Tetra4 (Pty) Ltd, is the operator and holder of existing Exploration Rights (ER) and a Production Right (PR) for natural gas (including helium) in Welkom, Free State Province. Tetra4 intends to consolidate the Exploration Rights (ER32 and ER94, including the activities such as drilling of up to 18 wells), within the Production Right. Tetra4 has appointed Environmental Impact Management Services (Pty) Ltd (EIMS) to prepare and submit an application for Environmental Authorisation (in accordance with the National Environmental Management Act- NEMA) to support Tetra4’s application to extend their existing Production Right area in accordance with Section 102 of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA). The applications aim to incorporate the existing exploration rights (ER32 and ER94) into the existing Production Right.

The proposed project necessitates a Basic Assessment (BA) as it constitutes listed activities in terms of NEMA Listing Notices 1, 2, and 3. As part of this BA Report, certain amendments have been made to the Production Right EMPr to include the Production Right Extension project as well as amendments and additions to mitigation measures that were identified during this assessment process. On issuance of the EA, these additional mitigation measures will be incorporated into the approved Production Right EMPr.

ENVIRONMENTAL BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT AS SUBMITTED TO THE COMPETANT AUTHORITY: