APPENDIX D

SPECIALIST REPORTS

D1 – ENGINEERING INFORMATION

D2 – BOREHOLE TESTS

D3 – PRELIMINARY HERITAGE IMPACT

ASSESSMENT

D1 – ENGINEERING INFORMATION

G SQUARED PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD

REG. No. 2009 / 011799 / 07

OFFICE IN PORT ELIZABETH OFFICE IN JEFFREYS BAY

1 Kingston Road Adcock Vale 77 Silvertree Street

P.O. Box 27719 Greenacres 6057 Jeffreys Bay

Tel: 041 374 1551 Cell phone: 083 656 0708 (Diane) - Architectural

Fax: 086 546 1324 Cell phone: 084 444 9478 (Don) – Civil Engineering

E-Mail: dgat@telkomsa.net VAT Registration No. 4040253454

Your Ref: Our Ref: DP 3486 Mentors Development

Your Fax: Date: 19 July 2016

PROPOSED WAREHOUSING DEVELOPMENT

WATER SUPPLY

The existing boreholes were tested for pump yield by Steyns Drilling and it was

reported that borehole number 1 was run dry within 15 minutes and they recommended

that the borehole be cleaned. This borehole will be cleaned, and will be used as a stand-

by borehole in the future. Borehole number 2 yielded a constant flow of 5.2 litres per

second, which is sufficient to supply the existing facilities as well as the proposed

warehousing development. We have calculated that the borehole number two needs to

be pumped for two hours every second day to easily satisfy the demand. Drawing

DP3486/001, showing the complete site is enclosed under separate cover, for your

information. The borehole report is also enclosed under separate cover.

Borehole Number Max. annual Supply capacity Max. Daily Supply Capacity

Borehole 1 Stand-by Stand- by

Borehole 2 13,665 million litres/annum 37,440 litres/day

TOTAL 13,665 million litres/annum 37,440 litres/day

Facility Annual demand Daily demand

Mentors Plaza 6,24 million litres/annum 17,143 litres/day

Mentorskraal Country Estate Included in above Included in above

Any other use (livestock,

domestic, irrigation etc.)

Included in above Included in above

Proposed warehousing 5,24 million litres/annum 16,800 litres/day

TOTAL 11.48 million litres/annum 33,943 litres/day

SEWAGE / EFFLUENT

The farm Mentorskraal is in the process of being connected to the municipal sewerage

system, and will not have need of conservancy tanks. We will connect to the municipal

supply using 110 diameter soil pipes.

DIRECTOR: D. E. GARCIA Pr. Arch T AMSAIAT

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

Each warehouse unit will be supplied with 3-phase electricity, connected to a nearby

400A municipal supply point. The power will be conveyed from the supply point

underground to the facility.

The capacity of these lines will be 315KVA.

WAREHOUSE DESIGN

A total of 40, 000 m² of warehousing is proposed, as per drawing DP3486/001 showing

typical construction details for the steel framed portal framed structure is enclosed

under separate cover. The warehouses will be clad with galvanized steel sheeting (Roof

and walls) with roller shutter access doors and industrial type windows providing

adequate natural lighting and ventilation. The warehouses may be portioned with brick

walls to make up different sizes of rent-able units to suit the demand from the industry.

There will be no back-up electricity supply.

Yours faithfully

D. B. Garcia Pr. Eng (Pr. No. 930170) PSAT (ST0722)

Senior Project Engineer

Structural Division

G Squared Project Management (Pty) Ltd

PROUDLY BEE COMPLIANT web page: www.g-squaredpm.com

D2 – BOREHOLE TESTS

www.steynsdrilling.co.za

PO Box 15354, Emerald Hill

PORT ELIZABETH, 6011

Phone (041) 372-1117 Fax (041) 372-

1811

E-mail: info@steynsdrilling.co.za

RE: Report for pump yield of Boreholes at Mentos Kraal

Borehole One (Bottom hole)

Pump was started and run dry within 15 min. Restart it in 10 min and it pumped 1 min before it ran dry

Recommend to clean the borehole

Borehole 2 (Borehole at gate)

