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APPLICATION FORM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATIONS IN TERMS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT, 1998 AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT WASTE ACT, 2008 IN RESPECT OF LISTED ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRIGGERED BY APPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2002 (MPRDA) (AS AMENDED).

IMPORTANT NOTICE Kindly note that: 1. As from 8 December 2014, this document serves as the application form, and incorporates the requisite documents that are to be

submitted together with the application for the necessary environmental authorisations in terms of the said Acts.

2. This application form is applicable while the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act of 2008 is in effect, as the form may require amendment should the Act be further amended.

3. Applicants are required to apply for the necessary water use licence and any other authorisations nor licences to the relevant competent authorities as required by the relevant legislation. Upon acceptance of an application for a right or permit in terms of the MPRDA, applicants will be required to provide evidence to the Regional Manager that a water use licence has been applied for.

4. The Regional Manager will respond to the application and provide the reference and correspondence details of the Competent Authority, and in the event that the application for a right or permit is accepted, together with the date by which the relevant environmental reports must be submitted. Notwithstanding anything that may appear to be stated to the contrary in the acceptance letter, the timeframes are in fact aligned and the prescribed timeframes for the submission of documents as regulated by the NEMA regulations must be strictly adhered to.

5. The application must be typed within the spaces provided in the form. The sizes of the spaces provided are not necessarily indicative of the amount of information to be provided. Spaces are provided in tabular format and will extend automatically when each space is filled with typing.

6. The failure to submit complete information as required in this application form may result in the refusal of the application for an

environmental authorisation and consequently of the right or permit applied for. 7. This application must be submitted through the SAMRAD online application system of the Department of Mineral Resources

under “Other documents to upload”.

8. Unless protected by law, all information filled in on this application form will become public information on receipt by the competent authority. Any interested and affected party should and shall be provided with the information contained in this application on request, during any stage of the application process.

9. Please note that an application fee is payable in terms of the National Environmental Management Act and the National Waste

Management Act, which fees must be paid upon lodgement of the application. Should the said application fees not be paid as prescribed the application for a right or permit in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act cannot be considered to have been made in the prescribed manner and the said application for a right or permit will have to be rejected. In this regard the type of applications must be identified in the table below.

PLEASE STATE TYPE OF AUTHORISATIONS BEING APPLIED FOR.

APPLICATION TYPE APPLICABLE FEE

Mark with an X where applicable

NEMA S&EIR application on its own R10 000.00 NEMA BAR application on its own R 2 000.00 NEMWA S&EIR application on its own R10 000.00 NEMWA BAR application on its own R 2 000.00 NEMA S&EIR application combined with NEMWA S&EIR application R 15 000.00 NEMA BAR application combined with NEMWA BAR application R 3 000.00 NEMA S&EIR application combined with NEMWA BAR application R 11 000.00

1. CONSULTATION BASIC ASSESSMENT AND/ OR SCOPING REPORT

2. DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT

Project applicant: Lukisa JV Company (Pty) Ltd

Registration no (if any): 2005/044619/07

Trading name (if any): n/a

Responsible Person, (e.g.

Director, CEO, etc).: Glenn Black (CEO)

Contact person: George van der Walt

Physical address: Site Office: 16 Stanbridge Street, Beaufort West

Postal address: P.O. Box 1225, Beaufort West

Postal code: 6970 Cell: 083 488 3427

Telephone: 023 414 4566 Fax: 023 414 4566

E-mail: [email protected]

3. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER (EAP) INFORMATION

EAP: Dr. R.H. Boer

Professional affiliation/registration:

Fellow of G.S.S.A

SACNASP: 400010/03

Contact person (if different from

EAP): Erika van der Linde and/or Tim van Stormbroek

Company: Ferret Mining and Environmental Services Pty Ltd

Physical address: Eridanus street 266c, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria

Postal address: P.O.Box 72313, Lynnwood Ridge, Pretoria

Postal code: 0040 Cell: +2783 441 0239

082 482 6202

Telephone: +27 12 753 1284/5 Fax: 086 716 5576

E-mail: [email protected]

cc. [email protected]

If an EAP has not been appointed please ensure that an independent EAP is appointed as stipulated by the NEMA Regulations, prior to the commencement of the process. The declaration of independence and the Curriculum Vitae (indicating the experience with environmental impact assessment and relevant application processes) of the EAP must also be attached as Appendix 1.

See Appendix 1

4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Farm Name: See attached Schedule 1 (in Appendix 2)

Application area (Ha) 197963.9843 Ha

Magisterial district: Beaufort West

Distance and direction from

nearest town

+/- 50km West of Beaufort West

21 digit Surveyor General

Code for each farm portion

See attached Schedule 1 (in Appendix 2)

Locality map Attach a locality map at a scale not smaller than 1:250000 and attach as Appendix 2

Description of the overall

activity.

(Indicate Mining Right, Mining

Permit, Prospecting right, Bulk

Sampling, Production Right,

Exploration Right, Reconnaisance

permit, Technical co-operation

permit, Additional listed activity)

Lukisa JV Company (Pty) Ltd (“Lukisa JVCo”) and Tasman Pacific Minerals Limited (“Tasman Pacific”) and together hold forty (40) prospecting rights covering an area of around seven thousand, five hundred and forty nine square kilometres (7,509 km²) for uranium and molybdenum in the Karoo region of South Africa (spread between the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape Provinces) approximately four hundred kilometres (400 km) northeast of Cape Town. The respective companies commenced exploration activities in 2005/2006 to evaluate historic deposits located on these properties and convert them to modern resource compliance standards. Lukisa JVCo and Tasman Pacific, which are applying for mining rights for uranium ore (U) and molybdenum ore (Mo), are subsidiaries of Peninsula Energy Limited, an ASX-listed Australian company. The applications are for consolidated blocks of properties contained in the original prospecting right areas, but clustered according to geographic location in order to simplify the application areas and reduce administrative burden. The proposed mining operation is to be known as the Tasman RSA Mines and will be operated as a single entity, but with multiple production centres feeding a central processing plant (CPP) to be located near the main orebody of the initial mining stages (within the Eastern Block application area). Therefore the Mining Work Programme (MWP) is designed for a single mining operation initially, but is submitted for all the individual mining right applications with reference to each application block and will be updated as additional resources and reserves are developed. Drilling would be implemented to delineate the reserve and thus minimizing the mining footprint. Open Pit and Underground Mining Where orebodies lie close to the surface, they would be accessed by open cut mining, involving a pit and the removal of much overburden (overlying rock) as well as a lot of waste rock (Roll over mining). Where orebodies are deeper, underground mining would be employed, involving construction of access shafts and tunnels but with less waste rock removed and less environmental impact. In either case, grade control is usually achieved by measuring radioactivity as a surrogate for uranium concentration. (The radiometric device detects associated radioactive minerals which are decay products of the uranium, rather than the uranium itself.) Concentrated ore would be transported from the satelite operation to the CPP at Rystkuil.

5. ACTIVITIES TO BE AUTHORISED

(Please provide copies of Environmental Authorisations obtained for the same property as Appendix 3). See Appendix 3 (For an application for authorisation icated. Pleathat involves more than one listed activity that, together, make up one development proposal, all the listed activities pertaining to this application must be indse note that any authorisation that may result from this application will only cover activities specifically applied for).(Attach a proposed site plan, drawn to a scale acceptable to the competent Authority, showing the location of all the activities to be applied for, as

Appendix 4) See Appendix 4. No specific areas for physical mining activities have been designed in this application area yet. Drilling will be focused on the mineralisation areas indicated on the map(s), which will later lead to mine designs that will be included in the longer term mine planning.

NAME OF ACTIVITY

(E.g. For prospecting - drill site, site camp, ablution facility, accommodation, equipment storage, sample storage, site office, access route etc…etc…etc E.g. for mining,- excavations, blasting, stockpiles, discard dumps or dams, Loading, hauling and transport, Water supply dams and boreholes, accommodation, offices, ablution, stores, workshops, processing plant, storm water control, berms, roads, pipelines, power lines, conveyors, etc…etc…etc.)

Aerial extent

of the Activity

Ha or m²

LISTED

ACTIVITY

(Mark with an X where applicable or affected).

APPLICABLE

LISTING

NOTICE

(GNR 544, GNR 545 or GNR 546)

WASTE

MANAGEMENT

AUTHORISATION

(Indicate whether an authorisation is required in terms of the Waste Management Act).

(Mark with an X )

Drilling t.b.d. (see

site plan)

17 GN R984

Open cast mining t.b.d. 17 GN R984

Underground mining t.b.d. 17 GN R984

6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

(Provide details of the public participation process proposed for the application as required by Regulation.

