Elizabeth 357 JP

‎The above area will be mined through opencast excavations where the topsoil will be stripped separately and stockpiled. The gravel is then removed with a 30-ton excavator and placed next to the excavation. A Front-end Loader takes the gravel to the 14 feet washing pan which is fed at a rate of 8m³ (9 ton) an hour and 4800m3 (5438.4 ton) a month. All the rough are first placed back into the bottom of the excavation, hereafter the puddle out of the pan is pumped directly back into the open excavation. After the puddle dried off, the topsoil is put back on top again. The excavations will be 60m in length 10m wide and ±3 meters deep on average. Only four excavations will be opened at a time. The sand mineral will be sold on demand and as it becomes available. There will be no processing of the sand done, it will be load and haul directly to the clients.
The total estimated reserve of gravel is 50’000m³ taken at a production rate of 4’800m³ a month it will take 24 months to work the estimated reserve of ±50’000m³ and do final rehabilitation. The production rate is taken at 4’800m³/month. The gravel which is relatively shallow (1.6 metre), and the low production rate of the applicant make these 5 hectares to be worked sustainable over a period of two years.
Province(s): North West