Heritage Cases

Langcarel (Pty) Ltd. (hereafter referred to as Mooiplaats Colliery) (the Applicant) appointed Geo Soil and Water (GSW) as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist with undertaking the necessary authorisation and amendment processes for Mooiplaats Colliery. Notice is given in terms of Chapter 6 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Regulations, 2014 (GN R. 982), as amended by GN 326 of 2017, promulgated under the National Environmental Management Act (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA), of applications for: • Environmental Authorisation (EA) (i.e. Scoping and Environmental Impact Report (S&EIR) and public participation process (PPP)) for the expansion of mining activities; • An amendment to the existing Environmental Management Programme Report (EMPR) in terms of Regulation 37 of the EIA Regulations, as amended,; • Section 102 in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) (Act No. 28 of 2002); and • An Integrated Water Use License (IWUL) for various water uses, relating to the mining activities. The project area covers portions 1, 2,7, 8 and 9 of the farm Mooiplaats 290 IT, portions 0, 1 and 2 of the farm Adrianople 296 IT and portions 0, 2 and 3 of the farm Klipbank 295 IT. It is located approximately 18 km south-east of the town Ermelo and 6 km south of the town Camden in the Msukaligwa Local Municipality, within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The geographic coordinates at the center of the site are approximately: 26°39’57.72” S; 30°06’08.99 E. Mooiplaats Colliery, has recently concluded a Section 102 Application in terms of the (MPRDA) to include the two prospecting right areas, known as Mooiplaats South, into the existing Mining Right. Mooiplaats Colliery is also in the process of including two areas that were originally part of the Vunene Mining Right, into the Mooiplaats Colliery Mining Right. Mooiplaats Colliery requires a new EA to extend its mining activities to include the Vunene areas. As part of the application processes, the EMPr will be consolidated to include the existing Moolplaats Colliery, the additional Mooiplaats South area and the new Vunene areas, in terms of Regulation 37 of the EIA Regulations, as amended and Section 102 of the MPRDA. Furthermore, an updated Mine Works Programme to include the additional Vunene areas, a Regulation 2.2 Plan and an updated and Social Labour Plan will be submitted in terms of Section 102 of the MPRDA. Mooiplaats Colliery has an existing Water Use Licence (WUL) for the original Mooiplaats Mining Right area. A WUL is required for the extended Mining Right area, including the Vunene section and the Mooiplaats South sections. Furthermore, Mooiplaats Colliery wishes to add to and amend the existing WUL.