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APPENDIX D: LIST OF INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES (I&APS) Pre-Identified List of Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) Environmental Assessment for Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 7028 and 7029, Witvlei Settlement in the Omaheke Region

Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Department of Environmental Affairs)

1. Mr. Teofillus Nghitila Executive Director

2. Dr. Fredrick Sikabongo Deputy Environmental Commissioner

Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd

Senior Manager 3. Mr. Robert Middleton

Ministry of Land and Reform

4. Ms. Esther Kaapanda Executive Director (Acting)

5. Secretary to Executive Director

Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry

6. Mr. Percy Misika Executive Director

7. Mr John Hailwa Directorate of Forestry - Director

Ministry of Works and Transport

8. Mr Willem Goeiemann Executive Director

9. Ms. Monica A. Uupindi Personal Assistant to Executive Director

Ministry of Urban and Rural Development

10. Mr N. Daniel Executive Director

11. Ms. Rosalia Ruben Secretary to Executive Director

Ministry of Health and Social Services

12. Mr. Ben Nangombe Executive Director

13. Ms. Petty Tjaimba Personal Assistant to the Executive Director

Ministry of Mines and Energy

14. Mr Simeon Negumbo Executive Director

Roads Authority

15. Mr C. M. Lutombi Chief Executive Officer

Senior Specialist Road Legislation, Advice & Compliance NP&C 16. Mr E. de Paauw

Omaheke Regional Council

Honourable Festus T. 17. Regional Governor Ueitele

18. Hon. Raphael Mokaleng Regional Councilor

19. Ms. Naomi Kaapama Control Administrative Officer

Ms. Maria Chief Regional Officer 20. Vaendwanawa

Witvlei Village Council

21. Mr. Hendrik Muisoor Chief Executive Officer

Owners / Occupiers of Land and Neighbouring Property Owners

22. Mr. Joel Shafashike GCT (Namibia) PTY Ltd

Abraham Jan Albertus 23. Weshof – No. 585 Grobbel

24. Pack Beef Investments Okasewa – No. 103

Okasewa Ranch 25. Okasewa North – No. 121 Number Two

Christian Wilhelm 26. Otjiwarumendu – No. 119 Schullenbach/Pack

Losberg Farming (Pty) 27. Losberg – No. 105 Ltd

28. Wilfried Horsthemke Pomona - No. 214

29. Hans Joachim Ruckert Okatjirute West – No. 324

Georg Wilhelm August 30. Okatjirute (Ost) – No. 323 Von Kuhne

31. Coral Trading Cc Pack-Grunental – No. 1031

32. Michell Gammas Witvlei Village Council

33. Imelda Goras Witvlei (Location)

34. Jane’ Moolman Witvlei Service Station

35. Ronel Bezuidenhoudt Witvlei Service Station

36. Cycil Jantjies Witvlei Service Station

37. Given Taurob Witvlei Service Station

APPENDIX E: BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT (BID)

Physical Address: 122, Robert Mugabe, Windhoek Postal Address: PO Box 997154 Maerua Mall, Windhoek Telephone: +264 (0) 61 259 530 Fax2email: +264 (0) 886 560 836 Email: [email protected] Web: www.edsnamibia.com

Document Type: Background Information Document (BID)

Project Name: Environmental Assessment (EA) For Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) No. 7028 and 7029 near Witvlei Settlement in the Omaheke Region, Namibia

Environmental Assessment Practitioner: Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Proponent: Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd

Date: 06 September 2019

1 INTRODUCTION resource. Prospecting and exploration form part of the listed activities that may not be undertaken without an Environmental Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd (The Clearance Certificate (ECC). Thus, the EPL 7028 and 7029 are Proponent) has been granted with Exclusive Prospecting Licenses subjected to a Clearance Certificate to be issued by the Ministry of (EPLs) No. 7028 and 7029 by the Ministry of Mines and Energy Environment and Tourism (MET) upon submission of an (MME). The tenure of these licences is from 13 June 2018, as per Environmental Assessment Report (EAR) and draft Environmental agreement with the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The earth data of Management Plan (EMP). the covered area is prospective with regards to three groups of Under the Environmental Management Act (EMA) (2007) and its commodities, upon which detailed prospecting and exploration 2012 EIA Regulations, the proposed prospecting and exploration activities will be conducted. activities are listed activities that require an Environmental Clearance - Base Metals and Rare Metals (main target) Certificate (ECC) from the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) - Industrial Minerals of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET). The relevant

- Precious Metals listed activities as per EIA regulations are:

The tenements are situated near Witvlei Settlement in the Omaheke • 3.1 The construction of facilities for any process or activities Region, covering a combined total area of 39,008.2746 Ha. The which requires a license, right of other forms of authorization, covered area is located within the Kalahari Copperbelt, 55 km west and the renewal of a license, right or other form of of Gobabis. The locality map is shown under Figure 1. Occurrences of authorization, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting and copper mineralization in the area have been explored since the Mining Act, 1992).

1970s, re-activated in the 1980s, but then ceased due to low prices • 3.2 other forms of mining or extraction of any natural for copper ore on the world market. Aloe Investments Two Hundred resources whether regulated by law or not. and Thirty-Seven (Pty) plans to conduct prospecting and exploration • 3.3 Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and activities leading to the estimation and delineation of the target related activities.

Consequently, Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) 2 PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT Ltd appointed Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd, an independent The purpose of this document is to provide background information team of Environmental Consultants to conduct the required EA to interested and affected parties (I&APs) of the project, thus process and submit the ECC application to the Environmental providing an opportunity for them (I&APs) to receive information, Commissioner on their behalf. comment and raise issues regarding the environmental authorization process.

3 I&AP’S/ STAKEHOLDERS

Communities, neighbors, government representatives, community leaders, churches, non-governmental organizations are being invited to participate in the EA Public Participation process by means of published advertisements, notices and written correspondence.

Figure 1: Location of the EPL no. 7028 and 7029 near Witvlei settlement, in the Omaheke Region

4 NEED AND DESIRABILTY OF THE ACTIVITY well as the results of the past exploration activities. Based on technical report which covered literature review of all available Mining has been the backbone of the Namibian economy for geological data sets pertaining to previous exploration activities in decades. Participation of local communities in mining and the surroundings area, EPL 7028 and 7029 have a potential to host exploration sector does not only create employment and increase stratabound copper-silver mineralization. The objective of the revenue, but also contribute to the GDP of the country, which can planned prospecting and exploration is to delineate the mineral help achieve a balance between the creation and distribution of (copper) deposits and determine whether the deposits are wealth. Additionally, mining forms the core of some of Namibia’s economically viable mining resources. The scoping process will development plans, namely: National Development Plan 5 (NDP5) identify sensitive environmental features that might be affected by and Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP). These plans are benchmarks the proposed prospecting and exploration activities. The level and on the ideals of Vision 2030. Successful exploration work can lead to magnitude of planned exploration work is not clear at this stage. mining activities on the two EPLs, 7028 and 7029 that would feed into However, both invasive and non-invasive exploration activities are the mentioned development plans. expected to take place upon issuance of an environmental clearance certificate. Non-invasive activities include geological field mapping,

5 PROJECT DESCRIPTION geophysical survey work, airborne and ground based surveys. Invasive activities involve soil and rock sampling, trenching and The prospecting and exploration activities entail the following three drilling. mineral commodity groups: (i) Base and rare metals, (ii) industrial 5.1 Accessibility minerals, and (iii) precious metals. Base metal (i.e. copper) is the main target for the planned exploration work. The selection of the The Witvlei Property is situated about 150 km east of Windhoek via potential mineralization model and exploration targets has been B6 Motorway and just about 3.3 km from the village of Witvlei which specially selected based on the regional and likely local geology as is a small village with one school, one clinic, one petrol station (Figure

1) and a police station. Windhoek is the social, economic, political, 5.3 Infrastructure and cultural centre of the country. Most of the commercial industry, The EPL 7028 and 7029 are situated in a desirable location when it governmental offices, and educational institutions are comes to infrastructure due to the proximity to Windhoek, the capital headquartered in Windhoek. To the east of Witvlei and about 52 km city. There is direct access by roads to Licenses, railway, and on B6 Motorway is the regional capital of the Omaheke Region, commercial ports. The B6 motorway which form part of the Trans- Gobabis. This a small town and is best known as cattle country. Kalahari Corridor runs next to EPL 7028 and EPL 7029. The Windhoek 5.2 Water Supply Hosea Kutako International Airport is between 80 km of both EPL 7028 and EPL 7029. Moreover, the rail service in Namibia is provided Water required for exploration activities will be obtained from by TransNamib. This railway system of tracks runs through EPL 7029 existing boreholes, or from approved water sources, through water and the station is located in Windhoek with connections to other abstraction permits. In accordance with the Water Resources locations. Electricity is supplied by Namibia Power Corporation Management Act, 2004, (Act No. 24 of 2004) and in view of the arid (NamPower). Communication from the EPLs is accomplished via nature of the Namibian environment, the disposal of wastewater as mobile phone, radio, satellite phone or over the internet using a well as all other type of waste is strictly controlled. In most cases and satellite/mobile network. in particular wastewater is disposed of in evaporation ponds because no effluent may be discharged into the ephemeral, dry river beds in the interior of Namibia. The reclamation, re-use and recycling of waste is encouraged whenever an industry applies for a waste water disposal permit.

