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Final Assessment Report ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED: RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW VENTILATION SHAFTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE UPGRADING OF AN EXISTING BUS AND TAXI TERMINAL AT THE RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINE (AMANDELBULT SECTION), LIMPOPO PROVINCE FINAL ASSESSMENT REPORT 08 NOVEMBER 2019 FINAL PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW VENTILATION SHAFTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE UPGRADING OF AN EXISTING BUS AND TAXI TERMINAL AT THE RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINE (AMANDELBULT SECTION), LIMPOPO PROVINCE FINAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED: RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES TYPE OF DOCUMENT (VERSION) FINAL PROJECT NO.: 41101879 DATE: NOVEMBER 2019 WSP BUILDING C KNIGHTSBRIDGE, 33 SLOANE STREET BRYANSTON, 2191 SOUTH AFRICA T: +27 11 361 1392 F: +27 11 361 1381 WSP.COM WSP Environmental (Pty) Ltd. QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Remarks Assessment Report; Assessment Report; Draft for Public Final for Authority Review Issue Date September 2019 November 2019 Prepared by Alice Moropa Alice Moropa Signature Checked by Ashlea Strong Ashlea Strong Signature Checked by Anri Scheepers Anri Scheepers Signature Authorised by Ashlea Strong Ashlea Strong Signature Project number 41101879 41101879 Report number 01 02 File reference W:\000 NEW Projects\41101879 -Amandelbult Modernisation\42 ES\2-REPORTS\01- Draft AR WSP is an ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and OHSAS18001:2007 certified company SIGNATURES PREPARED BY Alice Moropa Environmental Consultant REVIEWED BY Ashlea Strong Principal Consultant This Final Assessment Report (Report) has been prepared by WSP Environmental Proprietary Limited (WSP) on behalf and at the request of Anglo American Platinum Limited: Rustenburg Platinum Mines (AAP:RPM)) (Client), to provide the Client and all interested and affected parties with an understanding of the impacts associated with the proposed amendments to their Environmental Authorisation. Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, we do not accept responsibility or legal liability to any person other than the Client for the contents of, or any omissions from, this Report. To prepare this Report, we have reviewed only the documents and information provided to us by the Client or any third parties directed to provide information and documents to us by the Client. We have not reviewed any other documents in relation to this Report, except where otherwise indicated in the Report. PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT- Project Manager: Amandelbult Gerrit van der Linde Modernisation Project Engineer: Vent Shafts Saligh Cader, Project Manager: Taxi Terminal Simon Smit Environmental Manager: Platinum Dustin van Helsdingen Process Operations; Amandelbult & Unki Environmental Co-ordinator: Ursula Marvey Amandelbult Complex Chief Ventilation Engineer – Angelique Trollip Amandelbult Complex WSP Project Manager: Vent Shafts Ashlea Strong Project Manager: Taxi Terminal Anri Scheepers Environmental Consultant Alice Moropa Soil Specialist Karen King Wetland Specialist Zakariya Nakhooda Hydrological Specialist Hassen Khan Hydrogeological Specialist Gareth Lottreaux SUBCONSULTANTS Biodiversity Impact Assessment The Biodiversity Company: Martinus Erasmus Closure Plan The MSA Group: Roelof Letter Social Impact Assessment Tony Barbour (Environmental and Social Assessment Consultant) Heritage Impact Assessment Archaetnos: Professor Anton van Vollenhoven ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AR Assessment Report EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAr Environmental Impact Assessment Report DEA Department of Environmental Affairs DWS Department of Water and Sanitation EA Environmental Authorisation EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner ECO Environmental Control Officer EMPr Environmental Management Programme IDP Integrated Development Plan GNR Government Notice Regulations HIA Heritage Impact Assessment SIA Social Impacts Assessments IWMP Integrated Waste Management Plan SANS South African National Standards SAHRIS Saouth African Heritage Resources Information System I&APs Interested and Affected Parties CA Competent Authority NEMA National Environmental Management Act NHRA National Heritage Resources Act SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency I&AP Interested and Affected Parties LT Least Threatened LC Least Concerning NT Near Threatened VU Vulnerable PES Present Ecological State EIS Ecological Importance and Sensitivity REC Recommended Ecological Category CONTENT OF THIS REPO RT As per the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations 2014, as amended, Regulation 32 of Government Notice Regulation (GNR) 326 identifies the legislated requirements, which must be contained within an Assessment Report for the competent authority to consider and come to a decision on the amendment