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The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) filed an appeal on July 9, 2019, against an environmental authorisation granted by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The authorisation concerned the unlawful commencement of activities (Section 24G) at Tormin Mine on the Farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape. The CER argues that the authorisation is flawed due to a lack of practitioner independence and a failure to account for the site's location within critical biodiversity areas and a global biodiversity hotspot.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) filed an appeal on 9 July 2019 against an environmental authorisation granted by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The authorisation concerned the unlawful commencement of activities (Section 24G) on the Farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape, specifically regarding the Tormin Mine.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa dismissed appeals brought by the Centre for Environmental Rights and the North Western Cape Mining Forum against an Environmental Authorisation (EA) granted to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd. The EA was issued under section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) to rectify the unlawful commencement of listed activities—specifically the clearance of vegetation and the construction of a process water dam—on the farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape Province.

This document is a summary page from an Issues and Responses report by SRK Consulting regarding the Tormin Mine Extension, detailing environmental assessments, regulatory applications under NEMA, and ecological concerns regarding the Namaqualand Strandveld.

This document is a formal statement from CapeNature, dated 16 October 2018, providing comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the proposed extension of Tormin Mining activities on Farm Geelwal Karoo No 262, Graauw Duinen No 152, and Klipviey Karoo Kop No 153. CapeNature expresses significant concerns regarding the loss of habitat within a Critical Biodiversity Area (CBA), the uncertainty of rehabilitation in the Namaqualand Strandveld, and the inadequacy of proposed biodiversity offsets and mitigation measures.