6 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT • Inform Interested and Affected Parties (I&APs) and relevant authorities about the mining activities and to provide them This EA process is conducted according to the provisions laid out in with a reasonable opportunity to participate during the EA the Environmental Management Act (No 7 of 2007) and its’ process. Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (2012). The primary objective of the EA will be to identify potential negative impacts that • Assess the significance of issues and concerns raised. may be associated with the proposed activity, assess them and • Compile a report addressing all identified issues and recommend practical and effective mitigation measures that will be potential impacts related to various aspects of the activity. implemented by Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty Seven • Compile an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) which (Pty) Ltd and their contractor(s) to minimize these impacts, if they includes impact mitigation measures. cannot be avoided altogether, while maximizing positive impacts. The

EA process serves primarily to inform the public and relevant authorities about the proposed project and to determine any impacts. The project duration is 4 months.

The main objectives of this EA are to:

• Comply with Namibia’s Environmental Management Act (2007) and its EIA regulations (2012). We are here • Identify potential impacts associated with the proposed Activity.

6.1 Environmental and Social Baseline 6.1.2 Physiography and Local Geology

The proposed prospecting and exploration activities will be The EPLs are in the region of the Khomas Hochland Plateau undertaken in a specific environmental and social conditions. The characterized by a rolling hill in the west with many summit heights summary of selected environmental and social baseline information reflecting old land surfaces, and falling off to the east as it approaches pertaining to the exploration area is given below. the Kalahari Desert. The Witvlei area is relatively flat with elevation ranges from 1480 to 1526 metres AMSL. Vegetation on the Witvlei 6.1.1 Climate and Vegetation area within which EPLs are found comprises the Camelthorn Savanna, The average annual precipitation in Windhoek and the surrounding an area of grassland with an upper layer of large shrubs and/or trees areas is 360 mm. The central plateau, which has an average elevation which are dominantly Camelthorn. Geologically, the Witvlei-Gobabis of approximately 1,600 metres above mean sea level (“AMSL”), has area has preserved Witvlei Group consisting of a mixed coarse- to temperature ranges from 6 to 20 degrees Celsius in July, to 17 to 29 fine-grained siliciclastic and carbonate strata deposited in deep to degrees Celsius in January. The location of the EPLs in the eastern shallow marine, and locally non-marine, settings along the post-rift part of Khomas Region means that seasonal rainfall begins slightly continental margin of the Kalahari Craton prior to the onset of earlier but is of roughly the same magnitude as that recorded for foreland basin sedimentation recorded by the overlying terminal Windhoek. In general, for exploration stage projects, certain field Neoproterozoic–Cambrian Nama Group. No direct age constrains activities can be carried out year-round; however, movement of exist for the Witvlei Group, but it post-dates ca. 800 Ma rift-related heavy equipment such as drill rigs is problematic during the rainy rocks and pre-dates the ca. 548 Ma base of the Nama Group, thereby season due to deteriorated road conditions. Drilling is typically placing it as Cryogenian to Ediacaran in age suspended during the rainy season from December through to March 6.2 Potential Impacts or April. The following potential impacts have been identified so far for the

surrounding towns, settlements and property:

Positive: The potential impacts listed above were pre-identified. More potential impacts will be identified as the EA process progresses i.e. • Creation of jobs to the locals. upon site visit and consultation with the public. All impacts and public • Helps boost local economic growth. concerns/comments will be incorporated and addressed in the • Open up other investment opportunities. Environmental Assessment Report.

• Contribution to regional economic development.

Negative: 6.3 Public Consultation

• Generation of dust from the prospecting and exploration Public consultation is an important part of EA process. During the activities and access gravel road. consultation process, interested or affected members of the public are given an opportunity to find out more about the activity and raise • Possible destruction of faunal habitats as well as removal of any issues or concerns pertaining to the environmental assessment. vegetation that may be encountered within the target areas. To comment or receive further information on the project, please • Visual impact (scars) on landscape that will, because of low register with Excel Dynamic Solutions (Pty) Ltd (contact details below) rainfall, remain so for a very long time if not rehabilitated. as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP). • Potential health and safety risks associated with mishandling All registered I&APs will be kept informed throughout the various of handheld mining equipment. stages of the project and will be provided the opportunity to • Environmental pollution. comment on the Scoping Report.

