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Volume 6

Table of Content

Name of the questioneer Page 417 Macavei Eugenia 1418 Macavei Remus 4419 Ţuţuianu Emil 7420 Toader Stelian 9421 Padurean Augustin 12422 Lazea Cristian Daniel 15423 Lazea Cristian Daniel 18424 Chicidea Ilie 19425 Mocoiu Augustin 22426 Mocoiu Augustin 25427 Pelin Sergiu Marin 26428 Pelin Sergiu Marin 29429 Motasar Ioan 30430 Motasar Ioan 33431 Mocoi Radu 34432 Serban Viorel Ciani 37433 Morariu Tiberiu 40434 Mocoiu Virgil 43435 Boc Viorica-Cornelia 46436 Buchler Mihaela 48437 Colda Viorica 52438 Danciu Livia 55439 Danciu Livia 57440 Ghita Gabriel Nicolae 60441 Macavei Diana-Raluca 63442 Macavei Diana-Raluca 68443 Magda Maria 70444 Magda Maria 73445 Napau Cornel 75446 Napau Cornel 78447 Napau Cornel 81448 Nicoara Emilia 82449 Tiutiu Camelia 86450 Trifa Silvia 89451 David Carmen-Nadia 90452 David Carmen-Nadia 94453 Mailat Liviu 96454 Anca Calin-Nicolae 101455 Anca Calin-Nicolae 103456 Anca Sorin-Constantin 106457 Balea Lucia-Margareta 109458 Butuca Pamfil 112459 Butuca Pamfil 114460 Morar Mircea 115

Name of the questioneer Page 461 Morar Mircea 118462 Morar Mircea 120463 Criza Rodica 121464 Furtuna Angela 125465 Furtuna Angela 130466 Gombos Silvia 131467 Joldes Ana Maria 135468 Laza Valerian 138469 Moisa Rodica 141470 Muntea Constantin 144471 Neag Angela Maria 147472 Pasca Adrian Cristian 150473 Puiulet Rodica 153474 Jeflea Sorina Elena 155475 Balea Mihai Marius 159476 Balea Mihai Marius 164477 Lazea Liliana Dana 165478 Caş Vasile 167479 Caş Vasile 168480 Mailat Lucia 171481 Mailat Lucia 173482 Tutuianu Cristina Ioana 176483 Aitai Alexandru 179484 Aitai Alexandru 182485 Cosma Gheorghe 185486 Sima Iacob 188487 Sima Iacob 191488 Vesa Lucian Ilie 193489 Vesa Lucian Ilie 195490 Mateş Nicolae-Marcel 198491 Mateş Nicolae-Marcel 201492 Prunar Macavei 203493 Prunar Macavei 206494 Prunar Macavei 209495 Szekely L. Marius 210496 Szekely L. Marius 212497 Szekely L. Marius 213498 Mecea Alexandru 214499 Mecea Alexandru 217500 Cerişer Nicolae 218501 Cerişer Nicolae 221

Item no. 417

Stakeholder name Macavei Eugenia

Stakeholder address Bucium Sasa, Nr. 938

Question/ Comment

He wishes for the Project to start.

Answer

This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development

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Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:

• An average number of 2337 jobs during construction for a period of two years, most of them being filled by local labour force;

• 881 jobs during operational stage for a period of 16 years, most of them being filled by local labour force;

• 270 jobs during closure stage for a period of 5-7 years, most of them being filled by local labour force;

• Approx. 6560 indirect jobs during construction stage generated at local and regional levels;

• Approx. 5246 indirect jobs during operational stage generated at local and regional levels;

• Approx. 1811 indirect jobs during closure stage generated at local and regional levels; • US$1.75 billion, representing the share of Romanian Government fro the profits, profit

taxes, royalties and other duties and taxes due toward local, regional and national authorities of Romania;

• US$2.42 billion, representing the value of assets and services provided from Romania RMGC also cooperates with stakeholders for the initiation of their own business so as to diversify and develop the economic opportunities provided by RMP:

• The establishment in the area of a micro-bank that allows access to finance under advantageous conditions;

• Creation of a business centre and incubators to offer support, training (entrepreneurial, business plans, administrative and fiscal management, etc.), legal, financial and administrative consultancy, necessary to promote the development of local and regional business environment. This is necessary both for provision of assets and services to RMP and for encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit of locals so as to be prepared for the sustainable development needs after completion of RMP.

Material Capital Infrastructure – to include buildings, power supply, transport, water supply and waste management:

• Income growth for governmental agencies, totalling US$1.75 billion for over 20 years (construction-production-closure activities), which will constitute supplementary funds that may be allocated by authorities for the improvement of community infrastructure;

• Moreover, RMGC shall build a new locality at Piatra Albă and La Recea Quarter in Alba Iulia for the resettlement of population. Piatra Albă shall include a new civic centre, commercial and residential areas. Upon completion of RMP, these shall be transferred to local authorities. The Relocation and Resettlement Action Plan (RRAP) contains all details related to these initiatives.

Human Capital Includes: health and education:

• Construction of a dispensary and of a private clinic at Piatra Albă, available to the entire community through health insurance systems;

• Modernization of a wing of Abrud Hospital, available for the entire community through the National Health Insurance System;

• Improvement of the medical emergency system in the region; • Construction of a new school and of a new civic and residential centre in Piatra Albă; • Health awareness campaigns (in partnership with local authorities and NGOs) on:

reproduction health, nutrition and lifestyle, etc. • Partnerships with educational organizations and NGOs on improvement of educational

facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro).

Social Capital



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Includes: professional training, strengthening the relations within the community, the social networks and the capacity of institutions to support and preserve the cultural heritage:

• Efforts for the development and promotion of cultural heritage in Roşia Montană both for locals and for tourism purposes – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Cultural Heritage Partnership ([email protected]);

• Education opportunities for adults and improvement of their skills through training programmes, educational funds and scholarships, in order to increase the chances to secure a job both directly with RMGC and indirectly – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Professional and Vocational Training Programme;

• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for consolidating social network, especially in Roşia Montană – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Good Neighbour Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRoşia ([email protected]);

• RMGC supports the partnership managed by NGOs working with youths in the area for the improvement and upgrade of the community potential (www.certapuseni.ro).

Natural Capital Includes: landscape, biodiversity, water quality, ecosystems:

• Measures included in the management plan of RMP and in the Standard Operating Procedures for the prevention of accidents and emergencies management (SOP) shall result in the mitigation of environmental impact and improvement of environmental conditions, as stipulated under EIA;

• Improvement of environmental conditions shall increase life quality at Rosia Montana;

• Training and support provided for the integration of environment quality issues into the business plans;

• Awareness campaigns on having environmental protection measures included in economic activities;

• Imposing environmental standards when granting loans through micro-financing, to include monitoring of environmental protection measures;

• Business Conduct Code through which all RMP suppliers are required to observe RMGC standards on environmental protection.


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Item no. 418

Stakeholder name Macavei Remus

Stakeholder address Bucium Sasa, Nr. 938

Question/ Comment

He wishes for the Project to start.

Answer










• Approx. 1811 indirect jobs during closure stage generated at local and regional levels;

• US$1.75 billion, representing the share of Romanian Government fro the profits, profit taxes, royalties and other duties and taxes due toward local, regional and national authorities of Romania;

• US$2.42 billion, representing the value of assets and services provided from Romania

RMGC also cooperates with stakeholders for the initiation of their own business so as to diversify and develop the economic opportunities provided by RMP:










reproduction health, nutrition and lifestyle, etc. • Partnerships with educational organizations and NGOs on improvement of

educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an




educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro).

Social Capital Includes: professional training, strengthening the relations within the community, the social networks and the capacity of institutions to support and preserve the cultural heritage:







• Improvement of environmental conditions shall increase life quality at Roşia Montană;




• Business Conduct Code through which all RMP suppliers are required to observe RMGC standards on environmental protection





Item no. 419

Stakeholder name Ţuţuianu Emil

Stakeholder address Str. Abruzel, Nr. 696, Bucium

Question/ Comment

Environment The relocation of the area if the project starts in Bucium

Answer

1. The results of the remaining potential impacts (after implementation of prevention/ mitigation measures) of the plan on the environmental factors, including transboundary impacts were summarized into six impact categories which ensured identification of significant impacts. The main results of the assessment of the potential cumulative impacts generated by the Project covered by the plan under review on each of the relevant environmental factor/ aspect are the following:

• Population - significant positive impact generated by the Project which involves a major investment related to the improvement of short, medium and long-tern social and economic conditions in the community;

• Waste management - neutral impact on water and soil quality. The land use change within the Corna Valley will generate a negative impact during construction and operation, which will be significantly mitigated during post-closure as a result of environmental rehabilitation and introduction of the lands into the natural circuit.

• Water - neutral impact with the specification that the provision regarding the collection and treatment of ARD water from previous mining operations and proper management of all waste types will generate a significant positive cumulative impact on surface water and groundwater quality from the entire area.

• Air - insignificant negative impact, as the contribution of operations to the pollutant concentrations in the ambient air in areas with sensitive receptors will be reduced and the levels cumulative with the contribution of existing sources will be well below limit values.

• Noise and vibrations - insignificant negative impact as the proposed mitigation measures will not generate nuisance noise nor will affect the population or buildings due to vibrations.

• Biodiversity, flora and fauna - negative impact during construction and operation, positive impact after mine closure and vegetation of the area.

• Cultural, architectural and archeological heritage - significant positive impact due to the actions carried out to date by RMGC and measures contained in the Cultural Heritage Management Plan.

• Human health - significant positive impact due to the creation of modern living conditions, improvement of medical assistance and ensuring of environmental quality in accordance with the legal requirements.

• Road infrastructure/transport - significant positive impact associated with road infrastructure as a result of its upgrading and increase of traffic safety. Neutral impact associated with the transport related to the Project activities.

• Landscape - insignificant negative impact after the rehabilitation and vegetation of the area, the only significant negative impact at local scale consists in the permanent modification of the topography.

• Soil/land use - neutral impact due to the impact prevention/mitigation measures. • Material assets - positive impact due to the use of local resources and purchase of

property based on mutually advantageous transactions. Significant positive impact due to the high recovery efficiency of precious metals from ore.

• Climate factors - insignificant negative impact with the specification that the greenhouse gas emission sources will be removed after the mine closure.




• Transboundary impacts - the sole negative significant transboundary impact could relate to the surface water pollution as a result of the TMF dam failure. The residual transboundary impact on the surface water quality associated with the failure of the Valea Corna TMF dam may be classified as neutral.

For more detailed information, please see Chapter 6 and7 of the Environmental Report for Amended Zoning Urbanism Plant for Roşia Montană Industrial Area 2. RMGC has developed geological exploration works, in order to identify and outline certain resources and reserves that could be capitalized in an economic manner based on an exploration license obtained for Bucium perimeter. In compliance with art. 17 (1), 18(2), letter a) and 20 of Mining law no. 85/2003, RMGC has prepared a Feasibility Study and other documentations in order to secure a mining license. These documentations have been compiled by SC Ipromin SA and forwarded in order to be assessed and approved to the National Agency for Mineral Resources. Provided that the mining license is secured for Bucium Perimeter and the decision to develop the mining perimeter is made, a permitting process must be initiated for this mining project; it involves amongst others, the attainment of an environmental permit and to undergo an environmental impact assessment procedure, a process that, in compliance with the applicable legislation, also requires a public participation and consultation stage. In order to discuss land acquisition within Bucium area, the ore deposit needs to be outlined first and subsequently to identify all necessary land positions required for the development of such a project. Currently no one can say if relocations are to be done in Bucium are or not.


Item no. 420

Stakeholder name Toader Stelian

Stakeholder address Jud. Alba, Loc. Avram Iancu, Tarsa

Question/ Comment

I want a job in your company

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in



parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:














• Moreover, RMGC shall build a new locality at Piatra Albă and La Recea Quarter in Alba Iulia for the resettlement of population. Piatra Albă shall include a new civic




centre, commercial and residential areas. Upon completion of RMP, these shall be transferred to local authorities. The Relocation and Resettlement Action Plan (RRAP) contains all details related to these initiatives.






educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro).


















Item no. 421

Stakeholder name Padurean Augustin

Stakeholder address Jud. Alba, Loc. Avram Iancu, Tarsa

Question/ Comment


Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development



of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:

























• Efforts for the development and promotion of cultural heritage in Rosia Montana both for locals and for tourism purposes – RMGC is a partner in the Rosia Montana Cultural Heritage Partnership ([email protected]);

• Education opportunities for adults and improvement of their skills through training programmes, educational funds and scholarships, in order to increase the chances to secure a job both directly with RMGC and indirectly – RMGC is a partner in the Rosia Montana Professional and Vocational Training Programme;

• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for consolidating social network, especially in Rosia Montana – RMGC is a partner in the Rosia Montana Good Neighbour Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRosia ([email protected]);














Item no. 422

Stakeholder name Lazea Cristian Daniel

Stakeholder address Jud. Alba, Loc. Garda De Sus

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer

This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development.



