For those who are genuinely interested....
We / EVION are deeply immersed in the RAP process (a lengthy and extremely important part of the project) that our neighbour, NEXTSOURCE, successfully navigated several years ago..... below is an extract from their Announcement at the time.... a highly successful outcome for ALL STAKEHOLDERS, including the locals... several months later, final approvals were rubber stamped.
We are effectively following the path and using the same processes and methodology.... management have been working with the locals and government for years now. We are moving closer to a positive result for all.
Good luck to us all.
NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT) (OTCQB:NSRCF) (“NextSource” or “the Company”), is pleased to announce that it has received conditional approval for its Global Environmental Permit for the Molo Graphite Project from the Madagascar Ministry of Environment’s Office National pour l’Environnement (the National Office for the Environment; or “ONE”). The Global Environmental Permit will be granted to NextSource upon receiving its Mining Permit.
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT
The Global Environmental Permit was conditionally approved by the ONE based on the following accomplishments by NextSource:
- Successful completion of the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (“ESIA”) and Relocation Action Plan (“RAP”) to International Finance Corporation (IFC) performance standards and World Bank standards.
- Successful completion of local and regional stakeholder and community engagement, with overwhelming support from both the local community and local government, as well as the regional government.
- Successful negotiations and signed agreements with all potentially affected land occupants to accept compensation for any affected crops and grazing land, and relocation if needed.
- Successful completion of the ONE’s technical evaluation process (a 6-month process that commenced June 6, 2018) and consisted of a site visit and four separate community consultations.
- Approved capital investment certification from the Bureau du Cadastre Minier de Madagascar (the Mining Cadastre Office of Madagascar), or “BCMM”.
- Receipt of Cahier des Charges Miniér (mining specification) from the BCMM as pre-requisite to submitting the ESIA & RAP to ONE for review.
- Joint agreement and signature of the Cahier des Charges Environnementales (environmental specification) with the ONE, with their full support for the development of the Molo Graphite Project.
