Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2009 | Seq No: 15 | ARCHIVED on 08-Jul-2016 | ISR23541 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:31-Jul-2008 Effectiveness Date:28-Apr-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date:01-Dec-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:03-Dec-2012 Original Closing Date:30-Nov-2013 Revised Closing Date:27-Sep-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objectives of the project are to: (a) strengthen Government of Argentina's capacity to assess and mitigate environmental risks associated with closed uranium mines, processing sites, and related mining sector investments in accordance with international good practice; and (b) reduce potential economic and health damages associated with a closed uranium mining site in Malargue, Mendoza. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1. Remediation of the Malargue Site:(Cost $17.75 M) Component 2. Mine Restoration Planning and Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $11.60 M) Component 3. Project Management:(Cost $1.25 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial 7/8/2016 Page 1 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Implementation Status and Key Decisions This ISR reports progress in the implementation of the PRAMU project, identified during technical visits and follow up meetings from January to June, 2016. 1. Project closing date and disbursement. The current Project closing date as November 27, 2016. Up to the date of this report, 82% of the loan proceeds had been disbursed. 2. Project delays. During this first semester of 2016, the project implementation have presented delays in the main contracts and thus the rating has been downgraded it. 1. Remediation works. The project has achieved the complete removal and transportation of 700,000 tons of uranium contaminated tailings (a mining legacy) to the Malargüe encapsulation cell, which will contribute in the reduction of environmental and health risks to the surrounding communities and towards reaching the project objectives. The overall progress of the works in Malargüe is 93.8%. However the final remediation of the last final layer of contaminated soil and the closure of the encapsulation cell has not been completed yet. 2. Public (green) space in Malargüe. As agreed with the Municipality a public contest was open to receive proposals for the designs. Designs are now completed with full participation of the Municipality and community. Bidding and construction are still pending. 3. Designs for the remediation of Los Gigantes and tailings from El Chichon, Cordoba sites. The designs are under preparation and progressing well. 4. Institutional strengthening capacity plan for the government agencies . PRAMU has successfully developed several training activities as agreed with government officials from the provinces where the legacy sites are located in order to share knowledge on environmental monitoring procedures for uranium mining and processing plants legacy sites. 7/8/2016 Page 2 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) 7/8/2016 Page 3 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Moderate  Moderate Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Substantial  Substantial Stakeholders  --  Substantial  Substantial Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial 7/8/2016 Page 4 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Environmental risks of Los Gigantes and El Chichon sites identified; baseline environmental studies completed; remediation plan consulted and agreed with authorities and engineering design completed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Baseline Environmental Baseline Study completed; Environmental Study Remediation plan Engineering completed; consulted and agreed Value 0 design Remediation plan with local authorities; completed consulted and agreed Detailed engineering with local authorities design under development Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Environmental risks of other five legacy sites (Tonco-Salta, Pichiñán- Chubut, La Estela-San Luis, Los Colorados-La Rioja and Huemul-Mendoza) identified and baseline environmental studies completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N Y Y Y Date 28-Apr-2010 28-Aug-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of CNEA laboratories accredited ISO 17025 to monitor water, air, soil and radiological parameters (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 4 4 4 Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jul-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Reduced health, environmental and economic risks associated with the Malargüe site to be addressed through the removal of the tailings according to the remediation plan agreed with authorities (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 100% 100% 100% 7/8/2016 Page 5 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Number of governmental agencies, where legacy sites are located, trained on environmental monitoring procedures for management and supervision of mining operations or uranium legacy sites (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 10 12 15 Date 25-Jul-2013 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 Comments The following agencies were trained: Dirección de Minería, Provincia de Mendoza Departamento General de Irrigación, Provincia de Mendoza Dirección de protección Ambiental, Provincia de