Details of the Public Participation process to be followed.

6.1.1. IDENTIFICATION OF INTERESTED AND AFFECTED PARTIES TO BE CONSULTED

IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA

Mark with an X where

applicable

YES NO

Will the landowner be specifically consulted? x

Will the lawful occupier on the property other than the Landowner be consulted?

x

Will a tribal authority or host community that may be affected be consulted? x Will recipients of land claims in respect of the area be consulted? x Will the landowners or lawful occupiers of neighbouring properties been identified?

x

Will the local municipality be consulted? x

Will the Authority responsible for power lines within 100 metres of the area be consulted?

x

Will Authorities responsible for public roads or railway lines within 100 metres of the area applied for be consulted?

x

Will authorities responsible for any other infrastructure within 100 metres of the area applied for be consulted? (Specify)

x

Will the Provincial Department responsible for the environment be consulted?

x

Will all of the parties identified above be provided with a description of the proposed mining /prospecting operation as referred above?

x

Will all the parties identified above be requested in writing to provide information as to how their interests (whether it be socio-economic, cultural, heritage or environmental) will be affected by the proposed mining project?

x

Other, Specify At present, no other infrastructure within 100m

of the application area that may be impacted is

known. Should other infrastructure be identified,

then the relevant authority will be consulted.

6.1.2. DETAILS OF THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO BE FOLLOWED

Steps to be taken to notify interested and affected parties(Describe the process to be undertaken to consult interested and affected parties including public meetings and one on one consultations. NB the affected parties must be specifically consulted regardless of whether or not they attended public meetings. Photographs of notice boards, and copies of advertisements and notices notifying potentially interested and affected parties of the proposed application must be attached as Appendix)

PROVIDE DESCRIPTION HERE

SCOPING PHASE This section provides information about the proposed public participation process during the Scoping Phase. Project inception We propose that the following activities are undertaken during the project initiation and inception: • Convening a preliminary meeting with key authorities, namely the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), Department of Water Affairs and Environment (DWAE), the Cape Nature and the National Department of Agriculture (NDA) to share information about the proposed project and for the participants to flag initial issues of concern that may cause delays in the project at a later stage and that will assist in finalising the technical, financial, environmental and public participation planning. • Identification of I&APs We will automatically update details as and when information is distributed to or received from I&APs. This ongoing and up-to-date record of communication is an important requirement of the authorities for public involvement. An electronic copy of the I&AP database will be developed and updated. We expect that a total of 250 I&APs will be registered on the database. Announcement of the project We propose to announce the project to a broad range of sectors of society within the surrounding community, as follows: • An invitation letter personally addressed to I&APs captured on the database, accompanied by a Registration and Comment Sheet for I&APs to register their interest and to raise initial issues. • A Background Information Document (BID) that will accompany the letters of invitation. The BID will contain the following information: a description of the EIA/EMP/WULA and rationale for it; key issues in the area; environmental authorization and public participation process to be followed, opportunities to comment and a colour map indicating the study area. • An advertisement in a Local & National newspaper • Leaving BIDs, maps, letters and registration and comment sheets at selected public places • All documents for public comment will be provided to TASMAN in PDF format for posting on its web site. The web address will be indicated on all documentation. • Production of on-site notices to notify the public of the project We strongly recommended that all the above documentation is translated into Afrikaans based on past experience in this particular study area. The cost estimate makes provision for the translation of the abovementioned documents into one language only, i.e. Afrikaans. Notification of directly affected land owners: Potentially directly affected land owners will also be contacted personally via telephone during the Scoping Phase and their inputs with regards to the proposed project obtained. Announcement of availability of Draft Scoping Report As required by the MPRDA and NEMA, the public participation activities will be written up as a Chapter of the Draft and Final Scoping Reports together with copies of all public liaison documents as well as, photos where necessary. The Draft Scoping Report will be made available to I&APs through announcing its availability for public comment via personalised announcement letters to all I&APs on the database. If required, I&APs also will be offered their own personal copies of the Draft Scoping Report. In addition, it is anticipated at this early stage that around 5 copies of the complete Draft Scoping Report will be requested. A period of four (4) weeks for public comment will be allocated. Towards the middle of the public comment period for the Draft Scoping Report, we propose to convene a public meeting / open house to present the contents of the Draft Scoping Report; to solicit any issues I&APs may have and to provide them with an opportunity to comment on the Plan of Study for Impact Assessment. A dry-run will be convened with the entire project team who will be attending the public meeting / open house to assist the team with preparations. Participants who attended the public meeting / open house will receive a complete set of proceedings in the form of an Issues and Response Report afterwards with a request to verify that their issues were captured correctly. It is envisaged that a half-day public meeting / open house will take place at a venue and time suggested to I&AP's Issues and Response Report The Issues and Response Report will be appended to the Scoping Report and later form part of the EIA/EMP Reports as well as, the WULA. The

Issues and Response Report will be updated as the process proceeds, and is the key deliverable of the public participation process. The Issues and Response Report that will be issued as part of both the Draft Scoping and EIA Reports will be translated into Afrikaans. The cost is included in the cost etsimate. All written comment received from I&APs will be included and personally acknowledged. Progress feedback I&APs will receive progress feedback as and when milestones are achieved to maintain the momentum of the public participation process and to keep them informed. All the letters produced during the course of the EIA/EMP/WULA will be translated into Afrikaans. Impact assessment phase The activities proposed for the Impact Assessment Phase are provisional and will be confirmed towards the end of the Scoping Phase. The main reason is that the level of effort and public involvement during Scoping often determine the level of effort and public involvement during the Impact Assessment Phase. For the purpose of this proposal the cost estimate for the Impact Assessment Phase is based on the proposed activities as outlined below. Announcement of availability of Draft EIA Report / EMP, WULA Announcement of availability of the Draft EIA/EMP Report, volume of specialist studies, WULA, and Issues and Response Report will be prepared on the basis of the findings of the specialist studies and consideration of the issues raised during the Scoping Phase. As in the case of the Scoping Report, the public participation process will be written up as a Chapter of the EIA/EMP Report and the WULA. All I&APs also will be offered their own personal copies of the Draft EIA Report. A period of four weeks for public comment will be allocated. Towards the middle of the public comment period for the Draft EIA Report, we propose to convene a public meeting / open house to present the findings of the Draft EIA Report; to solicit any issues I&APs may have and to provide them with an opportunity to comment on the draft Environmental Management Plan. A dry-run will be convened with the entire project team who will be attending the public meetings / open house to assist the team with preparations. Participants who attended the public meeting / open house will receive a complete set of proceedings in the form of an Issues and Response Report afterwards with a request to verify that their issues were captured correctly. To date the public consultation process was initiated with a public notice in English and Afrikaans placed in the Beaufort West Courier on 19 June 2014. The distibution of this newspaper includes Beaufort West Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Murraysburg, Leeu-Gamka, Victoria West, Nelspoort and Merweville. Background information letters have been posted to all the known land owners. In addition, 55 site notices were placed along public roads, in libraries, town halls etc throughout the application area. Copies of the public notice (and evidence of its publication), the letter and site notices are included in Annexure 2. The public consultation process will be conducted in an ongoing fashion allowing interested and affected parties to continue to liaise and additional forums and focus group meetings will be conducted during July to September 2015 and possibly longer. A facebook page "Tasman RSA Mine" is used to inform I&AP's with regard to progress.

Information to be provided to Interested and Affected Parties.

Compulsory

• The site plan.

• List of activities to be authorised

• Scale and extent of activities to be authorised

• Typical impacts of activities to be authorised ( e.g.surface disturbance, dust,

noise, drainage, fly rock etc.)

• The duration of the activity.

• Sufficient detail of the intended operation to enable them to assess what

impact the activities will have on them or on the use of their land)

Other, specify:

Information to be required from Interested and Affected Parties.

Compulsory

• To provide information on how they consider that the proposed activities will impact on them or their socio-economic conditions

• To provide written responses stating their suggestions to mitigate the anticipated impacts of each activity

• To provide information on current land uses and their location within the area under consideration

• To provide information on the location of environmental features on site to make proposals as to how and to what standard the impacts on site can be remedied. requested to make written proposals

• To mitigate the potential impacts on their socio economic conditions to make proposals as to how the potential impacts on their infrastructure can be managed, avoided or remedied).

Other, Specify

7. Description of the assessment process to be undertaken

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Environmental attributes. Describe how the Environmental attributes associated with the development footprint will be determined.

