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Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral

Resources Exploration and ExploitationProject no: 244242, call 2009, Theme 6, Topic ENV.2009.4.1.3.2

Indicators and Earth Observation Products for the Assessment of the Extractive Industry

Environmental and Societal ImpactsSummary Report on the Trialogue

in KyrgyzstanDeliverable D5.6-KG

Dominic Wittmer, Ernis Kylychbaev

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Trialogue Workshopin the Kyrgyz Republic

Summary and Results

Deliverable D5.6-KGOctober 2013

Dominic Wittmer, Ernis Kylychbaev

With the collaboration ofGalina Cheban, Elaman Mambetaliyev, Alexey Dudashvili, Ulan Abdybachaev,

Duška Rokavec

Checked by: Approved by:

Name: Horst Hejny

Date:

Signature:

Name: Stephane Chevrel

Date:

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EO-MINERS D5.6-KG

“Trialogue Workshop in the Kyrgyz Republic: Summary and Results“

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Due date of Deliverable October 2013

Actual Submission Date 12.02.2014

Start Date of Project February 1st, 2010

Duration 45 months

Deliverable Lead Contractor WI

Revision Version 1

Last Modifications February 2014

Nature Report

Dissemination level Public

Public Summary enclosed YES

Reference / Workpackage DoW WP5

Digital File Name D5.6_KG_V1.pdf

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SummaryThe trialogue activities of EO-MINERS comprise a series of four specific stakeholders workshop with preparatory actions, three of them at the local demonstration sites in the Czech Republic, in South Africa, and Kyrgyzstan, and an EU workshop in Brussels. The local trialogue aims to contribute to balance information imbalances by providing options for retrieving appropriate information. The options offered by EO-MINERS comprise the project outputs, i.e. the various EO products. The term appropriate refers to the accuracy, regional coverage, and neutrality of the information (data) provided. By presenting EO products to the diverse stakeholders, the purposefulness of the data is checked, and options are scanned how to use EO products in the future.

The workshop presented site-specific results of EO-MINERS, explained the EO products developed and provided opportunities for feedback from a stakeholder point of view. A particular aim was to gather feedback from the stakeholders on their individual view on the workshop booklets that were prepared specifically for the workshops, including the appropriateness of the selection of indicators and supporting EO products, the perceived quality of the EO products, and the perceived applicability of the EO products. This report summarises the workshop activities in Kazarman, Kyrgyz Republic. At the Trialogue Workshop in Kyrgyzstan, the third of a series of three local trialogue workshops, the EO products proved to reflect well the concerns of stakeholders. Furthermore, the presentation of the EO products appeared rather mature, beside distinct suggestions for improvement.

The studies are estimated to have covered the areas of (potential) impact by the mining activities on the environment in the area of Kazarman. The Kyrgyz trialogue workshops triggered intense exchange on the topics addressed by the EO products that were developed within EO-MINERS. Namely the EO products on the water quality (cyanide) and on radioactivity received much attention by the diverse stakeholders. The studies on the radioactivity allowed declaring confidently the absence of radioactivity impacts caused by Kyrgyzaltyn mining activities.

Overall, the company Kyrgyzaltyn estimated that the project results influenced positively the relation between the local population, the local authorities, and the mining company. This is strongly related to the trust of the local population in laboratory studies made under survey of an EU project. A major weakness was the limited level of

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In bibliography, this report should be cited as follows:

Wittmer, D., Kylychbaev, E. (2013): Trialogue Workshop in the Kyrgyz Republic: Summary and Results. Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation, CEC FP7 Project EO-MINERS, Deliverable D5.6-KG

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interpretation that was provided. The measurements fundamentally require proper interpretation frameworks that make clear what measurement values actually shall mean for the stakeholders. Moreover, health issues were of very high interest for several stakeholders, and should be integrated to a greater extent in future studies with a comparable objective. Finally, continuation activities related to EO-MINERS are described in detail.

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ContentSummary.............................................................................5Content...............................................................................71.Introduction......................................................................9

Setting of the Makmal Mine and Kazarman Area, Kyrgyzaltyn, and the Environment.........................................................................................................9

Current State of Dialogue between the Mine and the Stakeholders.........................13

2.Preparation of the Trialogue Workshops..........................14Aim and Format of the Trialogue Workshops............................................................14

Involvement of Local Partners...................................................................................14

Arrangement of the Workshops................................................................................15

Procedure of Interaction............................................................................................16

3.Indicators and Earth Observation Products.......................17Overview on Local Indicators and Contextualisation for Mining Site........................17

Referring to Information Needs by Individual Stakeholders......................................18

Overview of the EO Products for the Makmal Mine and Kazarman Area.................22

4.Stakeholder Feedback on EO Products.............................24General Feedback on the Approach of EO-MINERS during the Local Trialogue

Workshop...........................................................................................................24

Specific Statements from Stakeholders on Selected EO Products...........................24

General Impression/Statements.........................................................................24

Specific Statements on EO Products.................................................................25

Feedback on Resolution of Measurement.........................................................27

Conclusions on the EO Product Specific Feedback...........................................28

5.Conclusions....................................................................29Feedback from Kyrgyzaltyn and Further Stakeholders on EO-MINERS

Activities including the Local Workshop.............................................................29

Lessons Learnt, and Generalisation.........................................................................29

Potential for Follow-Up Activities by Local Partners Building on EO-MINERS Outputs.........................................................................................30

6.Acknowledgements.........................................................32

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7.References......................................................................338.Appendix........................................................................34

8.1. A.1: Agenda of the Trialogue Workshops..........................................................34

A.2: List of Participants.............................................................................................37

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1. Introduction

Setting of the Makmal Mine and Kazarman Area, Kyrgyzaltyn, and the Environment

Geography and GeologyKyrgyzstan is a relatively small, mountainous country in north eastern Central Asia with a total area of about 198´500 km2. The national territory extends approximately 900 km from east to west and 410 km from north to south. Kyrgyzstan is bordered on the southeast by China, on the north and west by Kazakhstan, and on the south and west by Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, respectively. The country is divided into seven administrative districts, called “oblasts”: Chui, Naryn, Yssyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad, Osh, Batken and Talas.

The Kyrgyz EO-MINERS test site, the Makmal gold mine and the related beneficiation plant, is located remotely in the Toguz-Toro region of the Jalal-Abad oblast of Kyrgyzstan, 630 km from Bishkek city. The Toguz-Toro district is populated by 22,136 inhabitants (4´665 households) that live in five village zones and 13 settlements (Toguz-Toro District Department of Statistics). The nearest railway stations are: Balykchy (465 km) and Djalal-Abad (170 km). Highway service that connects Kazarman with the capital is carried out year round by the Bishkek-Kazarman road (645 km).

The district area is 2,080 km2, of which only a relative small share is used by agriculture (112 km2 arable land, mainly used for wheat and maize, 6,9 km2 non-arable land, 16 km2 hayfields, and 1,945 km2 pasture land (including mountainous areas). The main land use is for pastures (Toguz-Toro District Department of Statistics).There are ten rivers and three channels in the Toguz-Toro District. The Naryn River is a river of inter-state importance. Other rivers with length of 11 to 42 km length are located in the Naryn River basin and flow into the Naryn River.

The Makmal mine that provides the gold ore is located at 2´350-2´800 m above sea level, while the ore is processed at the “Makmalzoloto processing plant” downstream near Kazarman. The climate at Makmal/the Makmal mine is markedly continental with fluctuations of average minimum temperature in January of -40 С and average maximum temperature in July of +42 С. The precipitation differs throughout the mountainous area, with low levels of precipitation in the valleys average annual precipitation at the gold-extracting plant 320 mm) and higher precipitation in the high mountains, where the snow cover commonly appears permanent from early December resting 130 to 140 days (depending on the altitude). This means a short summer season at the mine site of 70 days, only, and difficult climatic conditions for large periods of the year.

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The area of Makmal deposit is characterized by significant ruggedness (compartmentalization) of the relief, deep ravines that have steep slopes of 500 with big excess of watersheds over thalwegs of streams. During snow melting and heavy rains, streams flow into the Makmal River that is a drain of ground water and the only watercourse (of the valley) with year-round surface drainage. Its average annual water flow reaches 250 l/s, with a maximum of 2000 l/s, and a minimum in winter of 23 l/s. The catchment area of Makmal River is 43 km2. In order to supply water to the administrative building of the mine, a ground water intake structure was constructed through which water goes to users by gravity.

The relevant surface watercourses belong to the Naryn river basin. They all are abundant rivers and typical mountain rivers with a significant downward slope. The Makmal stream flows 0.4 km south west from the ore bodies; the Kichi-Makmal stream flows 1.3 km west from the mine. Both streams merge and originate the Oikaian River that flows into the Kyldau River, the right constituent of the Kugart River.

The Makmal deposit is located in the south west part of the Chaartash massif of granitoids and refers to the exocontact part represented by siliceous-carbonate deposits of Visean stage. The ores of the deposit belong to a low-sulfide type gold quartz formation. They consist of silicificated limestone, skarns and metasomatite, and to lesser extent of modified granite, granite porphyry and plagioporphyry. A long-term study of mineralogical composition of the Makmal deposit revealed more than 80 minerals. The main ore-forming minerals are: pyrite, pyrrhotine, gold, quartz, calcite, wollastonite, feldspar, and pyroxene.

The most watered rocks at the Makmal deposit are granites of the Chaartash intrusion into the massif, at which fractures occur commonly in the massif. In contrast, carbonate rocks are less watered: The total natural outflow of groundwater is 4 l/s. The groundwater flow in the deposit area relates to the fracture type, refers to zones of tectonic disturbances. Therefore, groundwater flow varies locally. The rocks of the Makmal deposit are lowly watered. It is accompanied by intensive ruggedness (compartmentalisation) of the relief, low groundwater levels of the ore-bearing rocks, and the location of all horizons of the deposit above the water´s edge of the Makmal stream. The water inflow into the circuit of the mine does not exceed 10 l/sec. With regard to their chemical composition, the groundwater belongs to hydrocarbonate-sulfate, hydrocarbonate-chloride, sodium and sodium-calcium types. The solid residue is 0.23-0.33 g/l. The (general) water hardness is up to 2 mg-eq/l, the carbonate hardness is up to 1.8 mg-eq/l.

The Makmal MineThe Makmal mine is run from its beginning by Kyrgyzaltyn, a company that is wholly state-owned and belongs to the Kyrgyz Government. The mine is a main production branch of Kyrgyzaltyn. The Makmal deposit shows three phases of exploitation: a first phase of open cast mining, a second phase where previously stockpiled low-grade ores were processed, and a third phase with underground mining.

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The open cast mining lasted from 1986 to1996. The technical capacity of the mine and mill processing was 500,000 t of ore per year. Within this period, a total of 21.7 t gold were produced; processing of previously stockpiled low-grade ore commenced in 1997 in pursuance of the Kyrgyz Governmental Decree On the extension of the Makmal Gold Enterprise operational period (#722, from 10.12.1997). The open pit mining finally terminated in 2003. Underground mining was started in 2003 and continues until today (anticipated mine closure in 2016).

Despite the opencast mining during the first phase of extraction, recultivation (reclamation) has not been arranged yet due to the on-going underground mining activities as the exploited underground galleries are linked directly with the mine. Currently, a plan for the reclamation of the first line of the mine has been developed for the area of 26.4 ha, i.e. the area allocated for ore store and roads unused at present. The plan is under examination by the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic. Reserves of main ore bodies were exploited in open cast until horizon of 2´530 m, in some places up to 2´522.5 m. It was exploited till 2001. Since 2001, underground mining was started below the horizon of 2´500 m. At the gold-extracting plant near Kazarman about 30 km downstream, the gold ore of the Makmal gold mine is processed to gold concentrate; however, the gold concentrate is not refined on-site.

In order to extend the life-time of the mine, a decision was taken to develop the remaining reserves of the Makmal deposit through to a level below 2´500 m. Kyrgyzaltyn JSC1 plans to invest US$ 4.0 million from its operating capital into the rebuilding and modernisation of the production facilities, and an additional US$ 3.5 million for the exploration of deep levels of the mine and flanks of the ‚Vostochnaya’ and “Dioritovaya” zones of the deposit. Subject to the proof of geological reserves at the lower levels and the flanks of the existing mine, the reserves are project at 13 t, linked to an extension of the mine’s lifetime until 2016.

EnvironmentThe wastes of the mine are industrial and domestic wastes. The solid domestic wastes include, paper, glass, plastic, wastes from the canteen etc. More than 80 t per year are transported to the village waste dump.

The industrial wastes comprise neutralised tailing pulp and wood wastes, incompletely burned lime, ash from boiler room, metal casks and shavings. The solid fraction of neutralised tailing pulp is generated after ore processing and delivered to the tailing in the form of pulp. The solid part of the pulp is in the form of reduced ore of the 0,074 mm class. Tailing sediments contain the following metals: manganese, lead, zinc, others and gold leavings. Within the period of exploitation, more than 7 million m3

of tailings were accumulated together with cyanide pulp in the tailing pit. After their neutralisation with chlorine, the cyanides are exposed to natural decomposition in the tailing pit. A part of the cyanides precipitates in the form of insoluble salts; another part

1 JSC: joint stock company

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is resolved into gas constituents and evaporates into the atmosphere. The annual cyanide flow into the tailing pit is about 2 t. The industrial wastes are transported to the industrial waste dump. The amount is more than 200 t per year, plus about 70 t of ash from the boiler plant.

The tailing pit was built on the basis of technical plans prepared by the USSR scientific research and design institute “VNIIPROZOLOTO” and put into operation in 1986. The technical plan stipulated that storage capacity is created building up of a levee at the required height. The slope of downstream face was accepted equal to 1 : 3.0, and upstream face 1 : 3.5. The width of the tailing pit (top of the dam) is 10 m and its length is 370 m.