Mendoza Secretaría de Obras y Servicios Públicos, Municipalidad de Malargue Dirección de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Córdoba Secretaría de Ambiente y Cambio Climático, Provincia de Córdoba Secretaría de Minería, Provincia de Córdoba Dirección General de Evaluación Ambiental, Provincia de Chubut Programa de Gestión y Fiscalización Ambiental, Industrial y Minera, Provincia de San Luís Secretaría de Minería, Provincia de Salta Secretaría de Ambiente, Provincia de Salta Secretaría de Minería, Provincia de La Rioja Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of planned site -Malargue- remediation works completed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 80.3% global; 100% 93.8% global; 100% Value 0 100 tailings tailings Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Nov-2015 7/8/2016 Page 6 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) PHINDIRITBL  Reduced risk of environmental pollution by the transportation and removal of tailings (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 100% transportation of 100% transportation of Value 0 100% tailings completed tailings completed Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Proportion of field samples and lab analysis which adhere to QA/QC procedures (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Nov-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Communication Strategy in Malargüe is designed, implemented and results evaluated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 75% 80% 100 Date 28-Apr-2010 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 Comments The communication strategy was designed and implemented. Its results evaluation is pending. PHINDIRITBL  Design of public (green) space at the Malargüe site agreed with stakeholders and with municipality and preliminary works initiated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 50% progress. Design of public (green) space at the Malargüe site was agreed with 20% progress. ToRs local stakeholders and developed and public Value 0 with municipality. 100% contest for park The contract for the designs launched preliminary works was signed, although they have not been initiated yet, due to overall 7/8/2016 Page 7 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) project delay implementation. Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Nov-2015 PHINDIRITBL  Number of the other seven CNEA sites (El Chichon, Los Gigantes,Tonco, Pichiñan, La Estela, Los Colorados, Huemul) with environment evaluation of legacy issues (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 7 7 7 Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of CNEA laboratories with equipment and installed capacity for monitoring environmental parameters (including radiological) on water, soil and air samples, which are supervised by COCALIN (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of the other seven CNEA sites with remediation designs completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 Comments Remediation designs for El Chichón and Los Gigantes under development (estimated progress achieved: 50%). 7/8/2016 Page 8 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) PHINDIRITBL  Number of training modules (on environmental monitoring, remediation and other relevant topics) agreed and delivered to governmental agencies, where uranium legacies sites are located. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 4.00 5.00 Date -- 20-Oct-2015 22-Jun-2016 27-Sep-2016 Comments Taller de Remediación Ambiental, Ciudad de Carlos Paz (Córdoba) - Abril 2015 Taller de Gestión Ambiental de la Minería del Uranio, Ciudad de Córdoba (Córdoba) - Octubre 2015 Taller de Monitoreo Ambiental, Ciudad de Carlos Paz (Córdoba) - Diciembre 2015 Taller Ingeniería de Remediación - Sitio Malargue, Malargue (Mendoza) - Marzo 2016 PHINDIRITBL  Environmental Information Management System developed and under implementation, consistent with best international practices, and including data on all Project sites (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 95.00 97.00 100.00 Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Nov-2015 Comments Environmental Information Management System developed and currently under implementation, including data on all Project sites. PHINDIRITBL  Communication strategies under implementation at relevant CNEA sites included in the Project (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1 campaing achieved in Malargüe. A 1 campaing achieved in consulting firm hired to Malargüe. A consulting design the firm hired to design the Value 0 3 communication communication campaign for El campaign for El Chichon Chichon and Los and Los Gigantes. Gigantes. Date -- 20-Oct-2015 14-Jun-2016 27-Nov-2015 Overall Comments 7/8/2016 Page 9 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P110462 IBRD-75830 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 24.62 5.38 82% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P110462 IBRD-75830 Effective 31-Jul-2008 01-Feb-2010 28-Apr-2010 30-Nov-2013 27-Sep-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level Approved on 25-Jul-2013 ,Level 2 Approved on 28-Aug-2015 ,Level 2 Approved on 24-Nov-2015 Related Project(s) 7/8/2016 Page 10 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Argentina Mining Environmental Restoration Project (P110462) There are no related projects. 7/8/2016 Page 11 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy