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Kusipongo EIA and EMPr amendment

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ProposalDescription: 

Environmental Impact Assessment Report in support of an Environmental Authorisation and Waste Management Licence Application for the proposed amendment of the Kusipongo Opencast and Underground Development. The approved mining right is approximately 17 000 ha in extent and the proposed project entails opencast mining of 6 mini pits at three locations and underground mining with access via adits. Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province.

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The Kusipongo project, owned by Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd (“Kangra Coal”), has a mining right and an approved Environmental Management Programme (EMPr) in terms of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (“MPRDA”), authorised by the Mpumalanga Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) in July 2017. Kangra Coal has been extracting coal from the neighbouring Maquasa operations and processing at the washing plant at Maquasa East since the late 1990’s. The Colliery currently operates on the Maquasa East, Maquasa West and Maquasa West Extension properties and is situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga, located about 51km west of Piet Retief. The proposed project is a key factor from a strategic point of view for Kangra Coal to extend its life of mine. Given that the existing operation, which currently mines the Maquasa West and Maquasa West Extension Mining Rights is approaching depletion, a new resource is required to maintain the current levels of production and employment.

ApplicationDate: 

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 10:25

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14624

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Department of Mineral Resources

Heritage Reports: 

HIA for Kusipongo

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon Kusipongo draft EIA pages 201 - 337
  2. PDF icon Kusipongo draft EIA pages 1 - 200
 
 

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