Started the pump and tested the flow at 5.2 l/s

The yield was tested again after 30 min and 5.2l/s was measured again

After 30 yield was tested and remain constant

It seems as this borehole is a constant flow

If more tests or information is needed contact me at Cell 0824138118

Regards

Christo Steyn

MD Steynsdrilling

D3 – PRELIMINARY HERITAGE IMPACT

ASSESSMENT

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PREPARED FOR:

MENTOORSKRAAl FAMilY TRUST

P a BOX 108

JEFFREYSBAY

6330

Tel. & Fax: 041 3672049 . Cell 0824140464/0824140472 . 4 Josephine Avenue LOR BAINE 60'/0

Member; J. A. van As: B.Se (Botany & Zoology), B.Se (Hons) (teo-PhYSiology), M.Sc (Plant Phy"ology)

Consultant: N. Sharp BSe (Botany & Zoology); BSe (Hon» (Limnology) & M.Sc. t"VHonm"Htd l ｍＮｬＧＱＮｬｧｾＱｈ＠

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUN D

The applicant, headed by Mrs. J.P.J. Hancke, is involved in Real Estate development. The proposed

mining site and immediate surrounds is earmarked for future development as either residential or

retail properties and will require a flat and stable platform. Currently the proposed mining area

constitutes a ridge on the landscape with land falling away on the western and eastern sides. In

order to achieve the mentioned goal it is essential that any future mining must be conducted from

the northern property fence towards the south and that old sites be levelled, which will be achieved

through ripping and limited blasting. In addition, the applicant is also involved in

construction/upgrading of minor access roads and requires weathered sandstone for this purpose.

The Jeffreys Bay and Humansdorp area experiences currently an extensive shortage of weathered

sandstone material for developl\lent of small enterprises, shopping malls and residential

developments. Currently there is no weathered sandstone quarry in the Jeffreys Bay area as the town

only disposes of a sandstone conglomerate quarry producing aggregate on the farm Vlakteplaas, 8km

east of Jeffery's Bay. It is therefore essential that this weathered sandstone material be made

available to construction and buildil'lg contractors in the area, as this material has to be transported

at high costs from far away sites outside Humansdorp and Port Elizabeth .

Currently the closest registered quarry concern that can produce similar material is situated more

than lskm east of Jeffrey's Bay, but ionly in limited quantities as the reserves of Swartenbosch Quarry

constitute mainly massive ｱｵ｡ｲｴｺｩｾｩ｣＠ sandstone. The poor availability of weathered sandstone

therefore guarantees a large market which in turn will ensure a financial sustainable quarry concern.

The development activities of the ITrust will also benefit extensively from the legalization of the

quarry.

Since the site is earmarked for future development, the area applied for will not be mined to greater

depth and additionally the rock becomes almost solid below Sm. The applicant is not interested in I

entering the aggregate market. HOVl(ever, if Dendron Quarries manages to secure a niche market, it is

the agreement that the applicant will apply for a mining right on the historic mined out areas, with

the end objective to establish the flat platform for development proposes.

PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE APPLICANT

APPLICANT

Mentoorskraal Family Trust

POBox 108

Jeffrey's Bay

6330

Tel: 042 293 2740 Fax No. 0420293 2561

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SURFACE OWNER

Mentoorskraal Family Trust

POBox 108

Jeffrey's Bay

6330

Tel: 042 293 2740

TITLE DEED DESCR IPTION

Fax No. 042 293 2561

Portion 2 of the Farm Mentoorskraal 1336, Humansdorp division .

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LAND DESCRIPTION / INFORMATION

REGIONAL SETTING

I The proposed quarry is situated in the magisterial district of Humansdorp and is under control of the

Kouga Municipality. The quarry is /situated approximately 3.7 km north-west of Jeffrey's Bay and

300m north from the N2. The site is situated in a rural area surrounded by small farms.

