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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES ON EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING LICENSE (EPL) 7004 IN DOROB NATIONAL PARK, ERONGO REGION September 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION PROJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES ON EXCLUSIVE PROSPECTING LICENSE (EPL) 7004 IN DOROB NATIONAL PARK, ERONGO REGION. PREPARED FOR: Pure Tantalum (Pty) Ltd P.O. Box 68 Uis Namibia Tel: +264 64 504189 Cell: +27 8247 69223 Email: pieterhtcf@gmail.com PREPARED BY: Nam Geo-Enviro Solution P.O. Box 3343 Windhoek Tel: +264(61) 402246 Fax: 088 6554084 Email:info@geoenvirosol.co.za 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 5 2. OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................ 5 3. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ..................................................................... 6 3.1 THE NAMIBIAN CONSTITUTION ................................................................................................. 6 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT POLICY (1994) ........................................................................ 7 3.2.1 Cradle to Grave Responsibility ........................................................................................... 7 3.2.2 Precautionary Principle ...................................................................................................... 8 3.2.3 The Polluter Pays Principle ................................................................................................. 8 3.2.4 Public Participation and Access to Information ................................................................. 8 3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT OF NAMIBIA (2007) .................................................... 8 3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT REGULATIONS (2012) ................................................. 9 3.6 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND PROTOCOLS - RELATED TO THE PROJECT ................... 10 4. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ....................................................................................................... 10 4.1 COMPETENT AUTHORITY ........................................................................................................ 10 4.2 Pure Tantalum (Pty) Ltd .............................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Pure Tantalum (PTY) LTD (PROJECT MANAGER) ..................................................................... 11 4.4 Pure Tantalum (PTY) LTD (ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER) .......................................................... 11 4.5. SAFETY OFFICER ...................................................................................................................... 12 5 .ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................................... 13 5.1 PROTECTION OF FLORA, FAUNA AND NATURAL FEATURES ................................................... 13 5.2 ACCESS ROUTES ....................................................................................................................... 13 5.3 SITE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 14 5.4 STAFF MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................. 14 5.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................... 14 5.6 MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES ..................................................................................................... 14 7. DECOMMISSIONING AND site closure .......................................................................................... 35 3 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................... 37 4
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