Coega Mining (PTY) LTD
FINAL Scoping Report for Coega Mining, NMBM
Report prepared for
722 Sardinia Bay Road P.O. Box 5780 Sardinia Bay Walmer Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth South Africa South Africa 6070 6065
Report prepared by
No.2 Deer Park Lane ; Deer Park Estate ; Port Elizabeth ; 6070 PO Box 16501 ; Emerald Hill ; 6011 Telephone : +27 (0) 41 379 1899 Mobile : +27(0) 82 653 2568 Facsimile : +27 (0) 86 657 7703 e-mail : [email protected]
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ALL CHANGES TO THE DRAFT REPORT ARE SHOWN IN RED
Contents Table of Figures ...... 3
List of Tables ...... 4
Acronyms and Abbreviations ...... 5
1. The objective of the scoping process is to, through a consultative process— ...... 9
2. Contact Person and correspondence address ...... 10
a) Details of ...... 10
Details of the EAP ...... 10
Expertise of the EAP...... 10
b) Location of the overall Activity...... 11
c) Locality map ...... 11
d) Description of the scope of the proposed overall activity...... 13
Listed and specified activities ...... 13
Description of the activities to be undertaken ...... 14
e) Policy and Legislative Context ...... 16
f) Need and desirability of the proposed activities...... 19
g) Period for which the environmental authorisation is required...... 21
h) Description of the process followed to reach the proposed preferred site...... 21
Details of all alternatives considered...... 21
Details of the Public Participation Process Followed ...... 24
Summary of issues raised by I&APs ...... 26
The Environmental attributes associated with the sites...... 31
Impacts identified ...... 59
Methodology used in determining and ranking the nature, significance, consequences, extent, duration and probability of potential environmental impacts and risks; ...... 67
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The positive and negative impacts that the proposed activity (in terms of the initial site layout) and alternatives will have on the environment and the community that may be affected...... 69
viii) The possible mitigation measures that could be applied and the level of risk. ... 70
ix) The outcome of the site selection Matrix. Final Site Layout Plan ...... 71
x) Motivation where no alternative sites were considered...... 71
xi) Statement motivating the preferred site...... 71
i) Plan of study for the Environmental Impact Assessment process ...... 71
Description of alternatives to be considered including the option of not going ahead with the activity ...... 71
Description of the aspects to be assessed as part of the environmental impact assessment process ...... 72
Description of the aspects to be assessed by specialists ...... 72
Proposed method of assessing the environmental impacts including the proposed method of assessing alternatives ...... 73
The proposed method for assessing duration significance ...... 73
The stages at which the competent authority will be consulted ...... 73
Particulars of the public participation process with regard to the Impact Assessment process that will be conducted ...... 73
Description of the tasks to be undertaken during the environmental impact assessment process ...... 75
Measures to avoid, reverse, mitigate or manage identified impacts and to determine the extent of the residual risks that need to be managed or monitored ...... 76
j) Other information required by the competent authority ...... 85
Compliance with the provisions of Section 24(4)(a) and (b) read with Section 23 (3) (a) and (7) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998). the EIA report must include the:- ...... 85
k) Other matters required in terms of sections 24(4)(a) and (b) of the Act ...... 86
l) UNDERTAKING REGARDING CORRECTNESS OF INFORMATION ...... 86
m) UNDERTAKING REGARDING LEVEL OF AGREEMENT ...... 86
References ...... 88
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Appendix A CV of EAP ...... 90
Appendix B Site Layout Plan ...... 92
Appendix C ...... 93
Appendix C1 Newspaper advert ...... 94
Appendix C2 Site Notice ...... 96
Appendix C3 Background Information Document ...... 98
Appendix C4 Register of Interested and Affected Parties ...... 109
Appendix C5 Minutes of meeting ...... 124
Appendix C6 Correspondence with Interested and Affected Parties ...... 126
Table of Figures Figure 1 Locality Map for Coega Mining...... 12 Figure 2 Ownership structure of Coega Mining (Pty) Ltd...... 14 Figure 3 Wind rose (m/s) for the Coega IDZ, according to the Air Quality Specialist Assessment, LAQS, 2016...... 32 Figure 4 Topography of the Coega Mining mining right area site...... 34 Figure 5 Extract of the 1:250 000 geological map (3324 Port Elizabeth) showing dominant geological formations of the mining right area...... 35 Figure 6 Coega Mining is not near any identifiable conservation features, including rivers, wetlands and Threatened Ecosystems...... 36 Figure 7 Dominant vegetation types of the mining site, according to Mucina & Rutherford (2012)...... 37 Figure 8 Proposed mining site in relation to Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Areas identified by ECBCP (2007)...... 40 Figure 9 Proposed mining site in relation to Aquatic Critical Biodiversity Areas identified by ECBCP (2007)...... 41 Figure 10 Dominant vegetation types at the proposed mining site, according to Stewart (2010)...... 42 Figure 11 Coega OSMP, including the proposed Aquaculture Development Zone...... 56 Figure 12 Neighbouring mining operations and other activities...... 57 Figure 13 Environmental and Current Land Use Map of the proposed mining right area of Coega Mining...... 58
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List of Tables Table 1 Listed and Other Activities associated with the proposed Coega Mining ...... 13 Table 2 Policy and Legislative Context of Coega Mining ...... 16 Table 3 List of Comments/Objections raised by Interested & Affected Parties ...... 27 Table 4 Monthly precipitation data at the Coega Weather Station, according to the South African Weather Service...... 31 Table 5 Temperature data for the nearby Coega Weather Station, according to the South African Weather Services...... 32 Table 6 List of possible mammal species present on the proposed mining site...... 43 Table 7 List of Threatened Birds found in the Coega IDZ ...... 46 Table 8 List of possible reptile species present on the proposed mining site...... 48 Table 9 List of possible frog species present on the proposed mining site...... 50 Table 10 List of possible butterfly species present on the proposed mining site...... 51 Table 11 Potential Impacts relating to the proposed mining right application...... 62 Table 12 Methodology for rating significance of proposed activities...... 67 Table 13 Activities concerning the public participation process in the Environmental Impact Assessment Phase ...... 73 Table 14 Mitigation measures for the environmental impacts of the mining activities...... 77
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Acronyms and Abbreviations ACME Algoa Consulting Mining Engineers
AIPs Alien Invasive Plants
BA Basic Assessment
BID Background Information Document
BP Bioregional Plan
DAFF Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
DMR Department of Mineral Resources
DRDAR Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform
DWS Department of Water Affairs and Sanitation
EA Environmental Authorisation
EAP Environmental Assessment Practitioner
ECDRPW Eastern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works
ECPHRA Eastern Cape Provincial Heritage Resources Agency
ECPTA Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIR Environmental Impact Report
ELC (Coega) Environmental Liaison Committee
I&APs Interested and Affected Parties
IDP Integrated Development Plan
MPRDA Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Government Gazette No. 32816)
NMBM Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
NEMA National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 as amended
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NEMA: AQA National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
NEM:BA National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004
NEM: ICMA National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008
NHRA National Heritage Resources Act 29 of 1999
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
S&EIR Scoping and Environmental Impact Reporting
SAHRA South African Heritage Resources Agency
SCC Species of Conservation Concern
SEZ (COEGA) Special Economic Zone
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SCOPING REPORT
FOR LISTED ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MINING RIGHT AND/OR BULK SAMPLING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING TRENCHING IN CASES OF ALLUVIAL DIAMOND PROSPECTING.
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: COEGA MINING (PTY) LTD
TEL NO.:(041) 366 1917
FAX NO.:(086) 615 7937
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: PO BOX 5780, Walmer, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 6065
POSTAL ADDRESS:722 Sardinia Bay Rd, Sardinia Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 6070
FILE REFERENCE NUMBER SAMRAD: EC 30/5/1/2/2/10049MR
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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 and an Environmental Management Programme report 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.
In terms of section 16(3)(b) of the EIA Regulations, 2014, any report submitted as part of an application must be prepared in a format that may be determined by the Competent Authority and in terms of section 17 (1) (c) the competent Authority must check whether the application has taken into account any minimum requirements applicable or instructions or guidance provided by the competent authority to the submission of applications.
It is therefore an instruction that the prescribed reports required in respect of applications for an environmental authorisation for listed activities triggered by an application for a right or a permit are submitted in the exact format of, and provide all the information required in terms of, this template. Furthermore please be advised that failure to submit the information required in the format provided in this template will be regarded as a failure to meet the requirements of the Regulation and will lead to the Environmental Authorisation being refused.
It is furthermore an instruction that the Environmental Assessment Practitioner must process and interpret his/her research and analysis and use the findings thereof to compile the information required herein. (Unprocessed supporting information may be attached as appendices). The EAP must ensure that the information required is placed correctly in the relevant sections of the Report, in the order, and under the provided headings as set out below, and ensure that the report is not cluttered with un- interpreted information and that it unambiguously represents the interpretation of the applicant.
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OBJECTIVE OF THE SCOPING PROCESS
1. The objective of the scoping process is to, through a consultative process— (a) identify the relevant policies and legislation relevant to the activity;
(b) motivate the need and desirability of the proposed activity, including the need and desirability of the activity in the context of the preferred location;
(c) identify and confirm the preferred activity and technology alternative through an impact and risk assessment and ranking process;
(d) identify and confirm the preferred site, through a detailed site selection process, which includes an impact and risk assessment process inclusive of cumulative impacts and a ranking process of all the identified alternatives focusing on the geographical, physical, biological, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the environment;
(e) identify the key issues to be addressed in the assessment phase;
(f) agree on the level of assessment to be undertaken, including the methodology to be applied, the expertise required as well as the extent of further consultation to be undertaken to determine the impacts and risks the activity will impose on the preferred site through the life of the activity, including the nature, significance, consequence, extent, duration and probability of the impacts to inform the location of the development footprint within the preferred site; and
(g) identify suitable measures to avoid, manage, or mitigate identified impacts and to determine the extent of the residual risks that need to be managed and monitored.
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2. Contact Person and correspondence address a) Details of
Details of the EAP
Name of the practitioner: Mr Clayton Weatherall-Thomas
Tel no.: 041 379 1899
Fax no.: 086 657 7703 e-mail address: [email protected]
Expertise of the EAP.
(1) The qualifications of the EAP
(with evidence).
Mr Clayton Weatherall-Thomas
EDUCATION
MSc (Botany) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2009 BSc Hons (Botany) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2006 BSc (Biological Sciences) Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University – 2005
Please see EAP CV attached to this report as Appendix A.
(2) Summary of the EAP’s past experience.
(In carrying out the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure)
Presently employed by Algoa Consulting and Mining Engineers In he worked at WESSA In he worked at Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality: Environmental Management Has done ad hoc Botanical Specialist reports over the period of 2005-20016
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b) Location of the overall Activity.
Farm Name: Erf 220 and Erf 221 Coega
Application area (ha) 41.6553 ha.
Magisterial district: Port Elizabeth
Distance and direction from Situated approximately 9 kms north-east of the suburb of nearest town Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
21 digit Surveyor General C07600230000022100000 Code for each farm portion C07600230000022000000
c) Locality map
(show nearest town, scale not smaller than 1:250000).
The locality map can be seen in Figure 1.
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Figure 1 Locality Map for Coega Mining.
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d) Description of the scope of the proposed overall activity.
Provide a plan drawn to a scale acceptable to the competent authority but not less than 1: 10 000 that shows the location, and area (hectares) of all the aforesaid main and listed activities, and infrastructure to be placed on site
Listed and specified activities Table 1 Listed and Other Activities associated with the proposed Coega Mining
NAME OF ACTIVITY Aerial extent of the LISTED ACTIVITY APPLICABLE
(All activities Activity Mark with an X where LISTING NOTICE including activities Ha or m² applicable or ( GNR 544 , GNR 545 not listed) affected. or GNR 546 ) or NOT (E.g. Excavations, blasting, LISTED stockpiles, discard dumps or dams, Loading, hauling and transport, Water supply dams and boreholes, accommodation, offices, ablution, stores, workshops, processing plant, storm water control, berms, roads, pipelines, power lines, conveyors, etc…etc…etc.)
Clearance of 41,7 ha X GNR 327 (27) vegetation GNR 324 (12)
Mining & Excavations 41,7 ha X GNR 325 (17) GNR 327(19A)
Load ; Haul & transport 1500 m² X GNR 327 (12)
GNR 327 (17)
GNR 327 (24)
GNR 327 (56)
GNR 324 (4)
Mobile Screening Plant 100 m2
Ablution facilities 10 m2
Topsoil Stockpiles 100 m2
Rehabilitation & 41,7 ha X GNR 327 (18) Decommissioning GNR 327 (22)
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Description of the activities to be undertaken Coega Mining (Pty) Ltd is a privately owned company whose shareholding consists of three entities (Figure 2). In compliance with the requirements of a mining right application, the ownership structure includes 44% ownership by HDSA, this includes Glendore Community Empowerment Trust that will support community projects, and Glendore Employment Empowerment Trust.
Glendore Sand & Stone, a long-established company that markets, sells and transports various sand products to customers, is the route to market for Coega Mining.
GLENDORE COMMUNITY C BARNARD FAMILIE LJ DU PLOOY FAMILY DEVELOPMENT (PTY) LTD BELEGGINGS (PTY) LTD INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 44% 28% 28%
SAYSTER HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 63% GLENDORE EMPLOYMENT COEGA MINING (PTY) LTD EMPOWERMENT TRUST (APPLICANT) 18,5% GLENDORE COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT TRUST 18,5%
Figure 2 Ownership structure of Coega Mining (Pty) Ltd.
Coega Mining has applied for a mining right application on Erf 220 and 221 Coega, in Zone 10 of the Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ), situated in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), Eastern Cape. The proposed mining right area is found within 1 km of the coastline, within the littoral active zone, thereby triggering multiple listed activities, according to the EIA Regulations of 2014, as amended, of NEMA, Act 107 of 1998. The proposed activity entails the mining of sand, building sand, stone aggregate and gravel for the construction industry in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). The minerals are all found on the surface and only opencast, open pit mining methods will be deployed, i.e. all minerals will be free dug by means of excavators and front end loaders. The minerals will be placed onto dump trucks, and either transported to stockpiles, or directly to customers.
It is proposed that the majority of the mining right application of 41,7 ha will be mined. The outer boundary of the mining right area will be demarcated with clearly visible markers, as fencing will not be feasible. Sign boards will be erected at the entrance of the mine, and
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Photo 1 An example of a sand mine, including the excavation, hauling and screening of the material using a mobile screening plant. will contain the information required by the EMPr, as well as any other legislative requirements.
The site would be accessed via the existing road network within the Coega SEZ. The road network within the neighbouring Mandela Bay Sunshine Coast Quarry, operating as Sonop Quarry, will be extended in an easterly direction to access the proposed mining right area (see Site Layout Plan, Appendix 2). The entrance of the existing quarry will operate as the entrance to Coega Mining as well. This entrance to the site will consist of a mobile mine manager’s office, a gate for access control, a chemical ablution facility, all relevant signage and a water tank for the wetting of loads on the back of the vehicles, as well as wetting all roads, for dust suppression purposes.
The mining methods do not utilise electricity, as all machinery and equipment are self- propelled diesel driven vehicles. Water for drinking purposes will be supplied by an existing pipeline connected to a municipal supply source. Desalinised water for dust suppression will be supplied by Cerebos via a new pipeline. Cerebos, a producer of table salt in the Coega SEZ, is situated in the nearby Coega Estuary and produces desalinised water as a by-product of salt production. The municipal source will provide a backup if any issues arise with the water supply agreement with Cerebos.
Site Preparation Phase Constructing a new vehicular access point to allow access for dump trucks Demarcating the boundary of the site with clearly visible markers Clearing vegetation and mulching it to be used for rehabilitation Removing topsoil and storing it in stockpiles on site Setting up the mobile diesel-driven screening plant
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Excavation Phase Minerals will be free dug by means of excavators and front end loaders The excavator will transport the mineral to a mobile screening plant A mobile screening plant will be used to remove organic material if necessary A solution of water and other inert chemicals (mostly builder’s lime) will be added to the mineral during the screening process Screened minerals will be placed onto dump trucks and transported off site, or directly collected by customers Mineral loads carried by all vehicles will be weighed and wetted with water before leaving the site Clearing of Alien Invasive Plants (AIPs) will occur on a regular basis Rehabilitation will occur concurrently with mining
Post-closure Phase Rehabilitation will occur concurrently with mining All equipment and infrastructure will be removed Rehabilitation will occur by replacing available topsoil with added mulch on the mined areas, and sowing a grass seed mix Invasive Alien Plant clearing and monitoring of rehabilitation will continue for two years
e) Policy and Legislative Context
Table 2 Policy and Legislative Context of Coega Mining
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION REFERENCE WHERE HOW DOES THIS AND GUIDELINES USED APPLIED DEVELOPMENT COMPLY
TO COMPILE THE REPORT (i.e. Where in this document WITH AND RESPOND TO (A description of the policy and has it been explained how the THE POLICY AND legislative context within which development complies with and LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT the development is proposed responds to the legislation and (E.g. In terms of the National including an identification of all policy context) Water Act:-Water Use License legislation, policies, plans, has/has not been applied for). guidelines, spatial tools, municipal development
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planning frameworks and instruments that are applicable to this activity and are to be considered in the assessment process);
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development A Mining Right Application, in Amendment Act, 49 of 2008 All matters relating to any terms of Section 22 of the Act, (MPRDA), including the mining activities must be has been lodged with the Mineral and Petroleum authorized in accordance with competent authority, the Resources Development the requirements of this Act. Department of Mineral Regulations of 2004, as Resources (DMR) amended
An application for National Environmental Environmental Authorisation All Listed Activities triggered by Management Act, 107 of 1998 (EA), as well as a Scoping & the mining right application is (NEMA), and Environmental Impact report listed in Table 1. The Scoping Environmental Impact (S&EIR), and Environmental Report document is based on Assessment (EIA) Regulations Management Programme the EIA Regulations of 2014, of 2014, as amended, and (EMPr), have been prepared in including public participation Listing Notices 324, 325 and compliance with Regulation 19 (Section B) h)) 327 and Appendix 1 and 4 the EIA Regulations of 2014.
National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 39 of 2004 (NEM:AQA), including the
List of activities which result in atmospheric emissions which Mitigation Measures includes Registration and reporting to have or may have a significant in the EMPr include registration NMBM (relevant air quality detrimental effect on the with NMBM as the relevant officer) and implementation of environment, including health, authority for air quality dust fallout monitoring plan social conditions, economic conditions, ecological conditions or cultural heritage of 2013 (GNR 893) and
National Dust Control Regulations
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(GNR. 827) and
National Atmospheric Emission Reporting Regulations of 2015 (GNR 283) and
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Government Gazette No. 32816) (NAAQS)
National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 59 of 2008, including the
National Waste Information Regulations of 2012 (GN No stockpiles will be kept for R625) and more than a day on site. Good A Waste Licence is NOT Regulations regarding the Housekeeping practices will be required for this sand mine. planning and management of instituted to ensure a clean residue stockpiles and residue environment. deposits from a prospecting, mining, exploration or production operation of 2015 (GNR 632)
National Water Act, 36 of 1998 Complies with National Water (NWA) and Act Regulations on use of water for The principles of water use, The source of water for this mining and related activities Protection of water resources, development is not a aimed at the protection of see Table 6 recognised water resource as water resources of 1999 (GN defined by the NWA R1091)
Safety and security for local Road Traffic Act, 93 of 1996 Design of access road inhabitants, see Table 5
HIA of the Coega ADZ has National Heritage Resources been integrated into this report, All specialist studies Act 25 of 1999 as well as all relevant recommendations
The development is not taking National Environmental Identification of sensitive areas place within a protected area Management: Protected Areas and Baseline Environment or Protected Area expansion Act No 57 of 2003 strategy areas
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National Forests Act, Act No. 84 of 1998 and Application for permits to No Protected trees occur within Regulations on the National remove Protected Tree species the mining right area Forests Act, 1998 of 2009 (GN R466)
National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act No. 10 of 2004 and
Threatened or protected species regulations of 2015 (GN R255) and All Threatened or Protected List of Critically Endangered, Species, Threatened Endangered, Vulnerable and Ecosystems and Alien Invasive Protected Species of 2007 and All necessary permits will be Species were identified and List of Ecosystems that are applied for integrated into the Baseline Threatened or in need of Environment and Mitigation Protection of 2011 and measures of Table 12 Alien and invasive species regulations of 2014 and
Publishing of the final bioregional plan for the Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality of 2015
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Integrated Integration into the Baseline
Development Plan 2017-2022 Environment (NMBM IDP)
Coega Open Space All identified CBAs were Relevant mitigation measures Management Plan (OSMP) of integrated into Baseline and 2014 Environment
f) Need and desirability of the proposed activities.
The proposed Coega Mining sand mine is necessary for the economical and reliable supply of sand to the construction industry of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). Other sources in NMBM of sand, being the riverine sand mined from the Swartkops River, and
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Coega Mining (PTY) LTD coastal sand from the Driftsands area, are becoming increasingly exhausted and new sources have to be identified and developed in the short term. The quality of the mineral resource in the coastal areas in Zone 10 of the Coega SEZ is ideal for the construction of housing and pipelines.
Sand and Aggregates for construction is a highly competitive industry with low profit margins. The distance to market and cost of transport determines the financial viability of an operation. Location of a mine is thus important for its sustainability. The contractor Glendore Sand & Stone operates at an existing mining operation in Zone 10 of the Coega SEZ. This mineral resource is expected to be depleted in the next two years at the present rate of production. The sand from this operation mostly goes to the construction of subsidised housing in the Motherwell area, construction works in the Coega IDZ, as well as the Bluewater Bay and Swartkops area. Previously, the existing mine has supplied sand for the laying of pipes and the construction of wind turbines. Alternative supply of sand, including operators in the Swartkops River and the Driftsands area, are a considerable distance away and will result in inflated cost of the mineral resource for the market.
The formal sector would not be affected negatively by the proposed Coega Mining development, but to the contrary would benefit greatly due to the much needed direct- and indirect employment opportunities. Readymix concrete is a useful indicator of the growth of the building and construction sector. Coega Mining would mainly supply the market needs of building sand and general sand. Currently, 5 readymix concrete plants operate in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipal area. All operations supply solely to NMBM. The annual collective consumption of readymix concrete for 2018 was 227 057 m3 in the NMBM area. The equivalent production of readymix produced over the past 5 years in NMBM was 1 401 853 m3.
Concrete sand makes up on average 19% by volume of the readymix concrete. Hence, the readymix concrete consumed collectively about 43550 m3 sand for the past year. This equates to about 400 m3 of sand per work day. There are 7 direct employment opportunities created by the proposed Coega Mining project, serving a further 200 downstream employment opportunities in the local readymix concrete industry.
This mining right is essential for the supply of material for the contractor, Glendore Holdings, who currently operate in Zone 10 of the Coega SEZ. Glendore Holdings support 31 staff, both at their sand pits and their offices. These jobs will be threatened by not securing a source of sand in the vicinity. This development will result in the retention of jobs, more than the creation of new ones.
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The mining right area is within the Coega SEZ, an industrial zone that is meant to encourage development, albeit sustainably. The SEZ is zoned Special Purposes that allows for mining.
Mining, along with Aquaculture and power generation, are the designated industrial acitivities in Zone 10 of the Coega IDZ (SRK 2006). Although the mine is highly desirable from an economic point of view, it is located in an environmentally sensitive area. Identified as a CBA by the NMBM Bioregional Plan (2014), the area has been excluded as a CBA by the Coega OSMP (2015), which takes precedence, and is now part of the “Coastal Cluster” of Zone 10. However, it remains in the littoral active zone of Algoa Bay, and is a recognised Ecological Process Area (EPA). A population of the critically endangered Damara Tern is also found nearby to the proposed mining right area. These environmental factors will be taken into account in the design of the mine.
Mining is also desirable in terms of preparing the area identified as the “Coastal cluster” in Zone 10 to be developed. Mining will allow the mobile sand to be removed, preventing the problems associated with loose sand and sand blasting. This will allow any development in the coastal cluster to take place on the underlying calcrete layer instead of unconsolidated levelled sand.
g) Period for which the environmental authorisation is required.
The environmental authorisation is required for thirty years, the period of time that a mining right is granted for.
h) Description of the process followed to reach the proposed preferred
site.
NB!! – This section is not about the impact assessment itself; It is about the determination of the specific site layout having taken into consideration (1) the comparison of the originally proposed site plan, the comparison of that plan with the plan of environmental features and current land uses, the issues raised by interested and affected parties, and the consideration of alternatives to the initially proposed site layout as a result.
Details of all alternatives considered. With reference to the site plan provided as Appendix 5 and the location of the individual activities on site, provide details of the alternatives considered with respect to: (a) the property on which or location where it is proposed to undertake the activity; (b) the type of activity to be undertaken; (c) the design or layout of the activity; (d) the technology to be used in the activity; (e) the operational aspects of the activity; and
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(a) Location
No alternative sites were assessed. There are few alternatives to the location of the sand mine, as it is dependent on the presence of an economically exploitable mineral ore body. The number of easily exploitable sand sources around NMBM is fast diminishing. The dune fields between the Coega and Sundays Rivers is a good source of sand, and is largely degraded due to historic human disturbances and invasion by alien plant species. It remains a sensitive environment though, and there endemic and threatened plant species in the neighbouring indigenous vegetation.
The location of any mine is primarily determined by the location of the mineral resource. Secondarily it is controlled by the cost of transport to the market that is mainly influenced by the price of diesel. This requires a mine to be as close to its clients as possible, particularly in a competitive market such as the supply of sand to the construction industry. The particle size of the sand resource is important as well. Aeolian sands have a higher percentage of finer particles, making it suitable for building sand and low strength concrete required for the foundations of houses. It is not suitable for engineering concrete used in the construction of factories and other developments that require heavy loads.
There are two main sources of sand within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM), Quaternary Aeolian or windblown sand along the coast and alluvial or river-deposited sand in the Swartkops and, to a lesser extent, the Coega River. Aeolian sand dunes are present along much of the coastline, but occur mostly along the southern coast between Van Stadens River Mouth and Cape Recife, and between the Coega and Sundays River where it forms an extension of the Alexandria Dunefield. The most accessible sand occurs in the previous Driftsands Mobile Dunefield that was historically not vegetated. Both of these areas are classified as Sand Movement Corridors, as they provide the ecological service of transporting sand, allowing the rejuvenation of beaches and sand dunes. There are currently three operational sand mines in Quaternary sand deposits in the south of NMBM and two in the Coega IDZ, of which many are coming to the end of their mineral deposits.
Alluvial sand occurs in the floodplains of the Swartkops and to a lesser extent the Coega River Valleys. It is generally mixed with a range of larger stones and pebbles. The stone aggregate is used for the production of concrete and road construction. There are currently seven mining operations in the Swartkops River and one in the Coega River. These two rivers are ecological corridors as well and are highly sensitive to mining related
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The mining right area identified for Coega Mining consists largely of the last remaining unvegetated tall dunes in the Coega SEZ that do not fall within a CBA. The proposed area has a limited impact on the vegetation of the area, as well as being as far away as possible from the CBA designed to protect the breeding population of the Damara Tern.
The site neighbours existing sand mines, as well as an existing access road. The proposed contractor has a long history of operating in the area, and has established clients.
(b) Type of Activity
No alternative activities were assessed. The area where the proposed sand mine will occur is presently unutilized, but is zoned for Special Purposes and falls within the Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ), making it highly likely that the site will be developed in the future. The option of conserving the area as natural spaces is unlikely, as it is situated within a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and no longer occurs in a CBA. All Listed activities are related to the mining of sand, and the construction of roads to facilitate the mining.
(c) Layout Alternatives
No layout alternatives will be assessed. The majority of the mining right site is covered in high sand dunes and will be mined. Existing infrastructure of a neighbouring mining operation will be utilised. Very little permanent infrastructure will be developed on land.
The use of the existing access roads, entrance and other infrastructure was deemed preferable to constructing a new access road using the abandoned entrance to the old Sea Ark Prawn Pilot Facility.
(d) Alternative Technologies
No alternative technologies were assessed, as there as the applicant will use their patented technology to acquire the grain size, required by the client, if any primary processing of the mineral is necessary to provide a product required by the market. The solution added to the material is patented but does not include any toxic polluting chemicals.
(e) Alternative operations
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No alternative operations exist for sand mining, apart from open cast free digging, using an excavator and dump trucks.
The mining plan and schedule will be negotiated with the landowner, CDC, to determine the preferred mining and rehabilitation plan. The majority of the mining right area falls within the Coega Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ) that will be developed for aquaculture in the near future. The proposed mining can facilitate this development by clearing the area of sand, but negotiations will be necessary to ensure no conflict between these two activities.
(f) No-Go Alternative
The No-Go alternative will result in the site remaining in a similar state as present. There will be increased encroachment on the existing infrastructure, including the abandoned road and telephone poles, as well as the Algoa Dune Thicket and Algoa Strandveld that exists both inland and downwind from the proposed mining area. There may be an increase in the cover of rooikranz (Acacia cyclops), although this is likely to be limited due to the high mobility of the dunes.
Not developing the sand mine will more than likely result in a shortage of building sand in NMBM, particularly in the northern half of the metro. It could alternatively result in the increased cost of building sand due to the higher associated transport costs, and increased truck traffic on the roads of NMBM in the south. This may result in fewer social housing opportunities for the construction industry in the northern parts of NMBM, and in particular the smaller SMMEs, as well as a reduction in the provision of housing for service delivery.
Apart from these wider economic consequences to NMBM, there will be negative economic consequences for the mining contractor and will result in job losses when the sand mines operating in the area become exhausted. This will result in a loss of rates and taxes for NMBM and national government as well.
The site may be cleared of sand irrespectively in the future due to the development of the ADZ, but this sand may not be able to be utilized optimally without the presence of a mining permit or right.
(f) the option of not implementing the activity
Details of the Public Participation Process Followed Describe the process undertaken to consult interested and affected parties including public meetings and one on one consultation. NB the affected parties must be specifically consulted regardless of whether or not they attended public meetings. (Information to be provided to affected parties must include sufficient detail of the
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Public participation activities that have been / are to be undertaken to inform the public, stakeholders and Organs of State of the applications and availability of the Scoping Report are listed below.
Newspaper Advert published on the 27 May 2019 in The Herald (English) (see copy of the advert as Appendix C1). Site notices (English) placed at the following location on the 27th May 2019 at the entrance to the site; the entrance of the current sand mine that will be the entrance of the proposed operation (33°46'39.02"S 25°42'25.04"E), and the turnoff on and the gravel road turnoff at the traffic circle on the main road in Zone 10 off the N2 (33°46'10.74"S 25°42'15.12"E). Proof of placement of the site notices and contents of the site notices can be seen as Appendix C2. Written notification via email of landowner, Coega Development Corporation (CDC) Minutes and feedback from previous consultations with the CDC, and in particular Andrea Shirley, were integrated into the Scoping Report Meeting was held with Dr Paul Martin regarding the Damara Tern breeding population in Zone 10 of the Coega SEZ A Background Information Document (BID) with a comment and registration form was sent to all I&AP’s as identified on 18 April 2019. Specifically, the authorities that were e-mailed are:
Godfrey Murrel NMBM: Environmental Management: George Brandford NMBM: Environmental Management: NMBM: Senior Director: Water and Barry Martin Sanitation: NMBM: Director Strategic Planning: Schalk Potgieter
Howard Blane Eskom: Manager: Lands & Rights: Eskom: Manager: Environmental Angelina Shalang Management: ECPRHA: Sello Mokhanya
Shane October ECPTA: Teresa Barkuizen AgriEC:
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Brent McNamara AgriEC: Terence Doyle DMR:Health & Safety: Thembani Nyokana DRDAR: Dayalan Govender DEDEAT: Marisa Bloem DWS: Peter Lotter ECDRPW Thabo Nokoyo DAFF:
This communication was sent electronically via email. Copies of the BID mentioned above can be seen as Appendix C3. The I&AP database is attached as Appendix C4. Meetings of minutes with the landowner Coega SEZ can be found in Appendix C5. Evidence of communications with Interested and Affected Parties is found in Appendix C6. Attendance of the Coega ELC to inform the committee of the proposed mining activity on the 23rd May 2019 An email to registered I&APs, landowners, ward councillors and commenting authorities has been sent on the 28 May 2019 to notify these parties of the application and availability of the Draft Scoping Report for 30-day commenting period. Comments received during the 30day public participation period will be incorporated in the Final Report which will be submitted to the competent Authority (DMR) for their decision. Hard copies of the draft Scoping Report were supplied to the DMR as competent authority, and DEDEAT and DWS as commenting authorities. Acknowledgment of receipt of the draft reports are provided in Appending C6
Summary of issues raised by I&APs Please see Appendix C4 for the register of Interested & Affected Parties. All comments received are listed in Table 3, as well as the relevant response.
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Table 3 List of Comments/Objections raised by Interested & Affected Parties
Where in report Name Comment Response addressed
AUTHORITIES
RESPONSES TO BID
NA NA
RESPONSES TO SCOPING REPORT
NA NA
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
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RESPONSES TO NEWSPAPER ARTICLE AND BID
LANDOWNER: CDC: ANDREA 1. CDC has been integrally involved in all the mining permit applications 1. Thank you for your comments. a. EMPr and traffic SHIRLEY and we have provided detailed comments on each application. Our a. The EMPr will include recommendations to enforce speed impact in Table 11 comments also apply to the Coega Mining Right application and include: limits and the rules of the road for the mining operation. b. Section 1 h) iv) This will include the erection of traffic signs, necessary Baseline a. Traffic safety measures, specifically along the road from the off-ramp traffic calming measures, and integration of traffic into environment: at the N2, to the mine entrance. There is substantially more traffic in environmental awareness training. Co-operation will be Avifauna and this Zone now that OTGC and TNPA have commenced construction in necessary with CDC as some independent customers Specialist Reports the Zone. It has been observed that trucks to and from the mine are come to fetch sand directly from the mine. Required taking a short-cut around the traffic circle. This aspect must be raised b. An avifaunal specialist study will be done by Dr Paul c. EMPr with the mine manager to ensure that suitable measures are Martin and all recommendations will be included in the d. Section 1 d) implemented to avoid an accident. Note also that the CDC has a EMPr. As part of the EMPr, the monitoring programme will Description of stockpile area in Zone 7, opposite the Sonop electrical substation. This include specific conditions to monitor the implementation Activities and EMPr area will be utilized more often and trucks will be entering and exiting of mitigation measures to ensure minimum disturbance to e. Section 1 d) the stockpile area. Speed limits along that road must be observed. the breeding population of Damara Terns. Description of
b. Damara tern breeding sites – please ensure that all recommendations c. Portable toilets will be provided in walking distance at the Activities made by Dr Paul Martin are observed, included and implemented. operational area, including the sand pit and mobile 2. Appendix C6 screening plant. Environmental Awareness Training will c. Portable toilets – a toilet has been provided at the Mine entrance include encouraging staff to use these toilets. Monitoring boom. Thank you. A toilet must also be provided at the mine site, requirements will monitor the non-use of the toilets. specifically where the mining is taking place. d. Your comments are noted. e. Negotiations are underway between Cerebos and Coega d. Rehabilitation – our previous comments remain as per the Mining to utilise desalinised water for dust suppression, if rehabilitation of the mined out areas. necessary
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e. Water use for dust suppression – potable water should not be used for 2. A letter of notification will be drafted and sent to CDC dust suppression. We have previously engaged Glendore Sand on regarding the mining right application on CDC-owned land using water from Cerebos and it was understood that this would be implemented. However, from our discussion earlier today, it seems as if this is not taking place. Please provide clarity and if there is a problem preventing the use of Cerebos’s water.
2. Please provide the CDC with a letter notifying us formally of the Mining Right application. I will distribute the letter to the CDC team and enquire from them if they would like to meet to discuss the project.