The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:




















educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for




instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro).

















Item no. 423

Stakeholder name Lazea Cristian Daniel

Stakeholder address Jud. Alba, Loc. Garda De Sus

Question/ Comment


Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Rosia Montana will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 424

Stakeholder name Chicidea Ilie

Stakeholder address Campeni Str. Horea, Nr. 53, Bl. A4, Ap. 1

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 425

Stakeholder name Mocoiu Augustin

Stakeholder address Scarisoara

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 426

Stakeholder name Mocoiu Augustin

Stakeholder address Scarisoara

Question/ Comment

Please approve my employment

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Rosia Montana will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 427

Stakeholder name Pelin Sergiu Marin

Stakeholder address Roşia Montană, Jud. Alba, Nr. 1043

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 428

Stakeholder name Pelin Sergiu Marin

Stakeholder address Roşia Montană, Jud. Alba, Nr. 1043

Question/ Comment


Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 429

Stakeholder name Motasar Ioan

Stakeholder address Valea Lupsii

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer

This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development.



Item no. 430

Stakeholder name Motasar Ioan

Stakeholder address Valea Lupsii

Question/ Comment


Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 431

Stakeholder name Mocoi Radu

Stakeholder address Com. Avram Iancu, Sat Tarsa, Jud. Alba, Nr. 804

Question/ Comment


Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in



Item no. 432

Stakeholder name Serban Viorel Ciani

Stakeholder address Com. Avram Iancu, Jud. Alba

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Item no. 433

Stakeholder name Morariu Tiberiu

Stakeholder address Com. Avram Iancu, Sat Tarsa, Nr. 801, Jud. Alba

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Item no. 434

Stakeholder name Mocoiu Virgil

Stakeholder address Com. Avram Iancu, Sat Tarsa

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Item no. 435

Stakeholder name Boc Viorica-Cornelia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Sat Poieni

Question/ Comment

What works will be conducted by RMGC in Bucium area, and if they are going to impact the geographic landscape.

Answer

1. Bucium Commune is impacted through the diversion of County Road DJ742 due to the Alteration of Zonal Urbanism Plan - Roşia Montană Industrial Area, through which a portion of the existing road on Corna Valley is re-directed towards the southern bank of the ridge travelling in parallel with the south-eastern side of Corna Valley. The road will be paved and will connect the City of Abrud and Rosia Poieni mine site. 6.65km is the length of this road. The road alternative, that is about to be approved through this PUZ, will be required due to the fact that Corna Valley is going to be covered by the Tailings Management Facility, and it is the only access road between Roşia Poieni mine site and the National Road 74 namely DN 74A. RMGC Project needs an area of: 32ha of the administrative territory of Bucium commune, which is 8778ha, which represents 0.4%. 2. The results of the assessment conducted on the potential remaining effects (after the implementation of the prevention/mitigation measures) of the Plan on the environment, including transboundary, are described in a synthetic manner and ranked in six impact categories which enabled us to identify the significant effects. The main results which outline the assessment of the quantified potential effects of the mining project, subject of the assessed Plan, on each relevant environment factor/aspect, are the following:

• Population - significant positive impact generated by the Project which involves a major investment related to the improvement of short, medium and long-term social and economic conditions in the community.

• Waste management - neutral impact on water and soil quality; The change in use of the lands within the Corna Valley will generate a negative impact during construction and operation which will be significantly mitigated during post-closure as a result of environmental rehabilitation and introduction of the lands into the natural circuit.

• Water - neutral impact with the specification that the proposals regarding the collection and treatment of ARD water from previous mining operations and proper management of all waste types will generate a significant positive cumulative impact on surface water and groundwater quality.



• Biodiversity, flora and fauna - negative impact during construction and operation, positive impact after mine closure and revegetation of the area.


• Human health - significant positive impact due to the creation of modern housing conditions, improvement of medical assistance and ensuring of environmental quality in accordance with the legal requirements.

• Road infrastructure/ transport - significant positive impact associated with road




infrastructure as a result of its upgrading and increase of traffic safety. Neutral impact associated with the transport related to the Project activities.

• Landscape - insignificant negative impact after the rehabilitation and revegetation of the area, the only significant negative impact at local scale consists in the permanent modification of the topography.

• Soil/land use - neutral impact due to the impact prevention/mitigation measures. • Material assets - positive impact due to the use of local resources and purchase pf



• Transboundary effects – the only significant transboundary impact could be the pollution of the surface waters, following a failure of the TMF. The assessment of the transboundary remaining impact on the quality of surface waters related to the break of the Corna Valley dam may be ranked as being neutral.

For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone


Item no. 436

Stakeholder name Buchler Mihaela

Stakeholder address Abrud, Str. Avram Iancu

Question/ Comment

Environment protection - jobs

Answer

1. The purpose of environmental assessments for plans and programmes is to determine the significant environmental impacts of the proposed project. This has been achieved by assessment of the Roşia Montană Mining Project performances against a set of environmental protection objectives. It is noted that an objective represents a commitment, defined in more or less general terms, of what it is intended to achieve. In order to achieve an objective, specific actions are required, in accordance with the planning procedures, called targets. In order to measure the progress in the implementation of the actions, hence in the achievement of the targets and eventually in the achievement of the objectives indicators are being used which are actually the elements ensuring the monitoring and quantification of the plan results. The environmental objectives, targets and indicators were determined for environmental factors/aspects relevant for the plan: population, waste management, water, air, noise and vibrations, biodiversity, fauna and flora, cultural, architectural and archeological heritage, human health, road infrastructure/transport, landscape, soil/land use, material assets, climate factors. The environmental objectives take into account and reflect the national and EU environmental policies and have been established in consultation with the Working Group. In addition, the policies take into consideration the local and regional environmental objectives defined by the Local Environmental Action Plan of the Alba County and Regional Environmental Action Plan of the Region 7 Center, respectively. In case of Amended PUZ for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone, the targets defined, in fact the proposals of the Project regarding the mitigation of environmental and social impacts, the measures contained in the environmental and social management plans, respectively. Since in case of the plan undergoing environmental assessment, the measures for mitigation of impacts on each environmental factor/aspect (as per the Project environmental and social management plans) representing targets for achievement of the environmental objectives are very numerous, The Working Group decided that the objectives should be categorized and grouped into two categories:

• strategic environmental objectives, representing the objectives defined at national, community or international level;

• specific environmental objectives, representing the objectives relevant for the plan, derived from the strategic objectives, as well as the local and regional objectives.

The targets are presented as summaries of the detailed measures for mitigation/removal of the social and environmental impacts contained in the management plans. The indicators were identified so that they ensure the development of the proposals regarding the monitoring of the effects of the environmental plan implementation. The strategic objectives, specific objectives, targets and indicators for the thirteen environmental factors/aspects relevant for the environmental assessment are described in detail in Chapter 5 of the Report. The environmental strategic objectives representing the main landmarks considered in the



process of planning the actions for environmental protection as integral part of any plan which proposes the development of anthropogenic activities are as follows:

• improvement of the social and living standards of the population; • compliance with the waste collection, sorting, storage and storage regulations; • reduced contamination to levels which generate no significant impact on water quality

(surface water, potable water, groundwater); • limitation of pollutant emissions to air to levels which generate no significant impact on

the air quality in areas with sensitive receptors; • limitation at source of the acoustic pollution in areas with noise-sensitive receptors; • limitation of the impacts on biodiversity, flora and fauna; • minimization of negative impacts on the cultural, architectural and archeological heritage; • human health protection; • upgrading of road infrastructure, minimization of impacts generated by the transport of

materials; • mitigation of landscape related impacts; • limitation of the negative impacts on soil; • maximize the use of existing assets; • reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

2. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development.



Item no. 437

Stakeholder name Colda Viorica

Stakeholder address Bucium, Valea Sesi, Nr. 930

Question/ Comment

When will you employ people? When will you start the works in Bucium?

Answer

1. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Rosia Montana Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration,



provided by: • An average number of 2337 jobs during construction for a period of two years, most

of them being filled by local labour force; • 881 jobs during operational stage for a period of 16 years, most of them being filled

by local labour force; • 270 jobs during closure stage for a period of 5-7 years, most of them being filled by

local labour force; • Approx. 6560 indirect jobs during construction stage generated at local and regional

levels; • Approx. 5246 indirect jobs during operational stage generated at local and regional

levels; • Approx. 1811 indirect jobs during closure stage generated at local and regional

levels; • US$1.75 billion, representing the share of Romanian Government fro the profits,

profit taxes, royalties and other duties and taxes due toward local, regional and national authorities of Romania;














Social Capital Includes: professional training, strengthening the relations within the community, the social





networks and the capacity of institutions to support and preserve the cultural heritage: • Efforts for the development and promotion of cultural heritage in Roşia Montană both

for locals and for tourism purposes – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Cultural Heritage Partnership ([email protected]);


• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for consolidating social network, especially in Rosia Montana – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Good Neighbour Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRoşia ([email protected]);









By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. 2. RMGC has developed geological exploration works, in order to identify and outline certain resources and reserves that could be capitalized in an economic manner based on an exploration license obtained for Bucium perimeter. In compliance with art. 17 (1), 18(2), letter a) and 20 of Mining law no. 85/2003, RMGC has prepared a Feasibility Study and other documentations in order to secure a mining license. These documentations have been compiled by SC Ipromin SA and forwarded in order to be assessed and approved to the National Agency for Mineral Resources. Provided that the mining license is secured for Bucium Perimeter and the decision to develop the mining perimeter is made, a permitting process must be initiated for this mining project; it involves amongst others, the attainment of an environmental permit and to undergo an environmental impact assessment procedure, a process that, in compliance with the applicable legislation, also requires a public participation and consultation stage.





Item no. 438

Stakeholder name Danciu Livia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 24

Question/ Comment

When will the gold mining start?

Answer

SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA submitted the application for the issue of the environmental agreement for the Roşia Montană Project to EPA Alba on 14.12.2004. The application submitted by the project developer included: the technical sheet, appendix to the urbanism certificate and project presentation report, which has been published on the ministry’s website as from 20.12.2004. Given that the project falls under the provisions of the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in transboundary context, the Ministry of Environment requested the Ministry of External Affair by way of letter no. 4596 of 21.12.2004 to send notifications to the countries likely to be affected, namely: Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ukraine, Slovakia. Hungary confirmed participation in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. Also, Hungary sent a preliminary proposal regarding the contents of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study for the Rosia Montana project. Bulgaria responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. The Republic of Moldavia responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project, however it requested the Report to the environmental impact assessment, once completed. Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Slovakia did not respond to the notification. Upon 14.04.2005, the Rosia Montana project site was inspected by representatives of MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), ARPM Sibiu, EPA Alba and project developer. Following the site inspection a report was drafted up and the completion of the check list according to the legislation in force was commenced. Upon 10.05.2005, the meeting of the technical assessment committee (TAC) was held at central level for the phase related to establishing the legal framework and defining the scope of the assessment. The TAC (formed of representatives of the Romanian Academy, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transports, MIE, MCC, NAMR, ANAR) established the matters to be addressed in the report to the environmental impact assessment. In addition to the matters identified by the Romanian institutions represented in this committee, RMGC also addressed the matters requested by the Hungarian environmental authorities. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was developed by certified persons in accordance with the relevant legislation and based on the checklist for defining the scope of the assessment, additional questions of the institutions in the TAC and proposals of the countries




likely to be affected. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was made available for public

hearings during 24.07.2006 – 25.08.2006 in 14 different locations in Romania (Rosia Montana, Abrud, Campeni, Alba Iulia, Zlatna, Cluj Napoca, Turda, Bistra, Baia de Aries, Lupsa, Bucuresti, Deva, Arad).

Public debates were organized in Hungary at Szeged and Budapest as a result of Hungary’s participation in the environmental impact assessment procedure for the Roşia Montană project in transboundary context.

Based on the results of the public debates MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), reviewed the justified proposals / comments made by the public and requested the project developer to add an appendix to the report to the environmental impact assessment study to include the solutions to the issues raised.

