Executive

Summary
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

PROJECT PROPONENT EIA CONSULTANT

Aras Kuasa Sdn. Bhd. (Company no.: 660917-W) Pultex Environment Sdn. Bhd. (1330403-U)
Level 8, Menara Zenith, No 130-M, Jalan Mega Mendung, Jalan Klang Lama,
Jalan Putra Square 6, 58200, Kuala Lumpur,
Putra Square, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
25200 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur. Contact Person: Prof. Dato’ Ir. Dr. Mohd Omar Bin Abdul
Contact Person: Dato’ Sri Pek Kok Sam Kadir
(Director) CEP-C0395 (Lead Consultant)
Contact Number: 09-5488888 En Abdullah Mohd Omar
(Project Manager)
Contact Number: 03-79724516/012-4100708/
012-4005228

Project Location Proprietary Mining License Zoning

Duration
Total area: 174.16 Ha (430.40 ac) Forest within the BP 2:
Lot PT 9595 and Lot 16088, 5 Years: 18th November 2019 Chiku and BPK 2.2: Aring
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, to 17th November 2024
District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua
Musang, Kelantan Darul Naim
Environmental Sensitive Area (ESA)
ESA 3

Proposed : Phase 1 (11 Ha), Phase 2 (10 Ha)

Phasing Phase 3 (9 Ha)

Economic Benefit State Taxes and Royalties

- In 2013, Malaysia exported 1.11 Mt of
manganese mainly to China and the rest to
Indonesia and India.
- The major production of manganese is about
846,255 tonnes from ten operating mines in
Kelantan.

Socio – Economic Benefit

 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

KEY, LOCATION AND SITE PLANS LOT 9595

 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

KEY, LOCATION AND SITE PLANS LOT 16088

 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

PROJECT CONCEPT Extraction Open-cast Wet

of
manganese mining processing

Lot Mining Area Estimation Mn Estimation Processing

Ore Reserves Mine Life Plant
Lot PT 9595 30 Ha 380,160T 3.7 years 1
Lot 16088 90 Ha 1,140,480T 11.2 years 1

Lot PT 9595 16088 Lot PT 9595 16088

No. of dry No. of
1 1 3 3
dump Tailing Pond
Area 33,000 m2 89,000 m2 Total
Total Volume 32,500 m3 47,500 m3
Volume 196,350 m3 529,550 m3 Capacity
Capacity

Tailing pond 1 Processing plant

Pumping of water
Lot 16088 – from Sungai Aring

Land remains
as is. No
work on the
land has
been done. Tailing pond 2 LOT 9595
Tailing pond 3
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

1. Site clearing, constructions of haul roads, BMPs, ponds, installation

of processing plants and infrastructure.
2. Excavation of the reserves (overburden and ores).
3. Run-of-mine (ROM) to the processing plants. Overburden to the
Open-cast dry dump areas (for use in reclamation).
Mining 4. Ore processing → products → product of stockpile
Operation
5. Ore processing → tailings and tailing wastewater.
6. Concurrent reclamation of completed sites.

7. BMPs and tailing pond maintenance and management.

Tailing Water Recycle and Pond

Maintenance
1. Closed circuit water
recirculation.
2. No effluent discharge. Production Capacity per Month
3. Desilting of the ponds will
be carried out periodically Lot PT 9595: about 8,562 T/month of
manganese ore
to restore the tailing Lot 16088: about 8,485 T/month
retention capacity. manganese ore
4. Silt at tailings dumped in
tailing pits.

The Final Product

- The final products will be dried

- 70%, 5,100 m3 ore will be sent to Kuantan Port.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

FLOWCHART AND MASS BALANCE

MINE PIT 67 %
Mn ore deposit + overburden Dry dump
Overburden
40 000 m³ 26,800 m³/month

33 % ROM

13,200 m³/month

20,000 m3 H2O Water Pump

Feeder Hopper

100 % 100 %

13,200 m³ ore 20,000 m3 H2O

100 % 20,000 m3 H2O

Grizzly Feeder
40 % tailings 5,280 m3
20,000 m3 H2O

Oversize

20 %

2,640 m³ ore
Undersize 40% 25 % tailings 660 m3
Primary Jaw Crusher
5,280 m³ ore

75%

1,980m3 ore

20,000 m3 H2O

Washer Spiral Classifier 95 % 19,000 m3 H2O Tailing Ponds

30 % tailings 2,178 m3

70% 5%

5,100 m3 ore 1,000 m3 H2O air dry

Manganese ore finish product

 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Project Activities
BEFORE OPERATION DURING OPERATION
PRELIMINARY SITE SURVEY MINING AND PROCESSING STAGE
▪ Assessment was via preliminary ▪ Excavation and removal of
site survey and observations. overburden, and recovery of ore
deposits
▪ Overburden disposal (dry dump)
BEFORE OPERATION /Haul ROM to processing plant
▪ Ore processing
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING ▪ BMPs and tailing ponds maintenance
▪ Demarcation of boundary and ▪ Maintenance of haul and access road
setting-out survey ▪ Transportation of products
▪ Mine closure planning (for use ▪ Continuous reclamation and
during decommissioning stage) rehabilitation
▪ Mobilization of land clearing
machineries, manpower and
materials for construction
AFTER OPERATION
▪ Land clearing of areas for mine pit, REHABILITATION AND
tailing ponds and infrastructures ABANDONMENT
▪ Up-grading of preexisting access ▪ Planning for mine closure
road / Construction of haul roads ▪ Decommissioning
▪ Construction of tailing, water ▪ Reclamation and backfilling of
storage ponds & sedimentation excavations and mine pit (if required)
ponds
▪ Rehabilitation
▪ Construction of P2M2 and BMPs
(bunds, drainage system)
▪ Installation of processing plant
▪ Construction of Infrastructures and
facilities
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Land Use Geology

- Mainly forest areas, oil palm and - The site underlain under Aring Formation.
rubber plantations.
- Geological age: Triassic
- Other land use include Acacia - Lithology: Extrusive rock - acid to
mangium plantations, mining and intermediate volcanics. Mainly pyroclastic,
logging activities, and WTP Lebir rhyolitic to dacitic composition.
(3.5km) - Site surficial geology is characterised by
- Sensitive receptors/settlements (5km soft to hard yellowish-brown sandy silt
(Lot PT 9595) and firm to shard yellowish-
ZoS):
orange to dark-brown sandy silt (Lot
i) Kemajuan Tanah Aring 6 & 7 (nearest to 16088).
site: 3.4 km); ii) Kemajuan Tanah Aring 1 - Soil characteristics: mainly sedentary soils
(4.0km); iii) Kemajuan Tanah Aring 2 of Durian-Munchong-Bungor and
(4.5km); iv) Kg. Felda Lebir (3.4 km); v) Steepland
SK. Lebir (2.8km); and vi) WTP Lebir (3.4
km) Meteorology
Felda Sungai Chiku 3 Station (2015 -
2019
Hydrology
Temperature
- Main river: Sungai Aring, located on Highest = April 2016 (29.9°C)
western side Largest tributary of Lowest = December 2019 (24.7°C)
Sungai Lebir within Project site.
Relative Humidity
Highest = November 2019 (91%)
Lowest = April 2016 (70.3%)
Rainfall
Topography Highest = November 2016 (484.5mm)
Lowest = March 2016 (14.4mm)

- characterised by gentle undulating to steep Raindays

terrains Highest = November 2016 (27 days)
Lowest = March 2016 & 2019 (5 days)
- Elevation: 80 – 120 mRL
- Highest elevation: 120 m Wind Speed
Highest = 3.4 – 5.4 m/s from NE (1.1%)
- Range of slope gradient = 0° – ≥ 35°
Lowest = 0.3 – 1.5 m/s from SE (7.2%)
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Water Quality Air Quality

- 16 sampling points
- 4 monitoring points
Water Quality Index (WQI):
- All PM10, PM2.5 NO2, SO2, CO, and O3
Two (2) stations classified as clean (W8
are within permissible limits as per
and W9). Four (4) stations are classified
MAAQS 2020 (Refer to Figure 6.29).
as polluted (W2, W3, W4, W10). The
rest of the stations are classified as
slightly polluted (Refer to Figure 6.26).
Noise Level
Groundwater - 4 monitoring points (Refer to Figure
Quality 6.30).
- 7 sampling point
- All points are within limit Guidelines
- All the parameters are within the
for Environmental Noise Limits 2019,
limit of National Drinking Water
Schedule 1 (low density), daytime 55
Quality Standards (MOH, 2004) and
db(A), nighttime 50 db(A)
Malaysia Groundwater Quality
Standards (DOE, 2019). GW4, GW5, - Sources: vehicles, people talking,
GW6 and GW7 COD reading exceed thunder & raining, dogs barking,
COD limit (Refer to Figure 6.27 & insects and birds
Figure 6.28).

Geotechnical
- Terrain classification (based on site survey):
Lot No. Terrain classes Area (m2) Percentage (%)
Class 1: 0° – < 15° 319,836.30 79.05
Class 2: ≥ 15° – < 25° 67,730.04 16.74
Lot PT 9595
Class 3: ≥ 25° – < 35° 15,577.10 3.85
Class 4: ≥ 35° 1,456.56 0.36
Class 1: 0° – < 15° 1,191,926.20 89.09
Class 2: ≥ 15° – < 25° 110,375.92 8.25
Lot 16088
Class 3: ≥ 25° – < 35° 33,848.62 2.53
Class 4: ≥ 35° 1,739.26 0.13
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Terrestrial Fauna
- Mammals: 39 species
- Avifauna: 97 species

Protection Status Red List of Mammals for

IUCN Red List of Threatened Peninsular Malaysia
Wildlife Conservation Act Species (2020)
Species 2010 (Act 716) (2017)

TP P NP EN VU NT LC EN VU NT LC

Mammals 9 7 23 1 2 6 30 2 4 2 31
Birds 80 9 8 0 0 4 93 - - - -
(TP) Totally Protected (P) Protected (NP) Not Protected (EN) Endangered (VU) Vulnerable
(NT) Near Threatened (LC) Least Concern

Socio-economic
Public acceptance of the Proposed Project
Respondent’s Acceptance Percentage (%)
Agree 17.0
Disagree 18.8.0
Not Sure 63.6
Total 100

Traffic

- Main access: Jalan Felda Aring

- AM and PM peak hours: Level of Services (LOS) – A
- No change in traffic before and during mining operations
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Sensitive Receptors within 5km ZoS

 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

Water, Air and Noise Sampling Points Map

Air and Noise sampling point (AN)

Groundwater sampling point (G)

Water sampling point (W)
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT

Hydrology (Flood)

• Land clearing activities may expose large tract of soil to the impacts of rain. The
unhindered flow of high volumes of surface runoffs down a bare slope will increase
in velocity and capable of eroding more surface soils, bringing large volumes of
water with sediments at a faster rate to the nearest rivers.
• Can potentially increase the frequency of flash flood in the downstream area.
• Increase sedimentation rate at the nearby river may reduce river conveyance
capacities.

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation

• Removal of ground cover will expose surface soil to erosion. The eroded soil or
sediments carried in the surface runoffs will enter the river and affect the water
quality, e.g., increase in the turbidity.
• High rainfall intensity will increase the volume of surface runoffs with higher
sediments, leading to an increase in sediment deposition in rivers.
• Influences soil quality and fertility, water quality and deposition of sediment on the
riverbed, that will be detrimental to the aquatic life and habitat.
• Reduction in river depth, resulting channel overflow during high rainfall.

Overburden Stripping

• Contribution to soil erosion which further may cause impact of sedimentation to

downstream areas, especially for dumping area
• Dumping mound is unsightly, and more importantly, pose safety hazard to workers if
landslide occur.
• Topsoil blended with the barren overburden will render the topsoil unsuitable
material for rehabilitation.
• Activities carried out during the drier period can cause problems with air pollution.

Riverine Riparian Zones

• Clearing of vegetations from riverbanks can cause an increase of soil erosion and
decreased in water quality through the loss of filtration services.
• Contributes to the loss of critical species habitat. A river buffer zones of 20 m or
more, will be kept along the rivers/streams.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT

Water Quality
• Land degradation leading to landslide and erosion, discharge of sediments into water
courses.
• Fine silt increases the suspended solids and turbidity of the waterways and can be
detrimental to aquatic life as well as render the waterway unsuitable for other uses.
• Indiscriminate disposal of waste, including vegetative waste, general domestic waste,
solid waste, scheduled waste, and sewage into the river system may contribute to
increased nutrients into waterways, leading to eutrophication and ecological
degradation.
• The use of machinery and equipment on site may lead to water pollution through
leakage of oil, grease, and fuel into the water courses.
• Changes physical and chemical quality of water, particularly with runoff from
stockpiles and working faces and effluent discharge from settlement ponds and
other treatment facilities.
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
• Iron and sulphide interacts in the presence of oxygen to form Ferrous sulphide (FeS₂)
(pyrite).
• Causing decrease in pH.
• Water become dark, reddish-brown due to ferric hydroxide (Fe(OH)3 precipitating
out of the water.
• Release of AMD have low pH, high electrical conductivity, elevated concentrations of
iron, aluminium, sulphur and manganese and raised concentrations of toxic heavy
metals.
Groundwater Quality
• Potential change in groundwater levels and flow.
• Potential groundwater contamination and contaminant movement.

