Amendment of The Environmental Management Programme and Related Environmental Authorisation for UMK Mine

United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Ltd (UMK) is an opencast manganese mine located on farm Botha 313, the remaining extent (RE) of the lies on farm Smartt 314, and portion 1 and RE of the farm Rissik 330 near Hotazel in the Northern Cape Province and lies directly adjacent and to the west of the R380 provincial road.
UMK currently holds the following authorisations:
• A mining right (30/5/1/2/3/2/1(113) MR) issued by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE);
• An Environmental Management Programme report (EMPr) approved by DMR;
• Environmental Authorisations (NC/KGA/HOT7/15/2006 & NC 30/5/1/2/2/113 MR) issued by the Department of
Environment and Nature Conservation (DENC) and the DMR respectively; and
• A Water Use License (IWUL) (10/D41K/ABEGJ/2814) issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).