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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED OTJIKOTO
GOLD MINE PROJECT
CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... I
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1-1
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 PROJECT MOTIVATION (NEED AND DESIRABILITY) ............................................................................. 1-2
1.3 INTRODUCTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ......................................................... 1-4
1.3.1 EIA APPROACH AND PROCESS .................................................................................................................... 1-7
1.3.2 EIA TEAM ................................................................................................................................................ 1-8
1.3.3 CONTACT DETAILS FOR RESPONSIBLE AURYX GOLD PARTIES......................................................................... 1-9
2 ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES ...................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE ACTS ..................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2.1 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA (1990) ............................................................................ 2-1
2.2.2 MINERALS (PROSPECTING AND MINING) ACT NO. 33 OF 1992 ...................................................................... 2-2
2.2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, NO. 7 OF 2007 .................................................................................. 2-3
2.2.4 WATER AMENDMENT ACT, NO. 54 OF 1956 ................................................................................................ 2-3
2.2.5 NATURE CONSERVATION ORDINANCE, NO. 4 OF 1975 ................................................................................. 2-4
2.2.6 NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT, NO. 27 OF 2004 ................................................................................................ 2-4
2.2.7 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND ENERGY ACT, NO. 13 OF 1990 ........................................................................ 2-4
2.2.8 NAMIBIAN WATER CORPORATION ACT, NO. 12 OF 1997 ............................................................................... 2-5
2.2.9 FOREST ACT, NO. 12 OF 2001 .................................................................................................................. 2-5
2.2.10 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION PREVENTION ORDINANCE, NO. 11 OF 1976 .......................................................... 2-5
2.2.11 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ORDINANCE, NO. 14 OF 1974 ............................................................................... 2-5
2.2.12 EXPLOSIVE ACT, NO. 26 OF 1956 .............................................................................................................. 2-5
2.2.13 THE REGIONAL COUNCILS ACT (NO. 22 OF 1992) ....................................................................................... 2-5
2.2.14 LABOUR ACT, NO. 11 OF 2007 .................................................................................................................. 2-6
2.3 OVERALL PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (SAIEA) ................................................. 2-6
2.4 NAMIBIAN POLICIES ........................................................................................................................ 2-7
2.4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
(1994) .................................................................................................................................................... 2-7
2.4.2 MINERALS POLICY OF NAMIBIA (2004) ........................................................................................................ 2-7
2.4.3 POLICY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIOTIC DIVERSITY AND HABITAT PROTECTION (1994) .............................. 2-7
2.5 INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND PROTOCOLS ..................................................................................... 2-7
2.6 WORLD BANK STANDARDS ............................................................................................................. 2-8
2.6.1 IFC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ................................................................................................................ 2-8
2.7 EQUATOR PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................................... 2-9
2.8 NAMIBIA’S DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT ............................................................................................. 2-11
2.8.1 VISION 2030 .......................................................................................................................................... 2-11
2.8.2 NAMIBIA’S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGS) ............................................................................. 2-12
2.8.3 THE FOURTH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012- 2017 ......................................................................... 2-12
3 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ................................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES (IAPS) .................................................................................. 3-1
3.2 THE SCOPING PHASE ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 SCOPING REPORT .................................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 ADVERTISEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.3 PUBLIC MEETINGS .................................................................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.4 ISSUES RAISED DURING THE SCOPING PHASE PUBLIC MEETINGS ..................................................................... 3-3
3.3 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND REVIEW OF DRAFT EIA REPORT ............................................................ 3-5
3.3.1 PUBLIC OPEN DAYS .................................................................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY AND NAMWATER ................................. 3-6
Otjikoto Gold Mine EIA Report July 2012