COMMENTS ON DRAFT SCOPING REPORT
Dr Phil Wittingon 1. Page 34, under heading Geohydrology: the third sentence, beginning Your comments regarding the Scoping Report for the Mining Right 1. Baseline “This aquifer” requires re-writing. Application by Coega Mining (Pty) Ltd (Ref. no. 30/5/1/2/2/10049MR) Environment: 2. A key/legend needs to be given to some of the flora/fauna species lists. are acknowledged. Thank you for taking the time to review the report Geohydrology (page For instance, what is the relevance of “(d)” in the floral lists and “Ra” in comprehensively. Your comments will be addressed in the Final 34) Table 7? Scoping Report that will be uploaded onto the ACME website after 2. Baseline 3. A lot of supposition is being made with species that may be present in the 30 day consultation period is complete. However, please be Environment: Flora the application area that have been or could be recorded in the relevant aware that the DMR is the sole competent authority since 2014, as and Fauna Sections quarter degree square. Specialist studies are required in the actual per the EIA Regulations of 2014. Concerning the layout of the report, 3. NA application area to ascertain exactly what is there. This is a basic the DMR provides a template that must be adhered to. 4. NA necessity for floral, faunal and heritage aspects. 5. Table 11 1. Noted. 4. It is pointless putting Table 11 in the document before the explanatory 6. Section 2. Noted and included. (d) is dominant and Ra is rare. sections currently starting on page 65. The explanation of the figures 7. NA
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used for extent, duration, probability and intensity and the details of how 3. The species data recorded on a quarter-degree square format is 8. Table 14 significance is calculated are necessary before one can interpret the part of the desktop study of the Scoping Phase to identify any 9. Reference Section information in Table 11. conservation priorities for this development. The EAP has a good
5. The headings for Table 11 need to be carried to each separate page on knowledge of the area, and a number of previous surveys and EIAs which the table appears. One doesn’t want to have to keep going back to have been done in the vicinity. Using the quarter-degree data allows the top to be reminded what each column represents. the EAP to be over-cautious, and implement the precautionary 6. On page 57, it is stated that impacts of site preparation will result in loss principle. Relevant specialist studies, namely avifauna and of species of conservation concern (SCC) and their habitat. However, vegetation, will be done and included in the Environmental Impact Table 11 (row 14) states that no floral SCCs occur on site. This would Report (EIR). seem to be a contradiction. Is there expected to be a loss of faunal SCCs 4. It is required of the EAP to utilise the template for a Scoping Report, and their habitat only? This needs clarification. provided by the DMR, and therefore changes cannot be made to 7. I am somewhat bewildered by the fact that the Department of Mineral the order of required points. Resources should be the competent authority for this application. Surely 5. Noted and implemented. DEDEAT or DEA would be more appropriate? 6. There is no contradiction as the term ‘biodiversity’ includes both 8. Table 14 talks of prohibiting hunting and collecting. These must be flora and fauna. Presently no floral SCCs have been recorded from prevented, not just prohibited. Enforcement of the regulations and of the the site, whereas it is well known that a breeding population of the mitigatory procedures must be carried out. Critically Endangered Damara Tern occurs within the vicinity of the 9. The Minter et al. reference is in the wrong place. It should follow the mining right. DEDEAT reference. The first reference in the list should be Albertyn, 7. DMR was appointed by government gazette as the competent which comes before Animal. You cannot use the same citation for more authority for the granting of environmental authorisation for all than one reference, e.g. ADU (2017) cannot be used for four different mining activities in 2014. references. They should be cited as ADU (2017a), ADU (2017b), etc. 8. The inclusion of the term prevention is included. 9. Thank you for your comments. The relevant changes will be made to the reference section.
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The Environmental attributes associated with the sites. (The environmental attributes described must include socio-economic, social, heritage, cultural, geographical, physical and biological aspects)
(1) Baseline Environment
(a) Type of environment affected by the proposed activity.
(its current geographical, physical, biological, socio- economic, and cultural character). 1) Climate
The mining site falls within the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality which is regarded as having a complex climate as it falls within the confluence of several climatic regimes, the most important of which are temperate and subtropical. The area has a warm temperate climate and the temperature ranges are not extreme. Snow is absent and frost is uncommon. NMBM is also a transition zone between the winter rainfall and the summer rainfall areas of South Africa, with relatively low rainfall occurring intermittently throughout the year, although bimodal peaks in Spring and Autumn observed. Average annual rainfall across NMBM ranges from 820 mm along the south coast, to 400 mm in the Coega River. The average annual rainfall measured at the Ngqura (Coega) weather station by the South African Weather Service is 416 mm (Table 4).
Table 4 Monthly precipitation data at the Coega Weather Station, according to the South African Weather Service.
Data (mm) Jan Feb March Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg
Average 24.7 36.9 38.1 35.4 32.9 40.2 26.5 29.7 17.3 57.7 33.2 39.8 34.3
The mean annual temperature for the Coega area is 17.9 °C. The monthly mean, maximum and minimum temperatures for the Ngqura (Coega) weather station for the period of 2003 to 2010 can be seen in Table 5.
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Table 5 Temperature data for the nearby Coega Weather Station, according to the South African Weather Services.
Data (°C) Jan Feb March Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Avg
Mean 21.4 22.0 20.6 18.8 16.9 14.7 14.2 14.6 15.4 17.2 18.9 19.9 17.9
Max 25.5 26.2 25.5 24.4 23.1 21.6 21.4 21.3 21.4 22.1 23.6 24.4 23.4
Min 17.4 17.8 15.6 13.2 10.6 7.8 7.0 7.8 9.3 12.3 14.2 15.4 12.4
The dominant wind direction is west to south-south-westerly winds and blows throughout the year (Albertyn 2016). Easterly winds dominate the summer months, and north-westerly winds or Berg winds occur during Autumn. These three winds represent 70%, 24% and 6% of the wind energy for the Coega area respectively. The annual wind rose for the Coega area as measured at the Coega Development Corporation’s (CDC) Saltworks Air Quality monitoring station can be seen in Figure 3.
Figure 3 Wind rose (m/s) for the Coega IDZ, according to the Air Quality Specialist Assessment, LAQS, 2016.
2) Geographical
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The Peninsula formation forms the bedrock in the Port Elizabeth area. These sandstones of the Table Mountain Group consist of coarse-grained super-mature quartzitic sandstone. This formation is overlain by the Sundays River formation (marine mudstone) and the Kirkwood formation (fluvial mudstone) of the Uitenhage Group. The Alexandria formation, consisting of calcareous sandstone, sandy limestone and conglomerate was deposited as a thin capping over an elevated marine terrace, on top of the Uitenhage Group. During the Late Tertiary Period, the Alexandria formation was deposited over a shallow sea floor that was subsequently raised to over 300 m above present sea level.
The upper visible dune sands of the area forms part of the Schelm Hoek formation. These recent Aeolian (windblown) sands, denoted as Qw on the Geological Maps as published by the Council for Geoscience, is the dominant geological formation in the area. The sand is cohesionless and loose (Figure 5).
The Coega fault runs west of the Groendal dam eastwards the coast outside of the mining right area, dipping at between 30 and 60° for about 120 km. It is classified as a normal tensional fault with a vertical southward flow of between 500 and 100m.
Topographically, the coastal section between the Coega River and the Sundays River is dominated by a transgressive dune field made up of a number of active dunes (sandsheets) that move through an area of vegetated dunes (Figure 4). A transverse dune crosses the site in a north-south direction. It has been estimated that the yearly sand budget in this dune field is about 18 x 103 m3y-1. Due to pulses in sand supply, the average annual rate is about half of this over the last 6500 years, when it is believed that the sand was deposited. The sands are well sorted and have a mean grain size of 0.19 mm. It consists of 62% quartz, 38% calcium carbonate and less than 1% heavy minerals, consisting mostly of ilmenite (Illenberger, 2018).
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Figure 4 Topography of the Coega Mining mining right area site.
The soil of the site is dominated by imperfectly drained, greyish sandy soil that is regarded as highly erodible.
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Figure 5 Extract of the 1:250 000 geological map (3324 Port Elizabeth) showing dominant geological formations of the mining right area. 3) Geohydrology
The site falls within the south of the Algoa Basin region (63) of the Department of Water Affairs classification of groundwater. The shallow groundwater consists of a fractured aquifer with a yield of 0.1-0.5 L/s. A deeper aquifer, the Coega Ridge Aquifer is a vital source of freshwater inflow and nutrients to the coastal zone of Algoa Bay, and is expected to be exploited in the future as a source of potable water for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM). It is regarded as being the only important artesian system of practical importance in South Africa and is currently regulated due to past overexploitation. The Aquifer is formed by sandstones and quartzites of the Table Mountain Group and is confined by a succession of eastward- thickening Cretaceous formations up to 1 200 m thick near the coast.
The groundwater flows in an easterly direction and is approximately 3 to 5 m below the surface, just above the surface of the permeable sands and the underlying impermeable clays. It flows in a southeasterly direction, mirroring surface flow. Shallow groundwater has a high salinity and total dissolved solids content, and is not exploited for usage.
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4) Hydrology
The site is located within the Algoa subwater Catchment Area of the Fish to Tsitsikamma Water Management Area. It is not found within a National Freshwater Ecosystem Protection Area (NFEPA). There are no natural wetlands, and the Coega River is found over 2 kms away, as the crow flies (Figure 7). The nearby abandoned Sea Ark culturing facilities are identified as an artificial wetland.
Figure 6 Coega Mining is not near any identifiable conservation features, including rivers, wetlands and Threatened Ecosystems.
5) Flora
The Vegetation Map for South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (VegMap) by Mucina & Rutherford (2006) updated in 2009 and 2012, is the most up-to-date and widely accepted classification of South Africa’s vegetation. It includes information on the conservation status and indicator species for each recognised vegetation type in the country. This biodiversity planning product also forms the basis for the NEM Biodiversity Act list of Threatened Ecosystems. SANBI (2006-) have mapped the study area as Algoa Dune Strandveld and Cape Seashore Vegetation (Figure 7).
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Figure 7 Dominant vegetation types of the mining site, according to Mucina & Rutherford (2012).
Cape Seashore Vegetation
Distribution: Western Cape and Eastern Cape Provinces: Temperate coasts of the Atlantic Ocean (Olifants River mouth to Cape Agulhas) and Indian Ocean (Cape Agulhas to East London).
Vegetation & Landscape Features Beaches, coastal dunes, dune slacks and coastal cliffs of open grassy, herbaceous and to some extent also dwarf-shrubby (sometimes succulent) vegetation, often dominated by a single pioneer species. Various plant communities reflect the age of the substrate and natural disturbance regime (moving dunes), distance from the upper tidal mark and the exposure of dune slopes (leeward versus seaward).
Geology, Soils & Hydrology Young coastal sandy sediments forming beaches and dunes (Strandveld Formation), exposed to reworking by relentless winds and frequent sea storms. Some stretches of the West Coast are covered by extensive shell beds.
Climate The climate diagram for this unit shows a largely uniform, all-year precipitation pattern, but this pattern must be interpreted with care since the unit encompasses regions of very diverse precipitation regimes. The West Coast (under influence of the Benguela Current) and the portion of the South Coast bordering on the Atlantic Ocean are characterised by cold
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Coega Mining (PTY) LTD seawater and frequent upwelling events. The local precipitation is low (as low as 100 mm in places) and typically seasonal (winter-rainfall peak). From Cape Agulhas westwards the coast is influenced by occasional eddies of the Agulhas Current, but the water stays generally cold. The precipitation becomes transitional, with a considerable increase of summer rainfall eastwards. MAP in Lambert’s Bay, Cape Town, Plettenberg Bay and Port Elizabeth is 128 mm, 517 mm, 661 mm and 604 mm, respectively. The temperature varies less than precipitation (17–18°C for both Lambert’s Bay and Port Elizabeth).
Important Taxa (d) is dominant species Dunes & beaches: Succulent Shrubs: Drosanthemum candens (d), Pelargonium capitatum (d), Tetragonia decumbens (d), Didelta carnosa var. tomentosa, Exomis microphylla var. axyrioides, Lycium tetrandrum, Scaevola plumieri. Low Shrubs: Hebenstretia cordata (d), Frankenia repens, Oncosiphon sabulosum. Semiparasitic Shrub: Thesidium fragile. Herbaceous Climbers: Cynanchum ellipticum, C. obtusifolium. Herbs: Gazania rigens (d), Senecio littoreus (d), Amellus asteroides, Dasispermum suffruticosum, Manulea tomentosa, Polygonum maritimum, Senecio elegans. Geophytic Herb: Trachyandra divaricata. Succulent Herbs: Arctotheca populifolia (d), Carpobrotus acinaciformis, C. edulis. Graminoids: Cladoraphis cyperoides (d), Ehrharta villosa var. maxima (d), Sporobolus virginicus (d), Stipagrostis zeyheri subsp. barbata. Cliffs: Succulent Shrubs: Disphyma crassifolium (d), Sarcocornia littorea (d). Herb: Gazania rigens (d).
Endemic Taxa (d) is dominant species Dunes & beaches: Low Shrub: Psoralea repens (d). Succulent Shrub: Amphibolia laevis (d). Herbs: Amellus capensis, Gazania maritima, G. rigens var. leucolaena, Silene crassifolia. Succulent Herbs: Senecio litorosus, S. maritimus. Graminoids: Thinopyrum distichum (d), Eragrostis sabulosa. Dune slacks: Herb: Vellereophyton vellereum. Cliffs: Succulent Shrubs: Drosanthemum marinum (d), D. stokoei, Erepsia steytlerae, Prenia vanrensburgii. Low Shrub: Syncarpha sordescens. Herbs: Limonium sp. nov. (Mucina 6942/1 STEU), Lobelia boivinii.
Conservation Least threatened. Target 20%. Almost half of the area statutorily conserved in the West Coast, Cape Peninsula, Agulhas, proposed Garden Route and Greater Addo Elephant National Parks as well as the Rocher Pan, Cape Columbine, Dassen Island, Wolvengat, Kleinmond, Walker Bay, De Mond (Ramsar site), De Hoop, Kleinjongensfontein, Geelkrans, Robberg, (all Western Cape), and Cape St Francis, Cape Recife, Joan Muir, Gxulu, Cape Henderson, Kwelera and Bosbokstrand Nature Reserves (all Eastern Cape). A number of private conservation areas such as Donkin Bay, Robben Island, Rein’s Coastal Reserve and Tharfield Nature Reserve protect other considerable portions of the Cape Seashore Vegetation. Only about 1.7% has been transformed, mainly by urban development.
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Algoa Dune Strandveld
Distribution Eastern Cape Province: Narrow coastal strip along the Indian Ocean seaboard from the mouth of the Tsitsikamma River to the Sundays River mouth.
Vegetation & Landscape Features Tall (up to 5 m) dense thickets on dunes mainly outside the influence of salt spray, dominated by stunted trees, shrubs (often armed with spines and thorns), abundant lianas and sparse herbaceous and grassy undergrowth.
Geology, Soils & Hydrology Aeolian dune sands of the Schelm Hoek Formation of the Algoa Group.
Climate Nonseasonal precipitation regime, with MAP approximately 680 mm, of which about 300 mm falls in summer (October–March) and 350 mm in winter (April–September). The mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures are 25.1°Cand 8.3°C for February and July, respectively. See also climate diagram for AZs 1 Algoa Dune Strandveld (Figure 14.3).
Important Taxa (d) is dominant species (Stunted shrubby forms of trees) Succulent Tree: Aloe africana (d). Succulent Shrubs: Cotyledon velutina, Lycium cinereum, Zygophyllum morgsana. Tall Shrubs: Azima tetracantha (d), Brachylaena discolorS (d), Chrysanthemoides monilifera (d), Cussonia thyrsifloraS (d), Euclea racemosa subsp. racemosaS (d), Maytenus procumbens (d), Mystroxylon aethiopicumS (d), Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusS (d), Rhus crenata (d), Schotia afra var. afraS (d), Scutia myrtinaS (d), Sideroxylon inermeS (d), Tarchonanthus littoralisS (d), Canthium spinosumS, Cassine peraguaS, Dovyalis rotundifoliaS, Euclea natalensisS, E. racemosa subsp. macrophylla, Grewia occidentalis, Gymnosporia buxifolia, G. capitata, Nylandtia spinosa, Olea exasperata, Putterlickia pyracantha, Rhus glauca, R. pterota, Zanthoxylum capenseS. Low Shrubs: Carissa bispinosa (d), Dimorphotheca fruticosa, Pelargonium suburbanum subsp. suburbanum, Robsonodendron maritimum. Succulent Woody Climber: Sarcostemma viminale. Woody Climbers: Rhoicissus digitata (d), Asparagus retrofractus, Solanum africanum. Herbaceous Climbers: Cynanchum natalitium (d), C. ellipticum, C. obtusifolium, Secamone alpini. Succulent Herb: Sansevieria hyacinthoides. Graminoids: Brachiaria chusqueoides (d), Panicum deustum.
Endemic Taxa Succulent Shrub: Cotyledon adscendens. Tall Shrubs: Gymnosporia elliptica, Rapanea gilliana. Herb: Lobelia zwartkopensis. Geophytic Herb: Brunsvigia litoralis.
Conservation Least threatened. Target 20%. About 4% statutorily conserved in the Greater Addo Elephant National Park, Cape Recife, Sardinia Bay, The Island, Kromme River Mouth, Gamtoos River Mouth, Huisklip, Cape St Francis and Seal Point Nature Reserves as well as in the private Upe and Rebelsrus Nature Reserves, Thyspunt Natural Heritage Site and in the Seaview Game Park. More than 10% already transformed for cultivation, urban development
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ii) Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (ECBCP) (2007) The Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (Berliner & Desmet 2007) is a regional systematic biodiversity conservation plan for the Eastern Cape (Figure 8). The plan set certain development guidelines based on calculated biodiversity score for different landscapes. Basically the terrestrial areas covers by the plan are designated as Critical Biodiversity 1, 2, or 3 areas, each with specific development recommendations.
Figure 8 Proposed mining site in relation to Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity Areas identified by ECBCP (2007).
The proposed mining area falls within the Terrestrial Critical Biodiversity (CBA) Area 2 – T2, indicated by the Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan (2007). This is due to the site falling within a 1 km buffer strip of the coast. Within the Terrestrial CBA 2 T2 areas, there are Biodiversity Land Management Class (BLMC) that are included. BLMC 2 are for near-natural landscapes. Each BLMC has specific land use objectives. It is recommended that land in
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BLMC 2 is maintained in a near natural state with minimal loss of the ecosystem integrity. In addition, there should be no transformation of the natural habitat should be permitted.
The ECBCP identified Aquatic CBAs as well, with the site being classified as an Aquatic CBA 3 (A3b), falling within hydrological primary catchment area for an E2 estuary (Figure 9). The Aquatic BLMC (ABLMC) is 2a, with the recommended land use objective is to manage for sustainable development, keeping natural habitat intact in wetlands, and riparian zones. Environmental Authorisations should support ecosystem integrity.
Figure 9 Proposed mining site in relation to Aquatic Critical Biodiversity Areas identified by ECBCP (2007).
iii) NMBM Conservation Assessment & Plan (SRK Consulting, 2009) The NMBM Conservation Assessment and Plan (2009) formed the basis for the NMBM Bioregional Plan (DEDEAT 2015), which provides a spatial framework for development in the municipal area (Figure 10). The assessment identifies sensitive areas (Critical Biodiversity Areas) that impose certain biodiversity related constraints on development.
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Figure 10 Dominant vegetation types at the proposed mining site, according to Stewart (2010).
Three vegetation or habitat types occur within the mining right area. Sandy beaches dominate the coastline, grading into Algoa Dune Thicket on the vegetated sand dunes. Protected milkwoods (Sideroxylon inerme) and candlewood (Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus) dominate the Thicket, with Waxberry (Morella quercifolia) and the Endagered Cotyledon adscendens characteristic as well. Further inland, Colchester Strandveld occurs, consisting of Algoa Dune Thicket clumps surrounded by honey thorn (Lycium cinereum) and grasses such as quick grass (Cynodon dactylon). Sandy beaches are considered Least Threatened, and Algoa Dune Thicket and Colchester Strandveld being classified as Vulnerable.
6) Fauna
South Africa uses the internationally endorsed IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria in the Red Listing of South African species (SANBI 2017). This scientific system is designed to measure species' risk of extinction. The purpose of this system is to highlight those species that are most urgently in need of conservation action.
Due to its strong focus on determining risk of extinction, the IUCN system does not highlight species that are at low risk of extinction, but may nonetheless be of high conservation importance. Because the Red List of South African plants is used widely in South African conservation practices such as systematic conservation planning or protected area expansion,
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Threatened species are species that are facing a high risk of extinction. Any species classified in the IUCN categories Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable is a threatened species. Species of conservation concern are species that have a high conservation importance in terms of preserving South Africa's high floristic diversity and include not only threatened species, but also those classified in the categories Extinct in the Wild (EW), Regionally Extinct (RE), Near Threatened (NT), Critically Rare, Rare, Declining and Data Deficient - Insufficient Information (DDD).
Mammals
A species list from MammalMap (ADU 2017c) was extracted for the Quarter Degree Square (QDS) of 3325DC. A desktop assessment indicates that 63 mammal species are present within the Coega IDZ area (CES 2000, SRK 2006, Ethical Exchange 2017, MammalMap 2017c).
Twenty five species of mammals have been collected in the QDS 3325, and none have been classified as Threatened (Table 4). The honey badger (Mellivora capensis), classified as Near Threatened, may occur on site.
Specific mention must be made of the local population of the Pygmy hairy-footed Gerbil (Gerbilliscus paeba), regarded as genetically distinct and previously recognised as a separate sub-species. It is only found in the dunes and beach areas between St. George’s Strand and Sundays River Mouth.
Table 6 List of possible mammal species present on the proposed mining site.
Atlas Red list Family Genus Species Subspecies Common name region category endemic
Least Bovidae Raphicerus melanotis Cape Grysbok Yes Concern
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Least Bovidae Redunca fulvorufula Mountain Reedbuck Yes Concern
Least Herpestidae Atilax paludinosus Marsh Mongoose Yes Concern
Least Herpestidae Cynictis penicillata Yellow Mongoose Yes Concern
Least Muridae Aethomys namaquensis Namaqua Rock Mouse Concern
Cape Short-tailed Least Muridae Desmodillus auricularis Yes Gerbil Concern
Paeba Hairy-footed Least Muridae Gerbilliscus paeba Yes Gerbil Concern
Single-Striped Data Muridae Lemniscomys rosalia Yes Lemniscomys Deficient
Southern African Least Muridae Mastomys coucha Yes Mastomys Concern
Least Muridae Mastomys natalensis Natal Mastomys Concern
Southern African Least Muridae Mus minutoides Yes Pygmy Mouse Concern
Muridae Mus musculus musculus Not listed
Southern African Vlei Least Muridae Otomys irroratus Yes Rat Concern
Least Muridae Otomys saundersiae Saunders' Vlei Rat Yes Concern
Least Muridae Otomys unisulcatus Karoo Bush Rat Concern
Least Muridae Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat Concern
Least Muridae Rattus rattus Roof Rat Concern
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Xeric Four-striped Least Muridae Rhabdomys pumilio Yes Grass Rat Concern
Least Mustelidae Aonyx capensis African Clawless Otter Yes Concern
Data Mustelidae Poecilogale albinucha African Striped Weasel Yes deficient
Gray African Climbing Least Nesomyidae Dendromus melanotis Yes Mouse Concern
Southern African Least Nesomyidae Saccostomus campestris Yes Pouched Mouse Concern
Suidae Potamochoerus porcus Red River Hog Not listed Yes
Least Vespertilionidae Neoromicia capensis Cape Serotine Yes Concern
Least Viverridae Genetta tigrina Cape Genet Yes Concern
Birds
A list of bird species of the Coega IDZ was received from Paul Martin (see Appendix D1). 208 bird species have been recorded in the Coega IDZ, of which 28 are Species of Conservation Concern (SCC) (Table 7). The majority of the threatened species are raptors and water birds associated with the beach and marine environments.
The bird species most threatened by the sand mining development is the (regionally) Critically Endangered Damara Tern (Sterna balaenarum), listed as Near Threatened in the 2015 Global Status. In South Africa they breed in coastal dunes and are threatened by habitat loss and human disturbance. The species is experiencing a downward trend in South Africa, as the population estimate in 2000 was 120 to 150 breeding areas, decreasing to potentially as low as 36 pairs. Adult birds are long-lived and faithful to their breeding colony, and the probability of a breeding bird moving to another colony is low. According to Dr Paul Martin’s survey of Damara Terns in the area, a number of pairs nest near to the old abalone farm in the high shifting sand dunes area (See Appendix D1). These nests are situated a few hundred metres away from the mining right area, and do fall within the OSMP.
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Table 7 List of Threatened Birds found in the Coega IDZ
Name Common name Red List Category
Camphethera notata Knysna Woodpecker NT
Tyto alba Barn Owl Ra
Bubo africanus Spotted Eagle-Owl Ra
Anthropoides paradiseus Blue Crane NT
Charadrius paladus Chestnut-banded Plover NT
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern V
Sterna dougalii Roseate Tern EN
Sterna balaenarum Damara Tern CR
Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite Ra
Milvus aegyptius Yellow-billed Kite Ra
Circus ravinorus African Marsh-Harrier EN
Circus maurus Black Harrier EN
Melierax canorus Southern Pale Chanting Ra Goshawk
Accipiter melanoleucus Black Sparrowhawk Ra
Buteo buteo Steppe Buzzard Ra
Buteo rufofuscus Jackal Buzzard Ra
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle Ra
Polematus bellicosus Martial Eagle EN
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Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird V
Falco rupicolus Rock Kestrel Ra
Falco amurensis Amur Falcon Ra
Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon V
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Ra
Morus capensis Cape Gannet V
Phalcrocorax capensis Cape Cormorant EN
Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo NT
Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo NT
Spheniscus demersus African Penguin EN
Reptiles
A species list from ReptileMap (ADU 2017d) was extracted for the Quarter Degree Square (QDS) of 3325DC.
There have been 44 reptile species collected in the QDS 3325DA since 1980, of which 5 are Species of Conservation Concern (Table 8). However habitat on site supports none of these species, as three are turtles, Bradypodion taeniabronchum (Elandsberg Dwarf Chameleon) occurs in the fynbos of the Elandsberg, and Tetradactylus fitzsomonsi (Fitzsimons Long-tailed Seps) occurs in sandy fynbos habitats along the coastline.
One reptile excluded from the ReptileMap list is the Albany Adder, due to it being classified as Critically Endangered. According to Branch and Turner (2014) in the Reptile Red List of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (2014), The Albany Adder is only found in bontveld vegetation on limestone and calcareous paleodunes between Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown. However it is considered extinct at two historical localities, with only one known population remaining. Recent sightings have occurred within the Coega IDZ.
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Table 8 List of possible reptile species present on the proposed mining site.
Atlas Red list Family Genus Species Subspecies Common name region category endemic
Elandsberg Endangered Chamaeleonidae Bradypodion taeniabronchum Dwarf Yes (SARCA 2014) Chameleon
Eastern Cape Least Concern Chamaeleonidae Bradypodion ventrale Dwarf Yes (SARCA 2014) Chameleon
Loggerhead Vulnerable Cheloniidae Caretta caretta Turtle (SARCA 2014)
Near Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Threatened (SARCA 2014)
Olive Ridley Data Deficient Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle (SARCA 2014)
Red-lipped Least Concern Colubridae Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Snake (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Colubridae Dispholidus typus typus Boomslang (SARCA 2014)
South Eastern Least Concern Colubridae Philothamnus hoplogaster Green Snake (SARCA 2014)
Western Natal Least Concern Colubridae Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis Yes Green Snake (SARCA 2014)
Spotted Bush Least Concern Colubridae Philothamnus semivariegatus Snake (SARCA 2014)
Cape Grass Least Concern Cordylidae Chamaesaura anguina anguina Yes Lizard (SARCA 2014)
Cape Girdled Least Concern Cordylidae Cordylus cordylus Yes Lizard (SARCA 2014)
Leatherback Endangered Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea Turtle (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Elapidae Hemachatus haemachatus Rinkhals (SARCA 2014)
Yellow-bellied Least Concern Elapidae Hydrophis platurus Sea Snake (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Elapidae Naja nivea Cape Cobra (SARCA 2014)
Common Least Concern Gekkonidae Hemidactylus mabouia Tropical House (SARCA 2014) Gecko
Common Dwarf Least Concern Gekkonidae Lygodactylus capensis capensis Gecko (SARCA 2014)
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Least Concern Gekkonidae Pachydactylus maculatus Spotted Gecko (SARCA 2014)
FitzSimons' Vulnerable Gerrhosauridae Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi Long-tailed Yes (SARCA 2014) Seps
Common Sand Least Concern Lacertidae Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella Lizard (SARCA 2014)
South African Least Concern Lamprophiidae Duberria lutrix lutrix Yes Slug-eater (SARCA 2014)
Spotted Least Concern Lamprophiidae Homoroselaps lacteus Yes Harlequin Snake (SARCA 2014)
Aurora House Least Concern Lamprophiidae Lamprophis aurora Yes Snake (SARCA 2014)
Olive House Least Concern Lamprophiidae Lycodonomorphus inornatus Yes Snake (SARCA 2014)
Dusky-bellied Least Concern Lamprophiidae Lycodonomorphus laevissimus Yes Water Snake (SARCA 2014)
Brown Water Least Concern Lamprophiidae Lycodonomorphus rufulus Snake (SARCA 2014)
Cape Wolf Least Concern Lamprophiidae Lycophidion capense capense Snake (SARCA 2014)
Sundevall's Least Concern Lamprophiidae Prosymna sundevallii Shovel-snout (SARCA 2014)
Cross-marked Least Concern Lamprophiidae Psammophis crucifer Grass Snake (SARCA 2014)
Spotted Grass Least Concern Lamprophiidae Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus Snake (SARCA 2014)
Black Thread Least Concern Leptotyphlopidae Leptotyphlops nigricans Yes Snake (SARCA 2014)
Algoa Bay Least Concern Scincidae Acontias lineicauda Yes Legless Skink (SARCA 2014)
Cape Legless Least Concern Scincidae Acontias meleagris Yes Skink (SARCA 2014)
Eastern Legless Least Concern Scincidae Acontias orientalis Yes Skink (SARCA 2014)
Algoa Dwarf Least Concern Scincidae Scelotes anguineus Yes Burrowing Skink (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Scincidae Trachylepis capensis Cape Skink (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Scincidae Trachylepis homalocephala Red-sided Skink Yes (SARCA 2014)
Angulate Least Concern Testudinidae Chersina angulata Tortoise (SARCA 2014)
Parrot-beaked Least Concern Testudinidae Homopus areolatus Yes Tortoise (SARCA 2014)
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Delalande's Least Concern Typhlopidae Rhinotyphlops lalandei Beaked Blind (SARCA 2014) Snake
Least Concern Varanidae Varanus albigularis albigularis Rock Monitor (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Varanidae Varanus niloticus Water Monitor (SARCA 2014)
Least Concern Viperidae Bitis arietans arietans Puff Adder (SARCA 2014)
Amphibians
A species list from FrogMAP (ADU 2017a) was extracted for the Quarter Degree Square (QDS) of 3325DC.
Thirteen species of frogs were recorded from the QDS 3325DC (Table 9). None of them are classified as Threatened.
Table 9 List of possible frog species present on the proposed mining site.
Family Genus Species Common name Red list category Atlas region endemic
Brevicepitidae Breviceps adspersus Bushveld Rain Frog Least Concern
Bufonidae Sclerophrys capensis Raucous Toad Least Concern
Bufonidae Sclerophrys pardalis Leopard Toad Least Concern
Hyperoliidae Hyperolius marmoratus Painted Reed Frog Least Concern
Hyperoliidae Hyperolius semidiscus Yellowstriped Reed Frog Least Concern
Hyperoliidae Semnodactylus wealii Rattling Frog Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Amietia delalandii Delalande's River Frog Least Concern Yes
Pyxicephalidae Amietia fuscigula Cape River Frog Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Cacosternum boettgeri Common Caco Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Cacosternum nanum Bronze Caco Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Strongylopus fasciatus Striped Stream Frog Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Strongylopus grayii Clicking Stream Frog Least Concern
Pyxicephalidae Tomopterna delalandii Cape Sand Frog Least Concern
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Butterflies
A species list from LepiMAP (ADU 2017b) was extracted for the Quarter Degree Square (QDS) of 3325DC.
88 Butterfly species have previously been collected in 3325DC (Table 10). Three species are classified as Threatened, the Coega Copper (Aloeides clarki) and the Common opal (Chilades trochylus) are listed as Endangered, and the Sand-dune Opal Chrysoritis pyroeis subsp. hersaleki) as Vulnerable. The Wineland Blue (Lepidochrysops bacchus) is considered Rare. Populations of A. clarki and L. bacchus have been recorded in the Coega IDZ and their populations included in the Coega Open Space Management Plan (OSMP).
Table 10 List of possible butterfly species present on the proposed mining site.
Atlas region Family Genus Species Subspecies Common name Red list category endemic
AGANAIDAE Asota speciosa speciosa Not Evaluated (NE)
ARCTIIDAE Utetheisa pulchella pulchella Not Evaluated (NE)
Artitropa erinnys erinnys Bush night-fighter LC
Coeliades forestan forestan Striped policeman LC
Eretis umbra umbra Small marbled elf LC Yes
Gegenes niso niso Common hottentot LC
Kedestes lepenula Chequered ranger LC
HESPERIIDAE Metisella malgacha malgacha Grassveld sylph LC Yes
Metisella metis paris Gold-spotted sylph LC
Spialia asterodia Star sandman LC
Spialia nanus Dwarf sandman LC
Spialia sataspes Boland sandman LC Yes
Tsitana uitenhaga Uitenhage sylph LC Yes
Zophopetes dysmephila Palm-tree night-fighter LC
Unidentified Not listed LYCAENIDAE
LYCAENIDAE Actizera lucida Rayed blue LC
Aloeides aranda Aranda copper LC
Aloeides clarki Coega copper Endangered Yes
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Aloeides depicta Depicta copper LC Yes
Aloeides pierus Dull copper LC Yes
Aloeides trimeni trimeni Trimen's copper LC
Anthene amarah amarah Black striped hairtail LC
Anthene definita definita Common hairtail LC
Black-bordered babul Azanus moriqua LC blue
Cacyreus fracta fracta Water geranium bronze LC
Common geranium Cacyreus marshalli LC bronze
Chrysoritis chrysaor Burnished opal LC Yes
Chrysoritis pyroeis hersaleki Sand-dune opal Vulnerable Yes
Chrysoritis thysbe whitei Common opal Endangered Yes
Cupidopsis cissus cissus Common meadow blue LC
Durbania amakosa penningtoni Amakoza rocksitter LC Yes
Eicochrysops messapus messapus Cupreous blue LC
Iolaus mimosae mimosae Mimosa sapphire LC Yes
Lachnocnema durbani D'Urban's woolly legs LC
Lampides boeticus Pea blue LC
Lepidochrysops asteris Brilliant blue LC Yes
Lepidochrysops bacchus Wineland blue LC (R–HS, LD) Yes
Lepidochrysops ketsi ketsi Ketsi blue LC Yes
Lepidochrysops patricia Patricia blue LC
Lepidochrysops variabilis Variable blue LC
Leptomyrina lara Cape black-eye LC
Leptotes Not listed
Leptotes pirithous pirithous Common zebra blue LC
Myrina silenus ficedula Common fig tree blue LC
Oraidium barberae Dwarf blue LC
Bowker's marbled Stugeta bowkeri bowkeri LC Yes sapphire
Tarucus thespis Vivid dotted blue LC Yes
Virachola antalus Brown playboy LC
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Zizeeria knysna knysna African grass blue LC
NOCTUIDAE Agrotis Not listed
Sommeria strabonis strabonis Not Evaluated (NE)
Acraea Not listed
Acraea horta Garden acraea LC
Acraea natalica Natal acraea LC
Bicyclus safitza safitza Common bush brown LC
Cassionympha cassius Rainforest brown LC Yes
Catacroptera cloanthe cloanthe Pirate LC
Charaxes jahlusa jahlusa Pearl-spotted charaxes LC Yes
Charaxes varanes varanes Pearl charaxes LC
African monarch, Plain Danaus chrysippus orientis LC tiger
Dira clytus eurina Cape autumn widow LC Yes NYMPHALIDAE Junonia hierta cebrene Yellow pansy LC
Junonia oenone oenone Blue pansy LC
Junonia orithya madagascariensis Eyed pansy LC
Pardopsis punctatissima Polka dot LC
Precis archesia archesia Garden commodore LC
False silver-bottom Pseudonympha magoides LC Yes brown
Pseudonympha magus Silver-bottom brown LC Yes
Pseudonympha varii Vari's brown LC Yes
Vanessa cardui Painted lady LC
Southern short-tailed Vanessa hippomene hippomene LC Yes admiral
Papilio demodocus demodocus Citrus swallowtail LC PAPILIONIDAE Green-banded Papilio nireus lyaeus LC swallowtail
Belenois aurota Brown-veined white LC
Belenois creona severina African common white LC PIERIDAE Belenois gidica abyssinica African veined white LC
Belenois zochalia zochalia Forest white LC
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Catopsilia florella African migrant LC
Colias electo electo African clouded yellow LC
Colotis antevippe gavisa Red tip LC
Colotis euippe omphale Smoky orange tip Least Concern (LC)
Colotis evagore antigone Small orange tip LC
Dixeia charina charina African small white LC
Eronia cleodora Vine-leaf vagrant LC
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Zebra white LC
Pontia helice helice Common meadow white LC
Teracolus eris eris Banded gold tip LC
SPHINGIDAE Acherontia atropos atropos Not Evaluated (NE)
5)Socio-economic
The mining right application site is located in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, the sixth largest metro in South Africa, and has an area of 1 950 km2 and a population of 1,152,115, consisting of 325 292 households (Census 2011). The largest urban centre is Port Elizabeth, with Uitenhage and Despatch being other important towns. Females make up 52% of the population, translating into a sex ratio of 92,3. Black people make up the largest population group at 60.1%, followed by Coloured (23.6%), White (14.4%) and Indian (1.1%) people. IsiXhosa is the most widely spoken home language, spoken by 53.2% of the residents, followed by Afrikaans (28.9%) and English (13.3%) The population is relatively young, with 25.5% being under the age of 14 and only 6% over the age of 65, giving a dependency ratio of 46.
