Makhanda

The Applicant, Makhanda Mining (Pty) Ltd, submitted a Section 102 amendment application in terms of the MPRDA, 2002 to add aggregate as an additional commodity to the mining right held over the Remaining Extent of the farm Brakkefontein No. 243, in the Albany District of the Eastern Cape Province. In addition to the S102 application, the Applicant also applied for environmental authorisation (EA) for the development and related operation of three dangerous goods storage tanks (above ground) within the footprint of the mining right. The EA application, is also combined with a NEM:WA basic assessment application for the chipping and burning of wood (general waste), and the burning of used oil (hazardous waste) as substitute fuel sources at the tunnel kiln of the brick factory in an effort to reduce the commercial fuel need of the site.