Project

The amendment of the environmental clearance certificate for the mining of precious metals at QKR Navachab Gold Mine on ML 31, Erongo Region, Namibia

Amendment of the environmental clearance certificate for mining operations at Navachab Gold Mine to include full scale underground mining and the addition of an addition explosive magazine

The Proponent, QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine (Pty) Ltd., intends to proceed to Phase 2, which involves full-scale underground operations on mining licence (ML) 31, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia. Additionally, a third explosives magazine is required for these operations and will be constructed and operated between the two current and active magazine sites. As a result, an additional scoping report with impact assessment (i.e. amendment report) and an update to Navachab’s operational environmental management plan (OEMP) have been developed and updated to reflect the updates to the site layout, the proposed infrastructure and full-scale underground mining activities.

ECC’s Role

ECC has been engaged by QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine (Pty) Ltd. as their independent environmental assessment practitioner (EAP) to amend their environmental clearance certificate and update their operational environmental management plan (OEMP) to include phase 2 (full scale) underground mining, better known as Project //Khaima and the construction and operation of an additional explosive magazine on mining licence (ML) 31. This is being conducted in terms of Section 39(1)(a) of the Environmental Management Act, No.7 of 2007 and Section 19(1) of the associated Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. A final decision relating to the application as mentioned above will be submitted to the competent authority and mining commissioner (MC)  at the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy and forwarded to the Environmental Commissioner (EC) at the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT): Department of Environmental Affairs and Forestry (DEAF)

Download Documents

10 files
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Navachab amendment (scoping plus impact assessment) report to include full scale underground mining and an additional explosive magazine
123.53 MB
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Appendix B – Draft updated Navachab OEMP Rev02
117.83 MB
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Appendix I – EAP CVs.pdf
879.84 KB
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Appendix E: QKRNAV01E – Contract Specification – Part 2
27.36 MB
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Appendix H: Archaeological reconnaissance of Navachab Gold Mine Lease Area, Erongo Region, 2009 (Dr John Kinahan)
1.01 MB
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Appendix F: Work method statement
774.32 KB
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Appendix D – SLR Groundwater Assessment 2021
4.56 MB
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Appendix G: Navachab 2023 air quality impact assessment report (Airshed Planning Professional)
3.56 MB
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Appendix C – Navachab underground amendment report 2019
2.99 MB
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Appendix A – Navachab current environmental clearance certificate for mining operations on ML 31
3.11 MB

Project Details

Proponent

QKR Namibia Navachab Gold Mine (Pty) Ltd

Status

Open for Public Participation

Sector

Mining & Minerals

Country

Namibia

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