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Environmental Impact Assessment Report: Nkomati Anthracite (Pty) Limited, Madadeni Opencast Mining Project Page 64 During mining dust may accumulate in the workings. This may have health impacts on the employees. Blasting of the overburden and coal seams will result in the generation of dust, which will migrate towards the prevailing wind direction. The dust will also settle on the surrounding vegetation cover. This dust cloud may impact negatively on the nearby residents and wetland areas. Spontaneous combustion of coal in exposed faces or in carbonaceous spoils may generate noxious gasses associated with burning coal. Machine operators in close proximity to mining machinery may continuously be exposed to noise levels in excess of 85dB. During blasting, noise levels may reach in excess of 130dBA. The noise may be audible within a certain distance from the mining area. Note, however, that blasting only last for a very short period. Blasting may also generate vibrations and fly rock. The fly rock may damage the vehicles or cause injury to public travelling on the private farm road. NKOMATI ANTHRACITE (PTY) LIMITED COMPILED BY GEOVICON ENVIRONMENTAL (PTY) LTD L M M S M M L M H H H M M M L M M M Employees must be issued with dust masks and instructed to use them. Dust suppression must be undertaken daily. Minimum explosives will be used and the blasting holes will be stemmed. If the above is not sufficient, other effective methods will be investigated and implemented by the mine. Covering of burning areas with soil material. Rehabilitation of mined out areas as soon as possible to limit spoils areas from spontaneous combustion risk. Issue earplugs to employees and educate on their use and on the effect of noise on their health. Monitor noise levels to ensure that the required noise levels are maintained within the surrounding areas. A qualified blasting expert will be employed to design the blasting such that nearby residents are not affected. R 30 000 Mining cost R 150 000 Mining cost No additional cost R 100 000 No additional cost
Environmental Impact Assessment Report: Nkomati Anthracite (Pty) Limited, Madadeni Opencast Mining Project Page 65 Issues raised by the interested and affected parties so far. Visual impacts may result from the proposed Madadeni opencast operation. The opencast operation activities will interfere with views from isolated farm houses. The proposed project will create much needed employment opportunities, which will be enhanced by employing unemployed members of the local communities. Capital and operating expenditure on the proposed mine will benefit the local economy. Further to the above, through the Social and labour Plan the mine will continue developing its employees and will continue with the community projects, adding to the benefit the community will receive from the current and proposed project. Potential socio-economic impacts of the proposed project include threat of increase in crime and petty theft and poaching, especially if the employees reside on site. Nkomati Anthracite (Pty) Limited held several meetings with the leaders of community who are legally occupying and using the land on which the proposed mining operation will be undertaken. These meetings were used to determine concerns that the community may have on the proposed project. Mainly social issues were raised by the community members NKOMATI ANTHRACITE (PTY) LIMITED COMPILED BY GEOVICON ENVIRONMENTAL (PTY) LTD M S S H M M M H H Ensure that the activities resulting in visual impacts are removed or rehabilitated during the decommissioning phase Rehabilitate opencast pits concurrently with mining. Positive No employees will be allowed to reside within the proposed mining right area. Based on the outcome of the meetings an agreement was reached between the community (via their leaders) and Nkomati Anthracite (Pty) Limited, see Appendix 4. Consequent to the agreement, the continued communication through relevant forum will be undertaken to address these and any new issues N/A No costs R 500 000
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