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 APPENDIX No. 3








Proposed programme for mining operations, forecast of capital investment, estimated


recovery rate of ore and mineral products, and the proposed treatment and disposal of ore and mineral recovered.





































































































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Program for mining operations including forecast of capital investment, estimated


recovery rate of ore and mineral products and proposed treatment and disposal of ore


and minerals recovered.





Mining Programme


Mining of the quartzite will depend on the need by smelter(s).


Forecast of capital investment


US $1 million. The investment will mainly go towards the purchase of a loader, a dump


truck, and a compressor and drilling machine.


Estimated recovery


Metallurgical Recovery 100%. The material will be recovered in its raw state and transported


to the consumer.


Mining Method


Mining of all the Muva Hill Quartzite will be by conventional open pit methods.


Drilling, blasting and loading will be used on benches to mine the silica.


Proposed treatment and disposal of ore and minerals recovered


The mined silica will be sold in its raw form to the consumer.





Details of expected infrastructure requirement as required under Section25 (3f)


Infrastructure requirement will be typical for normal open pit mining operations.





























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Environmental Management Plan


An environmental Management Plan was not done by the previous owners, Luanshya Copper


Mines Pic. The New company CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines intends to do an


environmental management plan within this year (2010). *7
























































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Environmental Project Brief


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4.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION








The Muva Hill is one of the Muva System containing thick formation of


quartzites that outcrops more abundantly than any other formation on the


Copperbelt. The Muva Hill quartzites form a pyramidal hill adjacent to


Baluba Mine. It is devoid of any base metals and hence has attracted no


interest over the years. In the 1990's about 500,000 tonnes was mined out and


transported to Nkana smelter where it was used as flax in the smelting


process.


Exploration, Sampling and Assaying


There is no history of drilling of the Muva outcrop. The outcrop is estimated


to be 5.5 million tones of mainly silica and minor iron.


Mineralisation


There is no known base metal mineralisation at Muva Hill other than silica


which grades about 80% silica with minor iron and gang minerals.


The establishment and operations of the Silica Quarry at Muva hill is meant to


provide an economical source of Silica for lining the leaching pads which will


be used during electrowinning mineral extraction processes at Muliashi Open


Pit Mine.





4.3 PROJECT LIFE CYCLE ACTIVITIES





The following activities shall be undertaken during the construction and


subsequent operation of the quarry plant at Muva Hill. However,


Arrangements of all permits and authorisation works relating to the project


implementation shall be sought prior to commencement. Notable authorities


include Luanshya Municipal Council, ECZ and Mine Safety Department


(MSD).





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4.3.1 Construction Phase


There will be no clearing of vegetation growth or any significant displacement


of noticeable fauna during the construction period. This is because the


earmarked site of crusher/processing facility installation extends on an


outcrop of quartzite rocks, associating it to scanty biological diversity.


However, a number of small terrestrial ecosystem organisms which thrive in


rock crevices would be affected by the presence of heavy duty machinery on


site. Moreover, the area is already opened up due to previous historical small-


scale quarry activities by former owners of the Mine. The access road to and


from the earmarked plant site already exists in a stable condition. However,


soil disturbance will be inevitable along the heavy duty equipment traverses.


Appropriate fire fighting equipment such powder and liquid extinguishers


shall be installed on site.


CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines Pic is expected to spend a projected initial


investment cost of US$ 210,000.00 on the following cost areas;


■ Purchase of Explosives,


■ Purchase of Fuels and lubricants, and


■ Purchase of Compressor and Drilling Machine.


4.3.2 Operation Phase


During the operational phase an access bench will be developed to mark the


boundary, so as to orient subsequent Silica extractions downhill on the


western part of Muva Hill. Breaking of the silica outcrop will be done using


Drillers and excavators. Mild blasting will also be done where other means do


not produce the required result.





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To ensure the safety of everybody, Residents living near the Mine licensed


area shall be alerted by the sound of the siren that will be fitted on a Pick-up


Vehicle which will be going round before planned blasting is executed


always. Drilling will be done in the process of extracting silica from the


quartzite outcrop. A segregation plant with screens for sieving the material to


obtain desired particle size of the Silica product will be in use at Muliashi


Construction site. The peak of the outcrop conspicuously contains an


important geographical landmark (beacon) which shall be preserved in the


interest of the State. Routine and non-routine maintenance works wrill be


carried out as a safety precaution, mostly as scheduled. Fire fighting


equipment shall be monitored and kept in good conditions. The operation


phase will include environmental monitoring such as fugitive dust emissions,


noise levels and monitoring of effluents that may arise.


Mining Methods, Ore and waste Handling


Mining of the Muva Hill Quartzite will be by conventional open pit methods.


The Silica will be mined and transported to the Muliashi Open Pit Mine for


lining the leach-pads and subsequent operational mineral processing. Excess


Silica may be sold to other consumers as demand arises. CLM targets to


extract about 350,000 m3 of silica under this project.


4.3.3 Decommissioning and Closure Phase


The life of Muva Hill silica extraction project will depend on the demands at


Muliashi Open Pit Mine and other consuming processes within CLM.


