Environmental Assessment
Volume D-5.1
Process Plant
Socioeconomics
Table 5.1-2 Tailings, Plant and Port Facilities Impact Matrix (continued)
TAILINGS FACILITY / PROCESS PLANT
Before Mitigation
After Mitigation
Dimension
Residual Impact
Geographic Extent
Phase (Duration)
Direction
Consequence
(including
magnitude)
Mitigation
Direction
Consequence
(including magnitude)
disturbances
perceptions of harm as a result of
the project
local
construction,
operations
negative
moderate
workforce health and
safety training, public
education on actual risks
of harm as a result of the
project, emergency
response planning
negative
low
economic and social investment in
community and in the agricultural
economy
local
operations
positive
not applicable as
this is purely a
project benefit
project benefits and
community development
to contribute to overall
community well-being
positive
high
improved community well-being
collaborative support to urban
planning
local
operations
positive
not applicable as
this is purely a
project benefit
integration of project
mitigation into urban
planning process
positive
high
Closure
closure and consequent economic
and social effects
end of economic opportunities
local
closure
negative
high
integrating planning for
eventual project closure
in social infrastructure
initiatives through
application of
sustainability principles
consultative and iterative
closure planning will
include consideration of
employee future
negative
possibly high, but involvement in
sustainable community planning will
reduce impact
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