Reference No: LP 30/5/1/2/3/2/1/10102EM SAHRIS Case ID: 7331 Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province Heritage Impact Assessment Project Number: VMC3049 Prepared for: Pamish Investments No. 39 (Pty) Ltd July 2015 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Digby Wells and Associates (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd (Subsidiary of Digby Wells & Associates (Pty) Ltd). Co. Reg. No. 2010/008577/07. Turnberry Office Park, 48 Grosvenor Road, Bryanston, 2191. Private Bag X10046, Randburg, 2125, South Africa Tel: +27 11 789 9495, Fax: +27 11 789 9498, [email protected], www.digbywells.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ Directors: DJ Otto, GB Beringer, LF Koeslag, AJ Reynolds (Chairman) (British)*, J Leaver*, GE Trusler (C.E.O) *Non-Executive _______________________________________________________________________________________ This document has been prepared by Digby Wells Environmental. Report Type: Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Project Name: Mokopane, Limpopo Province Project Code: VMC3049 Name Responsibility Signature Date Justin du Piesanie Reconnaissance and Heritage Management May 2015 Consultant: Archaeologist Report Compilation ASAPA Member 270 Tammy Hodgskiss Reconnaissance and Stone Age Specialist Specialist Stone Age May 2015 ASAPA Member: 258 Report Johan Nel HRM Unit Manager Technical Review May 2015 ASAPA Member 095 This report is provided solely for the purposes set out in it and may not, in whole or in part, be used for any other purpose without Digby Wells Environmental prior written consent. Digby Wells Environmental i Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province VMC3049 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pamish Investments No. 39 (Pty) Ltd (Pamish) are proposing to develop a new opencast Magnetite mine approximately 35 km northwest of Mokopane town in the Limpopo Province (i.e. the Magnetite Project). Digby Wells Environmental (Digby Wells) was appointed to undertake the environmental and social studies required for the Mining Right Application and Environmental Authorisation, according to national legislative requirements and international best practices standards and principles. Digby Wells compiled a Notification of Intent to Develop (NID) and Heritage Scoping Report (HSR) as part of the specialist heritage study. The NID and HSR were submitted to the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and Limpopo Heritage Resources Authority (LIHRA) via the South African Heritage Resources Information System (SAHRIS) (Case ID: 7331) on 12 March 2015 for Statutory Comment as prescribed under section 38(8) of the National Heritage Resources Act, 1999 (Act No. 25 of 1999) (NHRA). This document constitutes the draft Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) to inform the greater Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Report. The primary aim of this HIA report, including the NID and HSR, was to furnish the responsible Heritage Resources Authorities with details regarding the location, nature and extent of the proposed development, and the possible impacts associated. The key deliverables as part of this assessment included an HIA and Statutory Comment Feedback (SCF) Report. A pre-disturbance survey was conducted as an adaptive, non-intrusive (i.e. no sampling was undertaken) pedestrian pre-disturbance survey to cover the extent of the development footprint area within the allocated time. Identified heritage resources were recorded as waypoints using a handheld GPS and documented through written and photographic records. A total of 47 heritage resources were identified during the reconnaissance of the development footprint. These are summarised in the following table: Identified Heritage Resources Number Middle Stone Age (c. 300 kya to 30 kya) (MSA) 37 Occurrence 37 7331/SA-006 1 7331/SA-007 1 7331/SA-009 1 7331/SA-010 1 7331/SA-012 1 Digby Wells Environmental ii Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province VMC3049 Identified Heritage Resources Number 7331/SA-013 1 7331/SA-015 1 7331/SA-016 1 7331/SA-004 1 7331/SA-005 1 7331/SA-019 1 7331/SA-020 1 7331/SA-021 1 7331/SA-022 1 7331/SA-024 1 7331/SA-025 1 7331/SA-027 1 7331/SA-028 1 7331/SA-029 1 7331/SA-030 1 7331/SA-031 1 7331/SA-032 1 7331/SA-033 1 7331/SA-034 1 7331/SA-036 1 7331/SA-037 1 7331/SA-038 1 7331/SA-039 1 7331/SA-040 1 7331/SA-041 1 7331/SA-042 1 7331/SA-043 1 7331/SA-044 1 7331/SA-045 1 7331/SA-046 1 7331/SA-047 1 Digby Wells Environmental 