Application No: APP-001418 Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Exploration Activities of Base & Rare & Precious Metal, Dimension Stones and Industrial Minerals On Exclusive Prospecting Licenses 4926 between Wilhelmstal and Otjimbingwe area, in Karibib District, Erongo Region July 2020 CONSULTANT: PROPONENT Mr. Ipeinge Mundjulu (BSC, MSc) Epangelo Mining Pty Ltd Red-Dune Consulting CC Private Bag 13369 P O Box 27623 Windhoek Windhoek Cell: +264 81 147 7889 DOCUMENT INFORMATION DOCUMENT STATUS FINAL APPLICATION NO: APP-001418 PROJECT TITLE Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Exploration Activities of Base & Rare & Precious Metal, Dimension Stones and Industrial Minerals On Exclusive Prospecting Licenses 4926 CLIENT Epangelo Mining Pty Ltd PROJECT CONSULTANT Mr. Ipeinge Mundjulu LOCATION Between Wilhelmstal and Otjimbingwe area, in Karibib District, Erongo Region Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ ii 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Regulatory Requirements ................................................................................................. 1 1.2. The Need and Desirability of the Project ......................................................................... 2 1.3. Terms of Reference .......................................................................................................... 2 1.4. Scope of the EIA .............................................................................................................. 3 2. Project Description.................................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Location ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.2. Project Activities .............................................................................................................. 7 2.2.1. Phase 1. Non-Invasive Exploration........................................................................... 8 2.2.2. Phase 2. Evasive Exploration .................................................................................... 9 2.3. Equipment ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.1. Vehicles................................................................................................................... 10 2.3.2. Drilling .................................................................................................................... 12 2.3.3. Airborne Geophysical survey ................................................................................. 12 3. Description of the Affected Environment ............................................................................. 13 3.1. Physical Environment .................................................................................................... 13 3.1.1. Climate .................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.2. Geology ................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.3. Topography and Drainage ....................................................................................... 13 3.1.4. Ecology ................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.5. Ecological Impact Assessment ............................................................................... 17 3.1.6. Socio-Economic Environment ................................................................................ 18 3.1.7. Land Use ................................................................................................................. 18 3.1.8. Archaeology ............................................................................................................ 18 3.1.9. Population Demography ......................................................................................... 19 4. Project Alternatives ............................................................................................................... 21 5. Policy and Legal Framework ................................................................................................ 23 6. Public Consultation ............................................................................................................... 26 6.1. Newspaper Adverts ........................................................................................................ 26 6.2. Public Meeting ............................................................................................................... 26 6.2.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 26 6.2.2. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process ................................................. 28 6.2.3. Reduction of the EPL size ....................................................................................... 29 6.2.4. Comment / Question and Response ........................................................................ 30 7. Impact Identification and Risk Assessment .......................................................................... 40 7.1. Impact Identification ...................................................................................................... 40 7.2. Impact Risk Assessment Procedure ............................................................................... 42 7.3. Identified Impacts ........................................................................................................... 42 7.3.1. Potential Negative Impacts ..................................................................................... 42 7.3.2. Potential Positive Impact of the project .................................................................. 43 8. Risks Assessment .................................................................................................................. 43 8.1. Planning Phase ............................................................................................................... 43 8.2. Operational Phase ........................................................................................................... 44 8.2.1. Socio-Economic Impacts ........................................................................................ 44 8.2.2. Bio-Physical Impacts .............................................................................................. 48 9. Decommissioning and Rehabilitation ................................................................................... 52 10. Conclusions and Recommendations .................................................................................. 52 10.1. Conclusions ................................................................................................................ 52 10.2. Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 52 11. Reference ........................................................................................................................... 53 List of Figures Figure 1 The EIA Process in Namibia ........................................................................................... 4 Figure 2. EPL 4926 Location ......................................................................................................... 6 Figure 3. Exploration vehicles (For illustration purposes) .......................................................... 11 Figure 4. An illustration of a hand dug trench (For illustration purposes) .................................. 11 Figure 5. A truck mounted RC drill rig and a skid mounted drill rig (For illustration purposes) 12 Figure 6. An illustration of a fixed wing Cessna ......................................................................... 12 Figure 7. Landscape of some areas of EPL 4926 ......................................................................... 14 Figure 8. Dominant Species observed at the study area .............................................................. 17 Figure 9. Cattles on the farm in the study area ............................................................................ 17 Figure 10. The Rhenish Mission church (1865) .......................................................................... 19 Figure 11. Public meeting at Wilhelmstal farmers’ association offices ...................................... 27 Figure 12. Matrix used for the impact assessment ....................................................................... 42 List of Tables Table 1. Identified listed activities concerning the proposed project. ............................................ 1 Table 2. GPS Coordinates for EPL 4926 ....................................................................................... 7 Table 3. Project alternatives ......................................................................................................... 21 Table 4. Policy and Legal framework .......................................................................................... 23 Table 5. Newspaper Adverts .......................................................................................................