On 31.01.2007, MMDD sent to the project developer, i.e. SC Rosia Montana Gold Corporation SA, the form with the remarks and comments of the public received during the public consultation. On 04.05.2007, the project developer submitted with MMDD their response regarding the remarks and comments of the public, which response is included as an appendix to the report to the environmental impact assessment study. MMDD sent the Appendix to the Report to the environmental impact assessment in electronic format, i.e. CD to the public which formulated remarks and comments. The Technical Assessment Committee set up at central level (TAC) convened on 26.06.2007, 10.07.2007, 19.07.2007 and 09.08.2007. Four chapters of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study were reviewed, namely:

Chapter 1 – General data Chapter 2 – Technological Processes Chapter 3 - Wastes Chapter 4 – Potential impact, including transboundary impact, on the environmental

components and mitigation measures, except the sub-section regarding the cultural and ethnical conditions and cultural heritage (8 sub-sections).

On 12.09.2007, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development suspended the environmental impact assessment procedure on the grounds that the urbanism certificate no. 105/2007 is suspended. RMGC disputed the decision to suspend the procedure for issue of the integrated environmental agreement taking the Ministry of Environment and its representatives to court by a Court statement of claim which is part of File No. 8037/2/2007 and is under settlement with the Court of Appeal of Bucharest - Administrative and Fiscal Contentious Division. S.C. Rosia Montana Gold Corporation S.A. takes all the required actions to restart this procedure, awaiting that the review of the Report to the environmental impact assessment to be resumed by the Technical Assessment Committee which needs to be convened by the Ministry of Environment. Consequently, the exploitation of the mining deposit depends largely on the stage of the permitting of the Mining Project and especially on the company gaining the environmental agreement.


Item no. 439

Stakeholder name Danciu Livia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 24

Question/ Comment

Residents of Bucium

Answer

Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Rosia Montana Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital



Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:
























Item no. 440

Stakeholder name Ghita Gabriel Nicolae

Stakeholder address Abrud, Aleea Plopilor, Bl. L, Ap. 6

Question/ Comment

Will the company do expropriation in Abrud, as well?

Answer

In order to purchase the properties necessary for the development of Roşia Montană Project, the company has prepared an acquisition programme that fully meets World Bank recommendations on population resettlement and relocation. RMGC’s approach on this is based on the free will sale and purchase. Consequently, RMGC has provided fair compensation packages for the locals impacted by the project that fully meets the World Bank relevant policies. The interest area with respect to land acquisitions is the area located under the footprint of the Zonal Urbanism Plan Industrial Area Roşia Montană. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development.



This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:
















• Construction of a dispensary and of a private clinic at Piatra Albă, available to the




entire community through health insurance systems; • Modernization of a wing of Abrud Hospital, available for the entire community

through the National Health Insurance System; • Improvement of the medical emergency system in the region; • Construction of a new school and of a new civic and residential centre in Piatra Albă; • Health awareness campaigns (in partnership with local authorities and NGOs) on:




















Item no. 441

Stakeholder name Macavei Diana-Raluca

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 47 A

Question/ Comment

Jobs Pollution

Answer

1. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Rosia Montana Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development























educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth



Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro). Social Capital Includes: professional training, strengthening the relations within the community, the social networks and the capacity of institutions to support and preserve the cultural heritage:












During the 16 years of operations, the estimate is that Rosia Montana Project will require 881 direct jobs. It is expected that the majority of these jobs is going to be occupied by residents of the impact area of the Project. Please see below a brief listing of the fields and related jobs. Management:

• General Manager • Technical Director • Mine Manager • Operations Manager • Administration assistants

Processing plant / Tailings dam

• Metallurgist • Plant shift supervisor • Metallurgy and laboratory technicians • Sundry multi-skilled labour

- Control room - Crushing - Grinding - CIL - Gold room - Tailings






- Reagents - Water treatment plant

• Chemistry laboratory - Chemist - Assayers - Samplers (workers)

Mining activities

• Shift supervisors • Drilling and blasting foremen • Head of mining • Dispatch operators • Chiefs of Training • Head of statistic cost control • Loading operators • Truck drivers • Operators of additional equipment • Drilling operators

Maintenance

• Maintenance foreman • Electrical engineers • Engine drivers • Multi-functional equipment technicians • Maintenance planners • Electricians • Mechanics • Welders • Equipment technicians • Carpenters • Clerk

Technical services

• Geologists • Mining engineers • Mining planners • Geo-technical engineers • Technician • Dispatch engineer • Surveyors

Administration and support services

• Finance / accounting / IT • Supply (purchasing, plan, warehouse) • Human resources • MPMS (environment, occupational health and safety) • Patrimony (archaeologist, specialist, workers) • Community relations • Legal department • Various contract works, such as cleaning, security, transportation, etc.

2. The results of the assessment conducted on the potential remaining effects (after the implementation of the prevention/mitigation measures) of the Plan on the environment, including transboundary, are described in a synthetic manner and ranked in six impact categories which enabled us to identify the significant effects. The main results which outline the assessment of the quantified potential effects of the mining project, subject of the assessed Plan, on each relevant environment factor/aspect, are the following:












• Road infrastructure/ transport - significant positive impact associated with road infrastructure as a result of its upgrading and increase of traffic safety. Neutral impact associated with the transport related to the Project activities.






For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Rosia Montana Industrial Zone


Item no. 442

Stakeholder name Macavei Diana-Raluca

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 47 A

Question/ Comment

Environment related issues

Answer

The purpose of environmental assessments for plans and programmes is to determine the significant environmental impacts of the proposed project. This has been achieved by assessment of the Roşia Montană Mining Project performances against a set of environmental protection objectives. It is noted that an objective represents a commitment, defined in more or less general terms, of what it is intended to achieve. In order to achieve an objective, specific actions are required, in accordance with the planning procedures, called targets. In order to measure the progress in the implementation of the actions, hence in the achievement of the targets and eventually in the achievement of the objectives indicators are being used which are actually the elements ensuring the monitoring and quantification of the plan results. The environmental objectives, targets and indicators were determined for environmental factors/aspects relevant for the plan: population, waste management, water, air, noise and vibrations, biodiversity, fauna and flora, cultural, architectural and archeological heritage, human health, road infrastructure/transport, landscape, soil/land use, material assets, climate factors. The environmental objectives take into account and reflect the national and EU environmental policies and have been established in consultation with the Working Group. In addition, the policies take into consideration the local and regional environmental objectives defined by the Local Environmental Action Plan of the Alba County and Regional Environmental Action Plan of the Region 7 Center, respectively. In case of Amended PUZ for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone, the targets defined, in fact the proposals of the Project regarding the mitigation of environmental and social impacts, the measures contained in the environmental and social management plans, respectively. Since in case of the plan undergoing environmental assessment, the measures for mitigation of impacts on each environmental factor/aspect (as per the Project environmental and social management plans) representing targets for achievement of the environmental objectives are very numerous, The Working Group decided that the objectives should be categorized and grouped into two categories:



The targets are presented as summaries of the detailed measures for mitigation/removal of the social and environmental impacts contained in the management plans. The indicators were identified so that they ensure the development of the proposals regarding the monitoring of the effects of the environmental plan implementation. The strategic objectives, specific objectives, targets and indicators for the thirteen environmental factors/aspects relevant for the environmental assessment are described in detail in Chapter 5 of the Report. The environmental strategic objectives representing the main landmarks considered in the




process of planning the actions for environmental protection as integral part of any plan which proposes the development of anthropogenic activities are as follows:






Item no. 443

Stakeholder name Magda Maria

Stakeholder address Bucium Cerbu, Nr. 195a

Question/ Comment

Will the company employ people from other places, as well?

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC indicates that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Rosia Montana Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP.



To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:

















Item no. 444

Stakeholder name Magda Maria

Stakeholder address Bucium Cerbu, Nr. 195a

Question/ Comment

Pollution of the area

Answer

The results of the assessment conducted on the potential remaining effects (after the implementation of the prevention/mitigation measures) of the Plan on the environment, including transboundary, are described in a synthetic manner and ranked in six impact categories which enabled us to identify the significant effects. The main results which outline the assessment of the quantified potential effects of the mining project, subject of the assessed Plan, on each relevant environment factor/aspect, are the following:


















For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Rosia Montana Industrial Zone


Item no. 445

Stakeholder name Napau Cornel

Stakeholder address Bucium, Sat. Poieni, Nr. 609, Alba

Question/ Comment

Current and future status of the investment

Answer

At the moment, the company is in permitting process, trying to obtain all permits required for starting construction of the mine. SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA submitted the application for the issue of the environmental agreement for the Rosia Montana Project to EPA Alba on 14.12.2004. The application submitted by the project developer included: the technical sheet, appendix to the urbanism certificate and project presentation report, which has been published on the ministry’s website as from 20.12.2004. Given that the project falls under the provisions of the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in transboundary context, the Ministry of Environment requested the Ministry of External Affair by way of letter no. 4596 of 21.12.2004 to send notifications to the countries likely to be affected, namely: Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ukraine, Slovakia. Hungary confirmed participation in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. Also, Hungary sent a preliminary proposal regarding the contents of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study for the Rosia Montana project. Bulgaria responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. The Republic of Moldavia responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project, however it requested the Report to the environmental impact assessment, once completed. Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Slovakia did not respond to the notification. Upon 14.04.2005, the Rosia Montana project site was inspected by representatives of MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), ARPM Sibiu, EPA Alba and project developer. Following the site inspection a report was drafted up and the completion of the check list according to the legislation in force was commenced. Upon 10.05.2005, the meeting of the technical assessment committee (TAC) was held at central level for the phase related to establishing the legal framework and defining the scope of the assessment. The TAC (formed of representatives of the Romanian Academy, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transports, MIE, MCC, NAMR, ANAR) established the matters to be addressed in the report to the environmental impact assessment. In addition to the matters identified by the Romanian institutions represented in this committee, RMGC also addressed the matters requested by the Hungarian environmental authorities. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was developed by certified persons in accordance with the relevant legislation and based on the checklist for defining the scope of the assessment, additional questions of the institutions in the TAC and proposals of the countries





Public debates were organized in Hungary at Szeged and Budapest as a result of Hungary’s participation in the environmental impact assessment procedure for the Rosia Montana project in transboundary context.





On 12.09.2007, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development suspended the environmental impact assessment procedure on the grounds that the urbanism certificate no. 105/2007 is suspended. RMGC disputed the decision to suspend the procedure for issue of the integrated environmental agreement taking the Ministry of Environment and its representatives to court by a Court statement of claim which is part of File No. 8037/2/2007 and is under settlement with the Court of Appeal of Bucharest - Administrative and Fiscal Contentious Division. S.C. Rosia Montana Gold Corporation S.A. takes all the required actions to restart this procedure, awaiting that the review of the Report to the environmental impact assessment to be resumed by the Technical Assessment Committee which needs to be convened by the Ministry of Environment. Consequently, the exploitation of the mining deposit depends largely on the stage of the permitting of the Mining Project and especially on the company gaining the environmental agreement. RMGC Project provides:

2 years for the mine construction stage 16 years for the operational stage 7 years for the closure and environmental rehabilitation stage, with the stipulation that the

environmental rehabilitation is conducted in a progressive manner, starting with year 5 of the operational stage.




The stage of post-closure and monitoring of the environmental factors - until we are sure that all environmental factors meet the legal parameters (currently this period is estimated to last up to 50 years)


Item no. 446



Question/ Comment

The safety of the investment - social impact in the area

Answer
























educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth




Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro). Social Capital Includes: professional training, strengthening the relations within the community, the social networks and the capacity of institutions to support and preserve the cultural heritage:
















Item no. 447



Question/ Comment

The seriousness of the authorities

Answer

The company believes that authorities involved in authorization process will apply all legal requirements.



Item no. 448

Stakeholder name Nicoara Emilia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Valea Sesi, Nr. 905 A

Question/ Comment

When will the works in Bucium start? What are the employment criteria?

Answer

1. RMGC has developed geological exploration works, in order to identify and outline certain resources and reserves that could be capitalized in an economic manner based on an exploration license obtained for Bucium perimeter. In compliance with art. 17 (1), 18(2), letter a) and 20 of Mining law no. 85/2003, RMGC has prepared a Feasibility Study and other documentations in order to secure a mining license. These documentations have been compiled by SC Ipromin SA and forwarded in order to be assessed and approved to the National Agency for Mineral Resources. Provided that the mining license is secured for Bucium Perimeter and the decision to develop the mining perimeter is made, a permitting process must be initiated for this mining project; it involves amongst others, the attainment of an environmental permit and to undergo an environmental impact assessment procedure, a process that, in compliance with the applicable legislation, also requires a public participation and consultation stage. 2. By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community.



Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:













• Income growth for governmental agencies, totalling US$1.75 billion for over 20 years



(construction-production-closure activities), which will constitute supplementary funds that may be allocated by authorities for the improvement of community infrastructure;


























Item no. 449

Stakeholder name Tiutiu Camelia

Stakeholder address Str. Gladiolelor, Bl. 9b, Sc. A, Jud. Alba

Question/ Comment

How many jobs will be abailable for the people in Bucium?

