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Eia Report for Public Review EIA REPORT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW ELOFF MINING COMPANY (PTY) LTD PROPOSED ELOFF PHASE 3 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NEAR DELMAS IN MPUMALANGA PROVINCE DMR REF: 30/5/1/2/3/2/1 (10169) EM DOCUMENT DETAILS EIMS REFERENCE: 1245 DOCUMENT TITLE: ELOFF PHASE 3 PROJECT: EIA REPORT DMR REFERENCE NUMBER: MP 30/5/1/2/3/2/1 (10169) EM DOCUMENT CONTROL NAME SIGNATURE DATE COMPILED: John von Mayer 2020/01/20 CHECKED: Liam Whitlow 2020/01/21 AUTHORIZED: Liam Whitlow 2020/02/10 REVISION AND AMENDMENTS REVISION DATE: REV # DESCRIPTION 2020/02/10 ORIGINAL DOCUMENT EIA Report for Public Review This document contains information proprietary to Environmental Impact Management Services (Pty) Ltd. and as such should be treated as confidential unless specifically identified as a public document by law. The document may not be copied, reproduced, or used for any manner without prior written consent from EIMS. Copyright is specifically reserved. Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 13 1.1 Report Structure ................................................................................................................................. 15 1.2 Details of the EAP ................................................................................................................................ 19 1.3 Expertise of the EAP ............................................................................................................................ 19 2 Description of the Property ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Surrounding Land Uses ....................................................................................................................... 22 2.2 Property Ownership ............................................................................................................................ 22 3 Description and Scope of the Proposed Project .......................................................................................... 25 3.1 Resource Details .................................................................................................................................. 27 3.2 Description of Activities to be Undertaken ......................................................................................... 29 4 Policy and Legislative Context ...................................................................................................................... 43 4.1 Applicable National Legislation ........................................................................................................... 47 4.2 Period for which Authorisation is Required ........................................................................................ 63 5 Need and Desirability of the Proposed Project ............................................................................................ 64 5.1 Coal as a Resource............................................................................................................................... 64 5.2 Eloff Phase 3 Project Benefits ............................................................................................................. 64 5.3 Food Security and Energy security ...................................................................................................... 65 5.4 Need and Desirability Analysis ............................................................................................................ 66 6 Project Alternatives ..................................................................................................................................... 84 6.1 Location Alternatives .......................................................................................................................... 84 6.2 Process Alternatives ............................................................................................................................ 86 6.3 Technology Alternatives ...................................................................................................................... 88 6.4 Activity Alternatives ............................................................................................................................ 88 6.5 No-Go Alternative ............................................................................................................................... 89 6.6 Alternative Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 90 7 Stakeholder Engagement ........................................................................................................................... 100 7.1 Legal Compliance .............................................................................................................................. 100 7.2 General Approach to Public Participation ......................................................................................... 101 7.3 Identification of Interested and Affected Parties.............................................................................. 101 7.4 Initial Notification of I&APs ............................................................................................................... 102 7.5 Availability of Scoping Report ........................................................................................................... 104 7.6 Notification of Availability of EIA Report .......................................................................................... 104 7.7 Public Meeting .................................................................................................................................. 105 7.8 Issues and ReSponses ........................................................................................................................ 105 8 Environmental Attributes and Baseline ..................................................................................................... 110 8.1 Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 110 8.2 Geology ............................................................................................................................................. 112 1245 ELOFF PHASE 3 PROJECT: EIA REPORT 1 8.3 Climate .............................................................................................................................................. 116 8.4 Soil and Land Capability .................................................................................................................... 117 8.5 Land Use ............................................................................................................................................ 121 8.6 Transportation, Infrastructure and Traffic ........................................................................................ 123 8.7 Demographics and Employment Statistics ........................................................................................ 124 8.8 Social ................................................................................................................................................. 125 8.9 Heritage And Fossil Resources .......................................................................................................... 128 8.10 Flora .................................................................................................................................................. 130 8.11 Fauna ................................................................................................................................................. 133 8.12 Hydrology (Surface Water) ................................................................................................................ 135 8.13 Catchment Hydrology ....................................................................................................................... 142 8.14 Wetlands ........................................................................................................................................... 143 8.15 Hydrogeology (Groundwater) ........................................................................................................... 146 8.16 Existing Infrastructure (Blasting and Vibration) ................................................................................ 149 8.17 Visual Resources................................................................................................................................ 151 8.18 Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 155 8.19 Air Quality ......................................................................................................................................... 158 8.20 Climate Change ................................................................................................................................. 166 9 Environmental Impact Assessment ............................................................................................................ 169 9.1 Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................................. 169 9.2 Identification of Impacts
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