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MINING METHODOLOGY

The first step in the mining process ｾ ｩｬｬ＠ be the removal of topsoil and storage thereof on the northern

perimeter of each mining phase. This will be followed by the removal of the red gravel horizon

(l,Sm) that will mostly be used for internal road construction on the farm and properties developed

by the Trust. The red gravel material will be excavated by excavator and directly loaded on tipper

trucks to road construction sites or stockpiled onsite for later use during the development of this

portion of the farm . The next phasJ will comprise the ripping of moderately weathered sandstone to

a depth where refusal conditions are experienced (l,Sm). The material will be stockpiled for use at

the Trust's development sites and sble to Dendron Quarries, which will secondary crush the material

at an offsite premises to specificati!on but crushing will depend on the degree of weathering of the

material. The final activity will ｢ ｾ＠ the drilling of boreholes to a depth of approximately 3m and

charged with small amounts of explosives to improve the penetrability of the material. The material

will be sold to Dendron Quarries ｾ ｯｲ＠ single stage off-site crushing. Some of this material will be

bought back from Dendron Quarries.

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Construction activities will involvel the removal of a limited amount of topsoil and grass cover that

will be stored on the western and northern boundaries of the site.

The Jeffrey's Bay road will be use) as service road and access will be from it. The both the access and

the public road are in very good ｃｏ ｾ ､ｩｴｩｯｮ＠ and does not required any upgrading. .

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No office infrastructure will be established in the mining area. No Eskom and Telkom service points

are required. No weigh bridge will be constructed and material removed will be sold per volume to

prospective clients. No ｨｹ､ｲｯ｣｡ｲ｢ｯｾ＠ storage facilities will be constructed since refuelling will be in

town . Waste disposal will be through depositing waste in strategically positioned containers fitted

with scavenger proof lids and will be/removed on a regular basis.

GEOLOGY

Both the old and the new mining I site are underlain by quartzitic sandstone of the Skurweberg

Formation of the Table Mountain Group of the Cape Supergroup. According to the geological map I

(3324 Port Elizabeth) published by the Council for Geoscience the study area is underlain by

quartzitic sandstone bedrock of the Skurweberg Formation with feldspathic sandstone and shale of

the Baviaanskloof Formation to the Inorth-east and south- west. Both of these formations form part

of the Table Mountain Group of the Cape Supergroup. I

Jeffreys Bay is located on the ･｡ｳｴ･ ｾ ｮ＠ limb of a large syncline (n-shaped fold) that plunges towards

the south-east (seawards). The outt rop encountered in the study area represents the higher-lying

central component of this ｲ･ｧｩｯｮ ｾ Ｑ＠ anticline and includes the oldest stratigraphic unit (i.e. the

Skurweberg Formation footprint) in <the area.

I <-The fold nose to the south-east of the study area represents an area characterized by a high Tracture

density and makes perfect sense h om a structural geological perspective to sight groundwater

boreholes. The break in slope associated with the above geological formations (and considerable

variation in topography and weath!!ring profile) is also a very good setting for the development of

springs and seeps, which would be :very active after significant wet conditions. Such break in slopes

and natural springs were not noted in the vicinity of the Mentorskraal Quarry during the site

investigation .

The Table Mountain Group rocks along the Kouga coastline have been eroded by marine action

during palaeo sea levels to form a :relatively flat marine terrace, which slopes marginally seawards.

The geomorphological terrain, therefore, is characterized by a regional, gentle south-easterly sloping

terrace. The regional topographic profile across the study area is dominated by the higher-lying,

erosion resistant Skurweberg Formation, which forms the prominent high ground in the region. The

shallow weathering profile of thisl Skurweberg Formation is the target material at Mentorskraal

Quarry. '

SKURWEBERG FORMATION

The Skurweberg Formation of the Nardouw Subgroup, Table Mountain Group of the Cape

Supergroup dominates the high-Iyihg ground on the north-western outskirts of Jeffreys Bay and the

study area. This formation general,ly comprises a thickly bedded, medium to coarse-grained, white

weathering quartzitic sandstone with thicknesses of up to 400 metres in the region .

