221110000302 - The Ongombo Copper Mining Project the proposed mining licence on application area of EPL 5772, in the Khomas Region, Namibia.

ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE ACTIVITIES (1.a) The construction of facilities for the generation of electricity. (1.b) The construction of facilities for the transmission and supply of electricity. − The mine will connect to the NamPower grid. − There is a possibility that a solar power station will be constructed for the generation of electricity. WASTE MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT, HANDLING, AND DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES (2.1) The construction of facilities for waste sites, treatment of waste and disposal of waste. (2.2) Any activity entailing a scheduled process referred to in the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Ordinance, 1976. (2.3) The import, processing, use and recycling, temporary storage, transit or export of waste. − Facilities for disposal of waste generated by site will need to be constructed. − The activity that is listed in the Environmental Management Act, No. 7 of 2007 (2.2) referred to (58) in the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Ordinance, 1976. The bulk storage and handling of ore: That is to say, the storage and handling of metallic ore at dumps designed to hold 100 000 metric tons or more, which are not situated on the premises of a mine or works as defined in the Mines, Works and Minerals Ordinance, 1968 (Ordinance 20 of 1968). MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES (3.1) The construction of facilities for any process or activities which requires a license, right or other form of authorization, and the renewal of a license, right or other form of authorization, 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. − This listed activity, infers the provisions of the Minerals Act (Prospecting and Mining) Act 33 of 1992, under different licences as the basis upon which certain activities qualify for an EIA. The Minerals Act (1992) defines mining activities under the lawful ownership of a mining licence (ML). A mining licence includes any mining activities. − The resource in this case, which is copper will be extracted and processed. FORESTRY ACTIVITIES (4) The clearance of forest areas, deforestation, a forestation, 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. − Vegetation clearing may be required for tracks and the construction of access roads, and possibly for the setup of the infrastructure and disposal facility of tailings. WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (8.1) The abstraction of ground or surface water for industrial or commercial purposes. (8.2) The abstraction of groundwater at a volume exceeding the threshold authorized in terms of a law relating water resources. (8.9) Construction and other activities within a catchment area. − Ground and surface water may be abstracted, or sourced for the operation. − The sourced groundwater may likely exceed the threshold authorized in terms of the Water Act, and therefore permits for abstraction must be sourced. − Dewatering for mining activities may be required and permits will have to be sourced. − A pond may be constructed for processing plant operations. − A pipeline system will be used to transportation purposes HANDLING AND STORAGE (9.1) The manufacturing, storage, handling or processing of a hazardous substance defined in the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, 1974. (9.2) Any process or activity which requires a permit, licence or other form of authorization, or the modification of or changes to existing facilities for any process or activity which requires amendment of an existing permit, licence or authorization or which requires a new permit, licence or authorization in terms of a governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste. (9.4) The storage and handling of a dangerous goods, including petrol, diesel, liquid petroleum gas or paraffin, in containers with a combined capacity of more than 30 cubic meters at any one location. (9.5) Construction of filling stations or any other facility for the underground and aboveground storage of dangerous goods, including petrol, diesel, liquid, petroleum, gas or paraffin. − The storage, handling and processing of the hazardous substances including chemicals that will be required in the processing plant. − Licences will be obtained for all hazardous substances that will need to be stored on the site. INFRASTRUCTURE (10.g) The construction of communication networks including towers, telecommunication and marine telecommunication lines and cables. − Towers for communication will need to be constructed, thus cables and telecommunication lines will be put in place. − Power lines and telemetry for water and tailings pumping will be required. It is envisaged that mining operation at the proposed Ongombo Copper Mine will be similar to that of Otjihase and Matchless in terms of metals mined and general mining and processing techniques but on a smaller scale. Mining will be executed by means of underground operations accessed via an incline shaft. Ore is transported via conveyor from underground. Waste rock will be used as backfill into the mine workings with a small amount deposited on surface in the form of a waste rock dump. It is planned that ore will be processed on site within the proposed processing plant. The planned mining activities are generally high-impact and intrusive. The proposed mining licence area will consist of an underground operation, a waste rock dump (WRD), a processing plant and a tailings storage facility (TSF), with the following activities taking place on-site: - Construction of access tracks and roads, where existing tracks cannot be utilised for the fleet of mobile equipment. The roads are essential due to regular vehicular movement; - Vegetation clearing for the creation of tracks, mining activities and survey access where necessary; - Ongoing ground exploration activities may include soil sampling, geological mapping, geophysical surveys, drilling and drill-core sampling, and mining establishment; and - Construction of the administrative infrastructure, processing plant infrastructure, ponds for water storage, as well as the infrastructure for fuel and chemical storage.

Prpject status APPROVED

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