Desktop description of the baseline receiving environment specific to the field

of expertise (general surrounding as well as site specific environment);

Identification and description of any sensitive receptors in terms of air quality

that occur in the study area, and the manner in which these sensitive

receptors may be affected by the activity

* Discussion of Best Practice Management and Control ;

* Site visit to verify desktop information;

*Identification and description of geology expected in the study area, and the

manner in which geochemistry may be affected by the activity. Particular

attention should be paid to the potential for AMD and/or water pollution;

*Screening to identify any critical issues (potential fatal flaws)

that may result in project delays or rejection of the application;

*Identification of any legislated constraints (e.g. "No-Go" areas or buffer

zones) and preparation of a map illustrating No-Go areas and buffers (if

relevant); Identification of impacts and risks. (Describe the

process that will be used to identify impacts and risks.

A public process, which would be used to identify, predict and assess the

potential environmental impacts of the proosed project on the environment.

Identification and description of any impacts that may result from the

proposed activities (both mining and supplementary) during all phases of the

project, including cumulative, residual and latent impacts. All phases of the

project should be considered and these phases shall be classified as:

o Planning and Design;

o Construction;

o Operation;

o Decommissioning;

o Rehabilitation and Closure

• In most respects the environmental aspects of a uranium mine are the

same as those of other metalliferous mining.

• Radioactivity associated with the uranium ore requires some special

management in addition to the general environmental controls of any mine.

• The uranium itself has a very low level of radioactivity, comparable

with granite. Virtually all the radioactive material from the associated minerals

in the ore processed ends up in the tailings dam.

In many respects uranium mining is much the same as any other mining.

Projects must have environmental approvals prior to commencing, and must

comply with all environmental, safety and occupational health conditions

applicable. Increasingly, these are governed by international standards, with

external audits.

Once approved, open pits or shafts and drives are dug, waste rock and

overburden is placed in engineered dumps. Tailings from the ore processing

must be placed in engineered dams or underground. Finally the whole site must

be rehabilitated at the end of the project. Meanwhile air and water pollution

must be avoided.

These processes are common to all metalliferous mining, and are well

recognised and understood. Consideration of alternatives. Describe how

alternatives, and in particular the alternatives to the proposed site layout and possible alternative methods or technology to be applied will be determined.

A possible course of action, in place of another, that would meet the same

purpose and need. Alternative proposals can refer to any of the following but

are not necessarily limited thereto:

o sites for development;

o site layouts;

o materials; and/or

o 'no-go'

Although the location of the minerals cannot be altered, the impact of the

abovementioned would be investigated for the associated infrastructure, as

applicable.

Key criteria for consideration when idenrifying alternatives are that they should

be practicable, feasible, relevant, reasonable and viable.

Assessment of alternatives would include a comprehensive comparison of all

potential impacts, both direct and indirect and cumulative, on the environment.

the goal of evaluating alternatives is to find the most effective way ot meeting

the need and purpos of the project either through enhancing the enviornmental

benefits of the proposed activity, or through reducing or avoiding potentially

significant negative impacts. Process to assess and rank impacts. Describe the process to be undertaken to identify, assess and rank the impacts and risks each individual activity.

The significance of the identified impacts would be determined using the

approach summarized below. This incorporates two aspects for assessing the

potential significance of impacts (terminology from the Department of

Environmental Affairs and Tourism Guideline document on EIA Regulations,

April 1998), namely occurrence and severity, which are further sub-divided as

shown in below. Industry best practice as well as mitigation measures

suggested by specialists would be described and considered for the

determination of post mitigation significance.

Impact assessment methodology

OCCURRENCE

Probability of occurrence; Duration of occurrence

SEVERITY

Magnitude (severity) of impact; Scale / extent of impact

To assess each impact, the following four ranking scales are used:

PROBABILITY (P) DURATION (D)

5 - Definite/don’t know 5 - Permanent: after rehabilitation and closure

4 - Highly probable 4 - Long-term: decommissioning phase and until

rehabilitated.

3 - Medium probability 3 - Medium-term: operational phase

2 - Low probability 2 - Short-term: Construction phase

1 - Improbable 1 - Immediate

0 - None

SCALE (S) MAGNITUDE (M)

5 - International 10 - Very high/don’t know

4 - National 8 - High: >20% change from current conditions

3 - Regional 6 - Moderate: 10 to 20% change from current conditions

2 - Local 4 - Low: <10% change from current conditions

1 - Site only 2 - Minor - Negligible: no measurable effect (<1%) from

current conditions

0 - None

The significance of the two aspects, occurrence and severity, is assessed using

the following formula:

SP (significance points) = (magnitude + duration + scale) x probability

The maximum value is 150 significance points (SP). The impact significance

points are assigned a rating of high, medium or low with respect to their

environmental impact as follows:

SP >60 Indicates high environmental significance An impact which

could influence the decision about whether or not to proceed with the project

regardless of any possible mitigation.

SP 26 – 60 Indicates moderate environmental significance An impact or

benefit which is sufficiently important to require management and which could

have an influence on the decision unless it is mitigated.

SP <26 Indicates low environmental significance Impacts with little

real effect and which should not have an influence on or require modification

of the project design.

+ Positive impact An impact that is likely to result in positive

consequences/effects.

Potential impacts would be assessed using the above calculation and rating

system, and mitigation measures were proposed for all relevant project phases

(construction to decommissioning). Contribution of specialist reports Describe how specialist reports, if required, will be taken into consideration and inform the impact identification, assessment and remediation process.

In the EIA scientific information is used to predict anticipated impacts without

necessarily having recourse to repeatable testing and experimentation.

Therefore the impact prediction methods have to be rigorous. The role of

specialists is crucial, because they document and evaluate the magnitude of

human impacts on the environment.

The contents of specialist reports are often not suited to public reporting and it

is the responsibility of the EIA practitioner to integrate the specialist

informaiotn into the EIR, so that it is more accessible to authorities and

I&AP's. the original specilaist study report would be available as a stand-alone

report for reference, if required.

The specialist scientisit would receive a standard document template of the

prescribed reporting format, style and layout details, including requirements for

headings, impact tables, figures and graphs.

The specialist reports would include:

a. Baseline studies;

b. Impact prediction and assessment;

c. Mitigatory potential and Impact of mitigation;

d. Suggetions for rehabilitation;

e. Monitoring and reporting;

f. Level of certainty

The specialist would be responsible for fulfilling their Terms of Reference and

using the most approproate, up to date and reliavle methods to predict, assess

and evaluate the potential significant of impacts associated with the different

alternatives. Determination of impact management objectives and outcomes. Describe how

impact management objectives will be determined for each activity to address the potential impact at source, and how the impact management outcomes will be aligned with standards.

After obtaining a comprehensice understanding of the activities and associated

impacts of all the phases of the project appropriate mitigation and monitoirng

measures would be developed for implementation.

the developnment of controls would include the mitigation neasures,

management controls, best practice and enviornmental standards to be met.

The mitigation measures must be practical and cost efficient so that they are

readily implementable. Roles and responsibilities for specific actions

associated with mitigation, monitoring and performance assessment would be

allocated. A monitoring programme would be established to verify

effectiveness of implemented controls.

An environmental awareness programme would be developed to ensure

effective implementation of mitigation measures.

In addition to legislated reporting to government the World Nuclear

Association (WNA) has developed a framework for internationally

standardised reporting on the sustainable development performance of uranium

mining and processing sites. This has been agreed to by the main mining

companies and developed in close collaboration with utilities so that they are in

a position to report to their stakeholders. WNA is working towards

implementation of a common audit program to be used worldwide by utilities

and mines. There are moves to involve government regulators in this, since it

complements their role, and national mining associations. The data supplied by

mines will be subject to a verification process.

The Health of Workers and Affected parties

Uranium itself is only slightly radioactive. However, radon, a radioactive inert

gas, is released to the atmosphere in very small quantities when the ore is

mined and crushed. Radon occurs naturally in most rocks - minute traces of it

are present in the air which we all breathe and it is a significant contributor to

the natural radiation dose that we all receive. Because it is airborne, special

care must be taken to ensure that mine worker exposure, especially in poorly

ventilated mines, is limited.

Open cut mines are naturally well ventilated. The underground mines are

ventilated with powerful fans. Radon levels are kept at a very low and certainly

safe level in uranium mines. (Radon even in non-uranium mines also may need

control by ventilation.)

Gamma radiation may also be a hazard to those working close to high-grade

ores. It comes principally from uranium decay products in the ore, so exposure

to this would be regulated as required. In particular, dust is suppressed, since

this represents the main potential exposure to alpha radiation as well as a

gamma radiation hazard.

At the concentrations associated with uranium (and some mineral sands)

mining, radioactivity is a potential health hazard. Precautions taken during the

mining and milling of uranium ores to protect the health of the workers

include:

• Good forced ventilation systems in underground mines to ensure that

exposure to radon gas and its radioactive daughter products is as low as

possible and does not exceed established safety levels.

• Efficient dust control, because the dust may contain radioactive

constituents and emit radon gas.

• Limiting the radiation exposure of workers in mine, mill and tailings

areas so that it is as low as possible, and in any event does not exceed the

allowable dose limits set by the authorities.

• The use of radiation detection equipment in all mines and plants, often

including personal dose badges.

• Imposition of strict personal hygiene standards for workers handling

uranium oxide concentrate.

At any mine, designated employees (those likely to be exposed to radiation or

radioactive materials) are monitored for alpha radiation contamination and

personal dosimeters are worn to measure exposure to gamma radiation.

Routine monitoring of air, dust and surface contamination is undertaken.

If uranium oxide is ingested it has a chemical toxicity similar to that of lead

oxide. Similar hygiene precautions to those in a lead smelter are therefore

taken when handling it in the drying and packing areas of the mill.

The usual radiation protection procedures are applied at an ISL mine, despite

the fact that most of the orebody’s radioactivity remains well underground, and

there is hence minimal increase in radon release and no ore dust.

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8. OTHER AUTHORISATIONS REQUIRED

Please provide proof of submission of applications in Appendix 5. In the event that an authorization in terms of the National Environmental Waste Management Act is required for any of the activities applied for please state so clearly in order for such an authorisation to be considered as part of this application.

Currently only drilling to delineate the reserve is planned. Update of the S&EIA and EMP would follow with public participation and application for relevant licenses to ensure compliance would follow.

9. DRAFT EMPr

For consultation purposes, provide a high level approach to the management of the potential environmental impacts

of each of the activities applied for.

ACTIVITIES (E.g. For prospecting - drill site, site camp, ablution facility, accommodation, equipment storage, sample storage, site office, access route etc…etc…etc E.g. for mining,- excavations, blasting, stockpiles, discard dumps or dams, Loading, hauling and transport, Water supply dams and boreholes, accommodation, offices, ablution, stores, workshops, processing plant, storm water control, berms, roads, pipelines, power lines, conveyors, etc…etc…etc.)

PHASE (of operation in which activity will take place). State; Planning and design, Pre-Construction’ Construction, Operational, Rehabilitation, Closure, Post closure.

SIZE AND SCALE (of Disturbance)

(volumes, tonnages and hectares or m²)

TYPICAL MITIGATION MEASURES (Eg, storm water control, dust control, noise control, access control, rehabilitation etc…., etc….,)

COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS (A description of how each of the recommendations herein will comply with any prescribed environmental management standards or practices that have been identified by Competent Authorities)

Drilling Planning and

design, Pre-

construction,

construction,

operational

t.b.d Access,

Water management,

Hydrocarbon

management,Radiation

management, land &

vegetation

management, dust

control, waste

management. 1. Will

EMP

LEGISLATION Mark with an X where applicable AUTHORISATION REQUIRED

APPLICATION SUBMITTED

YES NO YES NO

SEMAs

National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act x

National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act x

National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act

x

National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act x

National Environmental Management: Waste Act x

National legislation

Mineral Petroleum Development Resources Act x x

National Water Act x

National Heritage Resources Act x

Others: Please specify

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be done taking into

account geological and

ecological

considerations, after

consultation with the

landowner.

2 The top and subsoil

shall be removed and

stored separately in

such a way and at such

a place that it will not

cause damming of

water or wash ways, or

be eroded. Stockpiles

will not exceed a

height of 2m.

3. Old tracks of roads

shall be used as far as

practicable, and

construction of new

roads shall be avoided

as far as possible.

4. Drip pans or PVS

lining shall be

provided for mobile

drills

5. A standardized

monitoring program

would be put in place

at each drill site.

6. A grid would be

pegged out in the field

to orientate the

surveys. All pegs

would be removed

after completion of the

survey.

7. Refuse such as glass

bottles, plastic bags,

metal scrap etc., will

be stored and

contained at a

collecting point and

collected on a regular

basis and disposed of

at a recognized

disposal facility.

8. Any spill will be

cleaned up

immediately by

removing the spill

together with the

polluted soil and

disposing of it at a

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recognized dumping

facility.

Open cast t.b.d

Underground

mining

t.b.d.

10. CLOSURE PLAN

In the space provided under each heading below, please provide a high level description of the plan for closure and the information that will be provided in the draft EMPr accompanying draft basic assessment report or environmental impact reports going forward. Baseline environment Describe how the baseline environment will be determined with the input of interested and affected parties and due cognizance of the current land uses and or existing biophysical environment

Desktop description of the baseline receiving environment specific to

the field

of expertise (general surrounding as well as site specific environment);

Identification and description of any sensitive receptors in terms of air

quality

that occur in the study area, and the manner in which these sensitive

receptors may be affected by the activity

RDiscussion of Best Practice Management and Control ;

RSite visit to verify desktop information;

RIdentification and description of geology expected in the study area,

and the

manner in which geochemistry may be affected by the activity.

Particular

attention should be paid to the potential for AMD and/or water

pollution;

RScreening to identify any critical issues (potential fatal flaws)

that may result in project delays or rejection of the application;

RIdentification of any legislated constraints (e.g. "No-Go" areas or

buffer zones) and preparation of a map illustrating No-Go areas and

buffers (if relevant).

Closure objectives Describe the closure objectives and the extent to which they will be aligned to the baseline environment

Return the impacted areas to as close as possible to pre-mining status.

It is anticipated that bore holes would sealed and covered with top-soil

and revegetated monitored.

All temporary Surface infrastructure would be removed.

Rehabilitation Plan Describe the scale and aerial extent of the prospecting or mining listed activities to be authorised, including the anticipated prospecting or mining area at the time of closure, and confirm that a site rehabilitation plan drawn to a suitable scale will be provided in the draft EMPr to be submitted together with the draft EIR or Basic Assessment Report as the case may be.

Access Road to the Prospecting Area

Any access road or portion thereof, that may be upgraded by the

company for their purposes and which may not be required by the

landowner, shall be ripped or ploughed if necessary appropriately

fertilized to ensure the re-growth of vegetation. Imported road

construction materials, which may hamper re-growth of vegetation,

would be removed prior to rehabilitation and disposed off in an

approved manner.

The roads to be used will be along existing routes or along the gridlines

to minimize environmental impact and the areas affected will be

properly assessed.

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Any gate or fence made by the company, which is not required by the

landowner will be removed.

Drilling Site

All boreholes shall be covered and made safe by means of a concrete

cap, unless otherwise determined by the Regional Manager (Mineral

Development). On cultivated land, where practicable, a concrete cap

shall be installed at least 1m below the surface. Boreholes shall be

backfilled and compacted with appropriate inert material and soil. No

foreign matter such as rubble or waste material shall be introduced into

the boreholes.

Where drilling sites have been denuded of vegetation/grass or where

soils have been compacted or crust formed, the surface shall be ripped

or ploughed and if necessary appropriately fertilized to allow

vegetation to grow rapidly.

Photographs of the drilling site shall be taken at selected points before,

during prospecting, and after rehabilitation and kept on record to

inform the Regional Manager (Mineral Development).

Should viable results from drilling lead to mining an updated S&EIA &

EMP would follow with the following rehabilitation plan: Apart from

tailings, other solid wastes at a mine include equipment which is not

able to be sold at the end of the operation. This is usually buried with

the tailings.

At the conclusion of mining, tailings are covered permanently with

enough clay and soil to reduce both gamma radiation levels and radon

emanation rates to levels near those naturally occurring in the region,

and enough rock to resist erosion. A vegetation cover is then

established.

Rehabilitation Cost Describe how the rehabilitation cost will be determined and provide a preliminary estimate thereof

As per DMR guideline. Rehabilitation cost would be determined using

the Quatum provision calculation as suggested by the DMR. the

Master rates would be calculated using annual March CPIX, year on

year.

Approximately R50,000.00 for 25 Boreholes.

Decommissioning Considering that rehabilitation must take place upon cessation of an activity, describe when each of activities applied for will be rehabilitated in terms of either the cessation of the individual activity or the cessation of the overall prospecting or mining activity.

Depending on the drilling results all activities would cease or mining

would be initiated which would lead to the following potential scenario.

From open cut mining, there are substantial volumes of barren rock and

overburden waste. These are placed near the pit and either used in

rehabilitation or shaped and revegetated where they are.

