- SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KYZYLORDA REGION, KAZAKHSTAN) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY Version B Prepared by: Ecoline Environmental Assessment Centre (Moscow, Russia) Director: Dr. Marina V. Khotuleva ___________________________ Tel/fax: +7 499 9783755 Mobile: +7 903 5792099 e-mail: [email protected] Prepared for: Hatch Engineering and Consulting (Hatch) JSC ShalkiyaZinc LTD © Ecoline EA Centre, 2015 All rights reserved. Any use of the full text or any part thereof requires acknowledgement of document as a source. SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KAZAKHSTAN). ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. NON- TECHNICAL SUMMARY ISSUE AND REVISION RECORD Version Date Author Reviewer/ Description approver A December Sean O'Beirne Marina First draft for Hatch 2015 Khotuleva, Ph.D. and JSC Tatiana Laperdina, Ph.D. ShalkiyaZinc LTD Marina Khotuleva, Ph.D comments Maia Gachechiladze- Bozhesku, Ph.D. Tatiana Strizhova, Ph.D. В June 2015 Sean O'Beirne Marina Final report for Khotuleva, Ph.D. internal use of JSC Tatiana Laperdina, Ph.D. ShalkiyaZinc LTD Marina Khotuleva, Ph.D Maia Gachechiladze- Bozhesku, Ph.D. Tatiana Strizhova, Ph.D. SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KAZAKHSTAN). ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. NON- TECHNICAL SUMMARY DISCLAIMER This Non-Technical Summary is the summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the Shalkiya Mine Expansion Project and is based on the information available at the time of its preparation. This document is confidential and intended solely for the internal review by Hatch Engineering and Consulting (Hatch) and JSC ShalkiyaZinc LTD. The Ecoline Environmental Assessment Centre accepts no liability for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided herein. SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KAZAKHSTAN). ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. NON- TECHNICAL SUMMARY LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS APP Air pollution potential EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ecoline EA Centre Ecoline Environmental Assessment Centre Non-profit Partnership ESAP Environmental and Social Action Plan ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EU European Union GHG Greenhouse gases ICWC Interstate Commission for Water Coordination IFC International Finance Corporation IFI International Financial Institutions IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change LOM Life-Of-Mine OVOS Environmental Impact Assessment per Kazakhstani legislation requirements (Otsenka Vozdeistvia na Okruzhauschuu Sredu in Russian) PR Performance Requirements of the EBRD PS Performance Standards of the IFC RK Republic of Kazakhstan SanPiN Sanitary Rules and Norms SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SN Sanitary Norms SPA Special Protected Area SPZ Sanitary Protection Zone Syr Darya (RBMA) Syr Darya River Basin Management Authority TSF Tailings Storage Facility UN United Nations UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KAZAKHSTAN). ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. NON- TECHNICAL SUMMARY CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 8 2. THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.1. Historical Context and Current Status of the Project ......................................................................... 9 2.2. Shalkiya Deposit .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.3. Proposed Mining Operations and Infrastructure ............................................................................... 9 2.4. The processing plant ......................................................................................................................... 11 2.5. Construction Activities ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.6. Mine Closure ..................................................................................................................................... 11 3. REGULATORY AND INTERNATIONAL LENDER REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 11 3.1. Legislative Requirements of the Republic of Kazakhstan ................................................................. 11 3.2. International Lender Requirements.................................................................................................. 12 3.2.1. Equator Principles ...................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.2. EBRD Requirements ................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.3. IFC’s Policies and Performance Standards ................................................................................. 12 3.2.4. Key requirements ....................................................................................................................... 12 4. METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 13 5. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE ............................................................................................... 13 5.1. Climate and Meteorology ................................................................................................................. 13 5.2. Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 13 5.3. Soils ................................................................................................................................................... 13 5.4. Geology ............................................................................................................................................. 13 5.4.1. Assessment of Acid-Base and Metal Leaching Potential of Ore and Rock ................................ 14 5.4.2. Hydrogeology ............................................................................................................................. 14 5.5. Surface water .................................................................................................................................... 14 5.5.1. Water Quality in the Syr Darya River Catchment Area .............................................................. 14 5.6. Seismicity .......................................................................................................................................... 14 5.7. Radiation ........................................................................................................................................... 15 5.8. Biodiversity ....................................................................................................................................... 15 5.9. Noise and vibration ........................................................................................................................... 15 5.10. Social baseline ................................................................................................................................ 15 5.10.1. Republic of Kazakhstan ............................................................................................................ 15 5.10.2. Kyzylorda Region (Oblast) ........................................................................................................ 15 5.10.3. Zhanakorgan District ................................................................................................................ 16 5.10.4. Shalkiya Aul Okrug (Aul District) .............................................................................................. 16 5.10.5. Cultural Heritage ...................................................................................................................... 16 5 SHALKIYA MINE EXPANSION PROJECT (KAZAKHSTAN). ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT. NON- TECHNICAL SUMMARY 6. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES AND ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................ 16 6.1. Project Need ..................................................................................................................................... 16 6.2. Alternatives ....................................................................................................................................... 16 7. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 17 7.1. The Hazard Properties of Lead .......................................................................................................... 17 7.2. Climate Change ................................................................................................................................. 17 7.3. Air Quality ......................................................................................................................................... 17 7.4. Topography ....................................................................................................................................... 17 7.5. Impact on Soil ..................................................................................................................................