Luanshya Shaft ?28 - Zambian Copperbelt (sitios de interés)

Muliashi Mine Shaft

21st PAC Environmetal Impact Assessment Approvals (EIAs); March 2006

4. Proposed Luanshya Mine Shafts Decommissioning and closure, in Luanshya by Luanshya Copper Mine Plc

The site for the proposed decommissioning and closure lies to the immediate west of Luanshya town, and extends west towards the Kafue River for about 11 kilometers, covering an area of approximately 800 hectares. The project will involve flooding the underground mine workings to a level between 5 and 10 metres below ground surface, and rehabilitation of the area. The flooding of the mine will occur through natural recharge of the surrounding aquifers, which in turn will be recharged by rains.

ECZ has approved the project subject to the following conditions:

1. The developer shall comply with the Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Management, and Water Pollution Control Regulations.
2. The plant area - Baluba Road which passes through residential areas shall be re-routed to avoid populated areas.
3. All Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) equipment containing oils should be drained and all the oil removed and stored in ECZ approved containers.
4. All equipment in underground working environment that contain oils or other substance with a potential to pollute shall be removed from underground and disposed of on the surface at sites approved by ECZ approved sites.
5. All caving areas shall have warning signs to prevent unauthorised access by members of the public