Uranium minerals are always associated with more radioactive

elements such as radium and radon in the ore which arise from the

radioactive decay of uranium over a few million of years. Therefore,

although uranium itself is barely radioactive, the ore which is mined,

especially if it is very high-grade would be handled with some care, for

occupational health and safety reasons.

Mining methods, tailings and run-off management and land

rehabilitation are subject to Government regulation and inspection.

Solid waste products from the milling operation are tailings, ranging in

character from slimes to coarse sands. They comprise most of the

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original ore and they contain most of the radioactivity in it. In particular

they contain all the radium present in the original ore. At an

underground mine they may be first cycloned to separate the coarse

fraction which is returned underground and used for underground fill.

The balance is pumped as a slurry to a tailings dam, which may be a

worked-out pit, or an engineered structure.

When radium undergoes natural radioactive decay one of the products

is radon gas. Because radon and its decay products (daughters) are

radioactive and because the ground rock comprising the tailings is now

on the surface, measures are taken to minimise the emission of radon

gas. During the operational life of a mine the material in the tailings

dam would be kept covered by water to reduce surface radioactivity

and radon emission, with lower-grade ores neither pose a hazard at

these levels, this would be determined during the EIA. This water needs

to be recycled or evaporated since it contains radium, which is

relatively soluble. A “zero discharge” policy for any pollutants would

be suggested.

On completion of the mining operation, it is normal for the tailings dam

to be covered by some two metres of clay and topsoil with enough rock

to resist erosion. This is to reduce both gamma radiation levels and radon emanation rates to levels near those normally experienced in the

region of the orebody, and for a vegetation cover to be established.

Returning tailings to the mine pit or underground, would be

investigated as an option. In Canada, ore treatment is often remote from

the mine that the new ore comes from, and tailings are emplaced in

mined-out pits wherever possible, and engineered dams otherwise.

Mining is generally considered a temporary land use, and upon

completion the area with any waste rock, overburden, and covered

tailings needs to be left fit for other uses, or its original use. In many

parts of the world governments hold bonds to ensure proper

rehabilitation in the event of corporate insolvency.

Signature of the applicant / Signature on behalf of the applicant:

Name of company (if applicable):

Date:

LUKISA JV COMPANY (PTY) LTD

15 MAY 2015

APPENDIX 1

Declaration of Independence and Curriculum Vitae of the EAP

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APPENDIX 1

DECLARATION OF THE EAP

I, Dr R.H. Boer , declare that –

General declaration:

• I act as the independent environmental practitioner in this application

• I will perform the work relating to the application in an objective manner, even if this results in views and findings that are not favourable to the applicant

• I declare that there are no circumstances that may compromise my objectivity in performing such work;

• I have expertise in conducting environmental impact assessments, including knowledge of the Act, Regulations and any guidelines that have relevance to the proposed activity;

• I will comply with the Act, Regulations and all other applicable legislation;

• I will take into account, to the extent possible, the matters listed in regulation 8 of the Regulations when preparing the application and any report relating to the application;

• I have no, and will not engage in, conflicting interests in the undertaking of the activity;

• I undertake to disclose to the applicant and the competent authority all material information in my possession that reasonably has or may have the potential of influencing - any decision to be taken with respect to the application by the competent authority; and - the objectivity of any report, plan or document to be prepared by myself for submission to the competent authority;

• I will ensure that information containing all relevant facts in respect of the application is distributed or made available to interested and affected parties and the public and that participation by interested and affected parties is facilitated in such a manner that all interested and affected parties will be provided with a reasonable opportunity to participate and to provide comments on documents that are produced to support the application;

• I will ensure that the comments of all interested and affected parties are considered and recorded in reports that are submitted to the competent authority in respect of the application, provided that comments that are made by interested and affected parties in respect of a final report that will be submitted to the competent authority may be attached to the report without further amendment to the report;

• I will keep a register of all interested and affected parties that participated in a public participation process; and

• I will provide the competent authority with access to all information at my disposal regarding the application, whether such information is favourable to the applicant or not

• all the particulars furnished by me in this form are true and correct;

• will perform all other obligations as expected from an environmental assessment practitioner in terms of the Regulations; and

• I realise that a false declaration is an offence in terms of regulation 71 of the Regulations and is punishable in terms of section 24F of the Act.

ABRIDGED CV OF: Dr R.H. Boer

Rudy Boer graduated with a PhD (Geochemistry) in 1995 from the University of the Witwatersrand. He, furthermore,

received post-graduate tuition during long-term sojourns at the following institutions:

Centre de Recherches sur la Geologie des Matieres Premieres Minerales et Energetiques (CREGU), Nancy,

France;

Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Vibrations, Université de Nancy I, Nancy, France;

Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America.

After four years with the Economic Geology Research Unit, he joined the Department of Geology at the University of

the Witwatersrand. During the eight years that he was employed at the University of the Witwatersrand, he was

involved in a wide variety of applied economic geology and exploration geochemistry projects. Subsequently, he took

up a professorship at the University of the Free State where his main responsibilities included the development, co-

ordination and management of a newly introduced Masters degree programme in Mineral Resource Management.

Next he served as Operations Director at Digby Wells and Associates (Pty) Ltd. He founded Ferret Mining &

Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd in 2003 and is currently a Consultant/Director with the company. Apart from the

development and physical mining of mineral resources, the nature of Ferret’s business includes the finding of

solutions to environmental pollution problems, development of environmental aspects of mining and industrial

operations. Rudy is a Fellow of the Geological Society of South Africa (Mem. No. 964609), from which he has also

received the Jubilee Medal. He has visited and studied numerous ore deposits and mining operations in North

America, Asia, Europe, United Kingdom and Africa. His experience is mainly in the field of exploration geochemistry,

environmental geochemistry and water quality management. He currently serves on several Water Research

Commission Project Steering Committees and is registered with the South African Council for Natural Scientific

Professions (Reg. No. 400010/03).

He was author and co-author of more than 30 technical peer reviewed publications in international journals and

approximately 40 extended abstracts published in conference proceedings, as well as numerous technical

publications.

SELECTED REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

1. Boer R.H. and Schoch A.E. (1990) Petrogenetic aspects of the copper-bearing Koperberg Suite, Namaqualand,

South Africa. In: Etudes recentes sur la geologie de I’Afrique; 15e colloque de geologie africaine, resumes

detailles, Publication Occasionnelle – Centre International Publication Pour la Formation et les Exchanges

Geologiques = Occasional Publication – International Center for Training and Exchanges in Geosciences, 22 89-

91.

2. Boer R.H., Beukes G.J., Meyer F.M. and Smith C.B. (1993) Fluoride precipitates in silicate wet-chemistry:

Implications on REE fractionation. Chemical Geology, 104 93-98.

3. Boer R.H. (1993) Vloeistofinsluitsels in minerale. Archimedes, 35, 2, 48-54.

4. Koeberl C., Reimold W.U. and Boer R.H. (1993) Geochemistry and mineralogy of early Archean spherule beds,

Barberton Mountainland, South Africa: Evidence for impact doubtful. Earth Planetary Science Letters, 119, 441-

452.

5. Boer R.H., Schoch A.E. and De Bruiyn H. (1993) Geochemical aspects of glimmerite occurrences in the Okiep

Copper District, Namaqualand. South African Journal of Geology, 96, 4, 182-189.

6. Boer R.H. and Harley M. (1994) “Fluid mixing and the generation of mesothermal gold mineralisation in the

Transvaal Sequence, Transvaal, South Africa” – A Discussion. European Journal of Mineralogy, 6, 419-421.

7. Boer R.H., Meyer F.M. and Cawthorn R.G. (1994) Stable isotopic evidence for crustal contamination and

desulfidation of the cupriferous Koperberg Suite, Namaqualand, South Africa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58, 12, 2677-2687.

8. Trieloff M., Reimold W.U., Kunz J., Boer R.H. and Jessberger E.K. (1994) Thermochronologically relevant events

in the history of the Ventersdorp Contact Reef, Witwatersrand Basin, as inferred from 40Ar-39Ar stepheating

dating of pseudotachylites. South African Journal of Geology, 97, 3, 365-384.

9. Boer R.H., Meyer F.M., Robb L.J., Graney J.R., Vennemann T.W. and Kesler S.E. (1995) Mesothermal-type

mineralization in the Sabie-Pilgrim’s Rest Gold field, South Africa. Economic Geology, 90, 4, 860-876.

