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The scattered stone tools have to be collected from the surface before they are destroyed or before they disappear in the proposed new Lannex North Open Cast Mine. However, these stone tools can not be collected before a permit allowing for their collection has been obtained from the Mpumalanga Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (Mpumalanga PHRA). This permit must be acquired by an archaeologist accredited with ASAPA. The stone tools can either be preserved in Samancor’s own private museum or they can be donated to a museum closest to the Steelpoort area such as the Lydenburg Museum for safe keeping. A short report outlining the collection of the artefacts must be made available the Mpumalanga Provincial Heritage Resources Authority (Mpumalanga PHRA) for safekeeping in its heritage data bank.