The largest economic sectors in the Nelson Mandela Metro are manufacturing, finance, community services and transport. Community services, trade and manufacturing sectors are the sectors that create the most employment in the metro. The GDP growth rate was 2.1% in 2010 and the GDP per capita is R52 147. The unemployment rate is 36,6% for the whole population, whereas youth unemployment is 47,3%. In total, 30,5% have a matric certificate, and 12% have some form of tertiary education.
6)Cultural & Heritage
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During the Stone Age (1.5 million to 2 000 years ago), divided into the Early, Middle and Late Stone Age periods, the area was occupied by a series of hunter-gatherer societies with increasing levels of technology and cultural complexity. These periods can be identified by various stone tools and other achaeological artefacts that have been identified in the area, mostly along the Van Stadens River to Noordhoek coastline. Shell middens dating to this period have also been identified.
From around 2000 years ago, the Khoekhoen hunter-gatherers would have migrated into the area with their domestic animals, supplanting previous hunter-gatherer societies. Their occupation is generally identified through grave sites, pottery and shell middens.
After the arrival of the British 1820 Settlers, the area would have been exposed to new impacts, including graves, houses and other buildings and agricultural infrastructure.
.According to SAHRIS (2011), Middle and Later Stone Age and Holocene sites have been identified in Zone 10 of the Coega IDZ by previous and current surveys and assessments (Binneman 2010). Scatters consisting of locally available quartzite cobbles and black hornfels occur along the western beach adjacent dune fringe. These are considered low significance. A number of archaeological features were recorded along the shifting dune areas, including:
three small low sensitivity shell midden scatters of Perna perna a scatter of very likely KhoeSan pottery fragments along the grass on a large deflation bay with few fragments of Donax serra nearby a Perna perna shell scatter with few associated bone fragments a Perna perna shell midden scatter with few associated possibly KhoeSan pottery fragments and stone tools a scatter of few quartzite stone tools and pottery fragments.
A few of these sites have been subsequently covered by the shifting sand dunes.
7) Conservation Framework
The Coega SEZ has developed an Open Space Management Plan as a requirement for operation (Figure 11). The latest Coega OSMP was approved by DEA in 2014. The OSMP is a network of CBAs for both the Coega SEZ, as well as the Port of Ngqura. CBAs were defined as areas for the protection of species and preservation of ecological processes, and consist of environmentally sensitive areas like Bontveld conservation areas, dense Mesic Succulent Thicket on steep slopes, butterfly habitat, grave sites, riparian zone, portions of the primary and secondary dunefields, and areas below the 1:100 year floodline. The CBA areas identified
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Coega Mining (PTY) LTD in the Coega OSMP are managed as a sub category of CBA in the NMBM Bioregional Plan and no conflicts should exist.
Figure 11 Coega OSMP, including the proposed Aquaculture Development Zone.
(b) Description of the current land uses.
The mining right area is located in Zone 10 of the Coega SEZ, which is zoned Special Purposes. The area is currently unutilized, but is integral to a number of proposals in the SEZ. It occurs in the proposed Aquaculture Development Zone (ADZ) as identified by the Coega SEZ, as well as the “coastal cluster” of developable land where industries such as power generation from Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), mining and aquaculture are proposed (See Figure 12 and 13).
The site is surrounded by a number of operational and exhausted sand mines, The Sunshine Coast Quarry mining right, commonly known as Sonop Quarry, and the Mandela Bay Sand & Stone mining permit is operational, and Ngqura Sand mining permit is currently being assessed. Dove Mining Services mining permit is currently applying for mine closure.
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Crews Quarry mining right is only mined intermittently, and PPC has a mining right for the calcrete in and under the sand.
Figure 12 Neighbouring mining operations and other activities.
(c) Description of specific environmental features and infrastructure on the site.
The proposed mining right area is dominated by medium to tall unvegetated mobile dunes. Infrastructure on site is limited to an old access road and Telkom phone lines that runs along the north-eastern edge of the mining right area, to the abandoned Sea Ark prawn farm and Hougham Park abalone farm. This road and telephone lines is slowly being inundated by the shifting dunes. The eastern and north-eastern edges are vegetated with predominantly secondary vegetation, including Alien Invasive Plants such as Acacia cyclops.
(d) Environmental and current land use map.
(Show all environmental and current land use features)
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The environmental sensitivities and current land uses surrounding the proposed mining right application area of Coega Mining can be seen in Figure 13.
Figure 13 Environmental and Current Land Use Map of the proposed mining right area of Coega Mining.
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Impacts identified (Provide a list of the potential impacts identified of the activities described in the initial site layout that will be undertaken, as informed by both the typical known impacts of such activities, and as informed by the consultations with affected parties together with the significance, probability and duration of the impacts. All potential impacts for activities associated with the proposed sand mining are identified in Table 11. However the significance, probability and duration of these impacts will be re- assessed during the Environmental Impact Assessment phase to include all specialist reports and consultation with interested and affected parties that has been completed.
The operation of a sand mine is the constant removal of sand from an open pit. Roads are extended as the open pit moves across the landscape, and rehabilitation is done concurrently with mining. Due to this nature of sand mining, the activities cannot be divided easily into pre-construction, construction, operation and post-operation/rehabilitation phases. Instead Site Preparation, Excavation and Post-Closure Phases are more accurate.
The activities identified for the Site Preparation Phase:
Search and Rescue for any Threatened species Clearing of vegetation and levelling of landscape for the proposed road layout Clearing of vegetation for water pipeline Clearing of any vegetation of the mining footprint Demarcating the mining right area with clearly marked beacons Digging of trench, laying of pipeline and backfilling of trench for water pipeline Stripping of 30 cm of topsoil, where available, and stockpiling topsoil in topsoil stockpile area Demarcating no-go areas Erection of mobile screening plant, including generator and water tanks Erection of ablution facilities and other necessary infrastructure
The impacts from the activities are:
1. Site clearing will result in a loss of biodiversity, including the loss of SCCs and their habitat. No floral SCCs recorded from the site as yet, but there will be a loss of habitat for the Damara Tern, a Critically Endangered bird species. 2. Site clearing will result in increased surface erosion. However, this is currently high due to the site consisting mostly of unconsolidated dune sand 3. Site clearing will result in increased surface stormwater flow
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4. Loss of topsoil will result in the loss of agricultural potential of the area. However, this is already low, due to site being mostly unconsolidated dune sand within a Special Economic Zone 5. Any vehicles or machinery used in the site preparation process poses a risk to groundwater due to potential spillages or oil leaks
The activities associated with the Excavation Phase:
Excavation of open pit for sand mining Loading and Hauling of sand Primary processing of sand with a mobile screening plant Clearing of AIPs Replacement of topsoil, sowing of seeds and irrigation of mined areas Utilisation of ablution and other facilities
The impacts from these activities are:
1. Loss of existing mineral resource 2. Change in topography of the local area 3. Change in visual character of the local area 4. Potential change in the sediment dynamics of the coast of Algoa Bay 5. Reduction of water infiltration and increased surface flow caused by the loss of sand dunes 6. Contamination of groundwater by greywater produced by the ablution facilities 7. Contamination of groundwater by hydrocarbon spills produced by vehicles and machinery 8. Contamination of surface water by greywater produced by the ablution facilities 9. Contamination of surface water by hydrocarbon spills produced by vehicles and machinery 10. Increased human presence increases environmental risks such as littering and disturbance of nearby breeding Damara Terns 11. Increased traffic could result in the direct loss of fauna, through vehicle collisions and hunting 12. Increased dust emissions from excavation and loading and hauling of sand. However, the present unconsolidated dune sand and high wind conditions results in high baseline dust conditions 13. Increased gaseous emissions from generator and vehicles 14. Increased noise from generator and vehicles
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15. Increase in AIPs as a result of surface disturbance of the area 16. Potential loss of heritage resources 17. Provision and retention of employment 18. Supply of sand to the local construction industry
The activities associated with the Post-Closure Phase:
Replacement of topsoil, sowing of seeds and irrigation of mined areas Rehabilitation of roads, if desired by landowner Monitoring and removal of AIPs Removal and rehabilitation of all infrastructure
The impacts of these activities are:
1. Rehabilitation of mining area 2. Removal of AIPs
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Table 11 Potential Impacts relating to the proposed mining right application.
Significance
Probability
Duration Intensity
Extent Phase Activity Impact
GEOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY Operation 1. Loss of geological resource MEDIUM Excavation 2 4 3 3 (72) Post-Closure All the material above the calcrete layer will be removed during the mining process in the mining right area. Operation 2. Change in Topography MEDIUM Excavation Mining of the sand resource will result in the levelling of the sand dunes that are up to 25 m tall. However, these 2 4 3 2 Post-closure higher dunes were artificially created. This is potentially a positive impact as it can be considered site preparation for (48) future proposed development. Site Preparation Site clearing 3. Increase in soil erosion LOW he clearance of vegetatation and topsoil stockpiles will cause increased soil erosion. However site consists of 2 4 3 2 Operation Excavation (42) unconsolidated dunes with little topsoil, limiting the increase in soil erosion. Operational and Site clearing 4. .Loss of soil fertility and agricultural potential LOW 1 5 3 1 Post-closure Excavation The area consists mostly of unvegetated dunes and has an existing very limited agricultural potential. (15)
5. Change in sediment dynamics of the area MEDIUM Operational Excavation 3 4 2 4 A loss of the sand dunes will result in a reduction in the supply of sand to the upwind dune system. (48) GEOHYDROLOGY Site clearing 6. Reduction in water infiltration into the shallow aquifer Operational and LOW The removal of the dunes will increase surface flow and decrease the slow infiltration of water into the surface 2 5 2 2 Post-closure Excavation (40) aquifer. There should be no impact on the Coega Aquifer as the underlying is impermeable. Excavation 7. Contamination of groundwater by hydrocarbon spills and builder’s lime Hydrocarbon spills from mining vehicles and the generator for the mobile screen plant could contaminate and Loading, hauling Construction and groundwater. No surface water, either wetlands or rivers, have been identified on site. No diesel, diesel or other MEDIUM and transporting 2 4 2 4 Operation hydrocarbons will be stored on site. (64) Builder’s lime and a proprietary chemical, added to the sand during primary processing are inert and can be handled and thus poses no risks. Ablution 8. Contamination of groundwater by waste and grey water 2 4 2 4
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Significance
Probability
Duration Intensity
Extent Phase Activity Impact
Construction and Very limited waste water will be produced on site. All vehicles will be maintained off site, and only portable chemical MEDIUM Operational ablutions will be provided. Ablutions will be serviced by a reputable company. (64) 9. HYDROLOGY Excavation 10. Contamination of surface water by hydrocarbon spills and builder’s lime
Hydrocarbon spills from mining vehicles and the generator for the mobile screen plant could contaminate and VERY Construction and Loading, hauling groundwater. No surface water, either wetlands or rivers, have been identified on site. No diesel, diesel or other 2 4 1 3 LOW Operational and transportating hydrocarbons will be stored on site. (24) Builder’s lime and a proprietary chemical, added to the sand during primary processing are inert and can be handled and thus poses no risks. 11. Contamination of urface water by waste and grey water VERY Construction and Ablution 2 4 1 3 LOW Operational Very limited waste water will be produced on site. All vehicles will be maintained off site, and only portable chemical ablutions will be provided. Ablutions will be serviced by a reputable company. (24) 12. BIODIVERSITY Site clearing 13. Disturbance to and loss of vegetation cover and habitat Construction and MEDIUM Site preparation will result in the clearing of vegetation and the permanent loss of Cape Seashore Vegetation (LT) 2 5 3 3 Operational Roads (60) and Algoa Dune Strandveld (LT). Site clearing 14. Loss of floral Species of Conservation Concern and their associated habitat Construction, VERY Operational and Excavation No SCCs or TOPs have yet been recorded on site. 2 4 1 1 LOW Post-Closure (8) Roads Site clearing 15. .Loss of and disturbance to fauna and their associated habitat, particularly faunal SCCs Clearing of vegetation and removal of sand dunes will result in the loss of habitat for a number of animal species, Operational and HIGH Excavation specifically breeding Damara Terns (Sternula balaenarum), Duthie’s Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthiae) and the 3 5 2 4 Post-Closure (120) pygmy hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba exilis). Roads 16. Direct loss of fauna Loading, hauling MEDIUM Operational 2 4 3 3 and transporting Mining staff and traffic may result in the direct loss of fauna, through traffic accidents, hunting and other associated (72) activities. The site neighbours a Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA). Operational Site clearing 17. Increased Environmental Risks 2 4 3 3
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Significance
Probability
Duration Intensity
Extent Phase Activity Impact
Increased number of people in the area will result in the possible increase in certain risks without proper Excavating management, for example fires, poaching, illegal plant collecting and harvesting, trampling of vegetation in no-go areas, littering. MEDIUM (72) Loading, hauling and transporting 18. .Impact on ecological processes that facilitate the persistence of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, Site clearing especially in a sand movement corridor Site clearance and the removal of vegetation will cause the fragmentation of the sand movement corridor that forms part of a contiguous sand corridor stretching from the Swartkops to Sundays Rivers, and forms part of the Excavating Operational and Alexandria Dunefield. This fragmentation will have genetic and population level impacts on the biodiversity that MEDIUM 3 4 2 3 Post-Closure inhabits the dunefield. (72) Loading, hauling and transporting Rehabilitation Site clearing 19. Disturbance of the surface resulting in increased risk of AIPs Construction of infrastructure and operation of the mine will result in soil disturbance, greatly increasing the chance Excavating Operational and of the establishment of alien invasive plants such as rooikrans (Acacia cyclops) MEDIUM 2 4 3 3 Post-Closure Loading, hauling (72) and transporting Rehabilitation AIR QUALITY Site clearing 20. .Increase in dust emissions Mining will result in the increase of windblown sand in the area, although the increase may not be significant as the Excavating MEDIUM Operational existing dunes are already exposed 2 4 2 3 (48) Loading, hauling and transporting Site clearing 21. .Increase in gaseous emissions Construction and MEDIUM Gaseous emissions from the excavator, dump trucks and mobile screen generator will cause air pollution, but those 2 4 3 2 Operational Excavating (48) should be relatively negligible.
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Significance
Probability
Duration Intensity
Extent Phase Activity Impact
Loading, hauling and transporting NOISE Site clearing 22. Increase in noise Noise from the excavator, dump trucks and mobile screen generator will cause air pollution, but those should be Construction and Excavating MEDIUM relatively negligible. The area is also isolated and the nuisance factor of any noise produced will be low. 2 4 3 2 Operational (48) Loading, hauling and transporting VISUAL Site clearing 23. Change in the visual character of the area Although there are a number of abandoned and existing industrial operations occurring in the surrounding area, it largely maintains its natural character, especially as seen from any tourism operators in Algoa Bay. Mining of the Operational and Excavating MEDIUM sand dunes should not materially affect this as very little infrastructure is being established and no permanent pit will 2 5 3 3 Post-Closure be excavated. (90) Loading, hauling and transporting HERITAGE Site clearing 24. Loss of Heritage Resources Operational and MEDIUM Heritage and Archaeological artefacts identified in the area include shell middens, stone tools and houses. There is 2 5 2 3 Post-Closure Excavation (60) a good chance that artefacts may be uncovered during the process of mining. TRAFFIC 25. Increase in Traffic Loading, hauling MEDIUM Operational Truck traffic on the roads within the Coega IDZ, as well as on the N2, will not greatly increase as the proposed sand 3 4 3 2 and transporting mine will largely replace an existing neighbouring mine that will be exhausted in the near future. An overlapping (72) period where both mines will be operational will not greatly increase traffic either, unless demand increases. SOCIO-ECONOMIC Operational Excavation 26. Supply of sand to the construction industry 3 4 2 4
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Significance
Probability
Duration Intensity
Extent Phase Activity Impact
Loading, hauling Sand mined is crucial for the supply of building sand for concrete and plaster to the construction industry. The HIGH and transporting construction industry has a large multiplier effect on the economy. (96) Excavation 27. Job creation and preservation MEDIUM Operational 3 4 3 2 Loading, hauling The proposed sand mine is essential for the economic sustainability of the mining contractor that currently employs (72) and transporting 26 people. CLIMATE CHANGE Site clearing 28. Climate Change Impacts No climate change impacts can be foreseen. Although a large portion of the mining right is below the coastal Excavation Operational setback line, it and should not be impacted by an increase in sea-level. 4 5 0 1 Very Low Loading, hauling and transporting CUMULATIVE Site clearing 29. Cumulative Impacts There has been a cumulative loss of both primary and secondary coastal dunes and vegetation along the Algoa Bay coast, dating back to the establishment of Port Elizabeth, and especially locally since the construction of the Port of Operational and Excavation Ngqura. This has impacted sand budgets in the area and the replenishment of beaches. The loss of connectivity 3 5 3 4 High Post-Closure between coastal habitats and populations will increase as well. However a coastal strip exists that should preserve beach connectivity. Associated is the loss of breeding habitat for the Damara Tern. Loading, hauling and transporting
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Methodology used in determining and ranking the nature, significance, consequences, extent, duration and probability of potential environmental impacts and risks; (Describe how the significance, probability, and duration of the aforesaid identified impacts that were identified through the consultation process was determined in order to decide the extent to which the initial site layout needs revision). The ranking of impacts / determination of significance is estimated consider the factors / criteria listed in the legislation. The definitions of each of the Assessment Criteria are provided below:
i. Extent of impact :
A spatial indication of the area impacted (i.e., how far from activity the impact is realised).
ii. Duration of impact :
A temporal indication of how long the effects of the impact will persist, assuming the activity creating the impact ceases. For example, the impact of noise is short lived (impact ceases when activity ceases) whereas the impact of removing topsoil exists for a much longer period of time.
iii. Probability of impact occurring:
An estimated indication of the potential for an impact to occur.
iv. Intensity of the impact:
The magnitude of the impact in relation to the sensitivity of the receiving environment, taking into consideration the degree to which the impact may cause irreplaceable loss of resources.
v. Significance of an impact:
Considering the factors defined above, Significance is an indication of how serious a negative impact is anticipated to be and how beneficial a positive impact may be.
