiplaats 290 IT, Witpunt 267 IT, Transutu 257 IT and Jan Hendriksfontein 263 IT, in the Msukaligwa Local Municipality. The proposed Usutu Central Reserve opencast and surface mine is located approximately 18 kilometres south east of Ermelo. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process followed is in compliance with the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998), as amended and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations of 2010 (Government Notice No’s R544, 545 and 546 in Government Gazette No. 33306 of 18 June 2010). The proposed coal mining operations consists of listed activities which falls within the scheduled activities listed in Government Notice Regulation No 545 (Scoping and EIA). Prior to such a listed activity being approved, it is required that an environmental process is undertaken and a report is submitted to the relevant environmental authority for consideration. The EIA process includes the completion of the Scoping Report as well as an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. The Scoping Report determines the issues or concerns from the relevant authorities as well as interested and/or affected parties. In addition, an Impact Assessment process was undertaken to determine the likely consequence that the proposed coal mining may have on the environment. The activities applicable to this development are as follows: NEMA (Act 107 of 1998) GNR 544 of 2010: Item 9: The construction of facilities and infrastructure exceeding 1 000 meters in length for the bulk transportation of water, sewage or storm water – i) With an internal diameter of 0,36 meter or more; or ii) With a peak throughput of 120 litre per second or more. Excluding: a) Such facilities or infrastructure are for the bulk transportation of water, sewage or storm water drainage inside a road reserve; or b) Where such facilities will occur within urban areas but further than 32 meters from a water course, measured from the edge of the water course. Item 10: The construction of facilities or infrastructure for the transmission or distribution of electricity – i) Outside urban areas or industrial complexes with a capacity of more than 33 but less than 275 kilovolts; Item 11: The construction of: i) canals; ii) channels; iii) bridges; EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 38
Page 1 and 2: November 2012 VUNENE COLLIERY (PTY)
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Page 5 and 6: town of Ermelo. The area falls unde
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Page 65 and 66: 7.3.2 Electricity Numerous main dis
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Page 75 and 76: Table 7: The Usutu opencast extract
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The major economic activities and s
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8.1.10 Heritage Resources Based on
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Dust suppression Dust suppression m
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from Interested and Affected Partie
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In addition, the Draft Scoping Repo
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their properties and how the mining
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• Determination of Significance -
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The impact will be relevant through
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10.4.1.7 Determination of significa
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. Significance Following Mitigation
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location is the most suitable due t
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11.6.2 Contour Mining The contour m
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Figure 14: Underground coal mining
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12.3 Pollution control dam design r
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sensitive to flow and habitat modif
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for the project. Shift changes time
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EIA-REP-325d-11 October 2012 13. DE
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Source of impact Seepage from the s
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Description of impact: Construction
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Source of impact: Mining activities
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• Dust Deposition The predicted m
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• Construction vehicles should re
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Destruction of faunal habitat and t
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Significance With Mitigation (WM) E
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• All construction areas should b
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• Affected communities must be no
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• Dust from heavy vehicles; • O
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• The illumination of Vunene Coll
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Erosion may be accelerated where wa
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areas can also transfer pollutants
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• Stockpiles can be used as a bar
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Weighting factor (WF) Mitigation Ef
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The impact is considered to have a
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Significance of impact: The transpo
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Mitigation measures • The areas c
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Description of impact: The most sen
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• The cumulative impact on wetlan
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• Labour guidelines should be dra
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Surface water impacts: Surface wate
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• Number of human inhabitants loc
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Table 43: Land capability classes o
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