1323 Elandsfontein Extension and Consolidation Project

Elandsfontein Colliery (Pty) Ltd (hereafter referred to as the applicant) has appointed Geo Soil and Water cc (GSW) as the Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) to assist with undertaking the necessary Environmental Authorisation and amendment processes for Elandsfontein Colliery.
The Elandsfontein Colliery comprises of 2 distinct mining rights (MR314 and MR63). The applicant plans to consolidate the two mining right areas into a single mining right with associated consolidated EMPr. In addition, the applicant wishes to expand their existing mining operations to include additional mineral resource areas (i.e.: new open cast & underground areas within the consolidated mining right boundary).
The proposed project includes inter alia the following application processes with associated activities:
o New Integrated Environmental Authorisation and Waste Management Licence (Scoping and Environmental Impact Report (S&EIR));
o Renewal of Integrated Water Use Licence (IWUL) with new water uses applied for;
o Section 102 consolidation of mining rights as well as consolidation of EMPr’s into one holistic EMPr.
The proposed new mining operations will necessitate additional infrastructure including new Pollution Control Dams (PCD), internal haul roads, stockpiles, etc.
An application for the amendment to the existing Mine Works Programme (MWP), Social and Labour Plan (SLP) and EMPr, through an MPRDA Section 102 Application, and a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed new mining area is therefore required to support an application for environmental authorisation (EA) / waste management licence (WML) as applicable. A new (or amendment to the existing) water use licence application (WULA) for the relevant new water use triggers associated with the proposed project will also be undertaken.

The proposed project is located on a portion of the remaining extent of portion 8; remaining extent of portion 1; a portion of the remaining extent of portion 6; portion 44; portion 14 and the remaining extent of portion 7 of the Farm Elandsfontein 309 JS, located in Emalahleni Local Municipality, Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The site is ~4km south of Kwa-Guqa and ~16k west of Emalahleni. The centre point of the site is 25°53'05.01"S and 29°05'36.57"E.