I hereby wish to register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP) for the

EPL 7028 & 7029 EA process Contact: Mr. Kai Kleingunther Tel: +264 61 259 530 Name: Fax: +264 886 560 836 Email: [email protected] ______

______Public meeting details Organization: Date: 25 September 2019 ______

Venue: To be communicated to registered I&APs ______

Time: 11:00 Postal address: ______

______

Email: ______

Phone #: ______

Fax #: ______

My initial comments, issues or concerns are:

______Organization: ______Email: ______Phone #: ______

______Fax #: ______Please return details to: Mr. Kai Kleingunther ______P O Box 997154, Maerua Mall, Windhoek ______

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Other individuals, stakeholders, organizations or entities that should be registered are:

Name: ______

10 APPENDIX F: NEWSPAPER ADVERTS (THE NAMIBIAN AND NEW ERA) Newspaper Adverts (The Namibian and New Era) notifying the public about the Environmental Assesment Process

APPENDIX G: MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC MEETING (EPL 7028 & 7029) Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7028 &7029

Public Meeting Minutes

Date: 02 October 2019

Locality: Haodadi Community Hall, Omataura, Witvlei, Omaheke Region

Methodology:

The visited public members were given an opportunity to give their comments and concerns on the proposed exploration project. These concerns and comments were noted down and are presented in the table below:

No. Name of person Organization Comment/issue Name of person Response commented responded Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7028 &7029 1 H. Muisoor CEO: Witvlei Village The settlement is faced with water N. Tjelos as the EAP Noted. At this stage the Council challenges. Where will the exploration team exploring company has

get their water from? indicated that only RC

drilling will be employed.

No water is required for

RC drilling. However, should it come to light

that diamond drilling would be required; the

exploring company will be advised to consider

carting (transporting)

water from sources with

sufficient supply or from

elsewhere outside the

exploration area. We will

also address the water

scarcity issue in the

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environmental scoping report.

Exploration crew will be Where will the exploration crew be housed? N. Tjelos as the EAP accommodated in

Witvlei or Dordabis Settlement or any

nearby available place i.e. farms. Exploration

will take place during the day time only and staff will be commuting to exploration site from the

accommodation

town/place.

There were previous exploration teams that N. Tjelos as the EAP Point noted. never delivered on their promises

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2 S. Gawases Witvlei resident Will the project help support community N. Tjelos as the EAP Questioned is noted. members in need of housing, build schools or Community support will

support existing service provision entities? be emphasized in the

Scoping Report.

Exploration team should consider community N. Tjelos as the EAP services providers instead of sourcing goods Noted. from other towns and regions, especially if

they are available in Witvlei

Project welcomed because unemployment is N. Tjelos as the EAP Noted. high

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3 V. Van Wyk Resident My concern is that companies come with their N. Tjelos as the EAP Concern is noted. The own employees instead of considering issue of local community members participation in the project will be addressed and emphasized in the scoping report. Where the required skills are available locally, priority should be given to local workers.

4 M. Jourbert Resident/ former Damaging of roads, fences and other N. Tjelos as the EAP Noted. Mitigation exploration project properties especially those belonging to measures will be manager farmers addressed in the environmental scoping report and incorporate it in the environmental management plan (EMP

5 V. Horaes Literacy Promoter Consultants must come back to us once the N. Tjelos as the EAP Another meeting will be study is completed organized by the consultant through the Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7028 &7029

office of the CEO of the Witvlei Village Council for updating the public on assessment findings and the way forward.

6 A. OaiB Resident Drilling activities can be noisy. What N. Tjelos as the EAP Mitigation measures will measures will be taken to ensure there is no be addressed in the noise disturbance to the community environmental scoping report and incorporate it in the environmental management plan (EMP)

7 M. Soreseb Witvlei resident How long is the project going to take? N. Tjelos as the EAP According to the information provided by the exploring firm, the ground geophysical survey program may last several months and will be done in stages on different parts of the property (EPL 7028 and Aloe Investments Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven (Pty) Ltd EA: EPL 7028 &7029

7029) depending on prospecting results. RC drilling is anticipated to last 3-4 months on each of the two licences, EPL 7028 and 7029. A two- year exploration program is envisaged.

8 M. Joubert Resident/ former There has been exploration work in the past N. Tjelos as the EAP Noted. We will definitely exploration project which most farmers are familiar with. I am appreciate your support manager willing to assist with reaching out to farmers. and your knowledge

Remark: Many of the public members were in support of the Environmental Assessment being conducted prior to exploration because the community is in search for economic opportunities.

APPENDIX H: PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE REGISTER