260427007393 - MINING AND QUARRYING OF GRAVEL MATERIALS FROM AN EXISTING BORROW PIT

THE APPLICANT RAINY DAY INVESTMENTS PTY LTD OWNS A SMALLHOLDING KNOWN AS PORTION 111 (A PORTION OF PORTION 39) OF THE CONSOLIDATED FARM TSUMORE NO. 671 SITUATED WITHIN EXPANDED BOUNDARY OF TSUMEB MUNICIPALITY IN OSHIKOTO REGION. ON THIS PROPERTY THERE AN EXISTING BORROW PIT FROM WHICH GRAVEL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN EXTRACTED INTERMITTENTLY OVER MANY YEAS. THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPLY GRAVEL MATERIALS TO NAMPOWER'S 40 MW BIOMASS POWER PLANT WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ABOUT 5 KM FROM THE BORROW PIT. THE ECC IS THEREFORE REQUIRED TO REALIGN THE EXTRACTION (MINING AND QUARRYING ACTIVITIES) FROM THE BORROW PIT. THERE IS AN EXISTING GRAVEL ROAD OF ABOUT 700 M WHICH LINKS THE BORROW PIT TO THE B1 HIGHWAY.

Commenting of the public on this project will expire at 12h00 on the 2026-06-29

Projects Documents

• Scoping Report
• EMP
• Confirmation of screening notice received (through email) in terms of assessment procedures (Section 35 (1)(a)(b) of the Environmental Management Act, No 7 of 2007)
• Preliminary Site Map (Project boundaries) with coordinates (decimal degrees) and a Legend
• CV of Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP)
• Declaration for the Submission of Assessment Reports and other Support Documents (upload Declaration Form from www.eia.meft.gov.na (downloads)
• Proof of Newspaper advertisement, once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least two newspapers circulated widely in Namibia
• Proof of written notice to the owners and occupiers of land adjacent to the site where the activity is or is to be undertaken or to any alternative site
• Proof of written notice to the local authority council, regional council and traditional authority, in which the site or alternative site is situated; and consent obtained
• Upload proof of payment (Revenue Stamps)
• Notice board installed at the site of the proposed activity — minimum dimensions 60 cm x 40 cm, clearly visible, accessible, and in a prominent position

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