10. Eugster O., Niedermann S., Thalmann Ch., Frei R., Kramers J., Krähenbühl U., Lin Y., Hofmann B., Boer R.H.,

Reimold W.U., and Bruno L. (1995) Noble gases, K, U, Th, and Pb in native gold. Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 24677-24689.

11. Boer R.H., Reimold W.U., Koeberl C. And Kesler S.E. (1996) Fluid inclusion studies on drill core samples from

the Manson impact crater, Iowa: Evidence for post-impact hydrothermal activity, in Koeberl C. And Anderson

R.R. eds., The Manson Impact Structure, Iowa: Anatomy of an Impact Crater. Geological Society of America: Special Paper, 302, 377-382.

12. Stevens G., Boer R.H. and Gibson R. (1997) Metamorphism, fluid-flow, and gold mobilization in the

Witwatersrand Basin: towards a unifying model. South African Journal of Geology. 100, 4, 363-375.

13. Borrok, D.M., Kesler, S.E., Boer, R.H., and Essene, E.J. (1998) The Vergenoeg magnetite-fluorite deposit, South

Africa: Support for a hydrothermal model for massive iron oxide deposits. Economic Geology. 93, 564-586.

14. Boer R.H. and Reimold W.U. (2006) Conditions of gold remobilization in the Ventersdorp Contact Reef,

Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa. In Reimold, W.U., and Gibson, R.L., Processes on the early Earth:

Geological Society of America Special Paper 405, p. 387-402.

15. Boer, R.H. and Pinetown, K.L. (2006) A Quantitative Evaluation of the Modal Distribution of Minerals in Coal

Deposits in the Highveld Area and the Associated Impact on the Generation of Acid and Neutral Mine drainage.

Mine Water Management (1264/1/06).

KEY PROJECTS INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCE: Year Client Project description

2003 Amplats Competent Individuals Report review: Platinum mining Ea2; Ea34.1 Arnot Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA): coal mine Ea2 Bankfontein Prospecting Right application and associated Environmental management plan

(EMP) Ea2

Cattle feedlot EMP describing the impact and management of a cattle feedlot near Delmas. Ea1 Centurion Gold Due diligence for Gold mining in Nelspruit district Ea2 City Deep EMP for gold prospecting and associated infrastructure. Public participation

conducted. Ea2

Ekhurhuleni Research and Evaluation of Residual gold in redundant mines and discard dumps. Ea34.1 Enable Mine EIA & EMP for gold mining in Ekhuruleni Ea2 Eyesizwe ERA for New Clydesdale; Arnot; Glisa; Strathrae; Matla Coal Ea2

Matla Colliery Post Closure Occurences Ea2; Ea34.1 Mahura Mutla CPR, EMPR, Diamond mine developement and operation in Northern Cape Ea2; Ea34.2 Omaruru Mine Social and Labour plan – discard dump material made into bricks

EMPR for gold mine activities and Rehabilitation Plan Ea2

Pono Geological Evaluation Ea34.1 Sallies EMPR for Gold mining right application – mining of dump footprint areas. Ea2 Samancor EIA for Chrome mine and smelter Ea2

Witswatersrand AMD

Integrated geohydrological & geochemical contribution Ea34.1

Zaaiplaats CPR for tin mine Ea2 2004 Arnot Water licence; Audit; IEMP, ERA; Updated EMP Ea2

Blaauwbosch Prefeasibility; Summary of diamond availability Ea34.1 Clewer &

Morgenzon Abridged mineralogical perspective of various farms for potential prospecting. Ea34.1

Endulwini Social and Labour plan (SLP) for coal mining operation Ea2 Eskom Comparative Swift High Risk Assessment Ea25 Eyesizwe EIA, ERA technical report, appraisal of EI of Ash backfill, ISO system

development, WULA, Duvha Scoping Report, Waste dump license, Risk Assessment, Water Management Plan, EMPR, Audit report, IWMP

Ea2

Knights Piesold EMPR for mining right application with associated infrastructure – coal. Ea2

Ea34.2 Mooifontein Strategic Environmental Plan for extention of existing mining operation to open

cast operations including Hydrocarbon delivery and storage. Ea2 Ea10

Neala Mining EMPR for diamond mining at Mahura Mutla Ea2 SA Lombard Diamond mining technical report Ea2 Sekoko Resources 2 Applications for prospecting rights: Coal Ea2

Wits Water Ingress Report

Strategic water management plans Ea2 Ea27

2005 Anglo Coal Scoping Report, EIA, EMPR for coal mining operations and associated infrastructure development.

Ea2

Coal of Africa EIA for coal mining at Vele colliery including associated infrastructure. Ea2 CRG EMP: Mining Right application – Gold mine with associated infrastructure. Ea2

Ea10 Ea27

Elandshoogte EMPR for gold mining in Nelspruit area. Eskom EIA - Coal Transport Eyesizwe WULA, Amendment to EMP, EIA, EMPR, Dirty Water Release, EMP Compliance,

EMP - Amendment, Progress Report, WULA - amendment EMP. EMP Prospecting right/mining permit

Ea2

Ferret Coal Application prospecting right: coal Ea2 Glen Alphen Scoping Report, SLP for silica mine development. Ea2

Grootvlei Water and Salt Balance Report Ea2 Highveld Steel Internal compliance audit for water use Ea2 Mago Resources EMP: Prospecting right, Scoping Report, EIA, EMP for uranium prospecting

activities. Ea2

N'tago Minerals EMP: Prospecting right: Coal mining Ea2 Omaruru Mine Scoping, EIA gold mine Ea2 RQS Progress Report, mine water review, socio-environmental evaluation Ea2

Ea27

Simmer & Jack EMP: Prospecting & Mining Right Ea2 Thutsi Mine EIA and EMP for coal mine and associated infrastructure development. Ea2 Uitkoms

Klipbrekers Codes of Practise for dolomite mine Ea2

Uitkomst Social and labour planfor silica mine Ea2 Uramin Application prospecting right, Environmental baseline assessment Ea2 Vadersgift Social and labour plan for silica mine. Ea2

Veterans Foundatoins

EMP: Prospecting Right, EIA for PGM mining and associated infrastructure including

Ea2

2006 ANC Vetererans Syndicate

EIA Chrome project in Rustenburg. Ea2

Arnot EMP Performance Assessment Ea2 Avgold EMP for potential gold mine Ea2 CRG Water & Salt Balance; EIA - application for exemption Ea2 Exxaro Updated ERA Ea2

Eyesizwe WULA, Scoping Report, EIA & EMP for open cast coal mining operations Ea2 Highveld Steel EMP: Prospecting Right: Vanadium Ea2 Magnificent Mile

Trading Application Mining Right – Coal mining Ea2

Naranja Citrus Estate

Water Use Lisence Application: for Naranja Citrus estate Ea1

RQS EIA, Mineral Resource evaluation, Application-Prospecting Right

Uramin EIA, EIA Vegetation, EMP: Uranium prospectign Ea2 Zamori 272 EIA: Coal mining Ea2 2007 Uramin -Central

African Republic EMP: Uranium mining Ea2

CRG Desktop study: radiological impact, Groundwater specialist report, EIA: radiological impact, IA-occupation noise, EIA, Background document, EMP, Application-authorization of listed activities, SEIA

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

Eskom EMP: 6 x Exploration Right (Gasification) & 10x Mining Permits - coal mining. Ea2

Eyesizwe EMP, Biosurvey, EMPR for coal mining operations Ea2 Ferreira Estate

and Investment Company

Scoping Report: Gold mining Ea2

Highveld Steel & Vanadium

EMP: Prospecting right: Vanadium prospecting Ea2

Homeland Mining & Energy

EMP: Mining Permit for coal discard dump mining. Ea2

Omaruru Mine SLP for gold mine

RQS Application: 2x Prospecting Right & 1 x Mining Right; gold mining Ea2

Uramin EMP: Prospecting right & Mining Right; Uranium mine; EIA: Surface water dewatering; addition to EMP

Ea2

2008 Burgundy Rose EMP: Prospecting Right Ea2 CRG Groundwater & surface water specialist reports, EIA-selling of slurry, EIA, EMP,

EMPR, Traffic Impact Report, 4 x EMP-Compliance Report, Application: Mining Right, Revised EMP

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

Homeland Mining & Energy

IWWMP, EIA & EMP, Application Mining Right coal mining Eloff block with associated infrastructure.