This formation is eaSily identified ill the study area as the topographical high ground and short Grassy

Fynbos vegetation cover. It appears to have an orange-brown and red-brown weathering profile with ,

highly weathered outcrop exposed at depths of between 0,3 and 2,0 metres below surface at

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BAVIAANSKLOOF FORMATION

The Baviaanskloof Formation, also of the Nardouw Subgroup, Table Mountain Group of the Cape

Supergroup, occurs to the north-east and south-west of Mentorskraal Quarry and is generally

associated with the negatively weathering outcrop (i.e. lower topographical profile). Previous

investigations in this material in the Jeffreys Bay area have revealed clayey material (completely

weathered sandstone) down to depths of up to 2 metres below surface.

I This formation generally comprises fine-grained, structureless sandstone and sub-ordinate greyish­

black shale. The Baviaanskloof Formation attains thicknesses of between 180 and 200 metres and

conformably overlies the Skurweberg Formation.

The impact on the geology is site specific but permanent. Gravel and sandstone deposits in the

Eastern Cape area are not deemed t6 be a strategic mineral and the mining thereof can be rated as of

low significance.

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SOILS 'I SOIL PROPERTIES

In general the mlnmg area falls within an area that is characterized with soil with minimal

development, usually shallow on hardl or weathered rock; with or without intermittent ､ｩｶ･ｲｾ･＠ soils.

Lime is rare or absent in the landscape. The orthic topsoil layer in the mining area is about 100 mm

deep and displays a red gravelly topsoil which is lime deficient and low in organic matter. Acidic

lithosol soils derived from Ordovician lsandstones of the Table Mountain Group (Cape Supergroup)

plinthic catenas prominent.

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The soil profile exposed in the mine face at Mentorskraal Quarry shows a weathering profile cut into

residual quartzitic sandstone of the ｓ ｾ ｵｲｷ･｢･ｲｧ＠ Formation . A surface veneer of sandy topsoil with

quartzitic sandstone gravel blankets the upper 50 to 100 mm of the site, with residual quartzitic

sandstone at shallow depth. The resi t ual material generally comprises an upper highly weathered

zone of red-brown, highly weathered soft rock quartzitic sandstone grading into moderately hard

rock moderately weathered and hard ock slightly weathered quartzitic sandstone with depth. The

zone of highly weathered material rdnges from about 0,3 to 2,0 metres below surface, with an

average thickness of about 1,5 metres i hrOUghout.

Near refusal (retarded excavation rates) conditions will be recorded by excavation equipment once

the highly weathered soft rock quartzitic sandstone has been penetrated, exposing the harder

moderately to slightly weathered matJrial at depth. The remaining 2-3m meters of material will be

fracture blasted.

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SITES AND STRUCTURES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL INTEREST

Archaeological and cultural sites represent the heritage of communities and are therefore protected in

terms of current legislation. In addition all structures older than 60 years are protected. The study area

revealed no caves, stone features, shelters or any rock art. The fact that the quarry area reveals very

thin soil and very compact overburden minimize the potential to find any archaeological deposits such

as human skeletal material, shell middens and fragments of marine organisms. The fact that the site is

located outside the important I km zone from the coast also reduces its potential significance.

However the greater area is rich il{ archaeological sites and since the mining site constitutes a

highpoint in the landscape it is anticipated that Stone Age tools and artifacts could possibly be found in

the area. None has been observed fiom a layman's point of view. The site revealed no historical

artifacts or features such as graves, fo1undations of buildings or other features that relates to ds>mestic

and military activities.

It is the author's opinion that the geological nature of the area would prevent the area to reveal any

natural heritage or cultural sites and the impact of the proposed quarry is rated as insignificant. Since the site hosts a common false fynbos cover it would have very little value to local communities with

regards to obtaining vegetation for medicinal purposes. Since the Khoisan and Xhosa people inhabited

the study area historically and ｢･｣｡ｵｳ ｾ＠ the greater area has revealed in the past some archaeological

findings of importance the following general rules will apply during the operational phase:

I. The operator of the excavator should be briefed regarding this aspect and a reporting channel

must be developed.

2. Management will be informed when anything of interest is observed on the site and it will be

reported immediately to Dr. Bireman at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown and SAHRA's

office in East London. In such case all operations would be suspended immediately.

3. Any finding will be fenced off immediately. 4. The mitigation measures stipulated in Dr. Binnemans report will be implemented .

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