Environmental and Social Aspects

Implemented taking into account international practices and requirements of national legislation

• Identification and assessment of environmental and socio-economic risks at the Scoping Study, PFS and FS stages
• Environmental impact assessment (OVOS)
• Development of an environmental and social management plan to minimize potential impacts and risks

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Assessment of compliance of the designand existing solutions with the requirements of national legislation and goodinternational industry practices, including:

• analysis of the exiting baseline data;
• GAP analysis and development of recommendations for necessary studies;
• assessment of the efficiency of the environmental and social management system;
• analysis of stakeholder engagement and contribution to regional socio-economic development;
• identification of risks and constraints that may lead to changes in the project schedule and additional financial liabilities, and affect the company’s reputation.

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Development of an ESG strategy for amining company based on the good international industry practices

• Development of a conceptual decarbonization strategy
• Assessment and review of the existing decarbonization strategies
• Development of recommendations to comply with the Russian decarbonization strategy

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• Development of plans based on ESIA or local baseline conditions
• Development of a roadmap of actions to minimize financial risks

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• Development of ESIA in accordance with the standards of international financial institutions: Equator Principles; World Bank; International Finance Corporation; European and Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• International Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for different levels of design studies:
• Screening/Scoping Study (Environmental and Social Screening)
• Pre-Feasibility Study (Preliminary ESIA)
• Feasibility Study (full-scale ESIA)
• Identification of environmental and socio-economic project impacts
• Planning measures to minimize environmental, economic and social impacts
• Assistance in identifying stakeholders
• Development of Environmental and Social Management Plans: Business Management Plan (based on impact assessment results); Environmental Monitoring Plan; Stakeholder Engagement Plan; Community Sustainability Plan, and other plans to suit Project/Company needs

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• Recommendations to optimize the current environmental monitoring system for the existing mine
• Development of a monitoring program for the designed mine

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• Identification of key stakeholders including local communities, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and other parties
• Control and assessment of the engagement process
• Involvement and further engagement strategy to maintain the “social license to operate”
• Compiling documents to disclose project information

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• Preparation of a list of ESG criteria to be considered in design solutions based on the site baseline data
• Risk minimization and optimization of capital and operating costs

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Conceptual assessment of potential aciddrainage and metal leaching from mining and processing sites

• Development of conceptual programs
• Supervision of baseline environmental and socio-economic studies to comply with the requirements of good international industry practices

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• Integration of the Russian impact assessment methodology with the international environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA)
• Supervision of baseline environmental and socio-economic studies

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• Identification, analysis and assessment of environmental and social constraints that may lead to financial liabilities, changes in the project schedule and reputational risks
• Development of recommendations for risk mitigation

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• Conceptual assessment of climate risks
• Recommendations to minimize identified risks

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• Consideration of environmental and social aspects in design solutions
• Requirements and approach to the development of environmental sections of Scoping Study, PFS and FS reports
• An efficient environmental and social management system in a mining company