Ea2 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

Kendal Colliery ERA, EIA Open cast coal mining; Beneficiation plant, water management infrastructure; change houses; offices

Ea2 Ea27

Magnificent Mile Trading

EMP: Prospecting Right Coal prospecting Ea2

Mpisi Trading PP, EMP: Prospecting Right Ea2

Neala Geological Overview; Diamond mining Ea2 Nelesco 671 EMP: Prospecting Right EMP for uranium and Molybdenum prospecting in Karoo Ea2 Northern Lights EMP: Prospecting Right EMP for uranium and Molybdenum prospecting in Karoo Ea2

Silver Falcon Trading

EMP: Prospecting Right EMP for uranium and Molybdenum prospecting in Karoo Ea2

Uramin EMP: Compliance Report, 3 x Addition to EMP for uranium and Molybdenum prospecting in Karoo

Ea2

2009 A Lukisa Amendment to EMP: Uranium and Molybdenum prospecting Ea2 CRG Public Participation, Changes to EIA, EMP Gold mining. Ea2 Kendal Power

station Qualitative Environmental risk & liability assessment Ea25

Magnificent Mile Trading

SLP; Application-Mining right Ea2, Ea38.1

NCP Public Participation - expansion & new effluent dam Ea27 NCP-ETI Scoping & EIA new effluent dam Ea34.2

Proxor EIA & EMP mining of discard dump with related water management infrastructure.

Ea2, Ea27

Vaalbrug Application: Mining Right Development of EIA, EMP and social and labour plan. Dolomite mining though open cast methodology. Dolomite sold for agricultural purposes.

Ea2

Chitype Trading Application: Prospecting Right - Coal Ea2

2010 Driefontein Colliery

EMPR, EIA, EMP (closure plan, Financial provision); Open cast mining of coal with mobile offices, change house, hydrocarbon storage, water reticulation, road infrastructure.

Ea10, Ea31.1, Ea34.2

Matla Colliery EMS development and implementation Ea2 ISO 14001

Steynol Pty Ltd Surface water study for the proposed coal and clay mine on portions 21 and 22 on farm Grootvalley 124 IR in springs, Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality

Ea2

Arnot Colliery EMS update and implementation Ea2

2011 Universal Coal Traffic Impact ass Kangala Mine Ea31.1

Bokoni Plat Mine A variety of Environmental Management Aspects: Sewage management Waste management (stream identification; re-use; recycle; safe disposal) Water use licence compliance audit

Ea24 Ea39

Dyambwini Projects

Coal of Africa: Vele Colliery EIA Review Ea2 Ea34.1

Wescoal: Khanyisa EMP Compliance Reporting Ea2

Wescoal: Khanyisa Ground & Surface water monitoring and reporting Ea34.1

Areva: Karoo EMP Compliance Monitoring Ea2

Wescoal: Intibane Annual EMP Performance Assessment & Fin Provisioning Updates Ea2

Aurecon: Khanyisa PS

Waste Management Specialist Study: Identification of waste streams, management through reduction, re-use, re-cycling, responsible disposal.

Ea24

Continental Coal Section 102 with Shango; amendment of EIA/EMP for the inclusion of additional mining areas.

Ea2

Matla power Station

Aspect and impact register development, identification and development of Objectives, Targets and management plans, Internal Audit and Corrective action review.

Ea25

Eskom: Generation (Head office)

ISO 14001 Training & Environmental Legal Audit Ea25; Ea35

Lethabo Power Station

EMS Training & training material development Ea25 Ea37

2012 Keldoron Mining EMPR, EIA, EMP, for Mining Right application – Newcastle coal mine and associated infrastructure including: Hydrocarbon (Coal, diesel, oil) storage and management; Water management infrastructure design; Waste management; Water use licence application and registration; Air pollution prevention; Cultural and Heritage impact assessment; Road and transport (Rail) infrastructure.

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

Wescoal Mining Intibane Colliery: EMPR, EIA, EMP, for Mining Right application: coal mine and associated infrastructure incl: Hydrocarbon (Coal, diesel, oil) storage and management; Water management infrastructure design; Waste management; Air pollution prevention; Cultural and Heritage impact assessment; Grave relocation. Water Use Licence Application. Review water management infrastructure design and construction.

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea34.2

Exxaro Resources Strathrae Colliery: EMPR consolidation and WULA review and update. coal mine and associated infrastructure incl: Hydrocarbon (Coal, diesel, oil) storage and management; Water management infrastructure design; Waste management; Air pollution prevention; Cultural and Heritage impact assessment; Closure plan development and Closure cost determination.

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

October 2013

Wescoal Mining Khanyisa Colliery: EMPR performance assessment reporting Ea2

Catwalk Basic Assessment Report: Hydrocarbon management, Mining associated infrastructure design and development, impact assessment.

Ea2 Ea10

October 2012

Blesboklaagte: coal beneficiation plant.

EMP: to address pollution problems at Blesboklaagte, eMalahleni specifically related to AMD management. Overview of water channel and dam design and implementation

Ea10 Ea27

November 2012

Molokomme & Associates cc

EMP: Blesboklaagte 296 JS and the remaining extent of Leeuwpoort 283 JS: In support of application for a Prospecting Right

Ea2 August 2012

2013 Wescoal Mining Update EIA & EMP: Coal operations: Heuvelfontein 215 IR. Impact assessment and management plan for coal mine related infrastructure and activities. New activities: Mechanical workshop, Wash bay, Hydrocarbons storage, underground operations, change houses and offices.

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

January 2013

Total SA (Edenvale – depot)

Impact assessment and mitigation plan for hydrocarbon pollution Ea10 September 2013

Shanduka Coal Environmental performance assessment and quantum determination for: Middelkraal Colliery; Grootpan, Steelepan Colliery; Klippan Colliery;

Ea2 October 2013

Optimum Coal Environmental performance assessment and quantum determination for: Springlake Colliery

Ea2 December 2013

British American Tobacco

Waste license application including Basic assessment and public participation. Ea24 July 2013

Coal of Africa EMP competent persons review: Ratanda Ea2 January 2013

Equus: New Clydesdale Coal

Environmental due diligence Ea2 October 2013

Leiden Colliery Geochemical Scoping Report review Ea34.1 October 2013

Wonderfontein Colliery

Water use license compliance audit Ea2, Ea24, Ea 27

November 2013

Eskom: Matla power station

ISO 14001:2004 implementation training and material development Ea25 January 2013

Bokoni Platinum Mine

Water- and Salt balance determination Ea 27 September 2014

TuVSuD Monitoring audit: A van Dyl Ea10 Oct 2013

TuVSuD Monitoring audit: JA Kirstein Ea2 Jun 2013

TuVSuD Monitoring audit: M Olivier Ea35 March 2013

Shanduka: Springlake Colliery, KZN

EMP performance assessment, and Waster use licence compliance assessment

Ea2, Ea27 Nov 2013

2014 Black Wattle Colliery

Site assessment – Environmental status Ea2 Febr 2014

Dust-a-side Dust-a-side product impact assessment – Bitumen product for dust suppression, review.

Ea10 March 2014

Just Coal Kendal colliery: Quantum determination: determination of rehabilitation cost. Ea2 June 2014

Exxarro resources North block complex: EMP Consolidation, Financial provision determination and Water Use Licence renewal. Mine in closure phase, closure and planning cost determination.

Ea2 Ea10 Ea12 Ea24 Ea27 Ea31.1 Ea34.2

June 2014

Galactic Minerals Part of research team investigating the impact of Serpentine minerals on Acid Mine Drainage.

Ea34.2 June 2014

Eskom Matimba colliery

Water use licence compliance determination; Waste licence compliance determination.