3 Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province VMC3049 Identified Heritage Resources Number 7331/SA-049 1 Late Farming Communities (c. 1000 CE to 1820 CE) 9 Late Farming Community site 3 7331/FC-002 1 7331/FC-003 1 7331/FC-018 1 Occurrence 6 7331/FC-011 1 7331/FC-014 1 7331/FC-023 1 7331/FC-026 1 7331/FC-035 1 7331/FC-048 1 Democratic Republic of South Africa (1994 to present) 1 Burial / grave 1 7331/BGG-001 1 Grand Total 47 Digby Wells Environmental 4 Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province VMC3049 The findings from the study indicated that the following impacts can be expected: Pre-mitigation Post-mitigation Code Impact Extent Extent Duration Intensity Duration Intensity Probability Probability Significance Significance Consequence Consequence Alteration to Stone Age Landscape Very low - Moderately Moderate Municipal Very low - Slightly Negligible Direct-SAL Permanent Local Certain Immediate Probable in negative detrimental - negative Area positive beneficial - positive development footprint Indirect impacts on farming Indirect- Very high Extremely Moderate Beyond High - Moderately Moderate community Permanent National Likely Limited Certain Tang_Farming - negative detrimental - negative project life positive beneficial - positive sites - tangible resources Indirect impacts on Beyond Very low - Moderately Minor - Very low - Negligible Indirect-IKS Indigenous Local Likely Short term Very limited Negligible Likely project life negative detrimental negative positive - positive Knowledge Systems Digby Wells Environmental v In relation to the impacts identified the following recommendations apply: ■ Identified heritage resources with negligible significance have been sufficiently recorded and no further mitigation is required on these individual accumulations; ■ Notwithstanding the negligible cultural significance of individual Stone Age accumulations, the overall distribution of these sites suggest a potential for subsurface deposit that could contribute to the understanding of the Stone Age Landscape of the study area, specifically MSA habitation. It is recommended that augering or Shovel Test Pits (STPs) of the development footprint be undertaken prior to pre-construction activities with the necessary permits regulated under Section 35 of the NHRA; ■ Stone Age accumulations suggest that there is a potential for subsurface deposit that could contribute to the understanding of the Stone Age Landscape of the study area, specifically MSA habitation. It is recommended that augering or STPs of the development footprint be undertaken prior to pre-construction activities with the necessary permits regulated under Section 35 of the NHRA to contribute to the knowledge of the MSA habitation of the area. This must be undertaken by a qualified archaeologist; ■ To address the indirect impact on farming community stonewalled sites and the additive cumulative impact on the cultural landscape, record identified sites on Malokong Hill in detail through archaeological mitigation and detailed mapping prior to pre-construction activities with the necessary permits regulated under Section 35 of the NHRA. This must be undertaken by a qualified archaeologist; ■ Chance Find Protocols (CFPs) must be developed and included as a condition of authorisation that outline reporting structures and management processes for the accidental discovery or exposure of unknown heritage resources during construction and operational phases of the Magnetite Project. Where previously unidentified burial grounds and graves are identified in the development footprint, a Burial Grounds and Consultation Process (BGGC) as regulated by Section 36 of the NHRA and Chapter XI of the Regulations to the Act must be implemented to: . Identify as far as possible bona fide Next-of-Kin (NoK); and . Consult and reach agreement with NoK as to the appropriate management of the burial ground or grave either through a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) or if required, Grave Relocation Plan (GRP). Digby Wells Environmental vi Heritage Impact Assessment Proposed Open Pit Magnetite Mine and Concentrator Plant, Mokopane, Limpopo Province VMC3049 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Terms of Reference ................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Scope of Work ......................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Expertise of the Specialist .......................................................................................