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Pulacayo Project Feasibility Study - Apogee Silver

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<strong>Pulacayo</strong> 1 000 t/d Phase I <strong>Feasibility</strong> <strong>Study</strong> - NI 43-101 Technical Report<br />

090644-3-0000-20-IFI-100<br />

After completion of the project lifetime, the company will proceed to the cessation of mining<br />

activities and the concentrator plant. The work stoppage refers also to activities involving the<br />

evacuation of staff and working machinery.<br />

20.5 Legislation Applicable<br />

The Environment Law came into force in April 1992, its regulations became effective in<br />

December 1995. The new Mining Code was enacted in March 1997 and the Environmental<br />

Regulations for Mining Activities (RAAM) in August 1997.<br />

The General Rules of Environmental Management (RGGA), approved by Supreme Decree No.<br />

24176 provides in Article 59 that the Environmental Permit (LA – Licencia Ambiental) is the legal<br />

administrative document granted by the Competent Environmental Authority (CAA) to the Legal<br />

Representative (RL) of an activity, work or project, which guarantees compliance with all<br />

requirements under the Environment Law and the corresponding regulations on regards to<br />

procedures for prevention and environmental control.<br />

The Article 60 of the aforementioned RGGA, determines that for legal and administrative<br />

purposes, have the status of environmental license: the Environmental Impact Statement (DIA),<br />

the Certificate of Dispensation (CD) and the Declaration of Environmental Adjustment (DAA).<br />

The Mining Code in Title VII, Chapter I of the Environment (Arts. 84 to 90), establishes the<br />

concept of Environmental License (LA) only for mining and of indefinite character . This means<br />

that the environmental license, whether DIA, the CD or the DAA, must be included in an<br />

integrated manner, all licenses, permits or environmental requirements applicable to mining<br />

activities.<br />

The environmental licenses are:<br />

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The Certificate of Dispensation Category 4 (CD-C4)<br />

The Certificate of Dispensation Category 3 (CD-C3)<br />

The Environmental Impact Statement (DIA)<br />

The Declaration of Environmental Adjustment (DAA)<br />

20.5.1 Certificate of Dispensation Category 4 (Cd-C4)<br />

The Certificate of Dispensation Category 4 (CD-C4) is the corresponding environmental License<br />

to mining activities listed below:<br />

a) Existing mining activities or new of: Land survey, Prospecting, Geological mapping,<br />

Geochemical prospecting, Aerial survey.<br />

The Environment Authority is the Departmental one.<br />

20.5.2 Certificate of Dispensation Category 3 (CD-C3)<br />

The Certificate of Dispensation Category 3 (CD-C3) is the corresponding environmental license<br />

to mining activities listed below:<br />

a) Mining exploration activities new or existing outside of protected areas, which comprise:<br />

TWP Sudamérica S.A. Av. Encalada 1257 Of. 801, Santiago de Surco Lima 33, Perú (51-1) 4377473<br />

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