Nelskop Prospecting Application – NC 30/5/1/1/3/2/1/12591 PR – The FSE’s Comments on and Objection to the Project
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Objection to the Prospecting Rights Application: GP 30/5/1/1/2/10714 PR.
The Objection to the Oberholzer Gold Prospecting Application can be viewed and downloaded below. The application area covers 12 335.16 hectares, it extends over 53 farm properties and islocated west to southwest of Carletonville, in the magisterial district of Oberholzer, GautengProvince of South Africa. This objection to the prospecting right application is submitted on behalf […]
Cannabis can clean toxic mine sites – Mail and Guardian
“Weed is dubbed the “mop crop” for it’s ability to remove or render industrial pollutants harmless…”
Objection to: Application for Prospecting Right: Jaments (Pty)ltd – Coal all portions of the farm Pamoenkraal 318 within Wakkerstroom MP 30/5/1/1/2/16386PR
Objection documents can be found below.
New Strategies for Sustainable Closure of Mines | article by Oxpeckers
An ambitious new government strategy to deal with abandoned mines is welcome but needs more teeth, say those in the know. Andiswa Matikinca reports. It has been almost six years since #MineAlert reported that it will cost R30-billion or more to clean up and rehabilitate the thousands of abandoned mines scattered around South Africa. In a series of […]
Daily Maverick: “Our Burning Planet – Thirstlands of EAPASA: The Failures of Our Environmental Regulator” by Kevin Bloom
“As the legislated frontline in the battle against ecosystem collapse, the Environmental Assessment Practitioners’ Association of South Africa is meant to hold a critical professional sector to account. But, as the case of Dr Kenneth Singo shows, the regulator is not doing its mandated job. If the country’s priceless biodiversity is to survive, a whole […]
FSE’s Comments on the Draft National Mine Closure Strategy
“While the FSE welcomes the publication by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy(DMRE) of its Draft National Mine Closure Strategy. We do however have concerns aboutthe strategy from a number of different perspectives. Our comments are as follows…” Download the FSE’s comments below.
FSE’s Comments on the Application for a Water Use Licence in Support of an Application for a Mining Right at the West Wits Mine, Gauteng Province
“It is common cause that the Department of Water and Sanitation is experiencing a skills shortage. The NW&SMP found that “a secure water future will not be achieved without addressing the issue of capacity – the skilled people required to undertake the work.” The NW&SMP further states: “A skills gap analysis conducted by the WRC […]
FSE’s comments on the Draft National Mine Closure Strategy
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