Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Water Abstraction from the Kranzberg Aquifer, Erongo Region, Namibia

Osino is currently developing the Twin Hills Gold Mine Project, located 25 km northeast of Karibib within the Erongo Region. To this effect, Osino has conducted water supply investigations for the planned mining operations. Despite success of water supply investigations undertaken close to the Mine License Area, Osino still investigated other water sources to further secure water supply. To this end, NamWater, as the national bulk water supplier, in collaboration with Osino, investigated and confirmed feasibility to abstract groundwater from the Kranzberg Aquifer. This finding supports expansion of the existing Kranzberg Water Supply Scheme, operated by NamWater. Therefore, NamWater, in collaboration with Osino, propose to abstract groundwater from the Kranzberg Aquifer and expand the Kranzberg Water Supply Scheme, as an option to supply water to the Twin Hills Gold Mine.

Status

Notice is given that an Updated Final EIA Scoping Report has been submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT). This follows comments received from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) on the Final Scoping Report. Comments have been collated and responded to in the Comments and Responses Report (CRR) which has been appended to the Updated Final Scoping EIA Report (see Appendix C6 Comments and Responses Report). The Updated Final EIA Scoping Report has been submitted to the MEFT for decision-making.

The Updated Final EIA Scoping report is available for download below.