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APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 148(1) OF THE NATIONAL WATER ACT, 1998 IN RESPECT OF THE WATER-USE LICENCE ISSUED TO ATHA-AFRICA VENTURES (PTY) LTD FOR ITS PROPOSED YZERMYN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE
The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE), submitted representations to the Minister of Water and Sanitation on 2 March 2017. The document argues against a petition by Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd to uplift the suspension of a water-use licence (WUL) for the proposed Yzermyn underground coal mine, asserting that the suspension should remain until the Water Tribunal resolves the pending appeal.
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Document type: Statement
APPELLANTS’ RESPONDING STATEMENT, IN TERMS OF REGULATION 74(8) OF THE MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 2004, TO ATHA-AFRICA VENTURES (PTY) LTD’S REPLYING SUBMISSION
This responding statement, submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights on behalf of eight appellants, challenges the Department of Mineral Resources' (DMR) approval of the Environmental Management Programme (EMPR) for Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd's proposed Yzermyn mine. The appellants argue that the approved EMPR authorizes an environmentally destructive discard dump, ignores extensive government conservation policies for the area, and contains woefully inadequate financial provisions for rehabilitation.
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Document type: Statement