Table 12 Methodology for rating significance of proposed activities.
Category Category Rating Description
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Site only 1 Project site Local 2 Effects immediate surrounding areas Extent Municipal 3 Effects municipal area Regional 4 Effects regional area National 5 Effects R.S.A. Very short 1 Less than 1 year term
Duration Short term 2 1 to 5 years Medium term 3 5 to 20 years Long term 4 Longer than 20 years Permanent 5 Permanent Improbable 0 Less than 30% chance Probability / Possible 1 30 to 50% chance Likelihood Probable 2 50 to 75% chance Definite 3 Greater than 75% chance Very low 1 No effect on natural, cultural or social conditions Low 2 Marginal effect on natural, cultural or social conditions
Intensity Moderate 3 Modification of natural, cultural or social conditions Temporary threat to existence of natural, High 4 cultural or social conditions Permanent Threat to existence of natural, Very high 5 cultural or social conditions Very low 0 to 24 Low 25 to 47 Medium 48 to 94 The Significance is a measurement of the Significance High 95 to product of the individual ratings of the Extent, 188 Duration, Probability and Intensity. Very high 189 to 375
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The positive and negative impacts that the proposed activity (in terms of the initial site layout) and alternatives will have on the environment and the community that may be affected. (Provide a discussion in terms of advantages and disadvantages of the initial site layout compared to alternative layout options to accommodate concerns raised by affected parties) No alternatives are being assessed for this mining right application. The shape and layout of the mining right area is determined by the distribution of the mineral resource, i.e. the sand, as well as the neighbouring existing sand mining operations. All CBAs, and especially the breeding area of the Damara Tern, and other vegetated dune areas were excluded from the mining right area, due to their environmental sensitivity. The remaining area of sand dunes in Zone 10 was included.
No layout alternatives were assessed either, due to existing infrastructure of neighbouring sand mines being in place. This infrastructure, including the site office, will be utilised by the proposed sand mine. The access road will be extended through a previously mined area with no environmental sensitivities.
Alternatives to the operations and technology used by the proposed sand mine was not assessed due to it being a simple open pit operation using standard mining vehicles and a mobile screening plant.
POSITIVE benefits of the mining activity include:
The local supply of building sand at a cost effective price to the construction industry of NMBM and surrounding area The retention and creation of 5 jobs connected to the mining activity, and another 25 jobs connected to supporting services supplied the contractor The payment of rates and taxes to NMBM and state coffers Site preparation for future development within Zone 10 of Coega SEZ The removal of Alien Invasive Plants (AIPs) The provision of skills in the mining industry via internships and bursaries, as per the mine’s Social and Labour Plan (SLP)
NEGATIVE impacts of the mining activity include:
Change in topography of the site with the loss of large dunes Change in the visual character of the site Increased disturbance to the remaining vegetation and fauna of the area during the operation of the mine
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Cumulative loss of sand dunes along the coast of Algoa Bay, and disruption to the sand movement corridor Potential impact on the breeding population of the critically endangered Damara Tern Potential loss of heritage artefacts Increased traffic on roads
viii) The possible mitigation measures that could be applied and the level of risk. (With regard to the issues and concerns raised by affected parties provide a list of the issues raised and an assessment/ discussion of the mitigations or site layout alternatives available to accommodate or address their concerns, together with an assessment of the impacts or risks associated with the mitigation or alternatives considered). Issues raised by affected parties are:
Breeding population of Damara Terns
Dr Paul Martin raised concerns regarding the impact of the proposed sand mining on the Damara Tern population in Zone 10 of Coega SEZ. The Damara Tern is a Critically Endangered bird species whose population is increasing concentrated in the Algoa Bay area. A number of breeding pairs have been recorded in the coastal section of Zone 10. A CBA has been declared as part of the Coega OSMP to protect this population. The proposed mining will result in the loss of habitat of the Damara Tern, as well as the disturbance of breeding pairs, resulting in failed reproduction in the area.
A number of mitigation measures are proposed, including
An avifaunal specialist study, focussing on the Damara Tern, by Dr Paul Martin A 200 m buffer around the breeding population Strict control of access into the Damara Tern CBA
The risk of sand mining will be the local extinction of the Damara Tern population in Zone 10. This is seen as increasingly likely due to the planned developments in the immediate vicinity. However, studies by Dr Martin has shown an increase in breeding pairs in other breeding areas in Algoa Bay, resulting in a reduced negative impact on the Damara Tern on a species level.
The impact on the Damara Tern population, and possible mitigation measures, will be comprehensively assessed after the completion of the specialist study during the EIR and EMPr phase.
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ix) The outcome of the site selection Matrix. Final Site Layout Plan (Provide a final site layout plan as informed by the process of consultation with interested and affected parties)
A Final Site Layout Plan will be determined during the Environment Impact Report phase after all specialist studies have been concluded. A Regulation 2(2) Plan is included in Appendix A, and the alternative mining sequences will be negotiated with the landowner, CDC, during the Scoping and EIR Phases. Once the preferred mining sequence is determined and all environmental sensitivities have been mapped, a Final Site Layout Plan will be produced.
x) Motivation where no alternative sites were considered. No alternative sites were considered. Sites are dependent on the location of sand ore bodies. The sources of sand in NMBM are described in 1)(h)(i). The contractor already operates a sand mine in the Driftsands area to supply the southern suburbs of Port Elizabeth. This application is to supply the northern sections of NMBM at a reasonable cost.
xi) Statement motivating the preferred site. (Provide a statement motivating the final site layout that is proposed)
The final site layout will be determined during the Environmental Impact Assessment Report Phase, once all specialist input has been received. At present, the preferred site is situated close to existing infrastructure, limiting the necessity to install of new infrastructure. The site is dominated by unvegetated dunes, limiting biodiversity impacts, and should be situated far enough away from the breeding population of Damara Terns to prevent disturbing them.
i) Plan of study for the Environmental Impact Assessment process
Description of alternatives to be considered including the option of not going ahead with the activity The assessment of alternatives is limited to determining the mining plan and schedule, through negotiations with the landowner. The preferred mining schedule should benefit the landowner, facilitating the development of the ADZ, and reducing conflict between the two activities.
The No-Go option will result in a steep increase in the price of building sand in the southern suburbs of NMBM, as well as a possible shortage of building sand. There will be job losses at the contractor, which may threaten its economic viability. The area will remain in its
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The aim of the sand mine is to clear loose sand down to the calcrete layer to allow the area to be developed. Where development is not desired, the area can be rehabilitated back to coastal vegetation. The mining sequence thus needs to be negotiated with CDC to determine the preferred option.
Description of the aspects to be assessed as part of the environmental impact assessment process (The EAP must undertake to assess the aspects affected by each individual mining activity whether listed or not, including activities such as blasting, loading, hauling and transport, and mining activities such as excavations, stockpiles, discard dumps or dams, water supply dams or boreholes, accommodation, offices, ablution, stores, workshops, processing plant, storm water control, bores, roads, pipelines, power lines, conveyors, etc…etc…etc.)
All presently identified impacts are listed in Table 11. These impacts, as well as any identified at a later stage by specialists or Interested & Affected Parties, will be assessed during the environmental impact assessment phase.
Description of the aspects to be assessed by specialists A number of specialist reports will be done to assess the various impacts of the proposed mining right application on the environment. These studies include:
Botancial Impact Assessment, by Clayton Weatherall-Thomas Avifaunal Impact Assessment by Dr Paul Martin Dune Geomorphology Impact Assessment by Dr Werner Illenberger
The Botanical Impact Assessment done by Mr. Clayton Weatherall-Thomas will be reviewed by an external third party as he is an employee of the consulting company hired to do the Impact Assessment study. This external reviewer has not been identified yet.
It was deemed unnecessary to do a Social Impact Assessment due to the limited scale of the operation and the limited employment opportunities that should not result in the influx of people seeking employment.
All specialist studies will meet the requirements of the NEMA EIA Regulations of 2014.
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Proposed method of assessing the environmental impacts including the proposed method of assessing alternatives All environmental impacts will be assessed by the EAP, based on their previous experience in the environmental sector, available accessible information, as well as consultation with relevant experts. Where the impact involves specialist knowledge, specialist reports will be done to adequately assess the impacts.
The impact assessment method that will be utilised by ACME as well as the specialists is described in Section 2 (h)(vi).
The proposed method for assessing duration significance The impact assessment method that will be utilised by ACME as well as the specialists is described in Section 2 (h)(vi).
The stages at which the competent authority will be consulted The competent authority, namely the Eastern Cape Department of Mineral Resources, will be consulted during the Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment Phases.
Particulars of the public participation process with regard to the Impact Assessment process that will be conducted
(1) Steps to be taken to notify interested and affected parties
(These steps must include the steps that will be taken to ensure consultation with the affected parties identified in (h)(ii) herein).
Consultation will continue with all I&APs, according to the process identified in Section 2 (h)(ii). The main steps to be taken during the Environmental Impact Assessment phase are outlined in Table 13.
Table 13 Activities concerning the public participation process in the Environmental Impact Assessment Phase
Task Objectives Dates
Maintain register of Interested & Register all Interested & Affected Parties identified Throughout the Affected Parties throughout the S&EIR process S&EIR process
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Produce draft EIR and EMPr Identify and assess all potential impacts of the Impact Report, including specialist mining project, as well as possibly mitigation and Assessment reports, for public comment period management actions Phase
30 day public comment period Review and comment on EIA and EMPr Report, Impact including specialist studies Assessment Phase
Public meetings and/or Consult with key I&APs and other identified Impact consultation meetings with stakeholder groups and authorities that may be Assessment individual I&APs significantly impacted by the mining development Phase
Produce Final EIA and EMPr Present the results of the EIA process, including all End of Impact Report comment from I&APs, for decision making by DMR Assessment Phase
(2) Details of the engagement to be followed
(Describe the process to be undertaken to consult interested and affected parties including public meetings and one on one consultation. NB the affected parties must be specifically consulted regardless of whether or not they attended public meetings and records of such consultation will be required in the EIA at a later stage).
See Table 13
(3) Description of the information to be provided in Interested and Affected Parties.
(Information to be included must include the initial site layout plan and sufficient detail of the intended operation and the typical impacts of each activitiy, to enable them to assess what impact the activities will have on them or the use of their land).
The information provided to I&APs include:
Draft Scoping Report Final Scoping Report Draft Site Layout Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Management Programme Draft Specialist Reports Final Site Layout Plan Final Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Management Programme
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Description of the tasks to be undertaken during the environmental impact assessment process The Impact Assessment Phase can be divided into a number of key steps:
Consultation with relevant authorities Specialist Studies Compilation on a draft EIA and an EMPr Report Consultation with I&APs Submission of the final EIA and EMPr Report to the DMR
These steps are detailed below.
Consultation with the relevant authorities
Consultation will be done with all identified authorities, in particular the DMR. The function of this consultation is to:
clarify the authority’s requirements for the Environmental Impact Assessment Phase, determine all other relevant permits and licences required for the proposed development, ensure all comments from authorities are timeously received for inclusion in the EIA and EMPr Report
The relevant authorities identified are:
DMR DWS DEDEAT NMBM ECDRPW ECPTA DRDAR DAFF SAHRA & ECPRHA ESKOM SANParks
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Specialist Studies
Specialist studies will be undertaken during the Impact Assessment Phase to determine all environment impacts of the proposed development identified during the Scoping Phase. Specialist Studies will meet all requirements indicated in the NEMA EIA Regulations of 2014.
Compilation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report
The compilation of the EIA and EMPr Report will include the following:
Assimilation of the specialist studies and input Identification and assessment of environmental impacts based on the results of the specialist studies and input and professional judgement of the EAP, including an assessment of the duration, extent, probability and intensity of the impacts to determine their significance Identification of mitigation measures and recommendations for the management of the proposed project to avoid or minimise environmental impacts and maximise benefits Collation of the above measures into an EIA Report and EMPr for the construction, operation and decommissioning phases of the project.
Consultation with other I&APs
The process and activities for consultation with all I&APs are identified in Table 13.
Submission of final EIA and EMPr Report to DMR
All comments received from I&APs will be investigated and incorporated into the final EIA and EMPr Report which will be submitted to the DMR for their decision regarding the granting of Environmental Authorisation and the Mining Right.
Measures to avoid, reverse, mitigate or manage identified impacts and to determine the extent of the residual risks that need to be managed or monitored
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Table 14 Mitigation measures for the environmental impacts of the mining activities.
Significance Phase Activity Impact Significance Mitigation Measures after mitigation
GEOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY 1.Loss of geological resource • Optimise mineral extraction through effective mine planning, which results in the reduction of geological waste and the minimisation of the footprint of the mining Operation MEDIUM area MEDIUM Excavation All the material above the calcrete layer will be removed (72) • A system to estimate the volume of sand replenishing the dune system from the (72) Post-Closure during the mining process in the mining right area. beach would be beneficial. Historical and current records of the volumes of sand mined from the dunefield must be kept. Operation 2.Change in Topography Mining of the sand resource will result in the levelling of MEDIUM MEDIUM Excavation the sand dunes that are up to 25 m tall. However, these No mitigation measures possible Post-closure higher dunes were artificially created. This is potentially (48) (48) a positive impact as it can be considered site preparation for future proposed development. Site Site clearing 3. Increase in soil erosion Preparation •Topsoil and overburden removed and stockpiled correctly The clearance of vegetatation and topsoil stockpiles will LOW VERY LOW •Constant monitoring of mining area and topsoil stockpiles for erosion cause increased soil erosion. However site consists of (42) (16) Operation Excavation •Remediation of erosion features using most relevant methods unconsolidated dunes with little topsoil, limiting the increase in soil erosion. Operational Site clearing 3.Loss of soil fertility and agricultural potential • Implement a rehabilitation plan that restores the top soil and establishes LOW vegetation cover of the site VERY LOW and Post- The area consists mostly of unvegetated dunes and has Excavation (15) (4) closure an existing very limited agricultural potential. 4.Change in sediment dynamics of the area MEDIUM MEDIUM Operational Excavation No mitigation measures possible A loss of the sand dunes will result in a reduction in the (48) (48) supply of sand to the upwind dune system. GEOHYDROLOGY 5.Reduction in water infiltration into the shallow Operational Site clearing aquifer LOW VERY LOW and Post- • Correct stormwater management principles The removal of the dunes will increase surface flow and (40) (20) closure Excavation decrease the slow infiltration of water into the surface
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Significance Phase Activity Impact Significance Mitigation Measures after mitigation
aquifer. There should be no impact on the Coega Aquifer as the underlying is impermeable. 6.Contamination of groundwater by hydrocarbon • Correct stormwater management principles Excavation spills and builder’s lime • Portable toilets located away from the dunefield (e.g. at the office area), tied Hydrocarbon spills from mining vehicles and the down to prevent them from blowing over, kept clean and emptied regularly (at Loading, generator for the mobile screen plant could contaminate least weekly). Construction • No oil or other chemicals stored on site hauling and and groundwater. No surface water, either wetlands or MEDIUM and • Portable toilets must be supplied at the entrance, the site office and near the VERY LOW transporting rivers, have been identified on site. No diesel, diesel or (64) Operation other hydrocarbons will be stored on site. sand pit (8) • Portable toilets must be serviced regularly by a registered company Builder’s lime and a proprietary chemical, added to the • Suitable emergency spill kit will be available at all times to soak up spills. sand during primary processing are inert and can be • Placement of plastic tarpaulins under breakdown vehicles handled and thus poses no risks. • No fuel will be stored on site 7.Contamination of groundwater by waste and grey •Portable toilets located away from the dunefield (e.g. at the office area), tied down water to prevent them from blowing over, kept clean and emptied regularly (at least weekly). Construction •Portable toilets located away from the dunefield (e.g. at the office area), tied down Very limited waste water will be produced on site. All MEDIUM VERY LOW and Ablution to prevent them from blowing over, kept clean and emptied regularly (at least vehicles will be maintained off site, and only portable (64) (8) Operational weekly). chemical ablutions will be provided. Ablutions will be • No oil or other chemicals stored on site serviced by a reputable company. • Portable toilets must be supplied at the entrance, the site office and near the sand pit HYDROLOGY 8. Contamination of surface water by hydrocarbon Excavation spills and builder’s lime Hydrocarbon spills from mining vehicles and the Loading, generator for the mobile screen plant could contaminate • Correct stormwater management principles Construction hauling and and groundwater. No surface water, either wetlands or VERY LOW • No oil or other chemicals stored on site VERY LOW and transportating rivers, have been identified on site. No diesel, diesel or (24) • Suitable emergency spill kit will be available at all times to soak up spills. (8) Operational other hydrocarbons will be stored on site. • Placement of plastic tarpaulins under breakdown vehicles Builder’s lime and a proprietary chemical, added to the sand during primary processing are inert and can be handled and thus poses no risks. 9.Contamination of urface water by waste and grey • Correct stormwater management principles Construction water VERY LOW • Portable toilets located away from the dunefield (e.g. at the office area), tied VERY LOW and Ablution Very limited waste water will be produced on site. All (24) down to prevent them from blowing over, kept clean and emptied regularly (at (8) Operational vehicles will be maintained off site, and only portable least weekly).
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chemical ablutions will be provided. Ablutions will be • Portable toilets must be supplied at the entrance, the site office and near the serviced by a reputable company. sand pit • Portable toilets must be serviced regularly by a registered company BIODIVERSITY • Clearly demarcate mining right area to limit impact on surrounding vegetation 10.Disturbance to and loss of vegetation cover and Site clearing • All identified SSCs and TOPs must be rescued and relocated before site habitat clearance Site preparation will result in the clearing of vegetation • The site must be rehabilitated concurrently with mining using the recommended and the permanent loss of Cape Seashore Vegetation grass seed mix (LT) and Algoa Dune Strandveld (LT). • Prohibit hunting or collecting • Damara Tern must be monitored and its breeding area left undisturbed • Speed Limit 40 km/h Construction • Implement a Waste Management Plan. Domestic and general waste must be MEDIUM LOW and immediately contained in vermin proof containers that must be emptied regularly (60) (30) Operational (at least weekly) and certainly before they are full. Roads • Staff should not be allowed to take their lunches and food to the work areas – they should eat at a central location where refuse facilities are provided and where refuse and waste can be monitored and immediately cleaned up No domestic animals (e.g. feral cats and dogs) are to be tolerated in the mining area. If present they need to be removed to a suitable facility. • Environmental awareness / toolbox talks are required to ensure staff and visitors know how and why they need to correctly manage waste and remain within the site boundaries, etc. 11.Loss of floral Species of Conservation Concern • All identified SSCs and TOPs must be rescued and relocated before site Site clearing and their associated habitat clearance Excavation No SCCs of TOPs occur on site • The site must be rehabilitated concurrently with mining using the recommended grass seed mix • Prohibit hunting or collecting Construction, • Implement a Waste Management Plan. Domestic and general waste must be Operational VERY LOW immediately contained in vermin proof containers that must be emptied regularly VERY LOW and Post- (8) (at least weekly) and certainly before they are full. (3) Closure Roads • Staff should not be allowed to take their lunches and food to the work areas – they should eat at a central location where refuse facilities are provided and where refuse and waste can be monitored and immediately cleaned up No domestic animals (e.g. feral cats and dogs) are to be tolerated in the mining area. If present they need to be removed to a suitable facility. • Environmental awareness / toolbox talks are required to ensure staff and visitors
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know how and why they need to correctly manage waste and remain within the site boundaries, etc.
12.Loss of and disturbance to fauna and their • All identified SSCs and TOPs must be rescued and relocated before site Site clearing associated habitat, particularly faunal SCCs clearance Clearing of vegetation and removal of sand dunes will • The site must be rehabilitated concurrently with mining using the recommended result in the loss of habitat for a number of animal grass seed mix species, specifically breeding Damara Terns (Sternula • Prohibit hunting or collecting Excavation balaenarum), Duthie’s Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa • Implement a Waste Management Plan. Domestic and general waste must be duthiae) and the pygmy hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus immediately contained in vermin proof containers that must be emptied regularly (at least weekly) and certainly before they are full. Operational paeba exilis). HIGH • Staff should not be allowed to take their lunches and food to the work areas – MEDIUM and Post- (120) they should eat at a central location where refuse facilities are provided and where (90) Closure refuse and waste can be monitored and immediately cleaned up No domestic animals (e.g. feral cats and dogs) are to be tolerated in the mining area. If present they need to be removed to a suitable facility. Roads • Environmental awareness / toolbox talks are required to ensure staff and visitors know how and why they need to correctly manage waste and remain within the site boundaries, etc. • Damara Tern must be monitored and its breeding area left undisturbed • Speed Limit 40 km/h 13.Direct loss of fauna Loading, Mining staff and traffic may result in the direct loss of MEDIUM • Prohibit hunting or collecting LOW Operational hauling and fauna, through traffic accidents, hunting and other (72) • Speed Limit 40 km/h (32) transporting associated activities. The site neighbours a Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA). Site clearing 14.Increased Environmental Risks • Prohibit hunting or collecting • Implement a Waste Management Plan. Domestic and general waste must be Increased number of people in the area will result in the immediately contained in vermin proof containers that must be emptied regularly possible increase in certain risks without proper (at least weekly) and certainly before they are full. Excavating management, for example fires, poaching, illegal plant • Staff should not be allowed to take their lunches and food to the work areas – collecting and harvesting, trampling of vegetation in no- MEDIUM VERY LOW Operational they should eat at a central location where refuse facilities are provided and where go areas, littering. (72) (16) refuse and waste can be monitored and immediately cleaned up No domestic
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site boundaries, etc. • Damara Tern must be monitored and its breeding area left undisturbed • Speed Limit 40 km/h • Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that highlights the local environmental sensitivities and risks • Prohibit littering • Clearly designate, using signboards, areas outside of the mining footprint as No- Go areas and prohibit any activities within them • Prohibit the lighting of fires for any reason 15.Impact on ecological processes that facilitate the Site clearing persistence of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, especially in a sand movement corridor Site clearance and the removal of vegetation will cause the fragmentation of the sand movement corridor that forms part of a contiguous sand corridor stretching from Operational Excavating the Swartkops to Sundays Rivers, and forms part of the MEDIUM • Clearly designate, using signboards, areas outside of the mining footprint as No- MEDIUM and Post- Alexandria Dunefield. This fragmentation will have (72) Go areas and prohibit any activities within them (48) Closure genetic and population level impacts on the biodiversity that inhabits the dunefield. Loading, hauling and transporting Rehabilitation 16.Disturbance of the surface resulting in increased Site clearing risk of AIPs Construction of infrastructure and operation of the mine will result in soil disturbance, greatly increasing the • Produce an Alien Eradication Plan, including dominant alien species, a clearing Operational Excavating schedule and control methods chance of the establishment of alien invasive plants such MEDIUM VERY LOW and Post- • Monitor all areas for alien invasive plants as rooikrans (Acacia cyclops) (72) (8) Closure Loading, • Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that highlights the local hauling and environmental sensitivities and risks transporting Rehabilitation AIR QUALITY Operational Site clearing 17.Increase in dust emissions • Clearance of vegetation and topsoil on calm days
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• Clearing will be limited to the mining footprint • Least-water based dust prevention methods should be used on all unpaved roads, stockpiles and material handling areas • Speed limits should be enforced • Implement dust control measures on the haul road. • Prevent sand blowing out of the delivery trucks during transit. • Maintain a complaints register that designates a party and a date to solve the matter Mining will result in the increase of windblown sand in • Speed limits of 40 km/h should be enforced Excavating the area, although the increase may not be significant as • Implementation of a dust monitoring programme to monitor dust impacts the existing dunes are already exposed MEDIUM • Maintain a complaints register that designates a party and a date to solve the LOW (48) matter (32) • The data provider must register on the National Atmospheric Emission Inventory System (NAEIS) within 30 days after commencing of the activity. • Compliance with the dustfall standard as per the National Dust Control Regulations • Should the dust fall standard be exceeded, a dust management plan must be developed and submitted
Loading, hauling and transporting Site clearing 18. Increase in gaseous emissions Gaseous emissions from the excavator, dump trucks and Construction Excavating mobile screen generator will cause air pollution, but MEDIUM • Proper maintenance of all equipment and vehicles according to OEM LOW and those should be relatively negligible. (48) specifications (32) Operational Loading, hauling and transporting NOISE Site clearing 19.Increase in noise • Maintain a complaints register that designates a party and a date to solve the Construction Noise from the excavator, dump trucks and mobile matter MEDIUM VERY LOW and screen generator will cause air pollution, but those • Implementation of a noise monitoring programme to monitor environmental noise (48) (24) Operational Excavating should be relatively negligible. The area is also isolated impacts and the nuisance factor of any noise produced will be • Proper maintenance of all equipment and vehicles according to OEM low.
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Loading, specifications hauling and • Only operate machinery during business hours (7 am - 5 pm) transporting VISUAL Site clearing 20. Change in the visual character of the area Although there are a number of abandoned and existing • Clearing will be limited to the mining footprint industrial operations occurring in the surrounding area, it • Speed limits should be enforced largely maintains its natural character, especially as • Clearly designate, using signboards, areas outside of the mining footprint as No- Operational Go areas and prohibit any activities within them Excavating seen from any tourism operators in Algoa Bay. Mining of MEDIUM MEDIUM and Post- • Practice good housekeeping the sand dunes should not materially affect this as very (90) (60) Closure little infrastructure is being established and no • Keep lighting to a minimum permanent pit will be excavated. • Utilize existing roads and if necessary locate new roads in disturbed areas Loading, • Non-water based dust prevention methods should be used on all unpaved roads, hauling and stockpiles and material handling areas transporting HERITAGE Site clearing 21.Loss of Heritage Resources • SAHRA must be informed of all developments in the Coega IDZ • All identified archaeological or palaeontological material must be given to CDC for display, if they desire it • If any palaeontological or archaeological is uncovered during the construction or Operational Heritage and Archaeological artefacts identified in the MEDIUM operation of the sand mine, all work must cease and be reported to ECPHRA, and VERY LOW and Post- area include shell middens, stone tools and houses. (60) a trained person or archaeologist must investigate it (10) Closure Excavation There is a good chance that artefacts may be uncovered • The applicant/ECO/Mine manager must apply for a destruction permit prior to the during the process of mining. commencement of mining activities • Design an Environmental Awareness Programme that highlights the local heritage sites TRAFFIC 22.Increase in Traffic • Appropriate signage must be erected warning other users of the mining activities Truck traffic on the roads within the Coega IDZ, as well • Maintain and repair roads damaged by the mine vehicles Loading, as on the N2, will not greatly increase as the proposed • Ensure that all drivers and their mine vehicles are compliant with the rules of the MEDIUM LOW Operational hauling and sand mine will largely replace an existing neighbouring road (72) (36) transporting mine that will be exhausted in the near future. An • Ensure that vehicle axle loads do not exceed the technical design capacity of the overlapping period where both mines will be operational roads will not greatly increase traffic either, unless demand • Ensure speed limits are adhered to at all times increases.
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC Excavation 23.Supply of sand to the construction industry Sand mined is crucial for the supply of building sand for HIGH HIGH Loading, Operational concrete and plaster to the construction industry. The POSITIVE No mitigation measures possible POSITIVE hauling and construction industry has a large multiplier effect on the (96) (96) transporting economy. Excavation 24.Job creation and preservation MEDIUM MEDIUM • Use local employment Operational Loading, The proposed sand mine is essential for the economic POSITIVE POSITIVE • Implement training programmes for employees hauling and sustainability of the mining contractor that currently (72) (72) transporting employs 26 people. CLIMATE CHANGE Site clearing 25.Climate Change Impacts No climate change impacts can be foreseen. Although a large portion of the mining right is below the coastal Excavation Operational setback line, it and should not be impacted by an Very Low • Minimise the use of fossil fuels Very Low increase in sea-level. Loading, hauling and transporting CUMULATIVE Site clearing 26.Cumulative Impacts There has been a cumulative loss of both primary and secondary coastal dunes and vegetation along the Algoa Bay coast, dating back to the establishment of Port Elizabeth, and especially locally since the construction of the Port of Ngqura. This has impacted sand budgets in Operational Excavation and Post- the area and the replenishment of beaches. The loss of High Closure connectivity between coastal habitats and populations will increase as well. However a coastal strip exists that should preserve beach connectivity. Associated is the loss of breeding habitat for the Damara Tern. Loading, hauling and transporting
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j) Other information required by the competent authority
Compliance with the provisions of Section 24(4)(a) and (b) read with Section 23 (3) (a) and (7) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998). the EIA report must include the:-
(1) Impact on the socio-economic conditions of any directly affected person. (Provide the results of investigation, assessment and evaluation of the impact of the mining, bulk sampling or alluvial diamond prospecting on any directly affected person including the landowner, lawful occupier, or where applicable, potential beneficiaries of any land restitution claim, attach the investigation report as Appendix 2.19.1 and confirm that the applicable mitigation is reflected in 2.5.3; 2.11.6 and 2.12 herein)
No socio-economic impact assessment was deemed necessary due to the small scale of the operation and the limited number of employment opportunities provided. The mining right area falls within Coega SEZ, an industrial area, and almost 10 kms away from the nearest residential area.
Few people will be directly affected by the sand mine, apart from the employees of Coega Mining. The landowner, Coega SEZ, will benefit from the clearance of the area for future development. The proposed increase in traffic will have a limited negative impact if all traffic rules and regulations are properly enforced. No land claims are present on the relevant erven. The neighbouring lawful occupiers are mostly other sand mines, and will be only slightly negatively impacted by the increase noise, dust and gaseous emissions.
(2) Impact on any national estate referred to in Section (3)(2) of the National Heritage Resources Act
(Provide the results of investigation, assessment and evaluation of the impact of the mining, bulk sampling or alluvial diamond prospecting on any national estate referred to in section 3(2) of the National Heritage Resources Act , 1999 (Act 25 of 1999) with the exception of the national estate contemplated in 3(2)(i)(vi) and (vii) of that Act, attach the investigation report as Appendix 2.19.2 and confirm that the applicable mitigation is reflected in 2.5.3; 2.11.6 and 2.12 herein)
At present the extent of the impact on the heritage resources has not been ascertained as no specialist study has been completed yet. All recommendations of the Heritage Impact Assessment that will be conducted during the Environmental Impact Report phase will be included in both the report and EMPr in order to ensure that the operation is compliant with the National Heritage Resources Act..
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k) Other matters required in terms of sections 24(4)(a) and (b) of the Act
(the EAP managing the application must provide the competent authority with detailed, written proof of an investigation as required by section 24(4)(b)(i) of the Act and motivation if no reasonable or feasible alternatives, as contemplated in sub-regulation 22(2)(h), exist. The EAP must attach such motivation as Appendix 4).
All alternatives will be assessed in the Impact Assessment Phase, as discussed in 2 (h) (i).
l) UNDERTAKING REGARDING CORRECTNESS OF INFORMATION
I Clayton Weatherall-Thomas herewith undertake that the information provided in the foregoing report is correct, and that the comments and input from stakeholders and Interested and Affected Parties has been correctly recorded in the report.
Signature of the EAP
m) UNDERTAKING REGARDING LEVEL OF AGREEMENT
I Clayton Weatherall-Thomas herewith undertake that the information provided in the foregoing report is correct, and that the level of agreement with Interested and Affected Parties has been correctly recorded and reported herin.
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Appendix A CV of EAP
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Appendix B Site Layout Plan
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Appendix C
Appendix
C1 Newspaper Advert
C2 Site Poster
C3 Background Information Document
C4 Register of Interested & Affected Parties
C5 Minutes of Meetings
C6 Correspondence various I&APs
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Appendix C1 Newspaper advert
The Herald 27 May 2019
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Appendix C4 Register of Interested and Affected Parties
Interested & Affected Party Tel. no. Alt no. Fax E-mail address Address
List the names of persons consulted in this column, and Mark with an X where those who must be consulted were in fact consulted.
AFFECTED PARTIES Landowner CDC: Graham Taylor x 041 403 0400 083 228 3055 [email protected] CDC: Andrea Shirley x 041 403 0400 082 657 4648 [email protected] CDC ECO: Habitat Link: Christelle du Plessis x 074 158 5583 [email protected] Lawful occupier/s of the land
PPC: Johan Coetzee x [email protected]
PPC: Robin.Daniels x [email protected] [email protected]
Mandela Bay Sand & Stone: Desmond Eales x a
Dove Mining Services: Gavin Eales x [email protected] [email protected]
Sunshine Quarries: Desmond Eales x a
Kate Crews x 041 360 9682 082 560 0113 [email protected] See Coega SEZ Tenant List x Landowners or lawful occupiers on adjacent properties See Coega SEZ Tenant List x
Municipal councillor 17 Kalushe Street, [email protected] Motherwell, PE,
Ward 53: Ms. Nomazulu Mthi x 073 430 5967 m 6221 Municipaliy: NMBM [email protected].
Municipal Manager: Johann Mettler x za
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Interested & Affected Party Tel. no. Alt no. Fax E-mail address Address [email protected].
NMBM: Environmental Management: Godfrey Murrel x za [email protected]
NMBM: Environmental Management: George Branford x 082 522 0298 ov.za [email protected] NMBM: Director Strategic Planning: Schalk Potgieter
x .za NMBM: Public Health: Air Pollution/Noise Control: Kobus [email protected]
Slabbert x 041 506 5210 079 4900 358 v.za
Organs of state (Responsible for infrastructure that may be affected Roads Department, Eskom, Telkom, DWA)
Other Affected Parties ECPRHA: Sello Mokhanya x 072 017 0072 [email protected]
ECPTA: Shane October x [email protected]
DMR:Health & Safety: Terence Doyle x [email protected] [email protected] thembani.nyokana@dr
DRDAR: District Director: Thembani Nyokana x 083 265 3115 v.za dar.gov.za [email protected]
DEDEAT: Dayalan Govender x v.za
DWS: Marisa Bloem x 041 501 0717 [email protected]
DRPW: Peter Lotter x 041 403 6034 083 397 6792 [email protected]
DAFF: Thabo Nokoyo x 083 654 1177 [email protected] Interested Parties See Coega ELC List x
CEN: Belinda Clark x 0727256400 [email protected]
Birdlife EC: Secretary: Anne Widdows x 082 599 2102 [email protected] [email protected]
SANParks: Cloverley Lawrence x c.za
East London Museum: Phil Wittington x 043 743 0686 [email protected]
Dr Paul Martin x 073 252 4111 [email protected]
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Titl First Last Organisati Physical Postal Cod Telepho Capacity Town email Fax e Name Name on Address Address e ne Collegiate House, Cnr of Belmont 041- Govende Regional Terrace & Pvt Bag Greenacr 605 [email protected] 041- Mr Dayalan DEDEAT 508586
r Manager Castle Hill, X5001 es 7 .za 5085811 5 opposite the Law Courts in Central Collegiate House, Cnr of Belmont Asst. 041- Terrace & Pvt Bag Greenacr 605 041-
Mr Andries Struwig Director: DEDEAT [email protected] 508586 Castle Hill, X5001 es 7 5085840 IEM 5 opposite the Law Courts in Central Provincial 043-
Mr Lyndon Mardon Air Quality DEDEAT Bisho [email protected] 6057128 Officer Coastal East Pier DEA: Baijnath- Pollution Building, East PO Box Cape 800 021-
Mrs Nitasha Ocean & [email protected] Pillay Manageme Pier Road, V&A 52126 Town 2 8192409 Coast nt Division Waterfront Coastal East Pier DEA: Pollution Building, East PO Box Cape 800 021-
Mr Reuben Molale Ocean & [email protected] Manageme Pier Road, V&A 52126 Town 2 8192493 Coast nt Division Waterfront Deputy Director: Fedsure Forum Strategic 012- Building, 315 000 086-
Mr Wayne Hector Infrastructur DEA Pvt Bag X447 Pretoria [email protected] 320753 Pretorius 1 1112468 e 9 Street, PTA Developme nt Environmen Fedsure Forum 012- tal Impact Building, 315 000 012-
Mrs Pumeza Skepe DEA Pvt Bag X447 Pretoria [email protected] 320753 Manageme Pretorius 1 3999374 9 nt Street, PTA
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Coega Business Environmen 041- Centre, Cnr Pvt Bag Port 600 041-
Mrs Andrea Shirley tal Project CDC [email protected] 403040 Alcyon & X6009 Elizabeth 0 4030400 Manager 1 Zibuko Str, Coega IDZ Coega Business Spatial 041- Centre, Cnr Pvt Bag Port 600 041-
Mr Graham Taylor Developme CDC [email protected] 403040 Alcyon & X6009 Elizabeth 0 4030400 nt Manager 1 Zibuko Str, Coega IDZ Port Admin Environmen Building, PO Box Bluewater 621 041- Ms Renee de Klerk TCP [email protected] tal Manager Neptune Road, 612054 Bay 2 5078657 Port of Ngqura Port Admin SHE Building, PO Box Bluewater 621 041-
Mr Mpatisi Pantsi TNPA [email protected] Manager Neptune Road, 612054 Bay 2 5078449 Port of Ngqura Port Admin 041- Mandilak Environmen Building, PO Box Bluewater 621 mandilakhe.mdodana@transn 041- Mr Mdodana TNPA 507823
he tal Manager Neptune Road, 612054 Bay 2 et.net 5078448 2 Port of Ngqura 13th Floor, 041- Environmen Brister House, Port 600 [email protected] 041- Mr Godfrey Murrel NMBM PO Box 11 505449
tal Manager Govan Mbeki Elizabeth 0 a 5065464 1 Ave, PE 13th Floor, [email protected] 041- Environmen Brister House, Port 600 a; 041- Ms Rosa Blaauw NMBM PO Box 11 505449 tal Manager Govan Mbeki Elizabeth 0 [email protected] 5065206 1
Ave, PE a (cc) [email protected]. NMBM: Air 13th Floor, za; Air Pollution 041- Pollution & Brister House, Port 600 [email protected]. 041-506 Mr Patrick Nodwele & Noise PO Box 11 585726 Noise Govan Mbeki Elizabeth 0 za; 5216 Control 1 Control Ave, PE [email protected] ov.za 11th Floor Water Starport 041- Mmachak Quality Pvt Bag Port 600 041-
Ms Thandi DWS Building, 140 [email protected] 586421 a Manageme X6041 Elizabeth 0 5010704 Govan Mbeki 0 nt Ave
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11th Floor Water Starport 041- Quality Pvt Bag Port 600 083-
Ms Ncumisa Mnotoza DWS Building, 140 [email protected] 586421 Manageme X6041 Elizabeth 0 9533057 Govan Mbeki 0 nt Ave Pier 14, 3rd ASD: 086- Floor, 444 Pvt Bag Port 600 041-
Mr Vusi Kubheka Mineral DMR [email protected] 459165 Govan Mbeki X6076 Elizabeth 0 4036600 Regulation 3 Ave, PE Executive 146 Lunnon 012-366
Ms Bongi Stofile Manager: SAMSA Road, Hillcrest, [email protected] 2600 Operations 0183
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ZONE 1: Logistics Cluster 11. DSV 59 Amatye Road EXT
Zone 1 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ 041 517 BRANCH DANIE GERBER MANAGER 1182 [email protected] 041 517
LORNA PRINCE PA TO DANIE 1182 [email protected] 041 517 PRUNELLA
MGCOKOCA RECEPTIONIST 1182 [email protected]
12. DIGISTICS Suez Road EXT
Coega IDZ NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Zone 1 041 405
Port Elizabeth BRETT WILLIAMS DC MANAGER 0300 [email protected] 041 405 078 893
JACKSON TUTU MANAGER 0300 9690 [email protected] 011 663
KEN SCOTT DIRECTOR 3417 [email protected] RECEPTIONIST AND FINANCE 041 405
TANYA BEKKER ADMINISTRATOR 0300 [email protected]
13. FAMOUS BRANDS 13 Intsimbi Road EXT Zone 3 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ GUTHRIE MANAGING 041 492 072 592
Port Elizabeth ROBERTSON EXECUTIVE 0220 6299 [email protected] OPERATIONS 041 492 060 988
ARNOLD BARNARD MANAGER 0203 4114 [email protected] REC& LOG 041 492 082 333
GLORIA JANUARY ADMINISTRATOR 0222 2069 [email protected] 041 461
LEISLE ROSS RECEPTIONIST 1366 [email protected]
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14. GMSA 62 Umlambo Street EXT Zone 1 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ PDC Port Elizabeth WAREHOUSE 041 407
BETH HURR MANAGER 0200 [email protected] 041 407
HEIDI HARMSE PA 0212 [email protected] FINANCIAL CO- 041 407
HAYDIN HANNIE ORDINATOR 0248 [email protected] 011 806
BRIAN LEE OLSON VICE PRESIDENT 4718 [email protected] LLEWELLYN VAN GENERAL 041 407
ANTWERPEN MANAGER 0213 [email protected]
15. PE COLD STORAGE Corner of EXT
Bridgewater Street NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL and Alcyon Road GENERAL 041 405 082 800
Zone 1 CRAIG VAUGHAN MANAGER 0800 8878 [email protected] Coega IDZ GEORGE 041 581 082 771
Port Elizabeth EFSTRAPIOU CEO 0907 9351 [email protected] FINANCIAL 041 405
ABRAHAM MARAIS MANAGER 0800 [email protected]
16. APM TERMINALS 129 Amatye Street EXT Coega IDZ NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Zone 1 041 486 083 794
Port Elizabeth PIETER ALLERS 3021 0262 [email protected] MONIQUE FINANCE AND 041 816
OOSTHUIZEN ADMIN CLARK 3609 [email protected] 083 799
MARINUS SCHOEMAN EMI MANAGER 6644 [email protected]
17. VECTOR LOGISTICS Amatye Road, NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ Zone1, 082 326 Port Elizabeth JURIE SCHOEMAN 0816
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SONIA GUNN MANAGER 1502 5416 [email protected] RUDO OPERATIONS 041 402 STOLTENKAMP MANAGER 1500 REGIONAL 041 402 084 506
INA BOTHA MANAGER 1501 0642 [email protected]
18. ID LOGISTICS Portion of Erf NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL 233,Coega IDZ ALLISTAIR 041 101 072 903
Zone 1,South STALLENBERG DC MANAGER 0915 8270 [email protected] Corner of Amatye ADMINISTRATION 041 101 [email protected] and Ocean View COOLLEN GRIFFITH MANAGER 0928 South Africa
19. NATIONAL SHIP CHANDLERS 29 Kiel Street Coega IDZ NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL GEORGE 041 484 Zone 1 Port Elizabeth CHARALAMBOUS 7633 [email protected] BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 031 205 082 802 South Africa ADRO STYLIANOU MANAGER 4221 9108 [email protected] ZONE 2: Automotive Cluster 20. ZACPACK/CFR Zacpak 87 Nurburgring ROAD NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL DEPOT 041 405 083 790
Zone 2 Coega IDZ RIAZ ISMAIL MANAGER 0600 8174 [email protected] Port ELIZABETH 6100 21. FAW 30 Nurburgring EXT Street NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ DEPUTY 087 700 +86 188 LIU SHIJIE DIRECTOR 8006 639 00115 [email protected]
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Zone 2 ADMIN 087 702 074 663
Port Elizabeth HAIYANG YAO MANAGER 0558 8388 [email protected] ASSISTANT TO CEO AND PLANT 087 700
NADINE FORLEE MANAGER 2949 [email protected] 087 700
ASHLEY MAIN HR GENERALIST 2949 [email protected] 087 700 RECEPTION RECEPTION 2963 ZONE 3: General Industries Cluster 22. DYNAMIC COMMODITIES 13 Intsimbi Road EXT Zone 3 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ 041 405 082 873
Port Elizabeth ADRIAN VARDY CEO 9888 2214 [email protected] 041 405 082 495
MARC LATER DIRECTOR 9888 7796 [email protected] 041 405 078 035
TILLA DU MONT PA 9888 8884 [email protected] OPERATIONS 041 405 082 040
MURRAY PRINCE MANAGER 9888 1903 [email protected] HUMAN 041 405 VINCENT REDDERING RESOURCES 9888
23. COEGA DAIRY 142 Cable Road EXT Zone 3 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ 041 405 082 372
VICTOR KORSTEN CEO 0000 7718 [email protected] JOHANN OPERATIONS 041 405 072 114
SCHLEBUSCH MANAGER 0000 3713 [email protected] HUMAN 041 405
YOLISWA MORRIS RESOURCES 0034 [email protected] FINANCIAL 041 405
CECILE KLEYN EXECUTIVE 0000 [email protected] MAINTENANCE 041 405
PIERRE RAUCH MANAGER 0008 [email protected] 041 405
THULISA MLMBISA RECEPTIONIST 0000 [email protected]
24. COEGA CONCENTRATE
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MARK HARRIS EXECUTIVE 4913 [email protected]
25. AIR PRODUCTS SA (PTY) LTD Bumba Road EXT Zone 3 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega Development PLANT Corporation SUPERVISOR- Coega IDZ COEGA ASU 016 986
Port Elizabeth VINCENT NTULI PLANT 8527 [email protected] SENIOR 016 986 082 774
ROBERT DUPISANI ENGINEER 8531 6874 [email protected] MARKETING 011 977
LAURYN KEEL ASSISTANT 6414 [email protected] MANAGING 011 570
MIKE HELLYAR DIRECTOR 5048 [email protected] FINANCIAL 011 570
KEITH FOSTER DIRECTOR 5102 [email protected] NATIONAL SALES MANAGER - 011 977
SACHIN KULKARNI BULK 6430 [email protected] AREA SALES 041 402 082 783
PIERRE FOURIE MANAGER 9920 2456 [email protected]
26. DCD WIND TOWERS Cable Road Zone 3 EXT Coega IDZ NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL FINANCIAL 041 405 083 493
ALTA-MARIE GREBE MANAGER 0206 5832 [email protected] HUMAN NATASHA VAN DE RESOURCES 041 405 WALT MANAGER 0203 MARKETING 078 914 HENK SCHOEMAN MANAGER 2709 [email protected]
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DERK ELF DIRECTOR 5650 [email protected]
27. AFROX 197 Hamile Afrox Road Coega IDZ Zone 3 Port Elizabeth NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL South Africa PROJECT MANAGER- SATISH PROJECT 011 456 082 573
BHUGWATHYPERSAD EXECUTION 3794 1492 [email protected] 6210 THOMAS 073 697
WINDELBAND ENGINEER 5186 [email protected] GENERAL AND REGIONAL 011 456 082 493
RENE NAIDU MANAGER 3794 4159 [email protected] 082 446
WILLIAM DAVY CIVIL WORKS 7656 [email protected] 041 405 084 200
VAL MILLEN RECEPTIONIST 4212 0751 [email protected] PLANT 079 521 JEFFREY METH MANAGER 7411 [email protected] SENIOR ACCOUNT 041 405 076 791
PIENAAR ALLERS MANAGER 4218 1984 [email protected] PLANT 041 405 071 453
WONDER MAZENGE ENGINEER 9644 8503 [email protected]
28. HIMOIN SA A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 MANAGING 081 485 Coega IDZ - Port MARTIN FOSTER DIRECTOR 5679 [email protected] Elizabeth, 6100 South Africa
29. ENEL GREEN POWER A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNTATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 010 344 Coega IDZ - Port Mapokgole Johannes 0200 ([email protected]) Elizabeth, 6100 South Africa
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TARRYN SHINN MANAGER 0140 8579 [email protected] PORT ELIZABETH 041 405 082 887
SOUTH AFRICA 6000 HERBERT BALL 0140 3635 [email protected]
31. AMBASAAM A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 083 262 Coega IDZ - Port PHILIP MORKEL 7226 [email protected] Elizabeth, 6100 CHIEF South Africa OPERATIONS 041 405 082 857
DANIE VOIGT OFFICER 0131 2962 [email protected]
32. FINECORP TRADING A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 084 968 Coega IDZ - Port STANLEY POTGIETER 0164 [email protected] Elizabeth, 6100 South Africa 33. CEREBOS (MULTI-USER) A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 MANAGING 041 403 082 654 Coega IDZ - Port JOHN DRINKWATER DIRECTOR 6700 9507 [email protected] Elizabeth, 6100 South Africa 34. Ocean Legacy Marine Engineering (OLME) A6 Multi User NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Facility, Zone 3 041 586 083 413 Coega IDZ - Port CHARLES LUMSDEN MANAGEMENT 1400 4002 [email protected] Elizabeth, 6100 South Africa ZONE 4: Training & Academic
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Coega IDZ HENNIE VAN STADEN EXECUTIVE 7132 [email protected] OPERATIONS 041 409
LLEWELLYN DRIVER EXECUTIVE 7135 [email protected] 041 409
MICHELLE JOUBERT PA 7141 [email protected] OPERATIONS - TAMLYNN ANNE REGIONAL TEAM 041 409 082 797
FERREIRA LEADER 7143 6146 [email protected] DAVID PIERRE- 011 529 082 606
EUGENE DIRECTOR 2231 1335 [email protected] NATASHA JANSEN 011 529
VAN RENSBURG DAVID'S PA 2420 [email protected]
36. WNS BPO Building, NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Corner of Zibuko FACILITIES 021 819 Street and Laleyon CLARESSITA RAMOO MANAGER 6455 0793830423 [email protected] Road GENERAL Zone 4 BRIAN WINDSOR MANAGER 0741220665 [email protected] Coega IDZ
ZONE 5: Metalurgical Cluster
37. BOSUN BRICK Corner Neptune EXT
Drive and MR 435 NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ GENERAL 041 405
Port Elizabeth NICK MARIOTT MANAGER 0100 [email protected] ASHWIN 041 405 082 517
LANGEVELDT HR MANAGER 0100 8240 [email protected] KOLISWA 041 405 071 922
LUMKWANA RECEPTIONIST 0100 2013 [email protected]
38. SANITECH ERF 318, ALUMINA EXT
ROAD NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL
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ZONE 5, PORT BRANCH 041 453 082 943 ELIZABETH JAN DU PREEZ MANAGER 8996 3279 [email protected] SOUTH AFRICA 6000 39. KE NAKO
CONCRETE R102 - Zone 5 EXT NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ MANAGING 041 405 082 390 JEROME PERILS DIRECTOR 0151 7639 [email protected] Port Elizabeth 6100 ZONE 6&11: Ferrous Metals
Cluster 40. AGNI STEELS SA Corner of Furnace EXT Close and Ring Road NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Coega IDZ 041 450
Zone 6 KURT WATKINS IR/HR MANAGER 1351 [email protected] Port Elizabeth 041 450 084 628
HASSAN KHAN DIRECTOR 1331 4499 [email protected] 041 450 082 805
SHARAZ KHAN DIRECTOR 1331 5965 [email protected] DHIROSHAN 041 450
MOODLEY DIRECTOR 1331 [email protected] ACCOUNTS 041 450
NORMA BOTHA ASSISTANT 1343 [email protected]
ZONE 7: Chemicals Cluster
41. CEREBOS Zone 7 EXT
Coega IDZ NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL Haugham Park MANAGING 041 403 082 654
JOHN DRINKWATER DIRECTOR 6700 9507 [email protected] SIPHOKAZI DANDALA- COMPLIANCE 041 403 083 421
MADOKWE MANAGER 6700 2693 [email protected] 041 403
AZOLA MQOLA RECEPTIONIST 6700 [email protected] FINANCIAL 041 403 082 874
KEITH LISTON DIRECTOR 6729 7488 [email protected]
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AYANDA BANZANA HR MANAGER 6700 073 382 026 [email protected]
42. LENSION SA Road F, Zone 7, EXT Cboega IDZ, PORT NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION NO CELL EMAIL ELIZABETH SOUTH 078 803 AFRICA 6001 VINO 2679 [email protected]
ZONE 13: Energy Cluster 43. DEDISA PEAKING POWER Dedisa Peaking NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL Power FACILITY 041 405 076 810 Coega IDZ Zone 13 JAMES CLASSEN MANAGER 0511 9090 [email protected] Port Elizabeth OFFICE 041 405 063 682
MAGRIET LOMBARD ADMINISTRATOR 0501 2367 [email protected]
44. ELECTRAWINDS TITLE NAME & SURNAME DESIGNATION EXT CELL EMAIL 011 135 083 400
MR TREVOR D'OLIVEIRA DIRECTOR 3500 3939 [email protected] 0
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Appendix C6 Correspondence with Interested and Affected Parties
LANDOWNER NOTIFICATION
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BID NOTIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES AND LANDOWNER
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CORRESPONDENCE WITH I&APS
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Draft Scoping Report, Mining Right Application by Coega Mining Ltd (Ref: EC 30/5/1/2/2/10049MR)
Comments: Dr P.A. Whittington
10. Page 34, under heading Geohydrology: the third sentence, beginning “This aquifer” requires re-writing. 11. A key/legend needs to be given to some of the flora/fauna species lists. For instance, what is the relevance of “(d)” in the floral lists and “Ra” in Table 7? 12. A lot of supposition is being made with species that may be present in the application area that have been or could be recorded in the relevant quarter degree square. Specialist studies are required in the actual application area to ascertain exactly what is there. This is a basic necessity for floral, faunal and heritage aspects. 13. It is pointless putting Table 11 in the document before the explanatory sections currently starting on page 65. The explanation of the figures used for extent, duration, probability and intensity and the details of how significance is calculated are necessary before one can interpret the information in Table 11. 14. The headings for Table 11 need to be carried to each separate page on which the table appears. One doesn’t want to have to keep going back to the top to be reminded what each column represents. 15. On page 57, it is stated that impacts of site preparation will result in loss of species of conservation concern (SCC) and their habitat. However, Table 11 (row 14) states that no floral SCCs occur on site. This would seem to be a contradiction. Is there expected to be a loss of faunal SCCs and their habitat only? This needs clarification. 16. I am somewhat bewildered by the fact that the Department of Mineral Resources should be the competent authority for this application. Surely DEDEAT or DEA would be more appropriate? 17. Table 14 talks of prohibiting hunting and collecting. These must be prevented, not just prohibited. Enforcement of the regulations and of the mitigatory procedures must be carried out. 18. The Minter et al. reference is in the wrong place. It should follow the DEDEAT reference. The first reference in the list should be Albertyn, which comes before Animal. You cannot use the same citation for more than one reference, e.g. ADU (2017) cannot be used for four different references. They should be cited as ADU (2017a), ADU (2017b), etc.
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