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Diamond mining

 

  • Evaluation of deepwater benthic community composition changes and recovery rates in the Atlantic 1 Mining Licence Area off Namibia, for De Beers Marine.
  • Evaluation of the impact of nearshore diver-operated diamond mining on rock-lobster and benthic communities near Lüderitz, Namibia, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation.
  • Evaluation of the effects of shore-based contractor mining and fines deposition from the Elizabeth Mine on rock-lobster abundance, and intertidal and subtidal communities, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation.
  • Review of the interactions between the rock-lobster fishery and marine diamond mining along the southern African West Coast, for GOPA-Consultants/GTZ.
  • Environmental Management Program Reports for South African west coast (a), (b), (c) and (d) marine diamond mining concessions, for Benguela Operations, Trans Hex Group, Namagroen Prospecting and Investments, GeoMining and Wealth 4 U.
  • Environmental impact assessment for proposed beach terrace mining at Karoetjies Kop by De Beers Namaqualand Mines for Metago Environmental Engineers.
  • Beach macrofaunal survey to assess the impacts of beach mining operations by Trans Hex Operations.
  • Specialist reviews of the potential effects of sediments derived from proposed pocket-beach and off-beach mining operations in Namibia on intertidal and subtidal benthic communities, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation and De Beers Marine.
  • Baseline marine survey of intertidal and subtidal rocky shore habitats in the Brand-se-Baai Complex and associated EIA and EMP for surf-zone, diver-operated diamond mining for De Beers Namaqualand Mines.
  • Baseline marine survey and annual monitoring of intertidal and subtidal rocky shores and beaches at Elizabeth Bay, Namibia, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation (ongoing).
  • Macrofaunal sample analysis and baseline and monitoring reports on Benthic Communities in the De Beers ML3/2003 Mining Licence Area, for De Beers Marine South Africa.
  • Macrofaunal sample analysis and report on Benthic Communities in ML-43, ML-44, ML-45, ML-47 and ML-128 off Namibia, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation.
  • Compilation of a Scoping Report, EIA and EMP for marine dredging operations in the Chameis Bay and the Atlantic 1 Mining Licence areas, for De Beers Marine Namibia.
  • Reports on the recovery and rehabilitation of marine diamond mining operations off the southern African West Coast, for De Beers Marine South Africa, De Beers Marine Namibia and Namdeb Diamond Corporation.
  • Specialist input to an EIA on proposed pocket-beach mining by Namdeb Diamond Corporation, for EnviroScience.
  • Review of the potential effects of increased sediment disposal from the Elizabeth Bay mine (Namibia) on shallow water marine communities, for CSIR.
  • Identification of deepwater benthic organisms collected in seabed benthic community surveys in mined areas off Namibia, for De Beers Marine Namibia.
  • Compilation of a scoping report reviewing the EIA andEMPR for De Beers South African Sea Areas Prospecting and Mining Concessions along the West Coast, for De Beers Marine South Africa.
  • Assessment the potential effects of dredging-related suspended sediments on intertidal and subtidal communities in the Chameis Bay area, for De Beers Marine Namibia.
  • Study on the cumulative impacts of scouring of sub-tidal areas and kelp cutting by diamond divers in near-shore areas ofthe BCLME region (BEHP/CEA/03/04), for theBCLME Task Group on Management of Mining and Petroleum Exploration and Production Activities.
  • Data gathering and gap analysis for assessment of cumulative effects of marine diamond mining activities on the BCLME region (BEHP/CEA/03/02).
  • Assessment of the cumulative effects of sediment discharges from on-shore and near-shore diamond mining activities on the BCLME (BEHP/CEA/03/03), with CSIR Environmentek.
  • Baseline and monitoring surveys of the effects of Pocket Beach mining at Site 11/12 on nearshore reef habitats in the Bogenfels Licence Area for Namdeb Diamond Corporation.
  • Compilation of an EIA and EMPR for proposed Wet Overburden Mining in Namdeb’s Mining Area 1, with Anchor Environmental Consultants.
  • Baseline and monitoring surveys of the effects of fine-tailings discharges and shoreline accretion on rocky-shore and sandy-beach communities in Mining Area 1, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation (ongoing).
  • Baseline and monitoring surveys of sandy beach and intertidal rocky shore habitats of the pocket beaches in the Bogenfels Licence Area for Namdeb Diamond Corporation, with Anchor Environmental Consultants.
  • Development of a medium- to long-term benthic sampling program to ascertain the recovery rate of the macrofaunal benthic communities after disturbance through mining in De Beers Marine’s SASA ML3, for De Beers Marine (Pty) Ltd.
  • Compilation of EIAs and EMPRs for Namdeb’s Inshore and Inner Shelf Projects, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd.
  • Review and compilation of EIAs and EMPRs for Namdeb’s offshore mining licence areas mined under exclusive contract by De Beers Marine Namibia, with CSIR Environmentek.
  • Preparation and submission of a Letter of Intent and Draft Basic Assessment Report for land-based aspects associated with proposed dredging operations in Namagroen’s concessions 8(a) and 9(a), for GeoMining.
  • Compilation of an EMPR for vessel and shore-based diving by Diamond Fields Namibia in the Lüderitz concessions, with Jeremy Midgley & Associates.
  • Specialist Assessment of tailings plumes from De Beers’ Horizontal Mining Vessel Operating in South African Sea Areas Mining Licence Area ML3/2003, with Dr Robin Carter, for De Beers Marine.
  • Review of, and input into De Beers Marine’s Biodiversity Action Plan, for De Beers Marine (Pty) Ltd.
  • Review of, and input intoNamdeb’s Biodiversity Action Plan, for Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd.
  • EIA-Amendment and EMPR for Namdeb’s Elizabeth Bay Optimisation Study.
  • Basic Assessment Report and Stakeholder Engagement for Namdeb’s Southern Coastal Unconstrained Accretion (SCUBA) Project.
  • Risk Assessment and final closure report for MPT 25/2011 diamond mining licence held by De Beers Consolidated Mines. Compiled for De Beers Marine.
  • Stakeholder Engagement and EMPR for prospecting application off the South African West Coast for Belton Park Trading 127 (Pty) Ltd.
  • Marine Specialist studies for exploration, prospectingand bulk sampling off the South African West Coast for Belton Park Trading 127 (Pty) Ltd.
  • Marine Ecology Specialist Study for Exploration activities by LK Mining (Pty) Ltd in EPL 5965 near Lüderitz for SLR Consulting Namibia.
  • Revision and update of Namdeb’s EMPRs for ML-43, ML-44, ML-45 and ML-128 with EnviroScience.
  • Marine Ecology Specialist Study for proposed cofferdam mining by West Coast Resources along the Namaqualand coast for Myezo Environmental Management Services.
  • Marine and Coastal Ecology Assessment as part of the EIA for the Amendment of Environmental Management Programmes for Mining Rights 554MRC, 10025MRC, 512MRC and 513MRC held by Alexkor RMC Pooling and Sharing JV.
  • Baseline and impact monitoring of marine and coastal communities in response to cofferdam mining by West Coast Resources along the Namaqualand coast.
  • Specialist statement for proposed nearshore diamond mining utilizing mass flow excavation technology for Rapid Mining cc.
  • Marine Specialist Assessments for exploration and prospecting activities for diamonds and other minerals by Belton Park Trading 127 (Pty) Ltd, for SLR Environmental Consulting (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd.