Atha Answering Affidavit - Part 2.pdf

This document contains technical appendices and legal affidavits regarding the Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine (YUCM) in Mpumalanga, South Africa. It details the project's location within the endangered Wakkerstroom/Luneburg Grassland ecosystem, provides hydrogeological simulations of groundwater drawdown in shallow and deep aquifers, and includes the formal mining right granted to Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd for an area of 8,382.6158 hectares.

• The Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine (YUCM) is located within the Wakkerstroom/Luneburg Grassland (MP41) Ecosystem, which is classified as 'Endangered' under the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004. Surface disturbance of this grassland requires an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a minimum.
• The mining area contains three main vegetation types: Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, which is the most widespread and classified as 'Least Threatened'; Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, listed as 'Vulnerable' due to transformation by cultivation and afforestation; and a third unnamed type (though the text mentions three, it details these two).
• Hydrogeological simulations indicate that the zone of impact on the shallow weathered aquifer extends approximately 2 km SW and 3 km SE, with drawdowns above 5m limited to an area immediately SE above the underground workings. The impact on the deeper fractured aquifer extends approximately 2.2 km downstream to the North, with drawdowns above 20m limited to the area immediately above the workings.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). Atha Answering Affidavit - Part 2.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Part-5.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. Atha Answering Affidavit - Part 2.pdf. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Part-5.pdf?x21779.

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndatha, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Atha Answering Affidavit - Part 2.pdf}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Part-5.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }