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Birmingham Mining project

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Canyon Resources (Pty) Ltd. (Canyon) is in the process of applying, in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002), and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations (GNR 324, 325, 326 and 327 of 2017), under the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998), as amended, and the National Environmental Waste Management Act (Act 56 0f 2008) for a Mining Right and Environmental Authorisation, including a waste licence, to open an underground coal mine on the remaining extent (portion 0) and portion 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 of the farm Boschmansfontein 182 IS, remaining extent (portion 0) and portions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 of the farm Boschmanskraal 184 IS, the remaining extent (portion 0) and portions 1 and 2 of the farm Bloemfontein 196 IS and portions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the farm Birmingham 197 IS. Birmingham, located on the abovementioned farms, lies approximately 6km north-west of Hendrina, Mpumalanga.

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Infrastructure planned will include (but is not limited to) ventilation shafts, a powerline and substation, access roads / haul roads, Workshops and office, weighbridge, pollution control dam and stormwater management facilities, a sewage management system, a conveyor belt system (located on the border of portion 5 and 11 of the farm Boschmansfontein 182 IS and the remaining extent of Boschmansfontein 562 IS, the border of the remainder of portion 1 of the farm Boschmansfontein 182 and portion 8, portion 1, portion 18 and portion 2 of the farm Boschmanskraal 184 IS, the border of the remaining extent and portion 3 and portion 1 of Birmingham 197 IS), a processing plant, a discard dump and various stockpiles. The underground working will be accessed through three shafts. The underground mining operations will be conducted by a contractor. The underground mining method to be undertaken at Birmingham is bord and pillar mining with continuous miners (CM) and shuttle cars, supported by roof bolters for roof support.

ApplicationDate: 

Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 09:09

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15599

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CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationTypeDeadlineDateContactPerson
MP30/5/1/2/2/10280MR
Department of Mineral Resources - Mpumalanga
06/11/2020
Sonja Ruth van de Giessen

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon Birmingham Mining Project Draft Scoping Report
  2. PDF icon Appendix A
  3. PDF icon Appendix A
  4. PDF icon Appendix A
  5. Image icon Appendix B
  6. PDF icon Appendix B
  7. Image icon Appendix C
  8. PDF icon Appendix D1
  9. PDF icon Appendix D2
  10. PDF icon Appendix D2
  11. PDF icon Appendix D4
  12. PDF icon Appendix D5
  13. PDF icon Appendix D6
  14. PDF icon MPG.pdf
 
 

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