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Environmental Assessment Volume B
Mine Table of Contents
Ambatovy Project iii January 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
1 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED ................................................................................ 1
1.1 NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE........................................................................................1
1.2 WITHIN PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ..............................................................................1
1.2.1 On-site and Off-site Protection Areas ..............................................................2
1.2.2 Water Intake Alternatives.................................................................................2
1.2.3 Electrical Power Systems ................................................................................3
1.2.4 Mine Fleet Alternatives ....................................................................................3
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................... 4
2.1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................4
2.2 LAND PURCHASE PLAN................................................................................................4
2.3 INFRASTRUCTURE........................................................................................................5
2.4 CONSTRUCTION..........................................................................................................10
2.5 MINING METHOD .........................................................................................................10
2.6 PIT DEVELOPMENT.....................................................................................................11
2.7 MINE OPERATIONS .....................................................................................................11
2.8 MINING EQUIPMENT ...................................................................................................12
2.9 ORE PROCESSING PLANT .........................................................................................12
2.10 QUARRIES ....................................................................................................................12
2.11 WASTE MANAGEMENT ...............................................................................................14
3 PHYSICAL ................................................................................................................ 15
3.1 TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY .................................................................15
3.1.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................15
3.1.2 Study Area .....................................................................................................15
3.1.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................15
3.1.4 Issue Scoping.................................................................................................16
3.1.5 Impact Assessment........................................................................................17
3.2 GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY..............................................................................22
3.2.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................22
3.2.2 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................22
3.2.3 Impact Assessment........................................................................................26
3.3 SOILS ............................................................................................................................30
3.3.1 Introduction and Study Area ..........................................................................30
3.3.2 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................30
3.3.3 Impact Assesssment......................................................................................31
3.3.4 Conclusions....................................................................................................41
3.4 CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY .......................................................................................42
3.4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................42
3.4.2 Assessment Boundaries ................................................................................43
3.4.3 Assessment Methodology..............................................................................43
3.4.4 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................48
3.4.5 Impact Assessment........................................................................................49
3.4.6 Conclusions....................................................................................................60
3.5 NOISE............................................................................................................................61
3.5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................61
3.5.2 Study Areas....................................................................................................62
3.5.3 Baseline Summary.........................................................................................62