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A letter from Atha-Africa Ventures (AAV) to the Mpumalanga Provincial Government requesting guidance on environmental and mitigation conditions to be included in its Environmental Management Programme for a mining right application within protected environments.

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  • Atha-Africa Ventures (AAV) submitted a Mining Right Application on 15 March 2013 for an area that partially overlaps with the Mabola and expanded Kwamandlangampisi Protected Environments, which were gazetted on 22 January 2014.
  • The Farm Yzermyn 96 HT, located within the relevant Mining Area, was excluded from the declared protected areas.
  • AAV is requesting guidance from the Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (MDEDET) regarding specific environmental or mitigation conditions to include in its Environmental Management Programme, which requires approval from the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR).
  • The Office of the MEC and MDEDET have indicated that the granting of a mining right would not necessarily result in an absolute prohibition of mining in the declared areas, though activities would be subject to strict environmental conditions.

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Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). pml7-fc20c1b8e06d07f3.pdf. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PML7.pdf?x21779
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{{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=pml7-fc20c1b8e06d07f3.pdf |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PML7.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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@misc{centreforenvironmentalrightsndpml7fc20c1b8e06d07f3pdf, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{pml7-fc20c1b8e06d07f3.pdf}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/PML7.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }

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