Answer
























Social Capital




Item no. 450

Stakeholder name Trifa Silvia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Valea Alba, Nr. 720

Question/ Comment

When will RMGC start employing people?

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. If the professional experience and skills of the participants at the job interview are equal, priority shall be granted to Rosia Montana locals. Everyone can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC indicates that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 451

Stakeholder name David Carmen-Nadia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 21, Alba

Question/ Comment

Will it be any activity in Bucium? Will RMGC employ people from Bucium, even if it won't develop activities in this communa?

Answer

1. RMGC has developed geological exploration works, in order to identify and outline certain resources and reserves that could be capitalized in an economic manner based on an exploration license obtained for Bucium perimeter. In compliance with art. 17 (1), 18(2), letter a) and 20 of Mining law no. 85/2003, RMGC has prepared a Feasibility Study and other documentations in order to secure a mining license. These documentations have been compiled by SC Ipromin SA and forwarded in order to be assessed and approved to the National Agency for Mineral Resources. Provided that the mining license is secured for Bucium Perimeter and the decision to develop the mining perimeter is made, a permitting process must be initiated for this mining project; it involves amongst others, the attainment of an environmental permit and to undergo an environmental impact assessment procedure, a process that, in compliance with the applicable legislation, also requires a public participation and consultation stage. 2. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in






















By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements.







Item no. 452

Stakeholder name David Carmen-Nadia

Stakeholder address Bucium, Nr. 21, Alba

Question/ Comment

Priority in employing people from the area, and not only for unskilled work!

Answer

During the 16 years of operations, the estimate is that Rosia Montana Project will require 881 direct jobs. It is expected that the majority of these jobs is going to be occupied by residents of the impact area of the Project. Please see below a brief listing of the fields and related jobs. Management:




- Control room - Crushing - Grinding - CIL - Gold room - Tailings - Reagents - Water treatment plant


Mining activities


Maintenance

• Maintenance foreman




• Electrical engineers • Engine drivers • Multi-functional equipment technicians • Maintenance planners • Electricians • Mechanics • Welders • Equipment technicians • Carpenters • Clerk

Technical services



• Finance / accounting / IT • Supply (purchasing, plan, warehouse) • Human resources • MPMS (environment, occupational health and safety) • Patrimony (archaeologist, specialist, workers) • Community relations • Legal department • Various contract works, such as cleaning, security, transportation, etc.


Item no. 453

Stakeholder name Mailat Liviu

Stakeholder address Bucium-Sat

Question/ Comment

When will the Project start?

Answer

1. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development.
















By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. 2. At the moment, the company is in permitting process trying to obtain all permits required to start construction of the mine. SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA submitted the application for the issue of the environmental agreement for the Roşia Montană Project to EPA Alba on 14.12.2004. The application submitted by the project developer included: the technical sheet, appendix to the urbanism certificate and project presentation report, which has been published on the ministry’s website as from 20.12.2004. Given that the project falls under the provisions of the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in transboundary context, the Ministry of Environment requested the Ministry of External Affair by way of letter no. 4596 of 21.12.2004 to send notifications to the countries likely to be affected, namely: Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ukraine, Slovakia.






Hungary confirmed participation in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. Also, Hungary sent a preliminary proposal regarding the contents of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study for the Roşia Montană project. Bulgaria responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. The Republic of Moldavia responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Rosia Montana Project, however it requested the Report to the environmental impact assessment, once completed. Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Slovakia did not respond to the notification. Upon 14.04.2005, the Rosia Montana project site was inspected by representatives of MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), ARPM Sibiu, EPA Alba and project developer. Following the site inspection a report was drafted up and the completion of the check list according to the legislation in force was commenced. Upon 10.05.2005, the meeting of the technical assessment committee (TAC) was held at central level for the phase related to establishing the legal framework and defining the scope of the assessment. The TAC (formed of representatives of the Romanian Academy, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transports, MIE, MCC, NAMR, ANAR) established the matters to be addressed in the report to the environmental impact assessment. In addition to the matters identified by the Romanian institutions represented in this committee, RMGC also addressed the matters requested by the Hungarian environmental authorities. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was developed by certified persons in accordance with the relevant legislation and based on the checklist for defining the scope of the assessment, additional questions of the institutions in the TAC and proposals of the countries likely to be affected.

The Report to the environmental impact assessment was made available for public hearings during 24.07.2006 – 25.08.2006 in 14 different locations in Romania (Roşia Montană, Abrud, Campeni, Alba Iulia, Zlatna, Cluj Napoca, Turda, Bistra, Baia de Arieş, Lupşa, Bucureşti, Deva, Arad).

Public debates were organized in Hungary at Szeged and Budapest as a result of Hungary’s participation in the environmental impact assessment procedure for the Rosia Montana project in transboundary context.



Chapter 1 – General data




Chapter 2 – Technological Processes Chapter 3 - Wastes Chapter 4 – Potential impact, including transboundary impact, on the environmental




Item no. 454

Stakeholder name Anca Calin-Nicolae

Stakeholder address Com. Bucium, Sat. Cerbu, Nr. 196a, Jud. Alba

Question/ Comment

When will RMGC start?

Answer

At the moment, the company is in permitting process trying to obtain all permits required to start construction of the mine. SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA submitted the application for the issue of the environmental agreement for the Roşia Montană Project to EPA Alba on 14.12.2004. The application submitted by the project developer included: the technical sheet, appendix to the urbanism certificate and project presentation report, which has been published on the ministry’s website as from 20.12.2004. Given that the project falls under the provisions of the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in transboundary context, the Ministry of Environment requested the Ministry of External Affair by way of letter no. 4596 of 21.12.2004 to send notifications to the countries likely to be affected, namely: Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ukraine, Slovakia. Hungary confirmed participation in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. Also, Hungary sent a preliminary proposal regarding the contents of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study for the Roşia Montană project. Bulgaria responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. The Republic of Moldavia responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project, however it requested the Report to the environmental impact assessment, once completed. Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Slovakia did not respond to the notification. Upon 14.04.2005, the Roşia Montană project site was inspected by representatives of MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), ARPM Sibiu, EPA Alba and project developer. Following the site inspection a report was drafted up and the completion of the check list according to the legislation in force was commenced. Upon 10.05.2005, the meeting of the technical assessment committee (TAC) was held at central level for the phase related to establishing the legal framework and defining the scope of the assessment. The TAC (formed of representatives of the Romanian Academy, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transports, MIE, MCC, NAMR, ANAR) established the matters to be addressed in the report to the environmental impact assessment. In addition to the matters identified by the Romanian institutions represented in this committee, RMGC also addressed the matters requested by the Hungarian environmental authorities. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was developed by certified persons in accordance with the relevant legislation and based on the checklist for defining the scope of the assessment, additional questions of the institutions in the TAC and proposals of the countries






Public debates were organized in Hungary at Szeged and Budapest as a result of Hungary’s participation in the environmental impact assessment procedure for the Roşia Montană project in transboundary context.







Item no. 455

Stakeholder name Anca Calin-Nicolae


Question/ Comment

I wish for the Project to start for the jobs it offers

Answer


















By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements.





Item no. 456

Stakeholder name Anca Sorin-Constantin


Question/ Comment

What is the life of the mine? How many jobs will be with RMGC?

Answer

1. RMGC Project provides: 2 years for the mine construction stage 16 years for the operational stage 7 years for the closure and environmental rehabilitation stage, with the stipulation that the

environmental rehabilitation is conducted in a progressive manner, starting with year 5 of the operational stage.

The stage of post-closure and monitoring of the environmental factors - until we are sure that all environmental factors meet the legal parameters (currently this period is estimated to last up to 50 years) 2. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Rosia Montana Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP.



To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:















Human Capital




Includes: health and education: • Construction of a dispensary and of a private clinic at Piatra Albă, available to the

entire community through health insurance systems; • Modernization of a wing of Abrud Hospital, available for the entire community

through the National Health Insurance System; • Improvement of the medical emergency system in the region; • Construction of a new school and of a new civic and residential centre in Piatra Albă; • Health awareness campaigns (in partnership with local authorities and NGOs) on:




















Item no. 457

Stakeholder name Balea Lucia-Margareta

Stakeholder address Bucium Coleseni, Nr. 288a

Question/ Comment

I agree with the RMGC Project.

Answer

This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development





















reproduction health, nutrition and lifestyle, etc.




• Partnerships with educational organizations and NGOs on improvement of educational facilities in the region, together with the access to these facilities; for instance, local NGOs and authorities cooperated for the establishment of an educational partnership based at CERT Association headquarters (Apuseni Youth Resource Centre - www.certapuseni.ro).




• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for consolidating social network, especially in Roşia Montană – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Good Neighbourhood Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRosia ([email protected]);




• Improvement of environmental conditions shall increase life quality at Roşia Montană; • Training and support provided for the integration of environment quality issues into the

business plans; • Awareness campaigns on having environmental protection measures included in

economic activities; • Imposing environmental standards when granting loans through micro-financing, to

include monitoring of environmental protection measures; • Business Conduct Code through which all RMP suppliers are required to observe RMGC

standards on environmental protection.






Item no. 458

Stakeholder name Butuca Pamfil

Stakeholder address Daroaia, Nr. 1042 A

Question/ Comment

Will be area be appropriate for tourism?

Answer

41 buildings have been classified as historic monuments and included on the List of Historic Monuments published in the Official Gazette no. 646 bis of 16.07.2004, the buildings being located within Roşia Montană territory, i.e. two churches and 39 houses (code LMI 2004: AB-II-m-B-00269, şi apoi de la AB-II-m-B-00271 la AB-II-m-B-00311). At the same time, the Historic Centre of Roşia Montană is also classified and included on the List of Historic Monuments from 2004, stipulating location details “Village Fair”, Square, Berg Quarter, Brazilor Street and the upstream area of Square towards lakes (code AB-II-s-B-00270), all these being framed in the B category group, i.e. historic monuments of local interest. Based on legal provisions, RMGC initiated in 2001 by contracting certified companies the preparation of the specific urbanism documents, i.e. the General Urbanism Plan and the Zonal Urbanism Plan. The endorsements establishing the Roşia Montană Historic Centre Protected Area have been issued by the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs during 2002 (endorsement no. 61/14.02.2002 and no. 178/20.06.2002) as part of the permitting procedure of urbanism documentations. Based on these endorsements, Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs asked for the preparation of the Zonal Urbanism Plan for Roşia Montană Historic Centre. Our proposal on how this area should look like has bee pictured in the Environmental Impact Study (vol. 33), Plan M – Cultural Heritage Management Plan, IInd part – Management Plan for Historical Monuments and Protected Zones from Roşia Montană, exhibit 6. The area of this zone has been increased from 52 ha to 130 ha and includes 35 of the 41 historic monument houses. With respect to the patrimony values located within the future industrial development area, i.e. 6 historic monument buildings and 4 archaeological sites –Orlea Zone (code LMI AB-I-m-A-00065.01, AB-I-m-A-00065.02), Carpeni Zone (AB-I-m-A-00065.03), the Roman funerary enclosure from “Hop-Găuri” Zone(AB-I-m-A-00065.04) and the Roman Galleries from Carnic Massif, “Piatra Corbului” point. We would like to underline the fact that none of the historic monument buildings existing within the proposed project area shall be impacted in an adverse manner, and all 41 historic monument buildings shall be included in an ample rehabilitation and restoration programme. The Roşia Montană Protected Area shall have an area of over 130ha. It will include architectural values of this locality (restored and developed), organized as a mining museum with geologic, archaeological, ethnographical (with an open air exhibit), industrial patrimony exhibits and a major underground component located around Cătălina Monuleşti Gallery. The company intends to promote the development of traditional tourism (inns, small bars) in this part of the locality. The historic lakes: Tăul Mare, Tăul Brazi and Tăul Anghel are located in the east and south-eastern part of old centre. Modern (entertainment) tourism may be developed here. All company proposals on this must be validated in the first place by the local community, as well as by the local authorities. A major component of this protected area is represented by several hundred houses present within this perimeter. These are the things that company intends to protect and promote and that is why special measures are to be put in place both within Roşia Montană Historic Centre (restoration-consolidation-preservation) and within Industrial Perimeter (using special blasting procedures,




creation of a buffer zone between the two perimeters, continuous monitoring of vibrations and tailoring the blasting procedures to meet the waves propagation velocity etc.).


Item no. 459

Stakeholder name Butuca Pamfil

Stakeholder address Daroaia, Nr. 1042 A

Question/ Comment

To build the access road and to do something for the gypsy community from the neighbourhood.

