EVANDER GOLD MINES LIMITED SCOPING REPORT FOR THE RE-PROCESSING OF TAILINGS, AND ASSOCIATED EXPANSION OF THE KINROSS TSF DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OCTOBER 2016 REFERENCE NO.: MP30/5/1/2/3/2/1/126MR SCOPING REPORT DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW FOR LISTED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH REPROCESSING OF THE GOLD TAILINGS FACILITIES AND EXTENSION OF THE KINROSS TSF SUBMITTED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT WASTE ACT, 2008 IN RESPECT OF LISTED ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002 (MPRDA) (AS AMENDED). NAME OF APPLICANT: Evander Gold Mines Limited TEL NO.: + 27 11 243 2900 E-MAIL:
[email protected] FAX NO.: + 27 11 880 1240 POSTAL ADDRESS: Private Bag X1012, Evander, 2280 PHYSICAL ADDRESS: Rotterdam Road, Evander, Mpumalanga FILE REFERENCE NUMBER SAMRAD: Mining Right No.: MP 30/5/1/2/3/2/1/126 MR Record No.: MP-00041-MR/102 i IMPORTANT NOTICE In terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (Act 28 of 2002 as amended), the Minister must grant a prospecting or mining right if among others the mining “will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological degradation or damage to the environment”. Unless an Environmental Authorisation can be granted following the evaluation of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an Environmental Management Programme report (EMPr) in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA), it cannot be concluded that the said activities will not result in unacceptable pollution, ecological degradation or damage to the environment.