In 1999, in the face of decreasing tailing capacity, further civil works were undertaken to extend the capacity. The corresponding construction plan that was developed by the research institute “Kazmehanobr” refused the filling type and proposed a “mixed scheme” of extension. This plan that was developed for the construction of each levee went through technical and environmental assessment. According to this plan, the tailings were deposited by several levees on the dried shore, in total a number of six levees, each 3 m high and 6 m wide.

Since the tailing pit was designed for the storage of cyanide-bearing residual flows, several construction measures were applied for preventing the leakage of polluted waste water. Filing of loam membrane was provided for in the body of levee. In order to prevent the infiltration into the base of the tailings pond, a polyethylene film was installed. For the retention of flood and mudflow streams impending to enter the tailing pit, a diverting dam and a diversion channel on the west side were constructed.

For environmental protection and the prevention of contamination of surface and ground waters with leakage water from the tailing, two drainage channels were installed diverting drainage waters to the already existing drainage pumping station. In order to reduce water consumption at the processing plant of “Makmalgold”, a recycling system for water supply was constructed that returns the 2.5 million m3 of settled and partially neutralised residual water from the tailing pit into the technological process.

According to an agreement with Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, the Chui Ecological Laboratory conducts semi-annually monitoring of environmental impacts related to activities of “Makmalgold”. The analytical results are submitted to Kyrgyzaltyn by reports.

A verification of observation of established standards for maximum permissible wastewater discharges into the environment was made. Water samples were taken at the outlet of water treatment facilities at the Makmal mine, of water treatment facilities at the gold extracting plant, and of water treatment facilities in the Kazarman village. The results prove that the requirements concerning established standards for the maximum permissible wastewater discharges are met beside the following exceptions, i.e. an excess of suspended matter at the mine, excess of ammonium nitrogen at the gold extracting plant, and ammonium nitrogen, sulphate, pH at the treatment facilities in the village.

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According to the report for the first half-year of 2010, measurements were undertaken in order to allow due diligence on the established standards for maximum permissible pollutant discharges in the air and on the inventory of sources of harmful chemical substances. The inventory covered 81 sources of air pollutants. Out of these 81 sources, 38 ones were checked by tool measurements, including 26 ventilating devices and 12 technological sites without vents. The amount of pollutant discharges practically has not changed for several years.

Further, water and soils near the tailing pond/pit and the dump of industrial waste were examined. The results indicate the compliance of surface water flowing out below the tailing pit. It was noted that there is some excess of salts in the spring water; however, the salt contents were in the common limits for spring water in the area. Measurements of soil at the tailrace of the tailing pond did not show pollution related to increased values for metal concentrations with regard to metals commonly found in tailing pulp.

An analysis of ground water showed the absence of cyanides. It is concluded that the drainage water is collected without losses by the drainage pumping station, before it gets transferred to the processing plant for secondary recovery processes. With regard to the dump of industrial wastes, no soils contamination was proven.

Current State of Dialogue between the Mine and the Stakeholders

The relationship between KA and external stakeholders is stressed: The current state of the dialogue between SU and external stakeholders (incl. the public) can be estimated as ordinary if compared with that of other Czech mining companies

As was deducted from interviews (Wittmer et al. 2013) (chapter 3.3.2), the majority of local people, as well as regulatory officers are satisfied with the current state of matters. Presumably, this is related to satisfying agreements that had been reached between Kyrgyzaltyn and the local public.

In the past, the dialogue between the mine and the stakeholders was established and maintained by public hearings with regard to constructed facilities, i.e. the tailing pond. In addition to these public hearings, information has recently been placed on the Kyrgyzaltyn website and has been provided on request to the civil society (local population), and regulatory agencies.

In order to strengthen further the dialogue between the mine and other stakeholders, it is planned in addition to the above-mentioned approaches to distribute information by local mass media (e.g. newspapers), and during specific meetings with local stakeholders.

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2. Preparation of the Trialogue Workshops

Aim and Format of the Trialogue WorkshopsThe local trialogue aims to contribute to balance information imbalances by providing options for retrieving appropriate information. The options offered by EO-MINERS comprise the project outputs, i.e. the various EO products. The term appropriate refers to the accuracy, regional coverage, and neutrality of the information (data) provided. By presenting EO products to the diverse stakeholders, the purposefulness of the data is checked, and options are scanned how to use EO products in the future.

The purpose of the workshops is to present site-specific results of EO-MINERS, to explain the EO products developed and to provide opportunity for feedback from a stakeholder point of view. A particular aim is to gather feedback from the stakeholders on their individual view on (Žibret et al. 2013):

1. the appropriateness of the selection of indicators and supporting EO products

2. the perceived quality of the EO products

3. the perceived applicability of the EO products.

Further, the general perception of the approach of EO-MINERS is investigated during the workshop. For documentation of the EO products and as workshop material, site-specific booklets were prepared that introduce the workshop targets to the participants (Žibret et al. 2013). The workshops are foreseen as one-day workshops that can be condensed or extended according to the local needs. In order to allow in-depth discussions, the main language of the workshop should be the local language, and translations limited to a minimum as they potentially hinder the flow of discussions.

The general structure of the trialogue workshops consists of (1) an introduction to the EO-MINERS project, including the trialogue process and the indicator development, and the aim of the workshop, (2) the presentation of the EO-MINERS outputs (EO-products), and (3) structured discussions on the individual EO products, and the EO-MINERS approach. The EO products generally were presented by posters, but also by other types of media depending on the data and its content.

Due to the site-specific issues, settings, and composition of workshop participants, the general structure requires certain adaptations to the local situation. For example, if needed adequate time should be reserved for discussions on concrete next steps. Cultural specificities need to be taken into account as well.

Involvement of Local PartnersThe trialogue workshops in Kazarman and Bishkek were organised by Kyrgyzaltyn. Guidance was provided by the Central-Asian Institute of Applied Geosciences (CAIAG)

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as to the programmatic contents of the workshops. A professional conference interpreter provided for the translation during the workshop; the CAIAG team supported the interpreting with technical knowledge where needed. The CAIAG team translated all workshop materials (booklets, flyers) and workshop presentations into the Russian language, and also selected parts of the workshop presentations into the Kyrgyz language, where appropriate.

Arrangement of the WorkshopsThe local trialogue event in Kyrgyzstan consisted of three consecutive workshops that were held on 19.06.2013 and 20.06.2013 in Kazarman, respectively, and on 24.06.2013 in Bishkek. The schedules of the workshops differed slightly, as it was adapted to the needs of the respective stakeholders and the logistic frame conditions:

WS0: an afternoon workshop with participants from the Makmal Gold Mining Combinate, a gold mining enterprise of JSC Kyrgyzaltyn, and few representatives of JSC Kyrgyzaltyn. The workshop took place at the auditorium of the Makmal Gold Mining Combinate (beneficiation plant) near Kazarman where the gold ores are processed. The participants were diverse employees of this plant;

WS1: a one-day workshop to which local governmental stakeholders and civil society stakeholders were invited. The workshop took place in Kazarman at 53 Togolok Moldo, the Toguz-Toro local administration Building;

WS2: a one-day workshop to which national governmental stakeholders, civil society stakeholders and industrial stakeholders were invited. The workshop took place in Bishkek, 195, Abdymomunova Str., at the headquarters of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC.

