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SLR Namibia (Pty) Ltd SLR Ref.733.01023.0002 Report No.1 Page vi TABLE 4-6: DUST FALLOUT RATES FROM THE OTJIKOTO GOLD PROJECT MONITORING NETWORK (NOVEMBER 2010 TO JANUARY 2012). ........................................................................................................ 4-26 TABLE 4-7: DAILY PM10 CONCENTRATIONS AS MEASURED AT THE OTJIKOTO GOLD PROJECT. ............. 4-28 TABLE 4-8: PROTECTED, ENDEMIC AND NEAR-ENDEMIC SPECIES THAT OCCUR ON THE OTJIKOTO PROJECT AREA. ............................................................................................................................................. 4-32 TABLE 4-9: SPIDER, SCORPION AND SOLIFUGID DIVERSITY OF THE THORNBUSH SAVANNA IN RELATION TO THEIR NAMIBIAN DIVERSITY. ................................................................................................................. 4-44 TABLE 4-10: GDP AND SELECTED COMPONENT ACTIVITIES - N$ MILLION, 2012 CONSTANT PRICES ....... 4-53 TABLE 4-11: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAND USES OTJIKOTO MINING AREA (N$, 2012) ............................................................................................................................................. 4-55 TABLE 4-12: ANALYSIS OF THE REGION’S KEY CHALLENGES AND THEIR ROOT CAUSES ......................... 4-60 TABLE 4-13: HIV PREVALENCE RATES FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS IN SELECTED SITES, 2004 - 2010 ......... 4-67 TABLE 4-14: RESULTS OF AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL MONITORING (DATUM TYPE: UTM, ZONE 33 SOUTH) 4-85 TABLE 5-1: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................. 5-5 TABLE 5-2: WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE ................................................................... 5-10 TABLE 5-3: TDF AND WASTE ROCK DUMP - GENERAL DIMENSIONS .............................................................. 5-22 TABLE 5-4: CAPACITY ANALYSIS RESULTS....................................................................................................... 5-27 TABLE 5-5: NON MINERALISED WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR OPERATIONS .................................................. 5-36 TABLE 7-1: CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING IMPACTS ................................................................................................ 7-3 TABLE 7-2: SURFACE EXCAVATIONS & INFRASTRUCTURE - LINK TO PROJECT PHASES & ACTIVITIES ..... 7-4 TABLE 7-3: SURFACE WATER POLLUTION SOURCES–LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ........... 7-6 TABLE 7-4: LOWERING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS – LINK PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ................ 7-9 TABLE 7-5: IMPACTS ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY –PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ......................... 7-12 TABLE 7-6: AIR POLLUTION – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES .................................................. 7-16 TABLE 7-7: NOISE POLLUTION – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ............................................. 7-20 TABLE 7-8: BLASTING HAZARDS– LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ........................................... 7-22 TABLE 7-9: PHYSICAL IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY - LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ........... 7-25 TABLE 7-10: IMPACT ON WATER RESOURCES AS AN ECOLOGICAL DRIVER – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................................................. 7-28 TABLE 7-11: GENERAL DISTURBANCE OF BIODIVERSITY – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES 7-30 TABLE 7-12: VISUAL IMPACTS – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES .............................................. 7-34 TABLE 7-13: ARCHAEOLOGY IMPACTS – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ............................... 7-37 TABLE 7-14: TRAFFIC IMPACTS – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ............................................ 7-39 TABLE 7-15: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS – LINK TO PROJECT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ................ 7-41 TABLE 9-1: SUMMARY OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED MINING PROJECT... 9-1 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A: PROJECT TEAM CVS ........................................................................................................................... A APPENDIX B: INFORMATION SHARING RECORD .................................................................................................... B APPENDIX C: IAP DATABASE.....................................................................................................................................C APPENDIX D: ISSUES TABLE .....................................................................................................................................D APPENDIX E: GROUNDWATER STUDIES ................................................................................................................. E APPENDIX F: AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................... F APPENDIX G: NOISE ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................................... G APPENDIX H: BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................H APPENDIX I: CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................. I APPENDIX J: VISUAL ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................................... J APPENDIX K: SOCIAL ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................ K APPENDIX L: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. L APPENDIX M: OTJIKOTO EMP .................................................................................................................................. M Otjikoto Gold Mine EIA Report July 2012
SLR Namibia (Pty) Ltd SLR Ref.733.01023.0002 Report No.1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Below a list of acronyms and abbreviations used in this report. Page vii Acronyms / Abbreviations Definition ART Anti-retroviral treatment ASEC Alex Speiser Environmental Consultant CH4 Methane CITES Convention on International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CO Carbon monoxide CO2 Carbon dioxide DEA Directorate of Environmental Affairs DLEU Drug Law Enforcement Unit DPW Directorate of Parks and Wildlife EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner EAPSA Certification Board for Environmental Assessment Practitioners of South Africa EHS Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines EIA Environmental impact assessment EMIS Education and Management Information System EPL Exclusive prospecting license GDP Gross Domestic Product GLC Ground level concentration HCs Hydrocarbons HP high pressure IAPs Interested and Affected Parties IEMA Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment IFC International Finance Corporation ITCZ Inter-tropical Convergence Zone LA Local Authority LFPR Labour force participation rate LoM Life of Mine MAWF Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry MDGs Millennium Development Goals MET Ministry of Environment and Tourism MGECW Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare mg/m²/day Milligram per square metre per day MHSS Ministry of Health and Social Services MLSW Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare MME Ministry of Mines and Energy MoE Ministry of Education MRLGHRD Ministry of Regional Local Government Housing and Rural Development(add Ministry to first mention) m/s Metres per second MWT Ministry of Works and Transport NDP3 Third National Development Plan NDP4 Fourth National Development Plan NEEEF New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework NGOs Non-government organisations NHE Namibia Housing Enterprise Otjikoto Gold Mine EIA Report July 2012
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