CNMC Luanshya Mine intends to run the quartzite extraction for about 3


years before decommissioning it.


However, assuming mining at the rate of 500,000 tonnes per year, the Muva


hill Quartzite deposits are estimated to have a lifespan of 11 years.





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At the time of decommissioning of the Silica quarry at Muva Hill, all mobile


equipment and removable installations shall be taken to Baluba Mine


warehouse for storage and maintenance. All electrical installations shall be


isolated for safety.


Top soils around the loading bay and major access roads shall be ripped to


allow natural colonization by the native Miombo woodlands. Hydrocarbon


contaminated top soils shall be dug and piled for bioremediation through


service out-sourcing. Minimal hydrocarbon contamination of the effluent


receiving environment is expected. However, soils that will be found to have


been contaminated will be dug, collected and isolated for bioremediation.


4.4 Project Inputs and Outputs


The following materials and services shall be required for Muva Hill


Quarrying Facility;


A power generator shall be installed. This will be the main source of power to


operate Drillers, Crushing unit and other accessories, and general lighting of


operational areas.


Blasting Explosives will be supplied and transported to sight by Orica


Limited Company. Process w'ater for dust abatement and cooling shall be


piped from Baluba Shaft. Front-end Loaders transporting trucks shall refuel at


the nearby Baluba Diesel Filling Station.


Mostly the output in this project will be Crushed Silica particles which will be


transported from Muva Hill through an existing road network. Other outputs


may take the form of operational effluents, such as process water/storm


water in drains, dust and noise. However, this will be contained effectively as


outlined in this report.








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4.5 Material Consumption


Silica quarrying operations will demand substantial quantities of explosives


for blasting activities. Due to wear and tear drill rods and other equipments


would also require to be replaced at intervals. Transport trucks will need


diesel for their power. Ultimately, the Quarry is expected to produce about


1,000 tonnes of crushed silica per year.








4.6 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES





CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines considered a few options in deciding plant


location and the methods of extracting the Silica to arrive at suitable


alternatives. In determining various options, the Cost Benefit Analysis


(CBA), economic advantage, environmental impacts and, environmentally


best practice, were employed in the analysis. The following were some of the


alternatives that were considered:


■ CLM Mining Silica as opposed to Outsourcing,


■ Construction site,


■ The "Without project alternative" approach.


4.6.1 CLM Mining Silica as opposed to Outsourcing


CLM analysed the possibility of buying Silica from other commercial houses.


But the only nearest source lay outside Luanshya Town. This would have


triggered enormous expenditure in terms of acquisition of transport truck,


cost of daily fuel for covering a stretch of over 60 Km to and fro Kitwe Town


and, other variable costs.


Going by the aforementioned, it was decided to re-open the Silica quarry at


Muva Hill as it lay within our mining license, with only about 2 Km to


Muliashi Project. Furthermore, it was observed that CLM already possessed





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Going by the aforementioned, it was decided to re-open the Silica quarry at


Muva Hill as it lay within our mining license, with only about 2 Km to


Muliashi Project. Furthermore, it was observed that CLM already possessed


substantial mining equipment at the adjacent Baluba Mines. Therefore, CLM


opted to pursue the quarry establishment option.











4.6.2 Construction Site


Due to its natural characteristic of being a wide spread quartzite outcrop,


Muva Hill presented the best site for Silica extraction. Its closer proximity to


Baluba Mine and the Muliashi project, with a standard gravel road network


was seen as additional attribute. The other alternative entailed taking


advantage of the existing infrastructure at No.28 Shaft. This would have


meant mining and extracting quartzite rock at Muva Hill, then transport these


large pebbles for crushing (particle size reduction) at No.28 Shaft Crushing


Unit.


4.6.3 Without Project Alternative approach


Tire no project alternative may create a significant economic disadvantage as


far as the realization of the Muliashi Project is concerned. The presence of


quartzite outcrop within the CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines Pic Mining


licensed area is an added advantage as it provides the source of silica at


reasonable distance from the Muliashi operations.

















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5. DESCRIPTION OF THE BASELINE ENVIRONMENT


5.0 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT





5.1 Climate





The average annual rainfall for the area is 1,200 mm and the maximum and


minimum temperatures of 27.2 °C and 13.4 °C occur in October and July


respectively. 1’he predominant wind direction is from north east to southwest


and the maximum gusts range from 30m/second to 22m/second in the


summer months and winter months respectively.


5.2 Humidity


The monthly humidity' average varies between 85% in the summer


(December, January and February), before gradually decreasing towards the


50% mark in August, September and October.


5.3 Wind


The wind shifts somewhat between day-time and night time, with a higher


frequency of winds from the south-western quarter by night. Wind speeds are


generally low, with an average speed of only 1.9 m/s. The presence of


seasonally higher wind speeds from the northeast during summer should


especially be taken note of as wind erosion from tailings dams requires a


wind speed threshold. The result is that dust plumes from wind erosion tend


to have the highest impact to the south-west.


5.4 Rainfall


Rainfall occurs mostly in the summer months (October - March) in the form


of thunderstorms. The 30 year maximum average 24 hour precipitation was





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