Workshops WS1 and WS2 served as local trialogue workshop, and national trialogue workshops, respectively, while WS0 served primarily as capacity building event (information workshop comparable regarding its function to WS1 at the Czech site)(cf. task 5.1).

Local and national mass media were invited to the workshops as well in order to communicate the results to the wider public. At WS2, a camera crew of TV broadcasting organisation NTS interviewed the EO-MINERS coordinator.

The bimodal geographical distribution of stakeholders prevented a single workshop encompassing all stakeholders. As a consequence, the local and regional stakeholders were addressed “on-site” in Kazarman by WS1, whereat the national stakeholders in Bishkek by WS2. Despite that logistic split, the basic approach was to encompass stakeholders from the mining company, the authorities as well as the general public (including NGO), in order to live up to the aims of a true trilateral dialogue. The stakeholders that participated in the interview campaigns in 2010 (cf. Wittmer et al. 2013) were invited also to one of the trialogue workshops.

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As WS0 primarily served as capacity building event, there were no attempts to balance the composition of participants; all participants belonged to Kyrgyzaltyn. At both WS1 and WS2, all three stakeholder groups were represented, however, civil society was strongly underrepresented, while WS1 and WS2 were dominated by governmental and mining stakeholders, respectively.

Workshop procedures were led by the EO-MINERS team. Lists of the workshop participants from both outside and within the project are reproduced in Appendix A.2.

The introductory presentations were partly made in English and partly in the Russian/Kyrgyz language, while for parts of the workshops, interpretations in both directions were provided. In WS2 interpretation was provided in English and Russian as the audience had high technical level and there Russian participants who didn’t speak Kyrgyz.

Procedure of InteractionAs the Kyrgyzaltyn participants of workshop WS0 were more closely related to the EO-MINERS project, in average considered better informed and more technically proficient in related matters, the discussions on the project outputs were somewhat more specific, technical and scientific than those during workshops WS1 and WS2; the WS2 participants were rather heterogeneous in this sense.

At all workshops, basically the same approach and agenda were applied. The EO products were introduced by specific presentations. Further explanations and discussions were enabled immediately after these presentations and/or at the end of the workshop (open end) by help of the posters that were presented at the walls of the workshop rooms (cf. section 3.1) in in order to show the EO products and to enable follow-up discussions with individuals.

In general, lively discussions were achieved at each workshop on specific EO products, in particular at the end of WS0 and the end of WS1 (mostly in Russian and Kyrgyz language, respectively). During the workshops, both the Kyrgyz and the Russian languages were used (by participants and CAIAG presenters).

The agendas were used to define the thread of the workshops, but nevertheless the timing and the way of presentation (interactivity) was adapted to the specific needs of the audience, rather than following the timeline of the agendas, neither the sequence nor the time distribution of the workshop items. Due to the large number of participants, and the tight seating of the auditorium, WS0 was more static than the other workshops that had fewer participants. Towards the end of the workshops, questionnaires were distributed in order to receive proper feedback from the workshop participants.

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3. Indicators and Earth Observation Products

Overview on Local Indicators and Contextualisation for Mining SiteNarrative interviews were conducted during various interview campaigns in order to define the information needs at the three mining sites. The related interview campaigns at the Makmal mine site were October 2010, and April 2012. The assessments of the interviews reveal the specific need for information from the diverse local stakeholders. By a sequence of project expert meetings, the results from the interviews were discussed and the information needs evaluated. Against the background of conceptual site models (cf. Palumbo-Roe et al. 2011), a short-list of indicators was determined for each mining site, based on the necessity and feasibility within the duration of EO-MINERS. These short-lists reflect those issues, which are of high priority for the local stakeholders, and thus ensure that the development of EO products can be conducted also demand-driven.(Wittmer et al. 2013) The final short list of indicators for the Makmal Mine and Kazarman area was determined at the expert meetings in Nottingham, July 2011, and Ljubljana, July 2012. This short-list of environmental issues, and which of them are addressed by EO products for the Kyrgyz site, is shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Short list of indicators for the Makmal Mine and Kazarman area. Note: Indicator C1, and “cadastral information”, have been addressed by an EO product although not indicated by the original short list of indicators for the Makmal Mine area (Wittmer et al. 2013).

Thematic Area

Ind. code

Indicator Name addressed by EO products

A

Land use

A1 Total land use by mining and milling – topographical foot print

X

C

Soil Quality

C1 Contaminant concentrations (here: “radioactive contamination”)

X

D

Air Quality and other nuisances

D1 Aerosols – particle concentration in off-site air

D2 Volatiles – emission of gases from waste deposits (composition and sources)

D3 Air-related health impacts – incidence of health problems due to air-borne pollutants

E E1 Hydrological balance – relates the natural water balance to the use of the catchment area

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Thematic Area

Ind. code

Indicator Name addressed by EO products

Water quality

E2 Process waters and contaminated surface run-off/storm water – volumes of waters treated/untreated/directly discharged to surface-water courses

X

E3 Aqueous contaminant releases – contaminant concentrations in (surface) water bodies

X

E5 Seepage from engineered structures – quantity and quality X

E6 Drinking/irrigation water availability – quantity and quality

G

Geotechnical hazards and accidents

G3 Dam stability – water saturation in retaining dams X

I

Social Impacts

I5 Health-care and welfare infrastructure provided by mining companies

Cadastral information – cadastral collection of data for Kazarman

X

Referring to Information Needs by Individual Stakeholders

The information needs by stakeholders refer to distinct environmental and societal issues that are related to indicators. Indicators were formed with information gathered through three sources and processes namely stakeholder interviews where narrative qualitative information was collected; expert knowledge on (general) environmental and societal pressures and impacts; and conceptual understanding of the Makmal mine site and Kazarman area by project experts.

The interview campaigns in October 2010 and April 2012 explored the information needs of selected stakeholders at the Makmal mine site and the Kazarman area. The information needs were derived in by semi-structured interviews with regard to mining activities, with help of a set of candidate indicators that was developed beforehand by an extensive indicator development process; for more details see Falck & Spangenberg (2013) and Wittmer et al. (2013). The interviewees’ responses were recorded in written summaries by the EO-MINERS staff carrying out these interviews. These interview summaries were ‘coded’ with respect to these indicators. Detailed interview records are available for Makmal mine site and the Kazarman area (Wittmer

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et al. 2013), which allows to some degree to judge the importance stakeholders attributed to issues by the frequency with which they were mentioned. For the Makmal mine site, this kind of assessment was possible to a limited degree.

A second step of interpretation of the interview results is the deduction of possible information needs by the stakeholders concerned with respect to environmental and societal issues. The EO-MINERS team concluded that the mentioning of an environmental or societal issue during the interviews means a likely information need that could potentially be satisfied by EO products. The information needs deducted from interviews with stakeholders at the Makmal mine site are shown in Table 2, coded by the candidate indicators in relative and absolute terms, respectively (third column). Further, the table shows the origin of the information needs per stakeholder group, i.e. the relation is provided, by which stakeholder group an information need was deducted (fourth column). Based on this relation, the key addressee is derived (last column). Where the majority2 of the interviewees within a stakeholder group has expressed their concerns over or interest in an issues (here: indicator), this is documented by the corresponding stakeholder group; where a minority has expressed this, the corresponding stakeholder group is shown in brackets.

As noted by Falck and Spangenberg (2013), there is also a certain variation in the distribution of issues raised according to the type of stakeholder, namely whether stakeholders can be characterised as members of the general public, officials from (semi-)government authorities, or staff of the mine operators. Falck and Spangenberg (2013) also ventured some guesses on the likely previous knowledge of the respective stakeholders concerning EO products and services.

Table 2: Preferences of stakeholders groups per indicator, and key addressee of the related EO products. The frequency is given in relative terms, and absolute number of nominations during the interview campaign (in brackets). The relation shows the distribution of nominations on the stakeholder groups industry (I): Government (G): Civil Society (CS). The key addressees of these indicators for the Makmal mine site and the Kazarman area are derived according to this relation, see text. Indicators addressed by EO products are shown bold.

Ind. code

Indicator Name Frequency of Nomination

RelationI:G:CS

Addres-see

A1 Total land use by mining and milling – topographical foot print

14 % (1) 0:0:1 (CS)

C1 Contaminant concentrations 0 % (0) 0:0:0 n/a

D1 Aerosols – particle concentration in off-site air

43 % (3) 0:2:1 G(CS)

2 Three or more out of six governmental stakeholders thus mean high interest, while

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Ind. code

Indicator Name Frequency of Nomination

RelationI:G:CS

Addres-see

D2 Volatiles – emission of gases from waste deposits (composition and sources)

29 % (2) 0:1:1 G(CS)

D3 Air-related health impacts – incidence of health problems due to air-borne pollutants

43 % (3) 0:2:1 G(CS)

E1 Hydrological balance – relates the natural water balance to the use of the catchment area

29 % (2) 0:0:2 CS

E2 Process waters and contaminated surface run-off/storm water – volumes of waters treated/untreated/directly discharged to surface-water courses

29 % (2) 0:0:2 CS

E3 Aqueous contaminant releases – contaminant concentrations in (surface) water bodies

43 % (3) 0:1:2 G, CS

E5 Seepage from engineered structures – quantity and quality

57 % (4) 0:1:3 G, CS

E6 Drinking/irrigation water availability – quantity and quality

43 % (3) 0:0:3 CS

G3 Dam stability – water saturation in retaining dams

0 % (0) 0:0:0 n/a

I5 Health-care and welfare infrastructure provided by mining companies

0 % (0) 0:0:0 n/a

Cadastral information – cadastral collection of data for Kazarman3

n/a n/a n/a

The information needs by stakeholders refer to distinct environmental and societalissues that are related to indicators. Indicators were formed with information gathered

3 the actual and former set of candidate indicators does not provide an indicator, to which this EO product can be directly referred to

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through three sources and processes namely stakeholder interviews where narrativequalitative information was collected; expert knowledge on (general) environmental andsocietal pressures and impacts; and conceptual understanding of the Makmal mine siteand Kazarman area by project experts. shows that for nine out of the thirteen indicators of the short list of indicators (cf. Error: Reference source not found) concern or interest was expressed during the interview campaign by civil society stakeholders, for five of them additionally by governmental stakeholders. The table shows the incidence of nomination for the indicators by the diverse stakeholders, however, does not reflect the intensity or frequency4 of their nomination.

Overview of the EO Products for the Makmal Mine and Kazarman Area

The EO products, which were developed for the Makmal mine site and Kazarman area, were introduced by the booklet for the “workshop at the Makmal gold deposit demonstration site” (Teršič et al. 2013). There, each EO product is presented by warrants of comprehension, consisting of a one-page description, and printed maps (1 page); the booklet was published in both English and Russian.

However, in general the EO products can be realised in diverse technical ways that all are based on the same data set. The diversity of versions includes:

paper maps:

o warrants of comprehension: one-page description plus maps (format A4): embedded in the booklet;

o posters (format A0): used for group discussions during the trialogue workshop;

digital maps: portable document format (pdf-file) that can be scaled continuously, and shown on any PC or even tablet;

o Google EarthTM (.kml-files): enables the indication of the data sets by the software Google Earth (or the Google Maps online service?);

three-dimensional views;

video version used for intuitive three-dimensional visualisation of the data sets; and

leaflets, designed for background information on diverse topics related.

All the six EO products that were developed for the stakeholders at the Makmal mine site and the Kazarman area (cf. Table 1) were presented as poster maps (A0 posters)

4 this relates to the fact that some indicators were nominated several times within an interview, or stressed, compared with other ones

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during the workshops. They were made available beforehand by the corresponding workshop booklet (Teršič et al. 2013).

They shall be constantly accessible and downloadable as poster-sized electronic maps (pdf-files) at the EO-MINERS website “Product examples – Makmal”, http://eo-miners.eu/prelim_results/pr_ppd_makmal.htm. Also, Google EarthTM files have been prepared and provided.

A selection of these nine EO products was in addition presented as three-dimensional views (3D-PDF), and/or video versions of the three-dimensional visualisations.

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4. Stakeholder Feedback on EO Products

General Feedback on the Approach of EO-MINERS during the Local Trialogue WorkshopThere was generally a positive feedback from the stakeholders during the workshop presentations and discussions with regard to the EO-MINERS approach. The general expectation was expressed by the stakeholders to receive information on environmental and societal issues associated with mining, in particular those mining activities affecting them directly.

Specific Statements from Stakeholders on Selected EO Products

General Impression/Statements

In general, stakeholders tended to localise first a location or site that they know well, e.g. the pipeline of the plant water, when watching the EO products (posters).

Measurement symbols on maps labelled in red generally considered implying danger or violation of limits. For this reason, symbol appearance (colours) should be carefully selected. Red symbols should be avoided as the legends will not always be read carefully, and misinterpretation is possible.

For example, red symbols at the radioactivity map and the water quality map, workshop participants required extra explanations on the danger implied. Participants of WS0 and WS2 worried about negative public participation implied by symbol appearance.

There was general demand for tools at EO products that allow estimates of distances on the map, e.g. between the mine and Kazarman. Background information was considered of key importance to evaluate the results properly with regard to what concentration can be considered as impact by mining and processing activities.

At the workshop in Kazarman (WS1), participants expressed concern about the validity of the measurements. The certainty of the data was questioned, i.e. whether there is certainty that the laboratory measured correctly. For this reason, independent experts were needed to depict the environmental problems neutrally.

At the workshop in Bishkek (WS2), there was need expressed to complement the water quality data by quantity data, namely for additional information on the water levels (depth) of the ponds, and the water flow. Although it was possible to model this by help of EO-MINERS data, the EO-MINERS recommended field measurements due to their higher reliability. Further, experts required additional in-depth information on the scientific methods used for analysing dust and water samples.

Moreover, the representative of Kumtor Mines (WS2) was very investigative, questioning mainly the conceptual quality of the measurements. For example, the

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representativeness of the soil sampling of background measurements was fundamentally questioned. The degree of insistence of his investigation might be linked to the miners´ competition.

For certain topics (e.g. water flow), there is interest not only in selected points in time, but also the processes, in order to better understand the dynamics of the local development. For doing so, reconstructing the history can help to understand the ongoing processes, and the developments.Moreover, the linkage of environmental impacts to concrete health threats should be explored. At the workshops WS1 and WS2, several stakeholders asked repeatedly for measuring also on the health status of humans/workers and/or medical parameters, in order to be able to assess also cumulative, effective impacts due to e.g. cyanide exposure to the extent potentially caused by overflow or leakage of the tailing dam. The stakeholders were interested in whether such investigations are currently planned. They were advised of potential conflicts with ethic commissions, as the export of such samples would potentially not be allowed (under EC legislation).

Specific Statements on EO Products

Water Quality

Two field campaigns on water quality were performed, the first one in October 2012, the second one – for quality assurance – in April 2013, referring to the same sample locations and measured by an independent laboratory. The results of both campaigns are shown at the water quality map with different symbols. The cyanide concentration of all samples was below the threshold5. Still, the cyanide concentration of the tailings in the tailing dam was relatively high. Thus, the local population has fear that tailings may be discharged from the tailing dam, by failing of the dam, becoming permeable over time, or by emission via evaporation and/or dust.

Cyanide can occur in the environment also naturally on “background levels”. There was a discussion on whether and how cyanide can be transported via evaporation or as dust from the pond surface, and the role of dissolution. Critical stakeholders questioned at WS2 the measurement techniques (protocols). For example, it was questioned how the cyanide was measured, as only 10 % are available uncombined, the rest ligated to sulfidic compounds. It might be insufficient to refer to “standards of measurements”, but rather to spell these out.

Gold and arsenic were measured for 40 soil samples (measurements of samples taken at the surface). All gold and arsenic values are below international standards. There are slightly increased gold values along the transport route from the mine to the processing plant. This contamination is probably caused by ore chippings falling off the trucks. Arsenic levels are very low, clearly below international standards. A basic

5 Participants of WS2 put up the “reference threshold” for discussion, questioning indirectly the comparative value for the measurements.

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measurement next to the pond revealed high gold values and increased arsenic and antimony values. There are no significant impacts detected towards Kazarman.

For the water samples, a screening was done for 35 elements. All elements were below international standards except arsenic and antimony. The arsenic and antimony measurements were compared with regard to their sample location. Downstream and upstream samples showed similar values. Also the comparison with background values6 indicated that the whole area shows elevated natural background values7, but no significant pollution due to mining activities.

A borehole was drilled by CAIAG to monitor the concentrations; also the GIS and the database are being developed to support the monitoring.

Feedback: As a confidence-building measure, the chemical analysis should be carried out by independent institution. Further, the origin of arsenic and its background values shall be explained to the locals.

Risk – Radioactivity

The local population has fear that the tailing dam may fail, or it becomes permeable over time. The EO product on risk/radioactivity addressed what could happen if the failing of the dam would cause a mud-stream overflow, and what area could be devastated by this.

There is a general concern about radioactivity from mining. Basic information for the local population on the causal scientific relationships would be helpful to avoid irritation and wrong conclusions that might cause a negative attitude against mining. For example, the participants asked about the possible health impacts by Thorium, what concentration would still be acceptable (standard limit), and what are the reasons for increased radioactivity in specific areas (here: Chet Bulak village).

There was no indication that elevated Thorium values were caused by mining activities of Kyrgyzaltyn. Elevated thorium concentrations in the Naryn River could be caused by upstream contamination at upstream reaches of the river. The thorium concentration in the tailing dam corresponds to the natural background level (the maximum value of Geiger measurements were below 200 counts per second). The natural background level varies by type of rock; for example, granite shows relative high levels of radiation, while soils commonly have almost no radiation. Although no specific value could be given as “background level” for the Kazarman area, the Geiger measurements allowed giving the all-clear with regard to radioactive danger in the Kazarman area. Still, clarity was requested on the local/regional background level of radioactivity, what are “reliable” threshold values, and how to interpret radioactivity values.

6 The sample to detect background values was taken ca. 10 kilometres away. The assumption that this location is unaffected was reasoned by the predominant wind direction of the area (wind rose), and additional information of CAIAG.

7 Arsenic is contained in the ore, but the concentration is lower than maximum permitted standards.

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Feedback: As confidence-building measure, local authorities, or NGO should be informed and invited when taking samples or measurements. It was recommended to indicate to external stakeholders (local population) that Kyrgyzaltyn staff was not involved during measurements and taking samples, and what laboratory was actually measuring the concentrations.

Due to the high interest in the topic and the varying levels of information, it was recommended that all interested stakeholders should receive a report on the results of the water, soil, and radioactivity measurements. In particular, the measurements should be provided to the local administration, the public, and the mining company.

According to participants at WS2, the interpretation of the risk potential should be emphasised and advanced: What contamination would be expected in the Naryn River etc. in case of a dam failure?

Dust

Measurements showed increased concentrations for in-house dust samples. It was concluded that mine workers might carry traces of ore flour after return from work.

Feedback: There was general interest on what area is exposed to potentially contaminated dust, and whether impacts by dust need generally to be expected in the city of Kazarman. In WS1 and WS2, a key topic discussed was the potential dissemination of cyanide contaminated dust from the tailing dump.

As confidence-building measure, the local population (civil society, NGO, public administration etc.) should be informed and invited for dust sampling.

Participants of WS1 reported a lime plant as a significant dust emitter that needs to be properly monitored, and ecology groups are needed that take care for its control.

Land Use

The EO products should be accompanied by sufficiently detailed supplementary text on what is shown at the map, i.e. the type of measurements and modelling results. For example, information was missing on whether the modelling of the water flow takes into account data on soil composition, and on water discharge.

Kyrgyzaltyn emphasised that EO methods (satellite, airborne images) have the potential to support the identification of solutions for ensuing land recultivation.

Feedback on Resolution of Measurement

i. temporal resolution:

WS participants suggested extending the monitoring of water measurements to continuous monitoring of the water quality, but also the water quantity, e.g. water

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samples taken every month, and/or measurements of the river levels throughout the whole year, referring to satellite images.

ii. spatial resolution:

With regard to the dust contamination, WS participants indicated interest in extending the field campaign spatially and thematically, taking into account the predominant wind direction, and its relation with regard to variations/changes in the weather.

iii. feasibility of continuation of related activities (conditions, costs, know-how, …):

The borehole drilled by CAIAG to monitor the concentrations shall allow periodical measurements. Beyond that, the feasibility of continuation was not discussed during the workshop.

Conclusions on the EO Product Specific Feedback

The staff of the mine and the local population were predominantly interested in the EO products related to water contamination by cyanide, and radioactivity. This can be reasoned by obvious fear of serious contamination that affects the health and the local environment. To some extent, NGO might have amplified this fear by incomplete information on the potential impact by cyanide and radioactivity on their health.

There was moderate to low interest in the EO products on the change of the mining footprint over time, and the cadastral data. A potential explanation is that the local population estimates the overall influence of gold mining in the Toguz-Toro district positively due to the positive effects for the employment of the local population.

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5. Conclusions

Feedback from Kyrgyzaltyn and Further Stakeholders on EO-MINERS Activities including the Local WorkshopThe company Kyrgyzaltyn (WS2) estimated that the project results in general influenced positively the relation between the local population, the local authorities, and the mining company. This is strongly related to the trust of the local population in laboratory studies made under survey of an EU project. The studies are estimated to have covered the areas of (potential) impact by the mining activities on the environment. As expected, the studies on the radioactivity allowed declaring confidently the absence of radioactivity impacts caused by Kyrgyzaltyn mining activities.

Kyrgyzaltyn expressed gratefulness to what has been achieved within EO-MINERS. After completion of the project EO-MINERS, KA planned to share the information (further) to the media and the public.

The Kyrgyzaltyn staff (WS0) was concerned on two levels about the issues presented at the workshop:

the environmental and societal impact as such;

the consequences caused by presenting the results to the local public; however, there were no worries about presenting the results to national stakeholders like the Kyrgyz Mining Dept.

The main concern expressed by the KA staff was that the results could be misunderstood and/or exploited for approaches against Kyrgyzaltyn and its activities. As a consequence, KA activities would become hindered or complicated, leading to reduced output or efficiency in the company. Ultimately, not only the reputation of KA and its employees could suffer, but also the profitability. In the worst case, the company could need to be forced to limit its activities mid-term, thus leading to decreasing volume of employment.

This situation can explain why the KA staff insisted on explaining the results in sufficient detail to the public, and that care is taken about the local public perception.

Lessons Learnt, and Generalisation

At the Trialogue Workshop in Kyrgyzstan, the third of a series of three local trialogue workshops, the EO products proved to reflect well the concerns of stakeholders. Furthermore, the presentation of the EO products appeared rather mature, beside distinct suggestions for improvement. A major weakness was the limited level of interpretation that was provided. The measurements fundamentally require proper interpretation frameworks that make clear what measurement values, e.g. on cyanide concentration, or radioactivity, actually mean. It appears that such assessments should

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show sufficient detail with regard to the time-frame (short-term vs. long-term effects), spatial extent, species (human vs. animals vs. plants), and severity. Certainly, the step of trading different impacts against each other falls to the corresponding (local-regional-national) decision-makers.

There is a general concern about radioactivity exposure caused by mining. Basic information for the local population on the causal scientific relationships would be needed to resolve irritation and avoid wrong conclusions that might cause a negative attitude against mining.

Moreover, health issues were of very high interest for several stakeholders, and should be integrated to a greater extent in future studies with a comparable objective.

Potential for Follow-Up Activities by Local Partners Building on EO-MINERS OutputsIn order to ensure trust between Kyrgyzaltyn and further stakeholders, the need for monitoring cyanide emissions is estimated as important. Therefore, in the course of EO-MINERS, measurements of cyanide concentrations were planned for water bodies near the mine and in the surrounding area. Accordingly, CAIAG developed a sampling methodology for the monitoring process. Due to technical difficulties with regard to surface and ground water conditions, especially during drought seasons, it was resigned to make measurements on a monthly basis as originally planned, but rather less frequently. It is foreseen that CAIAG takes additional samples in autumn 2013 and spring 2014 in order to gain new data supporting the previous studies. Later on, this data shall be handed over to the Makmal mine management that is interested in such works done by independent experts, and be incorporated into the current EO products (maps).

In order to understand the groundwater dynamics of the area, a hydrologic model was considered to be of high importance, based on data from several observation boreholes located along the slopes of the tailing pond, and downstream (as shown by the EO products). However, the efforts to build an appropriate model for ground water flows based on data of ground water levels in boreholes were not successful, due to boreholes missing in the neighbouring ravines. Given the complicated geological and geomorphological structure of this area, the existing network of observation wells would be insufficient to allow reliable model results. As a consequence, the general meeting of specialists decided to resign the modelling of the ground water dynamics, and thus to pursue related measurements.

Nevertheless, the Makmal mine management will continue to monitor the cyanide concentration in springs and boreholes.

Moreover, Kyrgyzaltyn will make continuous use of an ion meter8, a modern measurement device that was purchased by Kyrgyzaltyn within the scope of EO-

8 ionmeter-510

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MINERS for monitoring purposes, and that can measure not just pH, but also ion-concentrations. The measurements on pH and cyanide anions will be of use for monitoring activities, and for the preparation of a new project addressing land recultivation near the Makmal deposit.

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6. AcknowledgementsThe workshop would not have been possible without intensive preparation by the organising team, in particular the local partners Kyrgyzaltyn and CAIAG. Thanks are due to Galina Cheban (KA), Ernis Kylychbaev (CAIAG), and others for the organisation of the workshop including the invitation process, and to all note-takers during the workshop, including Ernis Kylychbaev (general), Duška Rokavec (questions and remarks), Dominic Wittmer (general).

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7. ReferencesFalck, W. E., Spangenberg, J. (2013): Candidate Indicators for Mining-related Impacts.- Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation, CEC FP7 Project EO-MINERS, Deliverable D1.4

Palumbo-Roe B., Banks V.J., Kylychbaev E., Fleming C. (2011): Conceptual site model of Makmal Gold mine, Kyrgyz Republic. Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation, CEC FP7 Project EO-MINERS, Deliverable D3.1-3, 45

Teršič T, Abdybachaev U, Blanchard F, Cheban G, Ehrler C, Falck WE, Fischer C, Grebby SR, Hejny H, Jordan CJ, Kerr J, Kylychbaev E, Mambetaliyev E, Mardhel V, McEvoy FM, Rouzeau O, Šajn R, Šolar SV, Wittmer D, Žibret G, Chevrel S. (2013): Indicators and Earth Observation Products for the Assessment of the Extractive Industry Environmental and Societal Impacts - Material and information for the EO-MINERS workshop at the Makmal gold deposit demonstration site. EO-MINERS project, http://www.eo-miners.eu/. DOI: 10.5474/eo-miners.2013.03-eng, link: http://www.eo-miners.eu/data_public/makmal_booklet_eng.pdf

Wittmer, D., Šolar, S., Schepelmann, P., Hanise, B., Jelének, J. (2013): Final Report on Information Needs and Indicators. Earth Observation for Monitoring and Observing Environmental and Societal Impacts of Mineral Resources Exploration and Exploitation, CEC FP7 Project EO-MINERS, Deliverable D1.5

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8. Appendix

8.1. A.1: Agenda of the Trialogue Workshops

Schedule of the Makmal mine Workshop (WS0)

Makmal Mine Conference Room, June 19, 2013

Timeline Topic Presenter

14:00-14:15 Welcome and Introduction Nurlan Isakov – Makmal Mine Director

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

14:15-14:45 Introduction to the EO-MINERS Project & the process

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

14:45-15:45 Product sessions (with a brief introduction):

Group 1 = Products 1 and 7 (Cadastral and Land information)

Group 2 = Products 2, 3 and 4 (Water quality)

Group 3 = Products 5 and 6 (Geo-hazards and radioactivity)

