PROPOSED RIVIERA TUNGSTEN PROJECT MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF PIKETBERG WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE DRAFT SCOPING REPORT REFERENCE NUMBER: WC 30/5/1/2/2/10110 MR JANUARY 2019 PREPARED FOR: PREPARED BY: Bongani Minerals (Pty) Ltd Greenmined Environmental Suite 2.1 On the Greens Unit MO1, No 36 AECI site Golf Village Baker Square, Paardevlei De Beers Avenue De Beers Avenue Somerset West Somerset West 7130 7130 Contact Person: Mr L Koster Contact Person: Ms C Fouche Tel: 060 785 2780 Tel: 021 851 2673 Cell: 083 265 7755 Cell: 082 811 8514 E-mail:
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[email protected] RIVIERA TUNGSTEN DRAFT SCOPING REPORT - JANUARY 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Applicant, Bongani Minerals (Pty) Ltd, applied for environmental authorisation to mine tungsten and molybdenum from a 531.4405 ha area that extends over Portion 1 of Farm 297 RD, Portion 6 (Remaining Extent) of the farm Namaquasfontein 76 RD, and Portion 21 of the farm Namaquasfontein 76 RD. Upon commencement, the proposed project will trigger listed activities in terms of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2014 (as amended 2017) and therefore requires an environmental impact assessment (EIA) that assess project specific environmental impacts and alternatives, consider public input, and propose mitigation measures in cooperation with specialists, to ultimately culminate in an environmental management programme that informs the competent authority (Department of Mineral Resources) when considering the environmental authorisation. This report, the Draft Scoping Report, forms part of the departmental requirements, and presents the first report of the EIA process.