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Application for destruction - NKMA005 and NKMA007

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Application for the destruction of archaeological site NMKA005 and NKMA007 situated on the property of Nkomati Anthracite Mine, Nkomazi Local Municipality, in the Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province

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PGS Heritage (Pty) Ltd (PGS) was appointed by Nkomati Anthracite Mine (Nkomati) to manage the Phase 2 archaeological mitigation work required for mitigation of an identified archaeological site and investigate affected by their mine expansion. The Nkomati Anthracite Mine (“the Mine”) is situated in the Kangwane coalfield in the far east of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, approximately 50km south of Komatipoort and 75km east of Barberton. PGS conducted the necessary mitigation work as issued under permit SAHRA Permit Number: 3264, SAHRA Case Nr: 16286 and submitted an interim report detailing the work completed. They further submitthat a representative sample was recovered for the cultural deposits present on site (NKMA005-007). The material recovered consisted of cultural material consisting of decorated pottery, faunal material and charcoal. This material is currently being processed at the PGS laboratory after which it will be submitted to the Lydenburg Museum for curation. Due to the extent of post-processing of material this interim report is submitted as backing for the destruction application to be submitted by Nkomati Anthracite Mine to ensure that mining activities can continue. It is our opinion that the destruction process can continue with the backing of a SAHRA permit and the implementation of the recommendation below: It is recommended that during destruction of these sites, the archaeologists monitor the earthworks and in the event of significance finds are made the work is stopped until such time as the material can be recovered. The recovered material will then be included in the already bulk samples collected from the excavation and sampling process as reported in this document. The earthworks/destruction will consist of the use of mechanical graders and TLBs that will remove the top soil in a controlled manner for the archeologist to monitor the activities. We hereby request permission to start commencement of mining in the area of the archaeological site NMKA005 and NKMA007

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Friday, September 17, 2021 - 17:02

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17156

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