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS), Ulan Abdybachaev (CAIAG)

Stephane Chevrel (BRGM), Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS)

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Continuation with interactive product session

see above

17:00-17:15 Wrap-up session and conclusions Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

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Schedule of Kazarman Workshop (WS1)

Local Administration Conference Room, June 20, 2013

Timeline Topic Presenter

10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction Tilek Idirisov – Head of Local Administration

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

10:15-10:45 Introduction to the EO-MINERS Project & the process

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

10:45-11:15 Introductions by Stakeholders All

11:15-12:45 Product sessions (with a brief introduction):

Group 1 = Products 1 and 7 (Cadastral and Land information)

Group 2 = Products 2, 3 and 4 (Water quality)

Group 3 = Products 5 and 6 (Geo-hazards and radioactivity)

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS), Ulan Abdybachaev (CAIAG)

Stephane Chevrel (BRGM), Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS)

12:45-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:15 Continuation with interactive product session

see above

15:15-15:30 Wrap-up session and conclusions Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

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Schedule of the Bishkek Workshop (WS2)

Kyrgyzaltyn Conference Room, June 24, 2013

Timeline Topic Presenter

10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction Dilger Djaparov – Chairman of Board, Kyrgyzaltyn

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

10:15-10:45 Introduction to the EO-MINERS Project & the process

Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

10:45-11:00 Introductions by Stakeholders All

11:00-12:00 Product sessions (with a brief introduction):

Group 1 = Products 1 and 7 (Cadastral and Land information)

Group 2 = Products 2, 3 and 4 (Water quality)

Group 3 = Products 5 and 6 (Geo-hazards and radioactivity)

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

Colm Jordan (BGS)

Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS), Ulan Abdybachaev (CAIAG)

Stephane Chevrel (BRGM), Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS)

12:00-12:15 Coffee break

12:15-13:45 Continuation with interactive product session

see above

13:45-14:00 Wrap-up session and conclusions Stéphane Chevrel – EO-Miners Project Coordinator

Bolot Moldobekov – CAIAG Co-Director

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A.2: List of ParticipantsA.2a: List of Stakeholders Participating in WS0, Makmal mine workshop: Kyrgyzaltyn employees of the Makmal mine participated in WS0 (chapter ). For the protection of privacy, the names are blackened.

Representative Professional Role within KA, Makmal Mine

Stakeholder group

Akmatova G.S. not available Mining Industry

Bektenov B.S. not available Mining Industry

Derbishaly uulu T. not available Mining Industry

Dosolnurov T.K. not available Mining Industry

Dyikanbaev M. not available Mining Industry

Egeshov J. not available Mining Industry

Hurmanbaeva G. not available Mining Industry

Jamankulova N.E. not available Mining Industry

Japishova A. not available Mining Industry

Jetigen uulu K. not available Mining Industry

Joldoshova A. not available Mining Industry

Jumagulova J. not available Mining Industry

Kadyralieva not available Mining Industry

Kamchybekova J. not available Mining Industry

Kelgenbaev I.I. not available Mining Industry

Keneshov S.B. not available Mining Industry

Kerimakunov E. not available Mining Industry

Mambetaliev A.J. not available Mining Industry

Meimanbekov A.M. not available Mining Industry

Moldojunusov Sh. not available Mining Industry

Moldokadyrov K.B. not available Mining Industry

Nazarkulov N.A. not available Mining Industry

Nurmanbetova E.B. not available Mining Industry

Omurbektesh T.B. not available Mining Industry

Omurkulov E. not available Mining Industry

Orozov T.M. not available Mining Industry

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Representative Professional Role within KA, Makmal Mine

Stakeholder group

Sasieva M.A. not available Mining Industry

Sekelenov B. not available Mining Industry

Shergaziev J.A. not available Mining Industry

Subanbekov U.J. not available Mining Industry

Sulaiman uulu K. not available Mining Industry

Toktogulov J. not available Mining Industry

Toktogulova K.A. not available Mining Industry

Toktonaliev K.T. not available Mining Industry

Tursuniyazov A.T. not available Mining Industry

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A.2b: List of Stakeholders Participating in WS1, Kazarman workshop. For the protection of privacy, the names are blackened.

Representative Stakeholder Organisation Stakeholder Group

Bekjanov A. Chief Epizootology expert, District Veterinary Office

Government

Bektenov B.S. Deputy Director of the Makmal mine

Mining Industry

Boronchiev S.Sh. Head of Kok-Irim Rural Government

Government

Cheban G.D. Chief expert, Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Jeenaliev M.M. Deputy of Local Self-Government, Kargalyk Village

Government

Jumabaev A.B. Kargalyk Rural Government Government

Idirisov T.K. Head of District Administration Government

Isakov N.M. Director of the Makmal mine Mining Industry

Kochorbaev U.S. Head of Toguz-Toro Rural Government

Government

Moldobaev T.B. Head of Kara-Suu Rural Government

Government

Nurmanbetova E.B. Environmental expert of the Makmal mine

Mining Industry

Orozov K.T. Environmental expert of the District Office

Government

Orunbaeva N.E. Director of the Abdyjaparov School

Civil Society

Rysaliev M.M. First Deputy Head, District Administration

Government

Sadyrova A.S. Chief Doctor, District Epidemiological Service

Government

Tungatarov B.A. Farmer Civil Society

Zalimtoroev M. Head of the Atai Rural Government

Government

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A.2c: List of Stakeholders Participating in WS2, Bishkek workshop. For the protection of privacy, the names are blackened.

Representative Stakeholder Organisation Stakeholder Group

Barykin E.F. State Agency on Environmental Protection and Forestry under Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Government

Berdibaev K. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Cheban G.D. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Chyntemirov E.K. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Djanaliev N.O. Central Committee of the Mining Trade Union of the Kyrgyz Republic

Civil Society

Ergeshov I. State Inspectorate on Environmental and Technical Safety under Government of Kyrgyz Republic

Government

Gluhov O.A. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Janiliya Junghwa Yang Mireco, Korea Mining Industry

Kojomkulov E.T. Kumtor Operating Company Mining Industry

Levchenko L.S. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Nasirov T.A. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Nijelskaya L.S. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

Saraeva G.N. Department of State Sanitary and Epidemiological Control under the Ministry of Healthcare

Government

Shamankulov A.K. Kyrgyzaltyn Mining Industry

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A.2d: Organising Team: EO-MINERS experts participating at the Kyrgyz local trialogue workshops (partner institution indicated in brackets):

Ulan Abdybachaev (CAIAG) Galina Cheban (Kyrgyzaltyn) Stephane Chevrel (BRGM) Eberhard Falck (UVSQ) Christian Fischer (DLR) Colm Jordan BGS) Ernis Kylychbaev (CAIAG) Elaman Mambetaliyev (CAIAG) Bolot Moldobekov (CAIAG) Elizat Nurmanbetova (Kyrgyzaltyn) Duska Rokavec (GeoZS) Robert Sajn (GeoZS) Karabek Uzakbaev (CAIAG) Dominic Wittmer (WI) Gorazd Žibret (GeoZS)

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