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Environmental Agreement for the Regional Urban Planning (PUZ)
In October 2011, Deva Gold SA issued a notification announcing that the first version of the Regional Urban Planning „PUZ – Mining of gold-silver ores in the Băiţa Crăciuneşti area, Teascu deposit” outside the built area of Fizeş locality, on the administrative territory of Băiţa and Certeju de Sus communes had commenced, and that the screening stage had been initiated for obtaining the environmental permit. .Hunedoara County Council issued the Urban Planning Certificate no. 5094/30.07.2012 with the approval of Băiţa commune Mayor no. 1298/20.07.2012. Deva Gold obtained the environmental permit no. 5387 /02.07.2013 for the Regional Urban Planning „PUZ – Mining of Gold-Silver Ores in the Băiţa Crăciuneşti area, Teascu Deposit”, only five months after the EPA Hunedoara’s screening decision for the environmental assessment.
The environmental agreement for drilling
According to the screening stage decision no. 6816/16.08.2012, issued by Hunedoara EPA for “Access roads, boreholes for the project Mining of gold-silver ores in the Băiţa Crăciuneşti area, Teascu deposit”, this work is not subject to the environmental impact assessment and is not subject to the adequate assessment, although an activated bentonite composition was used . Moreover, Hunedoara EPA indicated that, based on the analysis of the document „Presentation of Avifauna as Conservation Objective of the NATURA 2000 ROSPA 0132 Metaliferi Mountains site and of the project’s impact upon it” prepared by Wildlife Management Consulting SRL (264/16.09.2010) it was concluded that the drilling project would have no significant impact upon this natural area of community interest.
Archaeological survey
A large number of archaeological vestiges were discovered on the territory of Băiţa commune, dating back as early as prehistory, which demonstrates that this area provided extremely favourable conditions for human presence from the time of the earliest human civilisation. Important Roman vestiges were also discovered here, a mining extraction centre and an administrative centre. According to the National Archaeological Directory there are eight archaeological sites and Roman settlements recorded within Băiţa commune. Nevertheless the necessary legal proceedings for an archaeological survey, required for the archaeological discharge, have not been performed. .