Answer

The company will try to resolve the infrastructure and social issues that are related to the development of the mining project and to which the company has committed to resolve, but the company has no legal competency to resolve the infrastructure and social issues, such issues are resolved by the governmental authorities.



Item no. 460

Stakeholder name Morar Mircea

Stakeholder address Com. Rosia Montana, Carpenis, Nr. 798 B

Question/ Comment

Jobs. What will happen with Gura Rosiei after the mine starts?

Answer

1. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development



Item no. 461



Question/ Comment

Will the residents of Gura Rosiei be expropriated or impacted, in any kind - is there the possibility for them to be compensated?

Answer

There will be no radiations in the area. The results of the assessment conducted on the potential remaining effects (after the implementation of the prevention/mitigation measures) of the Plan on the environment, including transboundary, are described in a synthetic manner and ranked in six impact categories which enabled us to identify the significant effects. The main results which outline the assessment of the quantified potential effects of the mining project, subject of the assessed Plan, on each relevant environment factor/aspect, are the following:


















For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone


Item no. 462



Question/ Comment

Stop employing people from other place because there are people in the communa who can be employed.

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. If the professional experience and skills of the participants at the job interview are equal, priority shall be granted to Roşia Montană locals. Everyone can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC indicates that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 463

Stakeholder name Criza Rodica

Stakeholder address Str. Transilvaniei, Nr. 9, Campeni, Jud. Alba

Question/ Comment

What will the company do with the properties from Campeni, if the owners will want to sell them after it builds the mine given the existence of a cyanide dam at less than 15 km away from their houses?

Answer

Firstly, we would like to state that under no circumstances it is about a cyanide dam, it is about a dam behind which the tailings are to be stored. The dam design proposed to be built in Corna Valley, so as to retain process tailings, has been prepared based on several designing criteria meeting Romanian and international standards. These criteria are aimed at providing a maximum safety degree during construction, operation, closure and post closure, at preventing floods, at providing safety factors for slopes stability, and at providing earthquake designing criteria, etc. The dam is designed to withstand an 8 Richter degrees earthquake, an event never recorded by the known history on the Romanian territory and it is difficult to imagine the mechanism leading to its occurrence in the future. Some of the main designing elements contributing to the increase of the dam safety are as follows:

• the storage elevation of the water volume corresponds to 2 PMF events; • during each rise of the dam, a spillway shall be constructed to discharged in a controlled

manner the excess water resulting after an exceptional event. Therefore, the erosion of downstream slopes of the dam is avoided;

• starter dam, built with rockfill, with a lined core, slopes of 2O:1V at the downstream slope and 1.75O:1V at the upstream slope;

• Corna Dam (main dam), built with rockfill through centreline raise, with slopes of 3O:1V for downstream slope

• a drainage system at the base of the tailings deposit and a filters area between tailings and rockfill so as to allow decrease of the humidity and stabilization of deposited material;

• a monitoring system installed on the dam and in its close vicinity, aimed at providing at early stages the signals on potential unstable situations, excessive increase of the phreatic levels within dam body, excessive rais of water volume stored in the Tailings Management Faciltiy;

• implementation of a thorough programme of Quality Assurance during dam construction stages.

Under these conditions, production of an accident resulted in dam failure has a very low probability; practically only if a volcano is under the dam, would cause dam failure. The interest area with respect to the land acquisitions is the area covered by the footprint of the Zonal Urbanism Plan Industrial Area Roşia Montană. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia



Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:







taxes, royalties and other duties and taxes due toward local, regional and national



authorities of Romania; • US$2.42 billion, representing the value of assets and services provided from Romania
















• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for






consolidating social network, especially in Roşia Montană – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Good Neighbourhood Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRosia ([email protected]);











Item no. 464

Stakeholder name Furtuna Angela

Stakeholder address Str. Motilor, Nr. 3, Campeni

Question/ Comment

My daughter is student in Alba Iulia, environment engineering. Would you have a job for her?

Answer
















standards on environmental protection. During the 16 years of operations, the estimate is that Roşia Montană Project will require 881 direct jobs. It is expected that the majority of these jobs is going to be occupied by residents of the impact area of the Project. Please see below a brief listing of the fields and related jobs. Management:



• Metallurgist







• Plant shift supervisor • Metallurgy and laboratory technicians • Sundry multi-skilled labour



Mining activities

- Shift supervisors - Drilling and blasting foremen - Head of mining - Dispatch operators - Chiefs of Training - Head of statistic cost control - Loading operators - Truck drivers - Operators of additional equipment - Drilling operators

Maintenance

- Maintenance foreman - Electrical engineers - Engine drivers - Multi-functional equipment technicians - Maintenance planners - Electricians - Mechanics - Welders - Equipment technicians - Carpenters - Clerk

Technical services

- Geologists - Mining engineers - Mining planners - Geo-technical engineers - Technician - Dispatch engineer - Surveyors


- Finance / accounting / IT - Supply (purchasing, plan, warehouse) - Human resources - MPMS (environment, occupational health and safety) - Patrimony (archaeologist, specialist, workers) - Community relations




- Legal department - Various contract works, such as cleaning, security, transportation, etc.


Item no. 465

Stakeholder name Furtuna Angela

Stakeholder address Str. Motilor, Nr. 3, Campeni

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all vacancy announcements will be public. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. If the professional experience and skills of the participants at the job interview are equal, priority shall be granted to Roşia Montană locals. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC indicates that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities.



Item no. 466

Stakeholder name Gombos Silvia

Stakeholder address Str. Valea Bistrii, Nr. 8, Campeni

Question/ Comment

What would be the consequences on the environment from our town?

Answer


















For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:

• An average number of 2337 jobs during construction for a period of two years, most of



them being filled by local labour force; • 881 jobs during operational stage for a period of 16 years, most of them being filled by

local labour force; • 270 jobs during closure stage for a period of 5-7 years, most of them being filled by local

labour force; • Approx. 6560 indirect jobs during construction stage generated at local and regional

levels; • Approx. 5246 indirect jobs during operational stage generated at local and regional

levels; • Approx. 1811 indirect jobs during closure stage generated at local and regional levels; • US$1.75 billion, representing the share of Romanian Government fro the profits, profit














Social Capital




Item no. 467

Stakeholder name Joldes Ana Maria

Stakeholder address Str. Primaverii, Nr. 8, Campeni

Question/ Comment

Will there be jobs for the people outside the Project's area?

Answer




Item no. 468

Stakeholder name Laza Valerian

Stakeholder address Loc. Bistra, Str. Cretesti, Nr. 66

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 469

Stakeholder name Moisa Rodica

Stakeholder address Str. Horea, Nr. 6 A, Bl. Ocol, Et. 2, Ap. 6, Campeni

Question/ Comment

Will there be jobs for the people from Campeni? What's the impact on this town?

Answer

















standards on environmental protection. Roşia Montană Project requires an area of 1.6 ha of 8520 ha from Câmpeni administrative territory which represent 0.02 %






Item no. 470

Stakeholder name Muntea Constantin

Stakeholder address Com. Bistra, Sat. Ratitis, Nr. 30, Jud. Allba

Question/ Comment

To consider the small companies from the neighboring areas of the Project.

Answer

Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:











Item no. 471

Stakeholder name Neag Angela Maria

Stakeholder address Campeni, Str. Horea, Nr. 49, Bl. 45c, Ap. 12, Et. 2

Question/ Comment

Do you thinl there are skilled people in the area to work for this Project?

Answer




Item no. 472

Stakeholder name Pasca Adrian Cristian

Stakeholder address Scarisoara-Centru, Nr. 318

Question/ Comment

Employment

Answer




Item no. 473

Stakeholder name Puiulet Rodica

Stakeholder address Str. Horea, Nr. 6, Campeni

Question/ Comment

Will the area be polluted?

Answer



















For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone.


Item no. 474

Stakeholder name Jeflea Sorina Elena

Stakeholder address Campeni, Str. Boncesti, Nr. 26

Question/ Comment

What will happen with the area after the closure of the mine?

Answer

Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (“RMGC”) takes into account the fact that the mining activity, although alters on a permanent bases the surface topography, involves only a temporary usage of the land. Thus, after the mine site is constructed, during its lifetime, the closure activities – like the ecological restoration of lands and waters and ensuring safety and stability of the neighbouring area – shall be integrated in the operations and closure plans of RMGC. The establishment of a financial guarantee for environmental rehabilitation is mandatory in Romania in order to ensure the fact that the mining operator has adequate funds to conduct environmental rehabilitation. The Environmental Financial Guarantee (EFG) regulated by the Mining Law (no. 85/2003) and by the Instructions and Norms of Application of Mining Law issued by National Agency for Mineral Resources (no. 1208/2003). There are also two directives of the European Union that impact the financial guarantee: Directive 2006/21/EC transposed into domestic legislation through the Governmental Decision no. 856/2008 on mining wastes ad Directive 2004/35/CE on environmental responsibility transposed into domestic legislation through Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 68/2007. The directive regarding mining wastes is aimed at ensuring the fact that there is cover for 1) all duties resulting from the permit granted for eliminating wastes resulted from the mining activities, and 2) all costs for rehabilitation of lands impacted by the wastes deposit. The directive on environmental responsibility regulates the remediation activities and the measures that are to be made by the environmental authorities if mining activities produce environmental damages, in order to ensure the fact that the mining operator has sufficient financial resources available to develop the environmental rehabilitation actions. According to the Mining Law no. 85/2003, an Environmental Financial Guarantee (EFG) shall be established before creating any other debt. EFG is regulated by the Mining Law no. 85/2003, by the Instructions issued by the National Agency for Mineral Resources and the Application Norms of Mining Law endorsed through Governmental Decision no. 1208/2003. There are two separate and different EFGs according to Romanian legislation. The first guarantee, which is updated on an annual basis, is focused on covering the costs envisaged for environmental rehabilitation due to the operation of the mine site for the respective year, according to art. 133 of Governmental Decision no. 1208/2003. The second guarantee, also updated on annual basis, defines the estimate costs for Roşia Montană mine closure. The value of EFG aimed at covering the final rehabilitation cost is determined as an annual share of the value of the environmental rehabilitation works provided in the environmental rehabilitation project and in the post-closure programme developed for monitoring the environmental factors. This programme is part of the Technical Programme for Mine Closure, a document that must be endorsed by the National Agency for Mineral Resources ("NAMR”). All EFGs shall meet the detailed regulations issued by the World Bank and the International Council for Mining and Metals.



RMGC is going to comply with all legal provisions regarding the financial guarantees that will be adopted in the future based on article 33 of Governmental Emergency Ordinance no. 68/2007 implementing Directive no.2004/35/CE regarding the environmental responsibility concerning the prevention and rehabilitation of the environmental damages and article 50 of Governmental Decision no. 856/2008 implementing Directive 2006/21/CE regarding the management of wastes resulted from extractive industries and for the amendment of Directive 2004/35/CE. The current closure costs for the Roşia Montană project amount to US$135 million, calculated based on operating the mine for a period of 16 years. Annual updates will be established by independent experts in cooperation with NAMR, as the competent governmental authority in the field of mining activities. The updates ensure that in the less probable case of early closure of the project, at any given moment, EFG reflects the costs associated to ecologic rehabilitation. (These annual updates will have as result an estimate value that exceeds the current closure cost of US$135 million, due to the fact that the some ecological rehabilitation works are performed during the regular mining activity.) Once these updates are completed, the new estimated costs for the closure works will be included in the financial statements of RMGC and they will be made public. In compliance with the law, there are several financial instruments to ensure that RMGC is capable to cover all closure costs in such a manner that the Romanian authorities will not have a financial responsibility with respect to the environmental rehabilitation of Roşia Montană project. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:
























• Education opportunities for adults and improvement of their skills through training programmes, educational funds and scholarships, in order to increase the chances to






secure a job both directly with RMGC and indirectly – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Professional and Vocational Training Programme;













Item no. 475

Stakeholder name Balea Mihai Marius

Stakeholder address Str. Narciselor, Nr. 4, Campeni

Question/ Comment

I want a job for my husband - he's a professional driver. Is this possible?

Answer
















standards on environmental protection. During the 16 years of operations, the estimate is that Roşia Montană Project will require 881 direct jobs. It is expected that the majority of these jobs is going to be occupied by residents of the impact area of the Project. Please see below a brief listing of the fields and related jobs. Management:



• Metallurgist







• Plant shift supervisor • Metallurgy and laboratory technicians • Sundry multi-skilled labour



Mining activities


Maintenance

• Maintenance foreman • Electrical engineers • Engine drivers • Multi-functional equipment technicians • Maintenance planners • Electricians • Mechanics • Welders • Equipment technicians • Carpenters • Clerk

Technical services



• Finance / accounting / IT • Supply (purchasing, plan, warehouse) • Human resources • MPMS (environment, occupational health and safety)




• Patrimony (archaeologist, specialist, workers) • Community relations • Legal department • Various contract works, such as cleaning, security, transportation, etc.


Item no. 476

Stakeholder name Balea Mihai Marius

Stakeholder address Str. Narciselor, Nr. 4, Campeni

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 477

Stakeholder name Lazea Liliana Dana

Stakeholder address Str. Fantanele, Nr. 54a, Campeni

Question/ Comment

When do you estimate to obtain the environment permit?

Answer

SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA submitted the application for the issue of the environmental agreement for the Roşia Montană Project to EPA Alba on 14.12.2004. The application submitted by the project developer included: the technical sheet, appendix to the urbanism certificate and project presentation report, which has been published on the ministry’s website as from 20.12.2004. Given that the project falls under the provisions of the Espoo Convention on environmental impact assessment in transboundary context, the Ministry of Environment requested the Ministry of External Affair by way of letter no. 4596 of 21.12.2004 to send notifications to the countries likely to be affected, namely: Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Bulgaria, Moldavia, Ukraine, Slovakia. Hungary confirmed participation in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. Also, Hungary sent a preliminary proposal regarding the contents of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study for the Roşia Montană project. Bulgaria responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project. The Republic of Moldavia responded to the notification stating that it will not participate in the environmental impact assessment in transboundary context on the Roşia Montană Project, however it requested the Report to the environmental impact assessment, once completed. Serbia and Montenegro, Ukraine and Slovakia did not respond to the notification. Upon 14.04.2005, the Roşia Montană project site was inspected by representatives of MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), ARPM Sibiu, EPA Alba and project developer. Following the site inspection a report was drafted up and the completion of the check list according to the legislation in force was commenced. Upon 10.05.2005, the meeting of the technical assessment committee (TAC) was held at central level for the phase related to establishing the legal framework and defining the scope of the assessment. The TAC (formed of representatives of the Romanian Academy, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Transports, MIE, MCC, NAMR, ANAR) established the matters to be addressed in the report to the environmental impact assessment. In addition to the matters identified by the Romanian institutions represented in this committee, RMGC also addressed the matters requested by the Hungarian environmental authorities. The Report to the environmental impact assessment was developed by certified persons in accordance with the relevant legislation and based on the checklist for defining the scope of the assessment, additional questions of the institutions in the TAC and proposals of the countries likely to be affected.




• The Report to the environmental impact assessment was made available for public

hearings during 24.07.2006 – 25.08.2006 in 14 different locations in Romania (Roşia Montană, Abrud, Campeni, Alba Iulia, Zlatna, Cluj Napoca, Turda, Bistra, Baia de Aries, Lupsa, Bucuresti, Deva, Arad).

• Public debates were organized in Hungary at Szeged and Budapest as a result of Hungary’s participation in the environmental impact assessment procedure for the Roşia Montană project in transboundary context.

• Based on the results of the public debates MMDD (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development), reviewed the justified proposals / comments made by the public and requested the project developer to add an appendix to the report to the environmental impact assessment study to include the solutions to the issues raised.

On 31.01.2007, MMDD sent to the project developer, i.e. SC Roşia Montană Gold Corporation SA, the form with the remarks and comments of the public received during the public consultation. On 04.05.2007, the project developer submitted with MMDD their response regarding the remarks and comments of the public, which response is included as an appendix to the report to the environmental impact assessment study. MMDD sent the Appendix to the Report to the environmental impact assessment in electronic format, i.e. CD to the public which formulated remarks and comments. The Technical Assessment Committee set up at central level (TAC) convened on 26.06.2007, 10.07.2007, 19.07.2007 and 09.08.2007. Four chapters of the Report to the environmental impact assessment study were reviewed, namely:

• Chapter 1 – General data • Chapter 2 – Technological Processes • Chapter 3 - Wastes • Chapter 4 – Potential impact, including transboundary impact, on the environmental


On 12.09.2007, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development suspended the environmental impact assessment procedure on the grounds that the urbanism certificate no. 105/2007 is suspended. RMGC disputed the decision to suspend the procedure for issue of the integrated environmental agreement taking the Ministry of Environment and its representatives to court by a Court statement of claim which is part of File No. 8037/2/2007 and is under settlement with the Court of Appeal of Bucharest - Administrative and Fiscal Contentious Division. S.C. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation S.A. takes all the required actions to restart this procedure, awaiting that the review of the Report to the environmental impact assessment to be resumed by the Technical Assessment Committee which needs to be convened by the Ministry of Environment. Consequently, the exploitation of the mining deposit depends largely on the stage of the permitting of the Mining Project and especially on the company gaining the environmental agreement.


Item no. 478

Stakeholder name Caş Vasile

Stakeholder address Com. Bucium, Sat. Poieni, Nr. 170

Question/ Comment

When will RMGC start the employment?

Answer




Item no. 479

Stakeholder name Caş Vasile

Stakeholder address Com. Bucium, Sat. Poieni, Nr. 170

Question/ Comment

I agree with the Project for the jobs it offers.

Answer




Item no. 480

Stakeholder name Mailat Lucia

Stakeholder address Valea Abruzel, Nr. 692a

Question/ Comment

When will RMGC start?

Answer




Item no. 481

Stakeholder name Mailat Lucia

Stakeholder address Valea Abruzel, Nr. 692a

Question/ Comment

I agree with the Project for the jobs it offers.

Answer




Item no. 482

Stakeholder name Tutuianu Cristina Ioana

Stakeholder address Bucium Sat, Valea Abruzel, Nr. 696

Question/ Comment

Which are the phases of the flowsheet? What are the measures taken for the protection of the environment?

Answer

1. The exploration works conducted at Roşia Montană rank the deposit as having large dimension, though of disseminated mineralization, with low content of gold and silver. According to the type of deposit, and aiming for efficient recovery, RMGC initiates “ Roşia Montană Project” through which it proposes open cut pit mining, traditional haulage and processing – grinding, leaching, storage of the process tailings on stockpiles and the storage of detoxified and, partial, dewatered process tailing, on the tailings dam. The Project provides modern open pit mining technologies which comprise the following phases: drilling, blasting (phasing of millisecond delays) and the use of hydraulic loaders and big capacity haulage trucks. We identified 4 key areas where the pit mining is viable, namely Cetate, Cîrnic (including Cîrnicel, excluding the area of Piatra Corbului), Jig and Orlea. An average rate of ore processing was established at 13 million t/year for 16 years. The opening of the pits is done is phases, according to economic criteria and the development strategy of Roşia Montană town, as per the provisions of the PUG (General Urbanism Plan). The preparation of the area for mining will start with the transport (removal) of the wood material, the vegetation, and the topsoil will be removed and stored in 4 topsoil stockpiles. The ecological reconstruction works will start as early as the operations phase; the topsoil will be used for rehabilitating the area. Taking into consideration the economic criteria, the mining will start in Carnic and Cetate massifs. The site of the industrial objectives of the Roşia Montană Project, as established by the feasibility study, includes the entire technological flow, pits, tailings dumps, processing plant, tailings dam. The processing plant proposed as integrant part of the study, processes the ore from the pits up to the phase of doré. The plant site is near the gold and silver deposit and tailings dam. The average capacity of the processing plant, during the life of the mine, is approximately 2500 t/h. The main phases of the technological process are:

• ore mining through specific open pit mining methods; • haulage of the ore to the processing plant by means of high capacity trucks; • one-stage ore crushing using a gyratory crusher; • stock-piling of the crushed ore; • the crushed ore is grinded using a SAG mill followed by two ball-mills aligned in parallel; • the leaching of the ore starts from the grinding circuit; • the absorption of the gold and silver on the active carbon, followed by the separation of

the loaded carbon; • the elution of the gold and silver from the active carbon within pressure tanks; • electrowinning for recovering the gold and silver detached off the active carbon, as a



mixture with precious metals and its melting for producing the dore alloy bullions; • thickening of slurry; • detoxification of the processing tailings in what concerns the heavy metals and cyanide,

before they leave the safety area of the processing plant; • storage of the detoxified tailings; • recovery of the water from the tailings dam to be use for recycling and reuse.

The control of the production process is ensured through a computerized modern system which provides the management of most control processes, data gathering and start/stop sequences of the phases. The data recorded by the control system and other analysis will be transferred, through automatic means, into the registration system. The operation of the processing plant involves the development of services and infrastructure: roads, power lines, water supply, sewerage, water treatment plant, administration buildings, mine infrastructure and related services – storage of the fuel and explosives. The operation of Roşia Montană Project will generate approximately 13 million tones of tailings / annum for approximately 16 years, accrued to approx. 215 million tons of treated tailings. The proposed mining and processing works require the construction and operation of a tailings management facility, which will be located in Corna Valley, at South of the plant site. The selection of the site was done given consideration to all technical, social, economic and environment aspects. All blocks of land available around the area of the pits were assessed through specific studies. The sites considered for “Waste generated from the site mobilization and mining works” are presented on the regulations drawing, including the tailings dam on Corna Valley, the waste dump and Cetate waste rock dump, tailings dump and Carnic inert waste dump, 4 stockpiles of topsoil which will be used to rehabilitate the pits, tailings dumps, roads and other technological objectives needed during the ecological reconstruction phase. 2. The purpose of environmental assessments for plans and programmes is to determine the significant environmental impacts of the proposed project. This has been achieved by assessment of the Roşia Montană Mining Project performances against a set of environmental protection objectives. It is noted that an objective represents a commitment, defined in more or less general terms, of what it is intended to achieve. In order to achieve an objective, specific actions are required, in accordance with the planning procedures, called targets. In order to measure the progress in the implementation of the actions, hence in the achievement of the targets and eventually in the achievement of the objectives indicators are being used which are actually the elements ensuring the monitoring and quantification of the plan results. The environmental objectives, targets and indicators were determined for environmental factors/aspects relevant for the plan: population, waste management, water, air, noise and vibrations, biodiversity, fauna and flora, cultural, architectural and archeological heritage, human health, road infrastructure/transport, landscape, soil/land use, material assets, climate factors. The environmental objectives take into account and reflect the national and EU environmental policies and have been established in consultation with the Working Group. In addition, the policies take into consideration the local and regional environmental objectives defined by the Local Environmental Action Plan of the Alba County and Regional Environmental Action Plan of the Region 7 Center, respectively. In case of Amended PUZ for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone, the targets defined, in fact the proposals of the Project regarding the mitigation of environmental and social impacts, the measures contained in the environmental and social management plans, respectively. Since in case of the plan undergoing environmental assessment, the measures for mitigation of impacts on each environmental factor/aspect (as per the Project environmental and social management plans) representing targets for achievement of the environmental objectives are very numerous, The Working Group decided that the objectives should be categorized and grouped into two




categories:



The targets are presented as summaries of the detailed measures for mitigation/removal of the social and environmental impacts contained in the management plans. The indicators were identified so that they ensure the development of the proposals regarding the monitoring of the effects of the environmental plan implementation. The strategic objectives, specific objectives, targets and indicators for the thirteen environmental factors/aspects relevant for the environmental assessment are described in detail in Chapter 5 of the Report. The environmental strategic objectives representing the main landmarks considered in the process of planning the actions for environmental protection as integral part of any plan which proposes the development of anthropogenic activities are as follows:






Item no. 483

Stakeholder name Aitai Alexandru

Stakeholder address Rosia Montana, Nr. 224. Bl. C, Ap. 4

Question/ Comment

Environment impact, the future of those resettled to Alba Iulia.

Answer

1. The results of the assessment conducted on the potential remaining effects (after the implementation of the prevention/mitigation measures) of the Plan on the environment, including transboundary, are described in a synthetic manner and ranked in six impact categories which enabled us to identify the significant effects. The main results which outline the assessment of the quantified potential effects of the mining project, subject of the assessed Plan, on each relevant environment factor/aspect, are the following:

















For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone 2. If you are referring to the individuals employed by the company and who have selected to move to Alba Iulia following the resettlement process, we are able to state the these employees shall benefit from the same rights as the other employees that do not have a permanent dwelling in Roşia Montană. It is about of providing a room in a company owned house where they can live during the work week, and at the end of the week the free transport to Alba Iulia is ensured as well as the return to work on Monday morning when a new work week starts. The policy of the company on this is to provide dwelling, usually two employees live in one house or apartment, being well-known the fact that the houses in Roşia Montană have two, maximum three rooms (every individual shall have its own room). If you are referring in general to the families that are resettling to Alba Iulia, RMGC has provided the following support measures aimed at rebuilding the life support system in its integral part – as per Resettlement and Relocation Action Plan:

- All families have a job ensured during construction due to the contractual terms - Through its Resettlement Support Programme, RMGC has also provided support

measures in finding a job for all families that are resettling to Alba Iulia; even from the preparatory stage, the individuals that needed a job have been supported through mediation activities developed on the level of jobs market: CV preparation, preparing for interview, relationship with potential employers; families access to job fairs in Alba Iulia has been facilitated, RMGC meetings with AOJFM representatives and other local authorities in order to identify active measures for supporting families that are resettling in Alba Iulia in order to secure a job or for the development of other income generating activities. During post-move period RMGC shall continue to monitor and to intervene through the expert personnel of Resettlement Support Programme the families that are facing challenges while adapting and integrating from social and economic point of view in Alba Iulia.

