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Proposed upgrade to the existing railway infrastructure at the Wessels Mine near Hotazel in the Northern Cape

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ProposalDescription: 

South32 intends to upgrade the existing railway infrastructure at the Wessels Mine. The upgrade will consist of modifications to the staging rail lines and the design of a new rail balloon. The extension of the railway into the new railway balloon measures at approximately 2 500 m long and 25 m wide and would result in the clearing of indigenous vegetation (more than 1 hectare, but less than 20 hectares). Additionally, the railway would cross a section of the existing tailings dam and would thus result in the removal of approximately 15 000 – 25 000 m3 of material from the tailings area, which would then be deposited on another existing tailings dam. The new railway extension would be located within the existing Mining Right (MR) boundary at the Wessels Mine and amendments to the mine’s Water Use Licence (WUL) are not required.

ApplicationDate: 

Thursday, September 9, 2021 - 14:56

CaseID: 

17101

OtherReferences: 

CaseReferenceDepartmentApplicationTypeContactPersonFinalDecision
NC 30/5/1/2/2/00212/253MR
Department of Mineral Resources - Northern Cape
Humbulani Mashau
PDF icon 2022-06-30_South32 Wessels Railway_Environmental Authorisation.pdf

Heritage Reports: 

HIA: South 32 Wessels Railway Upgrade
PIA: Wessels Mine Railway Extension

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AdditionalDocuments
  1. PDF icon 2021-09-09_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_BAR Notification_Final.pdf
  2. PDF icon 2021-09-09_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_BAR Notification_Final_Afrikaans.pdf
  3. PDF icon 2021-09-09_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_BAR Notification_Final_Setswana.pdf
  4. PDF icon 2021-09-09_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_BAR_Final.pdf
  5. PDF icon 2021-09-09_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_Executive Summary_Final.pdf
  6. PDF icon Appendix A - Existing Authorisations.pdf
  7. PDF icon Appendix C - Detailed Assessment of Potential Impacts.pdf
  8. PDF icon Appendix D - Public Participation Process.pdf
  9. PDF icon Appendix E - Specialist Studies Part 1 of 3.pdf
  10. PDF icon Appendix E - Specialist Studies Part 2 of 3.pdf
  11. PDF icon Appendix E - Specialist Studies Part 3 of 3.pdf
  12. PDF icon Appendix F - Property Information.pdf
  13. File Proposed Railway Extension Layout.kml
  14. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_ExecSummAfrikaans_Final.pdf
  15. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_ExecSumm_Final.pdf
  16. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_ExecSummSetswana_Final.pdf
  17. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_Revised BAR_Final_1of3.pdf
  18. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_Revised BAR_Final_2of3.pdf
  19. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_Revised BAR_Final_3of3.pdf
  20. PDF icon 2021-10-21_South32 Wessels Railway Extension_Revised BAR Submission_Final.pdf
  21. PDF icon Appendix A - Existing Authorisations.pdf
  22. PDF icon Appendix C - Detailed Assessment of Potential Impacts.pdf
  23. PDF icon Appendix D - Public Participation Process_1of2.pdf
  24. PDF icon Appendix D - Public Participation Process_2of2.pdf
  25. PDF icon Appendix E -Specialist Studies_1of2.pdf
  26. PDF icon Appendix E -Specialist Studies_2of2.pdf
  27. PDF icon Appendix F - Property Information.pdf
 
 

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