Ministry of Environment and Forests National Agency for Environment Protection Agency for Environment Protection Hunedoara ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT No. 8 of 05.07.2012 reviewed on 28.11.2013 Further to the request of S.C. DEVA GOLD S.A., with the headquarter in Certeju de Sus locality, 89, Principala str., Hunedoara county, notifying the occurrence of new elements about the project, registered at the Agency for Environment Protection of Hunedoara under the number 8125/07.10.2013, further to the revision of the documentation submitted , of the verification as well as of the completion of the procedure stipulated at art 22, paragraph (3) letter b) of GD 445/2009 about the assessment of the impact of certain public and private projects on the environment respectively the partial resuming of the environmental impact assessment for the "Gold- silver ore exploitation of Certej perimeter " Project ,Hunedoara county Based on: - GUO 195/2005 about the environment protection with further amendments and completions approved through the Law 265/2006, with further amendments and modifications, - GD no. 1000/2012, about the reorganization and functionning of the National Agency for Environment Protection and of public institution reporting to it; Whereas : - G.D no. 445/2009 about the impact assessment of certain public and private projects on the environment respectively the partial resuming of the environmental impact assessment; - Order no. 135/2010 about the approval of the Method for the application of the environmental impact assessment for public and private projects; - Convention about the environmental impact assessment under trans- boundary context ( Espoo Convention) ratified through the Law 22/2001, annex 1 points 14 and 17; - G.U.O no. 57/2007 about the regime of protected natural areas, preservation of natural habitats, wild fauna and flora, with further amendments and completions approved through the Law 49/2011; - Order no. 19/2010 about the approval of the Methodologic Guidelines about the suitable assessment of the potential impacts of plans or projects on protected natural areas of community interests; - And provisions of the Order 864/2002 for the approval of the Procedure for the environmental impact assessment under trans-boundary context and public participation at the decision making process for projects with trans-boundary impact, AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION HUNEDOARA Str. Aurel Vlaicu nr. 25, Deva, Jud. Hunedoara, Cod 330007 E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 0254/215445, Fax: 0254/212252 - 1 - There has been issued : REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT In order to establish the requirments and measures for environment protection which should be observed for the completion of "GOLD-SILVER ORE EXPLOITATION OF CERTEJ PERIMETER”, Hunedoara county. Which stipulates: The continuation and development of the mining activity in Certeju de Sus commune, Hunedoara county, involving the exploitation and development of the existing open pit , gold and silver precious metals of ore, controlled storage of the tailings and of waste rocks as well as other objectives of the economic development of the zone (access ways, utility network, environment protection etc). On the date of the issue of the environmental permit no. 8/05.07.2012, the project included, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Decisión no. 1213/2006 about the establishment of the procedure – frame assessment of the environmental impact for certain public and private projects in the Annex I.1, activity with significant environmental impact at: - point 4.2 of the annex to the GD 1213/2006, at plants obtaining the non-ferrous raw ores , concentrates or secondary products further to the metallurgical, chemical or electrolytical processes; - point of 5.2 of the annex to the GD 1213/2006- open pit and surface mining exploitation when the site surface area is bigger than 25 ha; - point 9.7 of the annex 1 of the GD 1213/2006- storage facilities for dangerous waste or installations for the removal of the waste by incineration or chemical treatment; The project is listed in the Annex 1 to the Convention about the assessment of the environmental imapct under trans- boundary context adopted at Espoo on 25th February 1991, ratified by the Law 22/2001. The Project makes the object of the provisions of the GD no. 804/2007 about the control of major accident risks involving dangerous substances (which transposes the SEVESO II Directive), of amounts that determined its inclusion „in the major risk” category of the project site. The Project provides the production and storage of extractive waste making the object of the GD no. 856/2008 about the management of extractive waste (which transposes the Mining Directive 2006/21/EC). The new elements notified by S.C. DEVA GOLD S.A , referring to the change of the processing plant site – against