230928002183 - (Previously APP-001429) The amendment of the environmental clearance certificate for the exploration on EPL 7699 including the exploration and small-scale mining activities on mining claims 68855-68861 and 67633 with additional mining claims 68853 and 688

Addition of small-scale mining and exploration activities on two mining claims, 68853 and 68854. 2) Listed activities triggered by the Project include: LISTED ACTIVITY ESIA SCREENING FINDING . ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE ACTIVITIES (1) The construction of facilities for – (a) the generation of electricity; (b) the transmission and supply of electricity; • Power will be generated on-site by a diesel generator FORESTRY ACTIVITIES (4.) The clearance of forest areas, deforestation, afforestation, timber harvesting or any other related activity that requires authorisation in term of the Forest Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001) or any other law. • Limited vegetation clearing may be required for tracks and survey access creation, and possibly for the setup of the survey teams’ field camps. WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (8.1) The abstraction of ground or surface water for • Due to the drilling of exploration boreholes, ground and surface water will need to be abstracted, or sourced. All the required permits shall be obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land industrial or commercial purposes. Reform. MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES (3.1) The construction of facilities for any process or activities which requires a licence, right or other form of authorisation, and the renewal of a licence, right or other form of authorisation, in terms of the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining Act), 1992. (3.2) Other forms of mining or extraction of any natural resources whether regulated by law or not. (3.3) Resource extraction, manipulation, conservation and related activities • The proponent will be undertaking small-scale mining and exploration activities on EPL 7699 which will include bulk sampling, trial processing and exploration drilling.

Prpject status SCREENING

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