Please find below all support measures that are provided for the families resettling in Alba Iulia: Preparatory stage

• Legal assistance – ownership deeds on the new dwelling and its accompanying land position

• Registering the properties in the local fiscal records • Agreements concluded for the provision of utilities (electric power, gas supply, water –

sewerage, sanitation services, telephony and cable TV) • Occupational counselling, counselling on income generation activities • Registering kids in kindergartens and schools • Assistance provided for professional reorientation • Population records: changing identification documents • Transfer of pension files • Alba network of family medical doctors: registering with a family doctor

Orientation and information on the new location and access to services

• Knowing the city – general orientation, knowing the location of the main local administration buildings, access to services and visits of main tourist sites in Alba Iulia (one day trip).

• An event organized at the end of construction of “La Recea” Quarter: “La Recea” community is greeted by the local authorities in Alba Iulia – to include a show and a presentation of traditions from Rosia and Corna.




• Preparation of an Information and Orientation Guide aimed at facilitating inclusion of the families in Alba Iulia, providing information on the main public institutions, access to educational and cultural services, bill payments, local transport, taxis, transport means towards other destinations, private and public health services, postal offices, banks, commercial areas, presentation of Alba Iulia, main tourist sites, and cultural institutions and leisure and entertainment opportunities for kids, youths and elders.

• The guide shall be accompanied by a map of the city that includes vicinities of La Recea Quarter

• Participation in job fairs and in other activities where labour market mediation activities are developed

• Indication and visiting Churches and Praying Houses where the La Recea Resettlement Site belongs to (Orthodox, Romano-Catholic, Greek-Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostals, Unitarians).

Post-moving stage

• Accompanying (upon request, for elders or for individuals with special needs) – to get familiar with frequent routs: utilities bill payments, shopping, bank, postal office, park, church, etc.

• Meetings with local authorities from Alba Iulia • Information on communication between citizens and public institutions • Information on maintaining public order, and on hazards and safety of city life • Health Education Programme • Information programme on public transport infrastructure, rules regarding public

transportation • Information on Alba Health Services; meeting with family doctors with practices in La

Recea area • Information regarding emergency situations • Information and counselling on planning and managing family budget.

Permanent monitoring

• Information, counselling, and support for the resettlement process – La Recea Office and Community Relations Department from Roşia Montană

• Special notifications phone • Social assistance and intervention depending on the challenges • Occupational counselling • Reporting towards and communication with local authorities on special situations.

Moreover, an “Information, Counselling and Support for the Resettlement process” Office has been established in Alba Iulia, La Recea Quarter. This office shall be operational for a period of at least one year after the last family has been moved into the site. Contacts: La Recea Office: Ionela Peter, Social and Occupational Counsellor 0730399007 Special notification phone line: Claudia Buruiana, sociologist, Manager Compliance with Resettlement Support Measures 0729399200 Community Relations – Roşia Montană: Legal issues: Ghorghe Beleiu, Manager of Title Clarifications Moves issues: Ion Cracea, engineer, Coordinator of Moves Unit Counsellors of Community Relations


Item no. 484

Stakeholder name Aitai Alexandru

Stakeholder address Rosia Montana, Nr. 224. Bl. C, Ap. 4

Question/ Comment

The future of the area

Answer




Item no. 485

Stakeholder name Cosma Gheorghe

Stakeholder address Abrud, Str. Aleea Parcului, Bl. M, Sc. 2. Ap. 21

Question/ Comment

If, in future, the project will impact the surrounding areas of Abrud (many people say that half of Abrud will be impacted)

Answer

Area of interest is the one situated under the footprint of the Urbanistic Zonal Plan for Roşia Montană industrial area. Roşia Montană project requires an area of 170 ha out of 3500 ha from Abrud administrative territory, which represents 5 %. This area shall benefit from the opportunities created through the development of this mining project that is aimed at the sustainable development of the entire area. Currently RMGC has approx. 200 employees, out of which over 90% are living in Roşia Montană, Abrud, Câmpeni and Bucium. Training programmes have been developed to support the members of the local communities existing around Roşia Montană Project area to allow them to obtain qualifications for different jobs or skills, both during construction and operations stages. To date, over 5,000 individuals have joined the training courses and over 2,500 individuals have already graduated or are enrolled in the professional training courses, especially in the fields of construction, wood processing industry or services industry: security, sales, tourism, social assistance, transport, utilities, environmental monitoring, etc. Unfortunately, due to the challenges faced by this project during the last year, the company was forced to stop several programmes (among which this training programme) and even to recourse to dismissals so as to reduce its costs and at the same time to maintain the necessary capital for the further development of the project. The company shall restart these training courses when the situation allows it. If the necessary skills are not available at local level, employment offers shall be made for the locals on a 100Km radius around Roşia Montană Project (RMP), priority being given to the citizens of Alba County. Based on our preliminary assessment, we expect that most of the jobs available during construction and operation stages to be filled by labour force from the local community. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders.



Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:


















Item no. 486

Stakeholder name Sima Iacob

Stakeholder address Rosia Montana

Question/ Comment

About the Project

Answer




Item no. 487

Stakeholder name Sima Iacob

Stakeholder address Rosia Montana

Question/ Comment

Implementation of the project

Answer




Item no. 488

Stakeholder name Vesa Lucian Ilie

Stakeholder address Sat. Carpinis, Nr. 857

Question/ Comment

Phases of the project, investment

Answer




Item no. 489

Stakeholder name Vesa Lucian Ilie

Stakeholder address Sat. Carpinis, Nr. 857

Question/ Comment

Jobs

Answer




Item no. 490

Stakeholder name Mateş Nicolae-Marcel

Stakeholder address Câmpeni, Str. Moţilor, Nr. 36

Question/ Comment

The effects of mine on Campeni

Answer




Item no. 491

Stakeholder name Mateş Nicolae-Marcel

Stakeholder address Câmpeni, Str. Moţilor, Nr. 36

Question/ Comment

Skills needed for the mine

Answer

During the 16 years of operations, the estimate is that Roşia Montană Project will require 881 direct jobs. It is expected that the majority of these jobs is going to be occupied by residents of the impact area of the Project. Please see below a brief listing of the fields and related jobs. Management:






Mining activities

- Shift supervisors - Drilling and blasting foremen - Head of mining - Dispatch operators - Chiefs of Training - Head of statistic cost control - Loading operators - Truck drivers - Operators of additional equipment - Drilling operators




Maintenance

- Maintenance foreman - Electrical engineers - Engine drivers - Multi-functional equipment technicians - Maintenance planners - Electricians - Mechanics - Welders - Equipment technicians - Carpenters - Clerk

Technical services

- Geologists - Mining engineers - Mining planners - Geo-technical engineers - Technician - Dispatch engineer - Surveyors


- Finance / accounting / IT - Supply (purchasing, plan, warehouse) - Human resources - MPMS (environment, occupational health and safety) - Patrimony (archaeologist, specialist, workers) - Community relations - Legal department - Various contract works, such as cleaning, security, transportation, etc.


Item no. 492

Stakeholder name Prunar Macavei

Stakeholder address Câmpeni, Str. Plopului, Bl. D, Ap. 10

Question/ Comment

Pollution after the closure of the Project - the influence of the radioactive dust, noise and vibrations on Campeni

Answer

The purpose of environmental assessments for plans and programmes is to determine the significant environmental impacts of the proposed project. This has been achieved by assessment of the Roşia Montană Mining Project performances against a set of environmental protection objectives. It is noted that an objective represents a commitment, defined in more or less general terms, of what it is intended to achieve. In order to achieve an objective, specific actions are required, in accordance with the planning procedures, called targets. In order to measure the progress in the implementation of the actions, hence in the achievement of the targets and eventually in the achievement of the objectives indicators are being used which are actually the elements ensuring the monitoring and quantification of the plan results. The environmental objectives, targets and indicators were determined for environmental factors/aspects relevant for the plan: population, waste management, water, air, noise and vibrations, biodiversity, fauna and flora, cultural, architectural and archeological heritage, human health, road infrastructure/transport, landscape, soil/land use, material assets, climate factors. The environmental objectives take into account and reflect the national and EU environmental policies and have been established in consultation with the Working Group. In addition, the policies take into consideration the local and regional environmental objectives defined by the Local Environmental Action Plan of the Alba County and Regional Environmental Action Plan of the Region 7 Center, respectively. In case of Amended PUZ for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone, the targets defined, in fact the proposals of the Project regarding the mitigation of environmental and social impacts, the measures contained in the environmental and social management plans, respectively. Since in case of the plan undergoing environmental assessment, the measures for mitigation of impacts on each environmental factor/aspect (as per the Project environmental and social management plans) representing targets for achievement of the environmental objectives are very numerous, The Working Group decided that the objectives should be categorized and grouped into two categories:



The targets are presented as summaries of the detailed measures for mitigation/removal of the social and environmental impacts contained in the management plans. The indicators were identified so that they ensure the development of the proposals regarding the monitoring of the effects of the environmental plan implementation. The strategic objectives, specific objectives, targets and indicators for the thirteen environmental factors/aspects relevant for the environmental assessment are described in detail in Chapter 5 of the Report.



The environmental strategic objectives representing the main landmarks considered in the process of planning the actions for environmental protection as integral part of any plan which proposes the development of anthropogenic activities are as follows:















• Landscape - insignificant negative impact after the rehabilitation and revegetation of the area, the only significant negative impact at local scale consists in the permanent




modification of the topography. • Soil/land use - neutral impact due to the impact prevention/mitigation measures. • Material assets - positive impact due to the use of local resources and purchase pf




For more detail information, please see Chapter 6 and 7 of the Environmental Report on the Amendment of the Urbanism Zone for Roşia Montană Industrial Zone The closure and environmental rehabilitation at Roşia Montană comprises the following activities:

• Covering the waste dumps with topsoil if these are not used as backfill; • Backfilling of the pits, except for Cetate Pit that are to be flooded and transformed in a

lake; • Covering the TMF and the dams with topsoil; • Dismantling the decommissioned installations and the ecologic rehabilitation of the

decommissioned areas; • Water treatment through semi-passive systems (classic systems as backups) so as to

reach the legal limits and no further treatment is required; • Maintenance of vegetation; fighting erosion and monitoring the entire site until RMGC

proves that all rehabilitation aims have been achieved in a sustainable manner. We would like to underline the fact that no radiations will exist due to the Project, either in Câmpeni or in other area.


