SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT - FINAL VYGENHOEK PLATINUM PROJECT, MPUMALANAGA February 2021 Prepared for: Environmental Management Assistance (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 386 Sundra 2000 South Africa Envital Social and Environmental Consulting P.O. Box 2159, Westville, 3630 Tel: +27 72 259 8319
[email protected] www.envital.co.za EN2020009: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment: Vygenhoek Mine, Mpumalanga i This document should be cited as follows: Sanderson, D. (2020) Socio-economic Impact Assessment: Vygenhoek Mine, Mpumalanga. Envital Consulting, February 2021 __________________________ EN2020009: Socio-Economic Impact Assessment: Vygenhoek Mine, Mpumalanga ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Envital Consulting was appointed to undertake a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the development and operation of the Vygenhoek Platinum Mine in Mpumalanga (Proposed Project) by Nomamix (Pty) Ltd. The scope of the SIA was to determine the potential positive and negative impacts of the Proposed Project and alternatives on the local and regional socio-economic landscape. The study assessed the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts (in relation to other activities), and how this may affect the current and future socio-economic environment. The approach to the study included the collection of primary data in the form of focus groups and observational data from within the study area, and a review of secondary information sources, including other specialist studies, previous reports, and socio-economic statistics and research. The study was undertaken over a two-month period and included all comments for scoping phase public participation. The aim of the Proposed Project is to develop a greenfield platinum group metals ore extraction operation on the outskirts of the Eastern Limb of the Bushveld Complex.