ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAIB COPPER MINE NEAR NOORDOEWER, //KHARAS REGION, NAMIBIA
MEFT Application Number: APP-006117
Name of Applicant: Koryx Copper, trading as Haib Minerals (Pty) Ltd (Koryx)
Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP): Knight Piésold Consulting (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd (KP)
Nature and location of proposed activities: Located approximately 25 km north-east of Noordoewer, along Namibia’s southern border. The proposed activities include:
- An open-pit copper mine,
- On-site processing plant,
- Tailings and waste storage facilities,
- Solar photovoltaic (PV) plant,
- Access roads,
- Power supply lines and
- Supporting infrastructure
If approved, construction will take 2–3 years, with a mine life of approximately 23 years.
PROJECT LOCATION
GPS Coordinates: -28.686438° ; 17.879938°
Location of the proposed developments associated with Exclusive Prospecting License (EPL) 3140 (See below)
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY AND COMMENT PERIOD
The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Proposed Haib Copper Mine Activities are not yet available due to ongoing updates:
See Letter of explanation HERE
Project information is available on request from the contact below, at the links below and at the following public places during this period:
- Noordoewer Settlement offices, Noordoewer
- //Kharas Regional Council, Keetmanshoop
- Karasburg Constituency Office
Click to download
Available Project Information
- 1 - BID-Koryx
- 2 - Screening Notice Koryx
- 3 - Draft Proposed Haib Copper Mine EIA (Not yet available)
- 4 - Draft Proposed Haib Copper Mine (Appendixes) (Not yet available)
REGISTRATION AS AN I&AP
To register as an Interested and Affected Party (I&AP), please provide your name, contact details and comments to the contact below:
Contact: Heidri Nel
Mobile/WhatsApp: +26 48 165 17336 (08:00- 16:00)
Email: ESIAHaib@udanam.com
Note if you are registered as an I&AP for the Koryx application you will automatically be registered for the NamWater Application
For more information, please contact the following:
- EAP: Joseph Mulders
- Mobile/WhatsApp: +27 72 754 2603
- EAP: Lima Maartens
- Landline: +264 61 255750
- Support: Bianca Eiases
- Landline: +264 61 307297
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- Email: HaibESIA@knightpiesold.com
EIA REGULATORY PROCESS TO DATE
The EIA regulatory process is in accordance with the Environmental Management Act, 7 of 2007 and the EIA Regulations
| Phase | Purpose/Progress | Application Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Screening |
1. Application of ECC to MIME and MEFT - July 2025 2. Screening Notice provided by MEFT- July 2025 |
Haib Copper Project |
| Scoping (Defining the ToR) |
3. I&AP Identification and Notification- July/August 2025 4. Public Consultations- August 2025 5. Determine ToR for EIA and included in draft Scoping Report- September 2025 6. I&AP review on draft Scoping Report- September to November 2025 |
Haib Copper Project |
| NamWater included as the proponent of water related activities thus splitting the application into two separate applications- January 2026. Note as the activities did not change the ToR for Haib Copper Project EIA remained valid moving forward. | ||
| Impact Reporting (EIA) & Environmental Management Plan (EMP) |
7. Assessment of alternatives, undertake/update specialist studies, draft EIA and EMP- November 2025 to April 2026 8. Notification- March/April 2026 9. Public consultations- April 2026 10. Update EIA- ONGOING 11. I&AP Review and Comment – PENDING 12. Finalise EIA and submit Application package- PENDING Haib Copper Mine
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Haib Copper Mine |
| Decision Making | 13. Authority assessment and decision by CA - PENDING | Haib Copper Mine |
| Appeal | 14. EAP to notify registered I&APs of decision and rights to appeal- PENDING | Haib Copper Mine |