Volume B Preface | 1 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 4 |
1 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED | 12 |
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION | 15 |
3 PHYSICAL | 33 |
4 BIOLOGICAL | 183 |
4.1 FLORA | 183 |
4.1.1 Introduction | 183 |
4.1.2 Study Area | 183 |
4.1.3 Baseline Summary | 184 |
4.1.4 Issue Scoping | 189 |
4.1.5 Key Question FL-1 What Effect Will the Mine Have on the Loss or Alteration of Plant Communities, Structure and Diversity? | 191 |
4.1.6 Key Question FL-2 What Effect Will the Mine Have on the Loss of Plant Species (Species Extirpation or Extinction)? | 219 |
4.1.7 Key Question FL-3 What Effect Will the Mine Have on the Introduction of Exotic and Unwanted Plant Species? | 225 |
4.2 FAUNA | 229 |
4.3 FISH AND AQUATIC RESOURCES | 273 |
4.3.1 Introduction | 273 |
4.3.2 Study Area | 273 |
4.3.3 Baseline Summary | 273 |
4.3.4 Issue Scoping | 285 |
4.3.5 Key Question FA-1: What Effect Will the Project Have on Aquatic Habitat? | 287 |
4.3.6 Key Question FA-2: What Effect Will the Project Have on the Abundance of Aquatic Biota, Survival of Endemic or Native Species and the Community Structure? | 298 |
4.3.7 Key Question FA-3: What Effect Will the Project Have on Artisanal Fisheries? | 311 |
4.3.8 Conclusions | 314 |
4.4 NATURAL HABITATS AND BIODIVERSITY | 316 |
4.5 PROTECTED AREAS | 339 |
5 SOCIAL | 349 |
6 RECLAMATION AND CLOSURE PLAN | 445 |
7 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS | 452 |