Item no. 493



Question/ Comment

Cyanide detox

Answer

Detoxification through SO2-air system (INCO, Noranda) The base principle: oxidation of cyanides and WAD cyanides by using sulphur dioxide or other derivates (sodium sulphite, sodium metabisulphite) to transform them in cyanate in the presence of a Cu catalyst and under specific operation conditions. Under the Noranda process, SO2 is used either as liquid or as gas and under INCO process, SO2 is used either as gas or derivates in the presence of air. Oxidation of free and WAD cyanides is conducted as per the following chemical reactions:

CN- + SO2 + O2 + H2O → OCN- + H2SO4 M(CN)4

2- + 4SO2 + 4O2 + 4H2O → 4OCN- + 4H2SO4 + M2+ M2+ = Zn2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Cd2+ The sulphuric acid that is formed is neutralized by using Ca(OH)2/NaOH, and the heavy metals are precipitated as insoluble hydroxides or cyano-compunds with Iron (Fe): H2SO4 + Ca(OH)2 → CaSO4 + 2H2O M2+ + Ca(OH)2 → M(OH)2 + Ca2+ 2M2+ + Fe(CN)6

4- → (M)2Fe(CN)6 where M = Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd etc. Cyanate hydrolysis:

OCN- + 3 H2O → NH4+ + HCO3

- + HO-

Operating conditions

Presence of copper ions during soluble stage, with a catalytic role pH = 8-10 stoichiometric mass ratio SO2:CN-

u.e. = 2,5 g/g CN- (excess of 1.5-2 times against the stoichiometric – practical applications)

limestone mass ratio:SO2 = 2.2 g/g SO2 response time = 20-120 minute

Process performances

applicable for removing cyanide from the slurry resulting from gold extraction, flotation tailings, waste waters;

elevated treatment outputs of over 99% for tailing slurry: initial composition: CN-

t = 100-700 mg/l; CN-u.e. = 94-545 mg/l; Cu2+ = 17-275 mg/l;

final composition: CN-t = 0.4-6 mg/l; CN-

u.e. = 0.1-1 mg/l



the license for the INCO procedure has been granted for approx. 80 mine sites. Detoxification installation for treating tailing slurry - DETOX The slurry existing in the CIL final tanks of each line (tanks 7 and 14) shall undergo a classification operation to recover the uninvolved active carbon. Before treatment in the DETOX installation, the slurry is undergoing a thickening process to recover cyanide waters that are to be reused in the gold extraction process. The thickening-clearing process occurs in the presence of Magnafloc 155, an anionic flocullant (specific consumption of approx. 0.04 kg/t). The DETOX installation consists of two reactors operating in parallel where a 90 minute response time is ensured. Water (fresh and treated in mine waters treatment plant) is added in the feed of the reactors to dilute from 60% down 50% solids the slurry resulting from the thickener. The water addition is conducted automatically based on the density and output measurements of the thickened slurry. The diluted slurry (50% solids) is sent to the two reactors of the DETOX installation. The compressed air provided by the 4 compressors shall be fed to each reactor through barbotage. The air flow necessary in reactors is measured and established through a rotameter. The necessary sulphur dioxide is ensured under the form of sodium metabisulphite (Na2S2O5), and its flow is measured at the entrance of each reactor. The flow of the metabisulphite solution (and the SO2 added to the solution respectively) depends on the slurry flow and its concentration in WAD cyanides. This concentration is determined at the necessary frequency and inputted in the system that regulates flow so as to allow the control of the oxidation processes. Based on the tailings slurry flow and cyanides concentration, the flow of the metabisulphite solution shall be automatically regulated, ensuring the SO2 quantity necessary to the treatment process. Also, the addition of the copper sulphate in solution in each reactor so as to maintain the copper ions concentration in the reagents composition, as needed for the catalysis of the oxidation reaction. Due to the composition of the ores in Roşia Montană and the mechanisms of the reaction processes occurring in this case, it is possible that the addition of copper sulphate in solution to ensure an optimum concentration of catalyst would not be required, under permanent basis. The reagent vessels, the feeding/dosage systems are provided in the project. When necessary, the copper sulphate in solution is dosed depending on the slurry flow and its copper ions concentration. The pH is regulated in an automatic manner at the value of 8.5 in reactors by adding lime. The project includes elements for the safe operation of the described system. Thus, the pH regulating system includes supplementary electrodes aimed at checking the values and at ensuring a precise regulating of this parameter, as well as warning devices to be installed to warn personnel on initiating stoppage procedures in case the control over pH is lost. Each reactor is mounted on a selective ion electrode redox that measures the oxidation potential for the slurry and controls the remaining concentration of free cyanides within the system. This serves as a control element within the automated system of monitoring the processing flow. As mentioned, the reagents dosage is dependant on the cyanides flow and concentration existing in the slurry so as to ensure a constant quality of discharged waters (≤10 mg CNue/l). The monitoring of the quality of effluents from reactors is conducted by the control laboratory personnel so as to confirm the indications of the automated control systems and to ensure the




quality imposed by the discharge at the TMF.


Item no. 494



Question/ Comment

What isn't the water supplied from the pumping station of Campeni? - what will happen with the water catchment station (the construction and equipment) after the closure of the Project.

Answer

The Projects provides for the construction of a water intake station on Aries River. After completing the works this may function for the local communities benefit.



Item no. 495

Stakeholder name Szekely L. Marius

Stakeholder address Roşia Montană, Nr. 463

Question/ Comment

About the construction and opening of the Rosia Montana museum

Answer

The tourist potential of Roşia Montană may be developed in the future on the following bases:

1. movable and immovable archaeological heritage assets 2. historical monument buildings in the Historical Center Protected Area of RoşiaMontană

and landscape features in the lake area 3. industrial heritage assets in the former mining operation area and the future mining

operation planned by RMGC 4. Intangible heritage assets – traditions, customs, etc.

The most significant finds – in the opinion of the specialists involved in research – and which also meet the conditions for in situ preservation include:

• the funerary monument at Tău Găuri • the Roman settlement (including a funerary area and a potential sacred area) on

Carpeni Hill • ancient Roman mining operations in the Piatra Corbului area (on the SE slope of

Cârnic massif) • the Roman hydraulic system found in the Păru Carpeni mining sector • a number of archaeological remains in the area of the Historical Center of Roşia

Montană, including the Cătălina Monuleşti gallery (where a wooden hydraulic system was discovered dated to the Roman Age and, in the 19

th century, a

significant set of wax tablets was found) and the ancient open cast mine in the Văidoaia area.

In addition to these immovable archaeological heritage assets, since the year 2000, more than 7500 artifacts have been found and conserved or are being restored. Also, some of them have been published as expert papers or are being published. All these movable heritage assets have high potential for museum displays, i.e. as exhibits in the proposed Mining Museum in Roşia Montană. Considering the current situation of conservation of the archaeological remains, the results of the research conducted between 2000-2006, the following priority direction has been identified as part of a holistic approach to the use of the archaeological heritage for the development of tourism potential: - implementation of a Mining Museum publicly declared through formal documentation elaborated, in correlation with the mining development project to include:

• a documentary exhibition developed around three major topics: geology, archaeology and history-ethnography,

• an open-air exhibition including ethnographical and industrial heritage elements, • the underground exhibition consisting of the Cătălina – Monuleşti gallery (which

preserves traces of mining from all the historical periods, from ancient (Roman) times to the contemporary age) supplemented by 1:1 replicas of the most important ancient mining structures identified in the massifs of Roşia Montană,




• in situ preservation of some archaeological remains and their integration into a cultural tourism circuit.

Thus, all of these archaeological heritage assets may be added to the already existing ones of the current Mining Museum on the premises of the former RoşiaMin mine. RMGC will initiate consultation with RoşiaMin, who own the current museum, and with the Ministry of Culture and Religious to obtain the right to relocate the movable heritage assets from the museum to another location. The members of a cultural heritage committee will handle the transfer and storage of these objects, based on decisions regarding the best location for their reconstruction, conservation and public display. The funds for the implementation of a new Mining Museum and for the in situ preservation of archaeological remains for integration into a cultural tourist circuit will be made available by RMGC, in the context of Project implementation. For details of this see Environmental Impact Study – vol. 32, p. 79-81, 84-85. The Company does not want to turn the area into a museum, rather, as its representatives repeatedly stated – the long-term plan is for this area to continue to be inhabited by the local people, or, where RMGC purchased the real estate – by company employees, who will work for the Project. New job opportunities and small tourist business would be developed in this area. The Company wishes to protect and promote all of these assets, and this would require the implementation of special measures both within the protected area of the Historical Center of Roşia Montană (restoration-consolidation-conservation), and within the industrial sites (use of special blasting technologies, creation buffer zones between the 2 sites, continuous monitoring of vibrations and adjusting the blasting based on wave propagation speed, etc.). Through this project, RMGC aims to provide high living standards for the residents of Roşia Montană, while at the same time to maintain and capitalize on the local cultural heritage and traditional values. It was publicly stated in the Environmental Impact Assessment Study that, once the mining project for Roşia Montană has started, all the historical monument buildings in Roşia Montană owned by RMGC will be included in a comprehensive restoration and conservation program. Should there be other historical building structures owned by various institutions or natural persons, upon the owners’ consent, RMGS will fully contribute to the restoration of such structures, in accordance with the special regulations issued by the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs. For details see Environmental Impact Study –vol. 33, p. 76-104.


Item no. 496



Question/ Comment

Employment of the high-educated people for the possible jobs with the museum of Rosia Montana

Answer

As was specified in the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) intend that, together with the community from Roşia Montană, to open a Fundation that will manage the issues related to patrimony. This Foundation is a mechanism for fulfilling the legal commitments as part of the mining proposals to restore the historic monuments, the creation of a historic and Mining Museum, and much of the infrastructure work necessary to under-pin tourism development. It is noteworthy that this Foundation is explicitly envisaged as a community-led organization. RMGC is committed to promote sustainable development at a local and regional level in partnership with all interested stakeholders and encourage the long term viability of the community.



Item no. 497



Question/ Comment

I consider that I've been treated unfairly because RMGC has a patrimorny department and I am a graduate of the University of History and philology - discipline of museums, preservation and restoration of the patrimony - currently undergoing master studies so I can be employed within the department of Patrimony of RMGC. -this situation could cause a mental sickness, because I am employee of RMGC, but I don't work in the field appropriate to my education, and where I would have the right to.

Answer

By the time of employment resumption, all jobs will be publicly announced. All enrolled candidates which will present the complete file, by the time that the interview will take place, will be able to participate to the job contest. For the same level of experience and competence, the inhabitants from Roşia Montană will have priority. Every one can participate at the recruitment interview, in equal conditions with other applicants. The recruiters will have to comply with the requirements provided by the recruitment announcements. At the employment, priority is given to people having no job and therefore no social protection, if they comply with the requirements for the job. RMGC specify that all employments will be done in accordance with the previsions stipulated in GO no. 137/2000 regarding the prevention and penalty of all discrimination forms, in order to make sure that equal opportunity is granted to all people that don’t benefit from the social protection in comparison with the other persons, group of individuals or communities. Employment on specific jobs is determined first of all by the existance of such vacant jobs.



Item no. 498

Stakeholder name Mecea Alexandru

Stakeholder address Hunedoara, B-dul Decebal, Nr. 52

Question/ Comment

What will happen with the people and with the town of Abrud?

Answer




Item no. 499

Stakeholder name Mecea Alexandru

Stakeholder address Hunedoara, B-dul Decebal, Nr. 52

Question/ Comment

Jobs for locals and not for others brought from other places therefore the locals remain without a job. There are specialists here, too!

Answer




Item no. 500

Stakeholder name Cerişer Nicolae

Stakeholder address Hunedoara

Question/ Comment

What is the benefit of the Romanian State - form economic stand point - generated by the implementation of the Project? - where will the mined materials be taken for flotation?

Answer

1. Aside immediate direct and indirect benefits, RMP presence as a major investment shall improve the economic climate in the area, which, on its turn, shall encourage and promote development of economic activities not related to mining industry. It is expected that this qualitative growth of the investment and economic climate would lead to business opportunities that would develop in parallel with RMP, even though the scope of mining development is greatly exceeded. The diversification of economic development is a major benefit of investments generated for the development of RMP. To meet its commitments, RMGC is aware of the fact that it has to cooperate with the community, authorities and civil society in issues directly related to area development. This approach allows the community to hold, orient and control all relevant development issues in an integrant manner and through the participation of all stakeholders. Roşia Montană Gold Corporation (RMGC) agrees that in order to meet its commitments on sustainable development process, it needs to cover the three major elements of the sustainable development process: social, economical and environmental. These elements are presented below as 5 interdependent domains, which are the key for the sustainable development. The five key domains of the sustainable development Financial Capital Includes: impact on the economic development, and on fiscal, taxes, and duties administration, provided by:

























• Programmes developed for assisting vulnerable individuals and groups and for consolidating social network, especially in Roşia Montană – RMGC is a partner in the Roşia Montană Good Neighbour Programme managed by a local NGO, ProRosia ([email protected]);















standards on environmental protection. 2. Through the proposed project, RMGC ahs provided for the processing of Roşia Montană ore until the gold and silver are obtained as dorree bars within the plant site.


Item no. 501

Stakeholder name Cerişer Nicolae

Stakeholder address Hunedoara

Question/ Comment

How much of the mined gold and silver goes to the National bank of Romania (in percentage)?

Answer

With respect to the acquisition of gold by the National Bank, we would like to underline the fact that Mining Law no. 85/2003 published in the Romania’s Official Gazette Part I, no. 197/27.03.2003, which constitutes the framework regulation regarding the development of mining activities in Romania, does not contain any provisions on a potential preference right of Romania’s National Bank with respect to metal acquisitions. The orders under the old Mining Law no. 61/1998 that stipulated the pre-emption right of the state in the acquisition of obtained mineral resources, regardless of their nature, “at international prices and under contractual terms” are no longer in force, due to the fact that the Mining Law no. 61/1998 has been fully abrogated Mining Law no. 85/2003 that does not provide such orders. Consequently, if the National Bank intends to acquire gold, then the Bank may purchase the gold from Roşia Montană at the prices existing on international markets.



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