Air Quality
• The impacts of the emissions of PM2.5 and PM10, SO2, and NOx from the sources to
the air pollution concentration at sensitive receptors are lower than the Malaysia
Ambient Air Quality Standard (MAAQS) 2020.
• The emissions of these fugitive dust are from land clearing, tipper lorries travelling
on unpaved surfaces, excavators preparing the site and clearing land, exposed areas
of the mining area, and dry dump area and dumping into hopper.
• Elevation, wind direction, and wind speed greatly influence the dispersion of air
pollutants with hotspots mainly lying downwind of the dominant wind directions.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT

Noise Level

• The main source of on-site noise is primarily from equipment and machinery.
• Excessive and prolonged exposure to noise can be disruptive to the human hearing.
• Cumulative impact can significantly affect wildlife and create annoyance to nearby
residents.

Terrestrial Fauna

• Loss of habitat and impact on forest edge.

• Loss of species
• Human-wildlife conflict and food shortage.
• The presence of workers post threat to wildlife through illegal hunting (poaching).
• Noise will directly or indirectly cause a disturbance to the existing wildlife
community.
• Illegal bird trapping

Solid and Hazardous Wastes

• Significant amount of solid waste (tree trunks, branches, shrubs, and green
vegetative material) will be generated due to the land clearing and site preparation.
• Construction wastes.
• Poor management in storage and handling of general refuse resulting in odor
problems, windblown litter, water quality impacts if waste enter water courses,
visual impacts, attraction of pest, disease vectors and scavenging animals (insects,
rodents etc.) to the site.
• Scheduled wastes such as lubricating oils, diesel and hydraulic fluids are the
examples of waste liquids that will be produced from on-site workshop.
Wastewater and Sewage Discharge

• If the domestic sewage is not well maintained, odor and diseases might be triggered.
• Organic matter, coliform bacteria and suspended solids is the primary contaminants
in sanitary effluents which will result in decreasing dissolved oxygen content
elevated organic and coliform levels in downstream watercourses.
• Proper treatment and management for sewage and sanitary effluent is essential to
avoid the deterioration of the receiving water bodies quality.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACT

Socio-economic
• Perceptions from surrounding villagers and residents.
• Surrounding environmental quality such as noise annoyance and air pollution.
• Risk local’s safety.
• Traffic congestion.
• Job opportunities.
Health Impact Assessment
• HRA from Air Pollutants: Large amounts of air pollutants will be emitted into the
atmosphere during the preoperational, operational and post-operational phases
• HRA from Water Pollutants: With 85% mitigation control measures, there will be
excess lifetime cancer risks for individuals who use Sungai Aring and Sungai Lebir
from daily drinking water consumption from Arsenic exposure. Sungai Aring and
Sungai Lebir are considered safe from the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health
effects for swimming activities.
• HRA from Fish: For long term Cr exposure, the community who consumed the fish
from all these rivers are at risk of developing carcinogenic risk. This study has some
limitations, such as limited sample size, and the various sizes of fish might affect the
content of heavy metals in the selected fish due to the bioaccumulation process.
• HRA from Noise: As this project is a bit far from the community (minimal effects), it
is expected that the risk will be low.
• HRA from Underground Water: The groundwater consumption is considered unsafe
to be used as a direct source for drinking water. The workers are at risk of developing
carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risk due to Aluminium, sodium, and arsenic
exposure.
Notes: HRA = Health Risk Assessment

MITIGATION MEASURES
Flood
• Build detention ponds to provide temporary storage for the excess runoff during
storm event.
• Build sufficient diversion and earth drains and other BMPs on site to direct the
surface runoff flows within the site to the sedimentation ponds, or silt ponds.
• Continuous monitoring and maintenance of all the BMPs and take immediate action
on any noncompliance.
• Enough storage volume within the ponds should be provided in order to control
flood of 50-year ARI.
• Construct sufficient height and length of perimeter bunds in low lying areas.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Soil Erosion and Sedimentation
• Install diversion, earth drains, perimeter drains and other BMPs to control surface
runoffs.
• Stabilize and cover disturbed land areas promptly in a timely manner to minimize the
exposure to rain.
• Adopt the principles in erosion and sediment control to prevent erosion and control
sediment
• Propose runoff management facilities
• Install temporary or permanent watercourse diversion and crossing
• Install temporary or permanent roadways and soil stabilization
• Propose stockpile soil management and dewatering practices.
Riverine Riparian Zones

• Map and mark the riparian reserves.

