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ZAMBIA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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The Director

Ndola Quarries Lim ited

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AN D CRUSHING UNIT IN MUTANDA

AREA OF SOLWEZI DISTRICT BY NDOLA OUARRIES LIMITED



REF: PROPOSED GRANITE OUARRY



Reference is made to the above captioned project report submitted to the Zambia

Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) on 24th February 2Ot4 for consideration

in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 28 of 1997.

ZEMA has since reviewed the Environmental Project Brief (EPB) and based on the

information provided by yourselves and from written and verbal comments from

interested and affected parties and our site verification inspection findings; the said EPB

has been Approved,



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Find attached to this Decision Letter, conditions governing this approval.

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Acting Director General

ZAM BIA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEM ENT AGENCY

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The Councll Secretary-Solwezi lvlunicipal Council- SOLWEZI

The Director - t1 ne Safety Department- KITWE

The l4anager - ZEMA NRO, - NDOLA



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pRorEcr sacxcRAnGISION



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PROJECT TTTLE:



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Proposed granite quarry and crushing unit in Mutanda area of Solwezi District by

Ndola Quarries Limited



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PROJECT PROPONENTS:

Ndola Quarries Limited

P.O. Box 240081



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Contact Person:

lvlr. Jacky Gao



Managing Director

+260 965 666989

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PROJECT LOCATION:



The proposed project site is located about 56km west of Solwezi Central Business

District in Northwestern Province. The site is accessed using the Mutanda

Zambezi Road (M8) in Mutanda Area, The project site is located about 2km away

from the lYutanda - Zambezi Road.



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DATE OF SUBMISSION BY PROPONENT:

24th February,2014



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DATE OF CONSIOERATION BY AGENCY:

29rhr April, 2014



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DETAILS OF THE PROJECTT

Ndola Quarries Limited intends to conduct stone quarrying activities on a plot

allocated by Senior Chief Mumena in Solwezi District in Northwestern Province.



Selective quarrying shall be applied since the stone deposit is discretely

distributed over the area. The stone quarrying will be done in a low lying area

devoid of tree vegetation. Top soil will be removed over the area. The over

burden soil removed from the quar?y will be stockpiled for rehabilitation work.

Clearance works wlll be undertaken using front-end-loaders, graders and haul

trucks and dump trucks. An access road to link the project site to the MutandaChavuma Road will be cleared for a distance of about

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DECISION BY AGENCY

The project approved subject to conditions listed below.

Ndola Quarries Limited shall implement the project and all the environmental

management commitments as stated in the Environmental Project Brief (EPB)

with changes as proposed by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency

(ZEMA) in the Decision Letter and any other conditions that may be issued

thereafter.



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The proposed project is approved for the establishment of a stone crushing

plant by Ndola Quarries Limited in Mutanda area of Solwezi District.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall inform the general public, by way of public

announcement, of the intention to blast each time the need to blast arises.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall approprlately fence off/restrict access to the plant

area for safety and control or management of emergencies.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall ensure that all work areas are adequately watcred

to suppress dust, The access road shall also be sprinkled with water to reduce



dust generation.

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Ndola Quarries Limited shall put in place an appropriate system for prevention

and control of pollution of surface water and soil by leakages of fuels; this shall

include construction appropriate drainage and settling ponds at the site. The

drainage shall be constructed and operated in such a way that all liquid

discharges shall flow to the settling ponds before being discharged into the

environment.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall put in place an efFective and efficient system for

preventing and monitoring underground water pollution.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall prepare and submit a decommissioning and

closure repoft outlining implementation of all the environmental management

commitments presented in the EPB at the end of the project for conslderation

by ZEMA,



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall ensure that all incidents with potential to pollute

the environment and harm human beings are reported to ZEMA immediauly.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall obtain applicable permits or licenses from the

Zambia Environmental l,lanagement Agency and comply in full with provisions

of the Environmental Management Act No.12 of 2011 and the Environmental

Management (Licensing) Regulations, Statutory Instrument t"lo., 1iZ of ZOfS.



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The Agency recommends that Ndola Quarries Limited:



Obtain any other relevant authorizations such as those stipulated in the

following:



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The Mines and Minerals Development Act 7 of 2008;

ii.The Local Government Act'

iii.The Town and Country Pla'nning Act;

iv.-the Public Health Act cap 295 of the laws of Zambia;

v.The Workers Compensation Act cap. 271 of the laws of Zambia;

vi,The Town and Country Planning Act;

vii.The Energy Regulation Act cap. 435 cf the laws of Zambia;

viii.The Water Resources Management Act No. 21 of 2011;

ix.The Forestry Act, Cap. 199 of the lals of Zambia;

x,The Employment Act, Cap. 28 of the laws of Zambia; and

xi.The Ionising Radiation Protection Act.



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To make available information on hygiene, Malaria Control, HIV/AIDS to

employees.



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To provrde workers with appropriate fire-fighting equipment and trairi urai'kers

in iire fighting and emergency response.



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To provide workers with Personal Protective Equipment and workeis



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undergo annual medical checkups.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall comply with environmental standards and/or specific

limits of particular pollutants. Thus, compiiance with Zambia Environmental

Management Agency recommended measures does not absolve Ndoia Quarries

Limited from its responsibility if such measures do not achieve compliance with

environmental control standards.



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Ndola Quarries Limited shall in accordance with section 15 of the Environmental

Management Act, No. L2 of 207L, allow inspectors from ZEMA unrestricted

entry to the project site at any reasonable time with or without making prior

notice thrcughout the project life cycle.



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The implementation of the project shall commence within three years from

the date of approval. Failure to commence implementation of the p@ect within

the stated period shall render the Decision Letter invalid and Ndola Quarries

Limited shall be required to re-submit the EPB for consideration.



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The Agency may suspend or cancel the Decision Letter without notice should

Ndola Quarries Llmited fail to comply with any one of the conditions specified

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