application. The Table below details where the required information is located within this Final Assessment Report (this report). RELEVANT REGULATION REPORT 32 OF GNR 326 DESCRIPTION SECTION 1 The applicant must within 90 days of receipt by the competent authority of the The final application made in terms of regulation 31, submit to the competent authority: Amendment Report will be submitted to DMR as per requirement (a) A report reflecting: (i) An assessment of all impacts related to the proposed change; Section 5 (ii) Advantages and disadvantages associated with the proposed change; and Section 2.4 (iii) Measures to ensure avoidance, management and mitigation of impacts Section 6 associated with such proposed change; and (iv) Any changes to the EMPr: Section 6 Which report: (i) Had been subjected to a public participation process, which had been Section 7 agreed to by the competent authority, and which was appropriate to Appendix J1 – J5 bring the proposed change to the attention of potential and registered interested and affected parties, including organs of state, which have jurisdiction in respect of any aspect of the relevant activity, and the competent authority; and (ii) Reflects the incorporation of comments received, including any Appendix J5 comments of the competent authority (b) A notification in writing that the report will be submitted within 140 days of Not Applicable receipt of application by the competent authority, as significant changes have been made or significant new information has been added to the report, which changes or information was contained in the report consulted on during the initial public participation process contemplated in subregulation 1(a) and that the revised report will be subjected to another public participation process of at least 30 days. 2 In the event where subregulation (1)(b) applies, the report, which reflects the Not Applicable incorporation of comments received, including any comments of the competent authority, must be submitted to the competent authority within 140 days of receipt of the application by the competent authority TABLE OF 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1 CONTENTS 1.1 Background and Project Overview ........................ 1 1.2 Purpose of the Report ............................................. 2 1.3 Terms of Reference ................................................. 2 2 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................... 3 2.1 Legal Background ................................................... 3 2.2 Proposed Amendments .......................................... 3 2.3 Listed Activities ....................................................... 4 2.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Proposed Changes ................................................................... 6 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................... 8 3.1 Scope of Works: Ventilation Shafts ...................... 8 3.2 Scope of Works: Bus and Taxi terminal ............. 11 3.3 Project Study Area ................................................ 14 4 BASELINE ENVIRONMENT .................... 17 4.1 Climate .................................................................... 17 4.2 Topography ............................................................ 17 4.3 Geology, Soils and Land Type ............................. 17 4.4 Biodiversity ............................................................ 18 4.5 Surface Water ........................................................ 22 4.6 Groundwater .......................................................... 23 4.7 Socio-Economic Status ........................................ 24 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT .......................... 25 5.1 Impact Assessment Methodology ....................... 25 5.2 Environmental and Social Impacts: Ventilation Shafts ...................................................................... 28 5.3 Environmental and Social Impacts: Bus and Taxi Terminal .................................................................. 36 PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW VENTILATION SHAFTS AND ASSOCIATED WSP INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE UPGRADING OF AN EXISTING BUS AND TAXI TERMINAL AT November 2019 THE RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINE (AMANDELBULT SECTION), LIMPOPO PROVINCE Project No. 41101879 ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LIMITED: RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES 6 UPDATE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME ............... 41 6.1 Ventilation Shafts Environmental Management Programme ............................................................. 41 6.2 Bus and Taxi Terminal Environmental Management Programme ..................................... 41 7 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ............ 72 7.1 Purpose of Stakeholder Engagement ................. 72 7.2 What is an Interested and Affected Party? ......... 72 7.3 Stakeholder Identification
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