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1.2. Accessibility, local resources and infrastructure

From Taung, the area can be accessed by the R372 tarmac road to Reivillo and join
the district tarmac road at Mokgareng village that branches toward Leshobo Village.
At the end of Mokgareng village, a nice gravel road gives access the project area. A
railway line and a national road (N18) pass through Taung and these could be used
for effective transporting of the product.

1.3. Climate and physiography

Taung receives most of its rainfall during summer with a total of about 318 mm per year.
The lowest rainfall is in June (0 mm) with the highest rainfall (65 mm) occurring in
February. Average midday temperatures for Taung range from 18.70C in June to
32.50C in January. The region is coldest in July where temperatures can drop to a low
of 0.70C (SAExplorer, 2014). The area around Taung is generally flat with an
escarpment on the west, running N-S or NE-SW, generally associated with limestone
deposits.

1.4. Mineral Tuner

The mineral tenure in South Africa is governed by the regulations of the Mineral &
Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (MPRDA). In May 2016, Topbram was
granted a mining permit (Ref: 10376MP) in terms of section 27 of the Mineral and
Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 (Act 28 of 2002) and constitute the
project.

1.5. Key Environmental Considerations

The Environmental Authorisation and the Basic Assessment Report (“BAR”) in support of
the Mining Permit for the project was approved for Leshobo project and is available
at the Company’s Head Office, so that the reader of this report can make a reasoned
and balanced judgement regarding any potential liabilities, undertakings by the
applicant and any additional requirements determined by the Regional Manager and
agreed to by the Applicant.

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