Simplified Environmental Study (SES) for the Proposed Kenmare Nataka mine to Nivihe Access road, Nampula Province Mozambique

Simplified Environmental Study (SES) for the Proposed Kenmare Nataka Mine to Nivhihe Access Road, Nampula Province, Mozambique

Coastal and Environmental Services Ltd was contracted by Kenmare to conduct a Simplified Environmental Assessment for a new access road from Nathaka to Nivihe. This road is required to access alternative land parcels in Nivihe by communities that have been economically resettled from Nathaka Village as part of the resettlement process for the construction of a tailings storage facility and associated infrastructure as part of Kenmare’s Nathaka Mine expansion project. The road will be 4 m wide to accommodate light vehicles. The application also includes a pedestrian bridge (approximately 3 m wide) across the Larde River.  Nathaka Village has identified alternative land in the vicinity of Nivihe village and to ensure easy access to this land, Kenmare wish to construct an access road as part of its social responsibility to ensure that Nathaka Village has appropriate access to the alternative land parcels identified in Nivihe.

The proposed new access road will consist of two components:

  1. A 4m wide dirt road to accommodate light vehicles from Nathaca village to Larde river and then from Larde River to Nivihe village. 
  2. A pedestrian steel bridge across the Larde River

RELATÓRIO DA AVALIAÇÃO DE IMPACTO AMBIENTAL SIMPLIFICADO DA PROPOSTA DE CONSTRUÇÃO DA ESTRADA DE ACESSO NATHAKA- NIVIHE, PROVÍNCIA DE NAMPULA, MOÇAMBIQUE

A Coastal and Environmental Moçambique Ltda (CES) foi contratada pela Kenmare para realizar uma Avaliação Ambiental Simplificada (AAS) relativo à construção de uma nova estrada de acesso entre a comunidade de Nathaka e comunidade de Nivihe. A estrada terá aproximadamente 4 metros de largura, de modo a permitir a circulação de veículos ligeiros. A proposta inclui igualmente uma ponte pedonal, com aproximadamente 3 metros de largura, para travessia  do rio Larde. O bairro de Nathaca identificou áreas para machambas alternativas nas proximidades da comunidade de Nivihe e, para garantir fácil acesso a esses terrenos, a Kenmare deseja construir uma estrada de acesso como parte de sua responsabilidade social para garantir que os camponeses afectados pelo projecto em  Nathaca tenham acesso adequado as sua novas machambas identificadas em Nivihe.

A nova via de acesso proposta será composta por duas componentes:

  1. Uma estrada de terra batida com 4 metros de largura para a circulação de veículos ligeiros, desde o bairro de Nathaca até ao rio Larde e, posteriormente, do rio Larde até ao bairro de Nivihe.
  2. Uma ponte pedonal em aço sobre o rio Larde.

Date Published:      30 September 2025 
Review Period:       30 September 2025 – 10 November 2025 

Contact Person:      Ms. Lina Buque
Email:                             cesppp@cesnet.co.za 
Tel:                                 +258 87 802 4483


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