Sites

This is a small grave yard found just outside of the project area and to the east thereof. It consists of at least 12 graves. The graves have either cement headstones or stone  dressing. No legible information was found. There are two options when dealing with graves. The first would be to fence it in and write a management plan for the preservation thereof. This option will come into play if there is no direct impact on the graves. It should be kept in mind that there always is a secondary impact on graves since families may not have access thereto once a mine comes into operation. 16 The second option is to have the graves exhumed and the bodies reburied. This option is preferred when graves cannot be avoided by the development. Before exhumation can be done a process of social consultation is needed in order to find the associated families and obtain permission from them. For graves younger than 60 years only an undertaker is involved in the process, but for those older than 60 years or with an unknown date of death, an undertaker and archaeologist should be involved. Since these graves fall just outside of the project area the first option is recommended. There will be a secondary impact due to the mine’s operations for instance dust settling on the site.