Landmark Port Nolloth fishing agreement underlines vital role of public participation in mining application process
An appeal by PTWC against a mining right granted to Whale Head Minerals has led to an agreement for Port Nolloth fishers to get improved access to historic fishing grounds, as well as other concessions, underlining the key role that appeals have in the Public Participation Process (PPP). Once the agreement between the company and fishers was reached, PTWC agreed to withdraw the appeal against the mining of heavy minerals along 27km of coast between Port Nolloth and Alexander Bay.
St Helena residents submit 1440 objections to mystery mining application on their doorstep
A recent application by Zucolox (Pty) Ltd to prospect for minerals, including copper, diamonds and tungsten, on two farms overlooking Beach Estate in Britannia Bay, St Helena Bay has sparked alarm and outrage. A 1440 signature petition by residents objects to the application – the first of its kind this far south on the West Coast. So far, the petition, and attempts to engage with Zucolox, have been met by a wall of silence.
Government urged to decline Trans Hex ocean mining bid
A Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, Patrick Bond, says that the double application to prospect and mine for diamonds and heavy minerals in concessions along 80km of the West Coast goes against fundamental national wealth strategies, and provides insufficient proof that the non-renewable resources it will extract will be properly compensated for as mandated in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) and the Gaborone Declaration of 2012.
Last call to stop expansion into ocean of mining and prospecting along West Coast
This is the last call to have your say on a double application by Trans Hex to further its expansion strategy from the land into the ocean to own the rights to prospect and mine for diamonds and a host of heavy minerals in concessions that total 321km2 of ocean along 80km of the West Coast, with potentially devastating cumulative impacts on a coastline already ravaged by mining and prospecting applications.
Urgent call for comment on rare earth metals and uranium mining threat near West Coast
PTWC urges the public to comment at www.ripl.co.za by close of business today, which is the deadline for public participation in the application by Sano Mining to prospect for minerals such as uranium, gold, titanium and rare earth elements on two farms near Vredendal over five years.