240918004693 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SCOPING REPORT, INCLUDING IMPACT ASSESSMENT & EMP) FOR THE PROPOSED ACID STORAGE AND HANDLING FACILITIES FOR THE COOPERATIVE BULK HANDLING TERMINAL IN THE PORT OF WALVIS BAY

Nature of Activity: Construction and operation (logistical management of importing and exporting materials, including sulphuric acid, an essential reagent in the mining industry's extraction of uranium (U3O8)) of the sulphuric acid storage and handling facility at Walvis Bay harbor (see Appendix A). Please refer to the background information document (BID) in Appendix B for further details. Location of Activity: Construction of a sulphuric acid storage and handling facilities at the Walvis Bay Port including transport from the WB Port to the Etango Mine (see Appendix A). Scale and Scope of Activity: The Etango Mine’s annual requirement of 98% sulphuric acid is in the order of 150,000 tonnes per annum (i.e. 430t/day for 350 days/year). The sulphuric acid will either be sourced from a local Namibian supply or from abroad, either transported by rail within Namibia or shipped by vessels to the port, and decanted into the storage tanks in the harbour. From there, it will be transported via road trucks to the mine. The facilities to be provided in the harbour include the following: • Storage capacity of 40,000 tonnes of 98% sulphuric acid in 4 tanks. • Related infrastructure for the transfer of acid into the storage tanks from shipping vessels or rail acid tankers. • Related infrastructure to transfer acid from the storage tanks to acid road tankers to transport the acid to the Etango Mine. • Related infrastructure for safe operation of all facilities.