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The fact that many heavy minerals mining project
proponents appoint CES is an indication that we are
recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities
in carrying out complex Environmental Impact
Assessments (EIAs) associated with the mining of
coastal sand dunes for heavy minerals. Mining
coastal sand dunes tends to result in large scale
environmental and social impacts, which often
provokes considerable emotional response from
society in general. Therefore, these EIAs need to be
carried out with extreme rigour.
CES draws on a broad skills base within the company
and we have an excellent working relationship with a
number of highly qualified associates to ensure that
all specialist work is of the highest standard and
carried out both timeously and within budget.
We have a long association with heavy mineral mining
in Africa, and have to date worked on large projects
in South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Madagascar and
Egypt. The fact that international lenders such as
the World Bank and the International Finance
Corporation recognise CES’s work as being beyond
reproach ensures that the large mining companies
continue to approach CES as the preferred
Environmental Consultant for this type of project.
EXPERTISE
Over the
last decade CES has undertaken the vast majority of
mineral sands environmental assessments in Africa:
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Richards Bay Minerals – Eastern Shores of St
Lucia project
EIA specialist input and management
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BHP/Billiton – TiGen project, Mozambique
-Fatal flaw analysis and subsequent
feasibility phase EIA
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Kenmare – Moma project, Mozambique -
Pre-feasibility environmental assessment and
detailed feasibility EIA
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Tiomin – Kwale project, Kenya - Full
feasibility EIA
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Southern Mining and WMC – Corridor Sands
project, Mozambique - Pre-feasibility phase
environmental assessment and bankable
feasibility phase EIA. CES was also
responsible for undertaking EIAs on all the
secondary infrastructure relating to this
project, which included assessing the
impacts of a smelter, a 87km rail link, a
ship loading facility and a 200km 400Kv
power line. CES has also completed EMPs for
all aspects of the Corridor Sands Project.
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CIMEC – Wavecrest, South Africa - CES was
commissioned by the Centre for Investment
Promotion in the Eastern Cape (CIMEC) to
undertake a Strategic Environmental
Assessment of the Centane area of the Wild
Coast, to evaluate various land use options,
including heavy mineral mining.
CES has
the experience and expertise to undertake large
mineral sands environmental assessments anywhere in
Africa and its associated islands.
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