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André Pelser University of the Free State October 2013

Using demographic data to inform mining right applications and social impact assessments: The case of the Edenburg uranium deposits. André Pelser University of the Free State October 2013. In this presentation. About the Project The existing social environment of Edenburg

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André Pelser University of the Free State October 2013

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  1. Using demographic data to inform mining right applications and social impact assessments: The case of the Edenburg uranium deposits André Pelser University of the Free State October 2013

  2. In this presentation • About the Project • The existing social environment of Edenburg • The use of socio-economic and demographic data in social impact assessments and policy making

  3. 1 About the Project

  4. 1 About the Project • Exploration of new uranium deposits in particularly central and southern Africa • uranium as “strategic mineral”: 25 new mines by 2020 • Paddy’s Pad 1183 (Pty) Ltd and uranium mining in the Free State • Proposed development site: 80 km south-west of Bloemfontein and 10 km north-west of Edenburg. • Social impact assessment

  5. 2 The existing social environment of Edenburg

  6. Population of Edenburg by race, 2001 – 2011

  7. Average household size at Edenburg and in Kopanong (2001)

  8. Gender distribution in the affected area

  9. Highest educational level in Kopanong and Edenburg (2001)

  10. Unemployment in Kopanong and Edenburg

  11. Proportion of households without any income, Kopanong and Edenburg (2001)

  12. 3 The use of socio-economic and demographic data in social impact assessments and policy making

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