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1. NEWSPAPER ADVERT NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA): PROPOSED CAPABILITY FOR ALTERNATE PRODUCTION OF FERROCHROME AND FERROMANGANESE AT ASSMANG LTD FERROCHROME WORKS, MACHADADORP Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation 56 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, published in Government Notice R.385 in terms of Section 24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998), that Assmang Limited (‘Assmang’) proposes to adapt existing operations at their Machadadorp Ferrochrome works to allow for the alternate production of Ferrochrome and Ferromanganese. The Assmang Machadadorp works was established in 1971 and currently produces approximately 300 000 tons of low-carbon ferrochrome per year. Due to fluctuating market conditions affecting ferrochrome demand, and the generally opposite fluctuations in ferromanganese demand, Assmang has identified an opportunity to use their existing electric arc furnaces for the production of ferromanganese when demand in ferrochrome is low, and visa versa. This would avoid Assmang having to down-scale production during periods of low ferrochrome demand, with associated job losses etc. The proposed alternate production would to a large extent utilise existing infrastructure without any modification, including transport infrastructure, raw material and product storage bays, furnaces, and air pollution control equipment (bag filters). Raw material demand, energy requirements, solid waste and emissions are expected to be the same or less than during ferrochrome production. New infrastructure required would be a dedicated site for disposal of manganese slag, and a briquetting plant for the processing of bag filter dust, which would be recycled back into the furnaces. The following activities are identified in Government Notice R.387, which requires a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment to be conducted as part of Assmang’s application for Environmental Authorisation for the proposed project: • Activity 1(e): The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for any process or activity which requires a permit or license in terms of legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste and which is not identified in Government Notice No. R. 386 of 2006 (No infrastructure; Amendment to existing Registration Certificates / new Air Emission Licences for ferromanganese production); and • Activity 1(g): The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for the use, recycling, handling, treatment, storage or final disposal of hazardous waste (Briquetting plant; New manganese slag disposal area subject of separate EIA). Proponent : Assmang Limited. Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner : Environmental Science Associates. Competent Authority : Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (MDALA). In terms of the requirements of the EIA Regulations, all stakeholders and other interested and affected parties (I&APs) must be provided with opportunities to participate in the EIA process. This would include attendance of briefing meetings, review of all reports generated, and submission of comments during the EIA process. Accordingly, an initial briefing and information sharing meeting open to all I&APs has been scheduled for Friday 14 March 2008 at 10:00 at the Assmang Machadadorp works (Lecture Room 1). For further information, to confirm attendance at the above meeting, and/or to register as an I&AP by submission of your name, contact information and noting your interest in the project, please contact: Mr Hanré Crous at Environmental Science Associates Tel: (011) 728 2683 / 082 446 6414 Fax: 086 610 6703 E-mail: [email protected]

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1. NEWSPAPER ADVERT

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA):

PROPOSED CAPABILITY FOR ALTERNATE PRODUCTION OF FERROCHROME AND FERROMANGANESE AT ASSMANG LTD FERROCHROME WORKS, MACHADADORP

Notice is hereby given in terms of Regulation 56 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, published in Government Notice R.385 in terms of Section 24(5) of the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998), that Assmang Limited (‘Assmang’) proposes to adapt existing operations at their Machadadorp Ferrochrome works to allow for the alternate production of Ferrochrome and Ferromanganese. The Assmang Machadadorp works was established in 1971 and currently produces approximately 300 000 tons of low-carbon ferrochrome per year. Due to fluctuating market conditions affecting ferrochrome demand, and the generally opposite fluctuations in ferromanganese demand, Assmang has identified an opportunity to use their existing electric arc furnaces for the production of ferromanganese when demand in ferrochrome is low, and visa versa. This would avoid Assmang having to down-scale production during periods of low ferrochrome demand, with associated job losses etc. The proposed alternate productionwould to a large extent utilise existing infrastructure without any modification, including transport infrastructure, raw material and product storage bays, furnaces, and air pollution control equipment (bag filters). Raw material demand, energy requirements, solid waste and emissions are expected to be the same or less than during ferrochrome production. New infrastructure required would be a dedicated site for disposal of manganese slag, and a briquetting plant for the processing of bag filter dust, which would be recycled back into the furnaces. The following activities are identified in Government Notice R.387, which requires a Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment to be conducted as part of Assmang’s application for Environmental Authorisation for the proposed project:

• Activity 1(e): The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for any process or activity which requires a permit or license in terms of legislation governing the generation or release of emissions, pollution, effluent or waste and which is not identified in Government Notice No. R. 386 of 2006 (No infrastructure; Amendment to existing Registration Certificates / new Air Emission Licences for ferromanganese production); and

• Activity 1(g): The construction of facilities or infrastructure, including associated structures or infrastructure, for the use, recycling, handling, treatment, storage or final disposal of hazardous waste(Briquetting plant; New manganese slag disposal area subject of separate EIA).

Proponent: Assmang Limited. Independent Environmental Assessment Practitioner: Environmental Science Associates. Competent Authority: Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration (MDALA). In terms of the requirements of the EIA Regulations, all stakeholders and other interested and affected parties (I&APs) must be provided with opportunities to participate in the EIA process. This would include attendance of briefing meetings, review of all reports generated, and submission of comments during the EIA process. Accordingly, an initial briefing and information sharing meeting open to all I&APs has been scheduled for Friday 14 March 2008 at 10:00 at the Assmang Machadadorp works (Lecture Room 1). For further information, to confirm attendance at the above meeting, and/or to register as an I&AP by submission of your name, contact information and noting your interest in the project, please contact: Mr Hanré Crous at Environmental Science Associates Tel: (011) 728 2683 / 082 446 6414 Fax: 086 610 6703 E-mail: [email protected]