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IN THE MATTER OF THE GRANTING OF AUTHORISATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 23(1) OF THE MINERALS PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT – GRANTING OF A MINING RIGHT AND APPROVAL OF THE EMPR IN RESPECT OF PORTIONS 6 and 23 OF GROENVLEI 353 JT and PORTION 12 of LAKENVLEI 355 JT , LOCATED IN THE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF BELFAST, MPUMALANGA PROVINCE. REFERENCE MP 30/5/1/2/2/505 MR INTERNAL APPEAL TO THE MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCES APPEAL IN TERMS OF SECTION 96 OF THE MINERALS PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT AND URGENT REQUEST FOR THE REASONS TO GRANT THE ABOVEMNETIONED MINING RIGHT AND APPROVAL THE EMPR IN TERMS OF SECTION 6(2) OF THE ACT AND URGENT SUSPENSION OF THE MINING RIGHT AND APPROVED EMPR
The Escarpment Environment Protection Group (EEPOG) and other appellants have filed an internal appeal to the Minister of Mineral Resources to suspend and set aside the granting of a mining right and the approval of an Environmental Management Programme (EMPR) to William Patrick Bower (Pty) Ltd (WPB). The appellants argue that the process was procedurally unfair, lacked meaningful consultation, and ignored critical environmental and socio-economic risks in the sensitive Steenkampsberg area of Mpumalanga.
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Document type: Statement
UMCEBO - KLIPPAN
This case study examines the regulatory and legal challenges surrounding the Klippan Colliery, operated by Umcebo Mining (Pty) Ltd. Despite an initial victory for civil society when the Minister of Mineral Resources upheld an appeal against the mining right in 2008, the document details ongoing concerns regarding unauthorized mining operations, failures in environmental impact assessments, and the lack of necessary water use licenses.
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Document type: Case study