• Riparian management plan.
• Riparian monitoring program.
• Riparian restoration plan.
• Manage threats
Water Quality
• Implementation of water management techniques.
• Preservation and stabilization of drainage and waterways.
• Minimize the extent and duration of disturbance.
• Control of runoff flows into, through and from the site via stable drainage structures.
• Installation of perimeter controls (silt fence, perimeter drains, etc.)
• Fuel, grease, and engine oil storage must be carefully sited to avoid contamination of
the surface waters.
• Proper drainage and sanitation facilities.
• Ensure minimum sediment discharge. Provide vegetated filter strips between
exposed soil surfaces and receiving waters.
• Protect inlets, storm drain outfalls and culverts.
• Inspect and maintain BMPs for control measures.
• Streams must be protected with a vegetated buffer zone.
• Prepare an emergency plan on oil spills and pond overflow.
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
• Raise the pH of the water through lime addition
• Neutralize the acid after it forms Ca (OH)2
• Remove the metals through excess alkalinity treatment
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Wastewater
• Use of septic tanks. The septic tanks must be maintained by regular desludging and it
will be prohibited from throwing sued oil down the toilets or sinks.
• No direct discharge is allowed from any toilet facility to rivers or streams.
• Effluents to be discharged have to be treated using systems approved by Ministry of
Housing and Local Government and it should comply with Standard A (discharge
upstream of any raw water intake) Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulation, 2009.
Groundwater Quality
• Install silt control structure such as silt bags, silt fences and silt traps.
• Conduct regular inspection and maintenance of the silt control measure and drains.
Implementation of buffer zone in close proximity to the surface water
• Reduce the amount of waste rock exposed to the environment. Provide retaining
walls wherever required.
• Monitor surface and groundwater water level and water quality in the site particular
near the Sungai Aring locations
• Maintenance of machinery, improper discharge of engine oil or grease,
chemical/fuel spills in the area.
Air Quality
• Minimise the falling distance when discharging, adjusting the equipment to the
respective bulk material
• Consider reducing the number of vehicles used simultaneously
• Transport vehicles should be closed receptacles (silo vehicles, containers, tarpaulin)
The working area's unpaved service roads could be watered to reduce the
resuspension of particulate matter
• Periodically maintenance on engines of machinery and vehicles to prevent excessive
emission and particulates
• Frequent spraying of water on the exposed surface (stockpiles of loose materials)
especially during dry seasons
Noise Level
• All machinery should be utilized and properly maintained during the operation.
• Restricted the hours of operation.
• Install effective noise suppression system.
• Provide workers with earplugs or earmuffs.
• Project proponent shall monitor and act closely on any local community complaints
and concerns pertaining to the noise generation from the mining activity
• Carry out a noise monitoring program.
• Noise level can be reduced by undertaking the mining activity on phase by phases
basis.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Terrestrial Fauna
• Exploration and Investigative Stage
• Notices and signages will be display in appropriate locations informing the workers
of no-tolerant to encroachment and biomass burning.
• Only vegetation directly in the path of the proposed access roads to be removed.
Useable plant materials will be utilized on-site
• Development and Planning Stage
• Only trees, shrubs, and oil palm immediately on the project area will be felled
• Felling of trees will be done piecemeal, according to the areas that need to be
opened up for excavation sites, BMPs, stockpile zones or processing and others.
Vegetation on higher elevation and steep slope will be left undisturbed
• Operation Stage
• No open burning
• Progressive rehabilitation of affected areas to restore ecosystem function, where
possible with fast growing trees and leguminous creeper species
• Vegetation should be encouraged to establish on the stockpiles of topsoil and
subsoils to curb potential erosion
• Rehabilitation and Abandonment Stage
• Rehabilitation of riparian zone and the open mining area will be carried out
specifically to the guidelines by the Forestry Department.
Solid Wastes Management
• To be segregated and disposed appropriately so as not to create potential vector
source.
• No haphazard disposal on site or off site.
• No open burning.
• A good solid waste management system is to be provided. All wastes (nonscheduled)
are to be disposed at approved dumping ground.
• The installation of skid tank shall be made as according to the Guidelines by
Malaysia Standard MS761 – Code of Practice for Storage and Handling of
Flammable and Combustible Liquids (SIRIM, 1982). The non-permeable bund area
must be capable to accommodate at least 110% of total volume of skid tank. The
base of the tank storage is to be made of concrete and facilities to pump spilled
material is to be provided.
• If there is any spillage on the ground, the mining operator must take an action
according to the Regulation 14 (Spill or accidental discharge).
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Socio-economic
• Project Proponent should give correct information towards community related to
work development by holding discussion and meeting between community
representatives.
• Apply tyre washing facility that consists of wash through at the entry point of the
access road, so that the dust not generate from the transportation of the product.
• Restricted working hours.
• Monitor the movements of equipment and machineries at various locations and
stages.
• Transportation of the products to be scheduled during off-peak periods.
• Inform the working community earliest before abandonment to prepare themselves
in finding other jobs.
Traffic and Transportation
• Restrict the speed limit and traffic volume.
• Transport of processed products should be confined to non-peak hours, if possible.
• Drivers must be well trained and law abiding with no serious traffic offence.
• The entrance should be paved within 150 meters of the existing road. The washing
trough should be provided 150 meters before the intersection.
• Comply with the restrictions on the permitted allowable load as gazette in P.U. (A)
275/2003 for federal road (FT1744).
• The specification of the pavement in 150 m stretch of Jalan Felda Aring and the
proposed site access should be designed by the R5 design standard (Arahan Teknik
(Jalan) 8/86) and must be constructed before the operation of the mining includes
proper Traffic Management Plan (TMP) on-site during construction.
• From 250 m to the junction must place the warning signboard and speed limit and
placed the street lighting minimum 6 nos for both directions to light up the street
during nighttime.
• The roads should be constructed and maintained regularly by project proponent in
10 years’ time or during mining operation
Overburden

• Dispose of the overburden at the designated dumping site as identified in the plant
layout plan
• Diversion of surface runoffs into drains and silt ponds
• Surplus excavated material will be disposed of in suitable identified areas
• Provide proper drainage facilities surrounding the overburden dump sites
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Disturbance and Movement of Wildlife
• Action plans referred to National Elephant Conservation Action Plan. Blueprint to
Save Malaysian Elephants. Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
• No physical works applicable during pre-operation phase
• Require WMP and approval by PERHILITAN.
• Project Proponent need to establish a Wildlife Monitoring Team (WMT) with the
supervision of PERHILITAN
• WMT needs to conduct periodic briefing sessions to all workers about wildlife
conservation, prohibited law about poaching
• Prohibition of wildlife poaching and trapping and prohibition of keeping part or
derivative from wildlife
• Site clearing for mining and processing sites conducted by phase.
Human Intrusion
• Set up guard posts
• Block main entry to unauthorized individuals
• Off limit signposts to public
• Approved mining control limits should be marked with galvanized iron 50 mm
diameter to indicate the boundary and placed at intervals of 50 meters.
Aesthetic

• The face of the mining area can be made in the direction away from line of vision

Scheduled Waste Disposal

• Store all scheduled wastes in a compatible containers

• Label all scheduled waste container clearly
• Store incompatible scheduled waste in separate containers
• Always close containers containing scheduled waste
• Design, construct and maintained adequately areas for the containers storage to
prevent spillage and leakage.
• Collect and keep oil waste in a seal containers with a proper label.
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

MITIGATION MEASURES
Disease, Safety, and Health
• Vector control through the elimination of breeding sites and fogging
• The operation can only begin, and the machines shall operate only after getting the
certificate of fitness from the DOSH inspector
• The employer must ensure all equipment, machines and vehicles used during the
construction and operation phases are handled/operated according to the manual.
• Plan for first aid and emergency response program based on DOSH Guidelines
• Provide signage to avoid the public entering the site
• Provide proper housing for workers, if any, to avoid air-borne related diseases and
skin disease
• Proper and suitable personal protective equipment are required for workers when
the hazards are above the permissible exposure limits
• Conduct health surveillance if necessary
Mine Closure
• Establishment of liability criteria in connection with the closures and applicable
penalties
• Determination of an audit process carried out by the authorities
• Establishment of an express and mandatory guarantee system
• Establish measures for the physical and chemical stability of the place where it will
take place
• Provide a closure plan cost estimate and measures to be adopted after closure
• Plan must be approved and provide technical information, indicating the project’s
useful life
Rehabilitation

• Progressive rehabilitation
• Overburden and topsoil can be stripped from areas being opened up and placed
directly onto worked out areas which are being rehabilitated.
• Post rehabilitation
• Ensure the rehabilitated area is left in a stable, safe, nonpolluting state; the area is
suitable for the planned final use or rehabilitation objective
• rehabilitated areas are not excessively affected by erosion
Funds for Environmental P2M2 and Restoration and Rehabilitation
• Allocations of funds for pre-operation (preparation of EIA, LD-P2M2, and ESCP)
• Allocations of funds for during operation (preparation and installments of BMPs.
• Allocation of funds for post operation (decommissioning and removal of equipment,
reclamation, rehabilitation and revegetation)
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

PERFORMANCE MONITORING (PM)

Performance
Recommended
LD-P2M2 Monitoring (PM) Frequencies
Limits
Parameters
Silt trap Silt marker - Weekly or
Sediment Silt marker - after rain
basin event
Earth drains Sediment level -
with check
dam
Earth bund Performance -
Silt fence Performance -
Roadside drain Performance - Quarterly
Overburden Performance 40 m away from
stockpile any watercourse
River Riparian Performance 40 m or more at
Buffer Zone both sides

Boundary Performance 40 m away from

Buffer site boundary
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

Item Monitoring Frequency Environmental Quality

Standards
Water Quality Once a month Results will be compared with:
i. Baseline samplings
ii. National Water Quality Standards
(NWQS).
iii. Mineral Development (Effluent)
Regulations 2016
Noise Level Once a month Results will be compared with:
i. Baseline samplings
Daytime 15 hours ii. Guidelines for Environmental
(from 7.00 am to 10.00 Noise Limits & Control, Third
pm) Edition (DOE, 2019), First
Schedule of Permissible Sound
Nighttime 9 hours Levels.
(from 10.00 pm to 7.00
am)
Groundwater Twice a year Results will be compared with:
Quality i. Baseline samplings
ii. National Standard for Drinking
Water Quality (Revised
December 2000), Second Version
(MOH, 2004).
iii. Malaysia Groundwater Quality
Standards and Index – for
Conventional use of Raw Water
Treatment (Drinking Water)
(DOE, 2019).
Air Quality Once a month Results will be compared with:
i. Baseline samplings
ii. Malaysia Ambient Air Quality
Standards (Standard value by
2020).
 Proposed Manganese Ore Mining Operations on Lot PT 9595
(Proprietary Mining License (PML) 7/2019) and Lot 16088 (Mining
EXECUTIVE
Lease (ML) 2/2020), Total Area 174.16 Hectares (430.40 Acres),
Aring 6, Mukim Relai, District of Chiku, Jajahan Gua Musang, SUMMARY
PULTEX ENVIRONMENT SDN. BHD.
Kelantan Darul Naim

IMPACT MONITORING

Item Impact Monitoring

Water i. Continuous water quality monitoring for turbidity and total
Quality suspended particulates.
ii. If silt trap/sediment containment structure is employed to
contain the resuspended particulates, this must be regularly
monitored for tear and displacement from the intended
location.
iii. Even with a silt trap/sediment containment structures in
place, the water quality beyond the silt trap/sediment must
be sampled for turbidity.
iv. Records regular maintenance of the drainage structure
provided on site and ensure there is no blockage to the
water flow or excessive siltation.
Groundwater i. Continuous groundwater quality monitoring.
Quality ii. Records the measured water level.
iii. Records regular maintenance of monitoring well to prevents
well water quantity and quality deteriorating in longer term.
Air Quality i. Records to show regular maintenance of equipment,
machineries and vehicles used for this project development.
ii. Records of provision of adequate dust protective device to
workers working in dusty areas.
iii. Records of provision of dust suppression facilities such as
water bowser.
iv. Records on air quality monitoring results.
v. Checking on the soil surface to ensure proper soil compaction
is practiced onsite especially on exposed area.
Noise Level i. Records to show regular maintenance of equipment,
machineries and vehicles used for this project development.
ii. Records of provision of adequate noise protective device to
workers working in high noise level areas.
iii. Schedule of working hours, transportation in and out of the
project site showing the type of loading and maintenance
tasks carried out for vehicles.