the original data of the project and on which basis the Environmental Permit no. 8 of 05.07.2012, was issued . is included in: Point 13.a) Annexe II of GD 445/2009 , respectively – any modifications or extensions , others than those stipulated at point 22 of the annexe no.1 , of the projects stipulated in the AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION HUNEDOARA Str. Aurel Vlaicu nr. 25, Deva, Jud. Hunedoara, Cod 330007 E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 0254/215445, Fax: 0254/212252 - 2 - annexe no.1 or in the present annexe, that have been already permitted or are in progress, and could result in significant environmental impact; Futher to the framing stage developed based on the notification according to the provisions of art.22 paragraph (1) letter b) of the GD 445/2009, decision of the Agency for Environment Protection Hunedoara and consultations of the commission of technicaql analysis reunited on 08.10.2013 was to partly resume the environmental impact assessment and the revision of the environmental permit originally issued.There were requested additional data about the elaboration of the adequate assessment study , Seveso notification and review of the new elements notified by the holder I. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT, WORKS PROVIDED BY THE DESIGN, INCLUDING THE INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENTS USED Project site 1. Geographic location Certej mining perimeter, Hunedoara county is located to the South –East of Metaliferous Mountains which are part of the so called Gold Quadrilater Săcărâmb – Brad - Roşia Montană -Baia de Arieş and is situated close to Hondol locality , to the central –South part of the Neogene Brad – Săcărâmb basin, at about 20 km NE of Deva municipal. According to the perimeter sheet the ore deposit of Certej perimeter is located on the administrative territory of Certeju de Sus commune , Bocşa Mică locality. The perimeter proposed has the following coordinates in STEREO ’70 system: COORDINATE INVENTORY Stereographic projection system 1970 Point E (m) N (m) Point E (m) N (m) 1 346103.16 503214.3 30 347231.34 501114.21 2 345936.49 502443.36 31 347148.31 501137.81 3 345820.34 502260.79 32 347094.68 501204.76 4 345771.55 502166.7 33 347098.21 501454.61 5 345825.56 502107.63 34 347038.75 501538.19 6 345462.54 501744.2 35 346905.66 501669.56 7 345416.91 501672.29 36 346907.91 501758.16 8 345120.12 501532.05 37 346872.41 501848.38 9 345056.18 501431.76 38 346783.48 501896.53 10 345016.18 501323.29 39 346851.63 502179.09 11 345014.66 501071.96 40 346777.81 502363.48 12 345032.69 500925.36 41 346781.16 502507.62 13 344987.42 500786.85 33 347098.21 501454.61 14 345224.35 500633.45 34 347038.75 501538.19 15 345620.96 500475.17 35 346905.66 501669.56 16 345934.66 500281.27 36 346907.91 501758.16 17 346028.42 500268.73 42 346872.6 502680.94 18 346224.86 500312.31 43 346934.92 502867.21 19 346240.76 500523.21 44 346665.17 503165.68 AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION HUNEDOARA Str. Aurel Vlaicu nr. 25, Deva, Jud. Hunedoara, Cod 330007 E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 0254/215445, Fax: 0254/212252 - 3 - 20 346352.50 500691.80 45 346614.3 503592.75 21 346493.46 500693.74 46 345991.3 503580.21 22 346641.76 500693.46 47 346006.36 503646.33 23 346733.76 500781.2 48 346388.03 503851.56 24 346854.02 500727.35 49 346324.02 504062.4 25 346950.43 500740.15 50 345705.88 504082.27 26 346991.55 500843.17 51 345311.61 504063.76 27 347048.84 500814.07 52 345272.01 503822.19 28 347128.58 501044.2 53 345246.30 503587.86 29 347226.94 501055.42 54 345607.34 503392.01 2. Hydrology classification of the site. The proposed perimeter for the ore exploitation, waste dumping, ore processing plant and tailings management facilities is situated along the following streams: - Valea Măcrişului strean and tributaries (non - cadaster); - Valea Coranda (non – cadaster) with tributaries; - Valea Băiegii (non –cadaster) with tributaries. All these waters are tributaries of Hondol stream; Valea Certejului cadaster code IV- 1.120.00.00.00.00 is the main collector of the zone and is tributary to Mures River and its right hand tributaries are Făerag and Mireşului streams and the left hand tributaries are Hondol, Ciongani and Valea Nojagului streams, The water courses are short with steep slopes and the annual average flow-rates are not significant. The coding of the surface water body “Certej and its tributaries”: RW4.1.120-B1 – water body significantly modified due to the old mining operations and indicate risks because of the dangerous and organic matters , the bad chemical condition, moderate ecologic potential; 3. Geological classification of the site. The mining perimeter of Certej Ore Deposit – Hondol Hondol – Băiaga – Coranda – Dl. Grozii structure is situated to the Southern part of the tectonic – magmatic “Brad-Săcărâmb” basin between the localities of Hondol, Bocşa Mare and Bocşa Mică.