Ea25, Ea27 August 2014

Bokoni Platinum Mine

Water- and Salt balance (inclusion of new operational areas). Ea 27 October 2014

12 May 2015

SCHEDULE 1: PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS

LUKISA JV COMPANY (PTY) LTD MINING RIGHT APPLICATION - WESTERN BLOCK

RIETKUIL SECTION

MAP LABEL FARMNAME FARMNO SUBDIVNO SG/LPI CODE TITLE DEED SG DIAGRAM MAGISDISTR PROVINCE EXTENT (ha)

2/178 LA-DE-DA 178 2 C00900000000017800002 T14962/1995 T6319/1942 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 177.7576

RE/178 LA-DE-DA 178 RE C00900000000017800000 T31858/2002 BFQ18-4/1911 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 8644.0533

RE/2/180 GROOTFONTEIN 180 2 (RE) C00900000000018000002 T47923/1999 T4382/1912 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2862.8039

1/304 LANG LEEGTE 304 1 (RE) C00900000000030400001 T3761/1985 T10645/1923 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 218.4285

9/307 RIETKUIL 307 9 C00900000000030700009 T3761/1985 T3549/1962 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2154.9582

RE/307 RIETKUIL 307 RE C00900000000030700000 T3761/1985 BFQ4-7/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 4969.2980

RE/180 GROOTFONTEIN 180 RE C00900000000018000000 T37453/1975 T1621/1910 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 4282.6600

1/298 HENDRICKS KRAAL 298 1 (RE) C00900000000029800001 T72270/2006 T238/1/1882 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 477.1084

6/298 HENDRICKS KRAAL 298 6 C00900000000029800006 T72270/2006 T5851/1954 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 562.5164



1/303 SCHIMMEL KOP 303 1 C00900000000030300001 T72270/2006 T5851/1954 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 748.2745

RE/303 SCHIMMEL KOP 303 RE C00900000000030300000 T72270/2006 BFQ15-1/1893 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 84.6456



7/302 BUSHMANS KOP 302 7 C00900000000030200007 T20840/1998 T13095/1947 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 589.9895

4/307 RIETKUIL 307 4 (RE) C00900000000030700004 T63666/2012 T4379/1918 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 787.0197




1/308 FLAGFONTEIN 308 1 (RE) C00900000000030800001 T88616/2007 T194/5/1884 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3421.0459

2/308 FLAGFONTEIN 308 2 (RE) C00900000000030800002 T30199/1971 T1600/1892 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 712.5804

4/308 FLAGFONTEIN 308 4 C00900000000030800004 T58834/1990 T2444/1913 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1297.7002

7/308 FLAGFONTEIN 308 7 (RE) C00900000000030800007 T30199/1971 T1296/1926 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2712.5028


RE/308 FLAGFONTEIN 308 RE C00900000000030800000 T30199/1971 BFQ4-8/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3516.9918


2/310 KLEIN KOEDOES KOP 310 2 (RE) C00900000000031000002 T102800/2004 T7383/1911 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1791.2453


2/307 RIETKUIL 307 2 (RE) C00900000000030700002 T92045/2004 T4334/1914 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3861.9601


RE/397 FARM 397 397 RE C00900000000039700000 T30249/2012 T23468/1982 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3064.4501




1/228 TIERHOEK 228 1 C00900000000022800001 T96208/1994 T1787/1959 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 776.8694

RE/228 TIERHOEK 228 RE C00900000000022800000 T57611/2011 T9038/1954 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 675.5843

1/280 VINDRAGERSFONTEIN 280 1 C00900000000028000001 T1419/2004 T7739/1969 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1255.6720


RE/280 VINDRAGERSFONTEIN 280 RE C00900000000028000000 T1418/2004 BFQ4-40/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3938.0712

2/280 VINDRAGERSFONTEIN 280 2 (RE) C00900000000028000002 T58114/2003 T7740/1969 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1145.1816

RE/286 DIE BAD 286 RE C00900000000028600000 T20824/2006 T7736/1969 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3602.3263


1/282 ZEEKOEVALLEY 282 1 C00900000000028200001 T26562/2004 T17049/1964 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1408.2696



RE/282 ZEEKOEVALLEY 282 RE C00900000000028200000 T19596/2009 BFQ4-39/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1408.2696

RE/294 BUSHMANS LEEGTE 294 RE C00900000000029400000 T88511/1994 BFQ12-22/1878 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1901.0913

1/283 KRANS KRAAL 283 1 C00900000000028300001 T88511/1994 T136/1/1871 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2235.5293

RE/283 KRANS KRAAL 283 RE C00900000000028300000 T9107/2005 BFQ4-10/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3292.9373

2/286 DIE BAD 286 2 C00900000000028600002 T32568/2013 T7739/1969 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 629.5519


RE/292 VLAKKRAAL 292 RE C00900000000029200000 T32568/2013 BFQ4-11/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2996.3278

1/294 BUSHMANS LEEGTE 294 1 C00900000000029400001 T58834/1990 T8122/1920 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3238.7574

2/295 DECYPHER 295 2 C00900000000029500002 T698/1979 T1603/1915 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 352.7756

3/295 DECYPHER 295 3 C00900000000029500003 T698/1979 T1607/1915 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 877.3814

RE/295 DECYPHER 295 RE C00900000000029500000 T1399/1957 BF QTS 12-19/1880 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2147.4313

1/296 HOTTENTOTS RIVER 296 1 C00900000000029600001 T1782/2010 T9867/1924 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3342.7589


4/292 VLAKKRAAL 292 4 C00900000000029200004 T10719/2012 T9665/1921 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1748.1818




RE/4/296 HOTTENTOTS RIVER 296 4 (RE) C00900000000029600004 T7492/1991 T2706/1945 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3488.4330




RE/296 HOTTENTOTS RIVER 296 RE C00900000000029600000 T18295/1981 BFQ4-6/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 781.1082


Total 132782.3049

MATJIESFONTEIN SECTION


RE/94 BASTARDS POORT 94 RE C00900000000009400000 T41752/1997 BFQ2-13/1837 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3759.0734

RE/412 MATJESFONTEIN 412 RE C00900000000041200000 T41583/2008 T55868/1994 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 24266.3630

SCHEDULE 1: PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS

Total 28025.4364

TANQUA SECTION


1/1 ALLEMANS HOEK 1 1 C04300000000000100001 T40240/1983 T14936/1955 LAINGSBURG WESTERN CAPE 833.8166

1/250 BANKS GATEN 250 1 C00900000000025000001 T40240/1983 T7747/1956 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 73.4739

1/2 WILGEBOCH KLOOF 2 1 C04300000000000200001 T40240/1983 T1370/1925 LAINGSBURG WESTERN CAPE 565.6080



RE/251 BULLEKRAAL 251 RE C00900000000025100000 T22447/1977 BFQ5-1/1839 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2376.5551

1/247 RONDOM 247 1 C00900000000024700001 T40212/1988 T5868/1911 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 3059.8735

2/247 RONDOM 247 2 (RE) C00900000000024700002 T46482/2008 T12767/1928 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 879.1878

3/247 RONDOM 247 3 (RE) C00900000000024700003 T46482/2008 T17320/1955 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 836.7512

4/247 RONDOM 247 4 C00900000000024700004 T46482/2008 T30281/1968 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 1871.2320

RE/247 RONDOM 247 RE C00900000000024700000 T46482/2008 BFQ18-5/1911 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2187.1552

RE/249 OVERSE FONTEIN 249 RE C00900000000024900000 T104348/2002 BFQ12-8/1878 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 4697.4356

1/251 BULLEKRAAL 251 1 (RE) C00900000000025100001 T47201/2002 T571/9/1876 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2609.6089

3/251 BULLEKRAAL 251 3 C00900000000025100003 T74178/1999 T3712/1949 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2000.7387



RE/259 RIETVALLEY 259 RE C00900000000025900000 T62964/2001 BFQ4-44/1838 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 4227.8420

3/261 ONGELUKSFONTEIN 261 3 C00900000000026100003 T16190/1995 T2310/1950 BEAUFORT WEST WESTERN CAPE 2060.6398

RE/279 FARM 279 279 RE C04300000000027900000 T89622/1997 T89622/1997 LAINGSBURG WESTERN CAPE 1859.1776

RE/280 FARM 280 280 RE C04300000000028000000 T87542/2002 T89624/1997 LAINGSBURG WESTERN CAPE 1505.7739

Total 35736.3869

TOTAL EXTENT 196544.1282

APPENDIX 3

Environmental Authorisations

Not Applicable - (None to report currently)

APPENDIX 4

Site Plan for Applied Activities

Rietkuil Section

Rietkuil

Vindragersfontein / De Bad

0 105Kilometres

PEN JORC Compliant ResourcesHistoric Uranium Deposit (>100 tU3O8)Western Block Application AreaNational RoadArterial RoadSecondary RoadRailwaysEskom Power LinesMineralisationPalaeo-channel Trend

Historic mineralisation areas with future potentialmining actvity (not in mine plan yet)

WESTERN BLOCK (RIETKUIL SECTION)

Tanqua Section

Tanqua SectionTanqua Section

M e r w e v i l l eM e r w e v i l l e

RondomSandgat

Suurkop

Lyshoek

Tierhok

Rondom 2

Plathoek

Banksgaten

Bok Se PlaasDe Goede Hoop

Klipbankskraal/Bullekraal

0 105Kilometres

PEN JORC Compliant ResourcesHistoric Uranium Deposit (>100 tU3O8)Western Block Application AreaNational RoadArterial RoadSecondary RoadRailwaysEskom Power LinesMineralisationPalaeo-channel Trend

Historic mineralisation areas with future potentialmining actvity (not in mine plan yet)

WESTERN BLOCK (TANQUA SECTION)

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